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Ecclesiastes 2

Greek original · 26 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

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2:1
εἶπον ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου δεῦρο δὴ πειράσω σε ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ καὶ ἰδὲ ἐν ἀγαθῷ καὶ ἰδοὺ καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης
I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; see what is good.” And behold, this too is vanity.
我心裡說：來吧，我要用喜樂試試你，你要看甚麼是好的。看哪，這也是虛空。
2:2
τῷ γέλωτι εἶπα περιφορὰν καὶ τῇ εὐφροσύνῃ τί τοῦτο ποιεῖς
To laughter I said, “Madness,” and to mirth, “What is this you are doing?”
我指著嬉笑說：這是狂妄；指著喜樂說：你這樣作有甚麼用呢？
2:3
κατεσκεψάμην ἐν καρδίᾳ μου τοῦ ἑλκύσαι εἰς οἶνον τὴν σάρκα μου καὶ καρδία μου ὡδήγησεν ἐν σοφίᾳ καὶ τοῦ κρατῆσαι ἐπ’ ἀφροσύνῃ ἕως οὗ ἴδω ποῖον τὸ ἀγαθὸν τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὃ ποιήσουσιν ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ἀριθμὸν ἡμερῶν ζωῆς αὐτῶν
I examined in my heart how to draw my flesh to wine—while my heart still guided me in wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, until I might see what is good for the sons of man to do under the sun for the number of the days of their life.
我心裡察究，要用酒引動我的肉體，我的心仍以智慧引導我，又要持守愚昧，直到我看出世人在日光之下、在他們一生的年日中，所當行的甚麼是好的。
2:4
ἐμεγάλυνα ποίημά μου ᾠκοδόμησά μοι οἴκους ἐφύτευσά μοι ἀμπελῶνας
I made my works great: I built myself houses, I planted myself vineyards.
我擴大我的工程：為自己建造房屋，為自己栽種葡萄園。
2:5
ἐποίησά μοι κήπους καὶ παραδείσους καὶ ἐφύτευσα ἐν αὐτοῖς ξύλον πᾶν καρποῦ
I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them every kind of fruit tree.
我為自己造了園囿和園林，在其中栽種各樣的果木。
2:6
ἐποίησά μοι κολυμβήθρας ὑδάτων τοῦ ποτίσαι ἀπ’ αὐτῶν δρυμὸν βλαστῶντα ξύλα
I made myself pools of water, to water from them a grove sprouting trees.
我為自己挖造水池，用以澆灌那長著樹木的林子。
2:7
ἐκτησάμην δούλους καὶ παιδίσκας καὶ οἰκογενεῖς ἐγένοντό μοι καί γε κτῆσις βουκολίου καὶ ποιμνίου πολλὴ ἐγένετό μοι ὑπὲρ πάντας τοὺς γενομένους ἔμπροσθέν μου ἐν Ιερουσαλημ
I acquired male and female slaves, and I had servants born in my house; I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, more than all who were before me in Jerusalem.
我買了奴僕婢女，也有生在家中的僕人；我的牛群羊群也極多，勝過一切在我以前在耶路撒冷的人。
2:8
συνήγαγόν μοι καί γε ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον καὶ περιουσιασμοὺς βασιλέων καὶ τῶν χωρῶν ἐποίησά μοι ᾄδοντας καὶ ᾀδούσας καὶ ἐντρυφήματα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οἰνοχόον καὶ οἰνοχόας
I gathered for myself both silver and gold and the treasures of kings and of the provinces; I got myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of man—a cupbearer and female cupbearers.
我又為自己積蓄銀子金子，和列王與各省的珍寶；我為自己置辦男女歌唱的人，以及世人所喜愛的享樂之物——司酒的男僕和斟酒的女僕。
2:9
καὶ ἐμεγαλύνθην καὶ προσέθηκα παρὰ πάντας τοὺς γενομένους ἔμπροσθέν μου ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καί γε σοφία μου ἐστάθη μοι
So I became great and increased beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem; and my wisdom remained with me.
我就日見尊大，勝過一切在我以前在耶路撒冷的人；我的智慧仍然與我同在。
2:10
καὶ πᾶν ὃ ᾔτησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου οὐχ ὑφεῖλον ἀπ’ αὐτῶν οὐκ ἀπεκώλυσα τὴν καρδίαν μου ἀπὸ πάσης εὐφροσύνης ὅτι καρδία μου εὐφράνθη ἐν παντὶ μόχθῳ μου καὶ τοῦτο ἐγένετο μερίς μου ἀπὸ παντὸς μόχθου μου
And all that my eyes asked I did not withhold from them; I did not keep my heart from any mirth, for my heart rejoiced in all my toil, and this was my portion from all my toil.
