American Standard Version (1901)
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.
ASV Byzantine Text
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.
Asang Khongca Bible
Sithaw mah paek ih hinghaih ni setta thungah kami han kahoih, kamsoem ah kaom ka hnuk ih hmuen loe caaknaek moe, tha pathok hoiah hnuk ih toksakhaih atho nuiah poeknawm ah khosakhaih hae ni; to hmuen loe angmah khosakhaih taham ah ni oh roe boeh.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
Sakthen la caak ham neh ok ham khaw, hnothen a hmuh ham khaw a then la ka hmuh coeng ne. Khomik hmui kah a hingnah khohnin tarhing la a thakthaenah cungkuem neh thakthae. A hingnah te Pathen loh anih taengah amah kah hamsum la a paek.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Sakthen la caak ham neh ok ham khaw, hnothen a hmuh ham khaw a then la ka hmuh coeng ne. Khomik hmui kah a hingnah khohnin tarhing la a thakthaenah cungkuem neh thakthae. A hingnah te Pathen loh anih taengah amah kah hamsum la a paek.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
Aia hoi, ka mea a'u i ike ai, he mea maikai keia, a he nani hoi, e ai kekahi, a e inu hoi, a e olioli i ka hana a pau ana i hana'i malalo iho o ka la, i na la a pau loa o kona ola ana a ke Akua i haawi mai ai nana; no ka mea, oia kona haawina.
English Berean Standard Bible
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Men sa mwen jwenn ankò: Pi bon bagay yon moun ka fè sou latè, se manje, se bwè, se jwi sa li travay di fè a, pandan de twa jou Bondye ba li pou li viv la. Men, se sa ase ki pou yon moun nan lavi.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
Et omni homini cui dedit Deus divitias atque substantiam, potestatemque ei tribuit ut comedat ex eis, et fruatur parte sua, et lætetur de labore suo: hoc est donum Dei.
Bible in Basic English
This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
Et encore tout homme auquel Dieu donne de la richesse et des biens, et le pouvoir d’en manger et d’en prendre sa part, et de se réjouir en son travail,… c’est là un don de Dieu ;
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
Aj, toť jsem já spatřil, že dobrá a čistá jest věc jísti a píti a užívati pohodlí ze vší práce své, kterouž kdo vede pod sluncem v počtu dnů života svého, kteréž dal jemu Bůh, nebo to jest podíl jeho;
Kosraean Bible
Pa inge ma nga konauk uh: ma se wo emeet sie mwet in oru pa elan mongo ac nim ac engankin ma el orekma kac ke moul fototo lal ma God El sang nu sel. Pa inge oakwuk lun God nu sin mwet uh.
World Portuguese Bible
Eis o que eu vi ser bom e apropriado: que a pessoa coma e beba, e desfrute do bem em todo o seu trabalho, no qual ela trabalha debaixo do sol, todos os dias da sua vida que Deus lhe deu; pois esta é a sua porção.
Romanian BTF Bible
Iată, ce am văzut este bine și frumos: ca omul să mănânce și să bea și să se bucure de binele din toată munca sa, pe care o ia sub soare, în toate zilele vieții sale pe care Dumnezeu i-o dă, pentru că aceasta este partea lui.
Brenton English Septuagint
Yea, and as for every man to whom God has given wealth and possessions, and has given him power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Burmese Common Language Bible
ငါသိမြင်သောအရာဟူမူကား၊ စားသောက်ခြင်း အမှု၊ နေအောက်၌ ဘုရားသခင်ပေးတော်မူသော အသက်ရှည်သမျှ ကာလပတ်လုံး၊ ကြိုးစားအားထုတ်၍ ရသော အကျိုး၌ပျော်မွေ့ခြင်းအမှုကို ပြုကောင်း၏။ လျောက်ပတ်၏။ ထိုအမှုသည် လူ၏အဘို့ ဖြစ်၏။
Darby Translation
Behold what I have seen good and comely: [it is] to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour wherewith [man] laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for that is his portion.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Siehe, was ich als gut, was ich als schön ersehen habe: daß einer esse und trinke und Gutes sehe bei all seiner Mühe, womit er sich abmüht unter der Sonne, die Zahl seiner Lebenstage, die Gott ihm gegeben hat; denn das ist sein Teil.
