Mpitoriteny 1
1 Ty taro’ i Mpañokey, ana’ i Davide, mpanjaka e Ierosalaime ao.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Hakafoahan-kafoake, hoe i Mpañokey, Hakafoahan-kafoake! Fonga kafoake!
All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
3 Ino ty tombo’e ho a ondatio amo fifanehafa’e ambane’ i àndroy?
What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
4 Mihelañe ty tariratse raike, mbore limbezen-tariratse, fe nainai’e eo ty tane toy.
One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.
5 Manjirike ka i àndroy, mitsofotse i àndroy, mihiririñe mb’am-panjiriha’e añe.
The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
6 Mitioke mañatimo, le mibalike mañavaratse; mikariokariok’ avao i tiokey, vaho mimpoly amo fiaria’eo.
The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.
7 Songa mivariñe mb’an-driake mb’eo o sakao fe tsy atseke i riakey; mb’amy fikararaha’ o torahañeoy, le mb’eo avao ty fikararaha’ iareo.
All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.
8 Hene mahamamake, tsy lefe’ ondaty volañeñe, tsy mahaetsa-pihaino t’ie vazoho, mbore tsy mahaenen-dravembia te ijanjiñañe.
All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.
9 Mbe ho avy indraike i fa añey, naho mbe hanoeñe avao ze fa nanoeñe, vaho tsy ambane’ i àndroy ty atao vao.
That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 Eo hao ty mete hanoeñe ty hoe, Heheke! vao itoy? Ie fa teo avao, haehae taolon-tikañe añe.
Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.
11 Tsy tiahy o raha taoloo, naho o raha hifetsakeo, vaho tsy hahatiahy irezay o hanonjohio.
There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.
12 Izaho, i mpañokey, le fa mpanjaka Israele e Ierosalaime ao,
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 le nimanean-troko ty hañotsohotso naho hikodebe an-kihitse ze hene fitoloñañe ambanen-dikerañe atoa; toe tolon-draha mahamokotse ty natolon’ Añahare am’ondatio hifanehafa’e.
And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.
14 Nitreako iaby ze fitoloñañe ambane’ i àndroy; le hehe t’ie fonga kafoake vaho fañeañan-tioke.
I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.
15 Tsy mete ahity ty mengoke, vaho tsy lefe iaheñe ty tsy eo.
That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.
16 Hoe iraho am-batako: Ingo fa natontoko mandikoatse ze hene mpifehe’ Ierosalaime taolo ahy ty fahaoniñañe ra’elahy; vaho nandifotse ty troko ty hihitse naho hilala.
I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem — yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.
17 Le nampitoloñeko ty troko hahaoniña’e hihitse naho hahafohiñe ty hadagolà naho ty hagegeañe. Nirendreko t’ie fañeañan-tioke ka.
And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.
18 Amy te minday hasosoram-bey ty hihitse maro, vaho mampitombo haoreañe ty fitomboan-kilala.
Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.
