Verse 13

Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the treacherous? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dine øyne er rene og kan ikke tåle å se på urett; hvorfor ser du da slik på de tro på svik? Hvorfor forblir du taus når den onde fortærer en mer rettferdig enn seg selv?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se det onde, du kan ikke se på urett; hvorfor gir du akt på de svikfulle, og tier når den ugudelige fortærer en som er mer rettferdig enn han?

• Norsk King James

  Du har renere øyne enn å se det onde, og du kan ikke skue på urett; hvorfor ser du da på dem som handler urettferdig, og tier mens de onde fortærer mannen som er mer rettferdig enn dem?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se det onde, du kan ikke stå urett ut; hvorfor ser du da på de troløse i stillhet mens den onde sluker en mer rettferdig enn seg selv?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se på det onde, og du kan ikke se på urett. Hvorfor ser du på forrædere, og tier når den ugudelige ødelegger en som er mer rettferdig enn ham?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se ondskap, og du kan ikke se på urett. Hvorfor ser du på de troløse og tier når den onde fortærer en som er mer rettferdig enn han?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Du har renere øyne enn å se ondskap, og du tåler ikke urett; hvorfor ser du da på de som handler forrædersk, og holder tungen stille mens den onde fortærer den som er mer rettferdig enn han?

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

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se ondskap, og du kan ikke se på urett. Hvorfor ser du på de troløse og tier når den onde fortærer en som er mer rettferdig enn han?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se på det onde; ulykke kan du ikke se på. Hvorfor ser du da på de troløse, og tier når de ugudelige fortærer de som er mer rettferdige enn de?

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se på det onde, og du kan ikke se på urett. Hvorfor ser du da på forræderne og tier når den onde oppsluker en rettferdigere enn ham selv?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Dine) Øine ere renere, end at du gjerne seer Ondt, og du kan ikke skue Møie; hvorfor skulde du da skue de Troløse (og) tie, naar en Ugudelig opsluger en Retfærdigere end han?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Du med renere øyne enn å se ondskap, og som ikke tåler å se urett, hvorfor ser du da på når forrædere handler, og tier når den onde fortærer en mer rettferdig enn han er?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  You are of purer eyes than to behold evil and cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously and hold Your tongue when the wicked devours a man more righteous than he?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du som har renere øyne enn å se ondt, og som ikke kan se på ondskap, hvorfor tåler du dem som handler svikefullt, og er stille når de onde sluker den som er mer rettferdig enn dem selv,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Renere øyne enn at du kan se det onde, du kan ikke se urett, hvorfor ser du på svikefulle, og tier når den onde sluker den som er rettferdigere enn ham?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Du som har rene øyne og ikke kan se på ondskap, hvorfor ser du på de troløse og tier når de onde oppsluker mannen som er mer rettferdig enn han?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For dine hellige øyne kan ikke se på synd, du kan ikke tåle urett; hvorfor ser du da på løgner? Hvorfor tier du når den onde tilintetgjør den som er mer rettferdig enn ham?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thine eyes are clene, thou mayest not se euell, thou canst not beholde ye thinge that is wicked. Wherfore then dost thou loke vpon the vngodly, and holdest thy tunge, when the wicked deuoureth the man that is better the himself?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euill: thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherefore doest thou looke vpon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man, that is more righteous then he?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euyl, thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherfore then doest thou loke vpo the transgressours, and holdest thy tongue, when the wicked deuoureth the man that is more righteous then he?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Before your holy eyes sin may not be seen, and you are unable to put up with wrong; why, then, are your eyes on the false? why do you say nothing when the evil-doer puts an end to one who is more upright than himself?

• World English Bible (2000)

  You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?

Referenced Verses

• Ps 34:15-16 : 15 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. 16 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.
• Ps 35:22 : 22 You have seen it, Lord; do not be silent. Lord, do not be far from me.
• Ps 50:21 : 21 These things you have done, and I kept silent; you thought I was like you. But I will rebuke you and lay the case before your eyes.
• Ps 10:15 : 15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer! Call him to account for his wickedness until it is no more found.
• Jer 12:1-2 : 1 You are righteous, LORD, even when I bring my case to you. Yet I want to discuss your judgments: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those who betray others at ease? 2 You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are near to their lips but far from their hearts.
• Acts 3:13-15 : 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release Him. 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you. 15 You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
• 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 But just as the One who called you is holy, so also be holy in all your conduct. 16 For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
• Hab 1:3-4 : 3 Why do You make me see wrongdoing and observe trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. 4 Therefore, the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so justice comes out distorted.
• Acts 2:23 : 23 He was delivered up by God’s determined plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
• Ps 11:4-7 : 4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them. 5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked—those who love violence—he hates with a passion. 6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot. 7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.
• Ps 56:1-2 : 1 For the director, according to 'The Silent Dove of Distant Places.' A Miktam of David, when the Philistines captured him in Gath. 2 Be gracious to me, O God, for mankind pursues me; all day long an attacker oppresses me!
• Ps 73:3 : 3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
• Ps 83:1 : 1 A song, a psalm of Asaph.
• Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
• Isa 21:2 : 2 A harsh vision has been shown to me: The betrayer betrays, and the destroyer devastates. Go up, Elam! Surround, Media! I have put an end to all her groaning.
• Isa 33:1 : 1 Woe to you, destroyer, who has not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, who has not been betrayed! When you finish destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.
• Ps 37:12-15 : 12 The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. 13 The Lord laughs at him because He sees that his day is coming. 14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright. 15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
• Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in the hands of the wicked or condemn him when he is judged.
• Ps 50:3 : 3 Our God will come and will not be silent; before Him is a consuming fire, and a mighty storm surrounds Him.
• 2 Sam 4:11 : 11 How much more, then, when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed! Should I not now demand his blood from your hand and remove you from the earth?
• 1 Kgs 2:32 : 32 The LORD will bring back his blood on his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than himself—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army—killing them with the sword without my father David knowing it.
• Esth 4:14 : 14 If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows? Perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.
• Job 15:15 : 15 Behold, God puts no trust in His holy ones, and even the heavens are not pure in His sight.
• Ps 5:4-5 : 4 In the morning, LORD, You hear my voice; in the morning, I present my request to You and wait expectantly. 5 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with You.
• Ps 10:1-2 : 1 Why, Lord, do You stand far off? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? 2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.