Dutch Bible 1917
(5:17) Ziet, wat ik gezien heb, een goede zaak, die schoon is: te eten en te drinken, en te genieten het goede van al zijn arbeid, dien hij bearbeid heeft onder de zon, gedurende het getal der dagen zijns levens, hetwelk God hem geeft; want dat is zijn deel.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
Zie, zo leerde ik begrijpen, Dat het goed is te eten en te drinken, En te genieten van het werk, Waarmee men zich aftobt onder de zon, Al de levensdagen, die God iemand geeft: Want dit komt hem toe.
Italian Diodati Bible
Ecco ciò che io ho veduto: ch'egli è una buona e bella cosa che l'uomo mangi, e beva, e goda del bene con tutta la sua fatica ch'egli dura sotto il sole, tutti i giorni della sua vita, i quali Iddio gli ha dati; perchè questo è la sua parte .
Douay-Rheims 1899
And every man to whom God hath given riches, and substance, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to enjoy his portion, and to rejoice of his labour: this is the gift of God.
Geneva Bible 1599
Also to euery man to whom God hath giuen riches and treasures, and giueth him power to eate thereof, and to take his part, and to enioy his labour: this is the gift of God.
Noyes Bible
Behold, what I have seen is, that it is good and proper for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor which he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him; for it is his portion.
Danish Bible 1931
og hver Gang Gud giver et Menneske Rigdom og Gods og sætter ham i Stand til at nyde det, og tage sin Del og glæde sig under sin Flid, da er det en Guds Gave;
Leeser Tanakh
(5:17) Behold, what I have truly seen as a good thing, that it is fitting to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all one's toil that he taketh under the sun the number of the days of his life, which God hath given him; for this is his portion.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
(5-17) Behold that which I have seen: it is good, yea, it is comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy pleasure for all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him; for this is his portion.
King James Version
¶ Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
King James Version + Apocrypha
¶ Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Kìa, ta đã nhìn thấy rằng ăn, uống, và hưởng phước của sự lao khổ mình làm ở dưới mặt trời trọn trong những ngày mà Đức Chúa Trời ban cho, ấy thật là tốt và hay; vì đó là kỷ phần mình.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Revised West Version
¶ Vakai ki he meʻa kuo u mamata ki ai: ʻoku lelei mo totonu ki he tangata ke kai mo inu, pea ke fiefia ʻi he lelei kotoa pē ʻo ʻene ngāue, ʻaia ʻoku ne fai ʻi he lalo laʻā, ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻene moʻui, ʻaia kuo foaki ʻe he ʻOtua kiate ia; he ko hono ʻinasi ia.
French Ostervald Bible
Voici ce que j'ai vu: c'est pour l'homme une chose bonne et agréable que de manger, de boire, et de jouir du bien-être, au milieu de tout le travail auquel il se livre sous le soleil, pendant les jours de vie que Dieu lui a donnés; car c'est là son partage.
Esperanto Bible
Jen, kion mi vidis: ke estas bone kaj bele manĝi kaj trinki kaj ĝui plezurojn de ĉiuj siaj laboroj, kiujn homo laboras sub la suno dum la tagoj de sia vivo, kiujn donis al li Dio; ĉar tio estas lia apartenaĵo.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
Mais, si Dieu a donné à un homme des richesses et des biens, s’il l’a rendu maître d’en manger, d’en prendre sa part, et de se réjouir au milieu de son travail, c’est là un don de Dieu.
German Luther Bible 1912
So sehe ich nun das für gut an, daß es fein sei, wenn man ißt und trinkt und gutes Muts ist in aller Arbeit, die einer tut unter der Sonne sein Leben lang, das Gott ihm gibt; denn das ist sein Teil.
LXX2012 U. S. English
Yes, and as for every man to whom God has given wealth and possessions, and has given him power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.
British English Septuagint 2012
Yes, and as for every man to whom God has given wealth and possessions, and has given him power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Majority Standard BIble
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
Webster Bible
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Revised Version
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.
