Ecclesiastes 2:1

American Standard Version (1901)

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

ASV Byzantine Text

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

Asang Khongca Bible

Palung thungah ka poek, Vaihi caeh ah, takpum nawmhaih loe kawbang maw oh tito kam tuengsak han, toe hae hmuen doeh azom pui ni.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Kai tah ka lungbuei ah, “Cet laeh lamtah, nang te kohoenah neh kan noem eh. Te dongah hnothen te a hmuh dae te khaw a honghi he.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Kai tah ka lungbuei ah, “Cet laeh lamtah, nang te kohoenah neh kan noem eh. Te dongah hnothen te a hmuh dae te khaw a honghi he.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I IHO la au i ko'u naau iho, Ina kaua, e hoao iho au ia oe ma ka lealea, a e ike i ka olioli malaila; aia ka, he mea lapuwale keia.

English Berean Standard Bible

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen di nan kè mwen: Bon! Ann al pran plezi nou! Ann al mennen lavi dous! Men, mwen jwenn sa a tou, sa pa vo anyen!

Clementine Vulgate 1598

[Dixi ego in corde meo: Vadam, et affluam deliciis, et fruar bonis; et vidi quod hoc quoque esset vanitas.

Bible in Basic English

I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure — but it was to no purpose.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

J’ai dit en mon cœur : Allons ! je t’éprouverai par la joie : jouis donc du bien-être. Et voici, cela aussi est vanité.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Řekl jsem opět srdci svému: Nuže nyní zkusím tě v veselí, užívejž tedy dobrých věcí. A hle, i to marnost.

Kosraean Bible

Nga sulela ngan suk mwe akpwaryeyu tuh ngan ku in etu kalmen engan. Tusruktu nga konauk lah ma se inge wangin pac sripa.

World Portuguese Bible

Eu disse no meu coração: “Venha agora, eu o testarei com a alegria; portanto, desfrute do prazer”; e eis que isso também era vaidade.

Romanian BTF Bible

Am spus în inima mea: Du-te acum, te voi încerca cu veselie, de aceea bucură-te de plăcere; și, iată, aceasta de asemenea este deșertăciune.

Brenton English Septuagint

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, and behold thou good: and, behold, this is also vanity.

Burmese Common Language Bible

တဖန်ငါသည် ကိုယ်စိတ်နှလုံးထဲမှာ ပြောသည် ကား၊ လာပါ။ ရွှင်လန်းခြင်းအားဖြင့် သင့်ကိုငါစုံစမ်းမည်။ သို့ဖြစ်၍၊ ကာမဂုဏ်၌ပျော်မွေ့လော့ဟု ဆိုရာတွင်၊ ထိုအမှုအရာသည်လည်း အနတ္တဖြစ်၏။

Darby Translation

I said in my heart, Come now, I will try thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure. But behold, this also is vanity.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ich sprach in meinem Herzen: Wohlan denn, ich will dich prüfen durch Freude und genieße das Gute! Aber siehe, auch das ist Eitelkeit.

Dutch Bible 1917

Ik zeide in mijn hart: Nu, welaan, ik zal u beproeven door vreugde; derhalve zie het goede aan; maar zie, ook dat was ijdelheid.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Toen dacht ik bij mijzelf: Kom, ik wil het met de vreugde beproeven En het goede genieten; Maar zie, ook dat was ijdelheid.

Italian Diodati Bible

IO ho detto nel cuor mio: Va' ora, io ti proverò con allegrezza , e tu goderai del bene; ma ecco, questo ancora è vanità.

Douay-Rheims 1899

I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity.

Geneva Bible 1599

I said in mine heart, Goe to nowe, I will proue thee with ioy: therefore take thou pleasure in pleasant things: and beholde, this also is vanitie.

Noyes Bible

I said in my heart, “Come, now, I will try thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure!” But, lo! this also was vanity.

Danish Bible 1931

Jeg sagde ved mig selv: “Vel, jeg vil prøve med Glæde; så nyd da det gode!” Men se, også det var Tomhed.

Leeser Tanakh

Come, then, I said in my heart, I will have a taste of joy, and thou shalt see what is good; but, behold, this also was vanity.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

I said in my heart: 'Come now, I will try thee with mirth, and enjoy pleasure'; and, behold, this also was vanity.

King James Version

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

King James Version + Apocrypha

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ta lại nói trong lòng rằng: Hè! hãy thử điều vui sướng và nếm sự khoái lạc: kìa, điều đó cũng là sự hư không.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and behold, this also is vanity.

Revised West Version

Naʻa ku pehē ki hoku loto, “Vakai eni, teu ʻahiʻahiʻi koe ki he fiengutuhua, ko ia ke ke fiefia koe ʻi he fakavā;” pea vakai, ko e vaʻinga foki eni.

French Ostervald Bible

J'ai dit en mon cœur: Allons, que je t'éprouve maintenant par la joie, et jouis du bonheur; mais voici, cela est aussi une vanité.

Esperanto Bible

Mi diris en mia koro: Lasu, mi elprovos vin per ĝojo, kaj vi ĝuu bonon; sed jen ankaŭ ĉi tio estas vantaĵo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

J’ai dit en mon cœur: Allons! Je t’éprouverai par la joie, et tu goûteras le bonheur. Et voici, c’est encore là une vanité.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ich sprach in meinem Herzen: Wohlan, ich will wohl leben und gute Tage haben! Aber siehe, das war auch eitel.

LXX2012 U. S. English

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove you with mirth, and behold you good: and, behold, this is also vanity.

British English Septuagint 2012

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove you with mirth, and behold you good: and, behold, this is also vanity.

Majority Standard BIble

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.

Webster Bible

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and behold, this also is vanity.

