Ecclesiastes 12
1 Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the time of affliction come, and the years draw nigh of which thou shalt say: They please me not:
Tiahio i nitsene azo an-tsan-kajalahi’o, aolo’ ty fivotraha’ o andron-kasotriañeo, naho ty hitotofa’ i taoñe hanoe’o ty hoe: Tsy mahafale ahiko irezay;
2 Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:
aolo’ ty fañamaieñañe ty hazava’ i àndroy naho i volañey vaho o vasiañeo, naho ty fibaliha’ o rahoñeo ie fa añe i orañey;
3 When the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall stagger, and the grinders shall be idle in a small number, and they that look through the holes shall be darkened:
amy andro hihondrahondrà’ o mpañambeñ’ anjombao, naho hibokobokoha’ ondaty maozatseo, naho hitroara’ o mpandisañeo amy t’ie tsy ampe, vaho mihamaieñe tsy hahaisaha’ ondaty mitilihitse amo lalan-kedeo;
4 And they shall shut the doors in the street, when the grinder’s voice shall be low, and they shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall grow deaf.
ie mirindriñe o lalam-ban-dalam-beio, naho migeongeoñe avao o vato fandisanañeo, naho mahatsekake ondaty ty feom-boroñe, vaho hene namptsiñeñe o anak’ ampela mpibekoo;
5 And they shall fear high things, and they shall be afraid in the way, the almond tree shall flourish, the locust shall be made fat, and the caper tree shall be destroyed: because man shall go into the house of his eternity, and the mourners shall go round about in the street.
eka, mahahembañe ondatio te an-kaboañe ey, mirevendreveñe t’ie an-damoke eo; mikò-foty o mahabiboo, fe mikozozotse avao i valalay, vaho milesa i vahen’ amaloy; amy te migodañe mb’añ’akiba’e nainai’e mb’eo ondatio, ie midraidraitse an-dalañeo o mpandàlao;
6 Before the silver cord be broken, and the golden fillet shrink back, and the pitcher be crushed at the fountain, and the wheel be broken upon the cistern,
aolo’ te tampake i fole volafotiy, naho foy i korobo volamenay, naho señak’ am-bava’ i vovoñey ty fitovy, naho nipozak’ an-kadaha eo i larom-pitarikey,
7 And the dust return into its earth, from whence it was, and the spirit return to God, who gave it.
naho mibalike mb’an-tane niboaha’e ao i debokey, vaho mimpoly mb’ aman’Andrianamboatse azey i kofòkey.
8 Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all things are vanity.
Habibin-kakafoahañe zay, hoe t’i Mpañoke; kila kafoake.
9 And whereas Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and declared the things that he had done: and seeking out, he set forth many parables.
Tovo i hihi’ey, nanare’ i Mpañokey hilala ondatio, ie nandanja naho nañotsohotso vaho nañity razan-tsaontsy maro.
10 He sought profitable words, and wrote words most right, and full of truth.
Nitsoeke fisaontsy mahafale i Mpañokey, vaho nanokitse tsara-to am-palangesañe.
11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails deeply fastened in, which by the counsel of masters are given from one shepherd.
Hoe fitsipoke ty fisaontsi’ o mahihitseo, toe fati-by soa oreñe o razan-drehakeo, o natolo’ i Mpiarak’ añondriio.
12 More than these, my son, require not. Of making many books there is no end: and much study is an affliction of the flesh.
Aa, le mitaoa ry anake amo mandikoatse irezaio, fa tsy ho modo ty fanoañe boke maro, vaho mahamamake o nofotseo ty halako-pihotsohotsoañe.
13 Let us all hear together the conclusion of the discourse. Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is all man:
Ty figadoña’e, ie hene jinanjiñe: Mañeveña aman’Añahare, vaho ambeno o lili’eo; ho a’ ze kila ondaty zay.
14 And all things that are done, God will bring into judgment for every error, whether it be good or evil.
Hendesen’ Añahare mb’an-jaka ze hene sata, ze he’e mietake, ndra t’ie soa ndra te raty.
