Ecclesiastes 2
1 I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove you with mirth, and behold you good: and, behold, this is also vanity.
I IHO la au i ko'u naau iho, Ina kaua, e hoao iho au ia oe ma ka lealea, a e ike i ka olioli malaila; aia ka, he mea lapuwale keia.
2 I said to laughter, Madness: and to mirth, Why do you this:
I iho la au no ka akaaka, He hehena ia; a no ka lealea, Heaha ka mea ana i hana'i?
3 And I examined whether my heart would excite my flesh as [with] wine, (though my heart guided [me] in wisdom, ) and [I desired] to lay hold of mirth, until I should see of what kind is the good to the sons of men, which they should do under the sun all the days of their life.
Ua imi au iloko o ko'u naau e hooikaika i ko'u kino i ka waina, e pili ana no nae ko'u naau i ke akamai; a e lalau hoi au i ka mea lapuwale, a ike au i ka maikai no na keiki a kanaka e hana'i malalo iho o ka lani, i na la a pau loa o ko lakou ola ana.
4 I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards.
Hoonui au i ka'u mau mea i hana'i; kukulu iho la au i na hale no'u, a kanu iho la au no'u i na mala waina;
5 I made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them every kind of fruit tree.
Ua hana aku la au no'u i na kihapai a me na wahi ululaau, a ua kanu iho la au iloko o ia mau wahi i na laau hua a pau;
6 I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
Ua eli iho la au no'u i na punawai e hoopulu i kahi e ulu ai na laau;
7 I got servants and maidens, and servants were born to me in the house: also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ua imi a loaa ia'u na kauwakane a me na kauwawahine, a ua hanau hoi iloko o ko'u hale na kauwa; a ia'u no hoi na holoholona nui a me na holoholona liilii he lehulehu, a oi aku i ka poe mamua ma Ierusalema.
8 Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, and the peculiar treasures of kings and provinces: I procured me singing men and singing women, and delights of the sons of men, a butler and female cupbearers.
Ua hooiliili no hoi au no'u i ke kala, a me ke gula a me ka waiwai o na'lii a o na aina hoi; ua imi ia'u a loaa kekahi poe kane mele, a me kekahi poe wahine mele, a me na mea e olioli ai na keiki a kanaka, he wahine a me na haiawahine.
9 So I became great, and advanced beyond all that were before in Jerusalem: also my wisdom was established to me.
Pela, ua lilo au i mea nui a oi aku i na mea a pau i noho mamua ma Ierusalema; a o ko'u naauao, ua mau ia mea ia'u.
10 And whatever mine eyes desired, I withheld not from them, I withheld not my heart from all my mirth: for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my portion of all my labor.
O na mea a pau a ko'u mau maka i makemake ai, aole au i hoole ia lakou; aole aua au i ko'u naau i ka olioli a pau, no ka mea, olioli ko'u naau i ka'u hana a pau; a oia ka uku no'u i ka'u hana a pau.
11 And I looked on all my works which my hands had wrought, and on my labor which I laboured to perform: and behold, all was vanity and waywardness of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun.
Ua nana au i na mea a pau a ko'u mau lima i hana'i, a me ka hana a'u i hooluhi ai ia'u iho; aia hoi, he mea lapuwale a pau a me ka luhi hewa, aohe mea e pono ai malalo iho o ka la.
12 Then I looked on to see wisdom, and madness, and folly: for who is the man who will follow after counsel, in all things where in he employs it?
A haliu au e ike i ka naauao, a me ka uhauha, a me ka lapuwale; no ka mea, heaha ka mea a ke kanaka [e hana'i] i kiki mai mahope o ke alii? O ka mea wale no i hanaia mamua.
13 And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.
Alaila, ike iho la au, ua oi aku ka naauao mamua o ka naaupo, me he malamalama la mamua o ka pouli.
14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I perceived, even I, that one event shall happen to them all.
