Ecclesiastes 1
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
1O NA olelo a ke kahuna, a ke keiki a Davida, oia ke alii ma Ierusalema.
2“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
2Lapuwale o na lapuwale, wahi a ke kahuna; lapuwale o na lapuwale, pau loa na mea i ka lapuwale.
3What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
3Heaha ka uku i ke kanaka i ka hana a pau ana i hana'i malalo iho o ka la?
4Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
4Hele aku la kekahi hanauna, a hele mai la kekahi hanauna; aka, ua mau no ka honua.
5The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.
5Puka mai ka la, a napoo ka la, a wikiwiki aku la ia ma kona wahi i puka mai ai.
6The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.
6Puhi aku la ka makani i ke kukulu hema, a huli mai la ia i ke kukulu akau; huli ae la ia io, a io; a hoi hou ka makani i kona wahi i puhi ai.
7All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the place from which the streams come, there again they flow.
7Kahe aku la na muliwai a pau i ke kai, aole nae i piha ke kai; i kahi a lakou i kahe mai ai, malaila lakou e hoi hou aku ai.
8All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
8He mea luhi na olelo a pau, aole hiki i ke kanaka ke hai aku; aole i ana ka maka i ka ike ana, aole hoi i piha ka pepeiao i ka lohe ana.
9What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
9O na mea mamua, oia na mea e hiki mai ana; a o na mea i hanaia, oia na mea e hanaia mahope aku nei: aohe mea hou malalo iho o ka la.
10Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
10No kekahi mea e hiki anei ke olelo mai, Eia! he mea hou keia? he mea no ia i ka wa kahiko mamua loa o kakou.
11There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.
11Aole i hoomanaoia mai na mea kahiko; a o na mea e hiki mai ana, aole e hoomanaoia ia mau mea e ka poe mahope aku.
12I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
12Owau o ke kahuna, ua noho au i alii maluna o ka Iseraela ma Ierusalema.
13And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
13Ua haawi au i ko'u naau e imi, a e huli me ka noeau i na mea a pau i hanaia malalo iho o ka lani. He mea kaumaba loa keia a ke Akua i haawi mai ai i na keiki a kanaka e hana'i.
14I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
14Ua ike au i na mea a pau i hanaia malalo iho o ka lani, aia hoi, he mau mea lapuwale ia a pau a me ka luhi hewa.
15What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
15O na mea kekee, aole ia e hoopololeiia; a o ka mea nele, aole hiki ke helu aku.
16I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
16Ua kukakuka au me ko'u naau iho, a i iho la, Ka! ua hookiekieia'ku au, a ua hoonui au i ka naauao mamua o na mea a pau ma Ierusalema; a ua hoomaopopo aku ko'u naau i ka noeau, a me ka ike.
17So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
17A haawi au i ko'u naau e ike i ka naauao, a e ike no hoi i ka uhauha, a me ka lapuwale; a ike iho la au, he mea luhi hewa ia.
18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
18No ka mea, ma ka naauao nui, malaila ke kaumaha; a o ka mea i hoonui i ka ike, hoonui no ia i ka eha.
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