1 ¶ Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

اسْمَعُوا هَذا يا كُلَّ الأُمَمِ. أصغُوا يا كُلَّ سُكّانِ العالَمِ.

2 B oth low and high, rich and poor, together.

يا كُلَّ البَشَرِ بُسَطاءَ وَعُظَماءَ، فُقَراءَ وَأغنِياءَ،

3 M y mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart intelligence.

يَتَحَدَّثُ فَمِي بِتَعالِيمَ حِكمَةٍ وَفَهمٍ كُنتُ قَدْ تَأمَّلْتُها.

4 I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will declare my enigma upon the harp.

أفتَحُ أُذُنَيَّ لِهَذِهِ الأمثالِ، وَأعزِفُ عَلَى قَيثارَتِي.

5 W hy should I fear in the days of adversity when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

لِمَ أقلَقُ فِي أزمِنَةِ الضِّيقِ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يُلاحِقُونَنِي وَيُحاصِرُونَنِي.

6 ¶ Those that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

لَنْ أخشَى الَّذِينَ عَلَى قُوَّتِهِمْ يَتَّكِلُونَ، وَبِثَروَتِهِمْ يَفتَخِرُونَ.

7 n one of them can by any means ransom his brother, nor give God an atonement for him;

لا يَقدِرُ أخٌ إنسانٌ مِثلُكَ أنْ يَفدِيكَ. لا يَسْتَطِيعُ أحَدٌ أنْ يَدْفَعَ للهِ ما يَكْفِي!

8 ( for the redemption of their soul is of great price, and they shall never pay it)

لا يَقدِرُ أحَدٌ أنْ يَدفَعَ ما يَكفِي لِتَخلِيصِ حَياتِهِ.

9 t hat he should still live for ever and not see corruption.

أوْ أنْ يَشتَرِيَ حَقَّ الحَياةِ إلَى الأبَدِ، فَيُنقِذَ جَسَدَهُ مِنَ القَبرِ.

10 F or he sees that all the wise men die, likewise the fool and the ignorant perish and leave their wealth to others.

انظُرُوا، فَالحُكَماءُ يَمُوتُونَ وَيَتَعَفَّنُونَ، تَماماً كَالجُهّالِ وَالحَمقَى. هُمْ أيضاً يَمُوتُونَ وَيَترُكُونَ لِلآخَرِينَ ثَروَتَهُمْ.

11 T heir inward thought is that their houses are eternal and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

القَبرُ إلَى الأبَدِ بَيتُهُمْ، وَمَسكَنُهُمْ جِيلاً بَعدَ جِيلٍ، مَعَ أنَّهُمْ امْتَلَكُوا أرْضاً كَثِيرَةً.

12 N evertheless man will not abide forever in honour; he is like the beasts that are cut off.

قَدْ يَكُونُ إنسانٌ غَنِيّاً، لَكِنَّهُ لا يَبقَى هُنا إلَى الأبَدِ. بَلْ يَمُوتُ كَما الحَيوانُ،

13 T his their way is their folly; yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

هَذِهِ هِيَ نِهايَةُ الحَمْقَى، وَنِهايَةُ الَّذِينَ يَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمْ. سِلاهْ

14 L ike sheep they are laid in Sheol; death shall feed on them, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their beauty shall be consumed in the grave from their dwelling.

كَالغَنَمِ سَيَمُوتُونَ، فَيُصبِحُ القَبرُ حَظِيرَتَهُمْ وَالمَوتُ راعِيَهُمْ. ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّى المُستَقِيمُونَ أجسادَهُمْ. يَحمِلُونَها وَيَضَعُونَها فِي القَبرِ،

15 ¶ Surely God will ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol when he shall take me. Selah.

لَكِنَّ اللهَ سَيَفدِينِي مِنَ المَوتِ، وَسَيَأخُذُنِي لأكُونَ مَعَهُ. سِلاهْ

16 B e not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

لا تَخْشَ إنساناً بِسَبَبِ غِناهُ وَجَمالِ مَساكِنِهِ.

17 f or in his death he shall carry nothing away; nor shall his glory descend after him.

لأنَّ الَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَيَهبِطُونَ إلَى القَبرِ، لا يَأخُذُونَ شَيئاً مِنْ ثَروَتِهِمْ مَعَهُمْ.

18 T hough while he lives, his life shall be blessed: and men will praise thee when thou art prosperous.

يَعتَبِرُ الغَنِيُّ نَفسَهُ مَحظُوظاً فِي الحَياةِ، وَيَمدَحُهُ النّاسُ عَلَى ما فَعَلَ لِنَفسِهِ.

19 H e shall enter into the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light forever.

لَكِنْ يَأتِي وَقتٌ يَذهَبُ فِيهِ لِيَكُونَ مَعَ آبائِهِ، حَيثُ لا يَرَى نُوراً إلَى الأبَدِ.

20 M an that is in honour that does not understand is like the beasts that are cut off.

إنسانٌ غَنِيٌّ وَلا يَفهَمُ أشبَهُ بِالحَيواناتِ الَّتِي تَبِيدُ.