Ecclesiastes 3
1 To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens:
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 rend, 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 of war, and a time of peace.
androm-pikokoañe naho androm-pihejeañe; androm-pialiañe vaho androm-panintsiñañe.
9 What profit hath he that worketh from that wherein he laboureth?
Ino ty tambem-pieke amy nitromaha’ey?
10 I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of men to toil in.
Fa nitreako ty tolon-draha’ natolon’ Añahare amo ana’ ondatio, hitoloñañe.
11 He hath made everything beautiful in its time; also he hath set the world in their heart, so that man findeth not out from the beginning to the end the work that God doeth.
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 good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;
Apotako te tsy eo ty mahasoa ta t’ie hifale naho hinembanembañe naho mbe amañ’aiñe;
13 yea also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labour, it 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 doeth, it shall be for ever; there is nothing to be added to it, nor anything to be taken from it; and God doeth [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 was long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God bringeth back again that which is past.
Ze eo, le fa teo; naho mbe ho avy ze fa teo; vaho tsoehen’Añahare o horidañeñeo.
16 And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, 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, It is thus with the children of men, that God may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts.
Hoe iraho an-troko ao ty amo ana’ondatio: Mitsoke iareo t’i Andrianañahare hahaoniña’ iareo te biby avao.
19 For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre-eminence above the beast: 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 unto one place: all are of the dust, and all return to dust.
Fonga homb’an-toetse raike: sindre boak’an-debok’ ao vaho songa mibalike mb’an-debok’ ao.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?
Ia ty mahafohiñe ke hañambone ty arofo’ ondaty he hañambane mb’an-tane ao ty tro’ o bibio?
22 And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall 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?
