Psalms 39:6

89 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

ASV Byzantine Text

Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Asang Khongca Bible

Tangtang ni, kami loe tidoeh avang ai tahlip thungah ni amkaeh: tangtang ni, kaminawk loe azom pui ah ni patang o: anih loe hmuenmae to patung, toe mi mah maw toep tih, tiah panoek ai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae hlang he mueihlip bangla cet tih a honghi la ko uh. A hmoek dae u loh a coi khaw ming pawh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae hlang he mueihlip bangla cet tih a honghi la ko uh. A hmoek dae u loh a coi khaw ming pawh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Oiaio, ke hele nei kela kanaka keia kanaka me he aka oiaio ole la: He oiaio, ma ka mea lapuwale i pihoihoi ai lakou: Hoahu ae la ia i ka waiwai aole hoi i ike i ka mea nana ia e ohi.

English Berean Standard Bible

Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

(039:7) Lèzòm ap pwonmennen sou tè a tankou lonbray. Se pou gremesi y'ap bat kò yo. Y'ap anpile richès sou richès, yo pa konnen ki moun k'ap vin jwi yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Multa fecisti tu, Domine Deus meus, mirabilia tua; et cogitationibus tuis non est qui similis sit tibi. Annuntiavi et locutus sum: multiplicati sunt super numerum.

Bible in Basic English

Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Voici, tu m’as donné des jours comme la largeur d’une main, et ma durée est comme un rien devant toi. Certainement, tout homme qui se tient debout n’est que vanité. Sélah.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Aj, na dlaň odměřil jsi mi dnů, a věk můj jest jako nic před tebou, a jistě žeť není než pouhá marnost každý člověk, jakkoli pevně stojící. Sélah.

Kosraean Bible

El sarla oana lul se. Ma nukewa el oru wangin sripa; El akpusye mwe kasrup lal, ac tia etu lah su ac mau eis.

World Portuguese Bible

“Certamente todo homem anda como uma sombra. Certamente em vão eles se agitam. Ele amontoa riquezas, e não sabe quem as recolherá.

Romanian BTF Bible

Cu siguranță fiecare umblă într-un spectacol deșert, cu siguranță ei sunt neliniștiți în zadar; el îngrămădește bogății și nu știe cine le va strânge.

Brenton English Septuagint

O Lord my God, thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, and in thy thoughts there is none who shall be likened to thee: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.

Burmese Common Language Bible

အရိပ်တမျှခဏသာအသက်ရှင်ပါ၏။ သူပြုသမျှသောအမှုအရာတို့သည်ဘာမျှ အကျိုးမရှိ။ သူသည်စည်းစိမ်ဥစ္စာကိုစုဆောင်းသော်လည်း အဘယ်အရာကိုအဘယ်သူရရှိလိမ့်မည်ကို သူမသိ။

Darby Translation

Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ja, als ein Schattenbild wandelt der Mensch einher; ja, vergebens ist er voll Unruhe; er häuft auf und weiß nicht, wer es einsammeln wird.

Dutch Bible 1917

(39:7) Immers wandelt de mens als in een beeld, immers woelen zij ijdellijk; men brengt bijeen, en men weet niet, wie het naar zich nemen zal.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Iedere mens is enkel een zucht, En als een schaduwbeeld wandelt hij rond; Voor niets maakt hij zich druk en verzamelt zich schatten, Zonder te weten, wie ze zal krijgen.

Italian Diodati Bible

Certo l'uomo va e viene in figura ; Certo in vano si travagliano tutti, E adunano de' beni senza sapere chi li raccorrà .

Douay-Rheims 1899

Thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, O Lord my God: and in thy thoughts there is no one like to thee. I have declared and I have spoken they are multiplied above number.

Geneva Bible 1599

Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.

Noyes Bible

Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely he disquieteth himself in vain; He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Danish Bible 1931

Se, i Håndsbredder målte du mine Dage ud, mit Liv er som intet for dig, som et Åndepust står hvert Menneske der. - Sela.

