1 H e taima ano kua takoto mo nga mea katoa, me te wa mo nga meatanga katoa i raro i te rangi:

To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

2 H e wa e whanau ai, he wa e mate ai; he wa e whakato ai, he wa e hutia ai te mea i whakatokia;

A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted;

3 H e wa e patu ai, he wa e rongoa ai; he wa e wawahi iho ai, he wa e hanga ake ai;

A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up;

4 H e wa e tangi ai, he wa e kata ai; he wa e aue ai, he wa e kanikani ai;

A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;

5 H e wa e akiritia atu ai nga kohatu, he wa e kohikohia ai nga kohatu; he wa e awhi ai, he wa e kore ai e awhi;

A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;

6 H e wa e rapu ai, he wa e ngaro ai; he wa e tiaki ai; he wa e akiri atu ai;

A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away;

7 H e wa e haehae ai, he wa e tuitui ai; he wa e whakarongo puku ai, he wa e korero ai;

A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;

8 H e wa e aroha ai, he wa e mauahara ai; he wa e whawhai ai, he wa e mau ai te rongo.

A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace. The God-Given Task

9 H e aha te pai ki te kaimahi i tana mea i mauiui ai ia?

What profit has the worker from that in which he labors?

10 K ua kite ahau i te raruraru e homai ana e te Atua ki nga tama a te tangata hei whakararu i a ratou.

I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied.

11 I hanga e ia nga mea katoa kia ataahua i tona wa ano: a i whakanohoia e ia te ao ki o ratou ngakau, engari kia kaua te tangata e kite i ta te Atua mahi i mahi ai, mai i te timatanga a taea noatia te mutunga.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

12 E mohio ana ahau kahore he mea pai atu mo ratou i te ngakau hari, i te mahi i te pai i a ratou e ora ana.

I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,

13 A he mea hoki na te Atua kia kai nga tangata katoa, kia inu, kia kite ano hoki i te pai o to ratou mauiui katoa.

and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

14 E mohio ana ahau ko nga mea katoa e hanga ana e te Atua, ka mau tonu a ake ake: e kore tetahi mea e honoa mai, e kore ano hoki tetahi wahi e tangohia atu: i meatia hoki e te Atua kia wehi ai nga tangata i tona aroaro.

I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him.

15 K o to mua mea koia ano tenei inaianei; na, ko te mea e puta mai a mua kua puta noa ake; e rapua ana ano e te Atua te mea onamata.

That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past. Injustice Seems to Prevail

16 N a i kitea ano e ahau i raro i te ra, ko te wahi o te whakawa i reira ia te kino; a ko te wahi o te tika ko te kino i reira.

Moreover I saw under the sun: In the place of judgment, Wickedness was there; And in the place of righteousness, Iniquity was there.

17 K a mea ahau i roto i toku ngakau, Tera e whakawakia e te Atua te tangata tika raua ko te tangata kino: no te mea kua takoto te wa i reira mo nga meatanga katoa, mo nga mahi katoa.

I said in my heart, “God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”

18 I mea ahau i roto i toku ngakau, Na te mea mo nga tama a te tangata, he mea na te Atua hei whakaatu i a ratou, kia kite ai ratou he pera noa iho ratou i te kararehe.

I said in my heart, “Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals.”

19 K o te mea hoki e pa ana ki nga tama a te tangata, e pa ana ki nga kararehe; kotahi tonu te mea e pa ana ki a ratou; ko te matenga o tetahi rite tonu ki te matenga o tetahi; ae ra, kotahi tonu ano manawa o ratou katoa; kihai hoki te tangata i hip a ake i te kararehe; he horihori hoki te katoa.

For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.

20 E haere ana te katoa ki te wahi kotahi; no te puehu nei te katoa, ka hoki ano te katoa ki te puehu.

All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust.

21 K o wai e matau ana ki te wairua o te tangata, e haere ana ranei ki runga, ki te wairua ranei o te kararehe, mehemea ranei e heke iho ana ki raro ki te whenua?

Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?

22 N a ka kite ahau kahore he pai nui atu i tenei, ara kia koa te tangata ki ana mahi; ko te wahi hoki tera mana: ma wai ia e whakahoki mai, e mea kia kite i nga mea e puta mai i muri i a ia?

So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?