Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så jeg priset gleden, for ikke noe er bedre for mennesket enn å spise, drikke og glede seg. Dette følger dem i alt deres arbeid i de dager som Gud gir dem under solen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da roste jeg gleden, fordi mennesket har ikke noe bedre under solen enn å spise, drikke og være glad; for dette vil følge ham gjennom hans jentejaks dager, som Gud gir ham under solen.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor roste jeg gleden; for en mann har ikke noe bedre under solen enn å spise, drikke og være glad; for dette vil være til nytte for ham fra hans arbeid de dager han får av Gud under solen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor priste jeg gleden, fordi mennesket har ikke noe bedre under solen enn å spise, drikke og være glad. Dette følger ham i hans arbeid de dagene Gud har gitt ham under solen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Derfor berømmer jeg gleden, for det er intet bedre for mennesket under solen enn å spise, drikke og være glad, for dette vil følge ham i hans arbeid gjennom hele livet som Gud har gitt ham under solen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så roste jeg glede, fordi det ikke er noe bedre for mennesket under solen enn å spise, drikke og være glad, for det skal følge ham i hans arbeid de dager han lever, som Gud gir ham under solen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor roste jeg gleden, for intet er bedre under solen enn å spise, drikke og være lykkelig, for dette skal følge en mann gjennom de dager Gud lar ham leve fra sitt arbeid.

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

  Så roste jeg glede, fordi det ikke er noe bedre for mennesket under solen enn å spise, drikke og være glad, for det skal følge ham i hans arbeid de dager han lever, som Gud gir ham under solen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så jeg priste glede, fordi det ikke finnes noe bedre for mennesket under solen enn å spise, drikke og gled seg. Dette er det som følger ham i hans arbeid i dagene av hans liv som Gud har gitt ham under solen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So I praised enjoyment, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and be glad. This will accompany them in their toil through the days of life that God has given them under the sun.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.15", "source": "וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב לָֽאָדָם֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּ֛י אִם־לֶאֱכ֥וֹל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ וְה֞וּא יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ בַעֲמָל֗וֹ יְמֵ֥י חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "And-*šibbaḥtî* *ʾănî* *ʾet*-the-*śimḥāh* *ʾăšer* no-*ṭôb* to-the-*ʾādām* *taḥat* the-*šemeš* *kî* if-to-*ʾĕkôl* and-to-*lištôt* and-to-*liśmôaḥ* and-*hûʾ* *yilwennû* in-*ʿămālô* *yĕmê* *ḥayyāyw* *ʾăšer*-*nātan*-to-him the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *taḥat* the-*šāmeš*", "grammar": { "*šibbaḥtî*": "piel perfect, 1st person singular - I praised/commended", "*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*śimḥāh*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which/because", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under", "*šemeš*": "noun, feminine singular - sun", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that", "*ʾĕkôl*": "qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*lištôt*": "qal infinitive construct - to drink", "*liśmôaḥ*": "qal infinitive construct - to rejoice", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - it/that", "*yilwennû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - will accompany him", "*ʿămālô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his labor", "*yĕmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of", "*ḥayyāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life", "*nātan*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - gave", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods" }, "variants": { "*šibbaḥtî*": "I praised/I commended/I lauded", "*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/pleasure/happiness", "*ṭôb*": "good/better/best", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*šemeš*": "sun", "*ʾĕkôl*": "to eat/eating", "*lištôt*": "to drink/drinking", "*liśmôaḥ*": "to rejoice/to be glad/to enjoy", "*yilwennû*": "will accompany him/will join him/will go with him", "*ʿămālô*": "his labor/his toil/his work", "*yĕmê*": "days of/lifetime of", "*ḥayyāyw*": "his life/his lifetime", "*nātan*": "gave/granted/provided", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being(s)" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så jeg berømmet glede, for det er ikke noe bedre for mennesket under solen enn å spise og drikke og glede seg, for dette følger ham i hans arbeid alle dagene i livet som Gud har gitt ham under solen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor prisede jeg Glæden, efterdi et Menneske haver intet Bedre under Solen end at æde og at drikke og at være glad; thi Saadant skal tilføies ham af hans Arbeide hans Livs Dage, som Gud haver givet ham under Solen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then I commended mirth, bause a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da roste jeg glede, fordi et menneske ikke har noe bedre under solen enn å spise, drikke og være glad; for det vil følge ham gjennom hans arbeide de dagene han lever, som Gud gir ham under solen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da anbefalte jeg glede, fordi mennesket på jorden har ikke noe bedre enn å spise, drikke og være glad. For det vil følge ham i hans arbeid alle de dager Gud har gitt ham under solen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg har rost glede, for det er intet godt for mennesket under solen enn å spise og drikke og glede seg, og dette blir hans del av arbeidet hans alle livets dager som Gud har gitt ham under solen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så jeg lovpriste lykke, for intet er bedre for mennesket under solen enn å spise, drikke og glede seg: for dette skal følge ham i hans arbeid alle hans livs dager som Gud har gitt ham under solen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så jeg priste gleden, for det er ikke noe bedre for et menneske under solen enn å spise, drikke og være glad; for det vil være med ham i hans arbeid alle de dager Gud gir ham under solen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore I commende gladnesse, because a man hath no better thinge vnder the Sonne, then to eate and drynke, and to be mery: for that shal he haue of his laboure all the daies of his life, which God geueth him vnder the Sonne.+

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I praysed ioy: for there is no goodnesse to man vnder the sunne, saue to eate and to drinke and to reioyce: for this is adioyned to his labour, the dayes of his life that God hath giuen him vnder the sunne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore I commende gladnesse, because a man hath no better thing vnder the sunne, then to eate and drinke, and to be merie: for that shall he haue of his labour, al the dayes of his life which God geueth hym vnder the sunne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor [all] the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Enjoy Life In Spite of Its Injustices So I recommend the enjoyment of life, for there is nothing better on earth for a person to do except to eat, drink, and enjoy life. So joy will accompany him in his toil during the days of his life which God gives him on earth.

Referenced Verses

• 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 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 3:12-13 : 12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives. 13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.
• 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 9:7-9 : 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.
• 1 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused, if it is received with thanksgiving;
• 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;