Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Stå nå frem med dine besvergelser og de mange trolldommene du har brukt siden barndommen. Kanskje de kan redde deg; kanskje de kan bistå deg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Stå nå frem med dine trolldomskunster og dine mange heksekunster som du har arbeidet med siden ungdommen. Kanskje du kan lykkes, kanskje du kan overvinne.

• Norsk King James

  Stå nå med all din trolldom, og med mengden av dine fortryllelser, du har praktisert siden ungdommen; hvis du kan oppnå noe.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Stå nå frem med dine besvergelser og mengden av din trolldom, som du har arbeidet med siden ungdommen, om du kanskje kan ha noen nytte av det, om du kan bruke makt til å utrette noe.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Stå nå med dine magikere og mange trollkarlyde som du har slitt med fra din ungdom av. Kanskje kan du få nytte, kanskje kan du slå terror.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Stå nå med dine besvergelser og med dine mange trolldomskunster, som du har drevet med fra ungdommen av; om du kan være til nytte eller om du kan seire.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Stå nå ved dine forhekselser og ved mengden av dine trolldomskunster, som du har arbeidet med siden din ungdom; kanskje vil du få utbytte, kanskje vil du seire.

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

  Stå nå med dine besvergelser og med dine mange trolldomskunster, som du har drevet med fra ungdommen av; om du kan være til nytte eller om du kan seire.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Stå frem med dine trollmenn og dine mange hekserier som du har slitt med fra din ungdom; kanskje du kan gagne noe eller skremme noen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Stå frem da med dine trylleformler og dine mange trollkunster som du har slitt med fra din ungdom av. Kanskje du vil kunne få nytte eller kanskje du kan skremme bort noen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Staa nu (her) med din Manen og med din Trolddoms Mangfoldighed, hvorudi du haver bemøiet dig fra din Ungdom af, om du formaaer maaskee at gavne (Noget), om du maaskee kan med Vold udrette (Noget).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Stå nå fast med dine besvergelser og mengden av dine trollkunster, som du har arbeidet med fra din ungdom; kanskje kan du få noen fordeler, kanskje kan du lykkes.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Stand now with your enchantments and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth. Perhaps you will be able to profit, perhaps you may prevail.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Stå nå med dine besvergelser, og med mengden av dine trolldommer, som du har strevd med fra din ungdom; om du kan få noe utbytte, om du kan ha fremgang.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Stå fast, jeg ber deg, med dine besvergelser og din mengde av trolldom, som du har strevd med fra ungdommen. Kanskje du kan få noen nytte, kanskje du kan skremme.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Stå nå med dine besvergelser og med mengden av dine trolldomskunster, som du har arbeidet med fra din ungdom; om du kan dra nytte av dem, om du kan lykkes.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Fortsett nå med dine hemmelige kunster og alle dine undere som du har hengitt deg til fra de tidligste dager; kanskje de vil være til nytte for deg, eller at du kan skremme dine angripere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now go to thy coniurers, and to the multitude of thy witches, (whom thou hast bene acquanted withal from thi youth) yf they maye helpe the, or strengthe the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Stand now among thine inchanters, and in the multitude of thy southsaiers (with whome thou hast wearied thy selfe from thy youth) if so be thou maist haue profit, or if so be thou maist haue strength.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe go to thy coniurers, and to the multitude of thy witches with whom thou hast weeryed thy selfe from thy youth, if thei may helpe thee or strength thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth; if so be you shall be able to profit, if so be you may prevail.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Stand, I pray thee, in thy charms, And in the multitude of thy sorceries, In which thou hast laboured from thy youth, It may be thou art able to profit, It may be thou dost terrify!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labored from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Go on now with your secret arts, and all your wonder-working, to which you have given yourself up from your earliest days; it may be that they will be of profit to you, or by them you may put fear into your attackers.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth; if so be you shall be able to profit, if so be you may prevail.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Persist in trusting your amulets and your many incantations, which you have faithfully recited since your youth! Maybe you will be successful– maybe you will scare away disaster.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 7:11 : 11 Pharaoh then summoned the wise men and sorcerers, and the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their secret arts.
• Exod 8:7 : 7 The frogs will depart from you, your houses, your officials, and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.
• Exod 8:18-19 : 18 But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people live, so that no swarms of flies will be there. This will be proof to you that I, the LORD, am in this land. 19 I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.
• Exod 9:11 : 11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians.
• Isa 8:19 : 19 When they say to you, 'Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,' shouldn’t a people consult their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?
• Isa 19:3 : 3 The spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied from within them, and I will confound their plans. They will seek idols, mediums, spirits, and fortune-tellers.
• Isa 44:25 : 25 I frustrate the signs of false prophets and make fools of diviners; I turn wise men backward and make their knowledge foolish.
• Isa 47:9-9 : 9 But these two things will come upon you in a moment, in one day: loss of children and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, despite your many sorceries and the great power of your spells. 10 You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge have led you astray, and you said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.'
• Jer 2:28 : 28 But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise and save you in your time of trouble, if they can. For as many as your cities are your gods, Judah.
• Dan 5:7-9 : 7 The king called out loudly to bring in the enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners. He declared to the wise men of Babylon, 'Whoever reads the writing and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain placed around their neck, and be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.' 8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. 9 So King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face turned pale, and his nobles were baffled.
• Nah 3:4 : 4 All this because of the abundant prostitution of a well-favored harlot, a skilled sorceress, who ensnares nations with her lust and peoples with her witchcraft.
• Acts 13:8-9 : 8 But Elymas the magician (for that is how his name is translated) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared intently at him. 10 And he said, 'You are full of all deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?' 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time. Immediately, a mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the proconsul, when he saw what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.
• Rev 17:4-6 : 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality. 5 On her forehead was written a name: 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Abominations of the Earth.' 6 I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I was utterly amazed.
• 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.