קהלת י״בEcclesiastes 12

Verse 1א׳Ecclesiastes 12:1 · קהלת יב:אStandard4,514

וּזְכֹר אֶת־בּוֹרְאֶיךָ בִּימֵי בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָ עַד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָבֹאוּ יְמֵי הָֽרָעָה וְהִגִּיעוּ שָׁנִים אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵֽין־לִי בָהֶם חֵֽפֶץ

Remember then thy Creator in the days of thy youth, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say: 'I have no pleasure in them';

Verse 2ב׳Ecclesiastes 12:2 · קהלת יב:בStandard3,533

עַד אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־תֶחְשַׁךְ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְהָאוֹר וְהַיָּרֵחַ וְהַכּוֹכָבִים וְשָׁבוּ הֶעָבִים אַחַר הַגָּֽשֶׁם

Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

Verse 3ג׳Ecclesiastes 12:3 · קהלת יב:גStandard4,974

בַּיּוֹם שֶׁיָּזֻעוּ שֹׁמְרֵי הַבַּיִת וְהִֽתְעַוְּתוּ אַנְשֵׁי הֶחָיִל וּבָטְלוּ הַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת כִּי מִעֵטוּ וְחָשְׁכוּ הָרֹאוֹת בָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת

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 that look out shall be darkened in the windows,

Verse 4ד׳Ecclesiastes 12:4 · קהלת יב:דStandard3,854

וְסֻגְּרוּ דְלָתַיִם בַּשּׁוּק בִּשְׁפַל קוֹל הַֽטַּחֲנָה וְיָקוּם לְקוֹל הַצִּפּוֹר וְיִשַּׁחוּ כָּל־בְּנוֹת הַשִּֽׁיר

And the doors shall be shut in the street, when the sound of the grinding is low; and one shall start up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

Verse 5ה׳Ecclesiastes 12:5 · קהלת יב:הStandard4,678

גַּם מִגָּבֹהַּ יִרָאוּ וְחַתְחַתִּים בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְיָנֵאץ הַשָּׁקֵד וְיִסְתַּבֵּל הֶֽחָגָב וְתָפֵר הָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָה כִּֽי־הֹלֵךְ הָאָדָם אֶל־בֵּית עוֹלָמוֹ וְסָבְבוּ בָשּׁוּק הַסֹּפְדִֽים

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall drag itself along, and the caperberry shall fail; Because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets;

Verse 6ו׳Ecclesiastes 12:6 · קהלת יב:וStandard4,093

עַד אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־ירחק חֶבֶל הַכֶּסֶף וְתָרֻץ גֻּלַּת הַזָּהָב וְתִשָּׁבֶר כַּד עַל־הַמַּבּוּעַ וְנָרֹץ הַגַּלְגַּל אֶל־הַבּֽוֹר

Before the silver cord is snapped asunder, and the golden bowl is shattered, And the pitcher is broken at the fountain, and the wheel falleth shattered, into the pit;

Verse 7ז׳Ecclesiastes 12:7 · קהלת יב:זStandard3,470

וְיָשֹׁב הֶעָפָר עַל־הָאָרֶץ כְּשֶׁהָיָה וְהָרוּחַ תָּשׁוּב אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נְתָנָֽהּ

And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

Verse 8ח׳Ecclesiastes 12:8 · קהלת יב:חStandard1,003

הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים אָמַר הַקּוֹהֶלֶת הַכֹּל הָֽבֶל

Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; all is vanity.

Verse 9ט׳Ecclesiastes 12:9 · קהלת יב:טStandard4,243

וְיֹתֵר שֶׁהָיָה קֹהֶלֶת חָכָם עוֹד לִמַּד־דַּעַת אֶת־הָעָם וְאִזֵּן וְחִקֵּר תִּקֵּן מְשָׁלִים הַרְבֵּֽה

And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Verse 10י׳Ecclesiastes 12:10 · קהלת יב:יStandard3,093

בִּקֵּשׁ קֹהֶלֶת לִמְצֹא דִּבְרֵי־חֵפֶץ וְכָתוּב יֹשֶׁר דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶֽת

Koheleth sought to find out words of delight, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

Verse 11י״אEcclesiastes 12:11 · קהלת יב:יאStandard3,706

דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים כַּדָּרְבֹנוֹת וּֽכְמַשְׂמְרוֹת נְטוּעִים בַּעֲלֵי אֲסֻפּוֹת נִתְּנוּ מֵרֹעֶה אֶחָֽד

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are those that are composed in collections; they are given from one shepherd.

Verse 12י״בEcclesiastes 12:12 · קהלת יב:יבStandard3,855

וְיֹתֵר מֵהֵמָּה בְּנִי הִזָּהֵר עֲשׂוֹת סְפָרִים הַרְבֵּה אֵין קֵץ וְלַהַג הַרְבֵּה יְגִעַת בָּשָֽׂר

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Verse 13י״גEcclesiastes 12:13 · קהלת יב:יגStandard3,217

סוֹף דָּבָר הַכֹּל נִשְׁמָע אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים יְרָא וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתָיו שְׁמוֹר כִּי־זֶה כָּל־הָאָדָֽם

The end of the matter, all having been heard: fear God, and keep His commandments; for this is the whole man.

Verse 14י״דEcclesiastes 12:14 · קהלת יב:ידStandard2,146

כִּי אֶת־כָּל־מַֽעֲשֶׂה הָאֱלֹהִים יָבִא בְמִשְׁפָּט עַל כָּל־נֶעְלָם אִם־טוֹב וְאִם־רָֽע

For God shall bring every work into the judgment concerning every hidden thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil. [The end of the matter, all having been heard: fear God, and keep His Commandments; for this is the whole man.]