| 1:1 | [cbgb] | 在耶路撒冷作王，大卫的儿子，传道者的言语。 > | |
| [niv] | The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: | ||
| [asv] | The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. | ||
| [jnd] | The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. | ||
| [kjv] | The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. | ||
| [nwb] | The words of the preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem. | ||
| [rsv] | The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. | ||
| [web] | . The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem: | ||
| [ylt] | Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: | ||
| [bbe] | The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. | ||
| 1:2 | [cbgb] | 传道者说，虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空。凡事都是虚空。 < | > | |
| [niv] | "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." | ||
| [asv] | Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity. | ||
| [jnd] | Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity. | ||
| [kjv] | Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. | ||
| [nwb] | Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; all vanity. | ||
| [rsv] | Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. | ||
| [web] | . "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." | ||
| [ylt] | Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole vanity. | ||
| [bbe] | All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose. | ||
| 1:3 | [cbgb] | 人一切的劳碌，就是他在日光之下的劳碌，有什么益处呢？ < | > | |
| [niv] | What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun? | ||
| [asv] | What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun? | ||
| [jnd] | What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun? | ||
| [kjv] | What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? | ||
| [nwb] | What profit hath a man of all his labor, which he taketh under the sun? | ||
| [rsv] | What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? | ||
| [web] | What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun? | ||
| [ylt] | What advantage to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun? | ||
| [bbe] | What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun? | ||
| 1:4 | [cbgb] | 一代过去，一代又来。地却永远长存。 < | > | |
| [niv] | Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. | ||
| [asv] | One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever. | ||
| [jnd] | generation passeth away, and generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever. | ||
| [kjv] | One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. | ||
| [nwb] | generation passeth away, and generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. | ||
| [rsv] | A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains for ever. | ||
| [web] | One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever. | ||
| [ylt] | A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing. | ||
| [bbe] | One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever. | ||
| 1:5 | [cbgb] | 日头出来，日头落下，急归所出之地。 < | > | |
| [niv] | The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises. | ||
| [asv] | The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth. | ||
| [jnd] | The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth. | ||
| [kjv] | The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. | ||
| [nwb] | The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. | ||
| [rsv] | The sun rises and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises. | ||
| [web] | The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises. | ||
| [ylt] | Also, the sun hath risen, and the sun hath gone in, and unto its place panting it is rising there. | ||
| [bbe] | The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up. | ||
| 1:6 | [cbgb] | 风往南刮，又向北转，不住的旋转，而且返回转行原道。 < | > | |
| [niv] | The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course. | ||
| [asv] | The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to its circuits. | ||
| [jnd] | The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits. | ||
| [kjv] | The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. | ||
| [nwb] | The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about to the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to its circuits. | ||
| [rsv] | The wind blows to the south, and goes round to the north; round and round goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns. | ||
| [web] | The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses. | ||
| [ylt] | Going unto the south, and turning round unto the north, turning round, turning round, the wind is going, and by its circuits the wind hath returned. | ||
| [bbe] | The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever. | ||
| 1:7 | [cbgb] | 江河都往海里流，海却不满。江河从何处流，仍归何处。 < | > | |
| [niv] | All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again. | ||
| [asv] | All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again. | ||
| [jnd] | All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again. | ||
| [kjv] | All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. | ||
| [nwb] | All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea not full; to the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. | ||
| [rsv] | All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again. | ||
| [web] | All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again. | ||
| [ylt] | All the streams are going unto the sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place whither the streams are going, thither they are turning back to go. | ||
| [bbe] | All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again. | ||
| 1:8 | [cbgb] | 万事令人厌烦。（或作万物满有困乏）人不能说尽。眼看，看不饱，耳听，听不足。 < | > | |
| [niv] | All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing. | ||
| [asv] | All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. | ||
| [jnd] | All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. | ||
| [kjv] | All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. | ||
| [nwb] | All things full of labor; man cannot utter the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. | ||
| [rsv] | All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. | ||
| [web] | All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. | ||
| [ylt] | All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor filled is the ear from hearing. | ||
| [bbe] | All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing. | ||
| 1:9 | [cbgb] | 已有的事，后必再有。已行的事，后必再行。日光之下并无新事。 < | > | |
| [niv] | What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. | ||
| [asv] | That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. | ||
| [jnd] | That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which will be done: and there is nothing new under the sun. | ||
| [kjv] | The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. | ||
| [nwb] | The thing that hath been, it which shall be; and that which is done that which shall be done: and no new under the sun. | ||
| [rsv] | What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun. | ||
| [web] | That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. | ||
| [ylt] | What that which hath been? it that which is, and what that which hath been done? it that which is done, and there is not an entirely new thing under the sun. | ||
| [bbe] | That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun. | ||
| 1:10 | [cbgb] | 岂有一件事人能指着说，这是新的。那知，在我们以前的世代，早已有了。 < | > | |
| [niv] | Is there anything of which one can say, "Look! This is something new"? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time. | ||
| [asv] | Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us. | ||
| [jnd] | Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which were before us. | ||
