Lallaba 2
1 Ani garaa koo keessatti, “Ani waan gaarii barbaaduudhaaf gammachuudhaan sin qoraatii mee kottu” jedheen yaade. Garuu wanni kunis waan faayidaa hin qabne taʼuu isaa nan mirkaneeffadhe.
I said in my heart, “Come, now, I will try thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure!” But, lo! this also was vanity.
2 Anis, “Kolfi gowwummaa dha; gammachuunis maal fayyada?” nan jedhe.
I said of laughter, “It is mad;” and of mirth, “What availeth it?”
3 Anis utuma qalbiin koo ogummaadhaan na qajeelchaa jiruu gowwummaa qabadhee daadhii wayiniitiin of gammachiisu nan yaale. Waan namoonni bara jireenya isaanii muraasa keessatti samii gaditti hojjetan arguu nan fedhe.
I thought in my heart to strengthen my body with wine, and, while my heart cleaved to wisdom, to lay hold on folly, till I should see what was good for the sons of men, which they should do under heaven all the days of their life.
4 Ani hojii guddaa nan hojjedhe: Manneen ijaarradhee wayiniis dhaabadhe.
I made me great works. I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards.
5 Ani iddoo biqiltuutii fi iddoo bashannanaa qopheeffadhee mukkeen ija naqatan kanneen gosa hundaa achi keessa nan dhaabadhe.
I made me gardens and parks, and planted in them fruit-trees of every kind.
6 Bosona mukkeen guddachaa jiranii ittiin obaafachuufis kuusaa bishaanii nan qopheeffadhe.
I made me pools of water, with which to water the grove shooting up trees.
7 Ani garboota dhiiraa fi dubartii nan bitadhe; garboota mana kootti dhalatan biraas nan qabaadhe; nama naan dura Yerusaalem keessa jiraate kam iyyuu caalaas loonii fi bushaayee hedduu nan horadhe.
I got me men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house. I had also great possessions of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.
8 Ani meetii fi warqee, qabeenya moototaatii fi kutaawwan biyyaa walitti nan qabadhe. Ani faarfattoota dhiiraa fi dubartii akkasumas saajjatoowwan nama gammachiisan hedduu qaban ture.
I heaped me up also silver and gold, and the wealth of kings and of provinces. I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delight of the sons of men, a chosen woman and chosen women.
9 Kanaafuu ani akka malee guddadhee nama anaan dura Yerusaalem keessa ture kam iyyuu caale. Waan kana hunda keessatti ogummaan koo anuma wajjin ture.
So I became greater than all that were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.
10 Ani waan iji koo hawwe hunda isa hin dhowwine; garaa koos gammachuu tokko illee hin lagne. Garaan koo hojii koo hundatti gammade; kunis dadhabbii koo hundaaf badhaasa ture.
And whatever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy. For my heart rejoiced by means of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.
11 Taʼus ani yeroon waan harki koo hojjete hundaa fi waanan argachuuf jedhee itti dadhabe hubadhee ilaaletti, wanni hundi akkuma bubbee ariʼuuti malee faayidaa hin qabu ture; aduudhaa gaditti buʼaan tokko iyyuu hin turre.
Then I looked upon all the works which my hands had wrought, and upon all the labor which I had toiled in performing; and, behold, it was all vanity, and striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
12 Anis yaada koo gara ogummaa, maraatummaa fi gowwummaa hubachuutti nan deebifadhe. Namni mootii iddoo buʼu tokko waan duraan hojjetame caalaa maal gochuu dandaʼa?
Then I turned myself to behold wisdom and senselessness and folly. For what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
13 Ani akkuma ifni dukkana irra wayyu sana, akka ogummaan gowwummaa irra wayyu nan arge.
I saw, indeed, that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
14 Ogeessi mataa isaa keessaa ija qaba; gowwaan garuu dukkana keessa deema; ani garuu akka galgalli isaan lamaanii tokkuma taʼe nan hubadhe.
