Verse 19

And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I have labored and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og hvem vet om han vil være vis eller uforstandig? Likevel vil han ha kontroll over alt arbeidet som jeg har gjort og anvendt min visdom på under solen. Også dette er tomhet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og hvem vet om han vil være vis eller tåpelig? Likevel skal han herske over alt mitt arbeid som jeg har arbeidet med, og hvori jeg har vist meg vis under solen. Dette er også tomhet.

• Norsk King James

  Og hvem vet om han skal være en klok mann eller en tåpe? Likevel skal han herske over alt jeg har arbeidet med, og som jeg har vist visdom under solen. Dette er også meningsløst.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og hvem vet om han vil være vis eller en dåre? Men han skal herske over alt mitt arbeid som jeg har gjort, og brukt visdom på under solen; også dette er tomhet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og hvem vet om han vil være vis eller tåpelig? Men likevel skal han få kontroll over alt mitt arbeid som jeg har arbeidet med klokskap under solen. Dette er også forgjeves.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og hvem vet om han blir en vis mann eller en dåre? Likevel skal han få makt over alt mitt arbeid hvor jeg har strevd og vist meg vis under solen. Også dette er forgjeves.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og hvem vet om den skal være vis eller en tåpe? Likevel skal han få overta alt mitt arbeid, alt jeg har strevd og der jeg har vist min visdom under solen. Dette er også tomhet.

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

  Og hvem vet om han blir en vis mann eller en dåre? Likevel skal han få makt over alt mitt arbeid hvor jeg har strevd og vist meg vis under solen. Også dette er forgjeves.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og hvem vet om han vil være vis eller tåpelig? Likevel vil han råde over alt mitt arbeid som jeg har gjort med klokskap under solen. Dette er også tomhet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will rule over all the fruit of my labor that I have worked for under the sun. This too is meaningless.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og hvem vet om han vil være en vis eller en dåre? Likevel skal han råde over alt mitt arbeid som jeg har arbeidet med og vist meg klok i under solen. Dette er også forgjengelig.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi hvo veed, om han skal blive Viis eller en Daare? og han skal (dog) herske i alt mit Arbeide, som jeg haver arbeidet, og som jeg haver været viis udi under Solen; dette er og Forfængelighed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og hvem vet om han vil være en vis mann eller en dåre? Likevel skal han ha styring over alt mitt arbeid, som jeg har strevd med og vært klok under solen. Også dette er forgjengelig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvem vet om han vil være vis eller en dåre? Likevel vil han ha makt over alt arbeidet mitt som jeg har arbeidet for, og hvor jeg har vist meg vis under solen. Også dette er tomhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og hvem vet om han er vis eller tåpelig? Likevel skal han råde over alt mitt arbeid som jeg har strevd med, og som jeg har utført med visdom under solen! Også dette er forgjeves.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og hvem vet om han vil være en vis mann eller en dåre? Likevel vil han få herredømme over alt mitt arbeid, som jeg har strevet med og vist meg vis under solen. Også dette er forgjeves.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og hvem kan si om den mannen vil være vis eller tåpelig? Men han vil ha makt over alt mitt arbeid som jeg har gjort og der jeg har vært vis under solen. Dette er også forgjeves.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for who knoweth, whether he shalbe a wyse ma or a foole? And yet shal he be lorde of all my labours, which I with soch wy?dome haue taken vnder the Sonne. Is not this a vayne thinge?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And who knoweth whether he shalbe a wise man or a foole? And yet shall he be lorde of all my laboures which I with such wisdome haue taken vnder the sunne: This is also a vayne thyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise [man] or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This [is] also vanity.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also `is' vanity.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile!

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 3:22 : 22 Therefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?
• Eccl 9:13 : 13 This wisdom I have seen also under the sun, and it seemed great to me:
• Luke 16:8 : 8 And the master commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
• Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
• Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
• 1 Kgs 12:14-20 : 14 and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke; my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 15 Therefore the king did not listen to the people, for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform His word, which the LORD spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 16 So when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents. 17 But as for the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, so that he died. Therefore King Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day. 20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come again, they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel; there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
• 1 Kgs 14:25-28 : 25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: 26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 27 And king Rehoboam made in their place bronze shields, and committed them to the hands of the chiefs of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. 28 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard carried them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
• 2 Chr 10:13-16 : 13 And the king answered them roughly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men. 14 And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 15 So the king did not listen to the people, for the cause was of God, that the LORD might fulfill his word, which he spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What part have we in David? And we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel; and now, David, see to your own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
• 2 Chr 12:9-9 : 9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house; he took all; he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 10 In their place, King Rehoboam made shields of brass and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, who kept the entrance of the king's house.