Verse 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.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Til Adam sa han: «Fordi du lyttet til din kvinne og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med strev skal du dyrke den alle dine dager.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Til Adam sa han: Fordi du hørte på din kones stemme og spiste av det treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld; med smerte skal du ete av den alle dine levedager.

• Norsk King James

  Til Adam sa han: Fordi du lyttet til din kone og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, er jorden forbannet. I sorg skal du arbeide med den alle dine livs dager.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til Adam sa han: Fordi du hørte på kvinnen og spiste av treet jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med strev skal du spise av den alle dine livsdager.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Til Adam sa han: "Fordi du hørte på din hustru og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du nære deg av den alle dine levedager.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Til Adam sa han: «Fordi du lyttet til din hustrus røst og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, er jorden forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du livnære deg av den alle dine dager.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Til Adam sa han: «Fordi du lyttet til din kone og spiste av treet jeg befalte deg å ikke spise av, er jorden forbannet for din skyld. Du skal spise av den med sorg alle dine dager.»

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

  Til Adam sa han: «Fordi du lyttet til din hustrus røst og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, er jorden forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du livnære deg av den alle dine dager.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Til Adam sa han: "Fordi du hørte på din kones røst og spiste av treet som jeg forbød, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du livnære deg av den alle dine livsdager.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og til Adam sa han: «Fordi du hørte på din kone og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet på grunn av deg. Med møye skal du nære deg av den alle dine levedager.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde til Adam: Efterdi du lød din Hustrues Røst og aad af det Træ, om hvilket jeg bød dig og sagde: Du skal ikke æde deraf, da vorde Jorden forbandet for din Skyld; med Kummer skal du æde deraf alle dit Livs Dage.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og til Adam sa han: "Fordi du hørte på din kone og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, er marken forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du leve av den alle dine dager.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Til Adam sa han: «Fordi du lyttet til din kones stemme og spiste av treet jeg forbød deg å spise fra, er jorden forbannet på grunn av deg. Med slit skal du spise av den alle dine levedager.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Til mannen sa Han: "Fordi du lyttet til din kone og spiste av treet jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du nære deg av den alle dine levedager.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og til Adam sa han: Fordi du hørte på din kone og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med strev skal du nære deg av den alle dine levedager.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Til Adam sa han: Fordi du hørte på din kone og spiste av treet jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med smerte skal du nære deg av den alle dine levedager.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And vnto Ada he sayd: for as moch as thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy wyfe and hast eaten of the tree of which I commaunded the saynge: se thou eate not therof: cursed be the erth for thy sake. In sorow shalt thou eate therof all dayes of thy lyf

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And vnto Adam he sayde: For so moch as thou hast herkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tre, wherof I commaunded the, sayenge: thou shalt not eate of it. Cursed be ye earth for thy sake. With sorowe shalt thou eate therof, all the dayes of thy life.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also to Adam he said, Because thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, (whereof I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it) cursed is the earth for thy sake: in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Unto Adam he sayde: Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tree concernyng the whiche I commaunded thee, saying, thou shalt not eate of it, cursed is the grounde for thy sake, in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed `is' the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And to Adam he said, Because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account; in pain you will get your food from it all your life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But to Adam he said,“Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you,‘You must not eat from it,’ the ground is cursed because of you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 8:20-22 : 20 For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it—in hope 21 that the creation itself will also be liberated from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God's children. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains until now.
• Gen 5:29 : 29 He named him Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us in our work and the painful labor of our hands, caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed."
• Eccl 2:22-23 : 22 What does a person gain from all their labor and from the striving of their heart under the sun? 23 All their days are full of sorrow, and their work is filled with grief; even at night their mind does not rest. This too is meaningless.
• Job 14:1 : 1 Man, born of a woman, is short-lived and full of trouble.
• Matt 25:26-27 : 26 His master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered. 27 Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return, I would have received it back with interest.
• Matt 25:45 : 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.’
• Luke 19:22 : 22 He said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?'
• John 16:33 : 33 'I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have trouble. But take courage! I have overcome the world.'
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
• Job 21:17 : 17 How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? Disaster comes upon them as calamities God apportions in his anger.
• Ps 90:7-9 : 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.
• Ps 127:2 : 2 It is futile for you to rise early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for He grants sleep to His beloved.
• Eccl 1:2-3 : 2 “Utterly meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” 3 What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?
• Eccl 1:13-14 : 13 I set my heart to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a burdensome task God has given to the human race to occupy themselves with! 14 I have seen all the deeds that are done under the sun; they are all meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
• Eccl 2:11 : 11 Yet when I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, behold, everything was meaningless—a chasing after the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.
• Eccl 2:17 : 17 So I hated life, because the work done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
• Eccl 5:17 : 17 Behold, what I have seen is good and fitting: to eat and drink and to enjoy the good of all one's labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him, for this is his reward.
• Isa 24:5-6 : 5 The earth is defiled by its inhabitants, for they have transgressed laws, violated statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants bear the guilt. Therefore, the earth’s inhabitants are burned, and few people are left.
• Jer 7:23-24 : 23 But this is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, so that it may go well with you. 24 But they did not listen or incline their ear; instead, they walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil hearts. They went backward, not forward.
• Matt 22:12 : 12 He said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.
• 1 Sam 15:23-24 : 23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king. 24 Then Saul said to Samuel, 'I have sinned. I disregarded the command of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.'
• Job 5:6-7 : 6 For trouble does not spring from the dust, nor does suffering sprout from the ground. 7 But people are born to trouble, just as sparks fly upward.
• Gen 2:16-17 : 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, 'You may surely eat from any tree of the garden,' 17 'but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will surely die.'
• Gen 3:6 : 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.
• Gen 3:11 : 11 He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?'