Ecclesiastes 11
NIV — New International Version Bible (NIV)
NAV — Ketab El Hayat (NAV)
Verse 1
Ship your grain across the sea;
after many days you may receive a return.
after many days you may receive a return.
اطْرَحْ خُبْزَكَ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْمِيَاهِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَجِدُهُ بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.
Verse 2
Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
وَزِّعْ أَنْصِبَةً عَلَى سَبْعَةٍ بَلْ عَلَى ثَمَانِيَةٍ، لأَنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي أَيَّةَ بَلِيَّةٍ تَحُلُّ عَلَى الأَرْضِ.
Verse 3
If clouds are full of water,
they pour rain on the earth.
Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
they pour rain on the earth.
Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
إِذَا كَانَتِ السُّحُبُ مُثْقَلَةً بِالْمِيَاهِ فَإِنَّهَا تَصُبُّ الْمَطَرَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، وَإِنْ سَقَطَتْ شَجَرَةٌ بِاتِّجَاهِ الشِّمَالِ أَوِ الْجَنُوبِ فَإِنَّهَا تَظَلُّ مُسْتَقِرَّةً حَيْثُ سَقَطَتْ.
Verse 4
Whoever watches the wind will not plant;
whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
مَنْ يَرْصُدِ الرِّيحَ لَا يَزْرَعْ، وَمَنْ يُرَاقِبِ السُّحُبَ لَا يَحْصُدْ.
Verse 5
As you do not know the path of the wind,
or how the body is formed[a] in a mother’s womb,
so you cannot understand the work of God,
the Maker of all things.
or how the body is formed[a] in a mother’s womb,
so you cannot understand the work of God,
the Maker of all things.
كَمَا تَجْهَلُ اتِّجَاهَ مَسَارِ الرِّيحِ، أَوْ كَيْفَ تَتَكَوَّنُ عِظَامُ الْجَنِينِ فِي رَحِمِ الأُمِّ، كَذَلِكَ لَا تُدْرِكُ أَعْمَالَ اللهِ الَّتِي يُجْرِيهَا كُلَّهَا.
Verse 6
Sow your seed in the morning,
and at evening let your hands not be idle,
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well.
and at evening let your hands not be idle,
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well.
Remember Your Creator While Young
ازْرَعْ زَرْعَكَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ، وَلا تَكُفَّ يَدَكَ عَنِ الْعَمَلِ فِي الْمَسَاءِ، لأَنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي أَيُّهُمَا يُفْلِحُ: أَهَذَا الْمَزْرُوعُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ أَمْ ذَاكَ الَّذِي فِي الْمَسَاءِ، أَمْ كِلاهُمَا عَلَى حَدٍّ سَوَاءٍ؟
اذكر خالقك في شبابك
Verse 7
Light is sweet,
and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
النُّورُ مُبْهِجٌ، وَكَمْ يَلَذُّ لِلْعَيْنَيْنِ أَنْ تَرَيَا الشَّمْسَ.
Verse 8
However many years anyone may live,
let them enjoy them all.
But let them remember the days of darkness,
for there will be many.
Everything to come is meaningless.
let them enjoy them all.
But let them remember the days of darkness,
for there will be many.
Everything to come is meaningless.
إِنْ عَاشَ الإِنْسَانُ سِنِينَ كَثِيرَةً وَتَمَتَّعَ فِيهَا جَمِيعاً، فَلْيَتَذَكَّرِ الأَيَّامَ السَّوْدَاءَ، لأَنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ عَدِيدَةً. وَبَاطِلٌ كُلُّ مَا هُوَ آتٍ!
Verse 9
You who are young, be happy while you are young,
and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart
and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things
God will bring you into judgment.
and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart
and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things
God will bring you into judgment.
افْرَحْ أَيُّهَا الشَّابُّ فِي حَدَاثَتِكَ، وَلْيُمَتِّعْكَ قَلْبُكَ فِي أَيَّامِ شَبَابِكَ، وَاتْبَعْ أَهْوَاءَ قَلْبِكَ، وَكُلَّ مَا تَشْهَدُهُ عَيْنَاكَ. وَلَكِنِ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ بِسَبَبِ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا يَأْتِي اللهُ بِكَ إِلَى كُرْسِيِّ الْقَضَاءِ.
Verse 10
So then, banish anxiety from your heart
and cast off the troubles of your body,
for youth and vigor are meaningless.
and cast off the troubles of your body,
for youth and vigor are meaningless.
فَأَزِلِ الْغَمَّ مِنْ صَدْرِكَ، وَأقْصِ الشَّرَّ عَنْ جَسَدِكَ، لأَنَّ الْحَدَاثَةَ وَالشَّبَابَ بَاطِلانِ.