Ecclesiastes 3

1 To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

1 لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَوَانٌ، وَلِكُلِّ أَمْرٍ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ زَمَانٌ.

2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,

2 لِلْوِلادَةِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلْمَوْتِ وَقْتٌ. لِلْغَرْسِ وَقْتٌ ولاِسْتِئْصَالِ الْمَغْرُوسِ وَقْتٌ.

3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,

3 لِلْقَتْلِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلْعِلاجِ وَقْتٌ. لِلْهَدْمِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلْبِنَاءِ وَقْتٌ.

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

4 لِلْبُكَاءِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلضَّحِكِ وَقْتٌ. لِلنَّوْحِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلرَّقْصِ وَقْتٌ.

5 a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

5 لِبَعْثَرَةِ الْحِجَارَةِ وَقْتٌ وَلِتَكْوِيمِهَا وَقْتٌ. لِلْمُعَانَقَةِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلْكَفِّ عَنْهَا وَقْتٌ.

6 a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,

6 لِلسَّعْيِ وَقْتٌ، وَلِلْخَسَارَةِ وَقْتٌ. لِلصِّيَانَةِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلْبَعْثَرَةِ وَقْتٌ.

7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

7 لِلتَّمْزِيقِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلْخِيَاطَةِ وَقْتٌ. لِلصَّمْتِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلإِفْصَاحِ وَقْتٌ.

8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

8 لِلْحُبِّ وَقْتٌ وَلِلْبَغْضَاءِ وَقْتٌ. لِلْحَرْبِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلسَّلامِ وَقْتٌ.

9 What does the worker gain from his toil?

9 فَأَيُّ نَفْعٍ يَجْنِيهِ الْعَامِلُ مِنْ كَدِّهِ؟

10 I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.

10 لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْمَشَقَّةَ الَّتِي حَمَّلَهَا اللهُ لأَبْنَاءِ النَّاسِ لِيَقُومُوا بِها.

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.

11 إِذْ صَنَعَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَسَناً فِي حِينِهِ وَغَرَسَ الأَبَدِيَّةَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْبَشَرِ، وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يُدْرِكُوا أَعْمَالَ اللهِ مِنَ الْبَدَايَةِ إِلَى النِّهَايَةِ.

12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

12 فَأَيْقَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَفْضَلَ لَهُمْ مِنْ أَنْ يَفْرَحُوا وَيُمَتِّعُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَهُمْ مَازَالُوا عَلَى قَيْدِ الْحَيَاةِ.

13 and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.

13 إِنَّ مِنْ نِعَمِ اللهِ عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَيَشْرَبَ وَيَسْتَمْتِعَ بِمَا يَجْنِيهِ مِنْ كَدِّهِ.

14 I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.

14 وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَا يَفْعَلُهُ اللهُ يَخْلُدُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، لَا يُضَافُ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يُنْقَصُ مِنْهُ. وَقَدْ أَجْرَاهُ اللهُ لِيَتَّقِيَهُ النَّاسُ.

15 What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.

15 فَمَا كَانَ قَبْلاً هُوَ كَائِنٌ الآنَ، وَمَا سَيَكُونُ هُوَ كَائِنٌ مِنْ قَبْلُ. وَاللهُ يُطَالِبُ بِمَا قَدْ مَضَى.

16 Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

16 وَرَأَيْتُ أَيْضاً تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ: الْجَوْرَ فِي مَوْضِعِ الْعَدْلِ، وَالظُّلْمَ فِي مَوْضِعِ الْحَقِّ.

17 I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

17 فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي: إِنَّ اللهَ سَيَحْكُمُ عَلَى الصِّدِّيقِ وَعَلَى الشِّرِّيرِ، لأَنَّ لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ وَلِكُلِّ أَمْرٍ وَقْتاً هُنَاكَ.

18 I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

18 وَنَاجَيْتُ قَلْبِي أَيْضاً بِشَأْنِ أَبْنَاءِ الْبَشَرِ قَائِلاً: إِنَّمَا اللهُ يَمْتَحِنُهُمْ، لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ،

19 For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.

19 لأَنَّ مَا يَحُلُّ بِأَبْنَاءِ الْبَشَرِ يَحُلُّ بِالْبَهَائِمِ. فَكَمَا يَمُوتُ الْوَاحِدُ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَمُوتُ الآخَرُ مِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ، فَلِكِلَيْهِمَا نَسَمَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ، وَلَيْسَ لِلإِنْسَانِ فَضْلٌ عَلَى الْبَهِيمَةِ، فَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ بَاطِلٌ.

20 All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

20 كِلاهُمَا يَذْهَبُ إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ وَاحِدٍ. كِلاهُمَا مِنَ التُّرَابِ، وَإِلَيْهِ يَعُودَانِ.

21 Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?

21 فَمَنْ يَعْرِفُ أَنَّ رُوحَ الإِنْسَانِ تَصْعَدُ إِلَى الْعَلاءِ، وَرُوحَ الْحَيَوَانِ تَهْبِطُ إِلَى أَسْفَلِ الأَرْضِ؟

22 I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?

22 فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ يَسْتَمْتِعَ الإِنْسَانُ بِكَدِّهِ، لأَنَّ هَذَا نَصِيبُهُ، لأَنَّهُ مَنْ يُرْجِعُهُ لِيَرَى مَا سَيَجْرِي مِنْ بَعْدِهِ؟