Ecclesiastes 9
1 for [obj] all this to give: put to(wards) heart my and to/for to explain [obj] all this which [the] righteous and [the] wise and work their in/on/with hand: power [the] God also love also hating nothing to know [the] man [the] all to/for face: before their
Megalé ŋku ɖe nuwo ŋu nyuie, eye mede dzesii be ame dzɔdzɔewo kple nunyalawo kple woƒe dɔwɔwɔwo katã le Mawu ƒe asi me. Ame aɖeke menya ne ave wo nu loo alo mave wo nu o. Esiawo katã le wo ŋgɔ.
2 [the] all like/as as which to/for all accident one to/for righteous and to/for wicked to/for pleasant (and to/for bad: evil *X*) and to/for pure and to/for unclean and to/for to sacrifice and to/for which nothing he to sacrifice like/as pleasant like/as to sin [the] to swear like/as as which oath afraid
Nu ɖeka ma koe li na ame dzɔdzɔewo kple ame vɔ̃ɖiwo, ame nyuiwo kple ame baɖawo, ame dzadzɛwo kple ame ƒoɖiwo, ame siwo saa vɔ kple ame siwo mesaa vɔ o. Ale si wòle na ame nyui la, nenema kee wòle na nu vɔ̃ wɔla hã. Ale si wòle na ame siwo kaa atam la, nenema kee wòle na ame siwo vɔ̃a atamkaka.
3 this bad: evil in/on/with all which to make: do underneath: under [the] sun for accident one to/for all and also heart son: child [the] man full bad: evil and madness in/on/with heart their in/on/with life their and after him to(wards) [the] to die
Esiae nye nu vɔ̃ɖi si le nu sia nu si dzɔna le ɣea te la ŋu: nu ɖeka ma koe dzɔna ɖe amewo katã dzi. Gawu la, amewo ƒe dziwo yɔ fũu kple vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi kple tsukuku le woƒe dziwo me esime wole agbe eye emegbe la, woyia kukuawo dome.
4 for who? which (to unite *Q(K)*) to(wards) all [the] alive there trust for to/for dog alive he/she/it pleasant from [the] lion [the] to die
Agbagbeawo si ko mɔkpɔkpɔ le. “Enyo be ame nanye avu gbagbe wu wòanye dzata kuku.”
5 for [the] alive to know which/that to die and [the] to die nothing they to know anything and nothing still to/for them wages for to forget memorial their
Elabena agbagbeawo nya nu ɖeka sia be yewole kuku ge ke kukuawo ya menya naneke o eye womeɖoa ŋku naneke dzi hã o.
6 also love their also hating their also jealousy their already to perish and portion nothing to/for them still to/for forever: enduring in/on/with all which to make: do underneath: under [the] sun
Nu sia nu si wowɔ le woƒe agbenɔɣi, abe lɔlɔ̃, fuléle alo ŋuʋaʋã ene la, woŋlɔ wo be keŋkeŋ eye wɔƒe aɖeke megale wo ŋu le xexe sia me o.
7 to go: went to eat in/on/with joy food: bread your and to drink in/on/with heart pleasant wine your for already to accept [the] God [obj] deed your
Eya ta ɖu nu, nàno nu eye nàkpɔ dzidzɔ elabena wò dɔwɔwɔwo dze Mawu ŋu xoxo!
8 in/on/with all time to be garment your white and oil upon head your not to lack
Do awu nyuiwo eye mègana ɖamemi navɔ le wò ta me o.
9 to see: enjoy life with woman: wife which to love: lover all day life vanity your which to give: give to/for you underneath: under [the] sun all day vanity your for he/she/it portion your in/on/with life and in/on/with trouble your which you(m. s.) laborious underneath: under [the] sun
Ɖu agbe kple nyɔnu si nèlɔ̃ la, le agbemeŋkeke ʋɛ siwo le ŋgɔwò la me elabena srɔ̃ si Mawu tsɔ na wò lae nye wò fetu gãtɔ le afii le wò dagbadagbawo katã ta.