Italian Riveduta Bible
Ecco quello che ho veduto: buona e bella cosa è per l’uomo mangiare, bere, godere del benessere in mezzo a tutta la fatica ch’ei dura sotto il sole, tutti i giorni di vita che Dio gli ha dati; poiché questa è la sua parte.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Voici ce que j'ai vu de bon et de convenable : qu'un homme mange, boive et jouisse du bonheur dans tout le travail qu'il accomplit sous le soleil, pendant tous les jours de la vie que Dieu lui a donnés ; car c'est là sa part.
Reina Valera 1909
He aquí pues el bien que yo he visto: Que lo bueno es comer y beber, y gozar uno del bien de todo su trabajo con que se fatiga debajo del sol, todos los días de su vida que Dios le ha dado; porque esta es su parte.
Spanish BLL
He visto que lo mejor y lo más agradable para el hombre es comer y beber, y disfrutar de los resultados de todo el esfuerzo que hace bajo el sol, durante los contados días de vida que Dios le da; porque eso es lo que le corresponde.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
He aquí, pues, lo que yo he visto: que lo bueno y lo decoroso es comer y beber, y gozar de los frutos de todo el trabajo con que uno se afana debajo del sol, todos los días de la vida que Dios le ha dado; porque esta es su parte.
Croatian Bible
Pa ako je čovjeku Bog dao bogatstvo i imanje da ih uživa i bude zadovoljan svojim djelom - i to je dar od Boga.
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Eto, to videh da je dobro i lepo čoveku da jede i pije i uživa dobro od svega truda svog kojim se trudi pod nebom za života svog, koji mu Bog da, jer mu je to deo.
German Textbibel
Auch wenn Gott irgend einem Menschen Reichtum und Schätze verliehen und in stand gesetzt hat, davon zu genießen und sein Teil dahinzunehmen, und sich an seiner Arbeit zu erfreuen: das ist eine Gabe Gottes.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Yea, and as for every man to whom God has given Wealth and possessions, and has given him Power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, And to rejoice in his labor; This is the gift of God.
Hebrew OT (WLC)
גַּ֣ם כָּֽל־הָאָדָ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֩ עֹ֨שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֜ים וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ לֶאֱכֹ֤ל מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את אֶת־חֶלְק֔וֹ וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ זֹ֕ה מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃
World English Bible
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
World English Bible (Catholic)
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
World English Bible British Edition
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour, in which he labours under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour, in which he labours under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
World English Bible Classic
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
World English Bible Updated
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
World Messianic Bible
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
World Messianic Bible British Edition
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour, in which he labours under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, that which I have seen: [It is] good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it [is] his portion.
SEPTUAGINTA
καί γε πᾶς ἄνθρωπος, ᾧ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς πλοῦτον καὶ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ ἐξουσίασεν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ καὶ λαβεῖν τὸ μέρος αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ, τοῦτο δόμα Θεοῦ ἐστιν.
Brenton Septuagint
Καί γε πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ᾧ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς πλοῦτον καὶ ὑπάρχοντα, καὶ ἐξουσίασεν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ λαβεῖν τὸ μέρος αὐτοῦ, καὶ τοῦ· εὐφρανθῆναι ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ, τοῦτο δόμα Θεοῦ ἐστιν.
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Ятэ че ам вэзут: есте бине ши фрумос ка омул сэ мэнынче ши сэ бя ши сэ трэяскэ бине ын мижлокул мунчий луй, ку каре се трудеште суб соаре, ын тоате зилеле веций луй, пе каре и ле-а дат Думнезеу; кэч ачаста есте партя луй.
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
І коли дав кому Бог багацтво й достаток, і дозволив ними користуватись та брати з них свій пай, так се — дар Божий.
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
І коли дав кому Бог багацтво й достаток, і дозволив ними користуватись та брати з них свій пай, так се — дар Божий.
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Ето, то видех да је добро и лепо човеку да једе и пије и ужива добро од свега труда свог којим се труди под небом за живота свог, који му Бог да, јер му је то део.
