Ecc KazatelPredikaren, kapitolakapitel Kniha KazatelPredikaren, kapitolakapitel 6

Predikaren 6:9 i olika översättningar

Tjeckiska

BKR Lépe jest viděti nežli žádati, ale i to jest marnost a trápení ducha.

Svenska

SRB26 Bättre är vad ögonen ser än vad man trånar efter. Också detta är fåfänglighet och ett jagande efter vind.

SKB Bättre är [att vara tillfreds med] vad ögat ser, än kringflackande önskningar (själens vandringar – hebr. halach nefesh). Detta är också fåfänglighet (tomhet; helt meningslöst) och ett jagande efter vind. [Den andra delen av denna vers är det matematiska centrumet i hela Predikaren. Här sammanfattas hela bokens tema med hebreiska ordet hevel – tomhet och meningslöshet.]

Engelska

KJV (66 books) +2 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

ASV +1 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

BSB +1 Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

DRA Better it is to see what thou mayst desire, than to desire that which thou canst not know. But this also is vanity, and presumption of spirit.

FBV Be happy with what you have instead of running after what you don't! But this is also hard to do, like running after the wind.

GNV The sight of ye eye is better then to walke in ye lustes: this also is vanitie, and vexation of spirit.

JPS Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire; this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

LSV Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This [is] also vanity and distress of spirit.

NASB What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and striving after wind. NASB 2020

NIV (US) +1 Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

NMV Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this [is] also vanity and anguish of spirit.

OJB Better what the eynayim see than the roving of the nefesh; this also is hevel and chasing after ruach.

T4T It is better to enjoy the things that we already have [MTY] than to constantly want more things; continually wanting more things is senseless, like chasing the wind.

WEB (US) +7 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.