Ecclesiastes 8
1 Who is really a wise man, and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of a man, lighteth up his countenance, but, by defiance of countenance, one is disfigured.
Sino ang gaya ng pantas na lalake? at sinong nakakaalam ng kahulugan ng isang bagay? Ang karunungan ng tao ay nagpapasilang ng kaniyang mukha, at ang katigasan ng kaniyang mukha ay nababago.
2 I [said], The bidding of the king, observe thou, even out of regard to the oath of God.
Ipinapayo ko sa iyo, ingatan mo ang utos ng hari, at siya'y dahil sa sumpa ng Dios.
3 Not rashly from his presence, shouldst thou go: do not take thy stand in a vexatious thing, —for, whatsoever he pleaseth, he will do.
Huwag kang magmadaling umalis sa kaniyang harapan; huwag kang mamalagi sa masamang bagay: sapagka't kaniyang ginagawa ang anomang kaniyang kalugdan.
4 Where the word of a king is, there is power, —who then may say to him, What wouldst thou do?
Sapagka't ang salita ng hari ay may kapangyarihan; at sinong makapagsasabi sa kaniya, Anong ginagawa mo?
5 He that observeth the commandment, will not notice a vexatious thing, —and, of time and manner, will the heart of the wise take note.
Ang nagiingat ng utos ay hindi makakaalam ng masamang bagay; at ang puso ng pantas ay nagbubulay ng panahon at kahatulan:
6 For, to every pursuit, there is a time and a manner, —when, the vexation of man, is great concerning it.
Sapagka't sa bawa't panukala ay may kapanahunan at kahatulan; sapagka't ang karalitaan ng tao ay malaki sa kaniya:
7 For there is no one who knoweth what shall be, for, when it shall be, who will tell him?
Sapagka't hindi niya nalalaman ang mangyayari; sapagka't sinong makapagsasaysay sa kaniya, kung paanong mangyayari?
8 No man, hath power over the spirit, to retain the spirit, and, none, hath power over the day of death, and there is no furlough in war, —neither shall lawlessness deliver them who are given thereto.
Walang tao na may kapangyarihan sa diwa upang pumigil ng diwa; ni walang kapangyarihan siya sa kaarawan ng kamatayan; at walang dahilan sa pakikipagpunyaging yaon: ni maililigtas siya ng kasamaan, na taglay niya.
9 All this, had I seen, and tried to apply my heart to every work which was done under the sun, —at such time as one man had power over another man, to his hurt.
Lahat ng ito ay nakita ko, at inihilig ko ang aking puso sa bawa't gawa, na nagawa sa ilalim ng araw: may panahon na ang isa ay may kapangyarihan sa isa sa kaniyang kapahamakan.
10 And, thereupon, I considered the lawless when buried, when they had entered, [their graves], that, from the place of the Holy One, they used to go and boast in the city that they had so done, —even this, was vanity.
At gayon din nakita ko ang masama na nakalibing, at nagsidating sa hukay; at silang nagsigawa ng matuwid ay nagsialis sa dakong banal, at nalimutan sa bayan: ito man ay walang kabuluhan.
11 Because sentence against a wicked work is not executed speedily—on this account, the heart of the sons of men is fully set within them, to commit wickedness.
Sapagka't ang hatol laban sa masamang gawa ay hindi isinasagawa agad, kaya't ang puso ng mga anak ng mga tao ay lubos na nangalalagak sa paggawa ng kasamaan.
12 Though a sinner be committing wickedness a hundred times, and continuing long in his own way, yet I surely know that it shall be well to them who revere God, who stand in awe before him;
Bagaman ang makasalanan ay gumawa ng kasamaan na makaisang daan, at humaba ang kaniyang buhay, gayon ma'y tunay, na talastas ko, na ikabubuti nilang nangatatakot sa Dios, na nangatatakot sa harap niya:
13 but, well, shall it not be to the lawless man, neither shall he lengthen out his days like a shadow, —because he standeth not in awe before God.
Nguni't hindi ikabubuti ng masama, ni hahaba man ang kaniyang buhay na parang isang anino; sapagka't siya'y hindi natatakot sa harap ng Dios.
14 Here was a vain thing which was done upon the earth—that there were righteous men unto whom it happened according to the work of the lawless, and there were lawless men, unto whom it happened according to the work of the righteous, —I said, that, even this, was vanity.
May walang kabuluhan na nangyayari sa lupa; na may mga matuwid na tao na kinapapangyarihan ng ayon sa gawa ng masama; muli, may mga masamang tao na kinapapangyarihan ng ayon sa gawa ng matuwid; aking sinabi, na ito man ay walang kabuluhan.
15 Then extolled I, gladness, in that there was nothing better for a man, under the sun, than to eat and to drink, and to be glad, —since, that, should tarry with him in his toil, for the days of his life which God had given him under the sun.
Nang magkagayo'y pinuri ko ang kalayawan, sapagka't ang tao ay walang maiging bagay sa ilalim ng araw, kundi ang kumain, at uminom, at magsaya: sapagka't tatahang kasama niya sa kaniyang gawa lahat ng mga kaarawan ng kaniyang buhay na ibinigay ng Dios sa kaniya sa ilalim ng araw.
16 When I gave my heart, to know wisdom, and to consider the business that was done upon the earth, then surely, by day and by night, there was one who suffered not his eyes, to sleep.
Nang aking ikiling ang aking puso upang makaalam ng karunungan, at upang makakita ng gawain na ginagawa sa lupa: (sapagka't may hindi nakakakita ng tulog ng kahit araw o gabi man ng kaniyang mga mata: )
17 Then I considered all the work of God, that man could not find out the work that was done under the sun, inasmuch as man toileth in seeking and yet cannot find, —yea, even though the wise man should say he knoweth, yet can he not find it out.
Namasdan ko nga ang lahat ng gawa ng Dios, na hindi matalastas ng tao ang gawa na ginagawa sa ilalim ng araw: sapagka't sikaping mainam man ng tao na hanapin, ay hindi rin masusumpungan; oo, bukod dito, bagaman isipin ng pantas na maalaman hindi rin niya masusumpungan.
