Ecclesiastes 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
1A cungkuem dongah a tuetang om tih vaan hmuikah kongaih boeih dongah khaw a tue om.
2a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
2Cun ham tue neh duek ham tue khaw om. Aka phung hamla phung ham tue neh haih ham tue om.
3a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,
3Ngawn ham tue neh hoeih sak ham tue khaw om. Phae ham tue neh sak ham tue khaw om.
4a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
4Rhah tue neh luem tue khaw om. Rhaengsae tue neh soipet tue khaw om.
5a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
5Lungto voeih tue neh lungto calui tue khaw om. Kop tue neh a kop lamloh lakhla tue khaw om.
6a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,
6Tlap tue neh paltham tue khaw om. Ngaithuen tue neh voeih tue khaw om.
7a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
7Phen tue neh bo tue khaw om. Duem om ham tue neh thui tue khaw om.
8a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
8Lungnah tue neh thiinah tue om. Caemtloek tue neh rhoepnah tue om.
9What does the worker gain from his toil?
9Anih thakthaekung lamloh mebang rhoeikhangnah lae a saii?
10I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.
10Anih te phaep hamla Pathen loh hlang ca rhoek soah a paek te khaw bibi la ka hmuh.
11He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
11A cungkuem he amah tue neh sakthen la a saii tih kumhal kah te khaw amih lungbuei ah a khueh pah. Te pawt cakhaw, a tong lamloh a bawt hil Pathen loh a saii bibi te hlang loh a hmuh moenih.
12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
12Amah hingnah dongah kohoe ham neh a then saii ham lakah amih ham a then a om moenih.
13and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
13Hlang boeih he khaw ca mai saeh lamtah o mai saeh, hnothen khaw hmu mai saeh. Te te amah kah thakthaenah cungkuem khuiah Pathen kah kutdoe ni.
14I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
14Pathen loh a cungkuem a saii tila ka ming. Amah tah kumhal duela om. Amah soah thap ham om pawt tih anih lamkah te yueh ham khaw a om bal moenih. Te dongah a mikhmuh ah a rhih uh ham ni Pathen loh a saii.
15What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.
15Aka om oepsoeh te khaw, aka om ham te khaw om oepsoeh coeng. Te dongah a hloem tangtae te Pathen loh a toem.
16Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
16Laitloeknah hmuen ah halangnah hnap om tih, duengnah hmuen ah halangnah hnap a om te khomik hmuiah koep ka hmuh.
17I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
17Ka lungbuei ah tah, “A kongaih boeih ham neh a bibi boeih ham khaw a tue a om coeng dongah, aka dueng neh halang khaw Pathen loh lai a tloek ni,” ka ti.
18I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
18Hlang ca rhoek kah dumlai dongah khaw ka lungbuei ah, “Amih te Pathen loh coelh saeh lamtah, amih bang he rhamsa ni amamih loh hmu saeh,” ka ti mai.
19For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.
19Hlang ca rhoek kah a hmatoeng neh rhamsa kah hmatoeng khaw hmatoeng pakhat ni. Amih ham he kah dueknah bangla ke dueknah khaw om tih a cungkuem ham hil pakhat la om. Te dongah rhamsa lakah hlang kah kumkonah a om moenih. A cungkuem he a honghi ni.
20All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.
20A cungkuem he hmuen pakhat la cet. A cungkuem helaipi lamloh ha thoeng. A cungkuem he laipi la mael.
21Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?
21Hlang ca rhoek kah mueihla tah a so la cet tih rhamsa mueihla tah diklai khuila a suntlak thuk khaw ulong a ming?
22I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
22Te dongah a hamsum bangla a bibi dongah hlang a kohoe lakah ah a then om pawh tila ka hmuh. A hnukah aka thoeng ham te hmuh sak hamla ulong anih a khuen thai?
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