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OET (OET-RV) Then I recommended enjoyment
⇔ because there’s nothing better for a person in this world than to eat and drink and be cheery,
⇔ then that attitude will be with them as they work
⇔ during the days of their life that God gives them in this world.
OET-LV And_commend I DOM the_enjoyment that there_is_not good for_a_man under the_sun if/because (if) to_eat and_to_drink and_to_enjoy and_he accompany_him in/on/at/with_toil_of_his the_days_of his/its_life which he_has_given to_him/it the_ʼElohīm under the_sun.
UHB וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב לָֽאָדָם֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּ֛י אִם־לֶאֱכ֥וֹל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ וְה֞וּא יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ בַעֲמָל֗וֹ יְמֵ֥י חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ ‡
(vəshibaḩtiy ʼₐnī ʼet-hassimḩāh ʼₐsher ʼēyn-ţōⱱ lāʼādām taḩat hashshemesh kiy ʼim-leʼₑkōl vəlishəttōt vəlisəmōaḩ vəhūʼ yilvennū ⱱaˊₐmālō yəmēy ḩayyāyv ʼₐsher-nātan-lō hāʼₑlohim taḩat hashshāmesh.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐπῄνεσα ἐγὼ σὺν τὴν εὐφροσύνην, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὅτι εἰ μὴ φαγεῖν καὶ τοῦ πιεῖν καὶ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι· καὶ αὐτὸ συμπροσέσται αὐτῷ ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας ζωῆς αὐτοῦ, ὅσας ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον.
(Kai epaʸnesa egō sun taʸn eufrosunaʸn, hoti ouk estin agathon tōi anthrōpōi hupo ton haʸlion, hoti ei maʸ fagein kai tou piein kai tou eufranthaʸnai; kai auto sumprosestai autōi en moⱪthōi autou haʸmeras zōaʸs autou, hosas edōken autōi ho Theos hupo ton haʸlion. )
BrTr Then I praised mirth, because there is no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry: and this shall attend him in his labour all the days of his life, which God has given him under the sun.
ULT And I praised, I, joy, that there is nothing good for humanity under the sun except to eat and to drink and to rejoice, and it will accompany him in his toil during the days of his life that God has given to him under the sun.
UST So I decided that I would recommend that people be happy while they are alive, because the best thing that people can do here on this earth is to eat and drink and be happy. Enjoying those things will help people while they do their work, all the days that God has given to them to remain alive here on the earth.
BSB So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this [joy] will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
MSB (Same as above)
OEB No OEB ECC 8:15 verse available
WEBBE Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labour all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So I recommend the enjoyment of life,
⇔ for there is nothing better on earth for a person to do except to eat, drink, and enjoy life.
⇔ So joy will accompany him in his toil
⇔ during the days of his life which God gives him on earth.
LSV And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remains with him of his labor the days of his life that God has given to him under the sun.
FBV So I recommend enjoying life. There's nothing better for us here on earth than to eat and drink and be happy. Such an attitude will go with us as we work, and as we live our lives that God gives us here on earth.
T4T So I decided that I would recommend that people be happy while they are alive, because the best thing that people can do here on this earth is to eat and drink and be happy. Enjoying doing those things will help people while they do their work, all the time that God has given to them to remain alive here on the earth.
LEB No LEB ECC book available
BBE So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.
Moff No Moff ECC book available
JPS So I commended mirth, that a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry, and that this should accompany him in his labour all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.
ASV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.
DRA Therefore I commended mirth, because there was no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry, and that he should take nothing else with him of his labour in the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun.
YLT And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun.
Drby And I commended mirth, because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which [fn]God hath given him under the sun.
8.15 Elohim
RV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him in his labour all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.
(Then I commended mirth, because a man hath/has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him in his labour all the days of his life which God hath/has given him under the sun. )
SLT And I praised joy, because there is no good to man under the sun but to eat and to drink, and to rejoice: for this shall lodge with him in his labor the days of his life which God gave to him under the sun.
Wbstr Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
KJB-1769 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
(Then I commended mirth, because a man hath/has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth/gives him under the sun. )
KJB-1611 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing vnder the Sunne, then to eate and to drinke, and to be merrie: for that shall abide with him of his labour, the dayes of his life, which God giueth him vnder the Sunne.
(Then I commended mirth, because a man hath/has no better thing under the Sun, then to eat and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour, the days of his life, which God giveth/gives him under the Sun.)
Bshps No Bshps ECC book available
Gnva And I praysed ioy: for there is no goodnesse to man vnder the sunne, saue to eate and to drinke and to reioyce: for this is adioyned to his labour, the dayes of his life that God hath giuen him vnder the sunne.
(And I praised joy: for there is no goodness to man under the sun, save to eat and to drink and to rejoice: for this is adioyned to his labour, the days of his life that God hath/has given him under the sun. )
Cvdl No Cvdl ECC book available
Wycl No Wycl ECC book available
Luth No Luth ECC book available
ClVg Laudavi igitur lætitiam; quod non esset homini bonum sub sole, nisi quod comederet, et biberet, atque gauderet, et hoc solum secum auferret de labore suo, in diebus vitæ suæ quos dedit ei Deus sub sole.
(Praisevi therefore happiness; that not/no was to_man good under sole, except that to_eatt, and to_drinkt, and_yet gauderet, and this solum with_him take_awayt from/about with_hard_work his_own, in/into/on days of_life his_own which he_gave to_him God under sole. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT ECC book available
8:15 The Teacher’s conclusion is familiar (2:24-25; 3:12-13, 22; 5:18-20; 6:9). In spite of tragedies and hard labor, we can enjoy life and be happy.
• In Hebrew, the word translated having fun means finding enjoyment in our daily activities, not pursuing pleasure or entertainment for its own sake.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) under the sun
(Some words not found in UHB: and,commend I DOM the,enjoyment which/who not good for_a,man below/instead_of the,sun that/for/because/then/when if to,eat and,to,drink and,to,enjoy and=he accompany,him in/on/at/with,toil_of,his days_of his/its=life which/who he/it_gave to=him/it the=ʼElohīm below/instead_of the,sun )
This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: “on the earth”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) for all the days of his life that God has given him
(Some words not found in UHB: and,commend I DOM the,enjoyment which/who not good for_a,man below/instead_of the,sun that/for/because/then/when if to,eat and,to,drink and,to,enjoy and=he accompany,him in/on/at/with,toil_of,his days_of his/its=life which/who he/it_gave to=him/it the=ʼElohīm below/instead_of the,sun )
This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “for as long as God allows him to live”