O ka mea naauao, aia kona mau maka i kona poo, aka, e hele ana ka mea naaupo ma ka pouli; a ike no hoi au e loaa ia lakou a pau ka hopena hookahi.
15 And I said in my heart, As the event of the fool is, so shall it be to me, even to me: and to what purpose have I gained wisdom? I said moreover in my heart, This is also vanity, because the fool speaks of his abundance.
I iho la au iloko o ko'u naau, E like me ka mea i loaa i ka mea naaupo, pela no ka mea i loaa mai ia'u. A no ke aha la i oi kuu naauao? I iho la au iloko o ko'u naau, He mea lapuwale hoi keia.
16 For there is no remembrance of the wise man with the fool for ever; forasmuch as now [in] the coming days all things are forgotten: and how shall the wise man die with the fool?
A ma neia hope aku, aole i hoomanaoia ke kanaka naauao mamua o ka mea naaupo, no ka mea, o na mea e noho nei, i na la e hiki mai ana, e pau ia i ka hoopoinaia. A pehea ka make ana o ka mea naauao? Ua like no me ko ka mea naaupo.
17 So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
No ia mea, ua hoopailua au i ko'u ola ana, no ka mea, ua kaumaha au i ka hana i hanaia malalo iho o ka la; no ka mea, ua pau na mea i ka lapuwale a me ka luhi hewa.
18 And I hated the whole of my labor which I took under the sun; because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
Ua hoopailua hoi au i ka hana a pau a'u i hana'i malalo iho o ka la; no ka mea, e waiho auanei au ia mea no ke kanaka e hiki mai ana mahope o'u.
19 And who knows whether he will be a wise [man] or a fool? and whether he will have power over all my labor in which I laboured, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? this is also vanity.
A owai la ka mea i ike, he mea naauao paha oia, he mea naaupo paha? aka, oia no ia maluna o na mea a pau a'u i hana naauao ai malalo iho o ka lani. He mea lapuwale keia.
20 so I went about to dismiss from my heart all my labor wherein I had laboured under the sun.
Alaila imi iho la au e hoopauaho i kuu naau i ka hana a pau a'u i hana'i malalo iho o ka la.
21 For there is [such] a man that his labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in fortitude; [yet] this man shall give his portion to one who has not laboured therein. This is also vanity and great evil.
No ka mea, aia no ke kanaka nana e hana ma ka naauao, a me ke akamai, a me ka pomaikai, aka, e waiho no oia i kana i ke kanaka nana i hana ole i keia mau mea, i hooilina nona. He mea lapuwale keia, a me ka luhi hewa.
22 For it happens to a man in all his labor, and in the purpose of his heart wherein he labors under the sun.
No ka mea, heaha ka mea i loaa i ke kanaka i kana hana a pau, a me ka makemake o kona naau, ka mea ana i hana'i malalo iho o ka la?
23 For all his days [are days] of sorrows, and vexation of spirit is his; in the night also his heart rests not. This is also vanity.
No ka mea, ua kaumaha kona mau la a pau loa, a ua luhi kana hana ana, aole nae i maha kona naau i ka po. He mea lapuwale keia.
24 A man has nothing [really] good to eat, and to drink, and to show his soul [as] good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
Aohe mea maikai i ke kanaka e like me keia, e ai ai oia, a e inu ai hoi, a e hoohauoli ai i kona naau iho i ka maikai ma kana hana ana. Ua ike au, no ko ke Akua lima mai no ia.
25 For who shall eat, or who shall drink, without him?
No ka mea, owai ka mea e ai ai, a owai ka mea e lealea ai malaila, i ole au?
26 For [God] has given to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but he has given to the sinner trouble, to add and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God; for this is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
No ka mea, ua haawi mai ke Akua i ke kanaka maikai imua ona, i naauao, a me ke akamai, a me ka olioli; aka, i ke kanaka hewa haawi mai ia i ka hana kaumaha, nana e hooiliili a e hoahu hoi, e haawi aku i ke kanaka maikai imua o ke Akua. He mea lapuwale keia, a me ka luhi hewa.
