Ɔsɛnkafo 3
1 Biribiara wɔ ne bere, na dwumadi biara a ɛwɔ ɔsoro ase wɔ ne bere.
For every thing there is a fixed period, and an appointed time to every thing under heaven: —
2 Awo wɔ ne bere, na owu wɔ ne bere, ogu wɔ ne bere na otwa nso wɔ ne bere,
A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted.
3 okum wɔ ne bere na ayaresa wɔ ne bere, obubu wɔ ne bere, na osi nso wɔ ne bere,
A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to breaking down, and a time to build up.
4 agyaadwotwa wɔ ne bere, na ɔserew nso wɔ ne bere, awerɛhow wɔ ne bere na asaw wɔ ne bere,
A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
5 abo hwete wɔ ne bere na abo anoboa wɔ ne bere, atuuyɛ wɔ ne bere na ne ntetewmudi nso wɔ ne bere,
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 adehwehwɛ wɔ ne bere na adehwere wɔ ne bere, adekora wɔ ne bere na adetowgu wɔ ne bere,
A time to seek, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.
7 ade mu sunsuane wɔ ne bere na ne pempam wɔ ne bere, kommyɛ wɔ ne bere na kasa wɔ ne bere,
A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.
8 ɔdɔ wɔ ne bere na ɔtan wɔ ne bere, ɔko wɔ ne bere na asomdwoe wɔ ne bere.
A time to love, and a time to hate. A time of war, and a time of peace.—
9 Mfaso bɛn na odwumayɛni nya fi nʼadwumaden mu?
What profit hath he who laboreth from that with which he wearieth himself?
10 Mahu adesoa a Onyankopɔn de ato nnipa so.
I have seen the business which God hath given to the sons of men to exercise themselves therewith.
11 Wayɛ biribiara fɛfɛ wɔ ne bere mu. Ɔde nkwa a ɛnsa da ahyɛ nnipa koma mu, nanso wontumi nte nea Onyankopɔn ayɛ fi mfiase kosi awiei no ase.
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 Minim sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a eye ma nnipa kyɛn sɛ wobegye wɔn ani na wɔayɛ nea eye bere a wɔte ase.
I know that there is nothing better for a man than that he should rejoice and enjoy good his life long.
13 Sɛ obiara bedidi na wanom na wanya anigye wɔ ne dwumadi nyinaa mu, eyi ne Onyankopɔn akyɛde.
But when a man eateth and drinketh, and enjoyeth good through all his labor, this is the gift of God.
14 Minim sɛ biribiara a Onyankopɔn yɛ no bɛtena hɔ daa, wɔrentumi mfa biribi nka ho na wɔrentumi nyi biribi mfi mu. Onyankopɔn yɛ eyi sɛnea nnipa de nidi bɛma no.
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 Biribiara a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no, aba pɛn, na nea ɛbɛba no nso aba dedaw; na Onyankopɔn bɛfrɛ nea asi dedaw no ama akontaabu.
That which is, was long ago; and that which is to be, hath already been; and God recalleth that which is past.
16 Na mihuu biribi foforo wɔ owia yi ase sɛ: Amumɔyɛsɛm wɔ nea atemmu wɔ, atɛntreneebea no, amumɔyɛsɛm wɔ hɔ.
Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice there was iniquity; and in the place of righteousness, iniquity.
17 Medwenee wɔ me koma mu se, “Onyankopɔn bebu atreneefo ne amumɔyɛfo nyinaa atɛn, efisɛ adwuma biara benya ne bere, nneyɛe biara ne ne bere.”
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 Afei medwenee se, “Nnipa de, Onyankopɔn sɔ wɔn hwɛ ma wohu sɛ wɔte sɛ mmoa.
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 Onipa nkrabea te sɛ mmoa de na ɛda hɔ ma wɔn nyinaa. Sɛnea ɔbaako wu no, saa ara na ɔfoforo nso wu. Wɔn nyinaa wɔ ɔhome baako; onipa nni biribi a ɔde kyɛn aboa. Biribiara yɛ ahuhude.
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 Wɔn nyinaa kɔ faako; wɔn nyinaa fi dɔte mu na wɔsan kɔ dɔte mu.
All go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Hena na onim sɛ onipa honhom foro soro na aboa de sian kɔ asase mu ana?”
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of a beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
22 Enti mihuu sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a eye ma onipa kyɛn sɛ nʼani bɛka nʼadwuma ho, efisɛ ɛno ne ne kyɛfa. Na hena na obetumi de no asan aba sɛ ɔmmɛhwɛ nea ebesi ne wu nʼakyi?
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?
