Eklezyas 3
1 Gen yon lè apwente pou tout bagay. Epi gen yon tan pou chak sa ki rive anba syèl la—
For everything there is an appointed time, and a season for every purpose under heaven.
2 Yon tan pou ne, yon tan pou mouri; yon tan pou plante, ak yon tan pou dechouke sa ki plante a.
There is a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pull up plants,
3 Yon tan pou touye e yon tan pou geri; yon tan pou demoli e yon tan pou bati.
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 Yon tan pou kriye e yon tan pou ri; yon tan pou fè dèy e yon tan pou danse.
There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 Yon tan pou voye wòch e yon tan pou ranmase wòch; yon tan pou anbrase e yon tan pou evite anbrase.
a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones, a time to embrace other people, and a time to refrain from embracing.
6 Yon tan pou chache e yon tan pou pèdi. Yon tan pou konsève, e yon tan pou jete.
There is a time to look for things and a time to stop looking, a time to keep things and a time to throw away things,
7 Yon tan pou chire e yon tan pou koude; yon tan pou rete an silans e yon tan pou pale.
a time to tear clothing and a time to repair clothing, a time to keep silent and a time to speak.
8 Yon tan pou fè lanmou e yon tan pou rayisman; yon tan pou fè lagè e yon tan pou fè lapè.
There is a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
9 Ki avantaj ouvriye a genyen nan tout efò ke li fè yo?
What profit does the worker gain in his labor?
10 Mwen te wè tach ke Bondye te bay a fis a lòm yo, avèk sila yo okipe tèt yo.
I have seen the work that God has given to human beings to complete.
11 Li te fè tout bagay bon nan tan li. Anplis, Li te mete letènite nan kè yo, pou ke lòm pa ka fin konprann travay Bondye te fè a soti nan kòmansman jis rive nan lafen.
God has made everything suitable for its own time. He has also placed eternity in their hearts. But mankind cannot understand the deeds that God has done, from their beginning all the way to their end.
12 Mwen konnen ke pa gen pi bon bagay pou yo ta fè pase rejwi e fè byen pandan yo gen lavi a.
I know that there is nothing better for anyone than to rejoice and to do good so long as he lives—
13 Anplis, pou tout moun ki manje ak bwè yo wè bonte Bondye nan tout travay li yo—se don Bondye sa ye.
and that everyone should eat and drink, and should understand how to enjoy the good that comes from all his work. This is a gift from God.
14 Mwen konnen ke tout sa Bondye fè va dire pou tout tan. Nanpwen anyen pou mete sou li e nanpwen anyen pou retire sou li, paske Bondye te tèlman travay pou lòm ta gen lakrent Li.
I know that whatever God does lasts forever. Nothing can be added to it or taken away, because it is God who has done it so that people will approach him with honor.
15 Sa ki egziste, te la deja e sa ki va ye, te ye deja. Konsa, Bondye chache jwenn sa ki fin pase.
Whatever exists has already existed; whatever will exist has already existed. God makes human beings seek hidden things.
16 Anplis, mwen te wè anba solèy la ke nan plas lajistis gen mechanste; e nan plas ladwati gen mechanste.
I have seen the wickedness that is under the sun, where there should be justice, and in place of righteousness, wickedness was there.
17 Mwen te di a pwòp tèt mwen: “Bondye va jije ni sila ki dwat la, ni sila ki mechan an,” paske gen yon tan pou chak zèv ak chak bagay.
I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked at the right time for every matter and every deed.”
18 Mwen te di pwòp tèt mwen selon fis a lòm yo: “Anverite, Bondye te fè yo pase a leprèv pou yo ta wè ke se tankou bèt ke yo ye.”
I said in my heart, “God tests human beings to show them that they are like animals.”
19 Paske desten a fis a lòm yo ak desten a bèt yo se menm. Tankou youn mouri, konsa lòt la mouri. Anverite, yo tout gen menm souf la, e nanpwen avantaj pou lòm sou bèt yo, paske tout se vanite.
For the fate of the children of mankind and the fate of animals is the same fate for them. The death of one is like the death of the other. The breath is the same for all of them. There is no advantage for mankind over the animals. For is not everything just a breath?
20 Tout ale menm kote. Tout te sòti nan pousyè a, e tout ap retounen nan pousyè a.
Everything is going to the same place. Everything comes from the dust, and everything returns to the dust.
21 Se kilès ki ka konnen ke souf a lòm monte anwo e souf a bèt yo desann anba tè?
Who knows whether the spirit of mankind goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward into the earth?
22 Mwen te wè ke nanpwen anyen ki pi bon pou lòm ta fè pase fè kè kontan nan tout sa li fè, paske se konsa sò a tonbe pou li. Paske se kilès ki ka fè l wè sa ki va vin rive apre li?
So again I realized that there is nothing better for anyone than to take pleasure in his work, for that is his assignment. Who can bring him back to see what happens after him?
