Ecclesiastes 1
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
1O NA olelo a ke kahuna, a ke keiki a Davida, oia ke alii ma Ierusalema.
2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
2Lapuwale o na lapuwale, wahi a ke kahuna; lapuwale o na lapuwale, pau loa na mea i ka lapuwale.
3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
3Heaha ka uku i ke kanaka i ka hana a pau ana i hana'i malalo iho o ka la?
4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
4Hele aku la kekahi hanauna, a hele mai la kekahi hanauna; aka, ua mau no ka honua.
5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
5Puka mai ka la, a napoo ka la, a wikiwiki aku la ia ma kona wahi i puka mai ai.
6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
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 run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
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 full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled 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.
9The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing 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 any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was 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 former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come 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.
12¶ I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
12Owau o ke kahuna, ua noho au i alii maluna o ka Iseraela ma Ierusalema.
13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
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 works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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.
15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
15O na mea kekee, aole ia e hoopololeiia; a o ka mea nele, aole hiki ke helu aku.
16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience 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.
17And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
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 in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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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