Eclesiastés · Vulgata Clementina
Eclesiastés 12 Vulgata Clementina
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1 [Memento Creatoris tui in diebus juventutis tuæ, antequam veniat tempus afflictionis, et appropinquent anni de quibus dicas: Non mihi placent;
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 antequam tenebrescat sol, et lumen, et luna, et stellæ, et revertantur nubes post pluviam;
2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
3 quando commovebuntur custodes domus, et nutabunt viri fortissimi, et otiosæ erunt molentes in minuto numero, et tenebrescent videntes per foramina;
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 et claudent ostia in platea, in humilitate vocis molentis, et consurgent ad vocem volucris, et obsurdescent omnes filiæ carminis:
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 excelsa quoque timebunt, et formidabunt in via. Florebit amygdalus, impinguabitur locusta, et dissipabitur capparis, quoniam ibit homo in domum æternitatis suæ, et circuibunt in platea plangentes.
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 Antequam rumpatur funiculus argenteus, et recurrat vitta aurea, et conteratur hydria super fontem, et confringatur rota super cisternam,
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 et revertatur pulvis in terram suam unde erat, et spiritus redeat ad Deum, qui dedit illum.
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
8 Vanitas vanitatum, dixit Ecclesiastes, et omnia vanitas.]
8 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”
9 [Cumque esset sapientissimus Ecclesiastes, docuit populum, et enarravit quæ fecerat; et investigans composuit parabolas multas.
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 Quæsivit verba utilia, et conscripsit sermones rectissimos ac veritate plenos.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
11 Verba sapientium sicut stimuli, et quasi clavi in altum defixi, quæ per magistrorum consilium data sunt a pastore uno.
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 His amplius, fili mi, ne requiras. Faciendi plures libros nullus est finis; frequensque meditatio, carnis afflictio est.
12 Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 Finem loquendi pariter omnes audiamus. Deum time, et mandata ejus observa: hoc est enim omnis homo,
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 et cuncta quæ fiunt adducet Deus in judicium pro omni errato, sive bonum, sive malum illud sit.]
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)