Verse 21

The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in His heart, "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. Nor will I ever again destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften og sa i sitt hjerte: «Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene, selv om menneskehjertets tanker er onde fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil aldri mer ødelegge alle levende skapninger, som jeg nå har gjort.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Herren kjente duften av det behagelige offeret, og Herren sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg vil aldri mer forbande jorden for menneskenes skyld, for menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av; og aldri mer vil jeg slå alt levende, slik jeg har gjort.

• Norsk King James

  Herren luktet en behagelig duft og sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av mennesket, for menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil aldri mer slå alt levende slik jeg har gjort.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herren luktet den behagelige duften og sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskets hjertes tanker er onde fra ungdommen av; jeg vil aldri mer slå alt som lever, slik jeg har gjort.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften, og sa til sitt hjerte: "Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene. For menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av. Aldri mer vil jeg slå alt levende slik jeg nå har gjort.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Herren duftet den behagelige duften og sa i sitt hjerte: «Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskehjertets tanker er onde fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil ikke mer slå alt levende slik som jeg har gjort.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Herren oppfattet en behagelig duft, og i sitt hjerte sa han: «Jeg vil ikke lenger forbanne jorden på grunn av mennesket, for menneskets hjerte har vært ondt siden ung alder. Jeg vil heller ikke ramme alt levende slik jeg gjorde før.»

