Eclesiastés 1
Bíblia Livre
1Palavras do Pregador, filho de Davi, rei em Jerusalém.
2Futilidade das futilidades! - diz o Pregador - futilidade das futilidades! Tudo é fútil!
3Que proveito tem o homem de todo o seu trabalho que ele trabalha abaixo do sol?
4Geração vai, e geração vem; porém a terra permanece para sempre.
5O sol nasce, e o sol se põe; e se apressa ao seu lugar onde nasceu.
6O vento vai ao sul, e rodeia para o norte; continuamente o vento vai rodeando e voltando aos lugares onde circulou.
7Todos os rios vão para o mar, e contudo o mar não se enche; ao lugar onde os ribeiros correm, para ali eles voltam a correr.
8Todas estas coisas são tão cansativas, que ninguém consegue descrever; os olhos não ficam satisfeitos de ver, nem os ouvidos se enchem de ouvir.
9O que foi, isso será; e o que se fez, isso será feito; de modo que nada há de novo abaixo do sol.
10Existe algo que se possa dizer: Vê isto, que é novo?Isso já existia nos tempos passados, que foram antes de nós.
11Não há lembrança das coisas que já aconteceram; e das coisas que vão acontecer, também delas não haverá lembrança entre aqueles que vierem depois.
12Eu o Pregador, me tornei rei sobre Israel em Jerusalém.
13E dei meu coração a investigar e pesquisar com sabedoria sobre tudo o que acontece abaixo do céu; esta cansativa ocupação Deus deu aos filhos dos homens, para que nela fossem forçados.
14Vi todas as obras que são feitas abaixo do sol, e eis que tudo é futilidade e aflição de espírito.
15O que é torto não pode ser endireitado; o que está em falta não pode ser contado.
16Eu falei ao meu coração, dizendo: Eis que eu me tornei grande, e aumentei em sabedoria, sobre todos os que tinham sido antes de mim em Jerusalém; e meu coração experimentou uma abundância de sabedoria e conhecimento.
17E dei meu coração para entender sabedoria, e para entender loucuras e tolices; e percebi que também isto era aflição.
18Porque na muita sabedoria há muito aborrecimento, e aquele que aumenta em conhecimento aumenta em angústia.
Reina-Valera 1909
1PALABRAS del Predicador, hijo de David, rey en Jerusalem.
2Vanidad de vanidades, dijo el Predicador; vanidad de vanidades, todo vanidad.
3¿Qué provecho tiene el hombre de todo su trabajo con que se afana debajo del sol?
4Generación va, y generación viene: mas la tierra siempre permanece.
5Y sale el sol, y pónese el sol, y con deseo vuelve á su lugar donde torna á nacer.
6El viento tira hacia el mediodía, y rodea al norte; va girando de continuo, y á sus giros torna el viento de nuevo.
7Los ríos todos van á la mar, y la mar no se hinche; al lugar de donde los ríos vinieron, allí tornan para correr de nuevo.
8Todas las cosas andan en trabajo más que el hombre pueda decir: ni los ojos viendo se hartan de ver, ni los oídos se hinchen de oir.
9¿Qué es lo que fué? Lo mismo que será. ¿Qué es lo que ha sido hecho? Lo mismo que se hará: y nada hay nuevo debajo del sol.
10¿Hay algo de que se pueda decir: He aquí esto es nuevo? Ya fué en los siglos que nos han precedido.
11No hay memoria de lo que precedió, ni tampoco de lo que sucederá habrá memoria en los que serán después.
12Yo el Predicador fuí rey sobre Israel en Jerusalem.
13Y dí mi corazón á inquirir y buscar con sabiduría sobre todo lo que se hace debajo del cielo: este penoso trabajo dió Dios á los hijos de los hombres, en que se ocupen.
14Yo miré todas las obras que se hacen debajo del sol; y he aquí, todo ello es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.
15Lo torcido no se puede enderezar; y lo falto no puede contarse.
16Hablé yo con mi corazón, diciendo: He aquí hállome yo engrandecido, y he crecido en sabiduría sobre todos los que fueron antes de mí en Jerusalem; y mi corazón ha percibido muchedumbre de sabiduría y ciencia.
17Y dí mi corazón á conocer la sabiduría, y también á entender las locuras y los desvaríos: conocí que aun esto era aflicción de espíritu.
18Porque en la mucha sabiduría hay mucha molestia; y quien añade ciencia, añade dolor.
King James Version
1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
7All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
8All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
11There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
12I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
17And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
18For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
World English Bible
1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
3What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
4One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
5The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
6The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.
7All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.
8All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9That which has been is that which shall be, and that which has been done is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing under the sun.
10Is there a thing of which it may be said, “Behold, this is new”? It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
11There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.
12I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
15That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted.
16I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”
17I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.
18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.