Leeser Tanakh

(39:7) As nothing but a shadowy image doth man walk about, yea, for vanity only do all make a noise: he heapeth up his gains, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(39-7) Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet

Re kin alialu jili rajo n mota, re kin katoutouki pein irail dodok mal. Re kin nanak pena ap jaja, ij me pan naineki.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet

Re kin alialu sili rasong mota, o re kin katoutouki pein irail dodok mal. Re kin nanak pena ap sasa, is me pan naineki.

King James Version

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Quả thật, mỗi người bước đi khác nào như bóng; Ai nấy đều rối động luống công; Người chất chứa của cải, nhưng chẳng biết ai sẽ thâu lấy.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Revised West Version

Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ʻalu ʻae tangata kotoa pē ʻi he ʻata loi: ko e moʻoni kuo nau mamahi taʻeʻaonga: ʻoku ne tānaki ʻae koloa, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo pe ko hai te ne maʻu ia.

French Ostervald Bible

Oui, l'homme se promène comme une ombre; oui, c'est en vain qu'on s'agite; on amasse des biens, et on ne sait qui les recueillera.

Esperanto Bible

Nur kiel fantomo iras la homo, nur vante li klopodas; Li kolektas, kaj ne scias, kiu ĝin ricevos.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Voici, tu as donné à mes jours la largeur de la main, Et ma vie est comme un rien devant toi. Oui, tout homme debout n’est qu’un souffle. — Pause.

German Luther Bible 1912

Sie gehen daher wie ein Schemen und machen sich viel vergebliche Unruhe; sie sammeln, und wissen nicht, wer es einnehmen wird.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Sacrifice and offering you would not; but a body have you prepared me: whole burnt offering and sacrifice for sin you did not require.

British English Septuagint 2012

Sacrifice and offering you would not; but a body have you prepared me: whole burnt offering and sacrifice for sin you did not require.

Majority Standard BIble

Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.

Webster Bible

Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches , and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

it is but in mere semblance we walk to and fro, and all our noise is for nothing. We heap up, and know not who will gather.’

Open English Bible (US)

it is but in mere semblance we walk to and fro, and all our noise is for nothing. We heap up, and know not who will gather.”

Revised Version

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Certo, l’uomo va e viene come un’ombra; certo, s’affanna per quel ch’è vanità: egli ammassa, senza sapere chi raccoglierà.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

« Oui, l'homme va et vient comme une ombre. Il s'agite en vain. Il amasse des richesses sans savoir qui les recueillera.

Reina Valera 1909

Ciertamente en tinieblas anda el hombre; ciertamente en vano se inquieta: junta, y no sabe quién lo allegará.

Spanish BLL

Todo hombre anda de un lado a otro como una sombra; de nada le sirve afanarse tanto. Amontona riquezas, y no sabe quién se quedará con ellas.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Ciertamente como una sombra es el hombre; ciertamente en vano se afana; amontona riquezas, y no sabe quién las recogerá.

Croatian Bible

Evo, pedljem si mi dane izmjerio, život moj je kao ništa pred tobom: tek dašak je svaki čovjek.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Baš hodi čovek kao utvara; baš se uzalud kida, sabira, a ne zna kome će dopasti.

German Textbibel

Fürwahr, etliche Handbreiten lang hast du meine Tage gemacht, und meine Lebenszeit ist wie nichts vor dir. Nur ein Hauch ist jeder Mensch, wie fest er stehe. Sela.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

O Lord my God, thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, And in thy thoughts there is none who shall be likened to thee: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

הִנֵּ֤ה טְפָח֨וֹת ׀ נָ֘תַ֤תָּה יָמַ֗י וְחֶלְדִּ֣י כְאַ֣יִן נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ אַ֥ךְ כָּֽל־הֶ֥בֶל כָּל־אָ֝דָ֗ם נִצָּ֥ב סֶֽלָה׃