Biribiara Yɛ Adehuhuw
1Eyinom ne nsɛm a Ɔsɛnkafo, ɔhene Dawid babarima a ɔyɛ ɔhene wɔ Yerusalem se:
2“Ahuhude! Ahuhude!”
Ɔsɛnkafo no na ose.
“Ahuhude mu ahuhude
Biribiara yɛ ahuhude.”
3Dɛn na onipa nya fi nʼadwumayɛ nyinaa mu,
nea okum ne ho yɛ no owia so no?
4Awo ntoatoaso ba na ɛkɔ,
nanso asase tim hɔ daa.
5Owia pue na owia kɔtɔ,
na ɛyɛ ntɛm kɔ nea epue fii hɔ no.
6Mframa bɔ kɔ anafo fam
na ɛdan hwɛ atifi fam;
ekyinkyin kɔ baabiara,
na ɛsan bɔ fa ne kwan so.
7Nsubɔnten nyinaa sen kogu po mu,
nanso po nyɛ ma da.
Faako a nsubɔnten no fi no
hɔ na wɔsan kɔ bio.
8Biribiara yɛ ɔbrɛ
a ɛboro nea obi bɛka so.
Ani nhwɛ ade nwie da
na aso nso ntie nsɛm mma ɛnyɛ mma da.
9Nea aba no bɛba bio,
nea wɔayɛ no, wɔbɛyɛ bio;
ade foforo biara nni owia yi ase.
10Biribi wɔ hɔ a wobetumi aka wɔ ho se:
“Hwɛ! eyi yɛ ade foforo” ana?
Ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw fi tete nteredee;
ɛwɔ hɔ ansa na wɔwoo yɛn.
11Wɔnkae tetefo no,
na wɔn a wonnya nnwoo wɔn no nso,
wɔn a wobedi wɔn akyi no
renkae wɔn.
Nimdeɛ Yɛ Ahuhude
12Me, Ɔsɛnkafo, na meyɛ Israelhene wɔ Yerusalem. 13Mituu me ho sii hɔ sɛ mede nimdeɛ besua ayɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ biribiara a wɔyɛ no owia yi ase ho. Adesoa duruduru a Onyankopɔn de ato adesamma so! 14Mahu biribiara a wɔyɛ no owia yi ase; ne nyinaa nka hwee, ɛte sɛnea obi tu mmirika taa mframa.
15Nea akyea no wontumi nteɛ;
na nea enni hɔ no wontumi nkan.
16Mekaa wɔ me tirim se, “Hwɛ, manyin na manya nimdeɛ bebree asen obiara a watena Yerusalem ahengua so ansa na merebedi ade. Manya nhumu ne nimdeɛ mu osuahu.” 17Afei meyɛɛ mʼadwene sɛ mɛhwehwɛ na mate nimdeɛ, ne adammɔsɛm ne nkwaseasɛm ase. Nanso mihuu sɛ eyi nso te sɛnea obi tu mmirika taa mframa.
18Nimdeɛ bebree de awerɛhow na ɛba;
nyansa dɔɔso a, awerɛhowdi dɔɔso.
1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. 5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.1.5 hasteth: Heb. panteth 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. 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.1.7 return…: Heb. return to go 8All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
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. 10Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. 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.
12¶ I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 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.1.13 to be…: or, to afflict them 14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.1.15 that which is wanting: Heb. defect 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.1.16 had…: Heb. had seen much 17And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. 18For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
