Verse 2

Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    De søker meg daglig og ønsker å kjenne mine veier, som om de var et rettferdig folk som ikke har forlatt Guds dom. De spør etter rettferdige avgjørelser og lengter etter nærhet til Gud.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Likevel søker de meg daglig og gleder seg over å kjenne mine veier, som en nasjon som handlet rettferdig, og ikke forlot sin Guds lov. De ber meg om rettferdig lovgivning, de fryder seg i å nærme seg Gud.

  • Norsk King James

    Likevel søker de meg daglig og gleder seg over å lære om mine veier, som en nasjon som søker rettferd og ikke har forlatt mine lover.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    selv om de søker meg daglig og har lyst til å kjenne mine veier; lik et folk som har gjort rettferdighet og ikke har forlatt sin Guds rett, spør de meg om rettferdige dommer, de ønsker å komme nær til Gud:

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Dag etter dag søker de meg, og de ønsker å lære mine veier, som om de var et folk som praktiserer rettferdighet og ikke har forlatt sin Guds dommer. De spør meg om rettferdige bestemmelser og ønsker nærhet til Gud.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Likevel søker de meg daglig og gleder seg over å få vite mine veier, som et folk som har gjort rettferdighet, og ikke forlatt sin Guds forskrifter. De spør etter rettferdighetens ordninger og fryder seg over å nærme seg Gud.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Likevel søker de meg daglig og gleder seg over å kjenne mine veier, som et folk som følger rettferdighet og ikke forlater sin Guds lov. De etterspør mine bud om rettferdighet og finner fryd i å komme nær Gud.

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

    Likevel søker de meg daglig og gleder seg over å få vite mine veier, som et folk som har gjort rettferdighet, og ikke forlatt sin Guds forskrifter. De spør etter rettferdighetens ordninger og fryder seg over å nærme seg Gud.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Dag etter dag søker de meg og ønsker å kjenne mine veier, som et folk som gjør rettferd og ikke forlater sin Guds lov. De spør meg om rettferdige dommer, de ønsker å nærme seg Gud.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Dag etter dag søker de meg og vil gjerne kjenne mine veier, som et folk som gjør rettferdighet og ikke forlater sin Guds rett. De spør meg om rettferdige dommer, de lengter etter å komme nær Gud.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    endskjøndt de søge mig dagligen og have Lyst til at vide mine Veie; ligesom et Folk, der haver gjort Retfærdighed og ikke forladt sin Guds Ret, spørge de mig om retfærdige Domme, de have Lyst at komme nær til Gud:

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Likevel søker de meg daglig, og gleder seg i å kjenne mine veier, som et folk som gjør rettferdighet og ikke har forlatt sin Guds bud. De spør meg om rettferdige lover og gleder seg i å nærme seg Gud.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice and take delight in approaching God.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Likevel søker de meg daglig og gleder seg over å kjenne mine veier: som et folk som gjorde rettferdighet og ikke forlot sine Guds forskrifter, ber de meg om rettferdige dommer; de gleder seg over å nærme seg Gud.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Dag etter dag søker de Meg, og ønsker å kjenne Mine veier, som et folk som har gjort rettferdighet og ikke har forlatt sin Guds dom. De ber meg om rettferdige dommer, og lengter etter Guds nærhet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Likevel søker de meg daglig og gleder seg over å kjenne mine veier, som et folk som handler rettferdig og ikke forlater sin Guds lover. De spør meg om rettferdige dommer, og de gleder seg over å komme nær Gud.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Selv om de ber til meg hver dag og gleder seg over å kjenne mine veier, som et folk som har gjort rettferdighet og ikke har gitt opp sin Guds lover, ber de meg om rette veier, og de gleder seg over å komme nær Gud.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For they seke me dalye, and wil knowe my wayes, euen as it were a people that dyd right, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God. They argue with me concernynge right iudgment, and wil pleate at the lawe with their God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Yet they seeke me dayly, and will knowe my wayes, euen as a nation that did righteously, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God: they aske of me the ordinances of iustice: they wil drawe neere vnto God, saying,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For they seeke me dayly, and wyll knowe my wayes, euen as it were a people that dyd right, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God: they aske of me concerning right iudgement, and wyll be nye vnto God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Seeing -- Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They seek me day after day; they want to know my requirements, like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 29:13 : 13 The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their reverence for me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.'
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
  • Matt 15:7-9 : 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying, 8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’
  • Mark 4:16-17 : 16 In a similar way, these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy. 17 But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.
  • Mark 6:20 : 20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard John speak, he was greatly perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.
  • Mark 12:14 : 14 When they came, they said to him, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and you don't show partiality to anyone, for you do not regard the appearance of people but teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?'
  • John 5:35 : 35 John was a lamp that burned and shone, and for a time, you were willing to rejoice in his light.
  • Heb 6:4-6 : 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6 if they fall away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God again for themselves and subjecting Him to public disgrace.
  • Jas 1:21-22 : 21 Therefore, rid yourselves of all moral filth and the excess of evil, and humbly accept the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
  • Jas 4:8 : 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
  • 1 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of slander. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow in your salvation,
  • Isa 48:1-2 : 1 Hear this, house of Jacob, those who are called by the name of Israel and who have come out of Judah's lineage, who swear by the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness. 2 For they are called from the holy city and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
  • Jer 42:2 : 2 They said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our petition fall before you and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant. For we are few left from many, as your own eyes can see us.
  • Jer 42:20 : 20 For you have deceived yourselves when you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, 'Pray to the LORD our God for us, and whatever the LORD our God says, tell us and we will do it.'
  • Ezek 33:30-33 : 30 As for you, son of man, the people of your nation are talking about you near the walls and at the doorways of their houses. They are saying to one another, each to their brother, 'Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD.' 31 They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain. 32 Indeed, to them you are like someone who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and plays the instrument well. They listen to your words, but they do not put them into practice. 33 When it happens—and behold, it will happen—they will know that a prophet was among them.
  • Deut 5:28-29 : 28 The LORD heard your words when you spoke to me, and He said to me, 'I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They have done well in all that they have spoken. 29 Oh, that their hearts would always fear Me and keep all My commands, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!
  • 1 Sam 15:21-25 : 21 But the people took sheep and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was devoted to destruction—to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal. 22 Then Samuel said, 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.' 23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king. 24 Then Saul said to Samuel, 'I have sinned. I disregarded the command of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.' 25 Now, please forgive my sin and return with me so that I may worship the LORD.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  • Isa 1:11-15 : 11 "What is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?" says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed animals; I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats. 12 When you come to appear before Me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of My courts? 13 Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies—I cannot endure iniquity combined with solemn assembly. 14 Your New Moons and appointed festivals My soul hates. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood.