Thuhilpa 3
1 Ijakai dingin aphat aumcheh in, vannoija hin ijakai achat loh thei ding in phat aum cheh’e.
For every thing there is a fixed period, and an appointed time to every thing under heaven: —
2 Penna ding phat aum in chule thiphat aum’e. Aphu phat aum in chule a‘at phat aum’e.
A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted.
3 Atha’phat aum in chule asuhdam phat aum’e. Aphet lhah phat aum in chule asahdoh phat aum’e.
A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to breaking down, and a time to build up.
4 Ka phat aumin chule nui phat aume. Lunghem phat aum in chule lam phat aume.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
5 Song sethang phat aum in chule song khopkhom phat aum’e. Ki-angkol phat aum in chule kihei mang phat aum’e.
A time to cast stones asunder, and a time to gather stones together. A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
6 Thil holphat aum in chule thilhol ngah phat aum’e. Akholkhom phat aumin chule athe cheh phat aum’e.
A time to seek, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.
7 Abo-eh phat aumnin chule akhui bit phat aum’e. Thipbeh’a umphat aumin chule thusei phat aume.
A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.
8 Kingailut phat aumin chule kivetda phat aume. Kinah phat aum in chule kicham phat aum’e.
A time to love, and a time to hate. A time of war, and a time of peace.—
9 Ana tohhat man uva miho hin ipi akimu mong mong uvem?
What profit hath he who laboreth from that with which he wearieth himself?
10 Pathen’in i-bonchau chunga pohgih eikoipeh cheh’u kamu doh tai.
I have seen the business which God hath given to the sons of men to exercise themselves therewith.
11 Ahijeng vang'in, Pathen’in ijakai amachang cheh dingin hoisel in asem in ahi. Aman mihemte lungsunga tonsot akhum lut peh in, hinlah chuti ahijeng vang'in, mihem in Pathen tohgon apatna pat achaina geijin amu phapoi.
God maketh every thing good in its time; but he hath put the world into the heart of man, so that he understandeth not the work which God doeth, from the beginning to the end.
12 Hijeh’a hi keiman, mihem chu akipa’a chule ijochan geijuva thanopna inei dingu sanga phajo dang aumpoi, tia ka gel lhah ahi tai.
I know that there is nothing better for a man than that he should rejoice and enjoy good his life long.
13 Chule miho hin aneh’uva chule adon’uva chule atohgim gahou, athanoppi diu hi Pathen’in manbeiya athil peh-u chu ahi.
But when a man eateth and drinketh, and enjoyeth good through all his labor, this is the gift of God.
14 Chule ipi hijongleh Pathen in athilbol chan chu achaina ahi jenge. Imacha gah koibe ding ahilouleh gah lahdoh ding aum poi. Pathen in alung gon chu mihem ten Ama agin ding’u hi ahi.
I know that whatever God doeth, that shall be for ever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it; and God doeth it that men may fear before him.
15 Tua hung sohdoh hohi tumasanga ana sohdohsa ahitai, chule khonunga hung soh ding ho chu tuma’a ana sohdoh sa ahitai, ajeh chu Pathen in hiho chu avel vella ahin um dohsah kitji ahije.
That which is, was long ago; and that which is to be, hath already been; and God recalleth that which is past.
16 Nisa noija keiman ka mudoh kit chu, thutanna dan aphalou um ka hedoh’e. Tahbeh in, Dan Thutanna mun chu thudih aum poi.
Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice there was iniquity; and in the place of righteousness, iniquity.
17 Keimatah in ka lungthima, “Aphatcha Pathen in apha hileh ase hileh amichang cheh chu anatoh hou jouse jal'a achungthu’u atan ding ahi,” kati.
Then said I in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked.” For there shall be a time for every matter and for every work.
18 Keiman mihemte dinmun thua kagel lin-Pathen’in mihemte henga amaho jong gancha hole gamsaho tobangbep ahiuve, ti aphochen in ahi.
I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God will prove them, in order that they may see that they are like the beasts.
19 Ajeh chu gamsaho le mihemte chan kibang ahinau aume-haitheina anei gel uvin chule thithei gel ahiuve. Hitia hi mihemin gamsa ho sanga phatchom john a tahbeh anei deh pouve. Ajeh bei iti hi’a hitam!
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts: one lot befalleth both. As the one dieth, so dieth the other. Yea, there is one spirit in them, and a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast; for all is vanity.
20 Ania munkhatna chekhoma ahi-vutna kona hung kondoh’uva ahin, aniuva vut kisohkit diu ahi.
All go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Ajeh chu koiham mihem lhagao akaltouvin chule gamsaho lhagao leisetna akumsuh’e ti, koi jin aphotchet thei jem?
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of a beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
22 Hitia hi keiman mihem dinga anatoh chunga akipa diu sanga phajo kamupoi. Eiho hi koiman ithi jou tenguleh nopsahna dinga thina’a konna eihin lepui ding’u ahi tapoi.
And so I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his labors; for that is his portion. For who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
