Ecclesiastes / សាស្ដា
About a wise man's search for meaning and happiness and his discovery
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នេះ ជាពាក្យ
របស់សាស្ដា, ជាបុត្រ របស់ ព្រះបាទដាវីឌ និងជាព្រះមហាក្សត្រ
នៅក្រុង យេរូសាឡឹម៖
«អ្វីៗ ទាំងអស់ សុទ្ធតែឥតន័យ!
ឥតខ្លឹមសារ! និងឥតបានការ!»
មនុស្ស
ខំប្រឹងធ្វើការ យ៉ាងនឿយហត់ នៅលើផែនដី,
តើ បានប្រយោជន៍ អ្វី?
មនុស្សមួយជំនាន់
ចាកចេញ ពីលោកនេះទៅ,
មនុស្សមួយជំនាន់ទៀត
ចូលមក,
ហើយ ផែនដី
នៅស្ថិតស្ថេរដដែល។
ព្រះអាទិត្យ
រះឡើង, រួចលិចទៅវិញ,
ហើយ
ប្រញាប់វិលត្រឡប់ ទៅកន្លែង ដែលត្រូវរះ សាជាថ្មី។
ខ្យល់
បក់ទៅទិសខាងត្បូង,
ទៅទិសខាងជើង,
វិលទៅ វិលមក,
បក់តាមទិស
របស់ខ្លួនវិញ។
ទន្លេ
ទាំងប៉ុន្មាន ហូរចាក់ទៅ ក្នុងសមុទ្រ,
តែសមុទ្រ
មិនចេះពេញឡើយ,
ហើយ ទឹកទន្លេ
ក៏វិលទៅហូរ តាមផ្លូវ របស់វាវិញដែរ។
អ្វីៗ ទាំងអស់ សុទ្ធតែច្រំដែលៗ,
រហូត ដល់មនុស្ស
រកពាក្យ មកថ្លែងពុំបាន។
ភ្នែក សម្លឹងមើល, តែមិនចេះស្កប់;
ត្រចៀក
ត្រងត្រាប់ស្ដាប់, តែមិនចេះធុញទ្រាន់។
ហេតុការណ៍
ដែលធ្លាប់មាន កាលពីមុន
ក៏នឹងមាន នៅពេលខាងមុខ។
ការអ្វីៗ
ដែលគេធ្វើពីមុន, គេ នឹងធ្វើ នៅពេល ខាងមុខដែរ;
គឺនៅលើផែនដី, គ្មានការអ្វី ថ្មីសោះឡើយ។
ប្រសិនបើ គេ
ពោលអំពី ហេតុការណ៍អ្វីមួយ ថា,
«នេះ
ជាហេតុការណ៍ថ្មី។»
តោងដឹងថា, ហេតុការណ៍នោះ
ធ្លាប់កើតមាន
តាំងពីបុរាណកាល
រួចស្រេចទៅហើយ។
គ្មាននរណា នឹកចាំ
ពីអតីតកាលទេ,
ហើយ ហេតុការណ៍
ដែលនឹងកើតឡើង នៅអនាគត
ក៏មនុស្សជំនាន់ក្រោយ
មិននឹកចាំដែរ។
បទពិសោធ
របស់ សាស្ដា
អ្វីៗ ដែលកោង, ពុំអាច
បត់ឲ្យត្រង់វិញ បានឡើយ;
ហើយ
អ្វីៗដែលខ្វះ ក៏ពុំអាចរាប់ បានដែរ។
ខ្ញុំ រិះគិត ថា, «ខ្ញុំ មានប្រាជ្ញា កាន់តែច្រើនឡើងៗ, លើសស្ដេច
ឯទៀតៗ ដែលគ្រងរាជ្យ នៅក្រុងយេរូសាឡឹម មុនខ្ញុំ។ ខ្ញុំ មានបទពិសោធ ជាច្រើន អំពីប្រាជ្ញា និងការចេះដឹង។»
ខ្ញុំ ខិតខំស្វែងយល់ អំពីប្រាជ្ញា, ព្រមទាំងស្វែងយល់
អំពីភាពលេលា និងការវង្វេងស្មារតី។ ខ្ញុំ
យល់ឃើញ ថា, សូម្បីតែត្រង់នេះ ក៏ដូចដេញ
ចាប់ខ្យល់ដែរ។
ដ្បិត មានប្រាជ្ញាច្រើន, មានទុក្ខកង្វល់
ក៏ច្រើន;
ហើយ
មានការចេះដឹងច្រើន, មានទុក្ខព្រួយ ក៏ច្រើនដែរ។
Everything Is Meaningless
1 The words of the Teacher,[a] son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
3 What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?
4 Generations come and generations go,
but the earth remains forever.
5 The sun rises and the sun sets,
and hurries back to where it rises.
6 The wind blows to the south
and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
ever returning on its course.
7 All streams flow into the sea,
yet the sea is never full.
To the place the streams come from,
there they return again.
8 All things are wearisome,
more than one can say.
The eye never has enough of seeing,
nor the ear its fill of hearing.
9 What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there anything of which one can say,
“Look! This is something new”?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time.
11 No one remembers the former generations,
and even those yet to come
will not be remembered
by those who follow them.
at which they toil under the sun?
4 Generations come and generations go,
but the earth remains forever.
5 The sun rises and the sun sets,
and hurries back to where it rises.
6 The wind blows to the south
and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
ever returning on its course.
7 All streams flow into the sea,
yet the sea is never full.
To the place the streams come from,
there they return again.
8 All things are wearisome,
more than one can say.
The eye never has enough of seeing,
nor the ear its fill of hearing.
9 What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there anything of which one can say,
“Look! This is something new”?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time.
11 No one remembers the former generations,
and even those yet to come
will not be remembered
by those who follow them.
Wisdom Is Meaningless
12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! 14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened;
what is lacking cannot be counted.
what is lacking cannot be counted.
16 I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
18 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;
the more knowledge, the more grief.
the more knowledge, the more grief.
Footnotes:
- Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or the leader of the assembly; also in verses 2 and 12
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