Ecclesiastes 3

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

1 لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ زَمَانٌ، وَلِكُلِّ أَمْرٍ تَحْتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَقْتٌ:

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

2 لِلْوِلَادَةِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلْمَوْتِ وَقْتٌ. لِلْغَرْسِ وَقْتٌ وَلِقَلْعِ ٱلْمَغْرُوسِ وَقْتٌ.

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

3 لِلْقَتْلِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلشِّفَاءِ 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 وَلِلضَّحْكِ 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 لِتَفْرِيقِ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ وَقْتٌ وَلِجَمْعِ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ وَقْتٌ. لِلْمُعَانَقَةِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلِٱنْفِصَالِ عَنِ ٱلْمُعَانَقَةِ وَقْتٌ.

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

6 لِلْكَسْبِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلْخَسَارَةِ وَقْتٌ. لِلصِّيَانَةِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلطَّرْحِ وَقْتٌ.

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

7 لِلتَّمْزِيقِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلتَّخْيِيطِ وَقْتٌ. لِلسُّكُوتِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلتَّكَلُّمِ وَقْتٌ.

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

8 لِلْحُبِّ وَقْتٌ وَلِلْبُغْضَةِ وَقْتٌ. لِلْحَرْبِ وَقْتٌ وَلِلصُّلْحِ وَقْتٌ.

9 What does the worker gain from his toil?

9 فَأَيُّ مَنْفَعَةٍ لِمَنْ يَتْعَبُ مِمَّا يَتْعَبُ بِهِ؟

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

10 قَدْ رَأَيْتُ ٱلشُّغْلَ ٱلَّذِي أَعْطَاهُ ٱللهُ بَنِي ٱلْبَشَرِ لِيَشْتَغِلُوا بِهِ.

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 صَنَعَ ٱلْكُلَّ حَسَنًا فِي وَقْتِهِ، وَأَيْضًا جَعَلَ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةَ فِي قَلْبِهِمِ، ٱلَّتِي بِلَاهَا لَا يُدْرِكُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلْعَمَلَ ٱلَّذِي يَعْمَلُهُ ٱللهُ مِنَ ٱلْبِدَايَةِ إِلَى ٱلنِّهَايَةِ.

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

12 عَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَفْرَحُوا وَيَفْعَلُوا خَيْرًا فِي حَيَاتِهِمْ.

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

13 وَأَيْضًا أَنْ يَأْكُلَ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ وَيَشْرَبَ وَيَرَى خَيْرًا مِنْ كُلِّ تَعَبِهِ، فَهُوَ عَطِيَّةُ ٱللهِ.

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 قَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَا يَعْمَلُهُ ٱللهُ أَنَّهُ يَكُونُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ. لَا شَيْءَ يُزَادُ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَا شَيْءَ يُنْقَصُ مِنْهُ، وَأَنَّ ٱللهَ عَمِلَهُ حَتَّى يَخَافُوا أَمَامَهُ.

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

15 مَا كَانَ فَمِنَ ٱلْقِدَمِ هُوَ، وَمَا يَكُونُ فَمِنَ ٱلْقِدَمِ قَدْ كَانَ. وَٱللهُ يَطْلُبُ مَا 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 وَأَيْضًا رَأَيْتُ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ: مَوْضِعَ ٱلْحَقِّ هُنَاكَ ٱلظُّلْمُ، وَمَوْضِعَ ٱلْعَدْلِ هُنَاكَ ٱلْجَوْرُ!

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 قَلْبِي: «ٱللهُ يَدِينُ ٱلصِّدِّيقَ وَٱلشِّرِّيرَ، لِأَنَّ لِكُلِّ أَمْرٍ وَلِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ وَقْتًا 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 قُلْتُ فِي قَلْبِي: «مِنْ جِهَةِ أُمُورِ بَنِي ٱلْبَشَرِ، إِنَّ ٱللهَ يَمْتَحِنُهُمْ لِيُرِيَهُمْ أَنَّهُ كَمَا ٱلْبَهِيمَةِ هَكَذَا هُمْ».

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 لِأَنَّ مَا يَحْدُثُ لِبَنِي ٱلْبَشَرِ يَحْدُثُ لِلْبَهِيمَةِ، وَحَادِثَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لَهُمْ. مَوْتُ هَذَا كَمَوْتِ ذَاكَ، وَنَسَمَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لِلْكُلِّ. فَلَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مَزِيَّةٌ عَلَى ٱلْبَهِيمَةِ، لِأَنَّ كِلَيْهِمَا بَاطِلٌ.

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

20 يَذْهَبُ كِلَاهُمَا إِلَى مَكَانٍ وَاحِدٍ. كَانَ كِلَاهُمَا مِنَ ٱلتُّرَابِ، وَإِلَى ٱلتُّرَابِ يَعُودُ كِلَاهُمَا.

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

21 مَنْ يَعْلَمُ رُوحَ بَنِي ٱلْبَشَرِ هَلْ هِيَ تَصْعَدُ إِلَى فَوْقٍ؟ وَرُوحَ ٱلْبَهِيمَةِ هَلْ هِيَ تَنْزِلُ إِلَى أَسْفَلَ، إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ؟

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 لَا شَيْءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَفْرَحَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ بِأَعْمَالِهِ، لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ نَصِيبَهُ. لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَأْتِي بِهِ لِيَرَى مَا سَيَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ؟