Verse 14

I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever: nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg vet at alt Gud gjør, varer til evig tid; man kan ikke legge noe til det, og man kan ikke ta noe fra det. Gud har gjort det slik for at menneskene skal ære ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg vet at det Gud gjør, det står fast for evig: det kan ikke legges noe til, og det kan ikke trekkes noe fra; og Gud gjør det slik at menneskene skal frykte ham.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg vet at alt som Gud gjør, skal vare evig: ingenting kan legges til, og ingenting kan tas bort; Gud handler slik for at menneskene skal frykte ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg forsto at alt Gud gjør, varer evig. Ingen kan legge noe til, og ingen kan ta noe bort, og Gud gjør dette for at man skal frykte ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg vet at alt Gud gjør er evig; ingenting kan legges til, og ingenting kan tas bort fra det. Gud har gjort det slik for at menneskene skal frykte ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg vet at hva Gud gjør, det skal være for alltid: ingenting kan legges til det, og ingenting kan tas fra det; og Gud gjør det for at mennesker skal frykte ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg vet at alt Gud gjør, vil vare evig; ingenting kan tilføres det eller fjernes fra det, og Gud gjør det slik at mennesker skal frykte ham.

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

  Jeg vet at hva Gud gjør, det skal være for alltid: ingenting kan legges til det, og ingenting kan tas fra det; og Gud gjør det for at mennesker skal frykte ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg vet at alt det Gud gjør, varer evig. Ingen kan legge noe til det, og ingen kan trekke noe fra det. Gud har gjort det slik for at menneskene skal frykte ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it nor taken from it. God does this so that people will fear Him.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.3.14", "source": "יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּ֠י כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה הָאֱלֹהִים֙ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה לְעוֹלָ֔ם עָלָיו֙ אֵ֣ין לְהוֹסִ֔יף וּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ אֵ֣ין לִגְרֹ֑עַ וְהָאֱלֹהִ֣ים עָשָׂ֔ה שֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּ מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃", "text": "*yāḏaʿtî* that all-*ʾăšer* *yaʿăśeh* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *hûʾ* *yihyeh* to-*ʿôlām*, upon-it *ʾên* to-*ləhôsîp̄* *û*-from-it *ʾên* to-*liḡrōaʿ*, *wə*-the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *ʿāśâ* that-*yîrəʾû* from-before-him", "grammar": { "*yāḏaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know/knew", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*kol*": "adjective - all/every", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which", "*yaʿăśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will do", "*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun, masculine singular - he/it", "*yihyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be", "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - forever/eternity", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon it", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*hôsîp̄*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to add", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mimmennû*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from it", "*liḡrōaʿ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to diminish/subtract", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*ʿāśâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he made/did", "*še*": "relative particle - that", "*yîrəʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will fear", "*mil-lə-p̄ānāyw*": "preposition compound + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from before him" }, "variants": { "*yāḏaʿtî*": "I know/knew/understand", "*yaʿăśeh*": "will do/make/accomplish", "*yihyeh*": "will be/exist/happen", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/long duration", "*hôsîp̄*": "to add/increase/do again", "*liḡrōaʿ*": "to diminish/subtract/take away", "*ʿāśâ*": "made/did/accomplished", "*yîrəʾû*": "they will fear/be afraid/stand in awe" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg vet at alt Gud gjør, det består til evig tid. Man kan ikke legge noe til det, og man kan ikke trekke noe fra det. Gud har gjort det slik at menneskene skal frykte ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg fornam, at alt det, som Gud gjør, det skal blive evindelig, man kan Intet lægge til, og man kan Intet tage derfra, og Gud gjør det saa, for at man skal frygte for hans Ansigt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg vet at det Gud gjør, varer til evig tid; intet kan legges til, og intet kan tas fra; Gud gjør dette for at menneskene skal frykte ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg vet at hva Gud gjør, det består til evig tid. Intet kan legges til, og intet kan trekkes fra; og Gud gjør det slik at menneskene skal frykte ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg vet at alt som Gud gjør, varer evig; ingenting kan legges til det, og ingenting kan tas bort fra det; og Gud har gjort det for at de skal frykte for ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg vet at hva Gud gjør, det skal være for alltid; ingenting kan legges til det, og ingenting kan tas fra det; og Gud har gjort det slik at menneskene skal frykte for ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg vet at alt Gud gjør, varer evig. Ikke noe kan legges til eller trekkes fra; og Gud har gjort det slik at mennesket skal ha ærefrykt for Ham.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I cosidered also yt what so euer God doth, it cotinueth for euer, & yt nothinge can be put vnto it ner take from it: & yt God doth it to ye intent, yt men shulde feare him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I knowe that whatsoeuer God shall doe, it shalbe for euer: to it can no man adde, and from it can none diminish: for God hath done it, that they should feare before him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I considered also that whatsoeuer God doth, it continueth for euer: And that nothyng can be put vnto it, nor taken from it, & that God doth it to the intent that men shoulde feare hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth [it], that [men] should fear before him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I have known that all that God doth is to the age, to it nothing is to be added, and from it nothing is to be withdrawn; and God hath wrought that they do fear before Him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  God’s Sovereignty I also know that whatever God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken away from it. God has made it this way, so that men will fear him.

Referenced Verses

• 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.
• Rom 11:36 : 36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
• Ps 33:11 : 11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
• Ps 64:9 : 9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider His doing.
• Ps 76:10 : 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; with the remainder of wrath You will restrain.
• Ps 119:90-91 : 90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides. 91 They continue this day according to Your ordinances, for all are Your servants.
• Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many plans in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
• Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the LORD.
• Prov 30:6 : 6 Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
• Eccl 5:7 : 7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also various vanities; but fear God.
• Eccl 7:18 : 18 It is good that you should take hold of this, and also from this do not withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will escape them all.
• Eccl 8:12-13 : 12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his days are prolonged, yet surely I know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him. 13 But it will not be well with the wicked, nor will he prolong his days, which are like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
• Isa 10:12-15 : 12 Therefore, it shall come to pass, that when the Lord has performed all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13 For he says, By the strength of my hand, I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the boundaries of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have brought down the inhabitants like a valiant man; 14 And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathers eggs that are left, I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped. 15 Shall the ax boast against him who cuts with it? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him who shakes it? As if the rod should shake itself against those who lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were not wood.
• Isa 46:10 : 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
• Isa 59:18-19 : 18 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the coastlands he will repay recompense. 19 So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.
• Dan 4:34-35 : 34 At the end of the days, I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up my eyes unto heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored Him that lives forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation. 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say to Him, What are you doing?
• Dan 8:8 : 8 Therefore the he goat became very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and in its place came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
• Dan 11:2-4 : 2 And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall stand in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than all of them: and by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will. 4 And when he stands up, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven; not to his descendants, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides them.
• John 19:10-11 : 10 Then Pilate said to him, Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have the power to crucify you, and have the power to release you? 11 Jesus answered, You could have no power against me at all, except it were given you from above: therefore he who delivered me to you has the greater sin.
• John 19:28-37 : 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst. 29 Now there was a vessel full of vinegar set there: and they filled a sponge with vinegar and put it on hyssop and put it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. 31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs: 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. 35 And he who saw it bore witness, and his testimony is true: and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe. 36 For these things were done so that the scripture would be fulfilled, Not a bone of him shall be broken. 37 And again another scripture says, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
• Acts 2:23 : 23 Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken, and by lawless hands have crucified and killed:
• Acts 4:28 : 28 To do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.
• Acts 5:39 : 39 But if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it; lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God.
• Eph 3:11 : 11 According to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
• Titus 1:2 : 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began;
• Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been revealed.