1. ప్రతిదానికి సమయము కలదు. ఆకాశము క్రింద ప్రతి ప్రయత్నమునకు సమయము కలదు.

1. എല്ലാറ്റിന്നും ഒരു സമയമുണ്ടു; ആകാശത്തിന് കീഴുള്ള സകലകാര്യത്തിന്നും ഒരു കാലം ഉണ്ടു.

2. పుట్టుటకు, చచ్చుటకు; నాటుటకు నాటబడినదాని పెరికివేయుటకు,

2. ജനിപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം, മരിപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം; നടുവാന് ഒരു കാലം, നട്ടതു പറിപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം; കൊല്ലുവാന് ഒരു കാലം, സൌഖ്യമാക്കുവാന് ഒരു കാലം;

3. చంపుటకు బాగుచేయుటకు; పడగొట్టుటకు కట్టుటకు;

3. ഇടിച്ചുകളവാന് ഒരു കാലം, പണിവാന് ഒരുകാലം,

4. ఏడ్చుటకు నవ్వుటకు; దుఃఖించుటకు నాట్యమాడుటకు;

4. കരവാന് ഒരു കാലം ചിരിപ്പാന് ഒരുകാലം; വിലപിപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം, നൃത്തം ചെയ്വാന് ഒരു കാലം;

5. రాళ్లను పారవేయుటకు రాళ్లను కుప్పవేయుటకు; కౌగలించుటకు కౌగలించుట మానుటకు;

5. കല്ലു പെറുക്കിക്കളവാന് ഒരു കാലം, കല്ലു പെറുക്കിക്കൂട്ടുവാന് ഒരു കാലം; ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്വാന് ഒരു കാലം, ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്യാതിരിപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം;

6. వెదకుటకు పోగొట్టు కొనుటకు, దాచు కొనుటకు పారవేయుటకు;

6. സമ്പാദിപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം, നഷ്ടമാവാന് ഒരു കാലം; സൂക്ഷിച്ചുവെപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം, എറിഞ്ഞുകളവാന് ഒരു കാലം;

7. చింపుటకు కుట్టుటకు; మౌనముగా నుండుటకు మాటలాడుటకు;

7. കീറുവാന് ഒരു കാലം, തുന്നുവാന് ഒരു കാലം; മിണ്ടാതിരിപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം, സംസാരിപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം;

8. ప్రేమించుటకు ద్వేషించుటకు; యుద్ధము చేయుటకు సమాధానపడుటకు.

8. സ്നേഹിപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം, ദ്വേഷിപ്പാന് ഒരു കാലം; യുദ്ധത്തിന്നു ഒരു കാലവും സമാധാനത്തിന്നു ഒരു കാലവും ഉണ്ടു.

9. కష్టపడినవారికి తమ కష్టమువలన వచ్చిన లాభమేమి?

9. പ്രയത്നിക്കുന്നവന്നു തന്റെ പ്രയത്നംകൊണ്ടു എന്തു ലാഭം?

10. నరులు అభ్యాసము పొందవలెనని దేవుడు వారికి పెట్టియున్న కష్టానుభవమును నేను చూచితిని.

10. ദൈവം മനുഷ്യര്ക്കും കഷ്ടപ്പെടുവാന് കൊടുത്തിരിക്കുന്ന കഷ്ടപ്പാടു ഞാന് കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ടു.

11. దేనికాలమునందు అది చక్కగా నుండునట్లు సమస్తమును ఆయన నియమించియున్నాడు; ఆయన శాశ్వతకాల జ్ఞానమును నరుల హృదయమందుంచి యున్నాడుగాని దేవుడు చేయుక్రియలను పరిశీలనగా తెలిసికొనుటకు అది చాలదు.

11. അവന് സകലവും അതതിന്റെ സമയത്തു ഭംഗിയായി ചെയ്തു നിത്യതയും മനുഷ്യരുടെ ഹൃദയത്തില് വെച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. എങ്കിലും ദൈവം ആദിയോടന്തം ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തിയെ ഗ്രഹിപ്പാന് അവര്ക്കും കഴിവില്ല.

12. కావున సంతోషముగా నుండుటకంటెను తమ బ్రదుకును సుఖముగా వెళ్లబుచ్చుట కంటెను, శ్రేష్ఠమైనదేదియు నరులకు లేదని నేను తెలిసి కొంటిని.

12. ജീവപര്യന്തം സന്തോഷിക്കുന്നതും സുഖം അനുഭവിക്കുന്നതും അല്ലാതെ ഒരു നന്മയും മനുഷ്യര്ക്കും ഇല്ല എന്നു ഞാന് അറിയുന്നു.

13. మరియు ప్రతివాడు అన్నపానములు పుచ్చు కొనుచు తన కష్టార్జితమువలన సుఖమనుభవించుట దేవుడిచ్చు బహుమానమే అని తెలిసికొంటిని.

13. ഏതു മനുഷ്യനും തിന്നുകുടിച്ചു തന്റെ സകലപ്രയത്നംകൊണ്ടും സുഖം അനുഭവിക്കുന്നതും ദൈവത്തിന്റെ ദാനം ആകുന്നു.

14. దేవుడు చేయు పనులన్నియు శాశ్వతములని నేను తెలిసికొంటిని; దాని కేదియు చేర్చబడదు దానినుండి ఏదియు తీయబడదు; మనుష్యులు తనయందు భయభక్తులు కలిగియుండునట్లు దేవుడిట్టి నియమము చేసియున్నాడు.

