1Jah, seda kõike ma võtsin oma südamesse ja seda kõike ma selgitasin, et õiged ja targad ning nende teod on Jumala käes, nõndasamuti armastus ja vihkamine; inimesed ei tea midagi, neile võib kõike juhtuda.
1For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn’t know it; all is before them.
2Kõik on ühine kõigile: sama juhtub õigele ja õelale, heale ja kurjale, puhtale ja roojasele, ohverdajale ja sellele, kes ei ohverda; nagu heale, nõnda patusele, nagu vandeandjale, nõnda vandekartjale.
2All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn’t sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.
3See on õnnetuseks kõigele, mis päikese all sünnib; kõigil on ju sama osa. Inimlaste süda on täis kurjust ja neil on nende eluajal südames meeletus, ja siis - surnute juurde!
3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
4Kuid sellel, kes alles seltsib kõigi elavatega, on veel lootust. Tõesti, elus koer on parem kui surnud lõvi.
4For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
5Sest elavad teavad, et nad peavad surema, aga surnud ei tea enam midagi ja neil pole enam palka, sest mälestus neist ununeb.
5For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.
6Niihästi nende armastus kui viha, samuti nende armukadeduski on ammu kadunud ja neil ei ole iialgi enam osa kõigest sellest, mis päikese all sünnib.
6Also their love, their hatred, and their envy has perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.
7Mine söö rõõmuga oma leiba ja joo rahuliku südamega oma veini, sest Jumal on juba ammu su teod heaks kiitnud!
7Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
8Su riided olgu alati valged ja ärgu puudugu õli su pea peal!
8Let your garments be always white, and don’t let your head lack oil.
9Naudi elu naisega, keda sa armastad, kõigil oma tühise elu päevil, mis sulle on antud päikese all - kõigil oma tühiseil päevil, sest see on su osa elus ja vaevas, mida sa näed päikese all!
9Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.
10Tee oma jõudu mööda kõike, mida su käsi suudab korda saata, sest surmavallas, kuhu sa lähed, ei ole tööd ega toimetust, tunnetust ega tarkust!
10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , where you are going.
11Taas nägin ma päikese all, et jooks ei olene kärmeist ega sõda sangareist; samuti ei olene leib tarkadest, rikkus mõistlikest ega menu osavaist, vaid aeg ja saatus tabab neid kõiki.
11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
12Sest inimene ju ei tea oma aega nagu kaladki, keda püütakse kurja võrguga, või nagu paelaga püütavad linnud; nagu neid, nõnda püütakse inimlapsigi kurjal ajal, kui see äkitselt neid tabab.
12For man also doesn’t know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.
13Sedagi tarkust ma nägin päikese all, ja see oli minu meelest suur:
13I have also seen wisdom under the sun in this way, and it seemed great to me.
14oli väike linn ja selles vähe mehi; suur kuningas tuli selle alla, piiras seda ja ehitas selle vastu suured piiramistornid.
14There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.
15Seal leidus vaene tark mees, kes oma tarkusega oleks võinud linna päästa; aga ükski inimene ei mõelnud sellele vaesele mehele.
15Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
16Siis ma ütlesin: Tarkus on parem kui ramm, aga vaese tarkust põlatakse ja tema sõnu ei võeta kuulda.
16Then I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
17Tarkade sõnad, mida rahulikult kuuldakse, on paremad kui valitseja karjumine alpide seas.
17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.
18Tarkus on parem kui sõjariistad, aga üksainus patune rikub palju head.
18Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.