Eklesiastes 1
1 Magi e weche mane jayalo ma wuod Daudi, mane ruodh Jerusalem owacho.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Jayalo wacho niya, “Ngima en gima nono! Chutho en gima nono! Gik moko duto onge tiendgi!”
All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
3 En ohala mane ma dhano yudo kuom tije duto motiyo kendo mochandore godo e bwo wangʼ chiengʼ?
What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
4 Tiengʼ ka tiengʼ biro kendo kadho, to piny to osiko mana kaka en.
One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.
5 Chiengʼ wuok kendo chiengʼ podho, kendo oridore piyo piyo kodok kuma owuokie.
The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
6 Yamo futo kochiko yo milambo kendo okudho kochiko yo nyandwat; odhi kolworore, ndalo duto koduogo kare mapile.
The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.
7 Aore duto mol kadhi ei nam, to kata kamano nam ok pongʼ. To kuma aorego oaye, kanyo ema gidwogoe.
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 Gik moko duto gin tingʼ mapek, moingo ngʼato wacho. Kata obedo ni wangʼ neno, to gik moneno ok rome, to it bende kata obedo ni owinjo gik moko, to gik mowinjo ok rome.
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 Gima osebedo biro bedo kendo, gima osetim ibiro tim kendo; kendo onge gino manyien e bwo wangʼ chiengʼ.
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 Bende nitiere gima ngʼato nyalo wacho ni ma en gima nyien? Ooyo ok gima nyien, nimar nyalo bedo ni gino nosetimore chon kane pok onywolwa.
Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.
11 Joma chon ok par ngangʼ mana kaka tiengʼni bende, ok nopar gi joma biro luwo bangʼ-gi.
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 An, jayalo, asebedo ruodh Israel kadak Jerusalem.
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 Ne achiwora mondo atiegra kendo anon matut kod rieko gigo duto mitimo e bwo polo. Mano doko tingʼ mapek ma Nyasaye oyieyo kuom ji!
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 Aseneno gik moko mitimo e bwo wangʼ chiengʼ, giduto gionge tiendgi, kendo gichalo mana yamo.
I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.
15 Gima odol ok nyal rie; kendo gima onge ok kwan.
That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.
16 Ne aparo e chunya niya, “Koro, asedongo kendo amedora e rieko moloyo ngʼato angʼata moserito Jerusalem motelona; kendo asebedo gi lony e rieko kod ngʼeyo.”
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 Eka ne achiwora ne winjo tiend rieko, ngʼeyo pogruok manie kind rieko, memruok kod fuwo, to ne afwenyo ni magi gin mana lawo bangʼ yamo mafuto.
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 Nimar ne afwenyo ni rieko mangʼeny kelo kuyo; kendo ngʼeyo mangʼeny medo mana chuny lit.
Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.
