12:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּזְכֹר֙ אֶת ־בּ֣וֹרְאֶ֔יךָ בִּימֵ֖י בְּחוּרֹתֶ֑יךָ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹא ־יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ יְמֵ֣י הָֽרָעָ֔ה וְהִגִּ֣יעוּ שָׁנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאמַ֔ר אֵֽין ־לִ֥י בָהֶ֖ם חֵֽפֶץ ׃
καὶ μνήσθητι τοῦ κτίσαντός σε ἐν ἡμέραις νεότητός σου ἕως ὅτου μὴ ἔλθωσιν ἡμέραι τῆς κακίας καὶ φθάσωσιν ἔτη ἐν οἷς ἐρεῖς οὐκ ἔστιν μοι ἐν αὐτοῖς θέλημα
Memento Creatoris tui in diebus juventutis tuae , antequam veniat tempus afflictionis , et appropinquent anni de quibus dicas : Non mihi placent ;
ተዘከሮ ፡ ለፈጣሪከ ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ውርዙትከ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ይምጻእከ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ እኩይ ፡ ወይብጽሓ ፡ ዓመታት ፡ በዕለተ ፡ ትብል ፡ ኢኮነኒ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ፈቃድየ ።
Remember 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;”
12:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַ֠ד אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא ־תֶחְשַׁ֤ךְ הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ וְהָא֔וֹר וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ וְהַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים וְשָׁ֥בוּ הֶעָבִ֖ים אַחַ֥ר הַגָּֽשֶׁם ׃
ἕως οὗ μὴ σκοτισθῇ ὁ ἥλιος καὶ τὸ φῶς καὶ ἡ σελήνη καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν τὰ νέφη ὀπίσω τοῦ ὑετοῦ
antequam tenebrescat sol , et lumen , et luna , et stellae , et revertantur nubes post pluviam ;
ዘእንበለ ፡ ይጽልም ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ወብርሃነ ፡ ወርኅ ፡ ወከዋክብት ፡ ወዘእንበለ ፡ ይትመየጡ ፡ ደመናት ፡ ድኅረ ፡ ዝናማት ።
Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
12:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ בַּיּ֗וֹם שֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙ שֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַבַּ֔יִת וְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל וּבָטְל֤וּ הַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙ כִּ֣י מִעֵ֔טוּ וְחָשְׁכ֥וּ הָרֹא֖וֹת בָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת ׃
ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ἐὰν σαλευθῶσιν φύλακες τῆς οἰκίας καὶ διαστραφῶσιν ἄνδρες τῆς δυνάμεως καὶ ἤργησαν αἱ ἀλήθουσαι ὅτι ὠλιγώθησαν καὶ σκοτάσουσιν αἱ βλέπουσαι ἐν ταῖς ὀπαῖς
quando commovebuntur custodes domus , et nutabunt viri fortissimi , et otiosae erunt molentes in minuto numero , et tenebrescent videntes per foramina ;
አመ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ያንቀለቅሉ ፡ ዓቃብያነ ፡ ቤት ፡ ወይትዓለዉ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ኀላይያት ፡ ወተፀርዓ ፡ እለ ፡ የሐርፃ ፡ እስመ ፡ ድኩማት ፡ እማንቱ ፡ ወይጽልማ ፡ እለ ፡ ይሬእያ ፡ በጸዳል ።
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 who look out of the windows are darkened,
12:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְסֻגְּר֤וּ דְלָתַ֙יִם֙ בַּשּׁ֔וּק בִּשְׁפַ֖ל ק֣וֹל הַֽטַּחֲנָ֑ה וְיָקוּם֙ לְק֣וֹל הַצִּפּ֔וֹר וְיִשַּׁ֖חוּ כׇּל ־בְּנ֥וֹת הַשִּֽׁיר ׃
