Ecclesiastes 2
Bible Mutal (Kosraean)Translation
Bible Mutal (Kosraean)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Nga sulela ngan suk mwe akpwaryeyu tuh ngan ku in etu kalmen engan. Tusruktu nga konauk lah ma se inge wangin pac sripa.
1I said in my heart: 'Come now, I will try thee with mirth, and enjoy pleasure'; and, behold, this also was vanity.
2Nga konauk lah israsr uh ma lusrongten, ac mwe akpwar uh wangin pac sripa.
2I said of laughter: 'It is mad'; and of mirth: 'What doth it accomplish?'
3Ke nga suk in akyokye lalmwetmet luk, nga sulela in akpwarye ikok ke wain, ngan sifacna pulakin lah mea lalfon. Nga tuh nunku mu ouiya se inge pa wo mwet uh in oru ke moul fototo lalos fin faclu.
3I searched in my heart how to pamper my flesh with wine, and, my heart conducting itself with wisdom, how yet to lay hold on folly, till I might see which it was best for the sons of men that they should do under the heaven the few days of their life.
4Orekma na yohk nga orala tari. Nga musaela lohm puspis nu sik, ac yukwiya ima in grape sunuk.
4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
5Nga yukwiya ima mwe intoe, oayapa ima in sak nukewa ma ku in mongo fahko kac.
5I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;
6Nga pukanak lulu in kof in akoyohuye ima uh.
6I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the wood springing up with trees;
7Nga moli mwet kohs puspis, mukul ac mutan, ac tulik natulos ma isusla inkul sik uh ma pac luk. Pisen cow ac sheep nutik pus liki kutena mwet saya su muta Jerusalem oemeet me.
7I acquired men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;
8Tokosra lun mutunfacl nga leumi uh elos use silver ac gold ac ma saok puspis nu in nien fil ma saok luk. Mukul ac mutan elos on in akpwaryeyu, ac oasr mutan kulansap puspis kiuk fal nu ke lungse luk.
8I gathered me also silver and gold, and treasure such as kings and the provinces have as their own; I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, women very many.
9Pwaye, nga fulat ac pwengpeng liki kutena mwet su muta Jerusalem emeet me, ac lalmwetmet luk kolyu pacl nukewa.
9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom stood me in stead.
10Kutena ma su nga lungse, nga eis. Nga tia sifacna ikolyuwi nu ke kutena mwe pwar. Nga konkin ke ma nukewa nga orala, ac insewowo luk kac uh pa molo nu sik.
10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, for my heart had joy of all my labour; and this was my portion from all my labour.
11Na nga nunku ke ma nukewa nga orala, ac ke lupan kemkatu luk in orala, ac nga akilen lah wanginna sripa — ma nukewa ma lusrongten, oana ukweyen eng uh.
11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
12Pwayeiya uh, sie tokosra el ac oru na ma tokosra meet lukel ah oru. Ouinge nga mutawauk nunku lah mea kalmac tuh sie mwet in lalmwetmet, ku in sununta, ku in lalfon.
12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness and folly; for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
13Na inge nga etu lah, “Lalmwetmet wo liki na lalfon, oana ke kalem uh wo liki lohsr.
13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
14Mwet lalmwetmet elos ku in liye acn elos fahsr nu we, a mwet lalfon uh tia ku.” Tusruktu nga etu pac lah ouiya sefanna pa soanekut kewa.
14The wise man, his eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness. And I also perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
15Nga sifacna nunku, “Ma ac sikyak nu sin mwet lalfon uh ac sikyak pacna nu sik. Ouinge mwe mea ngan lalmwetmet?” Na nga sifacna topuk, “Wangi — nwanginna pwaye sripa.”
15Then said I in my heart: 'As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?' Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
16Wangin mwet esam mwet lalmwetmet uh, ac wangin mwet esam mwet lalfon. In len fahsru uh, kut nukewa ac fah mulkinyukla. Kut nukewa ac fah misa, mwet lalmwetmet ac mwet lalfon oana sie.
16For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will long ago have been forgotten. And how must the wise man die even as the fool!
17Ke ma inge wanginna kalmen moul nu sik, mweyen wanginna ma nga eis kac sayen mwe lokoalok mukena. Ma nukewa ma lusrongten. Oana ngan ukwe na eng uh.
17So I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
18Orekma nukewa ma nga orala wanginna kalmeya nu sik, mweyen nga etu lah ac ma na lun mwet se ma aolyula,
18And I hated all my labour wherein I laboured under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
19na el ac ku in lalmwetmet, ku el ac ku in lalfon, su etu? Tusruktu el pa ac la ma nukewa ma nga kemkatu kac — ma nukewa ma lalmwetmet luk uh ase nu sik fin faclu. Ma inge nukewa ma lusrongten.
19And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
20Ouinge nga auli lah nga arulana kemkatu kac.
20Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour wherein I had laboured under the sun.
21Kom orekmakin lalmwetmet, etauk, ac pisrla lom nufon in orala sie ma, na kom ac filiya nu sin sie su tia wi orekma kac. Wanginna sripa, ac tia pac suwohs!
21For there is a man whose labour is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skill; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22Kom orekma ac fosrnga ke lusen moul lom nufon, ac mea nu sum kac?
22For what hath a man of all his labour, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboureth under the sun?
23Ke lusen na moul lom, ma nukewa kom oru use na inse fosrnga ac inse toasr. Finne ke fong, nunak lom koflana mongla ke nunkeya. Ma inge nukewa ma lusrongten.
23For all his days are pains, and his occupation vexation; yea, even in the night his heart taketh not rest. This also is vanity.
24Ma se wo emeet mwet se in oru pa elan mongo ac nim ac insewowokin ma el kosrani. Ac nga akilen lah finne ma inge, ma tuku sin God me.
24There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy pleasure for his labour. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
25Su ku in mongo ku insewowokin moul lal God El fin tia sang nu sel?
25For who will eat, or who will enjoy, if not I?
26God El sang lalmwetmet, etauk, ac insewowo nu selos su oru lungse lal, a El oru tuh mwet koluk uh in orekma, kosrani, ac karinganang, tuh ma elos eis in ku in itukyang nu selos su oru ma lungse lal. Ma inge nukewa ma lusrongten. Oana ukweyen eng uh.
26For to the man that is good in His sight He giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner He giveth the task, to gather and to heap up, that he may leave to him that is good in the sight of God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
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