Lighting device, in particular motor vehicle headlamp, for a motor vehicle, the lighting device comprising a first and a second light module (10, 20), the first light module being mounted so as to be pivotable about a first pivot axis and the second light module being mounted so as to be pivotable about a second pivot axis, the lighting device further comprising an adjusting device for simultaneously adjusting the first and the second light module (10, 20) wherein the two pivot axes (110, 120) extend parallel to one another, wherein the adjusting device comprises - a first adjustment shaft, which is coupled to the first light module, - a second adjustment shaft, which is coupled to the second light module, wherein the first adjustment shaft and the second adjustment shaft are mounted so as to be rotatable about their respective longitudinal axes (11, 21), wherein the first adjustment shaft is non-rotatably connected to a first rotary element, which is designed as a ring gear, so that when the first ring gear is rotated, the adjustment shaft is rotated in the direction of rotation of the first ring gear, wherein the second adjustment shaft is non-rotatably connected to a second rotary element, which is designed as a ring gear, so that when the second ring gear is rotated, the second adjustment shaft is rotated in the direction of rotation of the second ring gear, wherein a third rotary element, which is designed as a bevel gear, is provided, wherein the ring gears (3, 4) and the bevel gear have toothing (3a, 4a, 5a), and wherein the toothing of the bevel gear and the toothing of the first ring gear mesh with one another so that the first ring gear is rotated when the bevel gear is rotated, characterized in in that the adjusting shafts (1, 2) are each mounted in such a way that, when an adjusting shaft (1, 2) is rotated, it moves linearly in the direction of its longitudinal axis (11, 21), in that the toothing of the first ring gear and the toothing of the second ring gear mesh with one another, so that when the first ring gear is rotated, the second ring gear is rotated in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the first ring gear, and that the first and second adjustment shafts (1, 2) are mounted such that they move linearly along their respective longitudinal axes (11, 21) in opposite directions as a result of the rotations of the first and second ring gears (3, 4) caused by the rotation of the bevel gear, the pivot axes (110, 120) extending such that the two light modules (10, 20) are pivoted simultaneously about their respective pivot axes (110, 120) and in the same direction. wherein the two pivot axes (110, 120) extend parallel to one another, wherein the adjusting device comprises - a first adjustment shaft, which is coupled to the first light module, - a second adjustment shaft, which is coupled to the second light module, - a first adjustment shaft, which is coupled to the first light module, - a second adjustment shaft, which is coupled to the second light module, wherein the first adjustment shaft and the second adjustment shaft are mounted so as to be rotatable about their respective longitudinal axes (11, 21), wherein the first adjustment shaft is non-rotatably connected to a first rotary element, which is designed as a ring gear, so that when the first ring gear is rotated, the adjustment shaft is rotated in the direction of rotation of the first ring gear, wherein the second adjustment shaft is non-rotatably connected to a second rotary element, which is designed as a ring gear, so that when the second ring gear is rotated, the second adjustment shaft is rotated in the direction of rotation of the second ring gear, wherein a third rotary element, which is designed as a bevel gear, is provided, wherein the ring gears (3, 4) and the bevel gear have toothing (3a, 4a, 5a), and wherein the toothing of the bevel gear and the toothing of the first ring gear mesh with one another so that the first ring gear is rotated when the bevel gear is rotated, characterized in in that the adjusting shafts (1, 2) are each mounted in such a way that, when an adjusting shaft (1, 2) is rotated, it moves linearly in the direction of its longitudinal axis (11, 21), in that the toothing of the first ring gear and the toothing of the second ring gear mesh with one another, so that when the first ring gear is rotated, the second ring gear is rotated in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the first ring gear, and that the first and second adjustment shafts (1, 2) are mounted such that they move linearly along their respective longitudinal axes (11, 21) in opposite directions as a result of the rotations of the first and second ring gears (3, 4) caused by the rotation of the bevel gear, the pivot axes (110, 120) extending such that the two light modules (10, 20) are pivoted simultaneously about their respective pivot axes (110, 120) and in the same direction.