Ecclesiastes 6:10

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

ASV Byzantine Text

Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

Asang Khongca Bible

Vaihiah kaom hmuen loe canghni ah a poek ih hmuen to ni; kami loe angmah pongah thacak kue kami hoiah angnoek thai ai, hae loe kami khosakhaih dan boeh ni, tiah amtueng boeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Mebang khaw aka om coeng te tah a ming oepsoeh la a sui dongah hlang he amah ah ming uh coeng. Tedae amah lakah thaom neh aka khulae taengah tah laitloek ham a noeng moenih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Mebang khaw aka om coeng te tah a ming oepsoeh la a sui dongah hlang he amah ah ming uh coeng. Tedae amah lakah thaom neh aka khulae taengah tah laitloek ham a noeng moenih.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

O ka mea i hala aku nei, ua kapaia kona inoa, a o ke kanaka hoi ua ikeia oia, aole hiki ia ia ke ku e i ka mea mana mamua ona.

English Berean Standard Bible

Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Tou sa ki rive, depi lontan yo konnen li te la pou rive. Nou deja konnen sa yon moun ye. Li pa ka nan kenbe tèt ak moun ki pi fò pase l'.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Qui futurus est, jam vocatum est nomen ejus; et scitur quod homo sit, et non possit contra fortiorem se in judicio contendere.

Bible in Basic English

That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ce qui existe a déjà été appelé de son nom ; et on sait ce qu’est l’homme, et qu’il ne peut contester avec celui qui est plus fort que lui.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Èímžkoli jest, dávno jest tím nazván, a známé bylo, že člověk býti měl, a že se nebude moci souditi s silnějším, nežli jest sám.

Kosraean Bible

Ma nukewa ma sikyak uh nuna oakwuki oemeet me, ac kut nukewa etu lah sie mwet el tia ku in akukuin nu sin sie su ku lukel.

World Portuguese Bible

O que quer que tenha sido, o seu nome já foi dado há muito tempo; e sabe-se o que o homem é; e ele não pode contender com aquele que é mais forte do que ele.

Romanian BTF Bible

Ceea ce a fost, deja a primit un nume, și se știe că este om; nici nu se va certa cu cel ce este mai tare decât el.

Brenton English Septuagint

If anything has been, its name has already been called: and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is stronger than he.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ရှိသမျှသော အခြင်းအရာများကို မှတ်သား နှင့်ပြီ။ လူ၏အခြင်းအရာသက်သက်ဖြစ်သည်ကို သိရ၏။ လူသည် မိမိထက် တန်ခိုးကြီးသောသူနှင့် မပြိုင်နိုင်ရာ။

Darby Translation

That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Was entsteht, schon längst war sein Name genannt; und es ist bekannt, was ein Mensch sein wird, und er vermag nicht mit dem zu rechten, der stärker ist als er.

Dutch Bible 1917

Wat ook iemand zij, alrede is zijn naam genoemd, en het is bekend, dat hij een mens is; en dat hij niet kan rechten met dien, die sterker is dan hij.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Al wat bestaat, werd al lang met name genoemd; Het is bepaald, dat het maar een mens is, Die niet in gericht kan treden Met Hem, die groter is dan hijzelf.

Italian Diodati Bible

Già fu posto nome all'uomo ciò ch'egli è; ed egli è noto ch'esso nome fu Adamo; ed egli non può litigar con colui che è più forte di lui .

Douay-Rheims 1899

He that shall be, his name is already called: and it is known, that he is man, and cannot contend in judgment with him that is stronger than himself.

Geneva Bible 1599

What is that that hath bene? the name thereof is nowe named: and it is knowen that it is man: and he cannot striue with him that is stronger then he.

Noyes Bible

That which is was long ago called by name; and it was known that he is a man, and that he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.

Danish Bible 1931

Hvad der bliver til er for længst nævnet ved Navn*, og det vides i Forvejen, hvad et Menneske bliver til; det kan ikke gå i Rette med ham, der er den stærkeste**. { [*dvs. har fået sin Skæbne fastsat.] / [*dvs. Gud.] }

Leeser Tanakh

That which hath been is already called by its name, and it is known that he is a man: and he is not able to contend with him that is mightier than he.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Whatsoever cometh into being, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is foreknown what man is; neither can he contend with Him that is mightier than he.

King James Version

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

King James Version + Apocrypha

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Phàm điều gì có trước thì đã được đặt tên từ lâu rồi; loài người sẽ ra thể nào, thì đã biết từ trước rồi; người không thể cãi trả với Đấng mạnh hơn mình.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

Revised West Version

Ko e meʻa ʻaia naʻe ʻi ai kuo ʻosi hono fakahingoa, pea kuo ʻilo ia ko e tangata: ka ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fekuki ia mo ia ʻoku mālohi lahi kiate ia.

French Ostervald Bible

Ce qui existe a déjà été appelé par son nom; et l'on sait que celui qui est homme, ne peut contester avec celui qui est plus fort que lui.

Esperanto Bible

Kio ajn ekzistas, tio de longe havas nomon; kaj estas sciate, kia estas la homo, kaj ke li ne povas juĝe batali kun Tiu, kiu estas pli forta ol li.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ce qui existe a déjà été appelé par son nom; et l’on sait que celui qui est homme ne peut contester avec un plus fort que lui.

German Luther Bible 1912

Was da ist, des Name ist zuvor genannt, und es ist bestimmt, was ein Mensch sein wird; und er kann nicht hadern mit dem, der ihm zu mächtig ist.

LXX2012 U. S. English

If anything has been, its name has already been called: and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is stronger than he.

British English Septuagint 2012

If anything has been, its name has already been called: and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is stronger than he.

Majority Standard BIble

Whatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.

Webster Bible

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

Revised Version

Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is known that it is man: neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ciò che esiste è già stato chiamato per nome da tempo, ed è noto che cosa l’uomo è, e che non può contendere con Colui ch’è più forte di lui.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ce qui existe a reçu son nom depuis longtemps, et l'on sait ce qu'est l'homme ; il ne peut rivaliser avec celui qui est plus puissant que lui.

Reina Valera 1909

El que es, ya su nombre ha sido nombrado; y se sabe que es hombre, y que no podrá contender con el que es más fuerte que él.

Spanish BLL

Todo lo que existe ya tiene nombre desde hace tiempo, y se sabe bien lo que es el ser humano: no puede enfrentarse a alguien más poderoso que él.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Respecto a lo que es, ya hace tiempo que se le dio nombre, y se sabe lo que un hombre es: que no puede contender con el que es más poderoso que él.

Croatian Bible

Što je već bilo, ime ima; i zna se što je čovjek; i on se ne može parbiti s jačim od sebe.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Šta je ko, davno je tim nazvan; i zna se da je čovek i da se ne može suditi s jačim od sebe.

German Textbibel

Was da geschieht, längst ist es benannt, und es ist bestimmt, was ein Mensch sein wird, und er kann nicht rechten mit dem, der stärker ist als er.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

If anything has been, its name has already been called: And it is known what man is; Neither can he contend with him who is stronger than he.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה כְּבָר֙ נִקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ וְנוֹדָ֖ע אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא אָדָ֑ם וְלֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לָדִ֔ין עִ֥ם שהתקיף מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