ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΗΣ - Qoelet - Ecclesiastes 3

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 τοις πασιν χρονος και καιρος τω παντι πραγματι υπο τον ουρανον	1 All things have their time, and all things under heaven continue during their interval.
2 καιρος του τεκειν και καιρος του αποθανειν καιρος του φυτευσαι και καιρος του εκτιλαι πεφυτευμενον	2 A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pull up what was planted.
3 καιρος του αποκτειναι και καιρος του ιασασθαι καιρος του καθελειν και καιρος του οικοδομησαι	3 A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to tear down, and a time to build up.
4 καιρος του κλαυσαι και καιρος του γελασαι καιρος του κοψασθαι και καιρος του ορχησασθαι	4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
5 καιρος του βαλειν λιθους και καιρος του συναγαγειν λιθους καιρος του περιλαβειν και καιρος του μακρυνθηναι απο περιλημψεως	5 A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.
6 καιρος του ζητησαι και καιρος του απολεσαι καιρος του φυλαξαι και καιρος του εκβαλειν	6 A time to gain, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.
7 καιρος του ρηξαι και καιρος του ραψαι καιρος του σιγαν και καιρος του λαλειν	7 A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to be silent, and a time to speak.
8 καιρος του φιλησαι και καιρος του μισησαι καιρος πολεμου και καιρος ειρηνης	8 A time of love, and a time of hatred. A time of war, and a time of peace.
9 τις περισσεια του ποιουντος εν οις αυτος μοχθει	9 What more does a man have from his labor?
10 ειδον συν τον περισπασμον ον εδωκεν ο θεος τοις υιοις του ανθρωπου του περισπασθαι εν αυτω	10 I have seen the affliction that God has given to the sons of men, in order that they may be occupied by it.
11 συν τα παντα εποιησεν καλα εν καιρω αυτου και γε συν τον αιωνα εδωκεν εν καρδια αυτων οπως μη ευρη ο ανθρωπος το ποιημα ο εποιησεν ο θεος απ' αρχης και μεχρι τελους	11 He has made all things good in their time, and he has handed over the world to their disputes, so that man may not discover the work which God made from the beginning, even until the end.
12 εγνων οτι ουκ εστιν αγαθον εν αυτοις ει μη του ευφρανθηναι και του ποιειν αγαθον εν ζωη αυτου	12 And I realize that there is nothing better than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.
13 και γε πας ο ανθρωπος ος φαγεται και πιεται και ιδη αγαθον εν παντι μοχθω αυτου δομα θεου εστιν	13 For this is a gift from God: when each man eats and drinks, and sees the good results of his labor.
14 εγνων οτι παντα οσα εποιησεν ο θεος αυτα εσται εις τον αιωνα επ' αυτω ουκ εστιν προσθειναι και απ' αυτου ουκ εστιν αφελειν και ο θεος εποιησεν ινα φοβηθωσιν απο προσωπου αυτου	14 I have learned that all the works which God has made continue on, in perpetuity. We are not able to add anything, nor to take anything away, from those things which God has made in order that he may be feared.
15 το γενομενον ηδη εστιν και οσα του γινεσθαι ηδη γεγονεν και ο θεος ζητησει τον διωκομενον	15 What has been made, the same continues. What is in the future, has already existed. And God restores what has passed away.
16 και ετι ειδον υπο τον ηλιον τοπον της κρισεως εκει ο ασεβης και τοπον του δικαιου εκει ο ασεβης	16 I saw under the sun: instead of judgment, impiety, and instead of justice, iniquity.
17 ειπα εγω εν καρδια μου συν τον δικαιον και συν τον ασεβη κρινει ο θεος οτι καιρος τω παντι πραγματι και επι παντι τω ποιηματι	17 And I said in my heart: “God will judge the just and the impious, and then the time for each matter shall be.”
18 εκει ειπα εγω εν καρδια μου περι λαλιας υιων του ανθρωπου οτι διακρινει αυτους ο θεος και του δειξαι οτι αυτοι κτηνη εισιν και γε αυτοις	18 I said in my heart, about the sons of men, that God would test them, and reveal them to be like wild animals.
19 οτι συναντημα υιων του ανθρωπου και συναντημα του κτηνους συναντημα εν αυτοις ως ο θανατος τουτου ουτως ο θανατος τουτου και πνευμα εν τοις πασιν και τι επερισσευσεν ο ανθρωπος παρα το κτηνος ουδεν οτι τα παντα ματαιοτης	19 For this reason, the passing away of man and of beasts is one, and the condition of both is equal. For as a man dies, so also do they die. All things breathe similarly, and man has nothing more than beast; for all these are subject to vanity.
20 τα παντα πορευεται εις τοπον ενα τα παντα εγενετο απο του χοος και τα παντα επιστρεφει εις τον χουν	20 And all things continue on to one place; for from the earth they were made, and unto the earth they shall return together.
21 και τις οιδεν πνευμα υιων του ανθρωπου ει αναβαινει αυτο εις ανω και πνευμα του κτηνους ει καταβαινει αυτο κατω εις γην	21 Who knows if the spirit of the sons of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?
22 και ειδον οτι ουκ εστιν αγαθον ει μη ο ευφρανθησεται ο ανθρωπος εν ποιημασιν αυτου οτι αυτο μερις αυτου οτι τις αξει αυτον του ιδειν εν ω εαν γενηται μετ' αυτον	22 And I have discovered nothing to be better than for a man to rejoice in his work: for this is his portion. And who shall add to him, so that he may know the things that will occur after him?