Verse 19

Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not bear the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, has carefully observed all my statutes, and has kept them, he will surely live.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men dere sier: ‘Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens misgjerning?’ Sønnen har gjort det som er rett og rettferdig, holdt alle mine bud og fulgt dem. Han skal visselig leve.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men dere sier: Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære straffen for farens synd? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har holdt alle mine lover, og gjort dem, skal han visselig leve.

• Norsk King James

  Og dere sier: Hvorfor? Bærer ikke sønnen sin fars urett? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har holdt alle mine forskrifter, og gjort dem, skal han helt sikkert leve.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og dere sier: Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens skyld? Nei, sønnen gjorde rett og rettferdighet, og holdt alle mine lover, han skal leve.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men dere sier: 'Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens skyld?' Når sønnen har gjort rett og rettferdighet, har holdt alle mine lover og handlet etter dem, da skal han visselig leve.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Likevel sier dere: Hvorfor? Skal ikke sønnen bære faderens synd? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har holdt mine forskrifter, og har utført dem, skal han sikkert leve.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men dere spør: «Hvorfor? Bærer ikke sønnen sin fars urett?» Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har overholdt alle mine bud, skal han utvilsomt leve.

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

  Likevel sier dere: Hvorfor? Skal ikke sønnen bære faderens synd? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har holdt mine forskrifter, og har utført dem, skal han sikkert leve.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men dere sier: Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens misgjerning? Sønnen har gjort rett og rettferdighet, holdt alle mine bud og levd dem etter. Han skal sikkert leve.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men dere sier: ‘Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære sin fars synder?’ Når sønnen har gjort det som er rett og rettferdig, har holdt alle mine forskrifter og handlet etter dem, skal han sannelig leve.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og I sagde: Hvorfor skal Sønnen ikke bære Faderens Misgjerning? nei, Sønnen gjorde Ret og Retfærdighed, og haver holdt alle mine Skikke og gjort derefter, og han skal visselig leve.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men dere sier: Hvorfor? Bærer ikke sønnen farens synd? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovfullt og riktig, og har holdt alle mine lover, og har gjort dem, skal han leve.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Yet you say, ‘Why? Does not the son bear the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Likevel sier dere, Hvorfor bærer ikke sønnen farens urett? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, har holdt alle mine forskrifter og gjort dem, skal han visselig leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og dere sier, Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens misgjerning? Men sønnen har gjort rett og rettferdighet, holdt alle Mine lover og handlet etter dem – han skal sannelig leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men dere sier: Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens synd? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har holdt alle mine forskrifter, og har gjort dem, skal han leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men dere spør, hvorfor blir ikke sønnen straffet for farens synder? Fordi sønnen har gjort det rette og holdt mine lover og utført dem, skal han leve.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And yet saye ye: Wherfore the shulde not this sonne beare his fathers synne? Therfore: because the sonne hath done equyte and right, hath kepte all my commaundementes, and done them: therfore, shall he lyue in dede.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Yet say ye, Wherefore shall not the sonne beare the iniquitie of the father? because ye sonne hath executed iudgement & iustice, and hath kept all my statutes, and done them, he shal surely liue,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And yet say ye, wherfore then should not this sonne beare his fathers sinne? Because the sonne hath done iudgment and righteousnesse, he hath kept all my statutes and done them: therefore shall he liue in deede.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, [and] hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yet say you, Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And ye have said, Wherefore hath not the son, Borne of the iniquity of the father? And -- the son judgment and righteousness hath done, All My statutes he hath kept, And he doeth them, he surely liveth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But you say, Why does not the son undergo punishment for the evil-doing of the father? When the son has done what is ordered and right, and has kept my rules and done them, life will certainly be his.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yet you say, Why doesn't the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Yet you say,‘Why should the son not suffer for his father’s iniquity?’ When the son does what is just and right, and observes all my statutes and carries them out, he will surely live.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 20:5 : 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
• Jer 15:4 : 4 I will make them an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.
• Zech 1:3-6 : 3 Therefore, say to them: 'This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Return to me,' declares the Lord of Hosts, 'and I will return to you,' says the Lord of Hosts. 4 Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: 'This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.' But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. 5 Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever? 6 But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, 'As the Lord of Hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways and our deeds, so He has done to us.'
• Ezek 20:18-20 : 18 I said to their children in the wilderness, 'Do not follow the statutes of your fathers, do not observe their ordinances, and do not defile yourselves with their idols. 19 'I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, keep my ordinances, and obey them. 20 Sanctify my Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between me and you so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.'
• Deut 5:9 : 9 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the iniquity of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.
• 2 Kgs 23:26 : 26 However, the LORD did not turn from the fierce anger that burned against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.
• 2 Kgs 24:3-4 : 3 Surely this came upon Judah by the command of the LORD, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh and all he had done. 4 And also because of the innocent blood that he had shed, for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to pardon.
• Lam 5:7 : 7 Our ancestors sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.
• Ezek 18:2 : 2 What do you mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers eat sour grapes, but the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
• Ezek 18:9 : 9 He walks in my statutes and faithfully keeps my rules—he is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord.
• Ezek 20:24 : 24 because they did not carry out my ordinances but rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers' idols.
• Ezek 20:30 : 30 Therefore, say to the house of Israel: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did and lust after their detestable things?'