Ecclesiastes 1
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.
Ny tenin’ i Mpitoriteny, zanak’ i Davida, mpanjaka tany Jerosalema.
2 Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Zava-poana dia zava-poana, hoy Mpitoriteny, zava-poana dia zava-poana, eny, zava-poana ny zavatra rehetra!
3 What advantage [is there] to a man in all his labour that he takes under the sun?
Inona no soa azon’ ny olona amin’ ny fisasarany rehetra izay isasarany atỳ ambanin’ ny masoandro?
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever.
Lasa ny taranaka iray, ary mandimby kosa ny taranaka iray; fa ny tany mbola maharitra mandrakizay.
5 And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws toward its place;
Ny masoandro koa miposaka ary ny masoandro milentika sady miriotra ho any amin’ ny fitoerana izay niposahany.
6 arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round toward the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.
Mianatsimo ny rivotra, dia mihodìna mianavaratra, mivezivezy mandrakariva izy ka miverimberina manodidina indray.
7 All the rivers run into the sea; and yet the sea is not filled: to the place whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Ny renirano rehetra dia samy mankamin’ ny ranomasina, nefa tsy tondraka ny ranomasina; any amin’ izay falehan’ ny renirano ihany no iverenany indray.
8 All things are full of labour; a man will not be able to speak [of them]: neither shall the eye be satisfied with seeing, neither shall the ear be filled with hearing.
Maivana ny teny rehetra, ka tsy misy olona mahalaza; ny maso tsy mamo mijery, ary ny sofina tsy mamo mihaino.
9 What is that which has been? the very thing which shall be: and what is that which has been done? the very thing which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Izay efa teo ihany no ho tonga indray, ary izay efa natao ihany no mbola hatao indray fa tsy misy zava-baovao akory atỳ ambanin’ ny masoandro.
10 [Who is he] that shall speak and say, Behold, this is new? it has already been in the ages that have passed before us.
Raha misy zavatra azo lazaina hoe: He! ity no vaovao, dia ilay efa teo ela tany amin’ ny andro talohantsika ihany izany.
11 There is no memorial to the first things; neither to the things that have been last shall their memorial be with them that shall at the last [time].
Tsy misy fahatsiarovana ny taloha; ary ny ho avy koa dia tsy hotsarovan’ izay handimby azy.
12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Izaho Mpitoriteny dia mpanjakan’ ny Isiraely tany Jerosalema;
13 And I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven, for God has given to the sons of men an evil trouble to be troubled therewith.
ary nampiasaiko ny foko mba hitady sy hikatsaka amim-pahendrena ny zavatra rehetra izay atao atỳ ambanin’ ny lanitra; asa mahareraka omen’ Andriamanitra hisasaran’ ny zanak’ olombelona izany.
14 I beheld all the works that were wrought under the sun; and, beheld, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Efa hitako ny zavatra rehetra izay atao atỳ ambanin’ ny masoandro; fa, indro, zava-poana sy misambo-drivotra foana izany rehetra izany.
15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and deficiency cannot be numbered.
Ny meloka tsy mety tonga mahitsy; ary ny tsy ao tsy mba azo isaina.
16 I spoke in my heart, saying, Behold, I am increased, and have acquired wisdom beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem: also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.
Hoy izaho tamin’ ny foko: Indro, izaho nahazo fahendrena be dia be mihoatra noho izay rehetra talohako teto Jerosalema; eny, ny foko nahita ny fahendrena sy ny fahalalana betsaka.
17 And my heart knew much—wisdom, and knowledge, parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is waywardness of spirit.
Ary nampiasaiko ny foko hahalala fahendrena sy hahalala fahaverezan-tsaina sy fahadalana; dia fantatro fa misambo-drivotra foana koa izany,
18 For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.
satria izay be fahendrena dia be alahelo, ary izay mitombo fahalalana dia mitombo fahoriana.
