Ecclesiastes 3:21

American Standard Version (1901)

Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

ASV Byzantine Text

Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe kami ih pakhra loe ranui bangah caeh tahang moe, moi ih pakhra loe long ah caeh tathuk, tiah mi mah maw panoek?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Hlang ca rhoek kah mueihla tah a so la cet tih rhamsa mueihla tah diklai khuila a suntlak thuk khaw ulong a ming?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hlang ca rhoek kah mueihla tah a so la cet tih rhamsa mueihla tah diklai khuila a suntlak thuk khaw ulong a ming?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Owai ka mea ike i ke ea o na keiki a kanaka, ka mea i pii iluna, a me ke ea o na holoholona ka mea i iho ilalo i ka honua?

English Berean Standard Bible

Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Ki moun ki konnen si nanm moun moute anwo nan syèl epi nanm zannimo desann anba tè vre?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum, et si spiritus jumentorum descendat deorsum?

Bible in Basic English

Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Qui est-ce qui connaît l’esprit des fils des hommes ? Celui-ci monte-t-il en haut, et l’esprit de la bête descend-il en bas dans la terre ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Kdo to zná, že duch synů lidských vstupuje zhůru, a duch hovadí že sstupuje pod zemi?

Kosraean Bible

Su ku in etu na pwaye lah ngunin mwet uh ac sowak nu lucng, ac ngunin ma orakrak uh ac som nu ten nu infohk uh?

World Portuguese Bible

Quem sabe se o espírito do homem vai para cima, e se o espírito do animal desce para a terra?”

Romanian BTF Bible

Cine cunoaște duhul omului care merge în sus și duhul animalului care merge jos în pământ?

Brenton English Septuagint

And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?

Burmese Common Language Bible

သို့ရာတွင်၊ အထက်သို့တက်သော လူသား၏ ဝိညာဉ်ကို၎င်း၊ အောက်အရပ်မြေသို့ဆင်းတတ်သော တိရစ္ဆာန်၏ဝိညာဉ်ကို၎င်း၊ အဘယ်သူသည် ပိုင်းခြား၍ သိသနည်း။

Darby Translation

Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Wer weiß von dem Odem der Menschenkinder, ob er aufwärts fährt, und von dem Odem der Tiere, ob er niederwärts zur Erde hinabfährt?

Dutch Bible 1917

Wie merkt, dat de adem van de kinderen der mensen opvaart naar boven, en de adem der beesten nederwaarts vaart in de aarde?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wie weet of ‘s mensen levensadem opstijgt naar boven, En die van het dier naar beneden gaat in de grond?

Italian Diodati Bible

Chi sa che lo spirito de' figliuoli degli uomini salga in alto , e quel delle bestie scenda a basso sotterra?

Douay-Rheims 1899

Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?

Geneva Bible 1599

Who knoweth whether the spirit of man ascend vpward, and the spirit of the beast descend downeward to the earth?

Noyes Bible

Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of a beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

Danish Bible 1931

Hvo ved, om Menneskenes Ånd stiger opad, og om Dyrenes Ånd farer nedad til Jorden?

Leeser Tanakh

Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that ascendeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that descendeth downward to the earth?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?

King James Version

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

King James Version + Apocrypha

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ai biết hoặc thần của loài người thăng lên, hoặc hồn của loài thú sa xuống dưới đất?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

Revised West Version

Ko hai ʻoku ne ʻilo ʻae laumālie ʻoe tangata ʻoku ʻalu ki ʻolunga, mo e moʻui ʻae manu ʻoku ʻalu hifo ki he kelekele?

French Ostervald Bible

Qui sait si l'esprit des hommes monte en haut, et si l'esprit de la bête descend en bas dans la terre?

Esperanto Bible

Kiu scias, ĉu la spirito de homidoj leviĝas supren, kaj ĉu la spirito de bruto malleviĝas malsupren en la teron?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Qui sait si le souffle des fils de l’homme monte en haut, et si le souffle de la bête descend en bas dans la terre?

German Luther Bible 1912

Wer weiß, ob der Odem der Menschen aufwärts fahre und der Odem des Viehes abwärts unter die Erde fahre?

LXX2012 U. S. English

And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?

British English Septuagint 2012

And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?

Majority Standard BIble

Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?

Webster Bible

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

Revised Version

Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Chi sa se il soffio dell’uomo sale in alto, e se il soffio della bestia scende in basso nella terra?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Qui sait si l'esprit de l'homme monte, et si l'esprit de la bête descend vers la terre ? »

Reina Valera 1909

¿Quién sabe que el espíritu de los hijos de los hombres suba arriba, y que el espíritu del animal descienda debajo de la tierra?

