Mpitoriteny 3

1 Ny zavatra rehetra samy manana ny fotoany avy, ary samy manana ny androny avy ny raharaha rehetra atỳ ambanin’ ny lanitra:

For everything there is an appointed time, and a season for every purpose under heaven.

2 Ao ny andro ahaterahana, ary ao ny andro ahafatesana; Ao ny andro ambolena, ary ao ny andro anongotana na nambolena;

There is a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pull up plants,

3 Ao ny andro amonoana, ary ao ny andro anasitranana; Ao ny andro andravana, ary ao ny andro ananganana;

a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up.

4 Ao ny andro itomaniana, ary ao ny andro ihomehezana; Ao ny andro isaonana, ary ao ny andro andihizana;

There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5 Ao ny andro anariam-bato, ary ao ny andro anangonam-bato; Ao ny andro anohonana, ary ao ny andro ifadiana tsy hanohona;

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 Ao ny andro itadiavana, ary ao ny andro ahaverezana; Ao ny andro itehirizana, ary ao ny andro anariana;

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 Ao ny andro andriarana, ary ao ny andro anjairana; Ao ny andro anginana, ary ao ny andro itenenana;

a time to tear clothing and a time to repair clothing, a time to keep silent and a time to speak.

8 Ao ny andro itiavana, ary ao ny andro ankahalana; Ao ny andro iadiana, ary ao ny andro ihavanana.

There is a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

9 Inona no soa azon’ ny miasa amin’ izay isasarany?

What profit does the worker gain in his labor?

10 Efa hitako ny asa mampahory izay nomen’ Andriamanitra ny zanak’ olombelona hisasarany.

I have seen the work that God has given to human beings to complete.

11 Ny zavatra rehetra samy nataony ho mendrika amin’ ny fotoany avy; ary ny mandrakizay dia efa nataony tao am-pony, kanefa tsy hitan’ ny olona ny asan’ Andriamanitra hatramin’ ny voalohany ka hatramin’ ny farany.

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 Fantatro fa tsy misy tsara amin’ ny olombelona afa-tsy ny mifaly sy ny manao tsara, raha mbola velona koa izy.

I know that there is nothing better for anyone than to rejoice and to do good so long as he lives—

13 Ary koa, raha mihinana sy misotro ary finaritra amin’ ny fisasarany rehetra ny olombelona, dia fanomezan’ Andriamanitra izany.

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 Fantatro fa izay rehetra ataon’ Andriamanitra dia haharitra mandrakizay; tsy azo ampiana ary tsy azo analana izany; ka dia ataon’ Andriamanitra matahotra eo imasony ny olona.

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 Izay atao izao dia efa natao fahiny; ary izay mbola ho avy dia efa nisy fahiny ihany koa; ary mbola tadiavin’ Andriamanitra indray izay efa lasa.

Whatever exists has already existed; whatever will exist has already existed. God makes human beings seek hidden things.

16 Ary izao koa no efa hitako atỳ ambanin’ ny masoandro: ny fitoeran’ ny fitsarana nisy faharatsiana tao; ary ny fitoeran’ ny fahamarinana nisy faharatsiana koa tao.

I have seen the wickedness that is under the sun, where there should be justice, and in place of righteousness, wickedness was there.

17 Hoy izaho anakampo: Samy hotsarain’ Andriamanitra na ny marina na ny meloka; fa any dia samy manana ny androny avy ny zavatra rehetra sy ny asa rehetra.

I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked at the right time for every matter and every deed.”

18 Hoy izaho anakampo: Noho ny amin’ ny zanak’ olombelona izany, mba hizahan’ Andriamanitra toetra azy, ka ho hitany fa raha ny tenany ihany, dia biby izy.

I said in my heart, “God tests human beings to show them that they are like animals.”

19 Fa zavatra sendrasendra foana ny zanak’ olombelona, ary zavatra sendrasendra foana koa ny biby, mitovy ihany ny mihatra amin’ izy roa tonta; fa toy ny ahafatesan’ ny iray no ahafatesan’ ny iray koa; eny, iray ihany no fofonaina ananan’ izy rehetra; ary tsy misy ihoaran’ ny olona noho ny biby; fa samy zava-poana izy rehetra.

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 Izy rehetra samy mankamin’ ny fitoerana iray: avy tamin’ ny vovoka izy rehetra, ary hiverina ho amin’ ny vovoka indray izy rehetra.

Everything is going to the same place. Everything comes from the dust, and everything returns to the dust.

21 Iza no mahalala ny fanahin’ ny olombelona, na miakatra any ambony izy, na tsia, ary ny fanahin’ ny biby, na midìna amin’ ny tany izy, na tsia?

Who knows whether the spirit of mankind goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward into the earth?

22 Dia efa hitako fa tsy misy tsara noho ny ifalian’ ny olona amin’ ny asany, satria izany no anjarany; fa iza no hampahalala azy izay ho avy any aoriany?

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?