傳道書第 4 章

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📖 這一章另有 3 種原文 —— 並排對照（希伯來文舊約、七十士譯本、武加大譯本）

4:1

ወተመየጥኩ፡ አነ፡ ወርኢኩ፡ ኵሎ፡ ኅቡረ፡ ትዕግልተ፡ ዘይትገበር፡ እምታሕተ፡ ሰማይ።

我又轉念，見日光之下所行的一切欺壓。看哪，受欺壓的流淚，且無人安慰；欺壓他們的有勢力，也無人安慰他們。

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

4:2

ወናሁ፡ አንብዕ፡ ላዕለ፡ እለ፡ ይትዔገልዎሙ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘይናዝዞሙ፡ እምእለ፡ ይትዔገልዎሙ፡ በኃይል።

因此，我讚歎那早已死的死人，勝過那還活着的活人。

Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.

4:3

ወአስተኃየስክዎሙ፡ አነ፡ ለእለ፡ ሞቱ፡ ኅቡረ፡ እለ፡ ወድኡ፡ ሞተ፡ እምሕያዋን፡ ወእለ፡ እሙንቱ፡ ሕያዋን፡ እስከ፡ ይእዜ።

並且我以為那未曾生的，就是未見過日光之下惡事的，比這兩等人更強。

Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

4:4

ወእምክልኤሆሙ፡ ይኄይስ፡ ዳሕፅ፡ ወዓዲ፡ ኢተፈጥሮ፡ ዘኢየአምር፡ ኵሎ፡ ገቢረ፡ እከይ፡ ዘተገብረ፡ መትሕተ፡ ፀሐይ።

我又見人為一切的勞碌和各樣靈巧的工作就被鄰舍嫉妒。這也是虛空，也是捕風。

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

4:5

ወርኢኩ፡ አነ፡ ኵሎ፡ ሥራኀ፡ ኅቡረ፡ ወኵሎ፡ ኃይለ፡ ምግባር፡ ከመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ቅንእ፡ ለብእሲ፡ እምኀበ፡ ቢጹ፡ ወዝኒ፡ ከንቱ፡ ወፍትወተ፡ መንፈስ።

愚昧人抱着手，吃自己的肉。

The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

4:6

ዐብድ፡ ሐቀፈ፡ እዴሁ፡ ወበልዐ፡ ሥጋሁ።

滿了一把，得享安靜，強如滿了兩把，勞碌捕風。

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

4:7

ሠናይ፡ ምልአ፡ እደ፡ በጽድቅ፡ እምነ፡ ክልኤቱ፡ ሕፍን፡ ዘበዓመፃ፡ ወዝኒ፡ ከንቱ፡ ወፍትወተ፡ መንፈስ።

我又轉念，見日光之下有一件虛空的事：

Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

4:8

ወተመየጥኩ፡ አነ፡ ወርኢኩ፡ ከንቶ፡ መትሕተ፡ ፀሐይ።

有人孤單無二，無子無兄，竟勞碌不息，眼目也不以錢財為足。他說：「我勞勞碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福樂，到底是為誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極重的勞苦。

There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. “For whom then do I labor and deprive my soul of enjoyment?” This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.

4:9

ወሀሎ፡ አሐዱ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ካልእ፡ ወልድ፡ ወእኊ፡ አልቦ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ፍጻሜ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ሥራሑ፡ ወዓይኑሂ፡ ኢይመልእ፡ ብዕለ፡ ወኢይቤ፡ ለመኑ፡ እሠርኅ፡ አነ፡ ወእቄቅያ፡ ለነፍስየ፡ እምብዕል፡ ወዝኒ፡ ከንቱ፡ ወሥራኅ፡ እኩይ፡ ውእቱ።

兩個人總比一個人好，因為二人勞碌同得美好的果效。

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.