Psalm 89:48
Compared across 25 translations
English
What man can live and not see death?Can he rescue his soul from the [powerful] hand of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)? Selah.
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
What man can live and not see death?Can he deliver his soul from the [af]power of [ag]Sheol? Selah.
Who can live and not die? Who can escape the power of the grave?
Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave?
Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave?
No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave.[c] Interlude
Arabic
أَيُّ إِنْسَانٍ يَحْيَا وَلَا يَرَى الْمَوْتَ؟ وَمَنْ يُنَجِّي نَفْسَهُ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْهَاوِيَةِ؟
Danish
Husk på, at mit liv er kort. Hvorfor skal mennesker være så magtesløse?
German
Bedenke doch, wie kurz mein Leben ist! Nur für einen flüchtigen Augenblick hast du uns Menschen geschaffen.
Spanish
¿Quién hay que viva y no muera jamás, o que pueda escapar del poder del sepulcro? Selah
¿Quién hay que viva y no muera jamás, o que pueda escapar del poder del sepulcro? Selah
French
Veuille tenir compte |de la brièveté de ma vie,as-tu donc créé |pour le néant tous les hommes ?
Hiligaynon
Sin-o bala ang tawo nga indi mapatay?Makalikaw bala ang tawo sa kamatayon?
Japanese
人はいつまでも生きることはできません。みな死に果てるのです。だれが、墓から自分のいのちを救い出せましょう。
Korean
죽지 않고영원히 살 자가 어디 있으며무덤에 들어가지 않을 자가어디 있습니까?
nl
Denk er alstublieft aandat ik maar een vergankelijk mens ben.U hebt de mensen Zelf geschapen,dus U weet hoe kort zij leven.
Portuguese
Que homem pode viver e não ver a morte,ou livrar-se do poder da sepultura[f]?Pausa
Também não há ninguém que viva para sempre,sem conhecer a morte;que tenha a capacidade de se livrar do poder do mundo dos mortos. (Pausa)
Romanian
Este oare vreun om care să poată trăi şi să nu vadă moartea sau care să-şi scape sufletul din gheara Locuinţei Morţilor?Sela
Swedish
Tänk på hur flyktig min livstid är, hur förgängliga du har skapat alla människobarn.
Thai
ใครเล่าที่อยู่ค้ำฟ้าและไม่ต้องตายหรือใครเล่าที่หนีพ้นอำนาจของหลุมฝังศพได้?เสลาห์
zh-Hant
誰能長生不死?誰能救自己脫離死亡的權勢呢?(細拉)