Ecclesiastes 2:8 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

ASV Byzantine Text

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kaimah hanah sui hoi sumkanglungnawk to ka patung, siangpahrangnawk hoi prae thung ih hmuenmaenawk boih doeh ka tawnh; laasak kop nongpa hoi nongpatanawk to ka tawnh moe, nongpanawk poeknawm o hanah laasakhaih ahmuennawk, congca hmuennawk doeh ka tawnh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Kamah hamla cak neh sui khaw, manghai lungthen neh paeng ka calui coeng. Kamah ham aka hlai, aka hlai rhoek khaw, hlang capa kah omthenbawnnah la rhoiding khaw ka khueh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Kamah hamla cak neh sui khaw, manghai lungthen neh paeng ka calui coeng. Kamah ham aka hlai, aka hlai rhoek khaw, hlang capa kah omthenbawnnah la rhoiding khaw ka khueh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua hooiliili no hoi au no'u i ke kala, a me ke gula a me ka waiwai o na'lii a o na aina hoi; ua imi ia'u a loaa kekahi poe kane mele, a me kekahi poe wahine mele, a me na mea e olioli ai na keiki a kanaka, he wahine a me na haiawahine.

English Berean Standard Bible

and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen ranmase anpil bagay fèt an ajan ak an lò ansanm ak richès lòt chèf k'ap dirije nan pwovens yo. Mwen te gen moun pou chante pou mwen, fi kou gason. Mete sou sa, bagay gason pi renmen, mwen te gen fanm mezi mwen te bezwen.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

coacervavi mihi argentum et aurum, et substantias regum ac provinciarum; feci mihi cantores et cantatrices, et delicias filiorum hominum, scyphos, et urceos in ministerio ad vina fundenda;

Bible in Basic English

I got together silver and gold and the wealth of kings and of countries. I got makers of song, male and female; and the delights of the sons of men — girls of all sorts to be my brides.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Je me suis aussi amassé de l’argent et de l’or, et les trésors des rois et des provinces ; je me suis procuré des chanteurs et des chanteuses, et les délices des fils des hommes, une femme et des concubines.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nahromáždil jsem sobě také stříbra a zlata a klínotů od králů a krajin; způsobil jsem sobě zpěváky a zpěvakyně i jiné rozkoše synů lidských a nástroje muzické rozličné.

Kosraean Bible

Tokosra lun mutunfacl nga leumi uh elos use silver ac gold ac ma saok puspis nu in nien fil ma saok luk. Mukul ac mutan elos on in akpwaryeyu, ac oasr mutan kulansap puspis kiuk fal nu ke lungse luk.

World Portuguese Bible

Também juntei para mim prata e ouro, e os tesouros de reis e de províncias. Providenciei para mim cantores e cantoras, e as delícias dos filhos dos homens: instrumentos musicais de todos os tipos.

Romanian BTF Bible

Mi-am adunat de asemenea argint și aur și tezaurul deosebit al împăraților și al provinciilor; mi-am dobândit cântăreți și cântărețe și desfătările fiilor oamenilor, instrumente muzicale și acelea de toate felurile.

Brenton English Septuagint

Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, and the peculiar treasures of kings and provinces: I procured me singing men and singing women, and delights of the sons of men, a butler and female cupbearers.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ရွှေငွေကို၎င်း၊ ရှင်ဘုရင်နှင့်ဆိုင်သောဘဏ္ဍာ၊ ကျေးရွာတို့၌ ခွဲသောအခွန်ကို၎င်း ငါဆည်းပူး၏။ အငြိမ့် သမားယောက်ျားမိန်းမတို့ကို၎င်း၊ လူသားတို့ ပျော်မွေ့ တတ်သော ကြင်လျှာမိန်းမမောင်းမမိဿံတို့ကို၎င်း ငါသိမ်းယူ၏။

Darby Translation

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces; I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the children of men, a wife and concubines.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ich sammelte mir auch Silber und Gold und Reichtum der Könige und Landschaften; ich schaffte mir Sänger und Sängerinnen, und die Wonnen der Menschenkinder: Frau und Frauen.

Dutch Bible 1917

Ik vergaderde mij ook zilver en goud, en kleinoden der koningen en der landschappen; ik bestelde mij zangers en zangeressen, en wellustigheden der mensenkinderen, snarenspel, ja, allerlei snarenspel.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ik stapelde zilver op en goud, Schatten van koningen en wingewesten; Ik schafte zangers aan en zangeressen, En vele vrouwen, het genot der mensen.

Italian Diodati Bible

Io mi ho eziandio adunato dell'argento, e dell'oro, e delle cose le più care dei re, e delle provincie ; io mi ho acquistato de' cantori e delle cantatrici; ed ho avute delle delizie degli uomini, d'ogni maniera: musica semplice, e musica di concerto.

Douay-Rheims 1899

I heaped together for myself silver and gold, and the wealth of kings, and provinces: I made me singing men, and singing women, and the delights of the sons of men, cups and vessels to serve to pour out wine:

Geneva Bible 1599

I haue gathered vnto me also siluer and gold, and the chiefe treasures of Kings and prouinces: I haue prouided me men singers and women singers, and the delites of the sonnes of men, as a woman taken captiue, and women taken captiues.