14. ദൈവം പ്രവര്ത്തിക്കുന്നതൊക്കെയും ശാശ്വതം എന്നു ഞാന് അറിയുന്നു; അതിനോടു ഒന്നും കൂട്ടുവാനും അതില്നിന്നു ഒന്നും കുറെപ്പാനും കഴിയുന്നതല്ല; മനുഷ്യര് തന്നെ ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ടതിന്നു ദൈവം അതു ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.

15. ముందు జరిగినదే ఇప్పుడును జరుగును; జరుగబోవునది పూర్వమందు జరిగినదే; జరిగిపోయినదానిని దేవుడు మరల రప్పించును.

15. ഇപ്പോഴുള്ളതു പണ്ടുണ്ടായിരുന്നു; ഉണ്ടാകുവാനുള്ളതും മുമ്പു ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നതു തന്നേ; കഴിഞ്ഞുപോയതിനെ ദൈവം വീണ്ടും അന്വേഷിക്കുന്നു.

16. మరియు లోకమునందు విమర్శస్థానమున దుర్మార్గత జరుగుటయు, న్యాయముండవలసిన స్థానమున దుర్మార్గత జరుగుటయు నాకు కనబడెను.

16. പിന്നെയും ഞാന് സൂര്യന്നു കീഴെ ന്യായത്തിന്റെ സ്ഥലത്തു ന്യായക്കേടും നീതിയുടെ സ്ഥലത്തു നീതികേടും കണ്ടു.

17. ప్రతి ప్రయత్నమునకును ప్రతి క్రియకును తగిన సమయ మున్నదనియు, నీతిమంతుల కును దుర్మార్గులకును దేవుడే తీర్పు తీర్చుననియు నా హృదయములో నేననుకొంటిని.

17. ഞാന് എന്റെ മനസ്സില്ദൈവം നീതിമാനെയും ദുഷ്ടനെയും ന്യായം വിധിക്കും; സകലകാര്യത്തിന്നും സകലപ്രവൃത്തിക്കും ഒരു കാലം ഉണ്ടല്ലോ എന്നു വിചാരിച്ചു.

18. కాగా తాము మృగములవంటివారని నరులు తెలిసికొనునట్లును, దేవుడు వారిని విమర్శించునట్లును ఈలాగు జరుగుచున్నదని అను కొంటిని.

18. പിന്നെയും ഞാന് മനസ്സില് വിചാരിച്ചതുഇതു മനുഷ്യര്നിമിത്തമത്രേ; ദൈവം അവരെ ശോധന കഴിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നും തങ്ങള് മൃഗങ്ങള് മാത്രം എന്നു അവര് കാണേണ്ടതിന്നും തന്നേ.

19. నరులకు సంభవించునది యేదో అదే, మృగ ములకు సంభవించును; వారికిని వాటికిని కలుగు గతి ఒక్కటే; నరులు చచ్చునట్లు మృగములును చచ్చును; సకల జీవులకు ఒక్కటే ప్రాణము; మృగములకంటె నరుల కేమియు ఎక్కువలేదు; సమస్తమును వ్యర్థము.

19. മനുഷ്യര്ക്കും ഭവിക്കുന്നതു മൃഗങ്ങള്ക്കും ഭവിക്കുന്നു; രണ്ടിന്നും ഗതി ഒന്നു തന്നേ; അതു മരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ അവനും മരിക്കുന്നു; രണ്ടിന്നും ശ്വാസം ഒന്നത്രേ; മനുഷ്യന്നു മൃഗത്തെക്കാള് വിശേഷതയില്ല; സകലവും മായയല്ലോ.

20. సమస్తము ఒక్క స్థలమునకే పోవును; సమస్తము మంటిలోనుండి పుట్టెను, సమస్తము మంటికే తిరిగిపోవును.

20. എല്ലാം ഒരു സ്ഥലത്തേക്കു തന്നേ പോകുന്നു; എല്ലാം പൊടിയില് നിന്നുണ്ടായി, എല്ലാം വീണ്ടും പൊടിയായ്തീരുന്നു.

21. నరుల ఆత్మ పరమున కెక్కిపోవునో లేదో, మృగముల ప్రాణము భూమికి దిగిపోవునో లేదో యెవరికి తెలియును?

21. മനുഷ്യരുടെ ആത്മാവു മേലോട്ടു പോകുന്നുവോ? മൃഗങ്ങളുടെ ആത്മാവു കീഴോട്ടു ഭൂമിയിലേക്കു പോകുന്നുവോ? ആര്ക്കറിയാം?

22. కాగా తమకు తరువాత జరుగుదానిని చూచుటకై నరుని తిరిగి లేపికొనిపోవువాడెవడును లేకపోవుట నేను చూడగా వారు తమ క్రియలయందు సంతోషించుటకంటె వారికి మరి ఏ మేలును లేదను సంగతి నేను తెలిసికొంటిని; ఇదే వారి భాగము.

22. അതുകൊണ്ടു മനുഷ്യന് തന്റെ പ്രവൃത്തികളില് സന്തോഷിക്കുന്നതല്ലാതെ മറ്റൊരു നന്മയുമില്ല എന്നുഞാന് കണ്ടു; അതു തന്നേ അവന്റെ ഔഹരി; തന്റെ ശേഷം ഉണ്ടാവാനിരിക്കുന്നതു കാണ്മാന് ആര് അവനെ മടക്കിവരുത്തും?