Verse 5

For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know nothing, nor have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De levende vet at de skal dø, men de døde vet ingenting. De har ikke noe mer lønn å håpe på, og deres minne er helt glemt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For de levende vet at de skal dø, men de døde vet ingenting; heller ikke har de lenger noen belønning, for deres minne er glemt.

• Norsk King James

  For de levende vet at de skal dø; men de døde vet ingenting, de har heller ikke mer å forvente; for minnet om dem er glemt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For de levende vet at de skal dø, men de døde vet ingenting, og de har ingen lønn lenger, for deres minne er glemt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For de levende vet at de skal dø, men de døde vet ingenting. De har ingen lønn mer, for deres minne er glemt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For de levende vet at de skal dø: men de døde vet ingenting, og har heller ingen belønning lenger; for minnene om dem er glemt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De levende vet at de skal dø, mens de døde ikke forstår noe og ikke lenger får noen belønning, for de er glemt.

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

  For de levende vet at de skal dø: men de døde vet ingenting, og har heller ingen belønning lenger; for minnene om dem er glemt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For de levende vet at de skal dø, men de døde vet ingenting; de har heller ingen lønn mer, for deres minne er glemt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their memory is forgotten.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.5", "source": "כִּ֧י הַֽחַיִּ֛ים יוֹדְעִ֖ים שֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּ וְהַמֵּתִ֞ים אֵינָ֧ם יוֹדְעִ֣ים מְא֗וּמָה וְאֵֽין־ע֤וֹד לָהֶם֙ שָׂכָ֔ר כִּ֥י נִשְׁכַּ֖ח זִכְרָֽם׃", "text": "For the-*ḥayyîm* *yôdĕʿîm* that-*yāmutû* and-the-*mētîm* not-they *yôdĕʿîm* *mĕʾûmâ* and-not-yet to-them *śākār*, for *niškkaḥ* *zikrām*.", "grammar": { "*ḥayyîm*": "adjective, masculine plural with article - the living", "*yôdĕʿîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - knowing", "*yāmutû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will die", "*mētîm*": "adjective, masculine plural with article - the dead", "*mĕʾûmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - anything", "*śākār*": "noun, masculine singular - reward/wage", "*niškkaḥ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is forgotten", "*zikrām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their memory" }, "variants": { "*ḥayyîm*": "living ones/those who are alive", "*yôdĕʿîm*": "know/are aware/understand", "*yāmutû*": "they will die/they shall die", "*mētîm*": "dead ones/those who have died", "*mĕʾûmâ*": "anything/something/nothing", "*śākār*": "reward/wage/payment/compensation", "*niškkaḥ*": "is forgotten/has been forgotten", "*zikrām*": "their memory/remembrance of them" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For de levende vet at de skal dø, men de døde vet ingenting lenger; de har ingen lønn lenger, for deres minne er glemt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  thi de Levende vide, at de skulle døe, men de Døde vide ikke Noget, og de have ingen Løn ydermere, men deres Ihukommelse er glemt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For de levende vet at de skal dø; men de døde vet ingenting, heller ikke har de mer noen belønning; for minnet om dem er glemt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For de levende vet at de skal dø, men de døde vet ingenting; de har heller ikke lenger noen belønning, for minnene om dem er glemt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For de levende vet at de skal dø, men de døde vet ingenting mer, og de har ingen belønning å vente, for minnet om dem er borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For de levende vet at de skal dø; men de døde vet ingenting, de har heller ingen belønning, for deres minne er glemt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De levende vet at de skal dø, men de døde vet ingenting og har ingen belønning lenger, for deres minne er glemt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for they that be lyuynge, knowe yt they shall dye: but they yt be deed, knowe nothinge, nether deserue they eny more. For their memoriall is forgotte,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the liuing knowe that they shall dye, but the dead knowe nothing at all: neither haue they any more a rewarde: for their remembrance is forgotten.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For they that be liuing knowe that they shall dye: but they that be dead knowe nothing, neither deserue they any more, for their memoriall is forgotten.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For the living know that they die, and the dead know not anything, and there is no more to them a reward, for their remembrance hath been forgotten.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward– and even the memory of them disappears.

Referenced Verses

• 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.
• Isa 26:14 : 14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise; therefore, You have visited and destroyed them and made all their memory to perish.
• Eccl 8:10 : 10 Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had done so. This also is vanity.
• Ps 6:5 : 5 For in death there is no remembrance of You: in the grave, who shall give You thanks?
• 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.
• Eccl 1:11 : 11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those who will come after.
• Heb 9:27 : 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
• Isa 63:16 : 16 Doubtless you are our Father, though Abraham is ignorant of us, and Israel does not acknowledge us: you, O LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer; your name is from everlasting.
• Job 7:8-9 : 8 The eye of him who has seen me shall see me no more; your eyes are upon me, and I am not. 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to the grave shall come up no more. 10 He shall return no more to his house, nor shall his place know him anymore.
• Eccl 7:2 : 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for that is the end of all men, and the living will take it to heart.
• Ps 88:10-12 : 10 Will you show wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise you? Selah. 11 Shall your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, or your faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shall your wonders be known in the dark, and your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
• Ps 109:15 : 15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off their memory from the earth.
• Job 30:23 : 23 For I know that You will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.