Ecclesiastes · Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Ecclesiastes 12 Free Bible Version (Spanish)
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1 Acuérdate de tu Creador mientras eres joven, antes de que lleguen los días de angustia y envejezcas diciendo: “Ya no disfruto de la vida”.
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 de la luz se apague -sol, luna y estrellas- y las nubes de lluvia vuelvan a oscurecer el cielo.
2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
3 Antes de que los guardianes de la casa tiemblen y los hombres fuertes se dobleguen, los moledores dejen de trabajar porque sólo quedan unos pocos, y los que miran por las ventanas sólo vean tenuemente,
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 y las puertas de la calle estén cerradas. Antes de que el sonido del molino disminuya, y te despiertes temprano cuando los pájaros cantan, pero apenas puedas oírlos.
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 Antes de que desarrolles el miedo a las alturas y te preocupes por salir a la calle; cuando el almendro florezca, el saltamontes se arrastre y el deseo falle, porque todos tienen que ir a su casa eterna mientras los dolientes suben y bajan por la calle.
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 de que se rompa el cordón de plata y se quiebre el cuenco de oro; antes de que se rompa el cántaro de agua en la fuente, o la polea en 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 Entonces el polvo vuelve a la tierra de la que salió, y el aliento de vida vuelve a Dios que lo dio.
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
8 “¡Todo pasa! ¡Todo es tan difícil de entender!” dice el Maestro.
8 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”
9 El Maestro no sólo era un hombre sabio, sino que también enseñaba lo que sabía a los demás. Pensaba en muchos proverbios, los estudiaba y los ordenaba.
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 El Maestro buscaba la mejor manera de explicar las cosas, escribiendo con verdad y honestidad.
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 arreadores para el ganado. Sus dichos recopilados son como clavos bien puestos por un pastor.
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, alumno mío, ten cuidado, porque la escritura de libros no tiene fin, y el exceso de estudio desgasta.
12 Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 Resumiendo, ahora que se ha hablado de todo: Respeta a Dios y guarda sus mandamientos, pues eso es lo que debe hacer todo el mundo.
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 Dios nos va a juzgar por todo lo que hagamos, incluso por lo que hagamos en secreto, sea bueno o malo.
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)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 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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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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)