Ecclesiastes 3
1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
Songa namantañañe ty sa’e, Sindre namotoañañ’ andro ze nisatrie’e ambanen-dikerañe atoa:
2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
androm-pisamahañe, androm-pihomahañe, androm-pamboleañe naho androm-pañombotañe i namboleñey;
3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
androm-pamonoañe, naho androm-pañamelañañe; androm-pandrebahañe mañambane naho androm-pandranjiañe mañambone;
4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
androm-pirovetañe, naho androm-piankahafañe; androm-pangololoihañe naho androm-pitsinjahañe;
5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
androm-pañiririñam-bato, naho androm-panontonam-bato; androm-pamejañañe naho androm-pifoneñañe tsy hamejañe;
6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
androm-pikodebeañe, naho androm-pahamotsoañe; androm-pañajañe naho androm-pañariañe;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
androm-pandrovitañe, naho androm-panjairañe; androm-pianjiñañe, naho androm-pisaontsiañe;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
androm-pikokoañe naho androm-pihejeañe; androm-pialiañe vaho androm-panintsiñañe.
9 What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?
Ino ty tambem-pieke amy nitromaha’ey?
10 I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
Fa nitreako ty tolon-draha’ natolon’ Añahare amo ana’ ondatio, hitoloñañe.
11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
Kila nanoe’e mañeva ty sa’e; vaho napo’e an-tro’e ao ty atao nainai’e donia, fe tsy ho taka’ ondaty ty fitsikarahañe ty satan’ Añahare boak’ am-baloha’e pak’am-pigadoña’e.
12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
Apotako te tsy eo ty mahasoa ta t’ie hifale naho hinembanembañe naho mbe amañ’aiñe;
13 Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
mbore falalàn’ Añahare te songa hikama naho hinoñe vaho hifale amo fitoloña’eo ondatio.
14 I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
Fantako te tsy modo nainai’e ze anoen’ Añahare; tsy mete tompeañe vaho tsy mete angalañe; nanoen’Añahare zao, hañeveña’ ondatio añatrefa’e eo.
15 That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago. God seeks again that which is passed away.
Ze eo, le fa teo; naho mbe ho avy ze fa teo; vaho tsoehen’Añahare o horidañeñeo.
16 Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
Mbore nizoeko ambane’ i àndroy, amy toem-pizakañey te eo ka ty haratiañe, vaho amy toen-kavantañañey ty haloloañe.
17 I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
Hoe iraho an-troko ao, ho zakaen’ Añahare ty vañoñe naho ty raty, fa kila namotoaña’e ze safiry naho ze hene fitoloñañe.
18 I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
Hoe iraho an-troko ao ty amo ana’ondatio: Mitsoke iareo t’i Andrianañahare hahaoniña’ iareo te biby avao.
19 For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals, for all is vanity.
Hambañe ty toli’ondaty naho ty toli’ o bibio; Manahake ty fihomaha’ ty raike ty hiantantirira’ ty ila’e. Hambañe avao ty fikofò’ iareo, aa le tsy aman-tombo’e amo bibio t’indaty; toe fonga hakoahañe.
20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
Fonga homb’an-toetse raike: sindre boak’an-debok’ ao vaho songa mibalike mb’an-debok’ ao.
21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
Ia ty mahafohiñe ke hañambone ty arofo’ ondaty he hañambane mb’an-tane ao ty tro’ o bibio?
22 Therefore I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his works, for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what will be after him?
Aa le nitreako te tsy eo ty mahasoa ta te hene mifale amo fitoloña’eo ondatio, ie tambe’ iareo; fa ia ty hampandrendrek’ aze te inoñe ty hanonjohy añe?
