Verse 17

Yet, he did not leave himself without a witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling you with food and gladness in your hearts.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Likevel lot han seg ikke være uten vitnesbyrd, siden han gjorde godt, og ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Og likevel etterlot han seg ikke uten vitnesbyrd om seg selv, da han gjorde gode gjerninger, ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og mettede våre hjerter med mat og glede.

  • Norsk King James

    Likevel har han ikke latt seg være uten bevis, for han gjorde godt, og ga oss regn fra himmelen, og fruktbare sesonger, og fylte våre hjerter med glede.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Likevel har han ikke gitt seg uten vitnesbyrd, for han har gjort godt mot oss og gitt regn fra himmelen og rike avlinger, og fylt oss med mat og glede.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Men han lot seg ikke være uten vitnesbyrd, ved å gjøre godt, gi dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, fylle deres hjerter med mat og glede.»

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    men han har ikke etterlatt seg uten vitnesbyrd, for han har gang på gang gjort godt, gitt dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylt deres hjerter med føde og glede."

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Likevel lot han ikke seg selv være uten vitnesbyrd, da han gjorde godt, ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Han etterlot seg imidlertid ikke uten bevis, for han handlet godt og ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider som fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    men han lot seg ikke selv stå uten vitnesbyrd; for han gjorde godt, ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.»

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    men han lot seg ikke selv stå uten vitnesbyrd; for han gjorde godt, ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.»

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Men han har ikke latt seg selv være uten vitnesbyrd. For han har gjort godt, gitt regn fra himmelen og rike årstider, fylt våre hjerter med føde og glede.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Likevel lot han seg ikke være uten vitnesbyrd om seg selv; han gjorde godt, ga dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, fylte deres hjerter med mat og glede.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    enddog han haver ikke ladet sig selv uden Vidnesbyrd, idet han gjorde os Godt og gav os Regn og frugtbare Tider af Himmelen, idet han fyldte os med Føde og vore Hjerter med Glæde.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Likevel har han ikke latt seg selv være uten vitnesbyrd, for han gjorde godt, gav oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Nevertheless, He did not leave Himself without witness, He did good, giving us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Likevel etterlot han seg ikke uten vitnesbyrd; han gjorde godt ved å gi dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylle hjertene våre med mat og glede."

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    men han har ikke latt seg selv være uten vitnesbyrd ved å gjøre godt, ved å gi oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, fylle våre hjerter med mat og glede.’

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Men han har likevel ikke latt seg være uten vitnesbyrd ved å gjøre godt: han har gitt dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare årstider, og fylt hjertene deres med føde og glede.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Men uten vitnesbyrd var han ikke, for han gjorde godt, ga dere regn fra himmelen og avlinger i rette tid, og fylte deres hjerter med mat og glede.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Neverthelesse he lefte not him selfe with outen witnes in that he shewed his benefites in gevinge vs rayne from heaven and frutefull ceasons fyllinge oure hertes with fode and gladnes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles he hath not left hi selfe without wytnesse, in yt he hath shewed his benefites, and geuen vs rayne from heauen, and frutefull seasons, fyllynge oure hertes with fode and gladnesse.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Neuerthelesse, hee left not him selfe without witnes, in that hee did good and gaue vs raine from heauen, & fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with foode, and gladnesse.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Neuerthelesse, he left not hym selfe without witnesse, in that he shewed his benefites from heauen, in geuyng vs rayne and fruitefull seasons, fillyng our heartes with foode and gladnesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you{TR reads "us" instead of "you"} rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good -- from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”

Referenced Verses

  • Job 5:10 : 10 He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
  • Deut 11:14 : 14 then I will provide the rain for your land in its proper season—the early rain and the late rain—so that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.
  • Rom 1:19-20 : 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
  • Lev 26:4 : 4 then I will provide your rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
  • Deut 28:12 : 12 The LORD will open the heavens, His rich treasury, to give rain to your land in its season and bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.
  • 1 Kgs 18:1 : 1 After many days, the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, "Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land."
  • Neh 9:25 : 25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took possession of houses filled with every good thing, hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. They ate, were satisfied, grew fat, and delighted themselves in Your great goodness.
  • Deut 8:12-14 : 12 Otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built fine houses and settled in them, 13 When your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold have increased, and all that you have has multiplied, 14 then your heart may grow proud, and you might forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
  • Jas 5:17-18 : 17 Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
  • Job 37:6 : 6 He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain showers, 'Be strong.'
  • Job 38:26-28 : 26 to water a land where no man lives, an uninhabited desert, 27 to satisfy the desolate and waste ground and make the dry, barren land produce grass? 28 Does the rain have a father, or who gives birth to the dew drops?
  • Ps 19:1-4 : 1 For the choirmaster: A psalm of David. 2 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of His hands. 3 Day after day they pour forth speech, and night after night they reveal knowledge. 4 There is no speech; there are no words; their voice is not heard.
  • Ps 36:5-7 : 5 He plans wickedness on his bed; he positions himself on a way that is not good; he does not despise evil. 6 Lord, your steadfast love reaches to the heavens; your faithfulness to the clouds. 7 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains; your judgments are like the great depths; O Lord, you preserve both man and beast.
  • Ps 52:1 : 1 For the director of music, a contemplative psalm of David.
  • Ps 65:9-9 : 9 The whole earth is awed by your signs; where morning dawns and evening fades, you call forth songs of joy. 10 You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have prepared it. 11 You water its furrows abundantly, settle its ridges, and soften it with showers, blessing its growth. 12 You crown the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with abundance. 13 The wilderness pastures overflow, and the hills are clothed with joy.
  • Ps 68:9-9 : 9 The earth shook, and the heavens poured rain at the presence of God, the One of Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 10 You sent abundant rain, O God; You restored Your inheritance when it was weary.
  • Ps 104:24-28 : 24 How many are Your works, LORD! In wisdom You made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. 25 There is the vast and spacious sea, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both large and small. 26 There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there. 27 All creatures look to You to give them their food at the proper time. 28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
  • Ps 145:9 : 9 The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all he has made.
  • Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. 16 You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
  • Ps 147:7-8 : 7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music to our God with the harp. 8 He covers the sky with clouds; He prepares rain for the earth; He makes the mountains sprout grass.
  • Isa 5:6 : 6 I will make it a wasteland; it will neither be pruned nor hoed, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.
  • Isa 22:13 : 13 But behold, there is joy and gladness—killing cattle and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine—saying, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!'
  • Jer 5:24 : 24 They do not say in their hearts, 'Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives the rains in their season—the early and late rains—and who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.'
  • Jer 14:22 : 22 Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it is You, LORD our God. Therefore, we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
  • Ezek 34:26 : 26 I will make them and the areas surrounding My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in their season—showers of blessing will come.
  • Joel 2:23 : 23 Be glad, children of Zion; rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as in the past.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  • Acts 17:27-28 : 27 He did this so that they would seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel their way toward him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 28 For in him we live and move and have our being, as some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also his offspring.'