Ecclesiastes 3:18

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.

ASV Byzantine Text

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kami capanawk khosakhaih kawng pongah hae tiah ka poek; kaminawk mah angmacae hoi angmacae to kasan moinawk baktiah ni ka oh o, tiah panoek o thai hanah, Sithaw mah nihcae khaeah amtuengsak tih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Hlang ca rhoek kah dumlai dongah khaw ka lungbuei ah, “Amih te Pathen loh coelh saeh lamtah, amih bang he rhamsa ni amamih loh hmu saeh,” ka ti mai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hlang ca rhoek kah dumlai dongah khaw ka lungbuei ah, “Amih te Pathen loh coelh saeh lamtah, amih bang he rhamsa ni amamih loh hmu saeh,” ka ti mai.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I iho la au iloko o ko'u naau no na keiki a kanaka, i hoao ke Akua ia lakou i ike lakou ia lakou iho, he poe holoholona.

English Berean Standard Bible

I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen di nan kè mwen ankò: Bondye ap gade kote moun ye. L'ap fè yo wè yo pa pi bon pase zannimo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Dixi in corde meo de filiis hominum, ut probaret eos Deus, et ostenderet similes esse bestiis.

Bible in Basic English

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

J’ai dit en mon cœur : Quant aux fils des hommes [il en est ainsi], pour que Dieu les éprouve, et qu’ils voient eux-mêmes qu’ils ne sont que des bêtes.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Řekl jsem v srdci svém o způsobu synů lidských, že jim ukázal Bůh, aby viděli, že jsou podobni hovadům.

Kosraean Bible

Nga nunku tuh God El srike kut in akkalemye nu sesr lah kut tia sie na liki ma orakrak uh.

World Portuguese Bible

Eu disse no meu coração: “Quanto aos filhos dos homens, Deus os prova, para que vejam que eles mesmos são como animais.

Romanian BTF Bible

Am spus în inima mea, referitor la starea fiilor oamenilor, ca Dumnezeu să le facă cunoscut și ca ei să vadă că sunt animale.

Brenton English Septuagint

I said in my heart, concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, and that to shew that they are beasts.

Burmese Common Language Bible

လူသားတို့နေရာကို ရည်မှတ်၍ ငါအောက်မေ့ သည်ကား၊ လူတို့ကို ဘုရားသခင် စုံစမ်းတော်မူမည် အကြောင်းနှင့်၊ သူတို့သည် တိရစ္ဆာန်ကဲ့သို့ဖြစ်သည်ကို သူတို့သိမြင်မည်အကြောင်း၊ နေရာကျသတည်း၊

Darby Translation

I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, that God may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ich sprach in meinem Herzen: Wegen der Menschenkinder geschieht es, damit Gott sie prüfe, und damit sie sehen, daß sie an und für sich Tiere sind.

Dutch Bible 1917

Ik zeide in mijn hart van de gelegenheid der mensenkinderen, dat God hen zal verklaren, en dat zij zullen zien, dat zij als de beesten zijn aan zichzelven.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar als ik mijn gedachten over de mensen liet gaan, Zag ik, dat zij wel door God zijn geschapen, Maar feitelijk gelijk zijn aan het dier;

Italian Diodati Bible

Io ho detto nel mio cuore, intorno alla condizione de' figliuoli degli uomini, ch'egli sarebbe da desiderare che Iddio li chiarisse, e ch'essi vedessero che da loro stessi non sono altro che bestie .

Douay-Rheims 1899

I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God would prove them, and shew them to be like beasts.

Geneva Bible 1599

I considered in mine heart the state of the children of men that God had purged them: yet to see to, they are in themselues as beastes.

Noyes Bible

I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God will prove them, in order that they may see that they are like the beasts.

Danish Bible 1931

Jeg sagde ved mig selv: “Det er for Menneskenes Skyld, for at Gud kan prøve dem, og for at de selv kan se, at de er Dyr.”

Leeser Tanakh

I said in my heart concerning the speaking of the sons of men, that God might make it clear to them, and that they might see that they by themselves are but beasts.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

I said in my heart: 'It is because of the sons of men, that God may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.'

King James Version

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

King James Version + Apocrypha

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ta lại nói trong lòng rằng: Phải như vậy, bởi vì Đức Chúa Trời muốn thử thách con loài người, và chỉ cho chúng biết rằng họ không hơn gì loài thú.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

I said in my heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻaku pehē ʻi hoku loto koeʻuhi ko e anga ʻoe fānau ʻae tangata, ke fakahā ia ʻe he ʻOtua kiate kinautolu, pea nau ʻilo ai ʻoku nau hangē ko e fanga manu.

French Ostervald Bible

J'ai dit en mon cœur, au sujet des hommes, que Dieu les éprouverait, et qu'ils verraient eux-mêmes qu'ils ne sont que des bêtes.

Esperanto Bible

Mi diris en mia koro: Ĉi tio estas pri la homidoj, ke Dio ilin elprovu, kaj ke ili vidu, ke ili estas bruto per si mem.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

J’ai dit en mon cœur, au sujet des fils de l’homme, que Dieu les éprouverait, et qu’eux-mêmes verraient qu’ils ne sont que des bêtes.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ich sprach in meinem Herzen: Es geschieht wegen der Menschenkinder, auf daß Gott sie prüfe und sie sehen, daß sie an sich selbst sind wie das Vieh.

LXX2012 U. S. English

I said in my heart, concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, and that to show that they are beasts.

British English Septuagint 2012

I said in my heart, concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, and that to show that they are beasts.

Majority Standard BIble

I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

Webster Bible

I said in my heart concerning the state of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

Revised Version

I said in mine heart, It is because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Io ho detto in cuor mio: “Così è, a motivo dei figliuoli degli uomini perché Dio li metta alla prova, ed essi stessi riconoscano che non sono che bestie”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Je me suis dit : « Quant aux humains, Dieu les met à l'épreuve afin qu'ils voient qu'ils sont, par eux-mêmes, semblables aux bêtes.

Reina Valera 1909

Dije en mi corazón, en orden á la condición de los hijos de los hombres, que Dios los probaría, para que así echaran de ver ellos mismos que son semejantes á las bestias.

Spanish BLL

Respecto a los seres humanos, pensé que Dios los pone a prueba para que se den cuenta de que ellos mismos son como los animales.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Dije en mi corazón, en orden a la condición de los hijos de los hombres, que Dios los prueba para que vean que ellos mismos son como bestias.

Croatian Bible

Još rekoh u sebi: “Ljudi se ponašaju tako da Bog može pokazati kakvi su uistinu, da su jedni drugima poput zvijeri.”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Rekoh u srcu svom za sinove ljudske da im je Bog pokazao da vide da su kao stoka.

German Textbibel

Ich sprach zu mir selbst: um der Menschenkinder willen geschieht es, damit Gott sie prüfe, und damit sie sehen, daß sie selbst nur Vieh sind.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

I said in my heart, Concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, And that to show that they are beasts.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י עַל־דִּבְרַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם לְבָרָ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְלִרְא֕וֹת שְׁהֶם־בְּהֵמָ֥ה הֵ֖מָּה לָהֶֽם׃