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, saith 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 hath a man by all his labor with which he wearieth himself 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 passeth away, and another generation cometh; while the earth abideth for ever.
Hele aku la kekahi hanauna, a hele mai la kekahi hanauna; aka, ua mau no ka honua.
5 The sun riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteneth to the place whence it arose.
Puka mai ka la, a napoo ka la, a wikiwiki aku la ia ma kona wahi i puka mai ai.
6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about to the north; round and round goeth the wind, and returneth to its 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; to the place whence the rivers come, thither they return.
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 words become weary; man cannot express 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 hath been is that which shall be, and that which hath been 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 of which one may say, “Behold, this is new”? It was long ago, in the times which were 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, and of things that are to come there shall be no remembrance to those who live afterwards.
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 at Jerusalem.
Owau o ke kahuna, ua noho au i alii maluna o ka Iseraela ma Ierusalema.
13 And I gave my mind to seek and to search out with wisdom concerning all things which are done under heaven; an evil business, which God hath given to the sons of men, in which to employ themselves.
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 saw all the things which are done under the sun; and, behold, it was all vanity, and striving after wind.
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 wanting 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 my heart, saying, “Behold, I have gained more and greater wisdom than all who have been before me at Jerusalem; yea, my mind hath seen much 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 mind to know wisdom, and to know senselessness and folly; I perceived that this also is striving after wind.
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 vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth 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.
