傳道書 1
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1在 耶路撒冷 作王、 大衛 的兒子、傳道者的言語。
1THE WORDS OF the Koheleth, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2傳道者說：虛空的虛空， 虛空的虛空，凡事都是虛空。
2Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
3人一切的勞碌， 就是他在日光之下的勞碌，有甚麼益處呢？
3What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
4一代過去，一代又來， 地卻永遠長存。
4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; and the earth abideth for ever.
5日頭出來，日頭落下， 急歸所出之地。
5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
6風往南颳，又向北轉， 不住地旋轉，而且返回轉行原道。
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江河都往海裏流，海卻不滿； 江河從何處流，仍歸還何處。
7All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
8萬事令人厭煩， 人不能說盡。 眼看，看不飽； 耳聽，聽不足。
8All things toil to weariness; man cannot utter it, the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9已有的事後必再有； 已行的事後必再行。 日光之下並無新事。
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豈有一件事人能指着說這是新的？ 哪知 ，在我們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已過的 世代 ，無人記念； 將來的 世代 ，後來的人也不記念。
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我傳道者在 耶路撒冷 作過 以色列 的王。
12I Koheleth have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13我專心用智慧尋求、查究天下所做的一切事， 乃知 上帝叫世人所經練的是極重的勞苦。
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我見日光之下所做的一切事，都是虛空，都是捕風。
14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
15彎曲的，不能變直； 缺少的，不能足數。
15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16我心裏議論說：我得了大智慧，勝過我以前在 耶路撒冷 的眾人，而且我心中多經歷智慧和知識的事。
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我又專心察明智慧、狂妄，和愚昧，乃知這也是捕風。
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因為多有智慧，就多有愁煩； 加增知識的，就加增憂傷。
18For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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