凡我眼所求的，我沒有留下不給它；我也沒有禁止我的心享受任何喜樂，因為我的心在我一切勞碌中得了快樂；這就是我從一切勞碌中所得的分。
2:11
καὶ ἐπέβλεψα ἐγὼ ἐν πᾶσιν ποιήμασίν μου οἷς ἐποίησαν αἱ χεῖρές μου καὶ ἐν μόχθῳ ᾧ ἐμόχθησα τοῦ ποιεῖν καὶ ἰδοὺ τὰ πάντα ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν περισσεία ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον
Then I looked on all my works that my hands had made, and on the toil I had toiled to do, and behold, all was vanity and a choice of wind, and there is no profit under the sun.
後來我察看我手所作的一切工，和我勞碌所成就的，看哪，全是虛空，都是風的抉擇，在日光之下毫無益處。
2:12
καὶ ἐπέβλεψα ἐγὼ τοῦ ἰδεῖν σοφίαν καὶ περιφορὰν καὶ ἀφροσύνην ὅτι τίς ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἐπελεύσεται ὀπίσω τῆς βουλῆς τὰ ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτήν
And I turned to look at wisdom and madness and folly; for what is the man who will come after the counsel, in all the things that he has already done?
我又轉而觀看智慧、狂妄和愚昧；那接續在這籌謀之後而來的人算得了甚麼呢？不過是人已經作過的一切。
2:13
καὶ εἶδον ἐγὼ ὅτι ἔστιν περισσεία τῇ σοφίᾳ ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀφροσύνην ὡς περισσεία τοῦ φωτὸς ὑπὲρ τὸ σκότος
And I saw that wisdom has an advantage over folly, as light has an advantage over darkness.
我見智慧勝過愚昧，如同光明勝過黑暗。
2:14
τοῦ σοφοῦ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐν κεφαλῇ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ ἄφρων ἐν σκότει πορεύεται καὶ ἔγνων καί γε ἐγὼ ὅτι συνάντημα ἓν συναντήσεται τοῖς πᾶσιν αὐτοῖς
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; yet I also knew that one and the same event will befall them all.
智慧人的眼目在他頭上，愚昧人卻在黑暗裡行；我也知道他們眾人都要遇見同一的際遇。
2:15
καὶ εἶπα ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου ὡς συνάντημα τοῦ ἄφρονος καί γε ἐμοὶ συναντήσεταί μοι καὶ ἵνα τί ἐσοφισάμην ἐγὼ τότε περισσὸν ἐλάλησα ἐν καρδίᾳ μου διότι ἄφρων ἐκ περισσεύματος λαλεῖ ὅτι καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης
And I said in my heart, “As the event of the fool, so it will also befall me. Why then was I more wise?” Then I spoke excessively in my heart, for a fool speaks out of abundance. So this too is vanity.
我心裡說：愚昧人所遭遇的，我也必遭遇，那麼我為甚麼更有智慧呢？我就心裡說，這也是多餘的話；因為愚昧人正是從話多中說話。這也是虛空。
2:16
ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν μνήμη τοῦ σοφοῦ μετὰ τοῦ ἄφρονος εἰς αἰῶνα καθότι ἤδη αἱ ἡμέραι αἱ ἐρχόμεναι τὰ πάντα ἐπελήσθη καὶ πῶς ἀποθανεῖται ὁ σοφὸς μετὰ τοῦ ἄφρονος
For there is no remembrance of the wise man along with the fool forever, since in the days that are coming all things have already been forgotten. And how is it that the wise man dies along with the fool!
智慧人和愚昧人一樣，永遠無人記念；因為在將來的日子裡，一切都早已被忘記了。智慧人死去竟與愚昧人一樣！
2:17
καὶ ἐμίσησα σὺν τὴν ζωήν ὅτι πονηρὸν ἐπ’ ἐμὲ τὸ ποίημα τὸ πεποιημένον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ὅτι τὰ πάντα ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος
So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was evil to me; for all is vanity and a choice of wind.
