1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 12:1:1 ⧉וּזְכֹר֙uzekhorand remember Ecclesiastes 12:1:2 ⧉אֶת־בּ֣וֹרְאֶ֔יךָetboreekhathe Creator of you Ecclesiastes 12:1:3 ⧉בִּימֵ֖יbimein the days of Ecclesiastes 12:1:4 ⧉בְּחוּרֹתֶ֑יךָbekhurotekhayour youth Ecclesiastes 12:1:5 ⧉עַ֣דaduntil Ecclesiastes 12:1:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֤רasherthat Ecclesiastes 12:1:7 ⧉לֹא־יָבֹ֙אוּ֙loyavounot come Ecclesiastes 12:1:8 ⧉יְמֵ֣יyemedays of Ecclesiastes 12:1:9 ⧉הָֽרָעָ֔הharaathe evil Ecclesiastes 12:1:10 ⧉וְהִגִּ֣יעוּvehiggiuand reach Ecclesiastes 12:1:11 ⧉שָׁנִ֔יםshanimyears Ecclesiastes 12:1:12 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherthat Ecclesiastes 12:1:13 ⧉תֹּאמַ֔רtomaryou will say Ecclesiastes 12:1:14 ⧉אֵֽין־לִ֥יenlithere is not to me Ecclesiastes 12:1:15 ⧉בָהֶ֖םvahemin them Ecclesiastes 12:1:16 ⧉חֵֽפֶץ׃khefetsdelight |
1. Formal Translation And remember your Creator in the days of your youth, until the evil days come and the years arrive when you will say, “I have no delight in them.” |
1. Dynamic Translation Remember your Creator while you are still young, before the hard days come and the years draw near, when you will say, “I no longer find any joy in them.” |