Ecclesiastes/Qohelet 12

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Biblija Hrvatski
1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come And the years approach of which you will say, I have no pleasure in them;	1 I sjećaj se svoga Stvoritelja u danima svoje mladosti prije nego dođu zli dani i prispiju godine kad ćeš reći: »Ne mile mi se.«
2 Before the sun is darkened. and the light, and the moon, and the stars, while the clouds return after the rain;	2 Prije nego potamni sunce i svjetlost, mjesec i zvijezde, i vrate se oblaci iza kiše.
3 When the guardians of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, And the grinders are idle because they are few, and they who look through the windows grow blind;	3 U dan kad zadrhte čuvari kuće i pognu se junaci, i dosađuju se mlinarice jer ih je premalo, i potamne oni koji gledaju kroz prozore;
4 When the doors to the street are shut, and the sound of the mill is low; When one waits for the chirp of a bird, but all the daughters of song are suppressed;	4 kad se zatvore ulična vrata, oslabi šum mlina, kad utihne pjev ptice i zamru zvuci pjesme.
5 And one fears heights, and perils in the street; When the almond tree blooms, and the locust grows sluggish and the caper berry is without effect, Because man goes to his lasting home, and mourners go about the streets;	5 Kad je put uzbrdo muka i svaki izlazak prijetnja; a badem je u cvatu, i skakavac ne skače više, i koprov plod puca, jer čovjek ide u svoj vječni dom! A narikače već se kreću ulicama.
6 Before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is broken, And the pitcher is shattered at the spring, and the broken pulley falls into the well,	6 Prije nego se prekine srebrna vrpca i zlatna se svjetiljka razbije i razlupa se vrč na izvoru i slomi točak na bunaru;
7 And the dust returns to the earth as it once was, and the life breath returns to God who gave it.	7 i vrati se prah u zemlju kao što je iz nje i došao, a duh se vrati Bogu koji ga je dao.
8 Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, all things are vanity!	8 Ispraznost nad ispraznostima, veli Propovjednik, sve je ispraznost.
9 Besides being wise, Qoheleth taught the people knowledge, and weighed, scrutinized and arranged many proverbs.	9 A osim toga što je sam Propovjednik bio mudar, on je i narod učio mudrosti te je odmjerio, ispitao i sastavio mnogo mudrih izreka.
10 Qoheleth sought to find pleasing sayings, and to write down true sayings with precision.	10 Ujedno se Propovjednik trudio pronaći prikladne riječi i izravno izraziti istinu.
11 The sayings of the wise are like goads; like fixed spikes are the topics given by one collector.	11 Besjede su mudrih ljudi kao ostani i kao pobodeni kolci: pastir se njima služi na dobro svojega stada.
12 As to more than these, my son, beware. Of the making of many books there is no end, and in much study there is weariness for the flesh.	12 I na kraju, sine moj, znaj da je neizmjerno mnogo truda potrebno da se napiše knjiga i da mnogo učenje umara tijelo.
13 The last word, when all is heard: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is man's all;	13 Čujmo svemu završnu riječ: »Boj se Boga, izvršuj njegove zapovijedi, jer – to je sav čovjek.«
14 because God will bring to judgment every work, with all its hidden qualities, whether good or bad.	14 Jer sva će skrivena djela, bila dobra ili zla, Bog izvesti na sud.