Ecclesiastes 1:16

American Standard Version (1901)

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

ASV Byzantine Text

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Asang Khongca Bible

Khenah, kai loe, ka om ai nathuem ih Israel ukkungnawk pongah, ka len kue moe, palunghahaih bangah doeh ka sang kue; ue, palunghahaih hoi panoekhaih to pop kue ah ka tawnh, tiah ka poek.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Kamah tah ka lungbuei ah ka cal tih, “Ka pantai tih Jerusalem ah khaw ka mikhmuh kah aka om boeih lakah cueihnah ka thap, ka lungbuei long khaw cueihnah neh mingnah muep a hmuh la he,” ka ti.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Kamah tah ka lungbuei ah ka cal tih, “Ka pantai tih Jerusalem ah khaw ka mikhmuh kah aka om boeih lakah cueihnah ka thap, ka lungbuei long khaw cueihnah neh mingnah muep a hmuh la he,” ka ti.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua kukakuka au me ko'u naau iho, a i iho la, Ka! ua hookiekieia'ku au, a ua hoonui au i ka naauao mamua o na mea a pau ma Ierusalema; a ua hoomaopopo aku ko'u naau i ka noeau, a me ka ike.

English Berean Standard Bible

I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen di nan kè mwen: Mwen vin grannèg. Mwen vin pi fò pase tout wa ki t'ap gouvènen lavil Jerizalèm anvan m' yo. Mwen konnen sa ki rele gen konprann ak konesans.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Locutus sum in corde meo, dicens: Ecce magnus effectus sum, et præcessi omnes sapientia qui fuerunt ante me in Jerusalem; et mens mea contemplata est multa sapienter, et didici.

Bible in Basic English

I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem — yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

J’ai parlé en mon cœur, disant : Voici, je suis devenu grand et j’ai acquis de la sagesse plus que tous ceux qui ont été avant moi sur Jérusalem, et mon cœur a vu beaucoup de sagesse et de connaissance ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Protož tak jsem myslil v srdci svém, řka: Aj, já zvelebil jsem a rozšířil moudrost nade všecky, kteříž byli přede mnou v Jeruzalémě, a srdce mé dosáhlo množství moudrosti a umění.

Kosraean Bible

Nga fahk nu sik sifacna, “Nga sie mwet na fulat, ac nga arulana lalmwetmet liki kutena mwet su leumi Jerusalem meet likiyu. Nga etu na pwaye lah mea lalmwetmet ac etauk.”

World Portuguese Bible

Eu disse a mim mesmo: “Eis que obtive para mim grande sabedoria, superando todos os que estiveram antes de mim em Jerusalém. Sim, o meu coração teve grande experiência de sabedoria e conhecimento.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Am vorbit îndeaproape cu inima mea, spunând: Iată, am ajuns mare și am obținut mai multă înțelepciune decât toți cei ce au fost înainte de mine în Ierusalim; da, inima mea a văzut înțelepciune și cunoaștere din abundență.

Brenton English Septuagint

I spoke in my heart, saying, Behold, I am increased, and have acquired wisdom beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem: also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ငါသည် ကိုယ်စိတ်နှလုံးထဲမှာ ပြောဆိုသည်ကား၊ ငါသည်ငါ့အရင်၊ ယေရုရှလင်မြို့၌ ဖြစ်ဘူးသောသူ အပေါင်းတို့ထက် ကြီးမြင့်၍ပညာရှိ၏။ အကယ်စင်စစ် ငါ့စိတ်နှလုံးသည် ပညာအတတ်များကို အထူးသဖြင့် လေ့ကျက်၏။

Darby Translation

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great and have acquired wisdom more than all they that have been before me over Jerusalem; and my heart hath seen much of wisdom and knowledge.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ich sprach in meinem Herzen und sagte: Siehe, ich habe Weisheit vergrößert und vermehrt über alle hinaus, die vor mir über Jerusalem waren, und mein Herz hat Fülle von Weisheit und Erkenntnis gesehen;

Dutch Bible 1917

Ik sprak met mijn hart, zeggende: Zie, ik heb wijsheid vergroot en vermeerderd, boven allen, die voor mij te Jeruzalem geweest zijn; en mijn hart heeft veel wijsheid en wetenschap gezien.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ik dacht bij mijzelf: Zie, ik heb veel groter wijsheid verworven, Dan allen, die vóór mij over Jerusalem heersten, En mijn hart heeft veel wijsheid en kennis doorschouwd.

