Ecclesiastes 1
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.
Magi e weche mane jayalo ma wuod Daudi, mane ruodh Jerusalem owacho.
2 Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Jayalo wacho niya, “Ngima en gima nono! Chutho en gima nono! Gik moko duto onge tiendgi!”
3 What advantage [is there] to a man in all his labour that he takes under the sun?
En ohala mane ma dhano yudo kuom tije duto motiyo kendo mochandore godo e bwo wangʼ chiengʼ?
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever.
Tiengʼ ka tiengʼ biro kendo kadho, to piny to osiko mana kaka en.
5 And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws towards its place;
Chiengʼ wuok kendo chiengʼ podho, kendo oridore piyo piyo kodok kuma owuokie.
6 arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round towards the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.
Yamo futo kochiko yo milambo kendo okudho kochiko yo nyandwat; odhi kolworore, ndalo duto koduogo kare mapile.
7 All the rivers run into the sea; and yet the sea is not filled: to the place whence the rivers come, there they return again.
Aore duto mol kadhi ei nam, to kata kamano nam ok pongʼ. To kuma aorego oaye, kanyo ema gidwogoe.
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.
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.
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.
Gima osebedo biro bedo kendo, gima osetim ibiro tim kendo; kendo onge gino manyien e bwo wangʼ chiengʼ.
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.
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.
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].
Joma chon ok par ngangʼ mana kaka tiengʼni bende, ok nopar gi joma biro luwo bangʼ-gi.
12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
An, jayalo, asebedo ruodh Israel kadak Jerusalem.
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.
Ne achiwora mondo atiegra kendo anon matut kod rieko gigo duto mitimo e bwo polo. Mano doko tingʼ mapek ma Nyasaye oyieyo kuom ji!
14 I saw all the works that were wrought under the sun; and, saw, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Aseneno gik moko mitimo e bwo wangʼ chiengʼ, giduto gionge tiendgi, kendo gichalo mana yamo.
15 That which is crooked can’t be made straight: and deficiency can’t be numbered.
Gima odol ok nyal rie; kendo gima onge ok kwan.
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.
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.”
17 And my heart knew much—wisdom, and knowledge, parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is waywardness of spirit.
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.
18 For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.
Nimar ne afwenyo ni rieko mangʼeny kelo kuyo; kendo ngʼeyo mangʼeny medo mana chuny lit.
