Verse 24

There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and find enjoyment in their work. This too, I realized, is from the hand of God.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det er ingenting bedre for mennesket enn å spise og drikke og få se det gode i sitt arbeid. Dette kommer også fra Guds hånd.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det er ikke noe bedre for mennesket enn å spise og drikke, og å finne glede i sitt arbeid. Dette skjønte jeg også at det var fra Guds hånd.

• Norsk King James

  Det er ingenting bedre for et menneske enn å spise og drikke, og at han skal glede sin sjel i sitt arbeid. Dette så jeg også, at det var fra Guds hånd.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Er det ikke godt for et menneske å spise og drikke, og la sin sjel nyte det gode i sitt arbeid? Men også dette så jeg er fra Guds hånd.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er ingenting bedre for mennesket enn å spise og drikke og være glad i sitt arbeid. Også dette har jeg sett er fra Guds hånd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det finnes ikke noe bedre for et menneske enn å spise, drikke og la sin sjel nyte godt av sitt arbeid. Også dette så jeg at var fra Guds hånd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det finnes ingenting bedre for et menneske enn å spise og drikke, og la sin sjel nyte godt av det arbeidet han har gjort. Dette så jeg også, at det er en gave fra Gud.

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

  Det finnes ikke noe bedre for et menneske enn å spise, drikke og la sin sjel nyte godt av sitt arbeid. Også dette så jeg at var fra Guds hånd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er ingenting bedre for et menneske enn å spise og drikke og å la sin sjel nyte godt av sitt arbeid. Dette, så jeg, kommer fra Guds hånd.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det er ingenting bedre for et menneske enn at han skal spise og drikke, og at han skal få se godt av all sin flid. Jeg så også dette at det er fra Guds hånd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Er det da) ikke et Menneske godt, at han æder og drikker, og lader sin Sjæl see og (nyde) det Gode i sit Arbeide? (men) dette saae jeg ogsaa, at det er af Guds Haand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er ingenting bedre for et menneske enn å spise og drikke, og la sin sjel glede seg over godt i sitt arbeid. Også dette så jeg som Guds hånd.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy the good of his labor. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det er ingenting bedre for en mann enn at han spiser og drikker, og får sin sjel til å glede seg i sitt arbeid. Også dette så jeg, at det er fra Guds hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det er intet godt med et menneske som spiser og drikker og viser sin sjel godhet i sitt arbeid. Også dette har jeg sett er fra Guds hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er ikke noe bedre for mennesket enn at han spiser og drikker og nyter det gode i sitt arbeid. Dette så jeg også er fra Guds hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det finnes ikke noe bedre for et menneske enn å spise og drikke, og ha glede i sitt arbeid. Dette så jeg også var fra Guds hånd.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Is it not better then for a ma to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his laboure? Yee I sawe that this also was a gifte of God:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  There is no profit to man: but that he eate, and drinke, & delight his soule with the profit of his labour: I saw also this, that it was of the hand of God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Is it not better then for a man to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his labour? yea I sawe that this also was a gift of God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [There is] nothing better for a man, [than] that he should eat and drink, and [that] he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it [was] from the hand of God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it `is' from the hand of God.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  There is nothing better for a man [than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This again I saw was from the hand of God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Enjoy Work and its Benefits There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their work. I also perceived that this ability to find enjoyment comes from God.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 3:22 : 22 So I saw that there is nothing better than for a person to rejoice in their work, for that is their lot. Who can bring them to see what will happen after them?
• Eccl 5:18-19 : 18 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and enables them to enjoy it, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. 19 For they seldom reflect on the days of their life because God keeps them occupied with joy in their hearts.
• Eccl 8:15 : 15 So I praised enjoyment, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and be glad. This will accompany them in their toil through the days of life that God has given them under the sun.
• Eccl 3:12-13 : 12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to rejoice and to do good while they live. 13 And also that every person should eat, drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.
• Eccl 9:7-9 : 7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a glad heart, for God has already approved your works. 8 Let your clothes always be white, and do not let oil be lacking on your head. 9 Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your portion in life and in your hard work under the sun.
• 1 Cor 15:32 : 32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus merely from a human point of view, what benefit is that to me? If the dead are not raised, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.'
• 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
• Deut 12:18 : 18 Instead, you are to eat these in the presence of the Lord your God, at the place the Lord your God will choose—you, your son and daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the Lord your God in everything you undertake.
• Deut 12:12 : 12 You shall rejoice before the Lord your God—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance with you.
• Eccl 11:9-9 : 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. 10 Remove vexation from your heart and put away distress from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are fleeting.
• Mal 2:2 : 2 If you do not listen and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name, says the Lord of Hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them because you do not take it to heart.
• Luke 12:19-20 : 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and be merry.”' 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'
• Acts 14:17 : 17 Yet, he did not leave himself without a witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling you with food and gladness in your hearts.
• Eccl 6:2 : 2 God gives a man wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires. Yet God does not enable him to enjoy them, but instead a foreigner eats them. This is meaningless and a grievous misfortune.
• Neh 8:10 : 10 Nehemiah said, 'Go and celebrate with rich foods and sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'