1Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;
1In spominjaj se Stvarnika svojega v dnevih mladosti svoje, preden pridejo hudi dnevi in se približajo leta, o katerih porečeš: Niso mi všeč!
2Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
2preden otemni solnce in svetloba in mesec in zvezde ter se oblaki povrnejo po dežju,
3in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,
3ob dnevi, ko bodo trepetali hišni varuhi in se močni možje skrivé in bodo mlinarji praznovali, ker jih je že malo, in se omračijo, ki skozi okna gledajo,
4and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
4in se duri proti ulicam zapro; ko potihne mlina klopotanje in človek vztrepeče ob glasu ptička in se zamolklo glasé vse hčere petja;
5yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:
5ko se tudi bojí višine in strahote vidi na poti, in ko mandljevec cvete in se kobilica težko vzdigne in jed ne diši več; kajti človek odhaja v večno domovje svoje in žalujoči pohajajo po ulicah –
6before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
6preden se utrga vrvica srebrna in se razbije zlata oljenica in se razpoči vedro pri studencu in se razdere črpalno kolo nad vodnjakom,
7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
7in prah se povrne v zemljo, kakor je bil, duh pa se vrne k Bogu, ki ga je dal.
8“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”
8Ničemurnost ničemurna! pravi Propovednik; vse je ničemurnost!
9Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
9In ne samo moder je bil Propovednik, tudi ljudstvo je učil spoznanja, in globoko je premišljal in izpraševal, tudi je sestavil mnogo pregovorov.
10The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
10Propovednik si je prizadeval, da najde prijetnih besed; in napisano je bilo, kar je pošteno, besede resnice.
11The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
11Besede modrih so kakor ostni in kakor globoko zabiti žeblji so zbrani izreki; in izdal jih je eden pastir.
12Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
12Sicer pa, sin moj, daj se posvariti: sestavljanje mnogih knjig nima konca, in mnogo učenja utruja telo.
13This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
13Poslušajmo konec vse propovedi: Boga se boj in zapovedi njegove izpolnjuj, kajti to je vsa dolžnost človekova.Zakaj Bog privede vsako delo, bodisi dobro ali hudo, na sodbo o vsem skritem.
14For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
14Zakaj Bog privede vsako delo, bodisi dobro ali hudo, na sodbo o vsem skritem.