Spanish BLL

¿Quién sabe si el espíritu del hombre sube a las alturas, y si el espíritu del animal baja a lo profundo de la tierra?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

¿Quién sabe si el espíritu de los hijos de los hombres sube arriba, y si el espíritu de la bestia desciende abajo a la tierra?

Croatian Bible

Tko zna da li dah ljudski uzlazi gore, a dah zvijeri silazi dolje k zemlji?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ko zna da duh sinova ljudskih ide gore, a duh stoke da ide dole pod zemlju?

German Textbibel

Wer weiß, ob der Geist der Menschenkinder aufwärts steigt, der Geist des Viehes aber zur Erde hinab fährt?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, Whether it goes upward? And the spirit of the beast, Whether it goes downward to the earth?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֗עַ ר֚וּחַ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם הָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֨וּחַ֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּה לָאָֽרֶץ׃

World English Bible

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”

World English Bible (Catholic)

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”

World English Bible British Edition

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”

World English Bible Classic

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”

World English Bible Updated

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”

World Messianic Bible

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”

World Messianic Bible British Edition

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”

Young's Literal Translation

Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ τίς οἶδε τὸ πνεῦμα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, εἰ ἀναβαίνει αὐτὸ ἄνω, καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ κτήνους, εἰ καταβαίνει αὐτὸ κάτω εἰς τὴν γῆν;

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ τίς εἶδε πνεῦμα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, εἰ ἀναβαίνει αὐτὸ ἄνω; καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ κτήνους, εἰ καταβαίνει αὐτὸ κάτω εἰς γῆν;

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Чине штие дакэ суфларя омулуй се суе ын сус ши дакэ суфларя добитокулуй се кобоарэ ын жос, ын пэмынт?

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Хто бо знає, чи дух людський іде в гору, й чи зьвірячий дух ійде вниз, у землю?

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Хто бо знає, чи дух людський іде в гору, й чи зьвірячий дух ійде вниз, у землю?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Ко зна да дух синова људских иде горе, а дух стоке да иде доле под земљу?

Russian Synodal Bible

Кто знает: дух сынов человеческих восходит ли вверх, и дух животных сходит ли вниз, в землю?

Hebrew Masoretic OT

מִ֣י יֹודֵ֗עַ ר֚וּחַ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם הָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֙וּחַ֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּה לָאָֽרֶץ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

מי יודע רוח בני האדם העלה היא למעלה ורוח הבהמה הירדת היא למטה לארץ׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

مَنْ يَعْلَمُ رُوحَ بَنِي ٱلْبَشَرِ هَلْ هِيَ تَصْعَدُ إِلَى فَوْقٍ؟ وَرُوحَ ٱلْبَهِيمَةِ هَلْ هِيَ تَنْزِلُ إِلَى أَسْفَلَ، إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ؟

Old Persion Version Bible

کیست روح انسان را بداند که به بالا صعود می‌کند یا روح بهایم را که پایین بسوی زمین نزول می‌نماید؟

Judson Burmese Bible

သို့ရာတွင်၊ အထက် သို့ တက် သော လူ သား ၏ ဝိညာဉ် ကို၎င်း၊ အောက် အရပ်မြေ သို့ ဆင်း တတ်သော တိရစ္ဆာန် ၏ဝိညာဉ် ကို၎င်း ၊ အဘယ်သူ သည် ပိုင်းခြား၍ သိ သနည်း။

Korean Bible 1910

인생의 혼은 위로 올라가고 짐승의 혼은 아래 곧 땅으로 내려가는 줄을 누가 알랴

Japanese Freedom Bible

誰が知っているだろう。人の霊は上へ昇り、獣の霊は地へ下るのか。」

World Chinese Bible

谁知道人的灵是否上升，动物的灵是否下到地里呢？”

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

谁知道人的灵是往上升，兽的魂是下入地呢？

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

誰知道人的靈是往上升，獸的魂是下入地呢？

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Quem tem certeza de que o fôlego de vida dos homens sobe para cima, e que o fôlego de vida dos animais desce para debaixo da terra?

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Mashi Bible

Ndi omanyire erhi omûka gw’abantu gunasôkere enyanya, erhi omûka gw’ebintu gunayandagalire ekuzimu.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Wer weiß, ob der Geist des Menschen aufwärts steigt, der Geist des Tieres aber abwärts zur Erde fährt?

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

¿Quién está seguro de que el espíritu de los hijos de los hombres sube al cielo, o que el espíritu de las bestias desciende a la tierra?

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

¿Quién conoce el espíritu de los hijos de hombres? ¿Va él hacia arriba? ¿Y el hálito de la bestia baja a la tierra?

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

Who hath da'as of the ruach bnei haAdam that goeth upward, and the ruach habeheimah that goeth downward to ha'aretz?

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