καὶ κλείσουσιν θύρας ἐν ἀγορᾷ ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ φωνῆς τῆς ἀληθούσης καὶ ἀναστήσεται εἰς φωνὴν τοῦ στρουθίου καὶ ταπεινωθήσονται πᾶσαι αἱ θυγατέρες τοῦ ᾄσματος
et claudent ostia in platea , in humilitate vocis molentis , et consurgent ad vocem volucris , et obsurdescent omnes filiae carminis :
ወይትዐፀው ፡ ኆኅት ፡ በምሥያጣት ፡ በድውይ ፡ ቃል ፡ እንተ ፡ ተሐርፅ ፡ ወትትነሣእ ፡ በቃለ ፡ ዖፍ ፡ ወየኃሥራ ፡ ኵሎን ፡ አዋልደ ፡ ማኅሌት ።
and 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;
12:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּ֣ם מִגָּבֹ֤הַּ יִרָ֙אוּ֙ וְחַתְחַתִּ֣ים בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְיָנֵ֤אץ הַשָּׁקֵד֙ וְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣ל הֶֽחָגָ֔ב וְתָפֵ֖ר הָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑ה כִּֽי ־הֹלֵ֤ךְ הָאָדָם֙ אֶל ־בֵּ֣ית עוֹלָמ֔וֹ וְסָבְב֥וּ בַשּׁ֖וּק הַסּוֹפְדִֽים ׃
καί γε ἀπὸ ὕψους ὄψονται καὶ θάμβοι ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ἀνθήσῃ τὸ ἀμύγδαλον καὶ παχυνθῇ ἡ ἀκρίς καὶ διασκεδασθῇ ἡ κάππαρις ὅτι ἐπορεύθη ὁ ἄνθρωπος εἰς οἶκον αἰῶνος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκύκλωσαν ἐν ἀγορᾷ οἱ κοπτόμενοι
excelsa quoque timebunt , et formidabunt in via . Florebit amygdalus , impinguabitur locusta , et dissipabitur capparis , quoniam ibit homo in domum aeternitatis suae , et circuibunt in platea plangentes .
እስመ ፡ እመልዕልት ፡ ይሬእዩ ፡ ድንጋፄ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ፍኖት ፡ ወይጸጊ ፡ ከርካዕ ፡ ወይገዝፍ ፡ አንቦጣ ፡ ወይትፈረዘዝ ፡ ቊልሕ ፡ አመ ፡ ሖረ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ዓለሙ ፡ ወዓዲ ፡ ጽጐ ፡ እለ ፡ ይላህዉ ።
yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on 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;
12:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא ־[יֵרָתֵק֙ ] (ירחק ) חֶ֣בֶל הַכֶּ֔סֶף וְתָר֖וּץ גֻּלַּ֣ת הַזָּהָ֑ב וְתִשָּׁ֤בֶר כַּד֙ עַל ־הַמַּבּ֔וּעַ וְנָרֹ֥ץ הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל אֶל ־הַבּֽוֹר ׃
ἕως ὅτου μὴ ἀνατραπῇ σχοινίον τοῦ ἀργυρίου καὶ συνθλιβῇ ἀνθέμιον τοῦ χρυσίου καὶ συντριβῇ ὑδρία ἐπὶ τὴν πηγήν καὶ συντροχάσῃ ὁ τροχὸς ἐπὶ τὸν λάκκον
Antequam rumpatur funiculus argenteus , et recurrat vitta aurea , et conteratur hydria super fontem , et confringatur rota super cisternam ,
ዘእንበለ ፡ ይትገፈታእ ፡ ኅብሩ ፡ ለብሩር ፡ ወይትዌለጥ ፡ አስተርእዮቱ ፡ ለወርቅ ፡ ወይትቀጠቀጥ ፡ መስብክት ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዓዘቅት ።
before 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,
12:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְיָשֹׁ֧ב הֶעָפָ֛ר עַל ־הָאָ֖רֶץ כְּשֶׁהָיָ֑ה וְהָר֣וּחַ תָּשׁ֔וּב אֶל ־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְתָנָֽהּ ׃
καὶ ἐπιστρέψῃ ὁ χοῦς ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ὡς ἦν καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς τὸν θεόν ὃς ἔδωκεν αὐτό
et revertatur pulvis in terram suam unde erat , et spiritus redeat ad Deum , qui dedit illum .
