Verse 1

Be silent before me, you coastlands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them approach and speak; let us come together for judgment.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hør på meg, dere fjerne øyer! La folkene styrke seg og komme nær for å tale; la oss samles for å avgjøre.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Vær stille for meg, dere øyer; la folket fornye sin styrke: la dem komme nær, og så la dem tale, la oss komme sammen til dom.

• Norsk King James

  Vær stille for meg, dere øyer; la folket finne ny styrke: la dem komme nær, la dem tale; la oss samles for å dømme.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Øyer, vær stille for meg, så folkene kan fornye sin styrke; la dem komme og tale, la oss møtes til doms sammen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Vær stille for meg, øyer, og folkeslag, forny deres styrke. La dem nærme seg, så skal de tale. La oss sammen nærme oss for dom.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Vær stille for meg, øyer; la folk fornye sin styrke. La dem komme nær, og så la dem tale; la oss komme nær sammen til dom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hold dere stille for meg, øyer, og la folket hente ny styrke. La dem komme nær, så skal de tale; la oss sammen nærme oss dommen.

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

  Vær stille for meg, øyer; la folk fornye sin styrke. La dem komme nær, og så la dem tale; la oss komme nær sammen til dom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Vær stille for meg, dere øyer, og la folkene fornye sin styrke. La dem komme nær for å tale sammen, la oss nærme oss til dommen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Vær stille for meg, dere øyer! Folkeslag, la deres styrke fornye seg! La dem komme nær, så de kan tale; la oss komme sammen til dom.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  I Øer! tier for mig, og lad Folkene fornye (deres) Kraft; lad dem komme, lad dem da tale, lad os nærme os, (at komme) for Retten tilsammen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Vær stille for meg, dere øyer; la folkene fornye sin styrke. La dem komme nær; så kan de tale. La oss komme sammen til dom.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Keep silent before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hold dere i ro foran meg, øyer; og la folkene fornye sin styrke: la dem komme nær; så kan de tale; la oss nærme oss sammen til dom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Vær stille overfor meg, øyer, og folk, la makt gå forbi, de kommer nær, så taler de, 'Sammen nærmer vi oss dommen.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hold dere stille foran meg, dere øyer; og la folkene fornye sin styrke: la dem komme nær, så kan de tale; la oss tre fram sammen til dom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Kom i stillhet foran meg, dere kystland, og la folkene samle sin styrke: la dem nærme seg; la dem deretter si hva de har å si: la oss fremføre vår sak mot hverandre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Be still (ye Ilondes) and herken vnto me. Be stronge ye people, Come hither, and shew youre cause, we will go to the lawe together.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Keepe silence before mee, O ylands, and let the people renue their strength: let the come neere, and let them speake: let vs come together into iudgement.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Be styll you Ilandes and hearken vnto me: let the people lay their strength together, let them come hither, and then shew their cause: we will go to the lawe together.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew [their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Keep silence before me, islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Keep silent towards Me, O isles, And the peoples pass on `to' power, They come nigh, then they speak, `Together -- to judgment we draw near.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Come quietly before me, O sea-lands, and let the peoples get together their strength: let them come near; then let them say what they have to say: let us put forward our cause against one another.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let's meet together for judgment.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Lord Challenges the Nations“Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! Let the nations find renewed strength! Let them approach and then speak; let us come together for debate!

Referenced Verses

• Isa 1:18 : 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
• Hab 2:20 : 20 But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
• Zech 2:13 : 13 Behold, I will wave my hand over them, and they will become plunder for their servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me.
• Joel 3:10-11 : 10 Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’ 11 Hasten and come, all you nations from every side, and gather yourselves there. Bring down, LORD, your mighty ones.
• Isa 41:6-7 : 6 Each one helps his neighbor and says to his brother, 'Be strong!' 7 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and the one who polishes with the hammer encourages the one striking the anvil, saying of the soldering, 'It is good.' They fasten it with nails so it will not move.
• Isa 11:11 : 11 In that day, the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant of his people who are left from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.
• Isa 34:1 : 1 Come near, O nations, to listen; and pay attention, O peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all its inhabitants.
• Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Be shattered, you nations, and be terrified! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle and be terrified; prepare for battle and be shattered. 10 Devise your plans, but they will be thwarted; issue your orders, but they will not stand, for God is with us.
• Job 23:3-7 : 3 If only I knew where to find him, so that I might come to his dwelling. 4 I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words he would answer me with and understand what he would say to me. 6 Would he contend with me in his great power? No, he would instead give me strength. 7 There the upright could reason with him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.
• Job 31:35-36 : 35 Oh, that someone would hear me! I sign now my defense; let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write out his charges in a book. 36 Surely I would wear it on my shoulder, I would put it on like a crown.
• Job 38:3 : 3 Prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
• Job 40:7-9 : 7 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me. 8 Would you indeed annul My justice? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? 9 Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like His? 10 Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
• Ps 46:10 : 10 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; He breaks the bow, cuts the spear in two, and burns the chariots with fire.
• Isa 41:21-22 : 21 Present your case, says the Lord. Set forth your arguments, says Jacob’s King. 22 Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us the former things, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come.
• Isa 48:16 : 16 Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning, I have not spoken in secret; from the time it came to be, I was there. And now the Lord GOD has sent Me, along with His Spirit.
• Isa 49:1 : 1 Listen to me, you distant islands, and pay attention, you faraway nations: The Lord called me from the womb; even before I was born, He mentioned my name.
• Isa 50:8 : 8 He who vindicates me is near. Who will bring charges against me? Let us face each other. Who is my accuser? Let him confront me.
• Mic 6:1-3 : 1 Listen now to what the Lord says: "Arise, present your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice." 2 Hear, O mountains, the Lord's lawsuit, and you enduring foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against His people, and He will dispute with Israel. 3 My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me!