Ecclesiastes 3:7

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

በዚህ ቋንቋ ገና ትርጉም የለም፤ English እየታየ ነው።

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1 לַכֹּ֖ל זְמָ֑ן וְעֵ֥ת לְכׇל־חֵ֖פֶץ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ {ס} To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

2 עֵ֥ת לָלֶ֖דֶת וְעֵ֣ת לָמ֑וּת עֵ֣ת לָטַ֔עַת וְעֵ֖ת לַעֲק֥וֹר נָטֽוּעַ׃ A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3 עֵ֤ת לַהֲרוֹג֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִרְפּ֔וֹא עֵ֥ת לִפְר֖וֹץ וְעֵ֥ת לִבְנֽוֹת׃ A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 עֵ֤ת לִבְכּוֹת֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִשְׂח֔וֹק עֵ֥ת סְפ֖וֹד וְעֵ֥ת רְקֽוֹד׃ A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 עֵ֚ת לְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְ אֲבָנִ֔ים וְעֵ֖ת כְּנ֣וֹס אֲבָנִ֑ים עֵ֣ת לַחֲב֔וֹק וְעֵ֖ת לִרְחֹ֥ק מֵחַבֵּֽק׃ A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 עֵ֤ת לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ וְעֵ֣ת לְאַבֵּ֔ד עֵ֥ת לִשְׁמ֖וֹר וְעֵ֥ת לְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃ A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 עֵ֤ת לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִתְפּ֔וֹר עֵ֥ת לַחֲשׁ֖וֹת וְעֵ֥ת לְדַבֵּֽר׃ A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 עֵ֤ת לֶֽאֱהֹב֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִשְׂנֹ֔א עֵ֥ת מִלְחָמָ֖ה וְעֵ֥ת שָׁלֽוֹם׃ {ס} A time to love, and a time to hate; A time for war, and a time for peace.

9 מַה־יִּתְרוֹן֙ הָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔ה בַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר ה֥וּא עָמֵֽל׃ What profit hath he that worketh in that he laboureth?

10 רָאִ֣יתִי אֶת־הָֽעִנְיָ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֧ן אֱלֹהִ֛ים לִבְנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם לַעֲנ֥וֹת בּֽוֹ׃ I have seen the task which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

11 אֶת־הַכֹּ֥ל עָשָׂ֖ה יָפֶ֣ה בְעִתּ֑וֹ גַּ֤ם אֶת־הָעֹלָם֙ נָתַ֣ן בְּלִבָּ֔ם מִבְּלִ֞י אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹא־יִמְצָ֣א הָאָדָ֗ם אֶת־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים מֵרֹ֥אשׁ וְעַד־סֽוֹף׃ He hath made every thing beautiful in its time; also He hath set the world in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

12 יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין ט֖וֹב בָּ֑ם כִּ֣י אִם־לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת ט֖וֹב בְּחַיָּֽיו׃ I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to get pleasure so long as they live.

13 וְגַ֤ם כׇּל־הָאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְרָאָ֥ה ט֖וֹב בְּכׇל־עֲמָל֑וֹ מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃ But also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy pleasure for all his labour, is the gift of God.

14 יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּ֠י כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה הָאֱלֹהִים֙ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה לְעוֹלָ֔ם עָלָיו֙ אֵ֣ין לְהוֹסִ֔יף וּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ אֵ֣ין לִגְרֹ֑עַ וְהָאֱלֹהִ֣ים עָשָׂ֔ה שֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּ מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃ I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor any thing taken from it; and God hath so made it, that men should fear before Him.

15 מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ כְּבָ֣ר ה֔וּא וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לִהְי֖וֹת כְּבָ֣ר הָיָ֑ה וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־נִרְדָּֽף׃ That which is hath been long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God seeketh that which is pursued.

16 וְע֥וֹד רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ מְק֤וֹם הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ שָׁ֣מָּה הָרֶ֔שַׁע וּמְק֥וֹם הַצֶּ֖דֶק שָׁ֥מָּה הָרָֽשַׁע׃ And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

17 אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י אֶת־הַצַּדִּיק֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣רָשָׁ֔ע יִשְׁפֹּ֖ט הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּי־עֵ֣ת לְכׇל־חֵ֔פֶץ וְעַ֥ל כׇּל־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה שָֽׁם׃ I said in my heart: ‘The righteous and the wicked God will judge; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.’

18 אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י עַל־דִּבְרַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם לְבָרָ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְלִרְא֕וֹת שְׁהֶם־בְּהֵמָ֥ה הֵ֖מָּה לָהֶֽם׃ I said in my heart: ‘It is because of the sons of men, that God may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.’

