Ecclesiastes 12

and-remember [direct object marker] your-Creator in-days-of your-youth before that not they-come days-of the-evil and-draw-near years when you-will-say there-is-not to-me in-them pleasure

1 וּ/זְכֹר֙ 𐤅/𐤆𐤊𐤓 uzekhor and-remember HC/Vqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo בּ֣וֹרְאֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤀𐤉/𐤊 boreeykha your-Creator HVqrmpc/Sp2ms בִּ/ימֵ֖י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in-days-of HR/Ncmpc בְּחוּרֹתֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊 bechuroteykha your-youth HNcbpc/Sp2ms עַ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ad before HR אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָבֹ֨אוּ֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou they-come HVqi3mp יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days-of HNcmpc הָֽ/רָעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the-evil HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הִגִּ֣יעוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤏𐤅 vehigiu and-draw-near HC/Vhq3cp שָׁנִ֔ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years HNcfpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 when HTr תֹּאמַ֔ר 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar you-will-say HVqi2ms אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-is-not HTn לִ֥/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me HR/Sp1cs בָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem in-them HR/Sp3mp חֵֽפֶץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chefets pleasure HNcmsa

before that not is darkened the sun and the light and the moon and the stars return the clouds after the rain

2 עַ֠ד 𐤏𐤃 ad before HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תֶחְשַׁ֤ךְ 𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤊 techeshakhe is darkened HVqi3fs הַ/שֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הָ/א֔וֹר 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤓 vehaor and the light HC/Td/Ncbsa וְ/הַ/יָּרֵ֖חַ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤇 vehayarecha and the moon HC/Td/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/כּוֹכָבִ֑ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤌 vehakokhavim and the stars HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/שָׁ֥בוּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤅 veshavu return HC/Vqq3cp הֶ/עָבִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤌 heavim the clouds HTd/Ncbpa אַחַ֥ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar after HR הַ/גָּֽשֶׁם 𐤄/𐤂𐤔𐤌 hagashem the rain HTd/Ncmsa

in the day when they tremble the keepers of the house and are bent men of strength and cease the grinders because they are few and grow dim those who look out through the windows

3 בַּ/יּ֗וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day HRd/Ncmsa שֶׁ/יָּזֻ֨עוּ֙ 𐤔/𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤅 sheyazuu when they tremble HTr/Vqi3mp שֹׁמְרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉 shomerey the keepers HVqrmpc הַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit of the house HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤅𐤕𐤅 vehiteavetu and are bent HC/Vtq3cp אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men HNcmpc הֶ/חָ֑יִל 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤋 hechayil of strength HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בָטְל֤וּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤈𐤋𐤅 uvatelu and cease HC/Vqq3cp הַ/טֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤈𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤕 hatochanot the grinders HTd/Ncfpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because HC מִעֵ֔טוּ 𐤌𐤏𐤈𐤅 mietu they are few HVpp3cp וְ/חָשְׁכ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤇𐤔𐤊𐤅 vechashekhu and grow dim HC/Vqq3cp הָ/רֹא֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 haroot those who look out HTd/Vqrfpa בָּ/אֲרֻבּֽוֹת 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 baarubot through the windows HRd/Ncfpa

and the doors are shut the doors in the street when low the sound of the grinding and one rises at the sound of the bird and are brought low all daughters of song

4 וְ/סֻגְּר֤וּ 𐤅/𐤎𐤂𐤓𐤅 vesugeru and the doors are shut HC/VPq3cp דְלָתַ֨יִם֙ 𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 delatayim the doors HNcfda בַּ/שּׁ֔וּק 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤒 bashuq in the street HRd/Ncmsa בִּ/שְׁפַ֖ל 𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤋 bishefal when low HR/Vqc ק֣וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol the sound HNcmsc הַֽ/טַּחֲנָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤈𐤇𐤍𐤄 hatachanah of the grinding HTd/Ncfsa וְ/יָקוּם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 veyaqum and one rises HC/Vqi3ms לְ/ק֣וֹל 𐤋/𐤒𐤅𐤋 leqol at the sound HR/Ncmsc הַ/צִּפּ֔וֹר 𐤄/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓 hatsipor of the bird HTd/Ncbsa וְ/יִשַּׁ֖חוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤅 veyishachu and are brought low HC/VNi3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc בְּנ֥וֹת 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 benot daughters HNcfpc הַ/שִּֽׁיר 𐤄/𐤔𐤉𐤓 hashir of song HTd/Ncbsa

also of height they are afraid and terrors in the way and blossoms the almond tree and drags itself the grasshopper and fails the caperberry for going man to house of his eternity and go about in the street the mourners

