קהלת פרק א 5-18 – פרשנות לספר קהלת

קהלת פרק א 5-18 – פרשנות לספר קהלת

⁵ וְזָרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וּבָא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ; וְאֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ, שׁוֹאֵף זוֹרֵחַ הוּא שָׁם׃ ⁶ הוֹלֵךְ אֶל־דָּרוֹם, וְסוֹבֵב אֶל־צָפוֹן; סוֹבֵב סֹבֵב הוֹלֵךְ הָרוּחַ, וְעַל־סְבִיבֹתָיו שָׁב הָרוּחַ׃ ⁷ כָּל־הַנְּחָלִים הֹלְכִים אֶל־הַיָּם, וְהַיָּם אֵינֶנּוּ מָלֵא; אֶל־מְקוֹם, שֶׁהַנְּחָלִים הֹלְכִים, שָׁם הֵם שָׁבִים לָלָכֶת׃ ⁸ כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים יְגֵעִים, לֹא־יוּכַל אִישׁ לְדַבֵּר; לֹא־תִשְׂבַּע עַיִן לִרְאוֹת, וְלֹא־תִמָּלֵא אֹזֶן מִשְּׁמֹעַ׃ ⁹ מַה־שֶּׁהָיָה הוּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶה, וּמַה־שֶּׁנַּעֲשָׂה, הוּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂה; וְאֵין כָּל־חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃ ¹⁰ יֵשׁ דָּבָר שֶׁיֹּאמַר רְאֵה־זֶה חָדָשׁ הוּא; כְּבָר הָיָה לְעֹלָמִים, אֲשֶׁר הָיָה מִלְּפָנֵנוּ׃ ¹¹ אֵין זִכְרוֹן לָרִאשֹׁנִים; וְגַם לָאַחֲרֹנִים שֶׁיִּהְיוּ, לֹא־יִהְיֶה לָהֶם זִכָּרוֹן, עִם שֶׁיִּהְיוּ לָאַחֲרֹנָה׃    פ

¹² אֲנִי קֹהֶלֶת, הָיִיתִי מֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּירוּשָׁלִָם׃ ¹³ וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־לִבִּי, לִדְרוֹשׁ וְלָתוּר בַּחָכְמָה, עַל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשָׂה תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם; הוּא עִנְיַן רָע, נָתַן אֱלֹהִים לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם לַעֲנוֹת בּוֹ׃ ¹⁴ רָאִיתִי אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּעֲשִׂים, שֶׁנַּעֲשׂוּ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ; וְהִנֵּה הַכֹּל הֶבֶל וּרְעוּת רוּחַ׃ ¹⁵ מְעֻוָּת לֹא־יוּכַל לִתְקֹן; וְחֶסְרוֹן לֹא־יוּכַל לְהִמָּנוֹת׃ ¹⁶ דִּבַּרְתִּי אֲנִי עִם־לִבִּי לֵאמֹר, אֲנִי, הִנֵּה הִגְדַּלְתִּי וְהוֹסַפְתִּי חָכְמָה, עַל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה לְפָנַי עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָם; וְלִבִּי רָאָה הַרְבֵּה חָכְמָה וָדָעַת׃ ¹⁷ וָאֶתְּנָה לִבִּי לָדַעַת חָכְמָה, וְדַעַת הוֹלֵלוֹת וְשִׂכְלוּת; יָדַעְתִּי שֶׁגַּם־זֶה הוּא רַעְיוֹן רוּחַ׃ ¹⁸ כִּי בְּרֹב חָכְמָה רָב־כָּעַס; וְיוֹסִיף דַּעַת יוֹסִיף מַכְאוֹב׃

1:5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

1:6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.

1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

1:8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

1:10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

1:11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

1:12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

1:15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

1:16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.