Italian Diodati Bible

Io parlava nel cuor mio, dicendo: Ecco, io mi sono aggrandito, ed accresciuto in sapienza , più che tutti quelli che sono stati innanzi a me sopra Gerusalemme; e il cuor mio ha veduta molta sapienza e scienza;

Douay-Rheims 1899

I have spoken in my heart, saying: Behold I am become great, and have gone beyond all in wisdom, that were before me in Jerusalem: and my mind hath contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned.

Geneva Bible 1599

I thought in mine heart, and said, Behold, I am become great, and excell in wisdome all them that haue bene before me in Ierusalem: and mine heart hath seene much wisedome and knowledge.

Noyes Bible

I communed with my heart, saying, “Behold, I have gained more and greater wisdom than all who have been before me at Jerusalem; yea, my mind hath seen much wisdom and knowledge.”

Danish Bible 1931

Jeg tænkte ved mig selv: “Se, jeg har vundet større og rigere Visdom end alle de, der før mig var over Jerusalem, og mit Hjerte har skuet Visdom og Kundskab i Fylde.”

Leeser Tanakh

I spoke with my own heart, saying, Lo, I have truly obtained greater and more wisdom than all those who have been before me over Jerusalem: yea, my heart had seen much wisdom and knowledge.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

I spoke with my own heart, saying: 'Lo, I have gotten great wisdom, more also than all that were before me over Jerusalem'; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

King James Version

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

King James Version + Apocrypha

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ta nói trong lòng rằng: Nầy, ta đã được sự khôn ngoan lớn hơn hết thảy những người ở trước ta tại Giê-ru-sa-lem; thật lòng ta đã thấy nhiều sự khôn ngoan và tri thức.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Revised West Version

Naʻaku fakakaukau ʻi hoku loto ʻoʻoku, ʻo pehē, “Vakai, kuo u hoko ʻo maʻumeʻa lahi, pea ʻoku ou maʻu lahi hake ʻae poto ʻiate kinautolu kotoa pē naʻa nau ʻi muʻa ʻiate au ʻi Selūsalema; ʻio, naʻe fakapotoʻi lahi hoku loto ʻi he poto mo e ʻilo.”

French Ostervald Bible

J'ai parlé en mon cœur, et j'ai dit: Voici, j'ai grandi et surpassé en sagesse tous ceux qui ont été avant moi sur Jérusalem, et mon cœur a vu beaucoup de sagesse et de science;

Esperanto Bible

Mi meditis kun mia koro tiele: Jen mi kreskigis kaj multigis en mi sciencon pli ol ĉiuj, kiuj estis antaŭ mi en Jerusalem; kaj mia koro penetris multon da saĝo kaj scio.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

J’ai dit en mon cœur: Voici, j’ai grandi et surpassé en sagesse tous ceux qui ont dominé avant moi sur Jérusalem, et mon cœur a vu beaucoup de sagesse et de science.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ich sprach in meinem Herzen: Siehe, ich bin herrlich geworden und habe mehr Weisheit denn alle, die vor mir gewesen sind zu Jerusalem, und mein Herz hat viel gelernt und erfahren.

LXX2012 U. S. English

I spoke in my heart, saying, Behold, I am increased, and have acquired wisdom beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem: also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.

British English Septuagint 2012

I spoke in my heart, saying, Behold, I am increased, and have acquired wisdom beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem: also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.

