Ecclesiastes 1
訓道書／傳道書 第一章
【BBE】Bible in Basic English 基礎英語譯本
【NLT】New Living Translation 新生活譯本
【思】天主教思高本
【和】基督教和合本（修訂版）
1:1
【BBE】Words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem.
【NLT】These are the words of the Teacher, King David's son, who ruled in Jerusalem.
【思】達味之子耶路撒冷的君王「訓道者」的語錄：
【和】在耶路撒冷作王、大衛的兒子、傳道者的言語。
1:2
【BBE】All is to no purpose, said the Preacher. All the ways of men are to no purpose.
【NLT】Everything is meaningless, says the Teacher, completely meaningless!
【思】虛而又虛，訓道者說：虛而又虛，萬事皆虛
1:3
【BBE】What is a man profited by all his works he does under the sun?
【NLT】What do people get for their hard work under the sun?
【思】人在太陽下辛勤勞作，為人究有何益﹖
1:4
【BBE】One generation goes and another comes, but the earth is for ever.
【NLT】Generations come and generation goes, but the earth never changes.
【思】一代過去，一代又來，大地仍然常在。
1:5
【BBE】The sun comes up and the sun goes down, goes back quickly to the place where he came up.
【NLT】The sun rises and the sun sets, hurries around to rise again.
【思】太陽升起，太陽落下，匆匆趕回原處，從新再升。
1:6
【BBE】The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north, circling round for ever.
【NLT】The wind blows south and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circle.
【思】風吹向南，又轉向北，旋轉不息，循環周行。
1:7
【BBE】All rivers go down to the sea but the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers go, there they go again.
【NLT】Rivers run into the sea but the sea is never full. The water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea.
【思】江河流入大海，大海總不滿溢；江河仍向所往之處，川流不息。
【和】江河都往海裏流，海卻不滿；江河從何處流，仍歸回原處。
1:8
【BBE】All things are full of weariness, man may not give their story. The eye is never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.
【NLT】Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.
【思】萬事皆辛勞，無人能盡言：眼看，看不夠；耳聽，聽不飽。
【和】萬事令人厭倦，人不能說盡。眼看，看不飽；耳聽，聽不足。
1:9
【BBE】That which has been is that which is to be, and that which has been done is that which will be done. There is no new thing under the sun.
【NLT】History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.
【思】往昔所有的，將來會再有；昔日所行的，將來會再行；太陽之下決無新事。
【和】已有的事，後必再有；已行的事，後必再行。日光之下並無新事。
1:10
【BBE】Is there anything of which man say, see, it is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.
【NLT】Sometimes people say, here is something new! But actually it is old. Nothing is ever truly new.
【思】若有人指著某事說：「看，這是新事。」豈不知在我們以前早就有過。
1:11
【BBE】There is no memory for those who have gone before, and of those who come after, there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.
【NLT】We don't remember what happened in the past, in future generations no one will remember what we are doing now.
【思】只是對往者，沒有人去追憶；同樣，對來者，也不會為後輩所記念。
【和】已過的事，無人記念；將來的事，後來的人也不記念。
1:12
【BBE】I, the Preacher, was the king over Israel in Jerusalem.
【NLT】I, the Teacher, was the king over Israel and I lived in Jerusalem.
【思】我訓道者，曾在耶路撒冷作過以色列的君王。
1:13
【BBE】And gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which is done under heaven. It is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.
【NLT】I devoted myself to search for the understanding and explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. And I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.
【思】我曾專心用智慧考察研究過天下所發生的一切；──這實在是天主賜與人類的一項艱辛的工作。
【和】我用智慧專心探尋、考察天下所發生的一切事：神給世人何等沉重的擔子，使他們在其中勞苦！
1:14
【BBE】I have seen all the works which are done under the sun. All is to no purpose and desire for wind.
【NLT】I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless, like chasing the wind.
【思】我觀察了在太陽下所發生的一切：看，都是空虛，都是追風。
1:15
【BBE】That which is bent may not be made striaght, that which is not there may not be numbered.
【NLT】What is wrong cannot be made right, what is missing cannot be recovered.
【思】彎曲的，不能使之正直，虧缺的，實在不可勝數。
【和】彎曲的，不能變直；缺乏的，不計其數。
1:16
【BBE】I said to heart, see, I have become great and am increased in wisdom than any who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.
【NLT】I said to myself, look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them.
【思】我心裏自語說：「看，我獲得了又大又多的智慧，勝過了所有在我以前住在耶路撒冷的人，我的心獲得了許多智慧和學問。」
【和】我心裏說：「看哪，我大有智慧，勝過在我以前所有統治耶路撒冷的人；我的心也多經歷智慧和知識的事。」
1:17
【BBE】I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again is desire for wind.
【NLT】So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. And I learned firsthand that pursuing all these is like chasing the wind.
【思】我再專心研究智慧和學問，愚昧和狂妄，我纔發覺：連這項工作也是追風。
【和】我專心想要明白智慧，想要明白狂妄與愚昧，方知這也是捕風。
1:18
【BBE】Because in much wisdom is much grief. An increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.
【NLT】The greater my wisdom the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.
【思】因為，智慧愈多，煩惱愈多；學問越廣，憂慮越深。
第2章
2:1
【BBE】I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test, so take your pleasure. But it was to no purpose.
【NLT】I said to myself. Come one, let's try pleasure. Let's look for the good thing in life. But I found that this, too, was meaningless
【思】我心下自語：「來，試一試快樂，享受一下褔樂！」看，這也是空虛。
【和】我心裏說：「來吧，讓我用喜樂試試你，使你享福！」看哪，這也是虛空。
2:2
【BBE】Of laughing I said, it is foolish; and of joy, what use is it?
【NLT】So I said, laugher is silly. What good does it do to seek pleasure?
【思】我稱歡笑為「瘋狂」，我對喜樂說：「這有何用」？
【和】論嬉笑，我說：「這是狂妄。」論享樂，「這有甚麼用呢？」
2:3
【BBE】I made a search with my heart to give pleasure to my flesh with wine, still guiding my heart with wisdom, and to go after foolish things, so I might see that what is good for the sons of men to do under heavens all the days of their life.
【NLT】After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.
【思】我逐決意喝酒以使我的肉身暢快，── 但我的心仍為智慧所引導，並決意迷於狂妄的事，直到我看清，世人在天下一生有限的歲月中所做的事，有什麼好處為止。
【和】我心以智慧引導我，我心裏探究，如何用酒使身體舒暢，如何抓住愚昧，直等我看明世人在天下短暫一生中，當行何事為美。
2:4
【BBE】I undertook great works, building myself houses and planting vine-gardens.
【NLT】I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and planting beautiful vineyards.
【思】我於是擴大我的工程：為自己建做宮室，栽植葡萄園，
【和】我大興土木，為自己建造房屋，栽葡萄園，
2:5
【BBE】I made myself gardens and fruit gardens, planting in them fruit trees of all sorts.
【NLT】I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees.
【思】開闢園囿，在其中栽植各種果樹，
【和】修造庭園和公園，在其中栽種各樣果樹，
2:6
【BBE】I made pools to give water for the woods with their young trees.
【NLT】I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves.
【思】挖掘水池，以澆灌在生長中的樹木。
【和】挖造水池，用以灌溉林中的幼樹。
2:7
【BBE】I got men-servants and women-servants, and they gave birth to sons and daughters in my house. I had great wealth of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.
【NLT】I bought slaves, both men and women, and others were born into my household. I also owned large herds and flocks, more than any of the kings who had lived in Jerusalem before me.
【思】買了奴婢，還有在家中出世的僮僕，又有許多牛羊，多過我以前住在耶路撒冷的人。
【和】我買了僕婢，也有生在家中的僕婢；又有許多牛群羊群，勝過我以前所有在耶路撒冷的人。
2:8
【BBE】I got together silver and gold and the wealth of kings and of countries. I got makers of song, male and female; and the delights of the sons of men, girls of all sorts to be my bride.
【NLT】I collected great sums of silver and gold, the treasure of many kings and provinces. I hired wonderful singers, both men and women, and had many beautiful concubines. I had everything a man could desire.
【思】我還聚歛了大批金銀，及各王侯各省份的財寶；擁有許多歌唱的男女，無數的嬪妃，以及人間所有的享受。
【和】我為自己積蓄金銀，搜集各君王、各省份的財寶；又為自己得男女歌手和世人所喜愛的物，以及一個又一個的妃嬪。
2:9
【BBE】And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.
【NLT】So I became greater than all who had lived in Jerusalem before me, and my wisdom never failed me.
【思】我雖如此富有，超過以往住在耶路撒冷的人，但我仍沒有喪失智慧。
【和】這樣，我就日漸昌盛，勝過我以前所有在耶路撒冷的人。我的智慧仍然存留。
2:10
【BBE】And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them. I did not keep any joy from my heart because my heart took pleasure in all my works, and this was my reward.
【NLT】Anything I wanted, I would take. I denied myself no pleasure. I even find great pleasure in hard work, a reward for all my labors.
【思】凡我眼所希求的，我決不加以拒絕；凡我心所願享受的快樂，我決不加以阻止；因為我的心對我的一切勞苦工作，實在滿意；其實，這也是我由勞苦工作應得的報酬。
【和】凡我眼所求的，我沒有克制它；我心所樂的，我沒有不享受。因我的心要為一切的勞碌快樂，這是我從一切勞碌中所得的報償。
2:11
【BBE】Then I saw all the work which my hands had made, everything I had been working to do, I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
【NLT】But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.
【思】但當我回顧我所作的一切工作，以及工作時所受的勞苦，看，一切都是空虛，都是追風；在太陽之下，亳無裨益。
【和】後來，我回顧我手所經營的一切和我勞碌所做的工。看哪，全是虛空，全是捕風；在日光之下毫無益處。
2:12
【BBE】Then I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.
【NLT】Then I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness. For who can do this better than I, the king?
【思】我又回顧觀察智慧、瘋狂和昏愚；那繼位作君王的人能做什麼？只能做已做過的事。
【和】我轉而回顧智慧、狂妄和愚昧。在王以後來的人又如何呢？不過做先前所做的就是了。
2:13
【BBE】Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways, as the light is better than the dark.
【NLT】I thought wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
【思】我看透智慧勝於昏愚，像光明勝於黑暗。
【和】於是我看出智慧勝過愚昧，如同光明勝過黑暗。
2:14
【BBE】The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark. But still I saw that the same event comes to them all.
【NLT】For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark. Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate.
【思】 「智者高瞻遠矚，愚者卻在黑暗中摸索。」但我也知道：二者都要遭遇同樣的命運。
【和】智慧人的眼目光明，愚昧人卻在黑暗裏行。但我知道他們都有相同的遭遇。
2:15
【BBE】Then said I in my heart, as it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart, this again is to no purpose.
【NLT】Both will die. Then I said to myself, since I will end up the same as the foolish, what is the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless.
【思】我心中自問：「愚人的命運，我也會遇到，為什麼我要更明智？」我遂下結論說：「這也是空虛。」
【和】我心裏就說：「愚昧人所遇見的，我也一樣遇見，那麼我何必更有智慧呢？」我心裏說：「這也是虛空。」
2:16
【BBE】Of the wise, as of the foolish, there is no memory for ever, seeing those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish.
【NLT】For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the foolish. In the days to come, both will be remembered.
【思】因為智者和愚者，同樣不為人常久記念，早晚有一天都要被人遺忘。可惜，智者和愚者同樣死去！
【和】智慧人和愚昧人一樣，不會長久被人記念，因為日後都被遺忘。可嘆！智慧人和愚昧人都一樣會死亡。
2:17
【BBE】So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me. All is to no purpose and desire for wind.
【NLT】So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless, like chasing the wind.
【思】於是我惱恨生命，因為太陽之下所發生的事，無非使我煩惱，因為全是空虛，都是追風。
【和】於是我恨惡生命，因為在日光之下所發生的事我都以為煩惱，全是虛空，全是捕風。
2:18
【BBE】Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits.
【NLT】I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned.
【思】我憎恨我在太陽下所受的勞苦，因為我要將勞苦所得，留給我的後人。
【和】我恨惡一切的勞碌，就是我在日光之下所勞碌的，因為我所得的必須留給我以後的人。
2:19
【BBE】And who is to say whether that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.
【NLT】And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless.
【思】他是智是愚，有誰知道；但他一定要主管我在太陽下，以智慧辛苦經營的一切工作：這也是空虛。
【和】那人是智慧是愚昧，誰能知道呢？他竟要掌管我在日光之下用智慧勞碌所得的。這也是虛空。
2:20
【BBE】So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.
【NLT】So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.
【思】我回顧我在太陽下所受的一切勞苦，就灰心失望。
【和】我轉想我在日光之下所勞碌的一切工作，心就絕望。
2:21
【BBE】Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will take it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.
【NLT】Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn't worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy.
【思】因為有人以智慧、學問和才幹勞作得來的，卻應留給那未曾勞作的人，作為產業：這也是空虛和大不幸。
【和】因為有人用智慧、知識、靈巧勞碌工作，所得來的卻要遺留給未曾勞碌的人作產業。這也是虛空，大大不幸。
2:22
【BBE】What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?
【NLT】So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety?
【思】人在太陽下所受的一切勞苦，以及痛心的事，究竟有什麼裨益？
【和】人一切的勞碌操心，就是他在日光之下所勞碌的，又得著了甚麼呢？
2:23
【BBE】All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night, his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.
【NLT】Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief. Even at night, their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless.
【思】其實，人天天所有的事務，無非是悲苦和煩惱；而且夜裏，心也得不到安息：這也是空虛。
【和】他日日憂慮，他的勞苦成為愁煩，連夜間心也不得休息。這也是虛空。
2:24
【BBE】There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This again I saw was from the hand of God.
【NLT】So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink, and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God.
【思】人除了吃喝和享受自己勞作之所得以外，別無更好的事。我也看透了：這是從天主手裏來的。
【和】難道一個人有吃有喝，且在勞碌中享福，不是福氣嗎？我看這也是出於神的手。
2:25
【BBE】Who may take food or have pleasure without him?
【NLT】Who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him?
【思】因為離了天主，誰能有吃的，誰能有所享受？
【和】論到吃用、享福，誰能勝過我呢
2:26
【BBE】To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and pleasure and joy. But to sinner, he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.
【NLT】God gives wisdom, knowledge and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless like chasing the wind.
【思】天主原把智慧、學問和歡樂，賜給他所喜愛的人。至於罪人，天主將積蓄貯藏財物的勞苦加於他身上，好將一切財物留給天主所喜愛的人：這也是空虛，也是追風。
【和】神喜愛誰，就給誰智慧、知識和喜樂；惟有罪人，神使他勞苦，將他所儲藏、所堆積的歸給神所喜愛的人。這也是虛空，也是捕風。
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