Verse 16

There is no end to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det er ingen ende på menneskene som har levd før dem. Likevel gleder ikke etterkommerne seg over ham. Sannelig, også dette er meningsløst og en jakt etter vind.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det er ingen ende på alt folket, på alle de som har vært før dem: De som kommer etter skal heller ikke glede seg i ham. Sannelig, dette er også forgjeveshet og jaging etter vind.

• Norsk King James

  Det er ingen ende på alle folkene, selv de som har vært før dem; de som kommer etter, skal heller ikke glede seg over ham. Sannelig, dette er også tomhet og indre uro.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er ingen ende på alle folkene som var før dem, likevel vil etterkommerne ikke glede seg over ham. Sannelig, også dette er tomhet og som å jage etter vind.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er ingen ende på alle menneskene, for alle dem som har vært foran dem, og de senere vil heller ikke glede seg i ham. Sannelig, også dette er tomhet og jag etter vind.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er ingen ende på alle menneskene, ikke engang de som har vært før dem: heller ikke de som kommer etter, vil glede seg over ham. Sannelig, dette er også tomhet og jag etter vind.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det finnes ingen ende på alle mennesker, selv ikke dem som har levd før; de som kommer etter, vil heller ikke glede seg over ham. Sannelig, dette er også tomhet og tungsinn.

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

  Det er ingen ende på alle menneskene, ikke engang de som har vært før dem: heller ikke de som kommer etter, vil glede seg over ham. Sannelig, dette er også tomhet og jag etter vind.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er ingen ende på alt folket, på alle dem han var foran. Likevel gleder de som kommer etter, seg ikke over ham. For også dette er tomhet og jag etter vind.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det er ingen ende på alle folket som var foran dem, og likevel vil de som kommer etter, ikke glede seg over ham. Sannelig, dette er også meningsløst og et jag etter vind.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der var ikke Ende paa alt det Folk, paa alt det, som var for dem, og Efterkommerne skulle dog ikke glædes i ham; visseligen, dette er ogsaa Forfængelighed og Aandsfortærelse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det finnes ingen ende på alle folkene, selv de som har vært før dem: de som kommer etter, skal heller ikke glede seg i ham. Sannelig, dette er også forgjengelighet og jagens rykt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  There is no end of all the people, even of all who have been before them; they also that come after will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det var ingen ende på alt folket, alle dem han hersket over—men de som kommer etter, skal ikke glede seg over ham. Sannelig, også dette er tomhet og jag etter vind.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  det er ingen ende på alle folk, på alle som var før dem; likevel gleder de senere seg ikke over ham. Sannelig, også dette er forfengelighet og jag etter vind.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det var ingen ende på folket, heller ikke alle dem over hvem han var: Likevel skal de som kommer etter ikke glede seg over ham. Sannelig, dette er også tomhet og jag etter vind.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det var ingen ende på folket, alle dem han hersket over, men de som kommer senere vil ikke glede seg over ham. Dette er igjen meningsløst og som å jage etter vind.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for the people that haue bene before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable: yet is not their ioye the greater thorow him. This is also a vayne thinge and a vexacion of mynde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  There is none ende of all the people, nor of all that were before them, and they that come after, shall not reioyce in him: surely this is also vanitie and vexation of spirit.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As for the people that haue ben before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable, and they that come after him shall not reioyce in him: This is also a vayne thyng, and vexation of mynde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [There is] no end of all the people, [even] of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was--yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  There was no end of all the people, of all those whose head he was, but they who come later will have no delight in him. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was--yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  There is no end to all the people nor to the past generations, yet future generations will not rejoice in him. This also is profitless and like chasing the wind.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 1:14 : 14 I have seen all the deeds that are done under the sun; they are all meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
• Eccl 2:11 : 11 Yet when I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, behold, everything was meaningless—a chasing after the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.
• Eccl 2:17 : 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.
• Eccl 2:26 : 26 To the person who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, He gives the task of gathering and storing wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
• Judg 9:19-20 : 19 if you have acted faithfully and sincerely toward Jerubbaal and his family today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo, and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo and consume Abimelech.
• 2 Sam 15:12-13 : 12 While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his hometown of Giloh. And the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing. 13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, 'The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.'
• 2 Sam 18:7-8 : 7 There, the army of Israel was defeated by David's servants, and the casualties were heavy that day—twenty thousand men. 8 The battle spread over the entire area, and more men were consumed by the forest than by the sword that day.
• 2 Sam 19:9 : 9 So the king got up and sat in the gateway. When the people were told, "The king is sitting in the gateway," they all came before him. Meanwhile, the Israelites fled to their homes.
• 1 Kgs 1:5-7 : 5 Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying, "I will become king." He acquired chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run ahead of him. 6 His father had never rebuked him by asking, "Why have you done this?" Adonijah was also very handsome, and he was born after Absalom. 7 Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.
• 1 Kgs 1:40 : 40 All the people went up after him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such great joy that the ground shook from the sound.
• 1 Kgs 12:10-16 : 10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Here is what you should tell these people who have said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy; now lighten it for us': Tell them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist. 11 Now, my father laid a heavy yoke on you, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions.'" 12 Three days later, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had instructed them, saying, "Come back to me on the third day." 13 But the king answered the people harshly, rejecting the advice given to him by the elders. 14 He said to them, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions." 15 So the king refused to listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word spoken by the LORD through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. 16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: "What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse's son? To your tents, Israel! Look after your own house, David!" So the Israelites went home.