Thuhilpa 1
1 Hiche hi Thuhilpa, Jerusalem’a vaipoa pang, Leng David chapa thuseidoh ho ahi.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.
2 Thuhilpa chun, “Ijakai ajehbei tobang ngen ahi, ajeh bei tobang ngensen ahi sohkeije,” ati.
Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3 Nipi noija hi mihon atoh gim jeh’uva hi ipi aki mudoh uvem?
What advantage [is there] to a man in all his labour that he takes under the sun?
4 Khang achemang in, khang ahung lhung kit in, hinlah leiset hin kikhelna aneikha hih laiye.
A generation goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever.
5 Nisa ahung sohdoh in chule alhum kit jin, chule kinotah’a kipandoh kit ding in akigopai jin ahi.
And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws towards its place;
6 Hui chu lhang lama anung in, chule sah lama ahung kihei jin ahi. Avel kol avelkol in, ahui nun chun akollin ahi.
arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round towards the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.
7 Vadung ho tuikhanglenna alonglut’uvin, hinlah twikhanglen adim thei deh poi. Chuti chun twi ho chu vadunga ahung kile kit jiuvin chule ahung longdoh un twikhanglenna chun alut kit jiuve.
All the rivers run into the sea; and yet the sea is not filled: to the place whence the rivers come, there they return again.
8 Thil ijakai hi seithei lou hellin thachol chol a um'in ahi. Ijat imit uva imu vang un ilungnau achim poi. Ijat ina khang uva ijah jeng vang un ilunglhai jou pouve.
All things are full of labour; a man will not be able to speak [of them]: neither shall the eye be satisfied with seeing, neither shall the ear be filled with hearing.
9 Achesa thusim kivelso kitna ahibouve. Masang peh’a ana kibol chaisa ngensen ahiuve. Nisa noija imacha thil athah tahbeh aum poi.
What is that which has been? the very thing which shall be: and what is that which has been done? the very thing which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 Khatvei veileh mihon aseijun, “Imacha athah kiti aum poi,” atiuve. Hinlah tahbeh mong in alui ahi bouvin, imacha athah kiti hi aum poi.
[Who is he] that shall speak and say, Behold, this is new? it has already been in the ages that have passed before us.
11 Achesa phatna ipi anasoh em ti igeldoh pouve, chule khang ahung lhung ding hoa jong tua i-thilbol houhi koiman ahetdoh lou ding ahitai.
There is no memorial to the first things; neither to the things that have been last shall their memorial be with them that shall at the last [time].
12 Keima, Thuhilpa hi Israelte leng kahin, chule Jerusalema chenga kahi.
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 Hetkhen themna holdoh theina ding in keima ka kipum pehdoh jeng in, chule nisa noija na kitongdoh ho chengse hi chihna’a kholdoh ding in ka gel’e. Keiman kahin mudoh chu Pathen in mihemte henga aumna akiphondoh hi ahi.
And I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven, for God has given to the sons of men an evil trouble to be troubled therewith.
14 Keiman nisa noija thil ache jomho ijakai hi kavetna ahileh atahbeh in, abonchan ajeh bei aphachom lou ding tobangbep ahije.
I saw all the works that were wrought under the sun; and, saw, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit.
15 Adih lou chu aki sudih tahbeh joupon, chule amangsa jong chu akinung mukit tapoi.
That which is crooked can’t be made straight: and deficiency can’t be numbered.
16 Keima ka lungthima ka kihoulim in, ka seijin, “Ven, kamasanga Jerusalema leng changho vaihomlai sangin jong ka ching joi. Keima amaho khatpen sangin jong chih john a le hetjohna kaneije,” kati.
I spoke in my heart, saying, Behold, I am increased, and have acquired wisdom beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem: also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.
17 Hiti chun keima ijakai chihna’a konna ngolna chule kingol sahna geija hetdohna ding in ka kalsong doh in ahi. Hinlah keima tah in kahetdoh chu hiche ho jouse hi pannabei thil tobangbep ahije.
And my heart knew much—wisdom, and knowledge, parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is waywardness of spirit.
18 Ka chihna akibe cheh le ka gimna akibe cheh in, hetna akalbe cheh le lunggim na akibe cheh bepmin ahi.
For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.