The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walketh in darkness; yet I perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
15 Ergasii ani akkana jedheen garaa koo keessatti nan yaade; “Wanni gowwaa quunname, anaanis ni quunnama; yoos ani ogeessa taʼuudhaan maalan argadha ree?” Ani garaa koo keessatti, “Kunis faayidaa hin qabu” nan jedhe.
Then I said in my heart, “As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth to me. Why, then, became I wiser than others?” Then I said in my heart, “This also is vanity.”
16 Ogeessi akkuma gowwaa yeroo dheeraaf hin yaadatamuutii; bara dhufuuf jiru keessa isaan lachuu ni irraanfatamu. Ogeessis akkuma gowwaa duʼuu qaba!
For there is no remembrance of the wise man more than of the fool for ever; for in the days to come shall all have long been forgotten; and, alas! the wise man dieth, as well as the fool.
17 Sababii wanni aduu gaditti hojjetamu na gaddisiiseef ani jireenya nan jibbe; kun hundinuu bubbee ariʼuu dha; faayidaas hin qabu.
Therefore I hated life, because what is done under the sun appeared evil to me. For all is vanity, and striving after wind.
18 Ani sababii nama ana duubaan dhufuuf waan kana dhiisuu qabuuf, waanan aduudhaa gaditti itti dadhabe hunda nan jibbe.
Yea, I hated all my labor which I had performed under the sun, because I must leave it to the man that shall be after me.
19 Eenyutu akka inni ogeessa yookaan gowwaa taʼu beeka? Taʼus inni hojii ani aduudhaa gaditti yaalii fi ogummaa koo itti dhangalaase hundatti abbaa taʼa. Kunis faayidaa hin qabu.
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? Yet shall he be lord of all the labor with which I have wearied myself, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
20 Kanaafuu garaan koo sababii hojii koo dadhabsiisaa ani aduudhaa gaditti itti dadhabe hundaatiif abdii kutachuu jalqabe.
Therefore I turned to give up my heart to despair in regard to all the labor with which I had wearied myself under the sun.
21 Namni tokko hojii isaa ogummaan, beekumsaa fi harka toliisaan hojjetee ergasii immoo waan qabu hunda nama homaa itti hin dadhabiniif dhiisuu qabaatii. Wanni kunis faayidaa hin qabu; hammina guddaadhas.
For there is a man whose labor has been with wisdom and knowledge and skill; yet to a man who hath not labored for it must he leave it as his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22 Namni tokko dadhabbii isaatiif yaalii cimaa aduudhaa gaditti godhe sana hundaaf maal argata?
For what hath man of all his labor, and the striving of his spirit, with which he wearieth himself under the sun?
23 Hojiin isaa bara jireenya isaa hunda rakkinaa fi gadda; sammuun isaa halkan iyyuu hin boqotu. Kunis waan faayidaa hin qabnee dha.
For all his days are grief, and his occupation trouble; even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
24 Namni nyaatee dhugee hojii isaatti gammaduu caalaa homaa gochuu hin dandaʼu. Ani akka wanni kun harka Waaqaatii dhufe nan arge;
There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink, and let his soul enjoy good in his labor. But this, as I have seen, cometh from the hand of God.
25 Waaqaan malee eenyutu nyaachuu yookaan gammaduu dandaʼa?
For who can eat, or hasten thereunto more than I?
26 Waaqni nama isa gammachiisuuf ogummaa, beekumsaa fi gammachuu kenna; nama cubbamaa garuu akka inni namicha Waaqa gammachiisuuf kennuuf jedhee hojii qabeenya walitti qabuutii fi kuusuu hojjetu godha. Kunis bubbee ariʼuu dha; faayidaas hin qabu.
For to a man who is good in his sight God giveth wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he giveth the wearisome business of gathering and heaping up, to give it to him who is good before God. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.
