Ecclesiastes, Chapter 12
Introduction
This entry meets the strict three-criteria standard of the Theosis Library, with the manuscript text drawn directly from the same source as the scan:
- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 147.
- Original text: The verbatim transcription of the Sinaiticus manuscript from the Codex Sinaiticus Project, preserving uncial forms, lunate sigma, nomina sacra (e.g. ⟨θϲ⟩ = θεός), and scribal marks. Nomina sacra are shown in angle brackets to indicate the manuscript's sacred-name abbreviations.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1και μνηϲθητι του κτιϲαντοϲ ϲε εν ημεραιϲ νεοτητοϲ ϲου · εωϲ ου μη ελθωϲιν ημεραι τηϲ κακιαϲ ϲου · και φθαϲωϲιν · εν οιϲ ερειϲ · ουκ εϲτιν μοι αυτοιϲ θελημα · 2εωϲ ου μη ϲκοτιϲθη ο ηλιοϲ · και το φωϲ και η ϲεληνη και οι αϲτερεϲ · και επιϲτρεψωϲιν τα νεφη οπιϲω του ϋετου · 3εν ημερα · η εαν ϲαλευθωϲιν φυλακεϲ τηϲ οικιαϲ · και διαϲτραφωϲιν ανδρεϲ τηϲ δυναμεωϲ . κ(αι) ηργηϲαν αι αληθουϲαι · οτι ωλιγωθηϲαν · και ϲκοταϲουϲιν αι βλεπουϲαι εν ταιϲ οπαιϲ · 4και κλειϲουϲιν θυραι εν αγορα ˙ εν αϲθενεια φωνηϲ τηϲ αληθουϲηϲ · και αναϲτηϲονται ειϲ φωνην του ϲτρουθιου · και ταπινωθηϲονται παϲαι αι θυγατερεϲ του αϲματοϲ · 5και γε απο ϋψουϲ οψονται · και θαμβοι εν τη οδω · και ανθηϲη το αμυγδαλον · και παχυνθη η ακριϲ · και διαϲκεδαϲθη η καππαριϲ · οτι επορευθη ο ανθρωποϲ ειϲ οικον αιωνοϲ αυτου · και εκυκλωϲαν εν αγορα οι κοπτομενοι ·
1Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; 2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: 3In 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 of the windows be darkened, 4And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low; 5Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
6εωϲ οτου ανατραπη ϲχοινιον του αργυριου · και ϲυνθλιβη το ανθεμιον του χρυϲιου · και ϲυντριβη η ϋδρια επι την γην · και ϲυντροχαϲη ο τροχοϲ επι τον λακκον · 7 8ματαιοτηϲ ματαιοτητων ειπεν ο εκκληϲιαϲτηϲ · τα παντα ματαιοτηϲ 9και περιϲϲον · οτι εγενετο εκκληϲιαϲτηϲ ϲοφοϲ · και οτι εδιδαξεν γνωϲιν ϲυν το ανθρωπον · και ουϲ εξϊχνιαϲεται κοϲμιον παραβολων 10πολλα εζητηϲεν εκκληϲιαϲτηϲ · του ευριν λογουϲ θεληματοϲ · και γεγραμμενον · ευθυτητοϲ λογουϲ αληθιαϲ
6Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. 7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. 9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. 10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
11λογοι ϲοφων · ωϲ τα βουκεντρα · και ωϲ ηλοι πεπυρωμενοι . οι παρα των ϲυναγματων εδοθηϲαν . εκ ποιμενοϲ ενοϲ · και περιϲϲον εξ αυτων 12ϋϊε μου . φυλαϲϲου ποιηϲαι βιβλια πολλα · ουκ εϲτιν περαϲμοϲ · και μελετη πολλη · κοπωϲιϲ ϲαρκοϲ 13τελοϲ λογου · το παν ακουε · τον θν φοβου · και ταϲ εντολαϲ αυτου φυλαϲϲε · οτι τουτο παϲ ο ανθρωποϲ · 14οτι ϲυν παν το ποιημα · αξει ο θϲ εν κριϲι · εν παντι παρεωραμενω · εαν τε αγαθον εαν τε πονηρον ˙
11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. 12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
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Source & Cross-References
- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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