Mpitoriteny 9
1 Fa ireto dia nalatsako tato am-poko sady nodinihiko avokoa: ny marina sy ny hendry mbamin’ ny asany dia samy eo an-tànan’ Andriamanitra avokoa; ary koa, na ho fitiavana, na ho fankahalana, dia samy tsy fantatry ny olombelona; fa zavatra mbola ho avy aminy avokoa izany rehetra izany.
For I thought about all this in my mind to understand about the righteous and wise people and their deeds. They are all in God's hands. No one knows whether love or hate will come to someone.
2 Mitovy avokoa ny manjo ny olombelona rehetra; eny, zavatra iray ihany no manjo ny marina sy ny meloka, ny tsara fanahy sy ny madio ary ny tsy madio, ny mamono zavatra hatao fanatitra sy ny tsy mamono zavatra hatao fanatitra; mitovy ihany ny amin’ ny tsara fanahy sy ny amin’ ny mpanota, ary ny amin’ ny mianiana sy ny amin’ izay tsy sahy hianiana.
Everyone has the same fate. The same fate awaits righteous people and wicked, the good, the clean and the unclean, and the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice. As good people will die, so also will the sinner. As the one who swears will die, so also will the man who fears to make an oath.
3 Izao no fahoriana amin’ izay rehetra atao atỳ ambanin’ ny masoandro: Zavatra iray ihany no manjo ny olombelona rehetra, sady feno ratsy ny fon’ ny zanak’ olombelona, ka fahadalana no ao am-pony amin’ ny andro iainany, ary nony afaka izany, dia ho any amin’ ny maty izy.
There is an evil fate for everything that is done under the sun, the same event happens to them all. The hearts of human beings are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live. So after that they go to the dead.
4 Fa izay rehetra isan’ ny velona dia mbola hantenaina; fa ny amboa velona no tsara noho ny liona maty.
For anyone who is united to all the living, there is hope, just as a living dog is better than a dead lion.
5 Fa fantatry ny velona fa ho faty izy; fa ny maty kosa tsy mba mahalala na inona na inona, ary tsy manana valim-pitia intsony izy; fa hadino ny fahatsiarovana azy.
For living people know they will die, but the dead do not know anything. They no longer have any reward because their memory is forgotten.
6 Na ny fitiavany, na ny fankahalany, na ny fialonany, dia samy efa levona ela sady tsy manana anjara intsony mandrakizay amin’ izay atao atỳ ambanin’ ny masoandro izy.
Their love, hatred, and envy have vanished long ago. They will never have a place again in anything done under the sun.
7 Mandehana, hano amin’ ny fifaliana ny haninao, ary sotroy amin’ ny fo falifaly ny divainao, fa efa nankasitrahan’ Andriamanitra ela ny asanao.
Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of celebrating good works.
8 Aoka ho fotsy mandrakariva ny fitafianao, ary aoka tsy ho diso menaka ny lohanao.
Let your clothes be always white and your head anointed with oil.
9 Miravoravoa amin’ ny vady malalanao amin’ ny andronao rehetra mandalo foana, izay efa nomeny anao atỳ ambanin’ ny masoandro, dia ny andronao rehetra mandalo foana; fa izany no anjaranao amin’ ny andro iainanao sy amin’ ny fisasarana izay isasaranao atỳ ambanin’ ny masoandro.
Live happily with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of uselessness, the days that God has given you under the sun during your days of uselessness. That is your reward in life for your work under the sun.
10 Izay rehetra azon’ ny tananao atao dia ataovy amin’ ny herinao; fa tsy misy asa, na hevitra, na fahalalana, na fahendrena, any amin’ ny fiainan-tsi-hita izay alehanao. (Sheol h7585)
Whatever your hand finds to do, work at it with your strength, because there is no work or explanation or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, where you are going. (Sheol h7585)
11 Ary hitako atỳ ambanin’ ny masoandro indray fa tsy ho an’ ny haingan-tongotra ny fihoarana, ary tsy ho an’ ny mahery ny ady, ary tsy ho an’ ny hendry ny hanina, ary tsy ho an’ ny mazava saina ny harena, ary tsy ho an’ ny manam-pahalalana ny fitia; fa ny fotoana sy ny sampona dia samy mahazo azy rehetra.
I have seen some interesting things under the sun: The race does not belong to swift people. The battle does not belong to strong people. Bread does not belong to wise people. Riches do not belong to people of understanding. Favor does not belong to people of knowledge. Instead, time and chance affect them all.
12 Fa tsy fantatry ny olona ny androny; fa toy ny hazandrano azon’ ny harato fahitan-doza izy, ary toy ny voron-kely izay voan’ ny fandrika, dia voafandrika toy izany ny zanak’ olombelona amin’ ny andro mahory, raha mahavoa azy tampoka izany.
Surely, no one knows when his time will come. As fish are caught in a deadly net, or birds are caught in a snare, the children of human beings are ensnared by evil times that suddenly fall upon them.
13 Izao koa no fahendrena efa hitako tatỳ ambanin’ ny masoandro, ka dia nataoko ho lehibe izany:
I have also seen wisdom under the sun in a way that seemed great to me.
14 Nisy vohitra kely sady vitsy olona, dia avy ny mpanjaka lehibe anankiray ka namely sy nanao fahirano azy ary nanao manda lehibe hamelezany azy.
There was a small city with only a few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it and built great siege ramps against it.
15 Ary nisy lehilahy malahelo hendry hita teo, koa nahavonjy ny tanàna tamin’ ny fahendreny ralehilahy, nefa tsy nisy olona mba nahatsiahy ilay malahelo.
Now in the city was found a poor, wise man, who by his wisdom saved the city. Yet later, no one remembered that same poor man.
16 Koa hoy izaho: Aleo fahendrena toy izay hery; kanjo hamavoina ny fahendren’ ny malahelo, ary ny teniny tsy mba henoina.
So I concluded, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.”
17 Ny tenin’ ny hendry izay re amin’ ny mangingina dia mahery noho ny fitreron’ izay mpanapaka adala.
The words of wise people spoken quietly are heard better than the shouts of any ruler among fools.
18 Aleo fahendrena toy izay fiadiana; ary ny mpanota iray mahasimba ny soa be.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can ruin much good.
