< Ecclesiastes 2 >

1 I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, and behold thou good: and, behold, this is also vanity.
Ani garaa koo keessatti, “Ani waan gaarii barbaaduudhaaf gammachuudhaan sin qoraatii mee kottu” jedheen yaade. Garuu wanni kunis waan faayidaa hin qabne taʼuu isaa nan mirkaneeffadhe.
2 I said to laughter, Madness: and to mirth, Why doest thou this:
Anis, “Kolfi gowwummaa dha; gammachuunis maal fayyada?” nan jedhe.
3 And I examined whether my heart would excite my flesh as [with] wine, (though my heart guided [me] in wisdom, ) and [I desired] to lay hold of mirth, until I should see of what kind is the good to the sons of men, which they should do under the sun all the days of their life.
Anis utuma qalbiin koo ogummaadhaan na qajeelchaa jiruu gowwummaa qabadhee daadhii wayiniitiin of gammachiisu nan yaale. Waan namoonni bara jireenya isaanii muraasa keessatti samii gaditti hojjetan arguu nan fedhe.
4 I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards.
Ani hojii guddaa nan hojjedhe: Manneen ijaarradhee wayiniis dhaabadhe.
5 I made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them every kind of fruit-tree.
Ani iddoo biqiltuutii fi iddoo bashannanaa qopheeffadhee mukkeen ija naqatan kanneen gosa hundaa achi keessa nan dhaabadhe.
6 I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
Bosona mukkeen guddachaa jiranii ittiin obaafachuufis kuusaa bishaanii nan qopheeffadhe.
7 I got servants and maidens, and servants were born to me in the house: also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ani garboota dhiiraa fi dubartii nan bitadhe; garboota mana kootti dhalatan biraas nan qabaadhe; nama naan dura Yerusaalem keessa jiraate kam iyyuu caalaas loonii fi bushaayee hedduu nan horadhe.
8 Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, and the peculiar treasures of kings and provinces: I procured me singing men and singing women, and delights of the sons of men, a butler and female cupbearers.
Ani meetii fi warqee, qabeenya moototaatii fi kutaawwan biyyaa walitti nan qabadhe. Ani faarfattoota dhiiraa fi dubartii akkasumas saajjatoowwan nama gammachiisan hedduu qaban ture.
9 So I became great, and advanced beyond all that were before in Jerusalem: also my wisdom was established to me.
Kanaafuu ani akka malee guddadhee nama anaan dura Yerusaalem keessa ture kam iyyuu caale. Waan kana hunda keessatti ogummaan koo anuma wajjin ture.
10 And whatever mine eyes desired, I withheld not from them, I withheld not my heart from all my mirth: for my heart rejoiced in all my labour; and this was my portion of all my labour.
Ani waan iji koo hawwe hunda isa hin dhowwine; garaa koos gammachuu tokko illee hin lagne. Garaan koo hojii koo hundatti gammade; kunis dadhabbii koo hundaaf badhaasa ture.
11 And I looked on all my works which my hands had wrought, and on my labour which I laboured to perform: and behold, all was vanity and waywardness of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun.
Taʼus ani yeroon waan harki koo hojjete hundaa fi waanan argachuuf jedhee itti dadhabe hubadhee ilaaletti, wanni hundi akkuma bubbee ariʼuuti malee faayidaa hin qabu ture; aduudhaa gaditti buʼaan tokko iyyuu hin turre.
12 Then I looked on to see wisdom, and madness, and folly: for who is the man who will follow after counsel, in all things where in he employs it?
Anis yaada koo gara ogummaa, maraatummaa fi gowwummaa hubachuutti nan deebifadhe. Namni mootii iddoo buʼu tokko waan duraan hojjetame caalaa maal gochuu dandaʼa?
13 And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.
Ani akkuma ifni dukkana irra wayyu sana, akka ogummaan gowwummaa irra wayyu nan arge.
14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I perceived, even I, that one event shall happen to them all.