我就恨惡生命，因為在日光之下所作的工，在我看來都是惡的；一切都是虛空，都是風的抉擇。
2:18
καὶ ἐμίσησα ἐγὼ σὺν πάντα μόχθον μου ὃν ἐγὼ μοχθῶ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ὅτι ἀφίω αὐτὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τῷ γινομένῳ μετ’ ἐμέ
And I hated all my toil at which I toil under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
我恨惡我在日光之下所勞碌的一切勞苦，因為我必把它留給在我以後來的人。
2:19
καὶ τίς οἶδεν εἰ σοφὸς ἔσται ἢ ἄφρων καὶ ἐξουσιάζεται ἐν παντὶ μόχθῳ μου ᾧ ἐμόχθησα καὶ ᾧ ἐσοφισάμην ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης
And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Yet he will have authority over all my toil at which I toiled and in which I was wise under the sun. This too is vanity.
誰知道那人是智慧還是愚昧呢？他卻要掌管我在日光之下勞碌並用智慧所得的一切。這也是虛空。
2:20
καὶ ἐπέστρεψα ἐγὼ τοῦ ἀποτάξασθαι τῇ καρδίᾳ μου ἐπὶ παντὶ τῷ μόχθῳ ᾧ ἐμόχθησα ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον
So I turned to make my heart renounce all the toil at which I had toiled under the sun.
我就轉念，要我的心斷絕我在日光之下所勞碌的一切勞苦。
2:21
ὅτι ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος οὗ μόχθος αὐτοῦ ἐν σοφίᾳ καὶ ἐν γνώσει καὶ ἐν ἀνδρείᾳ καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὃς οὐκ ἐμόχθησεν ἐν αὐτῷ δώσει αὐτῷ μερίδα αὐτοῦ καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ πονηρία μεγάλη
For there is a man whose toil is in wisdom and in knowledge and in skill, yet to a man who has not toiled in it he must give his portion. This too is vanity and a great evil.
因為有人用智慧、知識、能力勞碌，卻要把自己所得的分給那未曾在其中勞碌的人。這也是虛空，是極大的惡事。
2:22
ὅτι τί γίνεται τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐν παντὶ μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν προαιρέσει καρδίας αὐτοῦ ᾧ αὐτὸς μοχθεῖ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον
For what comes to a man in all his toil and in the choosing of his heart, at which he toils under the sun?
人在日光之下所勞碌的一切勞苦，並他心中的意向，究竟為他成就了甚麼呢？
2:23
ὅτι πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτοῦ ἀλγημάτων καὶ θυμοῦ περισπασμὸς αὐτοῦ καί γε ἐν νυκτὶ οὐ κοιμᾶται ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης ἐστίν
For all his days are of pains, and his distraction is of vexation; even at night his heart does not sleep. This too is vanity.
他一生的日子都是痛苦，他的煩擾滿是憤懣；就是在夜間，他的心也不得安睡。這也是虛空。
2:24
οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ ὃ φάγεται καὶ ὃ πίεται καὶ ὃ δείξει τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ καί γε τοῦτο εἶδον ἐγὼ ὅτι ἀπὸ χειρὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν
There is nothing good in a man—what he shall eat and what he shall drink and what he shall show his soul as good in his toil. And this too I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
人身上並沒有甚麼美善——他所吃的、所喝的，以及他在勞碌中使自己的魂得見的福樂；我也看出這是出於神的手。
2:25
ὅτι τίς φάγεται καὶ τίς φείσεται πάρεξ αὐτοῦ
For who shall eat and who shall spare, apart from him?
因為離了他，誰能吃喝，誰能有所顧惜呢？
2:26
ὅτι τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τῷ ἀγαθῷ πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἔδωκεν σοφίαν καὶ γνῶσιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην καὶ τῷ ἁμαρτάνοντι ἔδωκεν περισπασμὸν τοῦ προσθεῖναι καὶ τοῦ συναγαγεῖν τοῦ δοῦναι τῷ ἀγαθῷ πρὸ προσώπου τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος
For to the man who is good before him he has given wisdom and knowledge and mirth; but to the sinner he has given the distraction of adding and gathering, to give to him who is good before God. For this too is vanity and a choice of wind.
神把智慧、知識和喜樂賜給他面前為善的人；卻把煩擾賜給犯罪的人，叫他積蓄收聚，好歸給神面前為善的人。這也是虛空，都是風的抉擇。
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