Ecclesiastes 9:12 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

ASV Byzantine Text

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kami mah tong han koi atue to panoek ai; palok pongah kaman tanga hoi dongh pongah kaman tavaanawk baktiah, atue kasae mah anih to naeh, anih loe poek ai pui hoiah to baktih raihaih thungah amtimh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah hlang loh amah tue te a ming van moenih. Boethae kah ngoi dongah aka man nga neh pael loh a tuuk vaa banglam ni a om. Amih hlang koca rhoek tah boethae tue loh a hlaeh tih amih te buengrhuet a tlak thil.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah hlang loh amah tue te a ming van moenih. Boethae kah ngoi dongah aka man nga neh pael loh a tuuk vaa banglam ni a om. Amih hlang koca rhoek tah boethae tue loh a hlaeh tih amih te buengrhuet a tlak thil.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

No ka mea, aole ike ke kanaka i kona manawa; e like me na ia i hooheiia i ka upena ino, a e like me na manu i paheleia iloko o ke kipuka, pela no i paheleia'i na keiki a kanaka i ka wa ino, i haule koke ia maluna o lakou.

English Berean Standard Bible

For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Moun pa konnen lè lè yo ap rive. Tankou pwason ki pran nan senn, tankou zwezo ki pran nan pèlen, se konsa moun pran tou lè yon malè sèk tonbe sou yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Nescit homo finem suum; sed sicut pisces capiuntur hamo, et sicut aves laqueo comprehenduntur, sic capiuntur homines in tempore malo, cum eis extemplo supervenerit.

Bible in Basic English

Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Car aussi l’homme ne connaît pas son temps, comme les poissons qui sont pris dans le filet de malheur, et comme les oiseaux qui sont pris dans le piège : comme eux, les fils des hommes sont enlacés dans un temps mauvais, lorsqu’il tombe sur eux subitement.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nebo tak nezná člověk času svého jako ryby, kteréž loveny bývají sítí škodlivou, a jako ptáci polapeni bývají osídlem; tak zlapáni bývají synové lidští v čas zlý, když na ně připadá v náhle.

Kosraean Bible

Kom tia ku in etu lah pacl lom uh ac tuku ngac. Oana won ma sremla ke sruhf in kitin pacl na, ku oana ik ma sremla ke kwa, kut ac sremla pac ke sie pacl na koluk ma kut tiana etu kac.

World Portuguese Bible

Pois o homem também não conhece o seu tempo. Como os peixes que são apanhados em uma rede maligna, e como os pássaros que são pegos na armadilha, assim também os filhos dos homens são enlaçados em um tempo mau, quando este cai de repente sobre eles.

Romanian BTF Bible

Pentru că omul de asemenea nu își cunoaște timpul; precum peștii ce sunt prinși într-o plasă rea și ca păsările ce sunt prinse în laț, tot așa sunt fiii oamenilor prinși într-un timp rău, când cade dintr-odată asupra lor.

Brenton English Septuagint

For surely man also knows not his time: as fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as birds that are caught in a snare; even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.

Burmese Common Language Bible

လူသည် မိမိကာလအချိန်ကိုမသိတတ်။ ဘေးပြု ရာ ပိုက်ကွန်အုပ်မိသော ငါးကဲ့သို့၎င်း၊ ကျော့ကွင်း၌ ကျော့မိသော ငှက်ကဲ့သို့၎င်း၊ လူသားတို့သည် ဘေးပြုရာ ကာလထဲသို့ အမှတ်တမဲ့ရောက်၍ ကျော့မိတတ်ကြ၏။

Darby Translation

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Denn der Mensch weiß auch seine Zeit nicht; gleich den Fischen, welche gefangen werden im verderblichen Netze, und gleich den Vögeln, welche in der Schlinge gefangen werden: gleich diesen werden die Menschenkinder verstrickt zur Zeit des Unglücks, wenn dieses sie plötzlich überfällt.

Dutch Bible 1917

Dat ook de mens zijn tijd niet weet, gelijk de vissen, die gevangen worden met het boze net; en gelijk de vogelen, die gevangen worden met den strik; gelijk die, alzo worden de kinderen der mensen verstrikt, ter bozer tijd, wanneer derzelve haastelijk over hen valt.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

De mens weet zelfs niet wanneer. Zoals de vis wordt gevangen in de noodlottige fuik, En de vogel gestrikt met het net, Zo wordt de mens door het ongeluk getroffen, Als het onverhoeds hem overvalt.

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciocchè l'uomo non pur conosce il suo tempo . Come i pesci, che son presi con la mala rete; e come gli uccelli, che son colti col laccio; così sono allacciati i figliuoli degli uomini, al tempo dell'avversità, quando cade loro di subito addosso.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them.

Geneva Bible 1599

For neither doth man knowe his time, but as the fishes which are taken in an euill net, and as the birdes that are caught in the snare: so are the children of men snared in the euill time when it falleth vpon them suddenly.

