መጽሐፈ ኩፋሌ 23:15
በዚያን ጊዜ ‘የመጀመሪያዎቹ ዕለቶች ብዙ—እስከ 1000 ዓመት—ነበሩ እና መልካም ነበሩ’ ይባላሉ። አሁን ግን ‘የሕይወታችን ዕለቶች ረጅም ከሆነ 70 ዓመት ናቸው፤ ብርቱ ከሆነ 80 ዓመት’ ይባላሉ። ሁሉም ክፉ ናቸው፤ በዚያ ክፉ ትውልድ ዕለቶች ሰላም የለም።
በዚያን ጊዜ ‘የመጀመሪያዎቹ ዕለቶች ብዙ—እስከ 1000 ዓመት—ነበሩ እና መልካም ነበሩ’ ይባላሉ። አሁን ግን ‘የሕይወታችን ዕለቶች ረጅም ከሆነ 70 ዓመት ናቸው፤ ብርቱ ከሆነ 80 ዓመት’ ይባላሉ። ሁሉም ክፉ ናቸው፤ በዚያ ክፉ ትውልድ ዕለቶች ሰላም የለም።
Then it will be said: 'The days of the ancients were numerous — as many as 1000 years — and good. But now the days of our lives, if a man has lived for a long time, are 70 years, and, if he is strong, 80 years'. All are evil and there is no peace during the days of that evil generation.
Then it will be said: ‘The days of the ancients were numerous — as many as 1000 years — and good. But now the days of our lives, if a man has lived for a long time, are 70 years, and, if he is strong, 80 years’. All are evil and there is no peace during the days of that evil generation.