Verse 4

When the locals saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer! Although he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Når de barbariske folket så det giftige dyret henge på hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: 'Uten tvil er denne mannen en morder, for selv om han har unnsluppet havet, lar ikke hevnen ham leve.'

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Da innbyggerne så slangen hengende fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: "Utvilsomt er denne mannen en morder; for selv om han er reddet fra havet, lar ikke rettferdigheten ham leve."

  • Norsk King James

    Da barbarene så den giftige slangen henge i hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: "Uten tvil er denne mannen en morder. Selv om han har unnsluppet havet, lar hevnen ham ikke leve."

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: Dette mennesket er sikkert en morder, for rettferdigheten lar ham ikke leve, selv om han har unnsluppet havet.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen er uten tvil en morder. Selv om han ble reddet fra havet, har rettferdighetens gudinne ikke latt ham leve.»

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: 'Denne mannen må være en morder. Selv om han har blitt reddet fra havet, tillater ikke rettferdigheten at han lever.'

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da de innfødte så det farlige dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: 'Utvilsomt er denne mannen en morder, som til tross for at han har unnsluppet havet, ikke får lov til å leve av rettferdighetens hevn.'

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Da de barbariske innbyggerne så at den giftige skapningen hang ved hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Uten tvil er denne mannen en morder, som, selv om han unnslapp sjøen, ikke lar hevnen leve.»

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Da de innfødte så giftslangen henge på hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen er sikkert en morder, som rettferdigheten ikke lar leve, selv om han har unnsluppet havet.»

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

    Da de innfødte så giftslangen henge på hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen er sikkert en morder, som rettferdigheten ikke lar leve, selv om han har unnsluppet havet.»

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da innbyggerne så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: "Utvilsomt er denne mannen en morder, selv om han er reddet fra havet, har rettferdighetens gudinne ikke latt ham leve."

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen må være en morder; selv om han er reddet fra sjøen, lar rettferdighetens gudinne ham ikke leve.»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Men som Barbarerne saae Dyret hænge ved hans Haand, sagde de til hverandre: Dette Menneske er sikkert en Morder, hvem Gjengjældelsen ikke lader leve, alligevel han er frelst fra Havet.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Da de innfødte så det giftige dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen må uten tvil være en morder, selv om han har sluppet unna havet, lar rettferdigheten ham ikke leve.»

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    And when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, justice does not allow to live.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Ingen tvil om at denne mannen er en morder, som selv om han har unnsluppet havet, ikke rettferdighet lar leve.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen er utvilsomt en morder, for selv om han ble reddet fra havet, unnslipper han ikke rettferdigheten.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Da øyboerne så det giftige dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: Uten tvil er denne mannen en morder, for selv om han har unnsluppet havet, har rettferdigheten ikke latt ham leve.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da folkene så slangen henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen må ha drept noen, for selv om han har kommet seg unna havet, vil Gud ikke la ham leve.»

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    When the men of the contre sawe the worme hange on his honde they sayde amonge the selves: this man must nedes be a mortherer. Whome (though he have escaped the see) yet vengeaunce suffreth not to lyve.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan the people sawe the beest hange on his hande, they sayde amonge them selues: This man must nedes be a murthurer, who vengeaunce suffreth not to lyue, though he haue escaped the see.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe when ye Barbarians saw the worme hang on his hand, they said among themselues, This man surely is a murtherer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet Vengeance hath not suffered to liue.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when the straungers sawe the beast hang on his hande, they sayde among them selues, No doubt this man is a murtherer: Whom though he haue escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffreth not to lyue.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, `Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer to live;'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the local people saw the creature hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to one another,“No doubt this man is a murderer! Although he has escaped from the sea, Justice herself has not allowed him to live!”

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 13:2 : 2 Jesus replied to them, 'Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered in this way?'
  • Luke 13:4 : 4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
  • Matt 23:35 : 35 so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!'
  • John 7:24 : 24 Do not judge by appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.
  • John 9:1-2 : 1 As Jesus was passing by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked Him, 'Teacher, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?'
  • Acts 28:2 : 2 The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
  • Acts 28:5 : 5 But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm.
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
  • Gen 3:1 : 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, 'Did God really say, you shall not eat from any tree in the garden?'
  • Gen 4:8-9 : 8 Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let’s go out to the field.' While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. 9 Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Where is your brother Abel?' He replied, 'I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?' 10 The LORD said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.' 11 'Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.'
  • Gen 9:5-6 : 5 I will require an accounting for your lifeblood. I will demand it from any animal and from every person. From each person, I will demand an accounting for the life of another person. 6 Whoever sheds human blood, by humans will their blood be shed; for in the image of God, God made mankind.
  • Gen 42:21-22 : 21 They said to one another, 'Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw the anguish of his soul when he begged us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.' 22 Reuben replied to them, 'Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy, but you wouldn't listen? Now his blood is being demanded from us.'
  • Num 35:31-34 : 31 You must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; they must surely be put to death. 32 Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing them to return to live in the land before the death of the high priest. 33 Do not pollute the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land; and no atonement can be made for the land that has been defiled by bloodshed except by the blood of the one who shed it. 34 Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell, for I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.
  • Prov 28:17 : 17 A man burdened with the guilt of bloodshed will flee to the pit; let no one support him.
  • Isa 13:21-22 : 21 But desert creatures will lie there; their houses will be full of howling creatures. Owls will dwell there, and goat-demons will dance there. 22 Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in its luxurious palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
  • Isa 26:21 : 21 See, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; it will conceal its slain no longer.
  • Isa 43:20 : 20 The animals of the field will honor Me— jackals and ostriches—because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people,
  • Zeph 2:15 : 15 This is the jubilant city that dwelled securely and said in her heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' How she has become a desolation, a resting place for wild animals! Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.