Ecclesiastes 8
1 Who can compare to the truly wise? Who knows how to interpret things? If you have wisdom your face lights up, and your stern look is softened.
Ta ni ó dàbí ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn? Ta ni ó mọ ìtumọ̀ ohun gbogbo? Ọgbọ́n a máa mú ojú ènìyàn dán ó sì máa ń pààrọ̀ ìrínisí rẹ̀.
2 My advice is to do what the king says, since that's what you promised God.
Mo sọ wí pé, pa òfin ọba mọ́, nítorí pé, ìwọ ti ṣe ìbúra níwájú Ọlọ́run.
3 Don't be quick to walk out on the king without thinking what you're doing, and don't get involved with those who plot against him, for the king can do what he pleases.
Má ṣe jẹ́ kí ojú kán ọ láti kúrò ní iwájú ọba, má ṣe dúró nínú ohun búburú, nítorí yóò ṣe ohunkóhun tí ó bá tẹ́ ẹ lọ́rùn.
4 The king's orders have supreme authority—who is going to question him, saying, “What are you doing?”
Níwọ́n ìgbà tí ọ̀rọ̀ ọba ni àṣẹ, ta ni ó le è sọ fún un wí pé, “Kí ni ìwọ ń ṣe?”
5 Those who follow his commands will not be involved in doing evil. Wise people think, recognizing there's a right time, and a right way.
Ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá pa àṣẹ rẹ̀ mọ́, kò ní wá sí ìpalára kankan, àyà ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn yóò sì mọ àsìkò tí ó tọ́ àti ọ̀nà tí yóò gbà ṣe é.
6 For there's a right time and a right way for everything, even when things are going badly for you.
Ohun gbogbo ni ó ní àsìkò àti ọ̀nà tí ó tọ́ láti ṣe, ṣùgbọ́n, òsì ènìyàn pọ̀ sí orí ara rẹ̀.
7 No one knows what's going to happen, so who can say what the future holds?
Níwọ́n ìgbà tí kò sí ẹni tí ó mọ ọjọ́-ọ̀lá, ta ni ó le è sọ fún un ohun tí ó ń bọ̀?
8 No one can hold onto the breath of life; no one can prevent the day when they die. There's no way of escaping that battle, and the wicked won't be saved by their wickedness!
Kò sí ẹni tí ó lágbára lórí afẹ́fẹ́ láti gbà á dúró, nítorí náà, kò sí ẹni tí ó ní agbára lórí ọjọ́ ikú rẹ̀. Bí ó ti jẹ́ wí pé kò sí ẹni tí a dá sílẹ̀ nígbà ogun, bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni ìkà kò ní fi àwọn tí ó ń ṣe é sílẹ̀; bí ó ti jẹ́ wí pé kò sí ẹni tí a dá sílẹ̀ nígbà ogun, bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni ìwà búburú kò le gba àwọn tí ó ń ṣe é sílẹ̀.
9 I examined all these things, and thought about all that happens here on earth, and the damage that's caused when people dominate others.
Gbogbo nǹkan wọ̀nyí ni mo ti rí, tí mo sì ń múlò ní ọkàn mi sí gbogbo iṣẹ́ tí a ti ṣe lábẹ́ oòrùn. Ìgbà kan wà tí ẹnìkan ń ṣe olórí àwọn tókù fún ìpalára rẹ̀.
10 Yes, I have seen wicked people buried with great honor. They used to go to the holy place, and were praised in the very city where they did their evil. This is hard to understand!
Nígbà náà ni mo tún rí ìsìnkú ènìyàn búburú—àwọn tí wọ́n máa ń wá tí wọ́n sì ń lọ láti ibi mímọ́ kí wọn sì gba ìyìn ní ìlú tàbí tí wọ́n ti ṣe èyí. Eléyìí pẹ̀lú kò ní ìtumọ̀.
11 When people are not punished quickly for their crimes they are even more determined to do wrong.
Nígbà tí a kò bá tètè ṣe ìdájọ́ fún ẹlẹ́ṣẹ̀ kíákíá, ọkàn àwọn ènìyàn a máa kún fún ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ìmọ̀ láti ṣe ibi.
12 Even though a sinner may do wrong a hundred times, and live a long life, I'm convinced that those who do what God says will be better off.
Bí ènìyàn búburú tó dẹ́ṣẹ̀ nígbà ọgọ́rùn-ún tilẹ̀ wà láààyè fún ìgbà pípẹ́, mo mọ̀ wí pé yóò dára fún ẹni tí ó bẹ̀rù Ọlọ́run, tí ó bẹ̀rù níwájú rẹ̀.
13 In fact, the wicked will not live long, passing like a shadow, because they refuse to follow God.
Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kì yóò dára fún ènìyàn búburú, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kì yóò fa ọjọ́ rẹ̀ gún tí ó dà bí òjìji, nítorí tí kò bẹ̀rù níwájú Ọlọ́run.
14 Another thing that is hard to understand is this: good people are treated as the wicked should be, and the wicked are treated as good people should be. As I say, this is difficult to comprehend!
Ohun mìíràn tún wà tí kò ní ìtumọ̀, tí ó ń ṣẹlẹ̀ láyé olódodo tí ó ń gba ohun tí ó tọ́ sí òṣìkà àti ènìyàn búburú tí ó ń gba ohun tí ó tọ́ sí olódodo. Mo sọ wí pé eléyìí gan an kò ní ìtumọ̀.
15 So I recommend enjoying life. There's nothing better for us here on earth than to eat and drink and be happy. Such an attitude will go with us as we work, and as we live our lives that God gives us here on earth.
Nítorí náà mo kan sáárá sí ìgbádùn ayé, nítorí pé kò sí ohun tí ó dára fún ènìyàn ní abẹ́ oòrùn ju pé kí ó jẹ, kí ó mu, kí inú rẹ̀ sì dùn lọ. Nígbà náà ni ìdùnnú yóò bá a rìn nínú iṣẹ́ ẹ rẹ̀, ní gbogbo ọjọ́ ayé ti Ọlọ́run tí fi fún un lábẹ́ oòrùn.
16 When I applied my mind to discovering wisdom and observing everything people do here on earth, I couldn't get any sleep, day or night.
Nígbà tí mo lo ọkàn mi láti mọ ọgbọ́n àti láti wo wàhálà ènìyàn ní ayé.
17 Then I studied everything God does, and I realized that no one can fully understand what happens here. However, hard they try, however wise they claim to be, they can't really comprehend it.
Nígbà náà ni mo rí gbogbo ohun tí Ọlọ́run tí ṣe, kò sí ẹnìkan tí ó le è mòye ohun tí ó ń lọ lábẹ́ oòrùn. Láìbìkítà gbogbo ìyànjú rẹ̀ láti wá rí jáde, ènìyàn kò le è mọ ìtumọ̀ rẹ̀, kódà bí ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn rò wí pé òun mọ̀ ọ́n, kò le è ní òye rẹ̀ ní pàtó.