Noyes Bible

I heaped me up also silver and gold, and the wealth of kings and of provinces. I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delight of the sons of men, a chosen woman and chosen women.

Danish Bible 1931

jeg samlede mig også Sølv og Guld, Skatte fra Konger og Lande; jeg tog mig Sangere og Sangerinder og Menneskens Børns Lyst: Hustru og Hustruer.

Leeser Tanakh

I gathered unto myself also silver and gold, and the choice treasures of kings and of the provinces: I procured myself male singers and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men, wagons and chariots.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

I gathered me also silver and gold, and treasure such as kings and the provinces have as their own; I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, women very many.

King James Version

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

King James Version + Apocrypha

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ta cũng thâu chứa bạc vàng, và những vật báu của các vua, các tỉnh. Ta lo sắm cho mình những con hát trai và gái, cùng sự khoái lạc của con trai loài người, tức là nhiều vợ và hầu.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻaku tānaki foki kiate au ʻae siliva mo e koula, pea mo e koloa mahuʻinga lahi ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi mo e potu fonua kehekehe: pea u maʻu ʻae kau tangata faiva mo e kau fefine faiva, mo e meʻa fakafiefia kotoa pē ʻoe fānau ʻae tangata, mo e ngaahi meʻa faiva ʻi honau faʻahinga kehekehe.

French Ostervald Bible

Je me suis aussi amassé de l'argent et de l'or, et les richesses des rois et des provinces; je me suis procuré des chanteurs et des chanteuses, et les délices des hommes, des femmes en grand nombre.

Esperanto Bible

mi kolektis al mi ankaŭ arĝenton kaj oron, kaj juvelojn de reĝoj kaj landoj; mi havigis al mi kantistojn kaj kantistinojn, kaj plezurojn de homidoj, kaj multajn amantinojn.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Je m’amassai de l’argent et de l’or, et les richesses des rois et des provinces. Je me procurai des chanteurs et des chanteuses, et les délices des fils de l’homme, des femmes en grand nombre.

German Luther Bible 1912

ich sammelte mir auch Silber und Gold und von den Königen und Ländern einen Schatz; ich schaffte mir Sänger und Sängerinnen und die Wonne der Menschen, allerlei Saitenspiel;

LXX2012 U. S. English

Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, and the peculiar treasures of kings and provinces: I procured me singing men and singing women, and delights of the sons of men, a butler and female cupbearers.

British English Septuagint 2012

Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, and the peculiar treasures of kings and provinces: I procured me singing men and singing women, and delights of the sons of men, a butler and female cupbearers.

Majority Standard BIble

and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.

Webster Bible

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings, and of the provinces: I procured me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and of all sorts.

Revised Version

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, concubines very many.

Italian Riveduta Bible

accumulai argento, oro, e le ricchezze dei re e delle province; mi procurai dei cantanti e delle cantanti, e ciò che fa la delizia de’ figliuoli degli uomini, delle donne in gran numero.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

J'amassai aussi pour moi de l'argent et de l'or, ainsi que les trésors des rois et des provinces. Je me procurai des chanteurs et des chanteuses, et les délices des hommes : des instruments de musique de toutes sortes.

Reina Valera 1909

Alleguéme también plata y oro, y tesoro preciado de reyes y de provincias; híceme de cantores y cantoras, y los deleites de los hijos de los hombres, instrumentos músicos y de todas suertes.

Spanish BLL

Amontoné oro y plata, y tesoros que antes pertenecieron a reyes y provincias. Tuve cantantes, hombres y mujeres, y lo que más deleita a los hombres: ¡toda clase de instrumentos musicales!

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Amontoné también plata y oro, y tesoros propios de reyes y de provincias; me agencié cantores y cantoras, y las delicias de los hijos de los hombres: toda clase de instrumentos musicales.

Croatian Bible

Nagomilah srebro i zlato i blago kraljeva i pokrajina, nabavih pjevače i pjevačice i svakoga raskošja ljudskog, sve škrinju na škrinji.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

takođe nakupih sebi srebra i zlata i zaklada od careva i zemalja; nabavih sebi pevača i pevačica i milina ljudskih, i sprava muzičkih svakojakih.

German Textbibel

Ich sammelte mir auch Silber und Gold und Schätze von Königen und den Landschaften; ich schaffte mir Sänger und Sängerinnen und die Wonne der Menschenkinder: Frauen in Menge.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, And the peculiar treasures of kings and provinces: I procured me singing men and singing women, And delights of the sons of men, A butler and female cupbearers.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כָּנַ֤סְתִּי לִי֙ גַּם־כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב וּסְגֻלַּ֥ת מְלָכִ֖ים וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹת עָשִׂ֨יתִי לִ֜י שָׁרִ֣ים וְשָׁר֗וֹת וְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם שִׁדָּ֥ה וְשִׁדּֽוֹת׃