Mpitoriteny 3
1 Songa namantañañe ty sa’e, Sindre namotoañañ’ andro ze nisatrie’e ambanen-dikerañe atoa:
For every thing there is a fixed period, and an appointed time to every thing under heaven: —
2 androm-pisamahañe, androm-pihomahañe, androm-pamboleañe naho androm-pañombotañe i namboleñey;
A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted.
3 androm-pamonoañe, naho androm-pañamelañañe; androm-pandrebahañe mañambane naho androm-pandranjiañe mañambone;
A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to breaking down, and a time to build up.
4 androm-pirovetañe, naho androm-piankahafañe; androm-pangololoihañe naho androm-pitsinjahañe;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
5 androm-pañiririñam-bato, naho androm-panontonam-bato; androm-pamejañañe naho androm-pifoneñañe tsy hamejañe;
A time to cast stones asunder, and a time to gather stones together. A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
6 androm-pikodebeañe, naho androm-pahamotsoañe; androm-pañajañe naho androm-pañariañe;
A time to seek, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.
7 androm-pandrovitañe, naho androm-panjairañe; androm-pianjiñañe, naho androm-pisaontsiañe;
A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.
8 androm-pikokoañe naho androm-pihejeañe; androm-pialiañe vaho androm-panintsiñañe.
A time to love, and a time to hate. A time of war, and a time of peace.—
9 Ino ty tambem-pieke amy nitromaha’ey?
What profit hath he who laboreth from that with which he wearieth himself?
10 Fa nitreako ty tolon-draha’ natolon’ Añahare amo ana’ ondatio, hitoloñañe.
I have seen the business which God hath given to the sons of men to exercise themselves therewith.
11 Kila nanoe’e mañeva ty sa’e; vaho napo’e an-tro’e ao ty atao nainai’e donia, fe tsy ho taka’ ondaty ty fitsikarahañe ty satan’ Añahare boak’ am-baloha’e pak’am-pigadoña’e.
God maketh every thing good in its time; but he hath put the world into the heart of man, so that he understandeth not the work which God doeth, from the beginning to the end.
12 Apotako te tsy eo ty mahasoa ta t’ie hifale naho hinembanembañe naho mbe amañ’aiñe;
I know that there is nothing better for a man than that he should rejoice and enjoy good his life long.
13 mbore falalàn’ Añahare te songa hikama naho hinoñe vaho hifale amo fitoloña’eo ondatio.
But when a man eateth and drinketh, and enjoyeth good through all his labor, this is the gift of God.
14 Fantako te tsy modo nainai’e ze anoen’ Añahare; tsy mete tompeañe vaho tsy mete angalañe; nanoen’Añahare zao, hañeveña’ ondatio añatrefa’e eo.
I know that whatever God doeth, that shall be for ever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it; and God doeth it that men may fear before him.
15 Ze eo, le fa teo; naho mbe ho avy ze fa teo; vaho tsoehen’Añahare o horidañeñeo.
That which is, was long ago; and that which is to be, hath already been; and God recalleth that which is past.
16 Mbore nizoeko ambane’ i àndroy, amy toem-pizakañey te eo ka ty haratiañe, vaho amy toen-kavantañañey ty haloloañe.
Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice there was iniquity; and in the place of righteousness, iniquity.
17 Hoe iraho an-troko ao, ho zakaen’ Añahare ty vañoñe naho ty raty, fa kila namotoaña’e ze safiry naho ze hene fitoloñañe.
Then said I in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked.” For there shall be a time for every matter and for every work.
18 Hoe iraho an-troko ao ty amo ana’ondatio: Mitsoke iareo t’i Andrianañahare hahaoniña’ iareo te biby avao.
I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God will prove them, in order that they may see that they are like the beasts.
19 Hambañe ty toli’ondaty naho ty toli’ o bibio; Manahake ty fihomaha’ ty raike ty hiantantirira’ ty ila’e. Hambañe avao ty fikofò’ iareo, aa le tsy aman-tombo’e amo bibio t’indaty; toe fonga hakoahañe.
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts: one lot befalleth both. As the one dieth, so dieth the other. Yea, there is one spirit in them, and a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast; for all is vanity.
20 Fonga homb’an-toetse raike: sindre boak’an-debok’ ao vaho songa mibalike mb’an-debok’ ao.
All go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Ia ty mahafohiñe ke hañambone ty arofo’ ondaty he hañambane mb’an-tane ao ty tro’ o bibio?
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of a beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
22 Aa le nitreako te tsy eo ty mahasoa ta te hene mifale amo fitoloña’eo ondatio, ie tambe’ iareo; fa ia ty hampandrendrek’ aze te inoñe ty hanonjohy añe?
And so I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his labors; for that is his portion. For who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
