Verse 9

Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all; the king himself is served by the field.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den som elsker penger, blir aldri mett av dem, og den som elsker rikdom, kan aldri få nok. Dette er også forgjeves.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dessuten er jordens fortjeneste for alle: til og med kongen selv blir tjent av marken.

• Norsk King James

  Dessuten er jordens fortjeneste for alle: selv kongen blir tilfredsstilt av åkeren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den som elsker penger, blir aldri mett av penger, og den som elsker rikdom, får ikke glede av det. Dette er også tomhet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den som elsker penger, blir aldri mett av penger, og den som elsker rikdom har ingen glede av den. Også dette er forfengelighet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Likevel, fordelene av jorden er for alle; til og med kongen får sin tjeneste fra markene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jordens goder tilhører alle; selv kongen får sitt brød fra marken.

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

  Likevel, fordelene av jorden er for alle; til og med kongen får sin tjeneste fra markene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den som elsker penger, mettes ikke av penger, og den som elsker rikdom, får ingen inntekt. Også dette er tomhet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den som elsker sølv, blir aldri mett av sølv, og den som elsker rikdom, blir aldri mett. Dette er også forgjengelighet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvo, der elsker Penge, kan ikke mættes af Penge, og hvo, som elsker meget (Gods), faaer dog ikke Gavn deraf; dette er ogsaa Forfængelighed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jordens utbytte er for alle: selv kongen får nytte av marken.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dessuten er jordens avkastning til for alle. Kongen har utbytte av marken.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Overskuddet av et land er til for alle; en konge er tjent med jordbruk.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og i tillegg er jordens avkastning til fordel for alle: til og med kongen blir tjent av markene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den som elsker sølv, får aldri nok sølv, og den som elsker rikdom, får aldri nok overskudd. Dette er også til ingen nytte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The whole londe also with the feldes and all that is therin, is in subieccion and bondage vnto ye kinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (5:8) And the abundance of the earth is ouer all: the King also consisteth by the fielde that is tilled.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The encrease of the earth vpholdeth all thyng: yea the kyng hym selfe is maynteyned by husbandry.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is served by the field.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is served by the field.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He who has a love for silver never has enough silver, or he who has love for wealth, enough profit. This again is to no purpose.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The produce of the land is seized by all of them, even the king is served by the fields.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 1:29-30 : 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food; and it was so.
• Gen 3:17-19 : 17 Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; 18 Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.
• 1 Sam 8:12-17 : 12 And he will appoint captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and equipment for his chariots. 13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. 14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 15 And he will take a tenth of your grain, and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers and to his servants. 16 And he will take your male servants, and your female servants, and your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work. 17 He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you shall be his servants.
• 1 Kgs 4:7-9 : 7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each man provided for one month in a year. 8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in Mount Ephraim; 9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; 10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; 11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; who had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife. 12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him belonged Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even to the place beyond Jokneam; 13 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also belonged the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars; 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon as wife; 16 Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri, in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land. 20 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea in numbers, eating and drinking and rejoicing. 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents and served Solomon all the days of his life. 22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour and sixty measures of meal, 23 Ten fat oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.
• 1 Chr 27:26-31 : 26 And over those who did the work of the field for tilling the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub; 27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; over the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite; 28 And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite; and over the cellars of oil was Joash; 29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai; 30 Over the camels was also Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite; 31 And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the officers of the substance that was king David's.
• Ps 104:14-15 : 14 He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; 15 And wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shine, and bread which strengthens man's heart.
• Ps 115:16 : 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S, but the earth He has given to the children of men.
• Prov 13:23 : 23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that which is destroyed for lack of judgment.
• Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds. 24 For riches are not forever; does a crown endure to every generation? 25 The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. 27 And you will have goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your maidens.
• Prov 28:19 : 19 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows vain persons shall have poverty enough.
• Jer 40:10-12 : 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, who will come to us: but you, gather wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken. 11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; 12 Even all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.