Ecclesiastes · God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Ecclesiastes 12 God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
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1 Acuérdate de tu Creador en los días de tu juventud, Antes que lleguen los malos días, Y se acerquen los años cuando digas: No tengo en ellos contentamiento.
1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”
2 Antes que se oscurezcan el sol y la luz, Y la luna y las estrellas, Y las nubes vuelvan tras la lluvia.
2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
3 El día cuando tiemblen los guardianes de la casa, Se encorven los hombres fuertes, Cesen las que muelen porque disminuyeron, Y se enturbien los que miran por las celosías.
3 in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,
4 Cuando se cierren las puertas de afuera Por ser débil el sonido del molino, Uno se levante con la voz del ave, Y todas las hijas del canto sean abatidas,
4 and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
5 Cuando se tema también a lo que es alto Y a los terrores del camino, Florezca el almendro, Se arrastre la langosta, Y se pierda el apetito. Porque el hombre va hacia su morada eterna, Y los que endechan rondan por las calles.
5 yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets;
6 Antes que se rompa el cordón de plata Se destroce el tazón de oro, Se quiebre el cántaro junto a la fuente, La rueda se rompa sobre el pozo,
6 before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
7 El polvo vuelva a la tierra de donde procede, Y el espíritu regrese a ʼElohim, Quien lo dio.
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
8 Vanidad de vanidades, Dice el Predicador. ¡Todo es vanidad!
8 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”
9 Cuanto más sabio fue el Predicador, tanto más impartió su conocimiento al pueblo. Reflexionó y escudriñó. Compuso muchos proverbios.
9 Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10 Procuró el Predicador hallar palabras agradables, palabras de verdad escritas correctamente.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
11 Las palabras de los sabios son como aguijones, como estacas firmemente clavadas por un pastor para guiar rebaños.
11 The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12 Además de esto, hijo mío, sé advertido: El escribir muchos rollos no tiene fin, y la devoción excesiva a los rollos es fatiga para el cuerpo.
12 Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 La conclusión de todo el discurso oído es: Teme a ʼElohim y guarda sus Mandamientos, Porque esto es el todo del hombre.
13 This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
14 Porque ʼElohim llevará toda obra a juicio, Junto con toda cosa oculta, Sea buena o sea mala.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
Cross references (14)
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- 1 Lamentations 3:27; Ecclesiastes 11:8; Psalm 71:17–18; Proverbs 22:6; Luke 18:16
- 2 Isaiah 5:30; 1 Samuel 4:15; 1 Samuel 4:18; 1 Samuel 3:2; Ezekiel 32:7–8
- 3 Psalm 90:9–10; Psalm 102:23; Genesis 48:10; 1 Samuel 3:2; Zechariah 8:4
- 4 Jeremiah 25:10; 2 Samuel 19:35; Revelation 18:22
- 5 Job 17:13; Jeremiah 9:17–20; Job 30:23; Proverbs 16:31; Psalm 71:18
- 6 Zechariah 4:2–3
- 7 Daniel 12:2; Ecclesiastes 3:20–21; Psalm 146:4; Genesis 3:19; Job 34:14–15
- 8 Ecclesiastes 1:2; Ecclesiastes 8:8; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Psalm 62:9
- 9 Proverbs 1:1; 1 Kings 4:32; Proverbs 25:1; 1 Kings 10:8; Proverbs 10:1
- 10 Colossians 1:5; 1 Timothy 1:15; Proverbs 16:21–24; Proverbs 1:1–6; Proverbs 8:6–10
- 11 Jeremiah 23:29; Acts 2:37; Hebrews 4:12; Ezekiel 34:23; John 3:10
- 12 Ecclesiastes 1:18; John 21:25; 2 Peter 1:19–21; John 5:39; 1 Kings 4:32
- 13 Deuteronomy 10:12; Micah 6:8; Deuteronomy 6:2; Psalms 111:10–112:1; Psalm 145:19
- 14 2 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 2:16; Matthew 12:36; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Matthew 10:26
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The almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall grow heavy, and the caper-berry shall be scattered abroad.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)