Ecclesiastes 9
1 All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.
Kanaafuu ani waan kana hunda garaatti qabadhee akka qajeelaan, ogeessii fi hojiiwwan isaanii harka Waaqaa keessa jiran nan hubadhe; garuu namni tokko iyyuu akka jaalalli yookaan jibbi isa eeggatu hin beeku.
2 Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.
Nama qajeelaa fi jalʼaa, nama gaarii fi hamaa, nama qulqulluu fi xuraaʼaa, warra aarsaa dhiʼeessanii fi warra hin dhiʼeessine hunda galgalli isaanii tokkuma. Waanuma nama gaarii irra gaʼutu, cubbammaa irras gaʼa; waanuma warra kakuu seenan irra gaʼutu, warri kakuu seenuu sodaatan irra gaʼa.
3 This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that — to the dead.
Hamminni waan aduudhaa gaditti taʼu hunda keessa jiru kanaa dha: Galgalli nama hundaa tokkoo dha. Kana malees garaan namootaa hamminaan guutameera; bara jireenya isaanii keessas maraatummaatu garaa isaanii keessa jira; ergasii isaan warra duʼanitti dabalamu.
4 For him who is joined to all the living there is hope; a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Namni warra lubbuun jiran hundatti dabalamu kam iyyuu abdii qaba. Leenca duʼee mannaa saree lubbuun jirtu wayyaatii!
5 The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them.
Warri lubbuun jiran akka duʼan ni beekuutii; warri duʼan garuu homaa hin beekan; isaan siʼachi gatii hin qaban; yaadannoon isaanii iyyuu ni irraanfatama.
6 Their love and their hate and their envy are now ended; and they have no longer a part for ever in anything which is done under the sun.
Jaalalli isaanii, jibbi isaaniitii fi hinaaffaan isaanii erga badee tureera; isaan waan aduudhaa gaditti taʼu kam iyyuu keessatti lammata qooda hin qabaatan.
7 Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.
Sababii Waaqni waan ati hojjettetti gammadeef dhaqiitii nyaata kee gammachuudhaan nyaadhu; daadhii wayinii keetiis garaa gammadduun dhugi.
8 Let your clothing be white at all times, and let not your head be without oil.
Yeroo hunda uffata adii uffadhu; zayitiinis mataa kee irraa hin dhabamin.
9 Have joy with the woman of your love all the days of your foolish life which he gives you under the sun. Because that is your part in life and in your work which you do under the sun.
Bara jireenyaa kan faayidaa hin qabne, kan Waaqni aduudhaa gaditti siif kenne kana hunda bara kee kan faayidaa hin qabne hunda keessatti haadha manaa kee kan jaallattu wajjin gammachuudhaan jiraadhu. Jireenyaa fi hojii ati aduudhaa gaditti itti dadhabde sanaaf qoodni kee kanumaatii.
10 Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going. (Sheol h7585)
Waan harki kee hojjechuu dandaʼu hunda humna kee guutuudhaan hojjedhu; awwaala ati itti deemuuf jirtu keessa hojiin yookaan yaadni yookaan beekumsi yookaan ogummaan hin jiruutii. (Sheol h7585)
11 And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.
Ani aduudhaa gaditti waan biraa argeera: Fiigichi warra saffisaniif yookaan lolli irree jabeeyyiif miti; yookaan nyaanni ogeeyyiif yookaan qabeenyi hubattootaaf yookaan fudhatama argachuun beektotaaf miti; yeroo fi carraan hunda isaanii argata.
12 Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.
Namni tokko iyyuu yeroon isaa yoom akka taʼe hin beeku: Akkuma qurxummiin kiyyoo hamaadhaan qabamu, yookaan akkuma simbirri kiyyoodhaan qabamtu sana namoonnis bara hamaa akkuma tasaa isaanitti dhufuun qabamu.
13 This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.
Ani amma illee fakkeenya ogummaa kan akka malee na dinqisiise kana aduudhaa gaditti nan arge:
14 There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.
Magaalaa xinnoo namoonni muraasni keessa jiraatan tokkotu ture. Mootiin jabaan tokkos isheetti baʼee marse; koobii biyyoo guddaa naannessee itti ijaare.
15 Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.
Yeroo sanatti hiyyeessa ogeessa tokkotu magaalaa sana keessa jiraachaa ture; innis ogummaa isaatiin magaalattii baraare. Namni tokko iyyuu garuu hiyyeessa sana hin yaadanne.
16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.
Kanaafuu ani, “Jabina irra ogummaa wayya” nan jedhe. Ogummaan hiyyeessa sanaa garuu ni tuffatame; dubbiin isaas fudhatama hin arganne.
17 The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.
Iyya bulchaa gowwootaa irra hasaasa ogeessaatu dhagaʼama.
18 Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.
Meeshaalee waraanaa irra ogummaa wayya; cubbamaan tokko garuu waan gaarii hedduu balleessa.
