Biribiara Wɔ Ne Bere
1Biribiara wɔ ne bere,
na dwumadi biara a ɛwɔ ɔsoro ase wɔ ne bere.
2Awo wɔ ne bere, na owu wɔ ne bere,
ogu wɔ ne bere na otwa nso wɔ ne bere,
3okum wɔ ne bere na ayaresa wɔ ne bere,
obubu wɔ ne bere, na osi nso wɔ ne bere,
4agyaadwotwa wɔ ne bere, na ɔserew nso wɔ ne bere,
awerɛhow wɔ ne bere na asaw wɔ ne bere,
5abo hwete wɔ ne bere na abo anoboa wɔ ne bere,
atuuyɛ wɔ ne bere na ne ntetewmudi nso wɔ ne bere,
6adehwehwɛ wɔ ne bere na adehwere wɔ ne bere,
adekora wɔ ne bere na adetowgu wɔ ne bere,
7ade mu sunsuane wɔ ne bere na ne pempam wɔ ne bere,
kommyɛ wɔ ne bere na kasa wɔ ne bere,
8ɔdɔ wɔ ne bere na ɔtan wɔ ne bere,
ɔko wɔ ne bere na asomdwoe wɔ ne bere.
9Mfaso bɛn na odwumayɛni nya fi nʼadwumaden mu? 10Mahu adesoa a Onyankopɔn de ato nnipa so. 11Wayɛ biribiara fɛfɛ wɔ ne bere mu. Ɔde nkwa a ɛnsa da ahyɛ nnipa koma mu, nanso wontumi nte nea Onyankopɔn ayɛ fi mfiase kosi awiei no ase. 12Minim sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a eye ma nnipa kyɛn sɛ wobegye wɔn ani na wɔayɛ nea eye bere a wɔte ase. 13Sɛ obiara bedidi na wanom na wanya anigye wɔ ne dwumadi nyinaa mu, eyi ne Onyankopɔn akyɛde. 14Minim sɛ biribiara a Onyankopɔn yɛ no bɛtena hɔ daa, wɔrentumi mfa biribi nka ho na wɔrentumi nyi biribi mfi mu. Onyankopɔn yɛ eyi sɛnea nnipa de nidi bɛma no.
15Biribiara a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no, aba pɛn,
na nea ɛbɛba no nso aba dedaw;
na Onyankopɔn bɛfrɛ nea asi dedaw no ama akontaabu.
16Na mihuu biribi foforo wɔ owia yi ase sɛ:
Amumɔyɛsɛm wɔ nea atemmu wɔ,
atɛntreneebea no, amumɔyɛsɛm wɔ hɔ.
17Medwenee wɔ me koma mu se,
“Onyankopɔn bebu
atreneefo ne amumɔyɛfo nyinaa atɛn,
efisɛ adwuma biara benya ne bere,
nneyɛe biara ne ne bere.”
18Afei medwenee se, “Nnipa de, Onyankopɔn sɔ wɔn hwɛ ma wohu sɛ wɔte sɛ mmoa. 19Onipa nkrabea te sɛ mmoa de na ɛda hɔ ma wɔn nyinaa. Sɛnea ɔbaako wu no, saa ara na ɔfoforo nso wu. Wɔn nyinaa wɔ ɔhome baako; onipa nni biribi a ɔde kyɛn aboa. Biribiara yɛ ahuhude. 20Wɔn nyinaa kɔ faako; wɔn nyinaa fi dɔte mu na wɔsan kɔ dɔte mu. 21Hena na onim sɛ onipa honhom foro soro na aboa de sian kɔ asase mu ana?”
22Enti mihuu sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a eye ma onipa kyɛn sɛ nʼani bɛka nʼadwuma ho, efisɛ ɛno ne ne kyɛfa. Na hena na obetumi de no asan aba sɛ ɔmmɛhwɛ nea ebesi ne wu nʼakyi?
1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;3.2 to be…: Heb. to bear 3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;3.5 to refrain from: Heb. to be far from 6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;3.6 get: or, seek 7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. 9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? 10I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
11He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 13And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. 15That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.3.15 that which is past: Heb. that which is driven away
16¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. 18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.3.18 that God…: or, that they might clear God, and see, etc 19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. 20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?3.21 of man: Heb. of the sons of man3.21 goeth upward: Heb. is ascending, etc 22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