19 כִּי֩ מִקְרֶ֨ה בְֽנֵי־הָאָדָ֜ם וּמִקְרֶ֣ה הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּמִקְרֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ לָהֶ֔ם כְּמ֥וֹת זֶה֙ כֵּ֣ן מ֣וֹת זֶ֔ה וְר֥וּחַ אֶחָ֖ד לַכֹּ֑ל וּמוֹתַ֨ר הָאָדָ֤ם מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ אָ֔יִן כִּ֥י הַכֹּ֖ל הָֽבֶל׃ For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them; as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that man hath no pre-eminence above a beast; for all is vanity.

20 הַכֹּ֥ל הוֹלֵ֖ךְ אֶל־מָק֣וֹם אֶחָ֑ד הַכֹּל֙ הָיָ֣ה מִן־הֶֽעָפָ֔ר וְהַכֹּ֖ל שָׁ֥ב אֶל־הֶעָפָֽר׃ All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all return to dust.

21 מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֗עַ ר֚וּחַ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם הָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֙וּחַ֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּה לָאָֽרֶץ׃ Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?

22 וְרָאִ֗יתִי כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין טוֹב֙ מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׂמַ֤ח הָאָדָם֙ בְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יו כִּי־ה֖וּא חֶלְק֑וֹ כִּ֣י מִ֤י יְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ לִרְא֔וֹת בְּמֶ֖ה שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָֽיו׃ Wherefore I perceived that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

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ቃል በቃል (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

עֵ֤תʻêthtime
לִקְר֨וֹעַ֙qâraʻto rend
וְעֵ֣תʻêthtime
לִתְפּ֔וֹרtâpharto sew
עֵ֥תʻêthtime
לַחֲשׁ֖וֹתchâshâhto hush or keep quiet
וְעֵ֥תʻêthtime
לְדַבֵּֽרdâbarproperly

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Ecclesiastes 3:7 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

עֵ֤ת לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִתְפּ֔וֹר עֵ֥ת לַחֲשׁ֖וֹת וְעֵ֥ת לְדַבֵּֽר׃

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

עֵ֤ת לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִתְפּ֔וֹר עֵ֥ת לַחֲשׁ֖וֹת וְעֵ֥ת לְדַבֵּֽר׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

עת לקרוע ועת לתפור עת לחשות ועת לדבר

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

עֵת לִקְרוֹעַ וְעֵת לִתְפּוֹר עֵת לַחֲשׁוֹת וְעֵת לְדַבֵּר׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

A time to rend [(the kingdom of the house of David, viz. I Kings 14:8)], and a time to sew [together again, viz. Ezekiel 37:17]. A time to be silent [(and to receive reward for being so, viz. Leviticus 10:3)], and a time to speak [(viz. Exodus 15:1, Judges 51, Hosea 14:3)].

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English · Kohelet by Bruce Heitler

A time to rend and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence and a time to speak.

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

un temps pour déchirer et un temps pour coudre, un temps pour se taire et un temps pour parler;

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Deutsch · Die Heilige Schrift, trans. Dr. Simon Bernfeld, Berlin, 1902 - German [de]

Eine Zeit zum Zerreißen und eine zum Heften; eine Zeit zum Schweigen und eine Zeit zum Reden.

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Czas rozdzierania i czas zszywania; czas milczenia i czas mówienia.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

אַ צײַט צו רײַסן, און אַ צײַט צו נײען;אַ צײַט צו שװײַגן, און אַ צײַט צו רעדן.

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English · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001

A time to rip apart and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak.

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

estas tempo por disŝiri, kaj tempo por kunkudri; estas tempo por silenti, kaj tempo por paroli;

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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 3:7

Rashi

English

A time to rip apart. The kingship of the House of Dovid, [as it is stated,] “And I tore the kingship, etc.”

And a time to sew. [As it is stated,] “And they will become united in your hand;” [and] “neither shall they be divided any longer into two kingdoms.”

A time to be silent. These are the times when a person is silent and receives a reward, as it is stated, “and Aharon was silent,” and he [therefore] merited that the Divine speech addressed him personally, as it is stated, “And Adonoy spoke to Aharon, [saying] ‘Do not drink intoxicating wine.’”

And a time to speak. [As it is stated,] “Then Moshe sang,” [and,] “And Devorah sang,” [and,] “Take words with you.”

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עברית

עת לקרוע. לחשות מן החשו שהוא פועל עבר במשקל העלו עפר על ראשם ואילו היה לשון ציווי לעתיד היה הה"א פתוח והענין כאשר אמר להם גם אני ידעתי החשו ממנו והנה נהיר שלמה אפי' הדבור יש לו עת:

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