El panorama
Eclesiastés 12 abre con “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the…”, cambia cerca del versículo 7 con “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God…” y termina con “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Eclesiastés · Versión King James · 14Eclesiastés 12:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days…
Eclesiastés 12:1–7 abre con “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years…” y llega a “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Reúne las prácticas, esperanzas y respuestas fieles que Eclesiastés enseña a llevar a la vida diaria.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou…” Nombrar a Creator y Remember mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:” Nombrar a While mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Eclesiastés 12:1-7
Versión King James1Remember 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:
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.
Eclesiastés 12:8-14
Versículos 8–14: Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
Eclesiastés 12:8–14 abre con “Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.” y llega a “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Reúne las prácticas, esperanzas y respuestas fieles que Eclesiastés enseña a llevar a la vida diaria.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.” Nombrar a Vanity mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen gave, good, heed. Su relación con los versículos 8 y 10 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Eclesiastés 12:8-14
Versión King James8Vanity 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.
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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Ecclesiastes 12:1 comienza con “Remember 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;”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Ecclesiastes 12:7 forma un giro natural: “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”
La nota final
Ecclesiastes 12:14 deja al lector con “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras broken, preacher, return, words, darkened, days ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.