Revised Version

I SAID in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Io ho detto in cuor mio: “Andiamo! Io ti voglio mettere alla prova con la gioia, e tu godrai il piacere!” Ed ecco che anche questo è vanità.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Je me dis : « Allons ! Je vais te mettre à l'épreuve par la joie ; goûte donc au plaisir ! » Et voici, cela aussi était vanité.

Reina Valera 1909

DIJE yo en mi corazón: Ven ahora, te probaré con alegría, y gozarás de bienes. Mas he aquí esto también era vanidad.

Spanish BLL

Me dije entonces: “¡Vamos!, te voy a poner a prueba con el placer; ¡disfruta de lo bueno!”. Pero resultó que también esto era vanidad.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Dije yo en mi corazón: «Ven ahora, te probaré con la alegría; goza de lo bueno»; y he aquí que también esto era vanidad.

Croatian Bible

Tad rekoh u srcu svom: “Daj da okušam užitak i vidim što naslada pruža” - ali gle: i to je ispraznost!

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ja rekoh u srcu svom: Daj da te okušam veseljem; uživaj dobra. Ali gle i to beše taština.

German Textbibel

Ich sprach zu mir selbst: Wohlan denn, versuche es mit Freude und genieße Gutes! Aber fürwahr, auch das ist eitel.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, and behold thou good: And, behold, this is also vanity.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י לְכָה־נָּ֛א אֲנַסְּכָ֛ה בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּרְאֵ֣ה בְט֑וֹב וְהִנֵּ֥ה גַם־ה֖וּא הָֽבֶל׃

World English Bible

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

World English Bible (Catholic)

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

World English Bible British Edition

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

World English Bible Classic

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

World English Bible Updated

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

World Messianic Bible

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

Young's Literal Translation

I said in my heart, 'Pray, come, I try thee with mirth, and look thou on gladness;' and lo, even it [is] vanity.

SEPTUAGINTA

ΕΙΠΟΝ ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου· δεῦρο δὴ πειράσω σε ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, καὶ ἰδὲ ἐν ἀγαθῷ· καὶ ἰδοὺ καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης.

Brenton Septuagint

Εἶπον ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου, δεῦρο δὴ πειράσω σε ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, καὶ ἴδε ἐν ἀγαθῷ· καὶ ἰδοὺ καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Ам зис инимий меле: „Хайде! Вряу сэ те ынчерк ку веселие ши густэ феричиря.” Дар ятэ кэ ши ачаста есте о дешертэчуне.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

От і кажу собі в серцї: Дам я тобі покушати радощів, — заживай добра! Аж і се марнота.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

От і кажу собі в серцї: Дам я тобі покушати радощів, — заживай добра! Аж і се марнота.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Ја рекох у срцу свом: Дај да те окушам весељем; уживај добра. Али гле и то беше таштина.

Russian Synodal Bible

Сказал я в сердце моем: “дай, испытаю я тебя весельем, и насладись добром”; но и это - суета!

Hebrew Masoretic OT

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י לְכָה־נָּ֛א אֲנַסְּכָ֛ה בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּרְאֵ֣ה בְטֹ֑וב וְהִנֵּ֥ה גַם־ה֖וּא הָֽבֶל׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

אמרתי אני בלבי לכה נא אנסכה בשמחה וראה בטוב והנה גם הוא הבל׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

قُلْتُ أَنَا فِي قَلْبِي: «هَلُمَّ أَمْتَحِنُكَ بِٱلْفَرَحِ فَتَرَى خَيْرًا». وَإِذَا هَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ.

Old Persion Version Bible

من در دل خود گفتم: الان بیا تا تو را به عیش و عشرت بیازمایم؛ پس سعادتمندی راملاحظه نما. و اینک آن نیز بطالت بود.

Judson Burmese Bible

တဖန်ငါ သည် ကိုယ် စိတ်နှလုံး ထဲမှာ ပြော သည် ကား၊ လာ ပါ။ ရွှင်လန်း ခြင်းအားဖြင့် သင့် ကိုငါစုံစမ်း မည်။ သို့ဖြစ်၍ ၊ ကာမဂုဏ် ၌ ပျော်မွေ့ လော့ဟု ဆိုရာတွင်၊ ထို အမှုအရာသည်လည်း အနတ္တ ဖြစ်လေ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

나는 내 마음에 이르기를 자, 내가 시험적으로 너를 즐겁게 하리니 너는 낙을 누리라 하였으나 본즉 이것도 헛되도다

Japanese Freedom Bible

私は心の中で言った。「さあ、楽しみで自分を試し、快楽を味わってみよう。」しかし、見よ、これも空しかった。

World Chinese Bible

我心里说：“来吧，我要用欢笑试验你；所以你要享受快乐。”看哪，这也是虚空。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

我心里说：「来吧，我以喜乐试试你，你好享福！」谁知，这也是虚空。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

我心裏說：「來吧，我以喜樂試試你，你好享福！」誰知，這也是虛空。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Disse eu em meu coração: Vamos! Eu te provarei com alegria, por isso dá atenção ao que é bom! Porém eis que isto também era futilidade.

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Mashi Bible

Naderha obwo: nti nkola narhangirerêza n’ebinuna: lâba iragi! nakwo kurhebwa.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Ich sprach zu meinem Herzen: Komm, wir wollen es mit der Freude versuchen, und du sollst es gut haben! Aber siehe, auch das war vergeblich!

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Dije en mi corazón: Te daré alegría por una prueba; así que toma tu placer, pero fue sin ningún propósito.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Dije en mi corazón: ¡Ven pues, te deleitaré con el placer! ¡Prueba la felicidad! ¡Diviértete! Pero ciertamente esto también era vanidad.

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

I said in mine lev, Come now, I will test thee with simchah, therefore enjoy tov; and, hinei, this also is hevel.

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