5 גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa מִ/גָּבֹ֤הַּ 𐤌/𐤂𐤁𐤄 migavoha of height HR/Aamsa יִרָ֨אוּ֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 yirau they are afraid HVqi3mp וְ/חַתְחַתִּ֣ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤌 vechatechatim and terrors HC/Ncmpa בַּ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 baderekhe in the way HRd/Ncbsa וְ/יָנֵ֤אץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤀𐤑 veyanets and blossoms HC/Vhi3ms הַ/שָּׁקֵד֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤒𐤃 hashaqed the almond tree HTd/Ncmsa וְ/יִסְתַּבֵּ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤕𐤁𐤋 veyisetabel and drags itself HC/Vti3ms הֶֽ/חָגָ֔ב 𐤄/𐤇𐤂𐤁 hechagav the grasshopper HTd/Ncmsa וְ/תָפֵ֖ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤓 vetafer and fails HC/Vhi3fs הָֽ/אֲבִיּוֹנָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 haavionah the caperberry HTd/Ncfsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC הֹלֵ֤ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe going HVqrmsa הָ/אָדָם֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam man HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house HNcmsc עוֹלָמ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌/𐤅 olamo of his eternity HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/סָבְב֥וּ 𐤅/𐤎𐤁𐤁𐤅 vesavevu and go about HC/Vqq3cp בָ/שּׁ֖וּק 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤒 vashuq in the street HRd/Ncmsa הַ/סֹּפְדִֽים 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤃𐤉𐤌 hasofedim the mourners HTd/Vqrmpa

until that not is removed is loosed cord the silver and runs bowl the golden and is broken pitcher at the spring and is broken the wheel at the cistern

6 עַ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until HR אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn ירחק 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤒 yrchq is removed HVqi3ms יֵרָתֵק֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤕𐤒 yerateq is loosed HVNi3ms חֶ֣בֶל 𐤇𐤁𐤋 chevel cord HNcbsc הַ/כֶּ֔סֶף 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤐 hakesef the silver HTd/Ncmsa וְ/תָרֻ֖ץ 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤑 vetaruts and runs HC/Vqi3fs גֻּלַּ֣ת 𐤂𐤋𐤕 gulat bowl HNcfsc הַ/זָּהָ֑ב 𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 hazahav the golden HTd/Ncmsa וְ/תִשָּׁ֤בֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤓 vetishaver and is broken HC/VNi3fs כַּד֙ 𐤊𐤃 kad pitcher HNcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at HR הַ/מַּבּ֔וּעַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤏 hamabua the spring HTd/Ncmsa וְ/נָרֹ֥ץ 𐤅/𐤍𐤓𐤑 venarots and is broken HC/VNq3ms הַ/גַּלְגַּ֖ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 hagalegal the wheel HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el at HR הַ/בּֽוֹר 𐤄/𐤁𐤅𐤓 habor the cistern HTd/Ncmsa

and shall return the dust to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return to God who gave it

7 וְ/יָשֹׁ֧ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 veyashov and shall return HC/Vqi3ms הֶ/עָפָ֛ר 𐤄/𐤏𐤐𐤓 heafar the dust HTd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to HR הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth HTd/Ncbsa כְּ/שֶׁ/הָיָ֑ה 𐤊/𐤔/𐤄𐤉𐤄 keshehayah as it was HR/Tr/Vqp3ms וְ/הָ/ר֣וּחַ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤓𐤅𐤇 veharucha Roho (Swahili) and the spirit HC/Td/Ncbsa תָּשׁ֔וּב 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁 tashuv shall return HVqi3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr נְתָנָֽ/הּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍/𐤄 netanah gave it HVqp3ms/Sp3fs

Vanity of vanities says the Preacher all is vanity

8 הֲבֵ֧ל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel Vanity HNcmsc הֲבָלִ֛ים 𐤄𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 havalim of vanities HNcmpa אָמַ֥ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms הַ/קּוֹהֶ֖לֶת 𐤄/𐤒𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤕 haqohelet the Preacher HTd/Ncmsa הַ/כֹּ֥ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol all HTd/Ncmsa הָֽבֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel-2 is vanity HNcmsa

And moreover because he was the Preacher wise still he taught knowledge [direct object marker] the people and he weighed and he searched and he arranged proverbs many

