1 H ear this, all peoples; Give ear, all 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 will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.

يَتَحَدَّثُ فَمِي بِتَعالِيمَ حِكمَةٍ وَفَهمٍ كُنتُ قَدْ تَأمَّلْتُها.

4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.

أفتَحُ أُذُنَيَّ لِهَذِهِ الأمثالِ، وَأعزِفُ عَلَى قَيثارَتِي.

5 W hy should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,

لِمَ أقلَقُ فِي أزمِنَةِ الضِّيقِ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يُلاحِقُونَنِي وَيُحاصِرُونَنِي.

6 E ven those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?

لَنْ أخشَى الَّذِينَ عَلَى قُوَّتِهِمْ يَتَّكِلُونَ، وَبِثَروَتِهِمْ يَفتَخِرُونَ.

7 N o man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him—

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

8 F or the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever—

لا يَقدِرُ أحَدٌ أنْ يَدفَعَ ما يَكفِي لِتَخلِيصِ حَياتِهِ.

9 T hat he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.

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

10 F or he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.

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

11 T heir inner thought is that their houses are forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names.

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

12 B ut man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.

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

13 T his is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah.

هَذِهِ هِيَ نِهايَةُ الحَمْقَى، وَنِهايَةُ الَّذِينَ يَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمْ. سِلاهْ

14 A s sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no habitation.

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

15 B ut God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.

لَكِنَّ اللهَ سَيَفدِينِي مِنَ المَوتِ، وَسَيَأخُذُنِي لأكُونَ مَعَهُ. سِلاهْ

16 D o not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;

لا تَخْشَ إنساناً بِسَبَبِ غِناهُ وَجَمالِ مَساكِنِهِ.

17 F or when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.

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

18 T hough while he lives he congratulates himself— And though men praise you when you do well for yourself—

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

19 H e shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.

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

20 M an in his pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.

إنسانٌ غَنِيٌّ وَلا يَفهَمُ أشبَهُ بِالحَيواناتِ الَّتِي تَبِيدُ.