Majority Standard BIble

I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

Webster Bible

I communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I have come to great estate, and have gained more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: and my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Revised Version

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Io ho detto, parlando in cuor mio: “Ecco io ho acquistato maggior sapienza di tutti quelli che hanno regnato prima di me in Gerusalemme”; sì, il mio cuore ha posseduto molta sapienza e molta scienza.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Je me dis : « Voici, j'ai acquis une sagesse plus grande que celle de tous ceux qui m'ont précédé à Jérusalem ; j'ai aussi acquis une vaste expérience de la sagesse et de la connaissance. »

Reina Valera 1909

Hablé yo con mi corazón, diciendo: He aquí hállome yo engrandecido, y he crecido en sabiduría sobre todos los que fueron antes de mí en Jerusalem; y mi corazón ha percibido muchedumbre de sabiduría y ciencia.

Spanish BLL

Me puse a pensar: “He llegado a ser un gran sabio, más que todos los que reinaron antes de mí en Jerusalén; he acumulado muchísima sabiduría y conocimiento”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Hablé yo en mi corazón, diciendo: «He aquí que yo me he engrandecido, y he crecido en sabiduría sobre todos los que fueron antes de mí en Jerusalén; y mi corazón ha percibido mucha sabiduría y conocimiento».

Croatian Bible

Rekoh onda sam sebi: “Gle, stekao sam veću mudrost nego bilo tko od mojih prethodnika u Jeruzalemu. Duh moj sabrao je golemu mudrost i znanje.”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ja rekoh u srcu svom govoreći: Evo, ja postah velik, i pretekoh mudrošću sve koji biše pre mene u Jerusalimu, i srce moje vide mnogo mudrosti i znanja.

German Textbibel

Ich dachte bei mir selbst: Fürwahr, ich habe große und immer größere Weisheit erworben über alle, die vor mir über Jerusalem gewesen sind, und mein Sinn hat in Fülle Weisheit und Erkenntnis erschaut.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

I spoke in my heart, saying, Behold, I am increased, And have acquired wisdom beyond all Who were before me in Jerusalem: Also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי אֲנִ֤י עִם־לִבִּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנִ֗י הִנֵּ֨ה הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי וְהוֹסַ֨פְתִּי֙ חָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה לְפָנַ֖י עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלִבִּ֛י רָאָ֥ה הַרְבֵּ֖ה חָכְמָ֥ה וָדָֽעַת׃

World English Bible

I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

World English Bible (Catholic)

I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

World English Bible British Edition

I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

World English Bible Classic

I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

World English Bible Updated

I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

World Messianic Bible

I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

World Messianic Bible British Edition

I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

Young's Literal Translation

I — I spake with my heart, saying, 'I, lo, I have magnified and added wisdom above every one who hath been before me at Jerusalem, and my heart hath seen abundantly wisdom and knowledge.

SEPTUAGINTA

ἐλάλησα ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου τῷ λέγειν· ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐμεγαλύνθην καὶ προσέθηκα σοφίαν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, οἳ ἐγένοντο ἔμπροσθέν μου ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἔδωκα καρδίαν μου τοῦ γνῶναι σοφίαν καὶ γνῶσιν.

Brenton Septuagint

Ἐλάλησα ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου, τῷ λέγειν, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐμεγαλύνθην, καὶ προσέθηκα σοφίαν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἳ ἐγένοντο ἔμπροσθέν μου ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ ἔδωκα καρδίαν μου τοῦ γνῶναι σοφίαν καὶ γνῶσιν.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Ам зис ын мине ынсумь: „Ятэ кэ ам спорит ши ам ынтрекут ын ынцелепчуне пе тоць чей че ау стэпынит ынаинтя мя песте Иерусалим ши минтя мя а вэзут мултэ ынцелепчуне ши штиинцэ.”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Я говорив в мойму серцї: Ось я став великим, і придбав більш мудростї, нїж усї ті, що царювали поперед мене в Ерусалимі, й серце моє бачило багато мудростї й знання.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Я говорив в мойму серцї: Ось я став великим, і придбав більш мудростї, нїж усї ті, що царювали поперед мене в Ерусалимі, й серце моє бачило багато мудростї й знання.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Ја рекох у срцу свом говорећи: Ево, ја постах велик, и претекох мудрошћу све који бише пре мене у Јерусалиму, и срце моје виде много мудрости и знања.