9 וְ/יֹתֵ֕ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyoter And moreover HC/Ncmsa שֶׁ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤔/𐤄𐤉𐤄 shehayah because he was HTr/Vqp3ms קֹהֶ֖לֶת 𐤒𐤄𐤋𐤕 qohelet the Preacher HNcmsa חָכָ֑ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise HAamsa ע֗וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od still HD לִמַּד 𐤋𐤌𐤃 limad he taught HVpp3ms דַּ֨עַת֙ 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge HNcfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אִזֵּ֣ן 𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤍 veizen and he weighed HC/Vpp3ms וְ/חִקֵּ֔ר 𐤅/𐤇𐤒𐤓 vechiqer and he searched HC/Vpp3ms תִּקֵּ֖ן 𐤕𐤒𐤍 tiqen and he arranged HVpp3ms מְשָׁלִ֥ים 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 meshalim proverbs HNcmpa הַרְבֵּֽה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh many HVha

sought the Preacher to find words of delight and written upright words of truth

10 בִּקֵּ֣שׁ 𐤁𐤒𐤔 biqesh sought HVpp3ms קֹהֶ֔לֶת 𐤒𐤄𐤋𐤕 qohelet the Preacher HNcmsa לִ/מְצֹ֖א 𐤋/𐤌𐤑𐤀 limetso to find HR/Vqc דִּבְרֵי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words of HNcmpc חֵ֑פֶץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chefets delight HNcmsa וְ/כָת֥וּב 𐤅/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 vekhatuv and written HC/Vqsmsa יֹ֖שֶׁר 𐤉𐤔𐤓 yosher upright HNcmsa דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey-2 words of HNcmpc אֱמֶֽת 𐤀𐤌𐤕 emet truth HNcfsa

words of the wise like goads and like nails fixed masters of collections they are given from shepherd one

11 דִּבְרֵ֤י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words of HNcmpc חֲכָמִים֙ 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 chakhamim the wise HAampa כַּ/דָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹת 𐤊/𐤃𐤓𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 kadarevonot like goads HRd/Ncbpa וּֽ/כְ/מַשְׂמְר֥וֹת 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕 ukhemasemerot and like nails HC/R/Ncbpa נְטוּעִ֖ים 𐤍𐤈𐤅𐤏𐤉𐤌 netuim fixed HVqsmpa בַּעֲלֵ֣י 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 baaley masters of HNcmpc אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת 𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅𐤕 asupot collections HNcfpa נִתְּנ֖וּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 nitenu they are given HVNp3cp מֵ/רֹעֶ֥ה 𐤌/𐤓𐤏𐤄 meroeh from shepherd HR/Vqrmsa אֶחָֽד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa

And-further than-these my-son be-warned to-make books much there-is-no end and-much-talk much weariness of-flesh

12 וְ/יֹתֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyoter And-further HC/Ncmsa מֵ/הֵ֖מָּה 𐤌/𐤄𐤌𐤄 mehemah than-these HR/Pdxmp בְּנִ֣/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my-son HNcmsc/Sp1cs הִזָּהֵ֑ר 𐤄𐤆𐤄𐤓 hizaher be-warned HVNv2ms עֲשׂ֨וֹת 𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 asot to-make HVqc סְפָרִ֤ים 𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 sefarim books HNcmpa הַרְבֵּה֙ 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh much HVha אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-is-no HTn קֵ֔ץ 𐤒𐤑 qets end HNcmsa וְ/לַ֥הַג 𐤅/𐤋𐤄𐤂 velahag and-much-talk HC/Ncmsa הַרְבֵּ֖ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh-2 much HVha יְגִעַ֥ת 𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤕 yegiat weariness HNcfsc בָּשָֽׂר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar of-flesh HNcmsa

end of the matter all has been heard [direct object marker] God fear and his commandments keep for this the whole of man

13 ס֥וֹף 𐤎𐤅𐤐 sof end HNcmsc דָּבָ֖ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar of the matter HNcmsa הַ/כֹּ֣ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol all HTd/Ncmsa נִשְׁמָ֑ע 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤏 nishema has been heard HVNp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הָ/אֱלֹהִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HTd/Ncmpa יְרָא֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yera fear HVqv2ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and HC/To מִצְוֺתָ֣י/ו 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 mitseotayv his commandments HNcfpc/Sp3ms שְׁמ֔וֹר 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤓 shemor keep HVqv2ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this HPdxms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal the whole HNcmsc הָ/אָדָֽם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam of man HTd/Ncmsa

For [direct object marker] every deed of God will bring into judgment with every secret thing whether good or whether evil

14 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every HNcmsc מַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh deed HNcmsa הָ/אֱלֹהִ֛ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God HTd/Ncmpa יָבִ֥א 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavi will bring HVhi3ms בְ/מִשְׁפָּ֖ט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 vemishepat into judgment HR/Ncmsa עַ֣ל 𐤏𐤋 al with HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 every HNcmsc נֶעְלָ֑ם 𐤍𐤏𐤋𐤌 neelam secret thing HVNrmsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im whether HC ט֖וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim or whether HC/C רָֽע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil HAamsa

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