Ecclesiastes 12

1 Remember then thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say: 'I have no pleasure in them';

Ary tsarovy ny Mpanao anao amin’ ny andro fahatanoranao, dieny tsy mbola tonga ny andro mahory, ary tsy mbola mihatra ny taona izay hanaovanao hoe; Tsy sitrako izao;

2 Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

dieny tsy mbola maizina ny masoandro sy ny fahazavana sy ny volana sy ny kintana, ary tsy mbola mitambatra indray ny rahona, rehefa latsaka ny ranonorana;

3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out shall be darkened in the windows,

fa amin’ izay dia hangovitra ny mpiandry trano, ary hanjoko ny lehilahy matanjaka, ary hitsahatra ny ankizivavy mpitoto, satria efa vitsy ireo, ary ho maizina ny vehivavy mitsirika eo am-baravarankely,

4 And the doors shall be shut in the street, when the sound of the grinding is low; and one shall start up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

ary hirindrina ny varavarana kopa-droa mankeny an-dalambe, rehefa malemy ny feon’ ny fikosoham-bary; ary ho taitra ny olona, raha vao maneno ny voronkely, ary halemy feo ny zazavavy mpihira rehetra;

5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall drag itself along, and the caperberry shall fail; because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets;

ary koa, hatahotra ny fiakarana izy, ary toa hisy zava-mahatahotra eny an-dalana; ary hamony ny hazo amygdala, ary ny valala aza ho tonga mavesatra, ary ny voan-tsimperifery aza tsy hanan-kery intsony fa mandroso ho any amin’ ny tranony mandrakizay ny olona, ary ny mpisaona mandehandeha eny an-dalambe

6 Before the silver cord is snapped asunder, and the golden bowl is shattered, and the pitcher is broken at the fountain, and the wheel falleth shattered, into the pit;

dieny tsy mbola mivaha ny kofehy volafotsy, ary tsy mbola vaky ny vilia volamena fitoeran-diloilo, ary tsy mbola rava ny barika eo an-doharano, ary tsy mbola tapaka ny kodia eo an-davaka famorian-drano,

7 And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

ka ny vovoka dia hiverina amin’ ny tany ho toy ny teo, fa ny fanahy kosa hiverina amin’ Andriamanitra, Izay nanome iny.

8 Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; all is vanity.

Zava-poana dia zava-poana, hoy Mpitoriteny, eny, zava-poana ny zavatra rehetra!

9 And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Ary koa, satria hendry Mpitoriteny, dia nampianatra ny olona fahalalana izy; eny, nandinika sy nieritreritra ary nandahatra ohabolana maro izy.

10 Koheleth sought to find out words of delight, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

Mpitoriteny nitady hahita teny mahafinaritra; ary izay mahitsy no voasorany, dia tenin’ ny fahamarinana.

11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are those that are composed in collections; they are given from one shepherd.

Ny tenin’ ny hendry dia toy ny fanindronan-omby sy toy ny hombo voatsatoka, ry mpanangona, omen’ ny mpiandry iray izy;

12 And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

ary he koa, anaka! minoa anatra ianao; fa tsy misy farany ny manao boky maro, ary manasatra ny tena ny fianarana be.

13 The end of the matter, all having been heard: fear God, and keep His commandments; for this is the whole man.

Ary rehefa re izany rehetra izany, dia izao no faran’ ny teny: Andriamanitra no atahory, ary ny didiny no tandremo, fa izany no tokony hataon’ ny olona rehetra.

14 For God shall bring every work into the judgment concerning every hidden thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.

Fa ny atao rehetra dia ho entin’ Andriamanitra ho amin’ ny fitsarana ny zava-miafina rehetra, na soa na ratsy.