18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 5:18:1 ⧉הִנֵּ֞הhineBehold Ecclesiastes 5:18:2 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֣יתִיasherraitithat which I have seen Ecclesiastes 5:18:3 ⧉אָ֗נִיaniI Ecclesiastes 5:18:4 ⧉ט֛וֹבtovgood Ecclesiastes 5:18:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־יָפֶ֥הasheryafethat which is fitting Ecclesiastes 5:18:6 ⧉לֶאֱכ֣וֹל־וְלִשְׁתּ֗וֹתleekholvelishtotto eat and to drink Ecclesiastes 5:18:7 ⧉וְלִרְא֨וֹתvelirotand to see Ecclesiastes 5:18:8 ⧉טוֹבָ֜הtovagoodness Ecclesiastes 5:18:9 ⧉בְּכָל־עֲמָל֣וֹbekholamaloin all his toil Ecclesiastes 5:18:10 ⧉שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֗לsheyaamolwhich he toils Ecclesiastes 5:18:11 ⧉תַּ֛חַת־הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁtakhathashemeshunder the sun Ecclesiastes 5:18:12 ⧉מִסְפַּ֧רmisparnumber Ecclesiastes 5:18:13 ⧉יְמֵֽי־חַיָּ֛יוyemekhayavthe days of his life Ecclesiastes 5:18:14 ⧉חַיָּ֖יוkhayavhis life Ecclesiastes 5:18:15 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֣וֹashernatanlowhich he has given to him Ecclesiastes 5:18:16 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםhaelohimGod Ecclesiastes 5:18:17 ⧉כִּי־ה֥וּאkihufor it is Ecclesiastes 5:18:18 ⧉חֶלְקֽוֹ׃khelkohis portion |
18. Formal Translation Look, what I have seen is this: it is good and fitting for a person to eat and to drink and to enjoy goodness in all his labor under the sun during the few {mispar: brief, limited} days of his life that God {Elohim, Blessing Giver} has given him; for this is his portion. |
18. Dynamic Translation This is what I have come to recognize: it is right for a person to eat, drink, and find enjoyment in their work under the sun throughout the brief days of life that God {Elohim, Divine Provider} gives them; this is their share. |