Verse 17

Do not pervert justice for the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow's garment as security for a pledge.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Du skal ikke bøye retten for innflytteren eller den farløse, og du skal ikke ta en enkes klesplagg i pant.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Du skal ikke bøye retten for den fremmede eller den farløse, og du skal ikke ta en enkes kledning som pant.

• Norsk King James

  Du skal ikke skjevvrie dommen over utlendinger eller foreldreløse, og du skal ikke ta en enkes klær som pant.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal ikke bøye retten for en fremmed eller en farløs, og du skal ikke ta en enkes klesdrakt som pant.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Du skal ikke vri retten fra fremmede og farløse og du skal ikke ta plagget til en enke i pant.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Du skal ikke forvrenge rettferdigheten til innflytteren eller den farløse, og du må ikke ta en enkes kappe som pant.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Du skal ikke forvrenge rettferdigheten for den fremmede eller den foreldreløse, og du skal ikke ta en enkes klær som pant.

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

  Du skal ikke forvrenge rettferdigheten til innflytteren eller den farløse, og du må ikke ta en enkes kappe som pant.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Du skal ikke forvrenge dommen for en fremmed eller en farløs, og du skal ikke ta en enkes klær som pant.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Du skal ikke vri dommen for en fremmed eller en farløs, og du skal ikke ta en enkes klede som pant.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal ikke bøie Retten for den Fremmede, den Faderløse, og ei tage en Enkes Klæder til Pant.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Du skal ikke forvrenge retten til den fremmede eller den farløse, og du skal ikke ta en enkes kledning som pant.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing as a pledge:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du skal ikke forvrenge retten for den fremmede eller den farløse, og heller ikke ta en enkes klær i pant.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Du skal ikke vri retten fra en farløs fremmed, og du skal ikke ta en enkes kledning som pant.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Du skal ikke vri retten for den fremmede eller den farløse og ikke ta en enkes klesplagg som pant.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Vær rettferdig når du dømmer en fremmeds sak og for ham som ikke har noen far; ta ikke en enkens klær som pant for en gjeld:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Hynder not the right of the straunger nor of the fatherlesse, nor take wedowes rayment to pledge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou shalt not wrest the righte of the straunger and of the fatherlesse. And ye wedowes rayment shalt thou not take to pledge:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt not peruert the right of the stranger, nor of the fatherlesse, nor take a widowes rayment to pledge.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou shalt not peruert the ryght of the strauger, nor of the fatherlesse, nor take a wydowes rayment to pledge:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, [nor] of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall not wrest the justice [due] to the foreigner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's clothing to pledge;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to the sojourner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Be upright in judging the cause of the man from a strange country and of him who has no father; do not take a widow's clothing on account of a debt:

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall not wrest the justice [due] to the foreigner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's clothing to pledge;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 16:19 : 19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
• Exod 22:21-22 : 21 Do not afflict a widow or an orphan. 22 If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.
• Exod 23:6 : 6 Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.
• Deut 27:19 : 19 Cursed is anyone who denies justice to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
• Isa 1:23 : 23 Your rulers are rebellious and companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's case never comes before them.
• Job 29:11-17 : 11 For when the ear heard me, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about me. 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know. 17 I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth.
• Exod 23:9 : 9 Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
• Deut 1:17 : 17 Do not show partiality in judgment; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring any case that is too difficult for you to me, and I will hear it.
• Jer 5:28 : 28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.
• Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.
• Exod 23:2 : 2 Do not follow the majority to do evil, and do not testify in a dispute to turn aside after the majority to pervert justice.
• Zech 7:10 : 10 Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.'
• Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
• Luke 3:14 : 14 Then some soldiers also questioned him, saying, "And what should we do?" He replied to them, "Do not extort money from anyone or accuse anyone falsely; be content with your wages."
• Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?
• Jer 22:3 : 3 This is what the LORD says: Practice justice and righteousness. Rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not mistreat or harm the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
• Ezek 22:7 : 7 Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.
• Ezek 22:29 : 29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice.
• Amos 5:7-9 : 7 You who turn justice to bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground— 8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns deep darkness into morning and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth—the Lord is his name. 9 He flashes destruction upon the mighty and brings ruin upon the fortified city. 10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty. 11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine. 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.
• Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and plan evil on their beds! At dawn, they carry it out because they have the power to do it. 2 They covet fields and seize them; they take houses and rob them. They oppress a man and his house, a person and their inheritance.
• Deut 10:17-18 : 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. 18 He ensures justice for the fatherless and the widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
• Exod 22:26-27 : 26 For it is his only covering, the cloak for his body. What else can he sleep in? If he cries out to me, I will hear him, for I am gracious. 27 Do not blaspheme God or curse the leader of your people.
• Deut 24:6 : 6 Do not take a pair of millstones, not even the upper one, as security for a debt, because that would be taking a person's livelihood as a pledge.
• Deut 24:13 : 13 Return their pledge by sunset so that they may sleep in their own garment and bless you; this will be considered a righteous act before the LORD your God.
• Ps 82:1-5 : 1 God stands in the divine assembly; He judges among the gods. 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. 5 They do not know nor do they understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
• Ps 94:3-6 : 3 How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked exult? 4 They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. 5 They crush Your people, LORD, and oppress Your inheritance. 6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
• Ps 94:20-21 : 20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—one that brings about trouble under the guise of law? 21 They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn innocent blood.
• Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate. 23 For the LORD will plead their case and will rob of life those who rob them.
• Prov 31:5 : 5 Lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
• Eccl 5:8 : 8 The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.
• Isa 3:15 : 15 'Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?' declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts.
• Isa 33:15 : 15 The one who walks in righteousness, speaks what is right, rejects gain from extortion, shakes his hands to refuse bribes, stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil.
• 1 Sam 12:3-4 : 3 Here I am. Testify against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded or oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes to wrongdoing? If so, I will restore it to you. 4 They replied, 'You have not defrauded us, oppressed us, or taken anything from anyone’s hand.'
• Job 22:8-9 : 8 But the powerful man owns the land, and the honored man dwells in it. 9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.