Verse 18

Yes, I hated all my labor that I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg strevde med under solen, for jeg må etterlate det til mennesket som kommer etter meg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Ja, jeg hatet all min slit som jeg har slitt under solen; for jeg må etterlate det til mannen som skal komme etter meg.

• Norsk King James

  Ja, jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg hadde utført under solen; for jeg måtte etterlate det til mannen som kommer etter meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg hadde gjort under solen, fordi jeg måtte etterlate det til en som kommer etter meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg arbeidet med under solen, for å etterlate det til et menneske som kommer etter meg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ja, jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg hadde gjort under solen, fordi jeg må etterlate det til den som kommer etter meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ja, jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg gjorde under solen, fordi jeg måtte gi det videre til den som kom etter meg.

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

  Ja, jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg hadde gjort under solen, fordi jeg må etterlate det til den som kommer etter meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg hadde strevd med under solen, for jeg må overlate det til den som kommer etter meg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I hated all my toil under the sun because I must leave it to the one who comes after me.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ja, jeg hatet all min flid som jeg hadde pådratt meg under solen, da jeg skulle etterlate det til mennesket som skulle komme etter meg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg hadede alt mit Arbeide, som jeg havde arbeidet under Solen, at jeg skulde efterlade det til et Menneske, som skulde være efter mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: bause I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg hadde gjort under solen, fordi jeg må la det til mannen som skal komme etter meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg hadde arbeidet under solen, fordi jeg må la det til mannen som kommer etter meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg hadde strevd med under solen, fordi jeg må overlate det til en mann som kommer etter meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg hadde arbeidet med under solen, og måtte gi fra meg til mennesket som skulle komme etter meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg hatet alt mitt arbeid som jeg hadde gjort, fordi den mannen som kommer etter meg vil nyte dens frukt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yee I was weery of all my laboure, which I had taken vnder the Sonne, because I shulde be fayne to leaue them vnto another man, that cometh after me:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I hated also all my labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne, which I shall leaue to the man that shalbe after me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea I was weery of my labour which I had taken vnder the sunne, because I shoulde be fayne to leaue them vnto another man that commeth after me:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I have hated all my labour that I labour at under the sun, because I leave it to a man who is after me.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Futility of Being a Workaholic So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in the hands of my successor.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 39:6 : 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.
• Ps 49:10 : 10 For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
• Eccl 1:3 : 3 What profit does a man have from all his labor which he does under the sun?
• Eccl 1:13 : 13 And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this difficult task God has given to the children of man to be engaged with.
• Eccl 2:4-9 : 4 I made great works; I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself. 5 I made gardens and orchards for myself, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. 6 I made pools of water for myself, to water the forest that grows trees. 7 I acquired male and female servants, and had servants born in my house; also, I had great possessions of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me. 8 I gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and various kinds of musical instruments. 9 So I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also, my wisdom remained with me.
• 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 4:3 : 3 Yes, better is he than both, who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
• Eccl 5:13-14 : 13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners to their hurt. 14 But those riches perish through misfortune, and he begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
• Eccl 5:18 : 18 Behold, what I have seen: it is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him; for it is his portion.
• Eccl 9:9 : 9 Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in this life and in your labor which you take under the sun.
• Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?
• Luke 16:27-28 : 27 Then he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house: 28 For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
• Acts 20:29-30 : 29 For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.
• 1 Cor 3:10 : 10 According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man be careful how he builds on it.
• 1 Kgs 11:11-13 : 11 Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, Because this has been done by you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant. 12 Nevertheless in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 13 However, I will not tear away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to your son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, which I have chosen.
• Ps 17:14 : 14 From men who are your hand, O LORD, from men of the world who have their portion in this life, and whose belly you fill with your hidden treasure; they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babies.