ወኀልቃ ፡ አዕይንት ፡ እለ ፡ ያንቀዓድዋ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መስኮት ፡ ወይትዓፀዋ ፡ አናቅጸ ፡ መራኅብት ፡ በእንተ ፡ ድንጋፄ ፡ ቃላት ፡ እለ ፡ ይኬልሑ ፡ ይትነሥኡ ፡ እምቃለ ፡ ጸላኢ ።
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
12:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲבֵ֧ל הֲבָלִ֛ים אָמַ֥ר הַקּוֹהֶ֖לֶת הַכֹּ֥ל הָֽבֶל ׃
ματαιότης ματαιοτήτων εἶπεν ὁ Ἐκκλησιαστής τὰ πάντα ματαιότης
Vanitas vanitatum , dixit Ecclesiastes , et omnia vanitas .
ወይሌ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ደቂቀ ፡ አዳም ፡ ወይሬእዩ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ላዕሉ ፡ ወይከውን ፡ ፍርሃት ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍናዋት ፡ ወያስተርኢ ፡ እሳት ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ይፈቅድ ፡ ተልዕሎተ ።
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”
12:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְיֹתֵ֕ר שֶׁהָיָ֥ה קֹהֶ֖לֶת חָכָ֑ם ע֗וֹד לִמַּד ־דַּ֙עַת֙ אֶת ־הָעָ֔ם וְאִזֵּ֣ן וְחִקֵּ֔ר תִּקֵּ֖ן מְשָׁלִ֥ים הַרְבֵּֽה ׃
καὶ περισσὸν ὅτι ἐγένετο Ἐκκλησιαστὴς σοφός ἔτι ἐδίδαξεν γνῶσιν σὺν τὸν λαόν καὶ οὖς ἐξιχνιάσεται κόσμιον παραβολῶν
Cumque esset sapientissimus Ecclesiastes , docuit populum , et enarravit quae fecerat ; et investigans composuit parabolas multas .
ወይደምፅ ፡ ሰቆቃው ፡ ውስተ ፡ መራኅብት ፡ እምቅድመ ፡ ይትወለጥ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ብሩር ፡ ወይማስን ፡ ሥነ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ወያንኰረኵር ፡ መንኰራኵር ፡ ለኢያንኰርኵሮ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዐዘቅት ።
Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
12:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ בִּקֵּ֣שׁ קֹהֶ֔לֶת לִמְצֹ֖א דִּבְרֵי ־חֵ֑פֶץ וְכָת֥וּב יֹ֖שֶׁר דִּבְרֵ֥י אֱמֶֽת ׃
πολλὰ ἐζήτησεν Ἐκκλησιαστὴς τοῦ εὑρεῖν λόγους θελήματος καὶ γεγραμμένον εὐθύτητος λόγους ἀληθείας
Quaesivit verba utilia , et conscripsit sermones rectissimos ac veritate plenos .
ወይገብእ ፡ መሬት ፡ ውስተ ፡ መሬት ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ወመንፈስ ፡ ይገብእ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘወሀቦ ፡ ወይሁብ ፡ አውሥኦ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ ሊተ ፡ አመ ፡ ነበረ ፡ በሥጋ ፡ እመ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ሠናየ ፡ አው ፡ እኩየ ።
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
12:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ דִּבְרֵ֤י חֲכָמִים֙ כַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹת וּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹת נְטוּעִ֖ים בַּעֲלֵ֣י אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת נִתְּנ֖וּ מֵרֹעֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד ׃
λόγοι σοφῶν ὡς τὰ βούκεντρα καὶ ὡς ἧλοι πεφυτευμένοι οἳ παρὰ τῶν συναγμάτων ἐδόθησαν ἐκ ποιμένος ἑνὸς καὶ περισσὸν ἐξ αὐτῶν
Verba sapientium sicut stimuli , et quasi clavi in altum defixi , quae per magistrorum consilium data sunt a pastore uno .
