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Qoelet (جامعة) 12


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SMITH VAN DYKEKING JAMES BIBLE
1 فاذكر خالقك في ايام شبابك قبل ان تأتي ايام الشر او تجيء السنون اذ تقول ليس لي فيها سرور.1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
2 قبلما تظلم الشمس والنور والقمر والنجوم وترجع السحب بعد المطر.2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
3 في يوم يتزعزع فيه حفظة البيت وتتلوى رجال القوة وتبطل الطواحن لانها قلّت وتظلم النواظر من الشبابيك.3 In 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 that look out of the windows be darkened,
4 وتغلق الابواب في السوق. حين ينخفض صوت المطحنة ويقوم لصوت العصفور وتحط كل بنات الغناء.4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
5 وايضا يخافون من العالي وفي الطريق اهوال واللوز يزهر والجندب يستثقل والشهوة تبطل لان الانسان ذاهب الى بيته الابدي والنادبون يطوفون في السوق.5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
6 قبلما ينفصم حبل الفضة او ينسحق كوز الذهب او تنكسر الجرة على العين او تنقصف البكرة عند البئر.6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
7 فيرجع التراب الى الارض كما كان وترجع الروح الى الله الذي اعطاها.7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
8 باطل الاباطيل قال الجامعة الكل باطل8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
9 بقي ان الجامعة كان حكيما وايضا علّم الشعب علما ووزن وبحث واتقن امثالا كثيرة.9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10 الجامعة طلب ان يجد كلمات مسرة مكتوبة بالاستقامة كلمات حق.10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
11 كلام الحكماء كالمناسيس وكاوتاد منغرزة ارباب الجماعات قد أعطيت من راع واحد.11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12 وبقي فمن هذا يا ابني تحذر. لعمل كتب كثيرة لا نهاية والدرس الكثير تعب للجسد.12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 فلنسمع ختام الأمر كله. اتّق الله واحفظ وصاياه لان هذا هو الانسان كله.13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 لان الله يحضر كل عمل الى الدينونة على كل خفي ان كان خيرا او شرا14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.