Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 2
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that comes after the king? [even] that which has been already done.
Predikaren 2:12 i olika översättningar
Engelska
KJV (66 books)
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
ASV
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.
BSB
Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
DRA
I passed further to behold wisdom, and errors and folly, (What is man, said I, that he can follow the King his maker?)
FBV
So I started to think about wisdom—and madness and foolishness. For what can anyone who comes after the king do that hasn't already been done?
GNV
And I turned to beholde wisedome, and madnes and follie: (for who is the man that will come after the King in things, which men nowe haue done?)
LSV
And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what [is] the man who comes after the king? That which [is] already—they have done it!
NIV (US)
Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom, and also madness and folly. What more can the king’s successor do than what has already been done?
OJB
And I turned myself to consider chochmah, and holelot, and sichlut; for what can the adam do who cometh after HaMelech? Even that which hath been done already.
T4T
Then I started to think about being wise, and also about being foolish [DOU]. I said to myself, “I certainly do not think that [RHQ] the next king will be able to do anything better than I can.”
WEB (US)
I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly; for what can the king’s successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
Svenska
SRB26
Sedan vände jag mig för att betrakta vishet, dumhet och dårskap, för vad kan den människa göra som kommer efter kungen? Bara det som gjorts tidigare.
SKB
Jag, jag vände mig själv [jag upprepas för att ge betoning, se Pred 1:16] till att se på visheten, dårskapen och dumheten – för vad kan människan (hebr. adam) göra, som kommer efter kungen [Qohelet – Predikaren själv], förutom det som redan är gjort? [Versen är inte helt lätt att översätta. Kungen kan syfta på Predikaren själv, kung Salomo, ”visa råd” eller Gud själv. En annan tolkning är att ”kungen” är den första människan som var Adam. Syftar det på Predikaren själv blir betydelsen till läsaren, att om han med alla sina resurser och möjligheter som kung inte lyckades hitta livets mening på dessa sju områden, ta honom på hans ord och tro inte att du själv kommer hitta det på något av dessa områden, det har redan prövats!]