Ɔsɛnkafo 3
1 Biribiara wɔ ne bere, na dwumadi biara a ɛwɔ ɔsoro ase wɔ ne bere.
to/for all time and time to/for all pleasure underneath: under [the] heaven
2 Awo wɔ ne bere, na owu wɔ ne bere, ogu wɔ ne bere na otwa nso wɔ ne bere,
time to/for to beget and time to/for to die time to/for to plant and time to/for to uproot to plant
3 okum wɔ ne bere na ayaresa wɔ ne bere, obubu wɔ ne bere, na osi nso wɔ ne bere,
time to/for to kill and time to/for to heal time to/for to break through and time to/for to build
4 agyaadwotwa wɔ ne bere, na ɔserew nso wɔ ne bere, awerɛhow wɔ ne bere na asaw wɔ ne bere,
time to/for to weep and time to/for to laugh time to mourn and time to skip about
5 abo hwete wɔ ne bere na abo anoboa wɔ ne bere, atuuyɛ wɔ ne bere na ne ntetewmudi nso wɔ ne bere,
time to/for to throw stone and time to gather stone time to/for to embrace and time to/for to remove from to embrace
6 adehwehwɛ wɔ ne bere na adehwere wɔ ne bere, adekora wɔ ne bere na adetowgu wɔ ne bere,
time to/for to seek and time to/for to perish time to/for to keep: guard and time to/for to throw
7 ade mu sunsuane wɔ ne bere na ne pempam wɔ ne bere, kommyɛ wɔ ne bere na kasa wɔ ne bere,
time to/for to tear and time to/for to sew time to/for be silent and time to/for to speak: speak
8 ɔdɔ wɔ ne bere na ɔtan wɔ ne bere, ɔko wɔ ne bere na asomdwoe wɔ ne bere.
time to/for to love: lover and time to/for to hate time battle and time peace
9 Mfaso bɛn na odwumayɛni nya fi nʼadwumaden mu?
what? advantage [the] to make: do in/on/with in which he/she/it laborious
10 Mahu adesoa a Onyankopɔn de ato nnipa so.
to see: see [obj] [the] task which to give: give God to/for son: child [the] man to/for be occupied in/on/with him
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.
[obj] [the] all to make beautiful in/on/with time his also [obj] [the] forever: enduring to give: put in/on/with heart their from without which not to find [the] man [obj] [the] deed: work which to make: do [the] God from head: first and till end
12 Minim sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a eye ma nnipa kyɛn sɛ wobegye wɔn ani na wɔayɛ nea eye bere a wɔte ase.
to know for nothing pleasant in/on/with them that if: except if: except to/for to rejoice and to/for to make: do pleasant in/on/with life his
13 Sɛ obiara bedidi na wanom na wanya anigye wɔ ne dwumadi nyinaa mu, eyi ne Onyankopɔn akyɛde.
and also all [the] man which/that to eat and to drink and to see: enjoy good in/on/with all trouble his gift God he/she/it
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.
to know for all which to make: do [the] God he/she/it to be to/for forever: enduring upon him nothing to/for to add and from him nothing to/for to dimish and [the] God to make: do which/that to fear: revere from to/for face: before his
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.
what? which/that to be already he/she/it and which to/for to be already to be and [the] God to seek [obj] to pursue
16 Na mihuu biribi foforo wɔ owia yi ase sɛ: Amumɔyɛsɛm wɔ nea atemmu wɔ, atɛntreneebea no, amumɔyɛsɛm wɔ hɔ.
and still to see: see underneath: under [the] sun place [the] justice there [to] [the] wickedness and place [the] righteousness there [to] [the] wickedness
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.”
to say I in/on/with heart my [obj] [the] righteous and [obj] [the] wicked to judge [the] God for time to/for all pleasure and upon all [the] deed there
18 Afei medwenee se, “Nnipa de, Onyankopɔn sɔ wɔn hwɛ ma wohu sɛ wɔte sɛ mmoa.
to say I in/on/with heart my upon cause son: child [the] man to/for to purify them [the] God and to/for to see: see which/that they(masc.) animal they(masc.) to/for them
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 accident son: child [the] man and accident [the] animal and accident one to/for them like/as death this so death this and spirit: breath one to/for all and advantage [the] man from [the] animal nothing for [the] all vanity
20 Wɔn nyinaa kɔ faako; wɔn nyinaa fi dɔte mu na wɔsan kɔ dɔte mu.
[the] all to go: went to(wards) place one [the] all to be from [the] dust and [the] all to return: return to(wards) [the] dust
21 Hena na onim sɛ onipa honhom foro soro na aboa de sian kɔ asase mu ana?”
who? to know spirit son: descendant/people [the] man [the] to ascend: rise he/she/it to/for above [to] and spirit [the] animal [the] to go down he/she/it to/for beneath to/for land: soil
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 to see: see for nothing pleasant from whence to rejoice [the] man in/on/with deed: work his for he/she/it portion his for who? to come (in): bring him to/for to see: see in/on/with what? which/that to be after him
