Verse 14

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg har sett alle gjerninger som er gjort under solen, og se, alt er meningsløst og et jag etter vind.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg har sett alle de gjerninger som gjøres under solen, og se, alt er tomhet og jag etter vind.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg har sett alle verkene som er gjort under solen; og, se, alt er meningsløst og en plagsom byrde.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg så alle gjerningene som er gjort under solen, og se, alt var tomhet og et jag etter vind.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg har sett alle gjerningene som blir gjort under solen, og se, alt er forgjeves og jaging etter vind.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg har sett alle verkene som blir gjort under solen, og se, alt er forgjeves og jag etter vind.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg har sett alle gjerninger under solen; og se, alt er tomhet og en plage for sjelen.

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

  Jeg har sett alle verkene som blir gjort under solen, og se, alt er forgjeves og jag etter vind.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har sett alle gjerninger som er gjort under solen, og se, alt er tomhet og jag etter vind.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I have seen all the deeds that are done under the sun; they are all meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.1.14", "source": "רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔ים שֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּ תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַכֹּ֛ל הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃", "text": "*Rāʾîtî* *ʾet*-*kol*-*hammaʿăśîm* *šennaʿăśû* *taḥat* *haššāmeš* *wəhinnêh* *hakkōl* *hebel* *ûrəʿût* *rûaḥ*", "grammar": { "*Rāʾîtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st common singular - I saw/observed", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*hammaʿăśîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the works/deeds", "*šennaʿăśû*": "relative pronoun + verb, niphal perfect 3rd common plural - that were done", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under", "*haššāmeš*": "article + noun, feminine singular - the sun", "*wəhinnêh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold", "*hakkōl*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the whole/everything", "*hebel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath/vapor", "*ûrəʿût*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and striving/chasing after", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/spirit" }, "variants": { "*maʿăśîm*": "works/deeds/actions/activities", "*hebel*": "vanity/emptiness/breath/vapor/futility", "*rəʿût rûaḥ*": "striving after wind/chasing wind/vexation of spirit" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg har sett alle de gjerninger som blir gjort under solen; og se, alt er tomhet og jag etter vind.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg saae alle de Gjerninger, som ere gjorte under Solen, og see, det var alt Forfængelighed og Aandsfortærelse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg har sett alle gjerninger som gjøres under solen; og se, alt er forgjeves og en jakt etter vind.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg har sett alle gjerningene som gjøres under solen; og se, alt er tomhet og jaging etter vind.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg har sett alt arbeidet som er gjort under solen, og se, alt er forgjeves og jag etter vind.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg har sett alle verk som blir gjort under solen, og se, alt er forgjeves og jagen etter vind.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg har sett alle gjerninger som blir gjort under solen; alt er meningsløst og jag etter vind.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus I haue considered all the thinges that come to passe vnder the Sone, & lo, they are all but vanite & vexacion of mynde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I haue considered all the workes that are done vnder the sunne, and beholde, all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus haue I considered all these thynges that come to passe vnder the sunne: and lo, they are all but vanitie and vexation of mynde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit!

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile– like chasing the wind!

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 2:11 : 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor I had toiled to do; and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
• Eccl 2:17 : 17 Therefore I hated life, because the work that was done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Eccl 2:26 : 26 For God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to the man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and collecting, only to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Eccl 4:4 : 4 Again, I considered all the toil and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Eccl 6:9 : 9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire: this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Eccl 1:17-18 : 17 And I set my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is a striving after wind. 18 For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
• 1 Kgs 4:30-32 : 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the East, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations around. 32 And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five.
• Ps 39:5-6 : 5 Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: truly every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. 6 Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are troubled in vain: he heaps up riches, and does not know who shall gather them.