| | | Abbé Crampon | |
| 1 | I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. | J'ai dit dans mon coeur : "Viens donc, je t'éprouverai par la joie; goûte le plaisir!"Et voici, cela est encore une vanité. | I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity. |
| 2 | I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? | J'ai dit du rire : "Insensé!", et de la joie : "Que produit-elle ?" | I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it? |
| 3 | I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. | Je m'appliquai dans mon coeur à livrer ma chair au vin, tandis que mon coeur me conduirait avec sagesse, et à m'attacher à la folie, jusqu'à ce que je visse ce qu'il est bon pour les enfants des hommes, de faire sous le ciel durant les jours de leur vie. | I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding [me] with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life. |
| 4 | I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: | J'exécutai de grands ouvrages, je me bâtis des maisons, je me plantai des vignes; | I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards; |
| 5 | I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: | Je me fis des jardins et des vergers, et j'y plantai des arbres à fruit de toute espèce; | I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; |
| 6 | I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: | Je me fis des réservoirs d'eau, pour arroser des bosquets où croissaient les arbres. | I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared; |
| 7 | I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: | J'achetai des serviteurs et des servantes, et j'eus leurs enfants nés dans la maison; j'eus aussi des troupeaux de boeufs et de brebis, plus que tous ceux qui furent avant moi dans Jérusalem. | I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem; |
| 8 | I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. | Je m'amassai aussi de l'argent et de l'or; je me procurai des chanteurs et des chanteuses, et les délices des enfants des hommes, des femmes en abondance. | I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts. |
| 9 | So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. | Je devins grand et je l'emportai sur tous ceux qui étaient avant moi dans Jérusalem; et même ma sagesse demeura en moi. | So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. |
| 10 | And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. | Tout ce que mes yeux désiraient, je ne les en ai pas privés; je n'ai refusé à mon coeur aucune joie; car mon coeur prenait plaisir à tout mon travail, et ce fut ma part de tout mon travail. | And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor. |
| 11 | Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. | Puis j'ai considéré toutes mes oeuvres que mes mains avaient faites, et le labeur que leur exécution m'avait coûté; et voici, tout est vanité et poursuite du vent, et il n'y a aucun profit sous le soleil. Fin du sage et de l'insensé. | Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun. |
| 12 | And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done. | Alors j'ai tourné les regards vers la sagesse pour la comparer avec la sottise et la folie. Car quel est l'homme qui pourrait venir après le roi, lui à qui on a conféré cette dignité depuis longtemps ? | And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been done long ago. |
| 13 | Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. | Et j'ai vu que la sagesse a autant d'avantage sur la folie, que la lumière sur les ténèbres : | Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
| 14 | The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. | Le sage a ses yeux à la tête, et l'insensé marche dans les ténèbres. | The wise man`s eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all. |
| 15 | Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. | Et j'ai aussi reconnu qu'un même sort les atteindra tous deux, et j'ai dit dans mon coeur : "Le même sort que celui de l'insensé m'atteindra moi aussi; à quoi bon donc toute ma sagesse ?"et j'ai dit dans mon coeur que cela encore est une vanité. | Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity. |
| 16 | For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. | Car la mémoire du sage n'est pas plus éternelle que celle de l'insensé; dès les jours qui suivent, tous deux sont également oubliés. Eh quoi! Le sage meurt aussi bien que l'insensé! | For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool! |
| 17 | Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. | Et j'ai haï la vie, car ce qui se fait sous le soleil est mauvais à mes yeux, car tout est vanité et poursuite du vent. Chacun doit laisser à d'autres le fruit de son travail. | So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| 18 | Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. | Et j'ai haï tout mon travail, que j'ai fait sous le soleil, et que je laisserai à l'homme qui viendra après moi. | And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me. |
| 19 | And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. | Et qui sait s'il sera sage ou insensé ? Cependant il sera maître de mon travail, dans lequel j'ai mis ma peine et ma sagesse sous le soleil. C'est encore là une vanité. | And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity. |
| 20 | Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. | Et j'en suis venu à livrer mon coeur au découragement, à cause de tout le travail que j'ai fait sous le soleil. | Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun. |
| 21 | For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. | Car, qu'un homme qui a déployé dans son travail sagesse, intelligence et habileté, en laisse le fruit en partage à un homme qui n'y a pas travaillé : c'est encore là une vanité et un grand mal. | For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. |
| 22 | For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? | En effet, que revient-il à l'homme de tout son travail, et du souci de son coeur, qui le fatiguent sous le soleil ? | For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun? |
| 23 | For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. | Tous ses jours ne sont que douleur, ses occupations que chagrins; la nuit même son coeur ne se repose pas : c'est encore là une vanité. Conclusion | For all his days are [but] sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity. |
| 24 | There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. | Il n'y a rien de meilleur pour l'homme que de manger et de boire, et de faire jouir son âme du bien-être, au milieu de son travail; mais j'ai vu que cela aussi vient de la main de Dieu. | There is nothing better for a man [than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God. |
| 25 | For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I? | Qui en effet peut, sans lui, manger et jouir du bien-être ? | For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I? |
| 26 | For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. | Car à l'homme qui est bon devant lui, il donne la sagesse, la science et la joie; mais au pécheur, il donne le soin de recueillir et d'amasser, afin de donner à celui qui est bon devant Dieu. C'est encore là une vanité et la poursuite du vent. L'homme est livré aux événements. Qu'il jouisse du bien-être que Dieu lui accorde. | For to the man that pleaseth him [God] giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. |