Noyes Bible

For man knoweth not his time. As fishes that are taken in a destructive net, and as birds that are caught in a snare, so are the sons of men snared in a time of distress, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Danish Bible 1931

Thi et Menneske kender lige så lidt sin Tid som Fisk, der fanges i det slemme Garn, eller Fugle, der hildes i Snaren; ligesom disse fanges Menneskens Børn i Ulykkens Stund, når den brat falder over dem.

Leeser Tanakh

For man also knoweth not his time, like the fishes that are caught in an evil net, and like the birds that are caught in the snare: like these are the sons of men ensnared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

For man also knoweth not his time; as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

King James Version

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

King James Version + Apocrypha

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Lại, loài người chẳng hiểu biết thời thế của mình: như cá mắc lưới, chim phải bẫy dò thể nào, thì loài người cũng bị vấn vương trong thời tai họa xảy đến thình lình thể ấy.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Revised West Version

He ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo foki ʻe he tangata ʻa hono ʻaho: ʻoku hangē ko e maʻu fakafokifā ʻoe ika ʻi he kupenga, pea hangē ko e maʻu ʻae manupuna ʻi he tauhele; ʻoku pehē ʻae tauheleʻi ʻae fānau ʻae tangata ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe kovi, ʻoka hoko fakafokifā ia kiate kinautolu.

French Ostervald Bible

Car l'homme ne connaît pas même son temps; comme les poissons qui sont pris au filet fatal, et les oiseaux qui sont pris au lacet, ainsi les hommes sont enlacés au temps de l'adversité, lorsqu'elle tombe sur eux tout d'un coup.

Esperanto Bible

Ĉar eĉ ne scias la homo sian sorton; kiel fiŝoj, kaptitaj en pereigan reton, kaj kiel birdoj, implikiĝintaj en kaptilon, tiel kaptiĝas la homoj en tempo malbona, kiam ĝi atakas ilin neatendite.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

L’homme ne connaît pas non plus son heure, pareil aux poissons qui sont pris au filet fatal, et aux oiseaux qui sont pris au piège; comme eux, les fils de l’homme sont enlacés au temps du malheur, lorsqu’il tombe sur eux tout à coup.

German Luther Bible 1912

Auch weiß der Mensch seine Zeit nicht; sondern, wie die Fische gefangen werden mit einem verderblichen Haken, und wie die Vögel mit einem Strick gefangen werden, so werden auch die Menschen berückt zur bösen Zeit, wenn sie plötzlich über sie fällt.

LXX2012 U. S. English

For surely man also knows not his time: as fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as birds that are caught in a snare; even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.

British English Septuagint 2012

For surely man also knows not his time: as fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as birds that are caught in a snare; even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.

Majority Standard BIble

For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

Webster Bible

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Revised Version

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so, are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Poiché l’uomo non conosce la sua ora; come i pesci che son presi nella rete fatale, e come gli uccelli che son còlti nel laccio, così i figliuoli degli uomini son presi nel laccio al tempo dell’avversità, quando essa piomba su loro improvvisa.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

L'homme ne connaît pas davantage son heure. Comme les poissons pris dans un filet funeste et les oiseaux capturés au piège, les humains sont surpris par le temps du malheur lorsqu'il s'abat soudainement sur eux.

Reina Valera 1909

Porque el hombre tampoco conoce su tiempo: como los peces que son presos en la mala red, y como las aves que se prenden en lazo, así son enlazados los hijos de los hombres en el tiempo malo, cuando cae de repente sobre ellos.

Spanish BLL

Nadie sabe cuándo le llegará su hora. Así como los peces caen en la red traicionera y las aves quedan atrapadas en la trampa, así también los seres humanos se ven atrapados por la desgracia cuando esta les cae de repente.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque el hombre tampoco conoce su tiempo; como los peces que son presos en la mala red, y como las aves que se enredan en el lazo, así son enlazados los hijos de los hombres en el tiempo malo, cuando cae de repente sobre ellos.

Croatian Bible

Čovjek ne zna svoga časa: kao ribe ulovljene u podmukloj mreži, i kao ptice u zamku uhvaćene, tako se hvataju sinovi ljudski u vrijeme nevolje koja ih iznenada spopada.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer čovek ne zna vreme svoje, nego kao što se ribe hvataju mrežom nesrećnom i kao što se ptice hvataju pruglom, tako se hvataju sinovi čovečiji u zao čas, kad navali na njih iznenada.

German Textbibel

Weiß doch der Mensch nicht einmal seine Zeit: wie die Fische, die im bösen Netze gefangen werden, und wie die Vögel, die in der Schlinge gefangen werden, - gleich ihnen werden die Menschenkinder verstrickt zur Zeit des Unglücks, wenn es sie plötzlich überfällt.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For surely man also knows not his time: As fish that are taken in an evil net, And as birds that are caught in a snare; Even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, When it falls suddenly upon them.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כִּ֡י גַּם֩ לֹֽא־יֵדַ֨ע הָאָדָ֜ם אֶת־עִתּ֗וֹ כַּדָּגִים֙ שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה רָעָ֔ה וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔ים הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת בַּפָּ֑ח כָּהֵ֗ם יֽוּקָשִׁים֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָֽאָדָ֔ם לְעֵ֣ת רָעָ֔ה כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם פִּתְאֹֽם׃