Russian Synodal Bible

Говорил я с сердцем моим так: вот, я возвеличился и приобрел мудрости больше всех, которые были прежде меня над Иерусалимом, и сердце мое видело много мудрости и знания.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי אֲנִ֤י עִם־לִבִּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנִ֗י הִנֵּ֨ה הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי וְהֹוסַ֙פְתִּי֙ חָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה לְפָנַ֖י עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְלִבִּ֛י רָאָ֥ה הַרְבֵּ֖ה חָכְמָ֥ה וָדָֽעַת׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

דברתי אני עם לבי לאמר אני הנה הגדלתי והוספתי חכמה על כל אשר היה לפני על ירושלם ולבי ראה הרבה חכמה ודעת׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

أَنَا نَاجَيْتُ قَلْبِي قَائِلًا: «هَا أَنَا قَدْ عَظُمْتُ وَٱزْدَدْتُ حِكْمَةً أَكْثَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلِي عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَقَدْ رَأَى قَلْبِي كَثِيرًا مِنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ».

Old Persion Version Bible

در دل خود تفکر نموده، گفتم: اینک من حکمت را به غایت افزودم، بیشتر از همگانی که قبل از من براورشلیم بودند؛ و دل من حکمت و معرفت رابسیار دریافت نمود؛

Judson Burmese Bible

ငါ သည် ကိုယ် စိတ် နှလုံးထဲမှာ ပြောဆို သည် ကား၊ ငါ သည်ငါ့ အရင် ၊ ယေရုရှလင် မြို့၌ ဖြစ် ဘူးသောသူ အပေါင်း တို့ထက် ကြီးမြင့် ၍ ပညာ ရှိ ၏။ အကယ်စင်စစ်ငါ့ စိတ် နှလုံးသည် ပညာ အတတ်များကို အထူးသဖြင့် လေ့ကျက် ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

내가 마음 가운데 말하여 이르기를 내가 큰 지혜를 많이 얻었으므로 나보다 먼저 예루살렘에 있던 자보다 낫다 하였나니 곧 내 마음이 지혜와 지식을 많이 만나 보았음이로다

Japanese Freedom Bible

私は心の中で言った。「見よ、私は、私より前にエルサレムにいたすべての者にまさる、大いなる知恵を得た。私の心は、豊かな知恵と知識を身につけた。」

World Chinese Bible

我心里说：“看哪，我为自己取得大智慧，胜过所有在我以前在耶路撒冷的人。是的，我的心多多经历了智慧和知识。”

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

我心里议论说：我得了大智慧，胜过我以前在 耶路撒冷的众人，而且我心中多经历智慧和知识的事。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

我心裏議論說：我得了大智慧，勝過我以前在 耶路撒冷的眾人，而且我心中多經歷智慧和知識的事。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Eu falei ao meu coração, dizendo: Eis que eu me tornei grande, e aumentei em sabedoria, sobre todos os que tinham sido antes de mim em Jerusalém; e meu coração experimentou uma abundância de sabedoria e conhecimento.

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Mashi Bible

Nacîderhêza niene obwo: nti oburhimanya ngwêrhe burhali bunyi, nti burhalusire abantangaga aha Yeruzalemu boshi. Nalolêrize oburhimanya bwoshi n’obumanye bwoshi.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Da redete ich mit meinem Herzen und sprach: Siehe, nun habe ich mehr und größere Weisheit als alle, die vor mir über Jerusalem waren, und mein Herz hat viel Weisheit und Wissenschaft gesehen;

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Dije a mi corazón: Mira, me he vuelto grande y tengo más sabiduría que todos los que me precedieron en Jerusalén. Sí, mi corazón ha visto mucha sabiduría y conocimiento.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Hablé a mi corazón: Mira, me engrandecí y crecí en sabiduría sobre todos los que fueron antes de mí en Jerusalén. Mi corazón percibió mucha sabiduría y ciencia.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

I communed with mine own lev, saying: Hinei, I am come to greatness, even greater chochmah than all they that have been before me over Yerushalayim; yea, my lev had great experience of chochmah and da'as.

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