Verse 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?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så jeg så at det ikke er noe bedre enn å glede seg over sitt arbeid, for det er menneskets del. For hvem kan bringe ham for å se hva som vil komme etter ham?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor så jeg at det er ingenting bedre enn at et menneske gleder seg i sine gjerninger; for det er hans lodd: for hvem kan la ham se hva som vil skje etter ham?

• Norsk King James

  Derfor innser jeg at det ikke finnes noe bedre enn at et menneske skal glede seg over sitt eget arbeid; for det er hans del; for hvem kan vise ham hva som kommer etter?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg så at det ikke er noe bedre enn at mennesker gleder seg i sine gjerninger, for det er deres del. For hvem kan få dem til å se hva som skal skje etter dem?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg så at det ikke finnes noe bedre enn at mennesket skal glede seg i sitt arbeid, for det er hans del. For hvem kan bringe ham til å se hva som kommer etter ham?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor innså jeg at det er ingenting bedre enn at en mann skal glede seg over sine gjerninger; for det er hans del: for hvem kan bringe ham til å se hva som skal skje etter ham?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor ser jeg at det ikke er noe bedre enn at et menneske kan glede seg over sine gjerninger, for det er hans del; for hvem kan vise ham hva som kommer etter?

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

  Derfor innså jeg at det er ingenting bedre enn at en mann skal glede seg over sine gjerninger; for det er hans del: for hvem kan bringe ham til å se hva som skal skje etter ham?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har sett at det ikke er noe bedre for mennesket enn at han gleder seg over sitt arbeid, for det er hans del. For hvem kan få ham til å se hva som skal skje etter ham?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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?

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så jeg skjønte at det ikke finnes noe bedre for mennesket enn å glede seg over sitt arbeid, fordi det er hans lodd. For hvem kan bringe ham til å se det som skal komme etter ham?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg saae, at der er intet Bedre, end at et Menneske er glad i sine Gjerninger, thi det er hans Deel; thi hvo vil lade ham komme at see paa det, som skal blive efter ham?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så jeg forstår at det ikke er noe bedre enn at et menneske gleder seg over sine gjerninger, for det er hans del; for hvem kan bringe ham til å se hva som skal skje etter ham?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor så jeg at det ikke er noe bedre enn at mennesket gleder seg i sitt arbeid; for det er hans alminnelige del: for hvem kan bringe ham til å se hva som kommer etter ham?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg så at det ikke er noe bedre for mennesket enn å glede seg over sine verk, for det er hans del; for hvem kan føre ham til å se det som kommer etter ham?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Derfor så jeg at det ikke er noe bedre enn at mennesket gleder seg i sitt arbeid; for det er hans del: for hvem kan bringe ham tilbake for å se hva som skjer etter ham?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så jeg så at det ikke var noe bedre for en mann enn å ha glede i sitt arbeid—fordi det er hans lønn. Hvem vil få ham til å se hva som vil komme etter ham?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore I perceaue, yt there is nothyinge better for a man, then to be ioyfull in his laboure, for that is his porcion. But who wil brynge him to se the thinge, that shal come after him?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore I see that there is nothing better then that a man shoulde reioyce in his affaires, because that is his portion. For who shal bring him to see what shalbe after him?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherfore I perceaue that there is nothyng better for a man then to be ioyfull in his labour, for that is his portion: But who wyll bryng hym to see the thyng that shall come after hym?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Wherefore I perceive that [there is] nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that [is] his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it `is' his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I perceived there is nothing better than for people to enjoy their work, because that is their reward; for who can show them what the future holds?

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 6:12 : 12 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?
• Eccl 8:7 : 7 For he does not know what shall be; for who can tell him when it shall be?
• Eccl 10:14 : 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
• Eccl 2:24 : 24 There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy the good of his labor. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.
• Eccl 3:11-12 : 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time: also he has set eternity in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God does from the beginning to the end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives.
• Phil 4:4-5 : 4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is near.
• Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes — but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
• Dan 12:9-9 : 9 And he said, "Go your way, Daniel; for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end." 10 Many shall be purified, made white, and refined; but the wicked shall act wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.
• Dan 12:13 : 13 But go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.
• Matt 6:34 : 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
• Rom 12:11-12 : 11 Not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
• Eccl 5:18-20 : 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. 19 Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, to receive his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. 20 For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
• Eccl 8:15 : 15 So I commended joy, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.
• Eccl 9:7-9 : 7 Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now accepts your works. 8 Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment. 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.
• Eccl 9:12 : 12 For man also does not know his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in a snare, so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
• Deut 12:7 : 7 And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and rejoice in all to which you put your hand, you and your households, in which the LORD your God has blessed you.
• Deut 12:18 : 18 But you must eat them before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD your God shall choose, you, and your son, and your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates: and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all that you put your hands to.
• Deut 26:10-11 : 10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which you, O LORD, have given me. And you shall set it before the LORD your God, and worship before the LORD your God: 11 And you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
• Deut 28:47 : 47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
• Job 14:21 : 21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.
• Eccl 2:10-11 : 10 And whatever my eyes desired, I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my reward from all my labor. 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.