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

  Herren duftet den behagelige duften og sa i sitt hjerte: «Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskehjertets tanker er onde fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil ikke mer slå alt levende slik som jeg har gjort.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften og sa i sitt hjerte: «Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av mennesket, for menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil aldri mer slå alt levende, slik jeg har gjort.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften og sa til sitt hjerte: «Jeg vil aldri mer forbande jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskets hjertes tanker er onde fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil aldri mer slå alt levende slik jeg har gjort.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herren lugtede en behagelig Lugt; da sagde Herren i sit Hjerte: Jeg vil ikke mere herefter forbande Jorden for Menneskens Skyld, dog Menneskets Hjertes Tanke er ond af hans Ungdom; og jeg vil ikke mere herefter slaae Alt, hvad der lever, saasom jeg haver gjort.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Herren kjente en velsmakende duft; og Herren sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg skal aldri mer forbanne jorden for menneskets skyld, for menneskets tanker er onde fra ungdommen av; heller ikke vil jeg slå hver levende skapning, slik jeg har gjort.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the LORD smelled a pleasing aroma, and the LORD said in His heart, I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the imagination of his heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again destroy every living thing, as I have done.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften. Herren sa i sitt hjerte: "Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden for menneskets skyld, for menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av. Og jeg vil aldri mer slå alt levende, slik jeg har gjort.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Herren kjente duften av det behagelige, og Herren sa i sitt hjerte: 'Jeg skal aldri mer forbanne jorden for menneskets skyld, selv om menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av. Jeg skal heller aldri mer slå alle levende som Jeg har gjort.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften, og sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg skal aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskets hjertes tanker er onde fra ungdommen av. Jeg skal aldri mer slå alt levende slik jeg har gjort.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og da Herren kjente den behagelige duften, sa han i sitt hjerte, Jeg vil ikke igjen forbande jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskets hjerte har onde tanker fra ungdommen av; aldri mer vil jeg ødelegge alle levende skapninger som jeg har gjort.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the LORDE smellyd a swete savoure and sayd in his hert: I wyll henceforth no more curse the erth for mannes sake for the imagynacion of mannes hert is evell even from the very youth of hym. Morover I wyll not destroy from henceforth all that lyveth as I haue done.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And ye LORDE smelled the swete sauor, & sayde in his hert: I wyl hence forth curse the earth nomore for mas sake, for the ymaginacion of mans hert is euell, euen from the very youth of him. Therfore from hece forth I wil nomore smyte all that lyueth, as I haue done.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lord smelled a sauour of rest, and the Lord said in his heart, I will hencefoorth curse the ground no more for mans cause: for the imagination of mans heart is euill, euen from his youth: neither will I smite any more all things liuing, as I haue done.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde smelled a sweete or quiet sauour, and the Lord sayde in his heart: I wyll not hencefoorth curse the grounde any more for mans sake, for the imagination of mans heart is euyll euen from his youth: neyther wyll I smyte any more euery thyng lyuyng, as I haue done.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart [is] evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh smelled the sweet savor. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, `I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man `is' evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And the LORD smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself,“I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is deceitful above all things and incurable—who can understand it?
• Gen 3:17 : 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.'
• Gen 6:5 : 5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of humanity had become on the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of their heart was only evil continually.
• Gen 6:17 : 17 And I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh that has the breath of life in it, under the heavens; everything that is on the earth will perish.
• Lev 1:9 : 9 You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water, and the priest is to burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
• Lev 1:13 : 13 You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water, and the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
• Ps 51:5 : 5 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
• 2 Cor 2:15 : 15 For we are the fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
• Rom 1:21 : 21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
• Rom 3:23 : 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
• Ezek 20:41 : 41 With a pleasing aroma, I will accept you when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands where you were scattered. And I will show my holiness through you in the sight of the nations.
• Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, and slanders.
• John 3:6 : 6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
• Eph 2:1-3 : 1 And you were dead in your transgressions and sins. 2 In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 Among them we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, carrying out the inclinations of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
• Eph 5:2 : 2 And walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial offering to God, a pleasing aroma.
• Phil 4:18 : 18 I have received full payment, and more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
• Ps 58:3 : 3 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; your hands mete out violence on the earth.
• Job 14:4 : 4 Who can bring what is pure out of the unclean? No one.
• Lev 1:17 : 17 He shall tear it open by its wings without dividing it completely. Then the priest shall burn it on the wood that is on the fire on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
• Eccl 7:20 : 20 Surely there is no one righteous on earth who always does good and never sins.
• Song 4:10-11 : 10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice! 11 Your lips, my bride, drip honey like a honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.
• Isa 47:12 : 12 Persist then with your spells and your many sorceries, with which you have labored from your youth—perhaps you might succeed, perhaps you might cause terror.
• Isa 47:15 : 15 This is how it will be for those with whom you have labored, those who have traded with you from your youth; each one wanders to his own way—there is no one to save you.
• Isa 48:8 : 8 Indeed, you neither heard nor understood; beforehand, your ear had not been open. For I knew that you were treacherous and a transgressor from the womb.
• Isa 53:6 : 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray; each of us has turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
• Isa 54:9-9 : 9 To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn not to be angry with you or rebuke you. 10 Though the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, my steadfast love will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be broken, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
• Isa 65:6 : 6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps.
• Jer 8:6 : 6 I have listened and heard, but they do not speak what is right. No one repents of their wickedness, saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turns to their own course, like a horse charging into battle.
• Lev 26:31 : 31 I will lay your cities in ruins, make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will no longer smell the pleasing aroma of your offerings.
• Gen 9:11-15 : 11 I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all flesh be destroyed by the waters of a flood, and never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 And God said, 'This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations: 13 I have set My bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.' 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow becomes visible in the clouds, 15 I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all flesh.
• Exod 29:18 : 18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
• Exod 29:25 : 25 Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the Lord, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
• Job 15:14-16 : 14 What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of a woman, that he could be righteous? 15 Behold, God puts no trust in His holy ones, and even the heavens are not pure in His sight. 16 How much less is a man, who is detestable and corrupt, one who drinks iniquity like water!
• Gen 4:12 : 12 'When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.'
• 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."
• Prov 20:9 : 9 Who can say, 'I have cleansed my heart; I am pure from my sin'?
• Jer 18:12 : 12 But they will say, ‘It’s no use. We will continue to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his own evil heart.’
• Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But each person is tempted when they are drawn away and enticed by their own desire. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
• Jas 4:1-2 : 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within your body parts? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
• 2 Pet 3:6-7 : 6 Through these, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water. 7 But by the same word, the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of ungodly people.
• 1 John 5:19 : 19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
• Amos 5:21-22 : 21 I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no pleasure in your solemn assemblies. 22 Even if you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not regard your fattened peace offerings.
• Rom 8:7-8 : 7 Because the mindset of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.