Ecclesiastes 1
1 The words of Kohelet, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
Ty taro’ i Mpañokey, ana’ i Davide, mpanjaka e Ierosalaime ao.
2 “Vanity of vanities,” says Kohelet; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
Hakafoahan-kafoake, hoe i Mpañokey, Hakafoahan-kafoake! Fonga kafoake!
3 What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
Ino ty tombo’e ho a ondatio amo fifanehafa’e ambane’ i àndroy?
4 One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
Mihelañe ty tariratse raike, mbore limbezen-tariratse, fe nainai’e eo ty tane toy.
5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
Manjirike ka i àndroy, mitsofotse i àndroy, mihiririñe mb’am-panjiriha’e añe.
6 The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.
Mitioke mañatimo, le mibalike mañavaratse; mikariokariok’ avao i tiokey, vaho mimpoly amo fiaria’eo.
7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.
Songa mivariñe mb’an-driake mb’eo o sakao fe tsy atseke i riakey; mb’amy fikararaha’ o torahañeoy, le mb’eo avao ty fikararaha’ iareo.
8 All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Hene mahamamake, tsy lefe’ ondaty volañeñe, tsy mahaetsa-pihaino t’ie vazoho, mbore tsy mahaenen-dravembia te ijanjiñañe.
9 That which has been is that which shall be, and that which has been done is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing under the sun.
Mbe ho avy indraike i fa añey, naho mbe hanoeñe avao ze fa nanoeñe, vaho tsy ambane’ i àndroy ty atao vao.
10 Is there a thing of which it may be said, “Behold, this is new”? It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
Eo hao ty mete hanoeñe ty hoe, Heheke! vao itoy? Ie fa teo avao, haehae taolon-tikañe añe.
11 There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.
Tsy tiahy o raha taoloo, naho o raha hifetsakeo, vaho tsy hahatiahy irezay o hanonjohio.
12 I, Kohelet, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Izaho, i mpañokey, le fa mpanjaka Israele e Ierosalaime ao,
13 I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
le nimanean-troko ty hañotsohotso naho hikodebe an-kihitse ze hene fitoloñañe ambanen-dikerañe atoa; toe tolon-draha mahamokotse ty natolon’ Añahare am’ondatio hifanehafa’e.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Nitreako iaby ze fitoloñañe ambane’ i àndroy; le hehe t’ie fonga kafoake vaho fañeañan-tioke.
15 That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted.
Tsy mete ahity ty mengoke, vaho tsy lefe iaheñe ty tsy eo.
16 I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”
Hoe iraho am-batako: Ingo fa natontoko mandikoatse ze hene mpifehe’ Ierosalaime taolo ahy ty fahaoniñañe ra’elahy; vaho nandifotse ty troko ty hihitse naho hilala.
17 I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.
Le nampitoloñeko ty troko hahaoniña’e hihitse naho hahafohiñe ty hadagolà naho ty hagegeañe. Nirendreko t’ie fañeañan-tioke ka.
18 For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
Amy te minday hasosoram-bey ty hihitse maro, vaho mampitombo haoreañe ty fitomboan-kilala.
