Ecclesiastes 11
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
1E HOOLEI i kau bereua maluna iho o ka wai; no ka mea, a hala na la he nui loa, e loaa hou mai no ia ia oe.
2Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.
2E puunaue aku na na mea ehiku, a me na mea ewalu paha; no ka mea, aole oe i ike i ka hewa e hiki mai ana maluna o ka honua.
3If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
3Ina i piha na ao i ka ua, alaila ua haule mai maluna o ka honua; a ina e hina ka laau i ke kukulu hema, a i ke kukulu akau paha, ma kahi a ka laau e hina ai, malaila auanei no ia.
4He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
4O ka mea i manao nui i ka makani. aole ia e kanu, a o ka mea i manao nui i na ao, aole ia e ohi.
5As you don’t know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don’t know the work of God who does all.
5Me kou ike ole ana i ka aoao o ka uhane, a me na iwi iloko o ka opu o ka wahine hapai; pela no, aole oe i ike i ka hana a ke Akua, ka mea nana i hana na mea a pau.
6In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.
6I ke kakahiaka, e lulu oe i kau hua, a i ke ahiahi, aole hoi e hoomaha kou mau lima, no ka mea, aole oe i ike i ka mea maikai o laua, o kela paha, o keia paha, ua maikai pu paha laua.
7Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun.
7Oia hoi, ua oluolu ka malamalama, a he mea maikai no hoi i na maka ke ike i ka la.
8Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
8Aka, ina e ola kekahi kanaka i na makahiki he nui wale, a olioli no hoi ia lakou a pau, e pono ia ia ke hoomanao i na la o ka pouli, no ka mea, ua nui no lakou. O na mea a pau e hiki mai ana, he lapuwale ia.
9Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
9E ke kanaka ui, e olioli oe i kou wa ui, a e hoohauoli kou naau ia oe iho i kou mau la opiopio, a e hele ma na aoao o kou naau iho, a ma ka ike ana o kou mau maka; aka hoi, e ike pono oe, e hookomo ana ke Akua ia oe iloko o ka hookolokoloia, no keia mau mea a pau.
10Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
10No ia mea, e hookaawale aku oe i ke kaumaha mai kou naau aku, a me ka ino mai kou kino aku; no ka mea, o ka wa opiopio, a me ka wa ui, he mea lapuwale ia.
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