Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 1
“Everything passes—it's so temporary! It's all so hard to understand!” says the Teacher.1:2. The word used here five times! (and frequently repeated in the book) does not really mean “meaningless” as is so often translated. Its basic meaning is “vapor” or “breath,” and is associated with all that is transitory and fleeting. “Transient” or “ephemeral” would also reflect the meaning—it's not that there is no value, but that everything passes so quickly. Nothing lasts! It is the brevity of life that “makes no sense” and causes frustrating uncertainty. The shortness and unsubstantial nature of existence is what the Teacher finds hard to understand. It's “elusive.” Ecc 12:8; 2Co 4:18
Kazatel 1:2 v různých překladech
Angličtina
KJV (66 books)
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
DRA
Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes vanity of vanities, and all is vanity.
GNV
Vanitie of vanities, sayth the Preacher: vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie.
JPS
Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
LSV
Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities: the whole [is] vanity.
NASB
“Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher, “Futility of futilities! All is futility.” NASB 2020
NIV (US)
“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
NMV
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.
OJB
Hevel havalim, saith Kohelet, hevel havalim, all is hevel.
T4T
I say that everything is mysterious; everything is hard for me to understand; it is difficult to understand why everything happens.