Ecclesiastes 1
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
O NA olelo a ke kahuna, a ke keiki a Davida, oia ke alii ma Ierusalema.
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Lapuwale o na lapuwale, wahi a ke kahuna; lapuwale o na lapuwale, pau loa na mea i ka lapuwale.
3 What profit has a man of all his labour which he takes under the sun?
Heaha ka uku i ke kanaka i ka hana a pau ana i hana'i malalo iho o ka la?
4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but the earth abides for ever.
Hele aku la kekahi hanauna, a hele mai la kekahi hanauna; aka, ua mau no ka honua.
5 The sun also arises, and the sun goes down, and hastes to his place where he arose.
Puka mai ka la, a napoo ka la, a wikiwiki aku la ia ma kona wahi i puka mai ai.
6 The wind goes toward the south, and turns about unto the north; it whirls about continually, and the wind returns again according to his circuits.
Puhi aku la ka makani i ke kukulu hema, a huli mai la ia i ke kukulu akau; huli ae la ia io, a io; a hoi hou ka makani i kona wahi i puhi ai.
7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Kahe aku la na muliwai a pau i ke kai, aole nae i piha ke kai; i kahi a lakou i kahe mai ai, malaila lakou e hoi hou aku ai.
8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
He mea luhi na olelo a pau, aole hiki i ke kanaka ke hai aku; aole i ana ka maka i ka ike ana, aole hoi i piha ka pepeiao i ka lohe ana.
9 The thing that has been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
O na mea mamua, oia na mea e hiki mai ana; a o na mea i hanaia, oia na mea e hanaia mahope aku nei: aohe mea hou malalo iho o ka la.
10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it has been already of old time, which was before us.
No kekahi mea e hiki anei ke olelo mai, Eia! he mea hou keia? he mea no ia i ka wa kahiko mamua loa o kakou.
11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
Aole i hoomanaoia mai na mea kahiko; a o na mea e hiki mai ana, aole e hoomanaoia ia mau mea e ka poe mahope aku.
12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Owau o ke kahuna, ua noho au i alii maluna o ka Iseraela ma Ierusalema.
13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail has God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
Ua haawi au i ko'u naau e imi, a e huli me ka noeau i na mea a pau i hanaia malalo iho o ka lani. He mea kaumaba loa keia a ke Akua i haawi mai ai i na keiki a kanaka e hana'i.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ua ike au i na mea a pau i hanaia malalo iho o ka lani, aia hoi, he mau mea lapuwale ia a pau a me ka luhi hewa.
15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is lacking cannot be numbered.
O na mea kekee, aole ia e hoopololeiia; a o ka mea nele, aole hiki ke helu aku.
16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have got more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
Ua kukakuka au me ko'u naau iho, a i iho la, Ka! ua hookiekieia'ku au, a ua hoonui au i ka naauao mamua o na mea a pau ma Ierusalema; a ua hoomaopopo aku ko'u naau i ka noeau, a me ka ike.
17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
A haawi au i ko'u naau e ike i ka naauao, a e ike no hoi i ka uhauha, a me ka lapuwale; a ike iho la au, he mea luhi hewa ia.
18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.
No ka mea, ma ka naauao nui, malaila ke kaumaha; a o ka mea i hoonui i ka ike, hoonui no ia i ka eha.
