Verse 13

If I say to the righteous person, 'You will surely live,' but they trust in their righteousness and commit iniquity, none of their righteous acts will be remembered. They will die because of the iniquity they have committed.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige: 'Han skal leve', og han stoler på sin egen rettferdighet og gjør urett, skal ingen av hans rettferdigheter bli husket; han skal dø for den urett han har gjort.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige at han skal leve, men han stoler på sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, skal ingen av hans rettferdige gjerninger huskes, men for den urettens skyld som han har gjort, skal han dø.

  • Norsk King James

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige at han helt sikkert skal leve; hvis han stoler på sin egen rettferdighet og begår urett, skal ingen av hans rettferdighetshandlinger bli husket; men på grunn av uretten han har begått, skal han dø for det.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Når jeg sier om den rettferdige: Han skal leve, men han stoler på sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, skal ingen av hans rettferdige gjerninger bli husket, men han skal dø for den urett han gjorde.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige at han skal leve, og han setter sin lit til sin rettferdighet men gjør urett, skal ingen av hans tidligere rettferdige gjerninger bli husket. Han skal dø på grunn av den urett han har gjort.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige at han helt sikkert skal leve, men han stoler på sin rettferdighet og gjør det som er urett, skal ingen av hans tidligere rettferdigheter bli husket; for det onde han har gjort, skal han dø.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige: 'Du skal sannelig leve', men han stolte på sin egen rettferdighet og begår synd, skal ikke all hans rettferdighet bli husket – for den synd han har gjort, skal han dø for den.

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

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige at han helt sikkert skal leve, men han stoler på sin rettferdighet og gjør det som er urett, skal ingen av hans tidligere rettferdigheter bli husket; for det onde han har gjort, skal han dø.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Hvis jeg sier til den rettferdige: 'Du skal leve,' men han setter sin lit til sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, skal ingen av hans rettferdige gjerninger bli husket, men han skal dø for den uretten han har gjort.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige at han skal leve, og han stoler på sin rettferdighet og gjør ondt, skal ingen av hans rettferdige gjerninger bli husket. Men for det onde han har gjort, for det skal han dø.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Naar jeg siger om den Retfærdige: Han skal visselig leve, og han, han forlader sig paa sin Retfærdighed og gjør Uret, da skal ingen af hans Retfærdigheder ihukommes, men han skal døe i sin Uretferdighed, som han gjorde.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige at han sannelig skal leve, men han stoler på sin egen rettferdighet og begår synd, skal ingen av hans rettferdige gjerninger bli husket; men for den synd han har begått, skal han dø.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trusts in his own righteousness, and commits iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he has committed, he shall die for it.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige at han skal leve, og han stoler på sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, vil ingen av hans rettferdige gjerninger bli husket; men på grunn av den urett han har gjort, skal han dø.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige: Han skal visselig leve, men han stoler på sin rettferdighet og begår urett, vil alle hans rettferdige gjerninger ikke bli husket, og for den urett han har gjort, skal han dø.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige at han skal leve, men han setter sin lit til sin rettferdighet og gjør synd, så skal ingen av hans rettferdige gjerninger bli husket; men for den synd han har gjort, skal han dø.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Når jeg sier til den rettferdige at han skal leve, men han setter sin lit til sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, skal ingen av hans rettferdige gjerninger bli husket; men han skal dø i den urett han har gjort.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yff I saye vnto the rightuous, that he shall surely lyue, and so he trust to his owne rightuousnesse, and do synne: then shall his rightuousnesse be nomore thought vpon, but in the wickednesse that he hath done, he shall dye.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    When I shal say vnto the righteous, that he shall surely liue, if he trust to his owne righteousnes, and commit iniquitie, all his righteousnes shal be no more remembred, but for his iniquitie that he hath committed, he shall die for the same.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If I say vnto the righteous, he shall surely lyue, and so he trust to his owne righteousnes, and do sinne: then shall his righteousnes be no more thought vpon, but in his wickednes that he hath done, in it he shall dye.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    When I shall say to the righteous, [that] he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When I tell the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but in his iniquity that he has committed, therein shall he die.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    In My saying of the righteous: He surely liveth, And -- he hath trusted on his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, All his righteous acts are not remembered, And for his perversity that he hath done, For it he doth die.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but in his iniquity that he hath committed, therein shall he die.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    When I say to the upright that life will certainly be his; if he puts his faith in his righteousness and does evil, not one of his upright acts will be kept in memory; but in the evil he has done, death will overtake him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When I tell the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but in his iniquity that he has committed, therein shall he die.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Suppose I tell the righteous that he will certainly live, but he becomes confident in his righteousness and commits iniquity. None of his righteous deeds will be remembered; because of the iniquity he has committed he will die.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 18:24 : 24 But if a righteous person turns away from their righteousness and commits sin, doing the same detestable things the wicked do, will they live? None of the righteous deeds they have done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.
  • Heb 10:38 : 38 But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he draws back, My soul will have no pleasure in him.
  • 2 Pet 2:20-22 : 20 For if, after escaping the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 Of them the true proverb has come true: "A dog returns to its own vomit," and, "A sow that is washed returns to wallowing in the mud."
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their going out showed that none of them belonged to us.
  • Ezek 3:20 : 20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and does wrong, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die in his sin. His righteous acts will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.
  • Ezek 18:4 : 4 Behold, all lives are mine; the life of the father and the life of the son belong to me. The person who sins is the one who will die.
  • Luke 18:9-9 : 9 Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in their own righteousness and treated others with contempt: 10 'Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.' 11 'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.' 12 'I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' 13 'But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven but beat his chest and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'
  • Rom 10:3 : 3 For they are ignorant of the righteousness of God and seek to establish their own; they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.
  • Phil 3:9 : 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.