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

¹ Geiriau'r Pregethwr, mab Dafydd, brenin yn Jerwsalem:

²“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

² "Gwagedd llwyr," meddai'r Pregethwr, "gwagedd llwyr yw'r cyfan."

³What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?

³ Pa elw sydd i neb yn ei holl lafur, wrth iddo ymlafnio dan yr haul?

⁴One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.

⁴ Y mae cenhedlaeth yn mynd, ac un arall yn dod, ond y mae'r ddaear yn aros am byth.

⁵The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.

⁵ Y mae'r haul yn codi ac yn machlud, ac yn brysio'n �l i'r lle y cododd.

⁶The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

⁶ Y mae'r gwynt yn chwythu i'r de, ac yna'n troi i'r gogledd; y mae'r gwynt yn troelli'n barhaus, ac yn dod yn �l i'w gwrs.

⁷All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.

⁷ Y mae'r holl nentydd yn rhedeg i'r m�r, ond nid yw'r m�r byth yn llenwi; y mae'r nentydd yn mynd yn �l i'w tarddle, ac yna'n llifo allan eto.

⁸All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

⁸ Y mae pob peth mor flinderus fel na all neb ei fynegi; ni ddigonir y llygad trwy edrych, na'r glust trwy glywed.

⁹That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

⁹ Yr hyn a fu a fydd, a'r hyn a wnaed a wneir; nid oes dim newydd dan yr haul.

¹⁰Is there a thing of which it may be said, “Behold, this is new?” It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

¹⁰ A oes unrhyw beth y gellir dweud amdano, "Edrych, dyma beth newydd"? Y mae'r cyfan yn bod ers amser maith, y mae'n bod o'n blaenau ni.

¹¹There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.

¹¹ Ni chofir am y rhai a fu, nac ychwaith am y rhai a ddaw ar eu h�l; ni chofir amdanynt gan y rhai a fydd yn eu dilyn.

¹²I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

¹² Yr oeddwn i, y Pregethwr, yn frenin ar Israel yn Jerwsalem.

¹³I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

¹³ Rhoddais fy mryd ar astudio a chwilio, trwy ddoethineb, y cyfan sy'n digwydd dan y nef. Gorchwyl diflas yw'r un a roddodd Duw i bobl ymboeni yn ei gylch.

¹⁴I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

¹⁴ Gwelais yr holl bethau a ddig-wyddodd dan yr haul, ac yn wir nid yw'r cyfan ond gwagedd ac ymlid gwynt.

¹⁵That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted.

¹⁵ Ni ellir unioni yr hyn sydd gam, na chyfrif yr hyn sydd ar goll.

¹⁶I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

¹⁶ Dywedais wrthyf fy hun, "Llwyddais i ennill mwy o ddoethineb nag unrhyw frenin o'm blaen yn Jerwsalem; cefais brofi llawer o ddoethineb a gwybodaeth."

¹⁷I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

¹⁷ Rhoddais fy mryd ar ddeall doethineb a gwybodaeth, ynfydrwydd a ffolineb, a chanf�m nad oedd hyn ond ymlid gwynt.

¹⁸For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

¹⁸ Oherwydd y mae cynyddu doethineb yn cynyddu gofid, ac ychwanegu gwybodaeth yn ychwanegu poen.