Verse 12

For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i livet, i et liv preget av meningsløshet? Hvem kan fortelle mennesket hva som skjer etter ham under solen?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i livet, alle de dager av hans forgjengelige liv, som han bruker som en skygge? Hvem kan fortelle mennesket hva som skal bli etter ham under solen?

• Norsk King James

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i dette livet, alle dagene av hans meningsfulle liv som er som en skygge? Hvem kan fortelle en mann hva som vil skje etter ham her under solen?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i livet, i hans få forgjengelige dager som han tilbringer som en skygge? For hvem kan gi beskjed til mennesket om hva som skal skje etter ham under solen?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i livet, gjennom alle sine forgjengelige dager, mens han farer av sted som en skygge? Hvem kan fortelle mennesket hva som vil skje etter det under solen?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i dette livet, gjennom alle dagene av hans tomme liv som han tilbringer som en skygge? For hvem kan fortelle et menneske hva som vil skje etter ham under solen?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for et menneske i dette livet, gjennom alle dagene av hans forgjeves liv, som han tilbringer som en skygge? For hvem kan fortelle et menneske hva som vil skje med ham etterpå under solen?

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

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i dette livet, gjennom alle dagene av hans tomme liv som han tilbringer som en skygge? For hvem kan fortelle et menneske hva som vil skje etter ham under solen?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i livet, i alle de få dagene av hans forgjeves liv som han tilbringer som en skygge? Hvem kan fortelle mennesket hva som vil skje etter ham under solen?

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i livet gjennom de få dagene av hans forgjengelige liv, som han tilbringer som en skygge? For hvem kan fortelle mennesket hva som vil skje etter ham under solen?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi hvo veed, hvad Mennesket er godt i dette Liv, i hans Forfængeligheds Livs Dages Tal, hvilke han tilbringer som en Skygge? thi hvo vil kundgjøre et Menneske, hvad der skal skee efter ham under Solen?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i dette livet, de få dagene av hans forgjeves liv som han bruker som en skygge? For hvem kan fortelle et menneske hva som skal komme etter ham under solen?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i livet, alle dagene av hans tomme liv som han lever som en skygge? For hvem kan fortelle et menneske hva som kommer etter ham under solen?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i livet, i de få dagene av hans forfengelighet, som forsvinner som en skygge? For hvem kan fortelle mennesket hva som skjer etter ham under solen?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For hvem vet hva som er godt for mennesket i hans liv, gjennom alle dagene av hans forgjeves liv som han tilbringer som en skygge? For hvem kan fortelle et menneske hva som skal komme etter ham under solen?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvem kan si hva som er godt for mennesket i livet, alle dagene av hans forfengelige liv, som han lever som en skygge? hvem kan fortelle hva som skal skje etter ham under solen?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For who knoweth what is good for man lyuynge, in ye dayes of his vayne life, which is but a shadowe? Or, who wil tell a man, what shal happen after him vnder the Sonne?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (7:2) For who knoweth what is good for man in the life and in the nomber of the dayes of the life of his vanitie, seeing he maketh them as a shadowe? For who can shewe vnto man what shall be after him vnder the sunne?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For who knoweth what is good for man liuing in the dayes of his vayne life, whiche is but a shadowe? Or who wyl tell a man what shall happen after hym vnder the sunne?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For who knoweth what [is] good for man in [this] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For who knoweth what `is' good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For who knoweth what is good for man in [his] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

• World English Bible (2000)

  For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For no one knows what is best for a person during his life– during the few days of his fleeting life– for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

Referenced Verses

• Job 14:2 : 2 He springs up like a flower and withers away; he flees like a shadow and does not endure.
• 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?
• Lam 3:24-27 : 24 The LORD is my portion, says my soul; therefore I will hope in Him. 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. 27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth.
• Jas 4:14 : 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
• Eccl 8:7 : 7 Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?
• Eccl 8:13 : 13 But it will not go well for the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not fear God.
• Ps 144:4 : 4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
• Ps 39:5-6 : 5 LORD, let me know my end and the number of my days, so I may understand how fleeting my life is. 6 Behold, You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Surely, every man is but a breath. Selah.
• Ps 47:4 : 4 He subdues peoples under us and nations beneath our feet.
• Ps 89:47 : 47 How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath keep burning like fire?
• Ps 90:10-12 : 10 The span of our life is seventy years—or eighty, if we have strength; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. 11 Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you. 12 Teach us to number our days carefully, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
• Ps 102:11 : 11 Because of your wrath and indignation, for you have lifted me up and thrown me aside.
• Ps 109:23 : 23 I am fading away like a shadow at sunset; I am shaken off like a locust.
• Job 14:21 : 21 If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.
• Ps 4:6 : 6 Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.
• Ps 16:5 : 5 The LORD is my portion and my cup; You hold my lot secure.
• Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.
• Eccl 2:3 : 3 I explored with my heart how to cheer my body with wine, while my mind guided me with wisdom, and how to embrace folly until I could see what is good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.
• 1 Chr 29:15 : 15 For we are strangers and temporary residents before you, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
• Job 8:9 : 9 for we were only born yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.
• Eccl 9:6 : 6 Their love, their hatred, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a part in anything that happens under the sun.
• Eccl 12:13 : 13 Now that all has been heard, here is the conclusion: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.
• Mic 6:8 : 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.