Ecclesiastes 2
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
1I IHO la au i ko'u naau iho, Ina kaua, e hoao iho au ia oe ma ka lealea, a e ike i ka olioli malaila; aia ka, he mea lapuwale keia.
2I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
2I iho la au no ka akaaka, He hehena ia; a no ka lealea, Heaha ka mea ana i hana'i?
3I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
3Ua imi au iloko o ko'u naau e hooikaika i ko'u kino i ka waina, e pili ana no nae ko'u naau i ke akamai; a e lalau hoi au i ka mea lapuwale, a ike au i ka maikai no na keiki a kanaka e hana'i malalo iho o ka lani, i na la a pau loa o ko lakou ola ana.
4I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
4Hoonui au i ka'u mau mea i hana'i; kukulu iho la au i na hale no'u, a kanu iho la au no'u i na mala waina;
5I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.
5Ua hana aku la au no'u i na kihapai a me na wahi ululaau, a ua kanu iho la au iloko o ia mau wahi i na laau hua a pau;
6I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.
6Ua eli iho la au no'u i na punawai e hoopulu i kahi e ulu ai na laau;
7I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
7Ua imi a loaa ia'u na kauwakane a me na kauwawahine, a ua hanau hoi iloko o ko'u hale na kauwa; a ia'u no hoi na holoholona nui a me na holoholona liilii he lehulehu, a oi aku i ka poe mamua ma Ierusalema.
8and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
8Ua hooiliili no hoi au no'u i ke kala, a me ke gula a me ka waiwai o na'lii a o na aina hoi; ua imi ia'u a loaa kekahi poe kane mele, a me kekahi poe wahine mele, a me na mea e olioli ai na keiki a kanaka, he wahine a me na haiawahine.
9So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.
9Pela, ua lilo au i mea nui a oi aku i na mea a pau i noho mamua ma Ierusalema; a o ko'u naauao, ua mau ia mea ia'u.
10Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
10O na mea a pau a ko'u mau maka i makemake ai, aole au i hoole ia lakou; aole aua au i ko'u naau i ka olioli a pau, no ka mea, olioli ko'u naau i ka'u hana a pau; a oia ka uku no'u i ka'u hana a pau.
11Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
11Ua nana au i na mea a pau a ko'u mau lima i hana'i, a me ka hana a'u i hooluhi ai ia'u iho; aia hoi, he mea lapuwale a pau a me ka luhi hewa, aohe mea e pono ai malalo iho o ka la.
12Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
12A haliu au e ike i ka naauao, a me ka uhauha, a me ka lapuwale; no ka mea, heaha ka mea a ke kanaka [e hana'i] i kiki mai mahope o ke alii? O ka mea wale no i hanaia mamua.
13And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
13Alaila, ike iho la au, ua oi aku ka naauao mamua o ka naaupo, me he malamalama la mamua o ka pouli.
14The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
14O ka mea naauao, aia kona mau maka i kona poo, aka, e hele ana ka mea naaupo ma ka pouli; a ike no hoi au e loaa ia lakou a pau ka hopena hookahi.
15So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
15I iho la au iloko o ko'u naau, E like me ka mea i loaa i ka mea naaupo, pela no ka mea i loaa mai ia'u. A no ke aha la i oi kuu naauao? I iho la au iloko o ko'u naau, He mea lapuwale hoi keia.
16For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
16A ma neia hope aku, aole i hoomanaoia ke kanaka naauao mamua o ka mea naaupo, no ka mea, o na mea e noho nei, i na la e hiki mai ana, e pau ia i ka hoopoinaia. A pehea ka make ana o ka mea naauao? Ua like no me ko ka mea naaupo.
17So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
17No ia mea, ua hoopailua au i ko'u ola ana, no ka mea, ua kaumaha au i ka hana i hanaia malalo iho o ka la; no ka mea, ua pau na mea i ka lapuwale a me ka luhi hewa.
18I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
18Ua hoopailua hoi au i ka hana a pau a'u i hana'i malalo iho o ka la; no ka mea, e waiho auanei au ia mea no ke kanaka e hiki mai ana mahope o'u.
19And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
19A owai la ka mea i ike, he mea naauao paha oia, he mea naaupo paha? aka, oia no ia maluna o na mea a pau a'u i hana naauao ai malalo iho o ka lani. He mea lapuwale keia.
20So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.
20Alaila imi iho la au e hoopauaho i kuu naau i ka hana a pau a'u i hana'i malalo iho o ka la.
21When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
21No ka mea, aia no ke kanaka nana e hana ma ka naauao, a me ke akamai, a me ka pomaikai, aka, e waiho no oia i kana i ke kanaka nana i hana ole i keia mau mea, i hooilina nona. He mea lapuwale keia, a me ka luhi hewa.
22For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
22No ka mea, heaha ka mea i loaa i ke kanaka i kana hana a pau, a me ka makemake o kona naau, ka mea ana i hana'i malalo iho o ka la?
23Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
23No ka mea, ua kaumaha kona mau la a pau loa, a ua luhi kana hana ana, aole nae i maha kona naau i ka po. He mea lapuwale keia.
24Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
24Aohe mea maikai i ke kanaka e like me keia, e ai ai oia, a e inu ai hoi, a e hoohauoli ai i kona naau iho i ka maikai ma kana hana ana. Ua ike au, no ko ke Akua lima mai no ia.
25For apart from Him, who can eat and who can find enjoyment?
25No ka mea, owai ka mea e ai ai, a owai ka mea e lealea ai malaila, i ole au?
26To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
26No ka mea, ua haawi mai ke Akua i ke kanaka maikai imua ona, i naauao, a me ke akamai, a me ka olioli; aka, i ke kanaka hewa haawi mai ia i ka hana kaumaha, nana e hooiliili a e hoahu hoi, e haawi aku i ke kanaka maikai imua o ke Akua. He mea lapuwale keia, a me ka luhi hewa.
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