Ecclesiastes 1
1 Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:
Pawòl predikatè a, fis a David la, Wa Jérusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities: the whole [is] vanity.
“Vanite sou vanite”, predikatè la di: “Vanite sou vanite! Tout se vanite.”
3 What advantage [is] to man by all his labor that he labors at under the sun?
Ki avantaj yon nonm gen nan tout travay ke li fè anba solèy la?
4 A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth is standing for all time.
Yon jenerasyon ale e yon jenerasyon vini; men tè a rete pou tout tan.
5 Also, the sun has risen, and the sun has gone in, and to its place panting it is rising there.
Anplis, solèy la leve e solèy la kouche; konsa li kouri al jwenn plas li pou li leve la ankò.
6 Going to the south, and turning around to the north, turning around, turning around, the wind is going, and by its circuits the wind has returned.
Van an soufle vè sid, vire kote nò e kontinye vire fè wonn li. Sou menm kous vire won an, li retounen ankò.
7 All the streams are going to the sea, and the sea is not full; to a place to where the streams are going, there they are turning back to go.
Tout rivyè yo desann vè lanmè a; sepandan li pa vin plen. Nan plas kote rivyè yo koule a, se la yo koule ankò.
8 All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor is the ear filled from hearing.
Tout bagay sa yo fatigan; lòm pa kapab menm eksplike sa. Zye pa satisfè ak wè, ni zòrèy ak tande.
9 What [is] that which has been? It [is] that which is, and what [is] that which has been done? It [is] that which is done, and there is not an entirely new thing under the sun.
Sa ki te ye, se sa ki va ye e sa ki te konn fèt, se sa k ap fèt. Konsa, nanpwen anyen ki nèf anba syèl la.
10 There is a thing of which [one] says: “See this, it [is] new!” Already it has been in the ages that were before us!
Èske gen yon bagay sou sila a nou ta kab di: “Men sa a nèf”? Deja, li te la depi syèk ki te ekoule avan nou yo.
11 There is not a remembrance of former [generations]; and also of the latter that are, there is no remembrance of them with those that are at the last.
Nanpwen memwa a ansyen bagay yo, ni anplis a sila k ap vini pita, pami sila ki vini apre yo.
12 I, a preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Mwen menm, predikatè a, te sèvi kon wa sou Israël nan Jérusalem.
13 And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that has been done under the heavens. It [is] a sad travail God has given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.
Mwen te konsantre tout refleksyon mwen pou chache e egzamine sou sajès tout sa ki te konn fèt anba syèl la. Sa se yon gwo tach lou ke Bondye te bay fis a lòm yo pou l ta aflije yo.
14 I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and behold, the whole [is] vanity and distress of spirit!
Mwen te wè tout zèv ki te fèt anba solèy la e, men vwala, tout se vanite e chache kouri dèyè van.
15 A crooked thing [one] is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.
Sa ki kwochi p ap ka drese e sa ki manke p ap ka konte.
16 I spoke with my heart, saying, “I, behold, have magnified and added wisdom above everyone who has been before me at Jerusalem, and my heart has seen wisdom and knowledge abundantly.
Mwen te di a pwòp tèt mwen: “Men gade, mwen te fè sajès vin grandi e ogmante plis pase tout lòt wa ki te sou Jérusalem avan mwen yo. Wi, panse mwen te obsève anpil richès ak sajès avèk konesans.”
17 And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this [is] distress of spirit;
Mwen te dirije panse mwen pou konnen sajès e pou konnen sa ki ensanse ak sa ki foli nèt. Konsa, mwen te vin wè ke sa osi se chache kouri dèyè van.
18 for in abundance of wisdom [is] abundance of sadness, and he who adds knowledge adds pain.”
Paske nan anpil sajès gen anpil tristès, e nan anpil konesans gen anpil doulè.