| [kjv] | Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. | ||
| [nwb] | Is there thing of which it may be said, See, this new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. | ||
| [rsv] | Is there a thing of which it is said, "See, this is new"? It has been already, in the ages before us. | ||
| [web] | Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?" It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us. | ||
| [ylt] | There is a thing of which saith: `See this, it new!' already it hath been in the ages that were before us! | ||
| [bbe] | Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us. | ||
| 1:11 | [cbgb] | 已过的世代，无人记念，将来的世代，后来的人也不记念。 < | > | |
| [niv] | There is no remembrance of men of old, and even those who are yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow. | ||
| [asv] | There is no remembrance of the former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after. | ||
| [jnd] | There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be remembrance of things that are to come with those who shall live afterwards. | ||
| [kjv] | There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. | ||
| [nwb] | no remembrance of former ; neither shall there be remembrance of that are to come with that shall come after. | ||
| [rsv] | There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to happen among those who come after. | ||
| [web] | There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after. | ||
| [ylt] | There is not a remembrance of former ; and also of the latter that are, there is no remembrance of them with those that are at the last. | ||
| [bbe] | There is no memory of 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. | ||
| 1:12 | [cbgb] | 我传道者在耶路撒冷作过以色列的王。 < | > | |
| [niv] | I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. | ||
| [asv] | I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. | ||
| [jnd] | I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. | ||
| [kjv] | I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. | ||
| [nwb] | I the preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. | ||
| [rsv] | I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. | ||
| [web] | . I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. | ||
| [ylt] | I, a preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. | ||
| [bbe] | I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. | ||
| 1:13 | [cbgb] | 我专心用智慧寻求查究天下所作的一切事，乃知 神叫世人所经练的，是极重的劳苦。 < | > | |
| [niv] | I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid on men! | ||
| [asv] | And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith. | ||
| [jnd] | And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith. | ||
| [kjv] | And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. | ||
| [nwb] | And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that are done under heaven: this grievous labor hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised with it. | ||
| [rsv] | And I applied my mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has given to the sons of men to be busy with. | ||
| [web] | I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with. | ||
| [ylt] | And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it. | ||
| [bbe] | And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do. | ||
| 1:14 | [cbgb] | 我见日光之下所作的一切事，都是虚空，都是捕风。 < | > | |
| [niv] | I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. | ||
| [asv] | I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. | ||
| [jnd] | I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind. | ||
| [kjv] | I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. | ||
| [nwb] | I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all vanity and vexation of spirit. | ||
| [rsv] | I have seen everything that is done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. | ||
| [web] | I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind. | ||
| [ylt] | I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole vanity and vexation of spirit! | ||
| [bbe] | I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind. | ||
| 1:15 | [cbgb] | 弯曲的不能变直，缺少的不能足数。 < | > | |
| [niv] | What is twisted cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted. | ||
| [asv] | That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. | ||
| [jnd] | That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. | ||
| [kjv] | That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. | ||
| [nwb] | crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. | ||
| [rsv] | What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be numbered. | ||
| [web] | That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted. | ||
| [ylt] | A crooked thing is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered. | ||
| [bbe] | That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered. | ||
| 1:16 | [cbgb] | 我心里议论，说，我得了大智慧，胜过我以前在耶路撒冷的众人。而且我心中多经历智慧，和知识的事。 < | > | |
| [niv] | I thought to myself, "Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge." | ||
| [asv] | I communed with mine own hear, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. | ||
| [jnd] | I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great and have acquired wisdom more than all they that have been before me over Jerusalem; and my heart hath seen much of wisdom and knowledge. | ||
| [kjv] | I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. | ||
| [nwb] | I communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I have come to great estate, and have gained more wisdom than all that have been before me in Jerusalem: and my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. | ||
| [rsv] | I said to myself, "I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge." | ||
| [web] | I said to myself, "Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge." | ||
| [ylt] | I -- I spake with my heart, saying, `I, lo, I have magnified and added wisdom above every one who hath been before me at Jerusalem, and my heart hath seen abundantly wisdom and knowledge. | ||
| [bbe] | I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge. | ||
| 1:17 | [cbgb] | 我又专心察明智慧，狂妄，和愚昧。乃知道也是捕风。 < | > | |
| [niv] | Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind. | ||
| [asv] | And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind. | ||
| [jnd] | And I applied my heart to the knowledge of wisdom, and to the knowledge of madness and folly: I perceived that this also is a striving after the wind. | ||
| [kjv] | And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. | ||
| [nwb] | And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. | ||
| [rsv] | And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind. | ||
| [web] | I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind. | ||
| [ylt] | And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this vexation of spirit; | ||
| [bbe] | And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind. | ||
| 1:18 | [cbgb] | 因为多有智慧，就多有愁烦。加增知识的，就加增忧伤。 < | |
| [niv] | For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief. | ||
| [asv] | For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. | ||
| [jnd] | For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. | ||
| [kjv] | For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. | ||
| [nwb] | For in much wisdom much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. | ||
| [rsv] | For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. | ||
| [web] | For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. | ||
| [ylt] | for, in abundance of wisdom abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.' | ||
| [bbe] | Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.. |