קהלת פרק ג 10-22 – פרשנות לספר קהלת

קהלת פרק ג 10-22 – פרשנות לספר קהלת

 ¹⁰ רָאִיתִי אֶת־הָעִנְיָן, אֲשֶׁר נָתַן אֱלֹהִים לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם לַעֲנוֹת בּוֹ׃ ¹¹ אֶת־הַכֹּל עָשָׂה יָפֶה בְעִתּוֹ; גַּם אֶת־הָעֹלָם נָתַן בְּלִבָּם, מִבְּלִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִמְצָא הָאָדָם, אֶת־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה הָאֱלֹהִים מֵרֹאשׁ וְעַד־סוֹף׃ ¹² יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אֵין טוֹב בָּם; כִּי אִם־לִשְׂמוֹחַ, וְלַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹב בְּחַיָּיו׃ ¹³ וְגַם כָּל־הָאָדָם שֶׁיֹּאכַל וְשָׁתָה, וְרָאָה טוֹב בְּכָל־עֲמָלוֹ; מַתַּת אֱלֹהִים הִיא׃ ¹⁴ יָדַעְתִּי, כִּי כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא יִהְיֶה לְעוֹלָם, עָלָיו אֵין לְהוֹסִיף, וּמִמֶּנּוּ אֵין לִגְרֹעַ; וְהָאֱלֹהִים עָשָׂה, שֶׁיִּרְאוּ מִלְּפָנָיו׃ ¹⁵ מַה־שֶּׁהָיָה כְּבָר הוּא, וַאֲשֶׁר לִהְיוֹת כְּבָר הָיָה; וְהָאֱלֹהִים יְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־נִרְדָּף׃ ¹⁶ וְעוֹד רָאִיתִי תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ; מְקוֹם הַמִּשְׁפָּט שָׁמָּה הָרֶשַׁע, וּמְקוֹם הַצֶּדֶק שָׁמָּה הָרָשַׁע׃ ¹⁷ אָמַרְתִּי אֲנִי בְּלִבִּי, אֶת־הַצַּדִּיק וְאֶת־הָרָשָׁע, יִשְׁפֹּט הָאֱלֹהִים; כִּי־עֵת לְכָל־חֵפֶץ, וְעַל כָּל־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה שָׁם׃ ¹⁸ אָמַרְתִּי אֲנִי בְּלִבִּי, עַל־דִּבְרַת בְּנֵי הָאָדָם, לְבָרָם הָאֱלֹהִים; וְלִרְאוֹת שְׁהֶם־בְּהֵמָה הֵמָּה לָהֶם׃ ¹⁹ כִּי מִקְרֶה בְנֵי־הָאָדָם וּמִקְרֶה הַבְּהֵמָה, וּמִקְרֶה אֶחָד לָהֶם, כְּמוֹת זֶה כֵּן מוֹת זֶה, וְרוּחַ אֶחָד לַכֹּל; וּמוֹתַר הָאָדָם מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה אָיִן, כִּי הַכֹּל הָבֶל׃ ²⁰ הַכֹּל הוֹלֵךְ אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד; הַכֹּל הָיָה מִן־הֶעָפָר, וְהַכֹּל שָׁב אֶל־הֶעָפָר׃ ²¹ מִי יוֹדֵעַ, רוּחַ בְּנֵי הָאָדָם, הָעֹלָה הִיא לְמָעְלָה; וְרוּחַ הַבְּהֵמָה, הַיֹּרֶדֶת הִיא לְמַטָּה לָאָרֶץ׃ ²² וְרָאִיתִי, כִּי אֵין טוֹב מֵאֲשֶׁר יִשְׂמַח הָאָדָם בְּמַעֲשָׂיו, כִּי־הוּא חֶלְקוֹ; כִּי מִי יְבִיאֶנּוּ לִרְאוֹת, בְּמֶה שֶׁיִּהְיֶה אַחֲרָיו׃

3:10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

3:12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

3:13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

3:14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

3:15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

3:17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

3:18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

3:19 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 a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

3:20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? 3:22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?