Verse 15

Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no one remembered that same poor man.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men i denne byen var det en fattig og vis mann, og han berget byen med sin visdom. Likevel ble ingen husket denne fattige mannen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Nå ble det funnet i den en fattig, vis mann, og han reddet byen ved sin visdom; likevel glemte ingen den samme fattige mannen.

• Norsk King James

  Nå ble det funnet en fattig, vis mann i den, og ved sin visdom reddet han byen; men ingen husket denne fattige mannen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der fant man en fattig, vis mann, og han reddet byen med sin visdom, men ingen husket den fattige mannen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  I den byen fantes det en fattig, klok mann som reddet byen med sin visdom. Men ingen husket den fattige mannen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men det ble funnet i den en fattig, vis mann, og ved sin visdom reddet han byen; likevel var det ingen som husket den samme fattige mannen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  I byen fant man en fattig, men vis mann, og med sin visdom frelste han byen; likevel ble den fattige mannen glemt.

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

  Men det ble funnet i den en fattig, vis mann, og ved sin visdom reddet han byen; likevel var det ingen som husket den samme fattige mannen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men der ble funnet en fattig, vis mann, og han berget byen ved sin visdom. Likevel husket ingen den fattige mannen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.15", "source": "וּמָ֣צָא בָ֗הּ אִ֤ישׁ מִסְכֵּן֙ חָכָ֔ם וּמִלַּט־ה֥וּא אֶת־הָעִ֖יר בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ וְאָדָם֙ לֹ֣א זָכַ֔ר אֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ הַמִּסְכֵּ֖ן הַהּֽוּא׃", "text": "And-*māṣāʾ* in-her *ʾîš* *miskēn* *ḥākām* and-*millaṭ*-he *ʾet*-the-*ʿîr* in-*ḥokmātô*; and-*ʾādām* not *zākar* *ʾet*-the-*ʾîš* the-*miskēn* the-that.", "grammar": { "*māṣāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - found", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*miskēn*": "adjective, masculine singular - poor", "*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise", "*millaṭ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - delivered/saved", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the city", "*ḥokmātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his wisdom", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - mankind/people", "*zākar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - remembered", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the man", "*miskēn*": "adjective, masculine singular with article - the poor", "*hû*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that" }, "variants": { "*māṣāʾ*": "found/discovered/happened upon", "*ʾîš miskēn ḥākām*": "poor wise man/lowly but wise person", "*miskēn*": "poor/lowly/needy/wretched", "*millaṭ*": "delivered/saved/rescued", "*ḥokmātô*": "his wisdom/his insight/his understanding", "*ʾādām*": "mankind/people/no one", "*zākar*": "remembered/recalled/thought about" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men det ble funnet i den en fattig vis mann som frelste byen ved sin visdom. Likevel husket ingen den fattige mannen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  og man fandt derudi en fattig, viis Mand, og han reddede Staden med sin Viisdom; men intet Menneske kom den samme fattige Mand ihu.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men det ble funnet i byen en fattig vis mann, og han reddet byen med sin visdom; men likevel husket ingen den samme fattige mannen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Nå var det en fattig vis mann derinne, og ved sin visdom reddet han byen; men ingen husket den samme fattige mannen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men det ble funnet en fattig, vis mann der, og han reddet byen med sin visdom, men ingen husket den fattige mannen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Der ble det funnet en fattig, vis mann, og han reddet byen med sin visdom; men ingen husket den samme fattige mannen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Nå var det en fattig, klok mann i byen, og han reddet byen med sin visdom. Men ingen husket den fattige mannen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And in the cite there was founde a poore man (but he was wyse) which wt his wy?dome delyuered the cite: yet was there no body, yt had eny respecte vnto soch a symple man.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there was founde therein a poore and wise man, and he deliuered the citie by his wisedome: but none remembred this poore man.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And in the citie there was founde a poore man, but he was wyse, whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie, yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 4:13 : 13 Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king who will not be admonished anymore.
• Gen 40:23 : 23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
• 2 Sam 20:22 : 22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, each to his tent. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
• Esth 6:2-3 : 2 And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 3 And the king said, What honor and dignity has been done to Mordecai for this? Then the king's servants who attended him said, Nothing has been done for him.
• Eccl 2:16 : 16 For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever, since what now is will all be forgotten in the days to come. And how does the wise man die? Just like the fool.