ECCLESIASTES 12	الجامعة 12
1 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, "I have no pleasure in them":	1 فَاذْكُرْ خَالِقَكَ فِي أَيَّامِ شَبَابِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ أَيَّامُ الشَّرِّ أَوْ تَجِيءَ السِّنِينَ إِذْ تَقُولُ: «لَيْسَ لِي فِيهَا سُرُورٌ».
2 While the sun and the light, The moon and the stars, Are not darkened, And the clouds do not return after the rain;	2 قَبْلَ مَا تَظْلُمُ الشَّمْسُ وَالنُّورُ وَالْقَمَرُ وَالنُّجُومُ وَتَرْجِعُ السُّحُبُ بَعْدَ الْمَطَرِ.
3 In the day when the keepers of the house tremble, And the strong men bow down; When the grinders cease because they are few, And those that look through the windows grow dim;	3 فِي يَوْمٍ يَتَزَعْزَعُ فِيهِ حَفَظَةُ الْبَيْتِ وَتَتَلَوَّى رِجَالُ الْقُوَّةِ وَتَبْطُلُ الطَّوَاحِنُ لأَنَّهَا قَلَّتْ وَتُظْلِمُ النَّوَاظِرُ مِنَ الشَّبَابِيكِ.
4 When the doors are shut in the streets, And the sound of grinding is low; When one rises up at the sound of a bird, And all the daughters of music are brought low;	4 وَتُغْلَقُ الأَبْوَابُ فِي السُّوقِ. حِينَ يَنْخَفِضُ صَوْتُ الْمِطْحَنَةِ وَيَقُومُ لِصَوْتِ الْعُصْفُورِ وَتُحَطُّ كُلُّ بَنَاتِ الْغِنَاءِ.
5 Also they are afraid of height, And of terrors in the way; When the almond tree blossoms, The grasshopper is a burden, And desire fails. For man goes to his eternal home, And the mourners go about the streets.	5 وَأَيْضاً يَخَافُونَ مِنَ الْعَالِي وَفِي الطَّرِيقِ أَهْوَالٌ وَاللَّوْزُ يُزْهِرُ وَالْجُنْدُبُ يُسْتَثْقَلُ وَالشَّهْوَةُ تَبْطُلُ. لأَنَّ الإِنْسَانَ ذَاهِبٌ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ الأَبَدِيِّ وَالنَّادِبُونَ يَطُوفُونَ فِي السُّوقِ.
6 Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, Or the golden bowl is broken, Or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, Or the wheel broken at the well.	6 قَبْلَ مَا يَنْفَصِمُ حَبْلُ الْفِضَّةِ أَوْ يَنْسَحِقُ كُوزُ الذَّهَبِ أَوْ تَنْكَسِرُ الْجَرَّةُ عَلَى الْعَيْنِ أَوْ تَنْقَصِفُ الْبَكَرَةُ عِنْدَ الْبِئْرِ.
7 Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it.	7 فَيَرْجِعُ التُّرَابُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ كَمَا كَانَ وَتَرْجِعُ الرُّوحُ إِلَى اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَعْطَاهَا.
8 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "All is vanity."	8 «بَاطِلُ الأَبَاطِيلِ» قَالَ الْجَامِعَةُ: «الْكُلُّ بَاطِلٌ».
9 And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs.	9 بَقِيَ أَنَّ الْجَامِعَةَ كَانَ حَكِيماً وَأَيْضاً عَلَّمَ الشَّعْبَ عِلْماً وَوَزَنَ وَبَحَثَ وَأَتْقَنَ أَمْثَالاً كَثِيرَةً.
10 The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright--words of truth.	10 اَلْجَامِعَةُ طَلَبَ أَنْ يَجِدَ كَلِمَاتٍ مُسِرَّةً مَكْتُوبَةً بِالاِسْتِقَامَةِ كَلِمَاتِ حَقٍّ.
11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd.	11 كَلاَمُ الْحُكَمَاءِ كَالْمَنَاخِسِ وَكَأَوْتَادٍ مُنْغَرِزَةٍ أَرْبَابُ الْجَمَاعَاتِ قَدْ أُعْطِيَتْ مِنْ رَاعٍ وَاحِدٍ.
12 And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh.	12 وَبَقِيَ فَمِنْ هَذَا يَا ابْنِي تَحَذَّرْ: لِعَمَلِ كُتُبٍ كَثِيرَةٍ لاَ نِهَايَةَ وَالدَّرْسُ الْكَثِيرُ تَعَبٌ لِلْجَسَدِ.
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all.	13 فَلْنَسْمَعْ خِتَامَ الأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ: اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَاحْفَظْ وَصَايَاهُ لأَنَّ هَذَا هُوَ الإِنْسَانُ كُلُّهُ.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.	14 لأَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْضِرُ كُلَّ عَمَلٍ إِلَى الدَّيْنُونَةِ عَلَى كُلِّ خَفِيٍّ إِنْ كَانَ خَيْراً أَوْ شَرّاً.