Kekahuna 3
1 A IA he manawa no na mea a pau, a he wa hoi no na hana a pau, malalo iho o ka lani.
All things have their time, and all things under heaven continue during their interval.
2 He wa e hanau ai, A he wa hoi e make ai; He wa e kanu ai, A he wa hoi e uhuki ai i ka mea i kanuia;
A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pull up what was planted.
3 He wa e pepehi ai, A he wa hoi e hoola ai; He wa e wawahi ai, A he wa hoi e kukulu iho ai;
A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to tear down, and a time to build up.
4 He wa e uwe ai, A he wa hoi e akaaka ai; He wa e kanikau ai, A he wa hoi e haa ai;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
5 He wa e hoolei aku ai i na pohaku, A he wa hoi e hoiliili ai i na pohaku; He wa e apo ai, A he wa e apo ole ai.
A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.
6 He wa e imi ai, A he wa hoi e lilo aku ai; He wa e malama'i, A he wa hoi e hoolei wale aku ai.
A time to gain, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.
7 He wa e haehae aku ai, A he wa hoi e humuhumu iho ai; He wa e hamau ai, A he wa hoi e olelo ai.
A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to be silent, and a time to speak.
8 He wa e aloha aku ai, A he wa hoi e inaina aku ai; He wa kaua, A he wa maluhia.
A time of love, and a time of hatred. A time of war, and a time of peace.
9 Heaha ka uku a ka mea hana i ka mea ana i hana'i?
What more does a man have from his labor?
10 Ua ike au i ka hana a ke Akua i haawi mai ai i na keiki a kanaka e hana'i.
I have seen the affliction that God has given to the sons of men, in order that they may be occupied by it.
11 Ua hana mai la oia i na mea a pau he maikai i kona manawa; a hookomo no hoi oia i ko ke ao nei iloko o ko lakou mau naau, i ike ole ke kanaka i ka hana a ke Akua i hana'i, mai ka mua a hiki i ka hope.
He has made all things good in their time, and he has handed over the world to their disputes, so that man may not discover the work which God made from the beginning, even until the end.
12 Ua ike au, aohe mea maikai iloko o ia mau mea, ke ole e hauoli [ke kanaka, ] a e hana maikai i kona ola ana.
And I realize that there is nothing better than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.
13 A o kela kanaka keia kanaka e ai, a e inu hoi, a e ike i ka maikai o kana hana a pau, oia ka haawina a ke Akua.
For this is a gift from God: when each man eats and drinks, and sees the good results of his labor.
14 Ua ike au, o na mea a pau a ke Akua i hana'i, e mau loa no ia, aole e hiki i kekahi ke hoonui, aole e hiki i kekahi he hooemi; a na ke Akua no i hana mai i makau lakou imua ona.
I have learned that all the works which God has made continue on, in perpetuity. We are not able to add anything, nor to take anything away, from those things which God has made in order that he may be feared.
15 O ka mea mamua, oia ka mea e noho nei, a o ka mea e hiki mai ana, oia na mea mamua aku; a imi mai ke Akua i ke ano o na mea i hala aku nei.
What has been made, the same continues. What is in the future, has already existed. And God restores what has passed away.
16 A ike aku la au malalo iho o ka la i kahi e ahaolelo ai, a malaila no ka hewa; a i kahi o ka pono, a malaila hoi ka hana ino.
I saw under the sun: instead of judgment, impiety, and instead of justice, iniquity.
17 I iho la au iloko o ko'u naau, e hookolokolo ana ke Akua i ka poe pono, a me ka poe hewa; no ka mea, oia ka wa no na mea a pau a me na hana a pau.
And I said in my heart: “God will judge the just and the impious, and then the time for each matter shall be.”
18 I iho la au iloko o ko'u naau no na keiki a kanaka, i hoao ke Akua ia lakou i ike lakou ia lakou iho, he poe holoholona.
I said in my heart, about the sons of men, that God would test them, and reveal them to be like wild animals.
19 No ka mea, o ka mea e hiki mai i na keiki a kanaka, e hiki mai no ia i na holoholona, hookahi mea ia lakou; e like me ka make ana o kela, pela no ka make ana o keia, hookahi hanu ia lakou a pau; aohe mea o ke kanaka i oi aku mamua o ka holoholona; no ka mea, ua pau na mea i ka lapuwale.
For this reason, the passing away of man and of beasts is one, and the condition of both is equal. For as a man dies, so also do they die. All things breathe similarly, and man has nothing more than beast; for all these are subject to vanity.
20 Ua hele lakou a pau i kahi hookahi; no ka lepo mai lakou a pau, a e hoi hou aku ana lakou i ka lepo.
And all things continue on to one place; for from the earth they were made, and unto the earth they shall return together.
21 Owai ka mea ike i ke ea o na keiki a kanaka, ka mea i pii iluna, a me ke ea o na holoholona ka mea i iho ilalo i ka honua?
Who knows if the spirit of the sons of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?
22 No ia mea, ike iho la au, aohe mea maikai e ae i ke kanaka, o ka hauoli wale no i kana hana ana; no ka mea, oia kona haawina. A owai ka mea e hoike ia ia i ka mea e hiki mai ana mahope ona?
And I have discovered nothing to be better than for a man to rejoice in his work: for this is his portion. And who shall add to him, so that he may know the things that will occur after him?
