Verse 18

I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man, that God is testing them to show them that they are like animals.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte: Gud vil til slutt prøve menneskene for å vise dem at de er lik dyr.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte angående menneskesønnenes tilstand, at Gud prøver dem, for at de skal se at de selv er dyr.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte om menneskenes tilstand, at Gud skal åpenbare dem, slik at de kan se at de er som dyrene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg sa til meg selv om menneskene, at Gud viser dem at de er som dyr.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte om menneskenes barns sak: Gud vil prøve dem, så de kan se at de er som dyr.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte om menneskenes barns situasjon, at Gud kan vise dem, og at de kan se at de selv er som dyrene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg reflekterte over menneskenes tilstand, at Gud vil åpenbare dem, slik at de innser at de selv er som dyr.

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

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte om menneskenes barns situasjon, at Gud kan vise dem, og at de kan se at de selv er som dyrene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte angående menneskenes barn, at Gud tester dem for å vise dem at de er som dyrene.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg sa til meg selv angående menneskebarna: Gud tester dem for å vise dem at de er som dyr.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg, jeg sagde i mit Hjerte om Menneskens Børns Handel, at Gud vilde gjøre det klart for dem, og at de skulde see, at de ere for sig selv (som) Dyr.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte, det er for menneskene Gud har ordnet det slik at de kan se at de er lik dyrene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I said in my heart concerning the condition of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are like beasts.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte: "Når det gjelder menneskesønner, prøver Gud dem for at de selv skal innse at de er som dyrene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte om menneskenes barns sak at Gud prøver dem, så de kan se at de selv er som dyr.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte, det er for menneskenes skyld, at Gud vil prøve dem, og at de skal se at de selv er som dyrene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg sa i mitt hjerte, Det er på grunn av menneskets barn, så Gud kan teste dem og de kan se at de er som dyrene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I comoned wt myne owne herte also cocernynge the childre of men: how God hath chosen them, and yet letteth the apeare, as though they were beastes:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I considered in mine heart the state of the children of men that God had purged them: yet to see to, they are in themselues as beastes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I communed with myne owne heart also concernyng the children of men, howe God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appeare as though they were beastes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves `are' beasts.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I said in my heart, [It is] because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are [but as] beasts.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I also thought to myself,“It is for the sake of people, so God can clearly show them that they are like animals.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 73:22 : 22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
• Gen 3:17-19 : 17 To Adam He said, 'Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, "You must not eat from it," cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.' 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread until you return to the ground, because from it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you will return.
• Job 14:1-4 : 1 Man, born of a woman, is short-lived and full of trouble. 2 He springs up like a flower and withers away; he flees like a shadow and does not endure. 3 Do you fix your gaze on such a one and bring me into judgment with you? 4 Who can bring what is pure out of the unclean? No one.
• Job 15:16 : 16 How much less is a man, who is detestable and corrupt, one who drinks iniquity like water!
• Job 40:8 : 8 Would you indeed annul My justice? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
• Ps 49:12 : 12 Their inward thought is that their houses will last forever, and their dwelling places for all generations; they call their lands by their own names.
• Ps 49:14 : 14 This is their fate, their foolish confidence. And yet, after them, people approve their words. Selah.
• Ps 49:19-20 : 19 Though he blesses himself during his lifetime, and people praise you when you prosper, 20 They will go to the generation of their fathers; they will never see the light again.
• Ps 51:4 : 4 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
• Ps 73:18-19 : 18 Surely, You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
• Ps 90:5-9 : 5 You sweep them away like a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that springs up in the morning— 6 In the morning it flourishes and grows, but by evening it withers and dries up. 7 We are consumed by your anger, and terrified by your wrath. 8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. 9 All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a sigh. 10 The span of our life is seventy years—or eighty, if we have strength; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. 11 Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you. 12 Teach us to number our days carefully, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
• Rom 3:4 : 4 Absolutely not! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: "So that You may be justified in Your words and prevail when You are judged."
• Rom 9:23 : 23 And what if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of mercy, whom he prepared beforehand for glory—
• Heb 9:27 : 27 And just as it is appointed for humans to die once, and after that comes judgment,
• 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,
• 2 Pet 2:12 : 12 These people, however, are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They speak abusively about things they do not understand, and in their destruction, they too will be destroyed.