Verse 21

For there is a person who labors with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but then must leave everything to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For det finnes en mann som arbeider med visdom, kunnskap og dyktighet, men han etterlater det til en annen som ikke har jobbet med det. Også dette er tomhet og et stort onde.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For det er en mann som arbeider med visdom, kunnskap og dyktighet; men til en mann som ikke har arbeidet for det, må han gi det som sin del. Dette er også tomhet og et stort onde.

• Norsk King James

  For det er en mann hvis arbeid er i visdom, kunnskap, og rettferdighet; selv til en mann som ikke har arbeidet, vil han etterlate det som sin arv. Dette er også tomt og en stor ondskap.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For her er et menneske som arbeider med visdom, kunnskap og dyktighet, men må gi det til en annen som ikke har arbeidet for det; også dette er tomhet og en stor ulykke.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For det er et menneske som arbeider med visdom, kunnskap og dyktighet, men gir sin del til et annet menneske som ikke har arbeidet for det. Også dette er forgjeves og en stor ondskap.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For det finnes en mann hvis arbeid er gjort med visdom, kunnskap og dyktighet; likevel må han la det til en annen, som ikke har strevd for det, som sin del. Også dette er forgjeves og et stort onde.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For det finnes en mann hvis arbeid bygger på visdom, kunnskap og rettferdighet; likevel vil han overlate resultatet til den som ikke har strevd, slik at det blir hans del. Dette er også tomhet og en stor urett.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For det finnes en mann hvis arbeid er gjort med visdom, kunnskap og dyktighet; likevel må han la det til en annen, som ikke har strevd for det, som sin del. Også dette er forgjeves og et stort onde.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For det er en mann som arbeider med visdom, kunnskap og dyktighet, men gir det til en som ikke har arbeidet med det. Også dette er tomhet og en stor ulykke.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For det er en mann hvis arbeid er med visdom og kunnskap og dyktighet; likevel gir han sitt resultat til en mann som ikke har arbeidet med det. Dette er også forgjengelig og en stor ondskap.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi der er et Menneske, hvis Arbeide er med Viisdom og med Kundskab og med Redelighed; dog maa han give et Menneske det til sin Deel, som intet haver arbeidet derudi; dette er og Forfængelighed og en stor Ulykke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For det er en mann som arbeider med visdom, kunnskap og dyktighet, men likevel gir han sin del til en som ikke har arbeidet med det. Også dette er forgjengelig og en stor ulykke.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill. Yet he must leave his inheritance to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For det er en mann hvis arbeid er med visdom, med kunnskap og med dyktighet; likevel må han la det bli del av en som ikke har arbeidet for det. Også dette er tomhet og en stor ondskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For det finnes en mann som arbeider med visdom, og kunnskap, og klokskap, men til en annen som ikke har strevd for det gir han sin del! Også dette er forgjeves og en stor urett.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For det er en mann hvis arbeid er med visdom, med kunnskap og med dyktighet; likevel skal han overlate det til en annen som ikke har strevd med det. Dette er også forgjeves og et stort onde.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For det finnes en mann hvis arbeid har blitt gjort med visdom, kunnskap og dyktighet; men en som ikke har gjort noe for det vil arve det. Dette er også forgjeves og en stor ondskap.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for so moch as a man shulde weery him self with wy?dome, with vnderstondinge and opportunite, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another, yt neuer swett for them. This is also a vayne thinge and a greate misery.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shal he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Forsomuch as a man shoulde weery hym selfe with wisdome, with vnderstandyng and oportunitie, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another that neuer sweat for them: This is also a vayne thyng, and great miserie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For there is a man whose labour [is] in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it [for] his portion. This also [is] vanity and a great evil.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For there is a man whose labour `is' in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this `is' vanity and a great evil.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 2:17-18 : 17 So I hated life, because the work done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. 18 I hated all my toil under the sun because I must leave it to the one who comes after me.
• Eccl 9:18 : 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
• Jer 22:15 : 15 Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Your father ate and drank, but he practiced justice and righteousness, and it went well with him.
• Jer 22:17 : 17 But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.
• 2 Chr 31:20-21 : 20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good, upright, and true before the Lord his God. 21 In everything he undertook in the service of the house of God, in observing the law and the commandments, and in seeking his God, he worked wholeheartedly and prospered.
• 2 Chr 33:2-9 : 2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, set up altars to the Baals, made Asherah poles, and worshipped all the stars of the sky and served them. 4 He built altars in the temple of the LORD, about which the LORD had said, 'My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.' 5 He built altars to all the stars of the sky in both courtyards of the temple of the LORD. 6 He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination, sought omens, practiced witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger. 7 Manasseh took a carved idol that he had made and placed it in the temple of God, of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, 'In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever.' 8 I will not again make the feet of the Israelites wander from the land I gave to their ancestors, if they are careful to do everything I commanded them concerning the whole Law, the statutes, and the judgments given through Moses. 9 But Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
• 2 Chr 34:2 : 2 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, walking in the ways of his forefather David. He did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• 2 Chr 35:18 : 18 There had not been a Passover celebrated like this in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had celebrated a Passover such as Josiah did with the priests, the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• 2 Chr 36:5-9 : 5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. 6 Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came up against him, bound him in bronze chains, and took him to Babylon. 7 Nebuchadnezzar also brought some of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon and placed them in his temple in Babylon. 8 The rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and what was found against him, are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin, his son, became king in his place. 9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. 10 At the turn of the year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon, along with the precious articles of the house of the LORD. He made Zedekiah, his brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem.