Verse 14

He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han hugger ned sedertrærne og tar einer eller eik. Han plukker et sterkt tre fra skogen og planter en furu; regnet gir den vekst.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han hugger ned sedrer for seg, tar en sypress eller eik. Han lar den vokse seg sterk blant skogens trær. Han planter en furu, og regnet får den til å vokse.

• Norsk King James

  Han hogger ned sedertre, og tar sypress og eik, som han styrker for seg selv blant trærne i skogen; han planter et asketre, og regn nærer det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han hugger seg sedrer, tar sikter på sypresser og eik, og velger sine trær i skogen; han planter alm, og regnet får det til å vokse.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han hugger ned sedertrær, eller tar en cypress eller en eik, og lar dem vokse seg sterke blant skogens trær; han planter en furu, og regnet lar den vokse.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han feller sedrer, og tar sypress og eik, som han lar vokse sterk blant skogens trær. Han planter et asketre, og regnet får det til å gro.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han hugger ned sedertre og henter sypress og eik, som han forsterker blant skogens trær; han planter en ask, og regnet nærer den.

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

  Han feller sedrer, og tar sypress og eik, som han lar vokse sterk blant skogens trær. Han planter et asketre, og regnet får det til å gro.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han hugger sig sedertrær, tar en sypress eller en eik og lar den bli sterk blant trærne i skogen. Han planter en furu, og regnet gjør den stor.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han hogger seg sedrer, tar en sypress eller en eik, lar dem vokse seg sterke blant skogens trær. Han planter en furu, og regnet får den til å vokse.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Han gaaer hen) at afhugge Ceder for sig, og tager Cypres og Eeg, og han bruger sin Styrke iblandt Træerne i Skoven; han planter Valbirk, og Regnen kommer den til at voxe.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han hugger ned sedertrær, tar med furuer og eik, som han lar vokse sterk i skogen. Han planter et asketre, og regnet får det til å vokse.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  He cuts down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, which he strengthens for himself among the trees of the forest: he plants an ash, and the rain nourishes it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han feller sedrer for seg selv, tar en sypress og en eik, og velger ut blant skogens trær; han planter en furu, og regnet gir den vekst.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han har felt for seg sedertrær, han tar også en sypress og en eik, styrker det blant skogens trær. Han har plantet en ask, og regnet får den til å vokse.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han hugger trær, tar en einer og en eik, styrker seg med et tre fra skogen; han planter et furutre, og regnet lar det vokse.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han har sedrer hugget til seg, han tar en eik og lar den vokse blant skogens trær; han har en ask plantet, og regnet gir det vekst.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Morouer, he goeth out to hewe downe Cedre trees: He bringeth home Elmes and okes, and other tymbre of the wodd. Or els the Fyrre trees which he planted himself, ad soch as the rayne hath swelled,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He will hewe him downe cedars, and take the pine tree and the oke, and taketh courage among the trees of the forest: he planteth a firre tree, and the raine doeth nourish it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Moreouer, he goeth out to hewe Cedar trees, he bringeth home Elmes and Okes, and taking a bolde courage, he seeketh out the best timber of the wood: he him selfe hath planted a Pine tree, whiche the rayne hath swelled,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish [it].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He cuts down cedars for himself, and takes the cypress and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest: he plants a fir tree, and the rain nourishes it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth `it' for himself Among the trees of a forest, He hath planted an ash, and the shower doth nourish `it'.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm-tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir-tree, and the rain doth nourish it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He has cedars cut down for himself, he takes an oak and lets it get strong among the trees of the wood; he has an ash-tree planted, and the rain gives it growth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He cuts down cedars for himself, and takes the cypress and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir tree, and the rain nourishes it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He cuts down cedars and acquires a cypress or an oak. He gets trees from the forest; he plants a cedar and the rain makes it grow.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 40:20 : 20 A person who is too poor to afford such an idol selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.
• Jer 10:3-8 : 3 For the customs of the nations are worthless. They cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel. 4 They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers so it will not totter. 5 They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field; they cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm—nor can they do any good. 6 There is no one like You, Lord. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. 7 Who should not fear You, King of the nations? This is Your due. Among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like You. 8 They are all senseless and foolish; their instruction comes from worthless idols.
• Hos 4:12 : 12 My people consult their wooden idols, and their staffs provide guidance for them. A spirit of prostitution has led them astray; they have been unfaithful under their God.
• Hab 2:19 : 19 Woe to him who says to wood, 'Awake!' or to silent stone, 'Arise!' Can it teach? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath at all within it.