Verse 12

Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and lives a long time, I know that it will be well with those who fear God, who honor Him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Selv om en synder lever lenge og gjentar sitt onde, vet jeg at det vil gå godt for dem som frykter Herren og ærer ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Sannelig, selv om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger, og hans dager blir forlenget, vet jeg at det vil gå godt med dem som frykter Gud, dem som frykter for ham.

• Norsk King James

  Selv om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger, og hans dager forlenges, vet jeg med sikkerhet at det skal gå dem vel som frykter Gud, som ærer ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Selv om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger og får leve lenge, vet jeg at det skal gå dem vel som frykter Gud, som frykter for hans ansikt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men selv om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger og hans dager blir forlenget, vet jeg likevel at det vil gå vel med dem som frykter Gud, som har ærefrykt for ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger, og hans dager forlenges, likevel vet jeg sannelig at det skal gå godt med de som frykter Gud, som frykter for hans åsyn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om en synder gjør ondskap hundre ganger, og hans dager forlenges, vet jeg likevel at det skal gå bra med dem som frykter Gud, dem som ærer ham.

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

  Om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger, og hans dager forlenges, likevel vet jeg sannelig at det skal gå godt med de som frykter Gud, som frykter for hans åsyn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Selv om synderen gjør ondt hundre ganger og får leve lenge, vet jeg også at det skal gå godt for dem som frykter Gud, de som frykter ham.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Selv om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger og lever lenge, vet jeg likevel at det vil gå godt for dem som frykter Gud, som frykter for hans nærvær.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Om end en Synder gjør hundrede Gange Ondt og lever længe, saa veed jeg dog, at det skal gaae dem vel, som frygte Gud, som frygte for hans Ansigt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Selv om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger, og hans dager forlenges, vet jeg likevel at det skal gå godt med dem som frykter Gud, de som frykter ham.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his days are prolonged, yet surely I know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Selv om en synder begår forbrytelser hundre ganger og lever lenge, vet jeg likevel at det skal gå bedre med dem som frykter Gud, de som ærer ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Selv om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger, og lever lenge, vet jeg likevel at det går godt med dem som frykter Gud, de som frykter for ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Selv om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger, og forlenger sine dager, vet jeg likevel at det skal gå godt for dem som frykter Gud, de som frykter for ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Selv om en synder gjør ondt hundre ganger og lever lenge, er jeg sikker på at det vil gå vel for dem som frykter Gud og har respekt for ham.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But though an euell personne offende an hundreth tymes, and haue a longe life: yet am I sure, that it shal go well with the that feare God, because they haue him before their eyes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Though a sinner doe euill an hundreth times, and God prolongeth his dayes, yet I knowe that it shalbe well with them that feare the Lord, and doe reuerence before him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Because an euyll person offendeth an hundred tymes, and God deferreth, geuing hym long life, therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that feare God, whiche haue hym before their eyes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his [days] be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Though a sinner is doing evil a hundred `times', and prolonging `himself' for it, surely also I know that there is good to those fearing God, who fear before Him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his [days], yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, that fear before him:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people– for they stand in fear before him.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 37:11 : 11 But the humble will inherit the land and delight in abundant peace.
• Ps 37:18-19 : 18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever. 19 They will not be ashamed in the time of disaster, and in days of famine they will be satisfied.
• Eccl 7:15 : 15 In my fleeting life, I have seen it all: The righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.
• Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.
• Prov 1:32-33 : 32 For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. 33 But whoever listens to me will dwell securely and be at ease, without fear of harm.
• Eccl 3:14 : 14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it nor taken from it. God does this so that people will fear Him.
• Isa 65:20-24 : 20 No longer will there be an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a hundred will be thought of as a mere youth, and one who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed. 21 They will build houses and live in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 22 They will not build and have another inhabit, nor will they plant and have another eat. For like the days of a tree will be the days of my people, and my chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands. 23 They will not labor in vain or bear children for sudden disaster, for they are a people blessed by the LORD, they and their offspring with them. 24 Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
• Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
• Rom 9:22 : 22 What if God, wishing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath prepared for destruction?
• 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
• Matt 25:41-46 : 41 Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you?’ 45 Then he will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’ 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
• Luke 1:50 : 50 His mercy is for those who fear Him from generation to generation.
• Eccl 5:16 : 16 Throughout his days, he eats in darkness, with great frustration, sickness, and anger.
• Prov 13:21 : 21 Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.
• Isa 65:13-14 : 13 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, my servants will eat, but you will go hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.' 14 Behold, my servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out from the pain of your hearts and wail from a broken spirit.
• Eccl 7:18 : 18 It is good to grasp one thing and not let go of the other, for the one who fears God will avoid all extremes.
• Ps 96:9 : 9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
• Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise the LORD! How blessed is the man who fears the LORD and greatly delights in His commandments.
• Ps 115:13 : 13 He will bless those who fear the Lord, both the small and the great.
• Deut 12:25 : 25 Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
• 1 Kgs 2:5-9 : 5 Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—how he killed the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He shed their blood as if in war during a time of peace, staining his belt and sandals with the blood. 6 Act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace. 7 But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for they supported me when I fled from your brother Absalom. 8 And behold, you have with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me bitterly on the day I went to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD that I would not put him to death by the sword. 9 However, do not consider him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know what you ought to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.
• 1 Kgs 21:25 : 25 There was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by his wife Jezebel.
• 1 Kgs 22:34-35 : 34 But someone randomly drew his bow and struck the king of Israel between the sections of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, 'Turn around and get me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded.' 35 The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. But he died that evening, and the blood from his wound ran onto the floor of the chariot.
• 1 Chr 16:30 : 30 Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.