ከንቱ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ይቤ ፡ መክብብ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ከንቱ ።
The 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.
12:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְיֹתֵ֥ר מֵהֵ֖מָּה בְּנִ֣י הִזָּהֵ֑ר עֲשׂ֨וֹת סְפָרִ֤ים הַרְבֵּה֙ אֵ֣ין קֵ֔ץ וְלַ֥הַג הַרְבֵּ֖ה יְגִעַ֥ת בָּשָֽׂר ׃
υἱέ μου φύλαξαι ποιῆσαι βιβλία πολλά οὐκ ἔστιν περασμός καὶ μελέτη πολλὴ κόπωσις σαρκός
His amplius , fili mi , ne requiras . Faciendi plures libros nullus est finis ; frequensque meditatio , carnis afflictio est .
ወፈድፋደ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኮነ ፡ መክብብ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ እስመ ፡ ይሜህር ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ሰብአ ፡ ወይፈትን ፡ ሠርጐ ፡ ምስል ።
Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
12:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ס֥וֹף דָּבָ֖ר הַכֹּ֣ל נִשְׁמָ֑ע אֶת ־הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים יְרָא֙ וְאֶת ־מִצְוֺתָ֣יו שְׁמ֔וֹר כִּי ־זֶ֖ה כׇּל ־הָאָדָֽם ׃
τέλος λόγου τὸ πᾶν ἀκούεται τὸν θεὸν φοβοῦ καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ φύλασσε ὅτι τοῦτο πᾶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος
Finem loquendi pariter omnes audiamus . Deum time , et mandata ejus observa : hoc est enim omnis homo ,
ኃሠሠ ፡ መክብብ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይርከብ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ፈቃዱ ፡ ወጸሐፈ ፡ ርትዐ ፡ ወነበበ ፡ ጽድቀ ።
This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
12:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֚י אֶת ־כׇּל ־מַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים יָבִ֥א בְמִשְׁפָּ֖ט עַ֣ל כׇּל ־נֶעְלָ֑ם אִם ־ט֖וֹב וְאִם ־רָֽע ׃
ὅτι σὺν πᾶν τὸ ποίημα ὁ θεὸς ἄξει ἐν κρίσει ἐν παντὶ παρεωραμένῳ ἐὰν ἀγαθὸν καὶ ἐὰν πονηρόν
et cuncta quae fiunt adducet Deus in judicium pro omni errato , sive bonum , sive malum illud sit .
ወነገረ ፡ ጠቢባን ፡ ከመ ፡ መድጐጸ ፡ ላሕም ፡ ወከመ ፡ ቅትራት ፡ ርሱን ፡ እለ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ ትምህርት ፡ ተውህቡ ፡ እምአሐዱ ፡ ኖላዊ ።
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
12:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ — — — ወፈድፋደሰ ፡ እምውስቴቶሙ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ኢትግበር ፡ መጻሕፍተ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ፍጻሜ ፡ ወትምህርት ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ፃማ ፡ ለሥጋ ።
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
12:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ — — — ንባበ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ነገር ፡ ስማዕ ፡ ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ፍራሕ ፡ ወትእዛዛቲሁ ፡ ዕቀብ ፡ እስመ ፡ ዘውእቱ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሰብእ ።
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
12:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ — — — እስመ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ፍጥረተ ፡ ያቀርብ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለኵነኔ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘያስተርኢ ፡ ወዘኢያስተርኢ ፡ እመኒ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ወእመኒ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ውእቱ ።
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.