Thuituen 1
1 Jerusalem manghai David capa kah thuituenkung ol.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 A honghi, a honghi ni. Thuituenkung loh, “A honghi, a honghi, a honghi boeih ni,” a ti.
All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
3 Khohmik hmuiah a thakthae bangla a thakthaenah cungkuem lamloh hlang taengah balae a rhoeikhangnah.
What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
4 Thawnpuei loh cet tih cadil thoeng coeng dae diklai he kumhal duela a pai moenih.
One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.
5 Khomik loh thoeng tih khomik he kun bal. Te phoeiah amah hmuen te a hloem pahoi tiih thoeng.
The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
6 Tuithim la cet tih tlangpuei la aka mael khohli he a tinghil, a tinghil doela cet. Te phoeiah khohli he a hlaep la mael.
The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.
7 Soklong boeih khaw tuitunli la pawk. Tedae tuitunli tah hah tlaih pawh. Soklong rhoek khaw a long nah hmuen la mael tih cet.
All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.
8 Olka boeih he bonghnaek. Hlang loh a thui hamla a noeng moenih. Mik loh a hmuh te hah pawt tih hna a yaak te cung pawh.
All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.
9 Mebang khaw aka om tangtae bangla om bal vetih, mebang khaw a saii tangtae bangla a saii bal ni. Te dongah kah khomik hmuikah he a thai boeih moenih.
That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 “A thai he hmu lah, he tah khosuen lamloh om oepsoeh coeng tih mamih hlan lamloh om,’ a ti te ol om nim?
Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.
11 Lamhma kah neh hmailong kah khaw poekkoepnah om pawh. Aka om ham te khaw hmailong kah aka om taengah poekkoepnah om mahpawh.
There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.
12 Kai tah thuituenkung neh Jerusalem kah Israel soah manghai la ka om.
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 Vaan hmui kah a saii boeih te cueihnah neh dawtlet ham khaw, yaam ham khaw ka lungbuei ka paek. Hlang capa rhoek te amah phaep uh saeh tila Pathen loh yoethae bibi a khueh pah.
And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.
14 Khomik hmui kah a saii bitat boeih te ka hmuh. Te dongah a cungkuem he a honghi neh khohli doinah ni ne.
I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.
15 Aka khun he dueng hamla coeng pawt tih vitvawtnah khaw tae hamla coeng pawh.
That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.
16 Kamah tah ka lungbuei ah ka cal tih, “Ka pantai tih Jerusalem ah khaw ka mikhmuh kah aka om boeih lakah cueihnah ka thap, ka lungbuei long khaw cueihnah neh mingnah muep a hmuh la he,” ka ti.
I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem — yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.
17 Ka lungbuei he cueihnah ming ham neh anglatnah ming ham ka paek. Te dongah lunghmangnah he khaw khohli dongkah kohnek ni tila ka ming.
And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.
18 Cueihnah a cungkuem nen khaw konoinah cungkuem tih, mingnah a koei khaw nganboh ni a koei.
Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.
