Mangangaral 5
1 Ingatan mo ang iyong paa pagka ikaw ay napasasa bahay ng Dios; sapagka't ang paglapit upang makinig ay maigi kay sa magbigay ng hain ng mga mangmang: sapagka't hindi nila nalalaman na sila'y nagsisigawa ng kasamaan.
When you enter God’s temple, you should be sure to listen carefully. Doing that is better than offering sacrifices to God [and then not obeying him], which is foolish.
2 Huwag kang pakabigla ng iyong bibig, at huwag magmadali ang iyong puso na magsalita ng anomang bagay sa harap ng Dios; sapagka't ang Dios ay nasa langit, at ikaw ay nasa lupa: kaya't pakauntiin mo ang iyong mga salita.
Think carefully before you speak [MTY] or before you promise God that you will do something [IDM]. [Do not forget that] God is in heaven [and he is all-powerful] and you are here on the earth, so think carefully before you [make any promises to God].
3 Sapagka't ang panaginip ay dumarating sa karamihan ng gawain; at ang tinig ng mangmang sa karamihan ng mga salita.
If you are continually thinking [and worrying] about things, you will have bad dreams about them and not rest [well]. And the more you talk, the more likely it will be that you will say things that are foolish.
4 Pagka ikaw ay nananata ng panata sa Dios, huwag kang magliban ng pagtupad; sapagka't siya'y walang kaligayahan sa mga mangmang: tuparin mo ang iyong ipinanata.
When you solemnly promise God that you will do something, do not be foolish by delaying in doing it, because God is not pleased with foolish people. Do [all] the things that you promise God that you will do.
5 Maigi nga ang ikaw ay huwag manata, kay sa ikaw ay manata at hindi tumupad.
It is better to not promise [anything] than to promise to do something, and [then] not doing it.
6 Huwag bayaan ang iyong bibig, na papagkasalanin ang iyong laman; at huwag ka mang magsabi sa harap ng anghel, na isang kamalian: bakit nga magagalit ang Dios sa iyong tinig, at sisirain ang gawa ng iyong mga kamay?
Do not sin by promising to do something and then not doing it. And [when you promise God to do something and do not do it], do not say to God’s priest that it was a mistake for you to promise to do that. If you do that, God will certainly [RHQ] become very angry with you, and he will take from you everything that you [SYN] have worked to acquire.
7 Sapagka't sa karamihan ng mga panaginip ay may kawalangkabuluhan, at sa maraming mga salita: nguni't matakot ka sa Dios.
Promising to do something and not doing it is like [SIM] a dream that has no value; instead, revere God [by doing what you promised him that you would do].
8 Kung iyong nakikita ang kapighatian ng dukha, at ang karahasang pagaalis ng kahatulan at kaganapan sa isang lalawigan, huwag mong kamanghaan ang bagay: sapagka't ang lalong mataas kay sa mataas ay nagmamasid; at may lalong mataas kay sa kanila.
Do not be surprised if you see poor [people] being (oppressed/treated cruelly) [by powerful/influential people], or if you see judges making unjust decisions throughout the land. [That happens] because the people who do that are supervised [and cheated by] more important officials [DOU],
9 Bukod dito, ay sa lahat ang pakinabang sa lupa: ang hari man ay pinaglilingkuran ng bukid.
and even the king forces the people to give him some of the crops that they harvest.
10 Siyang umiibig sa pilak ay hindi masisiyahan sa pilak; o siya mang umiibig sa kasaganaan ng pakinabang: ito man ay walang kabuluhan.
Everyone who tries to [get as much] money as they can will never think that they have enough. They will never be satisfied with the money that they have. That also is senseless.
11 Pagka ang mga pag-aari ay nagsisidami, ay nagsisidami silang nagsisikain ng mga yaon: at anong pakinabang mayroon ang may-ari niyaon, kundi ang mamasdan ng kaniyang mga mata?
The more money that we have, the more people want us to spend our money to buy things for them. So people who have a lot of money do not [RHQ] benefit from it; they see [MTY] it when they get it, but it soon (disappears/is completely spent).
12 Ang tulog ng manggagawang tao ay mahimbing, maging siya'y kumain ng kaunti o marami: nguni't ang kasaganaan ng yaman ay hindi magpapatulog sa kaniya.
Those who work hard sleep peacefully [at night], even if they do not have much food to eat. But rich [people] do not sleep well, because [they worry] about their money.
13 May malubhang kasamaan na aking nakita sa ilalim ng araw, ito nga, ang mga yamang iningatan ng may-ari niyaon sa kapahamakan niya.
I have seen [another] terrible thing that happens here on the earth [MTY]: People save [up all] their money and become rich, [but] they are not helped by saving a lot of money,
14 At ang mga yamang yaon ay nawawala ng masamang pangyayari; at kung siya'y magkaanak ng lalake, walang maiiwan sa kaniyang kamay.
[because] something happens that causes their money to be gone, and when they die, there is no money for their children to get/inherit.
15 Kung paanong siya'y lumabas sa bahay-bata ng kaniyang ina, hubad na yayaon siya uli na gaya ng siya'y dumating, at hindi magdadala ng anoman sa kaniyang nagawa, na kaniyang madadala sa kaniyang kamay.
When we are born, we do not bring anything with us, and when we die, we take nothing with us from all that we have earned by our working hard.
16 At ito man ay malubhang kasamaan, na kung paano siya dumating ay gayon siya yayaon: at anong pakinabang mayroon siya, na gumagawa sa hangin?
That also seems senseless. People bring nothing [into the world when they are born], and they leave [this world] taking nothing with them. They have worked hard, but they receive no lasting benefit [MET].
17 Lahat ng mga araw naman niya ay ikinakain niya sa kadiliman, at siya'y totoong nayayamot, at may sakit at pag-iinit.
[Furthermore, rich people] are always miserable [MET] and sad, and depressed/discouraged and often sick and (resentful/thinking that what has happened to them is unfair).
18 Narito, na aking nakita na mabuti at ukol sa isa ang kumain at uminom, at magalak sa kabutihan sa lahat niyang gawa na kaniyang ginawa sa ilalim ng araw lahat ng mga kaarawan ng kaniyang buhay na ibinigay sa kaniya ng Dios: sapagka't ito'y kaniyang bahagi.
So, the best thing for people to do here on the earth during the few years that God allows them to be alive is to eat and drink and to enjoy their work, because those are the things that God has given to them.
19 Bawa't tao rin naman na binigyan ng Dios ng mga kayamanan at mga pag-aari, at binigyan ng kapangyarihan na kumain niyaon, at kumuha ng kaniyang bahagi, at magalak sa kaniyang gawa, ito'y kaloob ng Dios.
If people are rich and have a lot of possessions, and are able to (enjoy/be happy with) the things that they have and to enjoy their work, those things are [also] gifts from God.
20 Sapagka't hindi niya aalalahaning lubha ang mga kaarawan ng kaniyang buhay; sapagka't sinasagot siya ng Dios sa kagalakan ng kaniyang puso.
Those people do not worry much about [everything that has happened] during the time that they have been alive, because God enables them to be happy doing everything that they do.
