Verse 11

For the sun rises with a burning heat, and it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes: so also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For solen stiger opp med brennende varme, og tørker gresset, og blomstene faller, og skjønnheten i det forsvinner; slik skal også den rike mannen visne bort i sine veier.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For solen går opp med sin hete, tørker gresset, blomsten faller av, og skjønnheten i den forsvinner; slik skal også den rike forgå i sine veier.

• Norsk King James

  For solen går opp med brennende hete, og gresset visner, og blomsten faller av, og dens skjønnhet visner; slik skal også den rike mannen falme bort i sine veier.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For solen stiger opp med heten og tørker ut gresset; blomsten faller av, og skjønnheten forsvinner. På samme måte skal også den rike visne bort i sine gjøremål.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Når solen stiger med brennende hete, visner gresset, blomsten faller av, og dens skjønnhet forgår. På samme måte skal også den rike visne bort i sine veier.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For solen stiger opp med sin brennende hete og sverter gresset, dets blomst faller, og dens skjønnhet går tapt. Slik skal også den rike visne bort midt i all sin ferd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For solen stiger snart opp med sin brennende hete og tørker gresset, blomsten faller av, og dens skjønnhet forsvinner; slik vil også den rike svinne bort i sin ferd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For solen stiger opp med en brennende hete, men før lenge visner gresset, blomsten faller, og dens prakt forsvinner; slik skal også den rike blekne bort i sine veier.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For solen står ikke før den brenner med hete, slik at den får gresset til å visne; blomstene faller av, og deres skjønnhet ødelegges. Slik skal den rike også visne bort midt i sine gjerninger.

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

  For solen står ikke før den brenner med hete, slik at den får gresset til å visne; blomstene faller av, og deres skjønnhet ødelegges. Slik skal den rike også visne bort midt i sine gjerninger.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For solen går opp med brennende hete og tørker opp gresset, blomstene faller av, og deres skjønnhet forsvinner; slik vil også den rike forsmekte i sine veier.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. In the same way, the rich person will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For solen stiger opp med sin brennhete hete, og gresset visner, blomsten faller av, og dens skjønnhet forsvinner. Slik skal også den rike visne midt i sine sysler.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Solen gik op med Hede og gjorde Græsset vissent, og Blomsteret derpaa faldt af, og den deilige Skikkelse, som var at see derpaa, blev fordærvet. Saaledes skal og den Rige visne i sine Veie.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For solen står opp med sin brennende hete og tørker gresset, og blomsten faller av, og dens skjønnhet ødelegges. Slik skal også den rike svinne hen i sine veier.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For solen stiger opp med den brennende heten, og svidder gresset; blomsten faller av, og dens skjønnhet ødelegges. Slik vil også den rike forsvinne i sine sysler.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Solen stiger opp med sin brennende hete og svir gresset, blomstene faller av, og deres skjønnhet forsvinner; slik skal også den rike forgå på sin vei!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For solen steker med sin brennende hete og får gresset til å visne; blomstene faller, og dens skjønnhet forsvinner. Slik skal også den rike forsvinne midt i sitt foretag.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For når solen går opp med brennende hete, tørker gresset bort, og blomsten faller av, og dens skjønnhet forsvinner; slik skal også den rike visne bort på sine veier.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The sonne ryseth with heate and the grasse wydereth and his flower falleth awaye and the beautie of the fassion of it perissheth: even so shall the ryche man perisshe with his aboundance.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The Sonne ryseth wt heat and the grasse wydereth, & his floure falleth awaye, and the beautie of the fassion of it perissheth: euen so shal the ryche man perisshe with his abundaunce.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For as when the sunne riseth with heate, then the grasse withereth, and his flower falleth away, and the goodly shape of it perisheth: euen so shall the rich man wither away in all his waies.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the sunne hath rysen with heate, and the grasse hath withered, and his flowre hath fallen away, & the beautie of the fashion of it hath perished: So also shall the ryche man fade away in his wayes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass: and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 40:7-8 : 7 The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people are grass. 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.
• Ps 102:4 : 4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass, so I forget to eat my bread.
• Ps 102:11 : 11 My days are like a shadow that declines, and I am withered like grass.
• Eccl 5:15 : 15 As he came from his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labor which he may carry away in his hand.
• 1 Pet 1:4 : 4 To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, which does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
• 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you shall receive a crown of glory that does not fade away.
• Isa 28:1 : 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which is on the head of the fertile valleys of those who are overcome with wine!
• Isa 28:4 : 4 And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, shall be a fading flower, and like the early fruit before the summer; which when he who looks upon it sees, while it is yet in his hand he eats it up.
• Job 21:24-30 : 24 His sides are full of fat, and his bones are moistened with marrow. 25 Another dies in the bitterness of his soul, never having eaten with pleasure. 26 They lie down alike in the dust, and worms cover them. 27 Behold, I know your thoughts and the schemes you wrongfully imagine against me. 28 For you say, 'Where is the house of the prince? And where are the dwelling places of the wicked?' 29 Have you not asked those who travel the road? And do you not know their signs? 30 That the wicked is reserved for the day of destruction? They shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
• Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and indeed, he was no more; yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
• Ps 49:6-9 : 6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases forever: 9 That he should still live forever, and not see corruption. 10 For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. 12 Nevertheless, man being in honor abides not: he is like the beasts that perish. 13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
• Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How they are brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awakes; so, O Lord, when You wake up, You shall despise their image.
• Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water he shall guide them.
• Jonah 4:7-8 : 7 But God prepared a worm when the morning arose the next day, and it attacked the plant so that it withered. 8 And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a scorching east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted and wished to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
• Matt 13:6 : 6 But when the sun came up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
• Mark 4:6 : 6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
• Luke 12:16-21 : 16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room to store my crops? 18 And he said, This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided? 21 So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
• Luke 16:19-25 : 19 There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
• 1 Cor 7:31 : 31 and those who use this world, as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away.
• Jas 5:1-7 : 1 Come now, you rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded; and their corrosion shall be a witness against you, and shall consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure for the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts. 5 You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been indulgent; you have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and killed the righteous; and he does not resist you. 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain.