Eclesiastes 1
1 Dagitoy dagiti sasao ti Manursuro, ti kaputotan ni David ken ari iti Jerusalem.
THE WORDS OF the Koheleth, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Ibagbaga ti Manursuro daytoy. “Kas iti alingasaw ti angep, kas iti pul-oy ti angin, mapukaw dagiti amin a banbanag, nga agibati iti adu a saludsod.
Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
3 Ania ti gungguna a magun-od ti sangkataoan manipud kadagiti amin a trabaho a pagbanbanoganda iti baba ti init?
What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
4 Lumabas ti maysa a henerasion, ket umay ti sabali a henerasion, ngem agtalinaed ti daga iti agnanayon.
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; and the earth abideth for ever.
5 Agsingising ti init ken lumnek daytoy ket dagus nga agsubli manen iti lugar a pagsingsingisinganna.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
6 Agpul-oy ti angin a paabagatan ken agrikus nga agpaamianan, agrikrikus a kankanayon iti dalanna ket agsubsubli manen.
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its circuit, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
7 Agay-ayus amin dagiti karayan iti baybay, ngem saan pulos a mapunno ti baybay. Iti lugar a pagturturungan dagiti karayan, sadiay manen ti papananda.
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
8 Makabannog amin a banbanag, ket awan ti siasinoman a makailawlawag iti daytoy. Saan a mapnek ti mata kadagiti makitkitana wenno mapno ti lapayag kadagiti mangmangngegna.
All things toil to weariness; man cannot utter it, the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 Aniaman dagiti napalabas ket isunto ti mapasamak ken aniaman dagiti naaramiden ket isunto ti maaramid. Awan iti barbaro iti baba ti init.
That which hath been is that which shall be, and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Adda kadi iti aniaman a mabalin a maibaga, 'Kitaem, barbaro daytoy'? Aniaman nga adda ket addan iti nabayagen a panawen, kabayatan dagiti tawtawen a nabayagen a napalabas sakbay kadatayo.
Is there a thing whereof it is said: 'See, this is new'? — it hath been already, in the ages which were before us.
11 Kasla awan ti makalagip kadagiti banbanag a napasamak idi un-unana a tiempo. Ken dagiti banbanag a naud-udi a napasamak ken dagiti mapasamakto iti masakbayan ket saanto met laeng siguro a malagip.”
There is no remembrance of them of former times; neither shall there be any remembrance of them of latter times that are to come, among those that shall come after.
12 Siak ti Manursuro, ket nagturayak a kas ari iti Israel idiay Jerusalem.
I Koheleth have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 Inusarko ti panunotko a mangadal ken mangsukimat babaen iti kinasirib dagiti amin a banbanag a maar-aramid iti baba ti langit. Dayta a panagsukimat ket makabannog a trabaho nga inted ti Dios kadagiti annak dagiti tattao a pakakumikomanda.
And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven; it is a sore task that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
14 Nakitak amin dagiti aramid a maar-aramid iti baba ti init ket kitaenyo, maiyarigda amin iti alingasaw ken panangpadas a mangpastor iti angin.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
15 Saan a mailinteg ti killo! Saan a mabilang dagiti mapukpukaw!
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16 Nagsaoak iti pusok, a kunak, “Kitaem, nakagun-odak iti ad-adu a kinasirib ngem kadagiti amin nga immun-una ngem siak ditoy Jerusalem. Nakakitan ti panunotko iti adu a kinasirib ken pannakaammo.”
I spoke with my own heart, saying: 'Lo, I have gotten great wisdom, more also than all that were before me over Jerusalem'; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
17 Isu nga inusarko ti pusok tapno maammoak ti kinasirib ken kasta met ti kinamauyong ken kinamaag. Naawatak a daytoy ket panangpadas met laeng a mangpastor iti angin.
And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly — I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
18 Ta iti kinawadwad iti kinasirib, ad-adda iti pannakaupay, ken ti tao a manaynayunan ti pannakaammona, ad-adda ti panagladingit.
For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
