Kekahuna 2
1 I IHO la au i ko'u naau iho, Ina kaua, e hoao iho au ia oe ma ka lealea, a e ike i ka olioli malaila; aia ka, he mea lapuwale keia.
I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.
2 I iho la au no ka akaaka, He hehena ia; a no ka lealea, Heaha ka mea ana i hana'i?
I said of laughter, “It is foolishness;” and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?”
3 Ua imi au iloko o ko'u naau e hooikaika i ko'u kino i ka waina, e pili ana no nae ko'u naau i ke akamai; a e lalau hoi au i ka mea lapuwale, a ike au i ka maikai no na keiki a kanaka e hana'i malalo iho o ka lani, i na la a pau loa o ko lakou ola ana.
I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.
4 Hoonui au i ka'u mau mea i hana'i; kukulu iho la au i na hale no'u, a kanu iho la au no'u i na mala waina;
I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.
5 Ua hana aku la au no'u i na kihapai a me na wahi ululaau, a ua kanu iho la au iloko o ia mau wahi i na laau hua a pau;
I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.
6 Ua eli iho la au no'u i na punawai e hoopulu i kahi e ulu ai na laau;
I made myself pools of water, to water the forest where trees were grown.
7 Ua imi a loaa ia'u na kauwakane a me na kauwawahine, a ua hanau hoi iloko o ko'u hale na kauwa; a ia'u no hoi na holoholona nui a me na holoholona liilii he lehulehu, a oi aku i ka poe mamua ma Ierusalema.
I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
8 Ua hooiliili no hoi au no'u i ke kala, a me ke gula a me ka waiwai o na'lii a o na aina hoi; ua imi ia'u a loaa kekahi poe kane mele, a me kekahi poe wahine mele, a me na mea e olioli ai na keiki a kanaka, he wahine a me na haiawahine.
I also gathered silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men: musical instruments of all sorts.
9 Pela, ua lilo au i mea nui a oi aku i na mea a pau i noho mamua ma Ierusalema; a o ko'u naauao, ua mau ia mea ia'u.
So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.
10 O na mea a pau a ko'u mau maka i makemake ai, aole au i hoole ia lakou; aole aua au i ko'u naau i ka olioli a pau, no ka mea, olioli ko'u naau i ka'u hana a pau; a oia ka uku no'u i ka'u hana a pau.
Whatever my eyes desired, I didn’t keep from them. I didn’t withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labour, and this was my portion from all my labour.
11 Ua nana au i na mea a pau a ko'u mau lima i hana'i, a me ka hana a'u i hooluhi ai ia'u iho; aia hoi, he mea lapuwale a pau a me ka luhi hewa, aohe mea e pono ai malalo iho o ka la.
Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labour that I had laboured to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
12 A haliu au e ike i ka naauao, a me ka uhauha, a me ka lapuwale; no ka mea, heaha ka mea a ke kanaka [e hana'i] i kiki mai mahope o ke alii? O ka mea wale no i hanaia mamua.
I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly; for what can the king’s successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
13 Alaila, ike iho la au, ua oi aku ka naauao mamua o ka naaupo, me he malamalama la mamua o ka pouli.
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
14 O ka mea naauao, aia kona mau maka i kona poo, aka, e hele ana ka mea naaupo ma ka pouli; a ike no hoi au e loaa ia lakou a pau ka hopena hookahi.
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness—and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.
15 I iho la au iloko o ko'u naau, E like me ka mea i loaa i ka mea naaupo, pela no ka mea i loaa mai ia'u. A no ke aha la i oi kuu naauao? I iho la au iloko o ko'u naau, He mea lapuwale hoi keia.
Then I said in my heart, “As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?” Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.
16 A ma neia hope aku, aole i hoomanaoia ke kanaka naauao mamua o ka mea naaupo, no ka mea, o na mea e noho nei, i na la e hiki mai ana, e pau ia i ka hoopoinaia. A pehea ka make ana o ka mea naauao? Ua like no me ko ka mea naaupo.
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory forever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!
17 No ia mea, ua hoopailua au i ko'u ola ana, no ka mea, ua kaumaha au i ka hana i hanaia malalo iho o ka la; no ka mea, ua pau na mea i ka lapuwale a me ka luhi hewa.
So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
18 Ua hoopailua hoi au i ka hana a pau a'u i hana'i malalo iho o ka la; no ka mea, e waiho auanei au ia mea no ke kanaka e hiki mai ana mahope o'u.
I hated all my labour in which I laboured under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
19 A owai la ka mea i ike, he mea naauao paha oia, he mea naaupo paha? aka, oia no ia maluna o na mea a pau a'u i hana naauao ai malalo iho o ka lani. He mea lapuwale keia.
Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labour in which I have laboured, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
20 Alaila imi iho la au e hoopauaho i kuu naau i ka hana a pau a'u i hana'i malalo iho o ka la.
Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour in which I had laboured under the sun.
21 No ka mea, aia no ke kanaka nana e hana ma ka naauao, a me ke akamai, a me ka pomaikai, aka, e waiho no oia i kana i ke kanaka nana i hana ole i keia mau mea, i hooilina nona. He mea lapuwale keia, a me ka luhi hewa.
For there is a man whose labour is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not laboured for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22 No ka mea, heaha ka mea i loaa i ke kanaka i kana hana a pau, a me ka makemake o kona naau, ka mea ana i hana'i malalo iho o ka la?
For what does a man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, in which he labours under the sun?
23 No ka mea, ua kaumaha kona mau la a pau loa, a ua luhi kana hana ana, aole nae i maha kona naau i ka po. He mea lapuwale keia.
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
24 Aohe mea maikai i ke kanaka e like me keia, e ai ai oia, a e inu ai hoi, a e hoohauoli ai i kona naau iho i ka maikai ma kana hana ana. Ua ike au, no ko ke Akua lima mai no ia.
There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
25 No ka mea, owai ka mea e ai ai, a owai ka mea e lealea ai malaila, i ole au?
For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?
26 No ka mea, ua haawi mai ke Akua i ke kanaka maikai imua ona, i naauao, a me ke akamai, a me ka olioli; aka, i ke kanaka hewa haawi mai ia i ka hana kaumaha, nana e hooiliili a e hoahu hoi, e haawi aku i ke kanaka maikai imua o ke Akua. He mea lapuwale keia, a me ka luhi hewa.
For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
