Kekahuna 1
1 O NA olelo a ke kahuna, a ke keiki a Davida, oia ke alii ma Ierusalema.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Lapuwale o na lapuwale, wahi a ke kahuna; lapuwale o na lapuwale, pau loa na mea i ka lapuwale.
All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
3 Heaha ka uku i ke kanaka i ka hana a pau ana i hana'i malalo iho o ka la?
What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
4 Hele aku la kekahi hanauna, a hele mai la kekahi hanauna; aka, ua mau no ka honua.
One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.
5 Puka mai ka la, a napoo ka la, a wikiwiki aku la ia ma kona wahi i puka mai ai.
The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
6 Puhi aku la ka makani i ke kukulu hema, a huli mai la ia i ke kukulu akau; huli ae la ia io, a io; a hoi hou ka makani i kona wahi i puhi ai.
The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.
7 Kahe aku la na muliwai a pau i ke kai, aole nae i piha ke kai; i kahi a lakou i kahe mai ai, malaila lakou e hoi hou aku ai.
All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.
8 He mea luhi na olelo a pau, aole hiki i ke kanaka ke hai aku; aole i ana ka maka i ka ike ana, aole hoi i piha ka pepeiao i ka lohe ana.
All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.
9 O na mea mamua, oia na mea e hiki mai ana; a o na mea i hanaia, oia na mea e hanaia mahope aku nei: aohe mea hou malalo iho o ka la.
That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 No kekahi mea e hiki anei ke olelo mai, Eia! he mea hou keia? he mea no ia i ka wa kahiko mamua loa o kakou.
Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.
11 Aole i hoomanaoia mai na mea kahiko; a o na mea e hiki mai ana, aole e hoomanaoia ia mau mea e ka poe mahope aku.
There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.
12 Owau o ke kahuna, ua noho au i alii maluna o ka Iseraela ma Ierusalema.
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 Ua haawi au i ko'u naau e imi, a e huli me ka noeau i na mea a pau i hanaia malalo iho o ka lani. He mea kaumaba loa keia a ke Akua i haawi mai ai i na keiki a kanaka e hana'i.
And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.
14 Ua ike au i na mea a pau i hanaia malalo iho o ka lani, aia hoi, he mau mea lapuwale ia a pau a me ka luhi hewa.
I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.
15 O na mea kekee, aole ia e hoopololeiia; a o ka mea nele, aole hiki ke helu aku.
That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.
16 Ua kukakuka au me ko'u naau iho, a i iho la, Ka! ua hookiekieia'ku au, a ua hoonui au i ka naauao mamua o na mea a pau ma Ierusalema; a ua hoomaopopo aku ko'u naau i ka noeau, a me ka ike.
I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem — yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.
17 A haawi au i ko'u naau e ike i ka naauao, a e ike no hoi i ka uhauha, a me ka lapuwale; a ike iho la au, he mea luhi hewa ia.
And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.
18 No ka mea, ma ka naauao nui, malaila ke kaumaha; a o ka mea i hoonui i ka ike, hoonui no ia i ka eha.
Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.