10 all which to find hand your to/for to make: do in/on/with strength your to make: do for nothing deed: work and explanation and knowledge and wisdom in/on/with hell: Sheol which you(m. s.) to go: went there [to] (Sheol h7585)
Nu sia nu si nàwɔ ko la, wɔe nyuie abe ale si nàte ŋui ene elabena le ku me, afi si yi ge nàla la, dɔwɔwɔ alo ɖoɖowɔwɔ, nunya alo gɔmesese aɖeke meli o. (Sheol h7585)
11 to return: again and to see: see underneath: under [the] sun for not to/for swift [the] race and not to/for mighty man [the] battle and also not to/for wise food: bread and also not to/for to understand riches and also not to/for to know favor for time and chance to meet [obj] all their
Megalé ŋku ɖe nuwo ŋu le xexe blibo la me eye mede dzesii be ame si ƒua du sesĩe wu ame bubu ɖe sia ɖe la meɖua dzi le duɖimekekewo katã me ɣe sia ɣi o eye ame sesẽtɔ meɖua dzi le aʋawɔwɔ me ɣe sia ɣi o. Megakpɔe be enuenu la, nunyalawo daa ahe eye aɖaŋutɔwo mezua ame xɔŋkɔwo ɣe sia ɣi kokoko o, ke esiawo katã ɖina ɖe ame ko, ne amea le teƒe nyuitɔ le ɣeyiɣi nyuitɔ dzi.
12 for also not to know [the] man [obj] time his like/as fish which/that to grasp in/on/with net bad: evil and like/as bird [the] to grasp in/on/with snare like/as them to snare son: child [the] man to/for time bad: evil like/as which/that to fall: fall upon them suddenly
Ame aɖeke menyaa gbe si gbe dzɔgbevɔ̃e adzɔ ɖe ye dzi o. Edzɔna ko abe tɔmelã si woɖe le ɖɔ me alo xevi si woɖe le mɔ me ene.
13 also this to see: see wisdom underneath: under [the] sun and great: large he/she/it to(wards) me
Nu bubu si gawɔ dɔ tɔxɛ ɖe dzinye esi melé ŋku ɖe amegbetɔwo ƒe nyawo ŋu lae nye:
14 city small and human in/on/with her little and to come (in): come to(wards) her king great: large and to turn: surround [obj] her and to build upon her siegework great: large
Du sue aɖe nɔ anyi; ame ʋɛ aɖewo koe nɔ eme. Fia gã aɖe va kple eƒe aʋakɔ, eye woɖe to ɖee.
15 and to find in/on/with her man poor wise and to escape he/she/it [obj] [the] city in/on/with wisdom his and man not to remember [obj] [the] man [the] poor ([the] he/she/it *L(abh)*)
Nunyala aɖe si nye ŋutsu dahe aɖe la nɔ du sia me. Enya nu si wòawɔ aɖe dua. Ewɔe, eye wòɖe dua tso futɔwo ƒe asime. Ke emegbe la, ame aɖeke megaɖo ŋku ŋutsu sia dzi kura o.
16 and to say I pleasant wisdom from might and wisdom [the] poor to despise and word his nothing they to hear: hear
Ale medze sii be togbɔ be nunya xɔ asi wu ŋusẽ hã la, ne nunyala la nye ame dahe ko la, woado vloe eye eƒe nuƒoƒo madze ame ŋu o.
17 word wise in/on/with quietness to hear: hear from outcry to rule in/on/with fool
Ke nunyala ƒe nya si wògblɔna dzaa la, xɔa asi wu bometsilawo ƒe fia ƒe ɣlidodo.
18 pleasant wisdom from article/utensil battle and to sin one to perish welfare to multiply
Nunya nyo wu aʋawɔnuwo, ke nu vɔ̃ wɔla ɖeka ate ŋu agblẽ nu geɖe.
