Ecclesiastes 1 - Listen Online

¹ Ọ̀RỌ oniwasu, ọmọ Dafidi, ti o jọba ni Jerusalemu.

¹ The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

² Asan inu asan, oniwasu na wipe, asan inu asan; gbogbo rẹ̀ asan ni!

² Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

³ Ere kili enia jẹ ninu gbogbo lãla rẹ̀ ti o ṣe labẹ õrùn?

³ What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

⁴ Iran kan lọ, iran miran si bọ̀: ṣugbọn aiye duro titi lai.

⁴ One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

⁵ Õrun pẹlu là, õrun si wọ̀, o si yara lọ si ipò rẹ̀ nibiti o ti là.

⁵ The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

⁶ Afẹfẹ nfẹ lọ siha gusu, a si yipada siha ariwa; o si nlọ sihin sọhun titi, afẹfẹ si tun pada gẹgẹ nipa ayika rẹ̀.

⁶ The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.

⁷ Odò gbogbo ni nṣan sinu okun; ṣugbọn okun kò kún, nibiti awọn odò ti nṣàn wá, nibẹ ni nwọn si tun pada lọ.

⁷ All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

⁸ Ọ̀rọ gbogbo kò to; enia kò le sọ ọ: iran kì isu oju, bẹ̃li eti kì ikún fun gbigbọ́.

⁸ All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

⁹ Ohun ti o wà, on ni yio si wà; ati eyiti a ti ṣe li eyi ti a o ṣe; kò si ohun titun labẹ õrùn.

⁹ The 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.

¹⁰ Ohun kan wà nipa eyi ti a wipe, Wò o, titun li eyi! o ti wà na nigba atijọ, ti o ti wà ṣaju wa.

¹⁰ Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

¹¹ Kò si iranti ohun iṣaju; bẹ̃ni iranti kì yio si fun ohun ikẹhin ti mbọ̀, lọdọ awọn ti mbọ̀ ni igba ikẹhin.

¹¹ There 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 Emi oniwasu jọba lori Israeli ni Jerusalemu.

¹² I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

¹³ Mo si fi aiya mi si ati ṣe afẹri on ati wadi ọgbọ́n niti ohun gbogbo ti a nṣe labẹ ọrun, lãla kikan yi li Ọlorun fi fun awọn ọmọ enia lati ṣe lãla ninu rẹ̀.

¹³ And 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.

¹⁴ Mo ti ri iṣẹ gbogbo ti a nṣe labẹ õrùn; si kiyesi i, asan ni gbogbo rẹ̀ ati imulẹmofo.

¹⁴ I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

¹⁵ Eyi ti o wọ́, a kò le mu u tọ́: ati iye àbuku, a kò le kà a.

¹⁵ That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

¹⁶ Mo si ba aiya ara mi sọ̀rọ wipe, kiyesi i, mo li ọgbọ́n nla, mo si fi kún u jù gbogbo wọn lọ ti o ti ṣaju mi ni Jerusalemu; aiya mi si ri ohun pupọ nla niti ọgbọ́n ati ti ìmọ.

¹⁶ I 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.

¹⁷ Nigbati mo fi aiya mi si ati mọ̀ ọgbọ́n, ati lati mọ̀ isinwin ati iwère: nigbana ni mo mọ̀ pe, eyi pẹlu jẹ imulẹmofo.

¹⁷ And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

¹⁸ Nitoripe ninu ọgbọ́n pupọ ni ibinujẹ pupọ wà, ẹniti o si nsọ ìmọ di pupọ, o nsọ ikãnu di pupọ.

¹⁸ For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.