Eclesiastés · Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
Eclesiastés 12 Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
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1 Remember your Creator while you are young, before days of trouble come and you grow old, saying, “I'm not enjoying life anymore.”
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 Before the light fades—sun, moon, and stars—and rain clouds return to darken the skies.
2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
3 Before the guards of the house tremble and the strong men are bent over, the grinders stop working because there are only a few left, and the ones looking through the windows only see dimly,
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 and the doors to the street are shut. Before the sound of the grinding mill grows low, and you wake up early when the birds are singing, but you can hardly hear them.
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 Before you develop a fear of heights and worry about going out on the streets; when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper crawls along, and desire fails, for everyone has to go to their eternal home as the mourners go up and down the street.
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 Before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is broken; before the water jug is smashed at the spring, or the pulley is broken at the well.
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 Then the dust returns to the earth from which it came, and the breath of life returns to God who gave it.
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
8 “Everything passes! It's all so hard to understand!” says the Teacher.
8 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”
9 Not only was the Teacher a wise man, he also taught what he knew to others. He thought about many proverbs, studying them and arranging them.
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 The Teacher looked for the best way to explain things, writing truthfully and honestly.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
11 The words of the wise are like cattle prods. Their collected sayings are like nails driven home, given by one shepherd.
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 In addition, my student, take care, for there's no end to book writing, and too much study wears you out.
12 Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 To sum up now that everything has been discussed: Respect God by keeping his commandments, for that's what everyone should do.
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 God is going to judge us for everything we do, including what we do secretly, whether good or bad.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
Referencias cruzadas (14)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Lamentaciones 3:27; Eclesiastés 11:8; Salmo 71:17–18; Proverbios 22:6; Lucas 18:16
- 2 Isaías 5:30; 1 Samuel 4:15; 1 Samuel 4:18; 1 Samuel 3:2; Ezequiel 32:7–8
- 3 Salmo 90:9–10; Salmo 102:23; Génesis 48:10; 1 Samuel 3:2; Zacarías 8:4
- 4 Jeremías 25:10; 2 Samuel 19:35; Apocalipsis 18:22
- 5 Job 17:13; Jeremías 9:17–20; Job 30:23; Proverbios 16:31; Salmo 71:18
- 6 Zacarías 4:2–3
- 7 Daniel 12:2; Eclesiastés 3:20–21; Salmo 146:4; Génesis 3:19; Job 34:14–15
- 8 Eclesiastés 1:2; Eclesiastés 8:8; Eclesiastés 6:12; Eclesiastés 4:4; Salmo 62:9
- 9 Proverbios 1:1; 1 Reyes 4:32; Proverbios 25:1; 1 Reyes 10:8; Proverbios 10:1
- 10 Colosenses 1:5; 1 Timoteo 1:15; Proverbios 16:21–24; Proverbios 1:1–6; Proverbios 8:6–10
- 11 Jeremías 23:29; Hechos 2:37; Hebreos 4:12; Ezequiel 34:23; Juan 3:10
- 12 Eclesiastés 1:18; Juan 21:25; 2 Pedro 1:19–21; Juan 5:39; 1 Reyes 4:32
- 13 Deuteronomio 10:12; Miqueas 6:8; Deuteronomio 6:2; Salmos 111:10–112:1; Salmo 145:19
- 14 2 Corintios 5:10; Romanos 2:16; Mateo 12:36; 1 Corintios 4:5; Mateo 10:26
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
Lo que dijeron los Padres
Pasajes de los Padres de la Iglesia que comentan o citan este capítulo, tal como aparecen en la edición de Schaff (traducciones inglesas del siglo XIX, de dominio público). Los textos están en inglés.
Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
The almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall grow heavy, and the caper-berry shall be scattered abroad.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)