Ogeessi mataa isaa keessaa ija qaba; gowwaan garuu dukkana keessa deema; ani garuu akka galgalli isaan lamaanii tokkuma taʼe nan hubadhe.
15 And I said in my heart, As the event of the fool is, so shall it be to me, even to me: and to what purpose have I gained wisdom? I said moreover in my heart, This is also vanity, because the fool speaks of his abundance.
Ergasii ani akkana jedheen garaa koo keessatti nan yaade; “Wanni gowwaa quunname, anaanis ni quunnama; yoos ani ogeessa taʼuudhaan maalan argadha ree?” Ani garaa koo keessatti, “Kunis faayidaa hin qabu” nan jedhe.
16 For there is no remembrance of the wise man with the fool for ever; forasmuch as now [in] the coming days all things are forgotten: and how shall the wise man die with the fool?
Ogeessi akkuma gowwaa yeroo dheeraaf hin yaadatamuutii; bara dhufuuf jiru keessa isaan lachuu ni irraanfatamu. Ogeessis akkuma gowwaa duʼuu qaba!
17 So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Sababii wanni aduu gaditti hojjetamu na gaddisiiseef ani jireenya nan jibbe; kun hundinuu bubbee ariʼuu dha; faayidaas hin qabu.
18 And I hated the whole of my labour which I took under the sun; because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
Ani sababii nama ana duubaan dhufuuf waan kana dhiisuu qabuuf, waanan aduudhaa gaditti itti dadhabe hunda nan jibbe.
19 And who knows whether he will be a wise [man] or a fool? and whether he will have power over all my labour in which I laboured, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? this is also vanity.
Eenyutu akka inni ogeessa yookaan gowwaa taʼu beeka? Taʼus inni hojii ani aduudhaa gaditti yaalii fi ogummaa koo itti dhangalaase hundatti abbaa taʼa. Kunis faayidaa hin qabu.
20 so I went about to dismiss from my heart all my labour wherein I had laboured under the sun.
Kanaafuu garaan koo sababii hojii koo dadhabsiisaa ani aduudhaa gaditti itti dadhabe hundaatiif abdii kutachuu jalqabe.
21 For there is [such] a man that his labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in fortitude; [yet] this man shall give his portion to one who has not laboured therein. This is also vanity and great evil.
Namni tokko hojii isaa ogummaan, beekumsaa fi harka toliisaan hojjetee ergasii immoo waan qabu hunda nama homaa itti hin dadhabiniif dhiisuu qabaatii. Wanni kunis faayidaa hin qabu; hammina guddaadhas.
22 For it happens to a man in all his labour, and in the purpose of his heart wherein he labours under the sun.
Namni tokko dadhabbii isaatiif yaalii cimaa aduudhaa gaditti godhe sana hundaaf maal argata?
23 For all his days [are days] of sorrows, and vexation of spirit is his; in the night also his heart rests not. This is also vanity.
Hojiin isaa bara jireenya isaa hunda rakkinaa fi gadda; sammuun isaa halkan iyyuu hin boqotu. Kunis waan faayidaa hin qabnee dha.
24 A man has nothing [really] good to eat, and to drink, and to shew his soul [as] good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
Namni nyaatee dhugee hojii isaatti gammaduu caalaa homaa gochuu hin dandaʼu. Ani akka wanni kun harka Waaqaatii dhufe nan arge;
25 For who shall eat, or who shall drink, without him?
Waaqaan malee eenyutu nyaachuu yookaan gammaduu dandaʼa?
26 For [God] has given to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but he has given to the sinner trouble, to add and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God; for this is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Waaqni nama isa gammachiisuuf ogummaa, beekumsaa fi gammachuu kenna; nama cubbamaa garuu akka inni namicha Waaqa gammachiisuuf kennuuf jedhee hojii qabeenya walitti qabuutii fi kuusuu hojjetu godha. Kunis bubbee ariʼuu dha; faayidaas hin qabu.

< Ecclesiastes 2 >