¹

И# помzни2 сотв0ршаго тS во днeхъ ю4ности твоеS, д0ндеже не пріи1дутъ днjе ѕл0бы твоеS, и3 приспёютъ лBта, въ ни1хже речeши: нёсть ми2 въ ни1хъ хотёніz:

¹

And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake thee in which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

²

д0ндеже не помeркнетъ с0лнце и3 свётъ, и3 лунA и3 ѕвёзды, и3 њбратsтсz w4блацы созади2 дождS:

²

While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor the clouds return after the rain:

³

въ дeнь, въ џньже подви1гнутсz стрaжіе д0му, и3 развратsтсz мyжіе си1лы, и3 ўпразднsтсz мeлющіи, ћкw ўмaлишасz, и3 помрачaтсz зрsщіи во сквaжнехъ:

³

in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding women cease because they have become few, and the women looking out at the windows be dark;

⁴

и3 затворsтъ двє1ри на т0ржищи, въ нeмощи глaса мeлющіz, и3 востaнетъ на глaсъ пти1цы, и3 смирsтсz вс‰ дщє1ри пёсни:

⁴

and they shall shut the doors in the market-place, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds at the mill; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song shall be brought low;

⁵

и3 на высотY ќзрzтъ, и3 ќжасъ на пути2, и3 процвэтeтъ ґмmгдaлъ, и3 њтолстёютъ прyзіе, и3 разруши1тсz каппарjсъ: ћкw tи1де человёкъ въ д0мъ вёка своегw2, и3 њбыд0ша на т0ржищи плaчущіи:

⁵

and they shall look up, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market:

⁶

д0ндеже не преврати1тсz ќже срeбрzное, и3 не сокруши1тсz повsзка златaz, и3 сокруши1тсz водон0съ ў и3ст0чника, и3 сл0митсz колесо2 въ к0ліи.

⁶

before the silver cord be let go, or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to the cistern;

⁷

И# возврати1тсz пeрсть въ зeмлю, ћкоже бЁ, и3 дyхъ возврати1тсz къ бGу, и4же дадE є3го2.

⁷

before the dust also return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.

⁸

СуетA сyетствій, речE є3кклесіaстъ, всsчєскаz суетA.

⁸

Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.

⁹

И# ли1шшее, ћкw бhсть є3кклесіaстъ мyдръ, и3 ћкw научи2 рaзуму человёка: и3 ќхо и3зслёдитъ красотY при1тчей.

⁹

And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.

¹⁰

Мн0гw взыскA є3кклесіaстъ, є4же њбрэсти2 словесA хотёніz, и3 напи1саное прaвости, словесA и4стины.

¹⁰

The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, even words of truth.

¹¹

СловесA мyдрыхъ ћкоже nстны2 вол0віи и3 ћкоже гв0здіе вонзeно, и5же t сложeній дaни бhша t пaстырz є3ди1нагw.

¹¹

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.

¹²

И# мн0жае t ни1хъ, сhне м0й, храни1сz: твори1ти кни6ги мнHги нёсть концA, и3 ўчeніе мн0гое трyдъ пл0ти.

¹²

And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹³

Конeцъ сл0ва, всE слyшай: бGа б0йсz и3 зaпwвэди є3гw2 храни2, ћкw сіE всsкъ человёкъ:

¹³

Hear the end of the matter, the sum: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.

¹⁴

ћкw всE творeніе приведeтъ бGъ на сyдъ њ всsцэмъ погрэшeніи, ѓще блaго и3 ѓще лукaво.

¹⁴

For God will bring every work into judgment, with everything that has been overlooked, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.