Ecclesiastes 12
1 Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, or ever the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Laglagipem met ti Namarsua kenka kadagiti aldaw ti kinaagtutubom, sakbay a dumteng dagiti aldaw ti rigrigat, ken sakbay a dumteng dagiti tawen inton ibagam, “Awanen ti pakaragsakak kadakuada,”
2 or ever the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:
sakbay a sumipnget ti lawag ti init, ti bulan ken dagiti bituen, ken agsubli dagiti nangingisit nga ulep kalpasan ti tudo.
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 of the windows be darkened,
Daytanto ti tiempo inton agtigerger dagiti guardia ti palasio, ken malugpi dagiti napipigsa a lallaki ken agsardeng dagiti babbai nga aggilgiling gapu ta bassitda, ken saanen a makakita a silalawag dagiti tumantan-aw kadagiti tawa.
4 and the door shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
Daytanto ti tiempo inton maiserra dagiti ruangan kadagiti dalan, ken agsardeng ti uni ti panaggilgiling, inton makigtot dagiti lallaki iti uni ti billit, ken agpukaw ti timek ti panagkankanta dagiti ubbing a babbai.
5 yea, 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 be a burden, and the caper-berry shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Daytanto ti tiempo inton agbuteng dagiti lallaki kadagiti nangangato a lugar ken kadagiti peggad iti dalan ken inton agsabong ti kayo ti almendro, ken inton guyoden dagiti dudon dagiti bagbagida, ken inton awanen ti kadawyan a tarigagay. Kalpasanna, mapanen ti tao iti agnanayon a pagtaenganna ket sumalog iti kalsada dagiti agladladingit.
6 or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern;
Lagipem ti Namarsua kenka sakbay a mapugsat ti pirak a tali, wenno marumek ti balitok a mallukong, wenno maburak ti kapitera idiay ubbog wenno madadael ti kalo a maus-usar a pangala iti danum idiay bubon,
7 and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
sakbay nga agsubli ti tapuk iti daga a naggapuanna, ken agsubli ti espiritu iti Dios a nangted iti daytoy.
8 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
“Maysa nga angep ti alingasaw” kuna ti Manursuro, “amin a banag ket kasla agpukpukaw nga alingasaw.”
9 And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.
Nasirib ti Manursuro, ken sinurwanna ti pannakaammo dagiti tattao. Inadal ken pinanunot ken inurnosna dagiti adu a proberbio.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, [even] words of truth.
Sinukimat ti Manursuro nga isurat babaen kadagiti nalawag, nalinteg a sasao ti kinapudno.
11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are [the words of] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.
Kasla sarukod a natirad dagiti sasao ti nasirib a tao. Kasla kadagiti lansa a naipalok a nauneg dagiti sasao dagiti nalalaing kadagiti naurnong a proverbioda, nga insuro ti maysa a pastor.
12 And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Annakko ammoem pay ti maysa a banag; ti panagar-aramid kadagiti libro, nga awan pagpatinggaanna. Makabannog iti bagi ti adu a panagad-adal.
13 [This is] the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole [duty] of man.
Ti pagleppasanna, kalpasan a mangngegan amin a banbanag, ket masapul nga agbutengka iti Dios ken salimetmetam dagiti bilinna, ta daytoy ti sibubukel a pagrebbengan ti sangkataoan.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.
Ta iyegto ti Dios ti amin nga aramid iti pannakaukom, a kadua dagiti tunggal nakalemmeng a banag, nasayaat man daytoy wenno dakes.