Russian Synodal Bible
И если какому человеку Бог дал богатство и имущество, и дал ему власть пользоваться от них и брать свою долю и наслаждаться от трудов своих, то это дар Божий.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
גַּ֣ם כָּֽל־הָאָדָ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן־לֹ֣ו הָאֱלֹהִים֩ עֹ֨שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֜ים וְהִשְׁלִיטֹ֨ו לֶאֱכֹ֤ל מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את אֶת־חֶלְקֹ֔ו וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ בַּעֲמָלֹ֑ו זֹ֕ה מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
הנה אשר ראיתי אני טוב אשר יפה לאכול ולשתות ולראות טובה בכל עמלו שיעמל תחת השמש מספר ימי חיו אשר נתן לו האלהים כי הוא חלקו׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
هُوَذَا ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ أَنَا خَيْرًا، ٱلَّذِي هُوَ حَسَنٌ: أَنْ يَأْكُلَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ وَيَشْرَبَ وَيَرَى خَيْرًا مِنْ كُلِّ تَعَبِهِ ٱلَّذِي يَتْعَبُ فِيهِ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ مُدَّةَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَاهُ ٱللهُ إِيَّاهَا، لِأَنَّهُ نَصِيبُهُ.
Old Persion Version Bible
اینک آنچه من دیدم که خوب و نیکومی باشد، این است که انسان در تمامی ایام عمرخود که خدا آن را به او میبخشد بخورد و بنوشدو از تمامی مشقتی که زیر آسمان میکشد به نیکویی تمتع ببرد زیرا که نصیبش همین است.
Judson Burmese Bible
ငါ သိ မြင်သောအရာဟူမူကား ၊ စား သောက် ခြင်း အမှု၊ နေ အောက် ၌ ဘုရား သခင်ပေး တော်မူသောအသက် ရှည်သမျှ ကာလ ပတ်လုံး၊ ကြိုးစား အားထုတ်၍ ရ သောအကျိုး၌ ပျော်မွေ့ ခြင်းအမှုကို ပြုကောင်း ၏။ လျောက်ပတ် ၏။ ထို အမှုသည် လူ ၏အဘို့ ဖြစ်၏။
Korean Bible 1910
어떤 사람에게든지 하나님이 재물과 부요를 주사 능히 누리게 하시며 분복을 받아 수고함으로 즐거워하게 하신 것은 하나님의 선물이라
Japanese Freedom Bible
見よ、私が良い、またふさわしいと見たのは、神から与えられた命の日々の間、人が日の下で重ねるすべての労苦のうちに、食べ、飲み、良いものを味わうことである。これがその人の取り分である。
World Chinese Bible
看哪,我所看为美善合宜的是:人在上帝所赐的一生中,在日光之下,在他一切劳碌中吃喝,并享受美好;因为这是他的份。
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
我所见为善为美的,就是人在 神赐他一生的日子吃喝,享受日光之下劳碌得来的好处,因为这是他的分。
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
我所見為善為美的,就是人在上帝賜他一生的日子吃喝,享受日光之下勞碌得來的好處,因為這是他的分。
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
Eis o que eu vi, algo bom e belo: comer, beber, e experimentar o que é bom de todo o seu trabalho em que trabalhou abaixo do sol, durante os dias de sua vida, que Deus lhe deu; porque isto é a parte que lhe pertence.
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Mashi Bible
N’amango Nyamuzinda ahîre omuntu obugale mpu ahirhire, bulya bugale omuntu anabuyumanyanyagye, abulye, asîme anacîsîme omu mukolo gwâge, bulâlya eri ngalo ya Nyamuzinda.
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
(05-17) Siehe, was ich für gut und für schön ansehe, ist das, daß einer esse und trinke und Gutes genieße bei all seiner Arbeit, womit er sich abmüht unter der Sonne alle Tage seines Lebens, welche Gott ihm gibt; denn das ist sein Teil.
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
Esto es lo que he visto: es bueno y justo para un hombre comer y beber y tener gozo en toda su obra bajo el sol, todos los días de su vida que Dios le ha dado; Esa es su recompensa.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
Este es el bien que vi: que es bueno y adecuado que uno coma y beba, y disfrute del bien de todo el trabajo en el cual labora bajo el sol todos los días de su vida que ʼElohim le da, porque ésta es su recompensa.
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
Also kol ha'adam to whom HaElohim hath given osher and possessions, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his chelek, and to rejoice in his amal; this is the gift of Elohim.
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