传道书 1
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Simplified)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1在 耶路撒冷 作王、 大卫 的儿子、传道者的言语。
1THE WORDS OF the Koheleth, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2传道者说：虚空的虚空， 虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。
2Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
3人一切的劳碌， 就是他在日光之下的劳碌，有什么益处呢？
3What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
4一代过去，一代又来， 地却永远长存。
4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; and the earth abideth for ever.
5日头出来，日头落下， 急归所出之地。
5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
6风往南刮，又向北转， 不住地旋转，而且返回转行原道。
6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its circuit, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
7江河都往海里流，海却不满； 江河从何处流，仍归还何处。
7All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
8万事令人厌烦， 人不能说尽。 眼看，看不饱； 耳听，听不足。
8All things toil to weariness; man cannot utter it, the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9已有的事后必再有； 已行的事后必再行。 日光之下并无新事。
9That which hath been is that which shall be, and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.
10岂有一件事人能指着说这是新的？ 哪知 ，在我们以前的世代早已有了。
10Is there a thing whereof it is said: 'See, this is new'? — it hath been already, in the ages which were before us.
11已过的 世代 ，无人记念； 将来的 世代 ，后来的人也不记念。
11There is no remembrance of them of former times; neither shall there be any remembrance of them of latter times that are to come, among those that shall come after.
12我传道者在 耶路撒冷 作过 以色列 的王。
12I Koheleth have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13我专心用智慧寻求、查究天下所做的一切事， 乃知 神叫世人所经练的是极重的劳苦。
13And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven; it is a sore task that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
14我见日光之下所做的一切事，都是虚空，都是捕风。
14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
15弯曲的，不能变直； 缺少的，不能足数。
15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16我心里议论说：我得了大智慧，胜过我以前在 耶路撒冷 的众人，而且我心中多经历智慧和知识的事。
16I spoke with my own heart, saying: 'Lo, I have gotten great wisdom, more also than all that were before me over Jerusalem'; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
17我又专心察明智慧、狂妄，和愚昧，乃知这也是捕风。
17And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly — I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
18因为多有智慧，就多有愁烦； 加增知识的，就加增忧伤。
18For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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