Verse 14

Justice is driven back, and righteousness stands far off, for truth has stumbled in the streets, and honesty cannot enter.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Rettferdighet er blitt skjøvet tilbake, og rettskapen står langt unna; for sannheten snubler i gaten, og det rette finner ingen inngang.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og retten er drevet tilbake, og rettferdigheten står langt borte; sannheten har falt på gaten, og det er æren som ikke kan komme inn.

• Norsk King James

  Og rettferd er blitt snudd bort, og rettferdighet står langt borte: for sannhet ligger på gaten, og rettferd kan ikke trenge inn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Rettferdigheten er drevet tilbake, og rettferd står langt borte; for sannheten har snublet på gaten, og det er ikke rom for rett.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og retten ble trukket tilbake, og rettferdigheten sto langt unna. For sannheten snubler på torget, og ærlighet kan ikke komme fram.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Rettferdighet er blitt drevet tilbake, og rettferdighet står langt unna; for sannheten har falt på gaten, og rederlighet kan ikke komme inn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og dommen har trukket seg tilbake, og rettferdigheten er langt borte; for sannheten har falt midt i gatene, og rettferdighet kan ikke trenge inn.

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

  Rettferdighet er blitt drevet tilbake, og rettferdighet står langt unna; for sannheten har falt på gaten, og rederlighet kan ikke komme inn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Retten er drevet tilbake, og rettferdigheten står langt borte. For sannheten har snublet på gaten, og det som er rett, kan ikke komme inn.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Retten er blitt skjøvet til side, og rettferdigheten står langt borte. For sannheten har snublet på torget, og ærligheten kan ikke komme frem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Retten er vegen tilbage, og Retfærdigheden staaer langt borte; thi Sandheden støder an paa Gaden, og Retten kan ikke gaae (der) ind.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Rettferdighet står tilbake, og rettferd er langt unna: for sannhet har falt på gaten, og rettskaffenhet kan ikke komme frem.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And judgment is turned backward, and justice stands far off: for truth has fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Rettferd er vendt tilbake, og rettferdighet står langt unna; for sannhet har falt på torget, og rettskaffenhet kan ikke komme inn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Rettferdigheten er trukket tilbake, og rettferdighet står langt borte, for sannheten er snublet på torget, og oppriktighet kan ikke komme frem,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og rettferdighet er trukket tilbake, og rettferd står langt borte; for sannheten er falt på gaten, og ærlighet kan ikke komme inn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og rett er vendt tilbake, og rettferdighet er langt borte: for trofasthet vises ikke på offentlige steder, og rettskaffen oppførsel kan ikke komme inn i byen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And therfore is equyte gone asyde, & righteousnes stodeth farre of: treuth is fallen downe in the strete, and the thinge that is playne and open, maye not be shewed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore iudgement is turned backewarde, and iustice standeth farre off: for trueth is fallen in the streete, and equitie cannot enter.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And therefore is equitie gone aside, and righteousnesse standeth farre of, trueth is fallen downe in the streete, and the thing that is playne and open, may not be shewed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And removed backward is judgment, And righteousness afar off standeth, For truth hath been feeble in the street, And straightforwardness is not able to enter,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the right is turned back, and righteousness is far away: for good faith is not to be seen in the public places, and upright behaviour may not come into the town.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.

Referenced Verses

• Hab 1:4 : 4 Therefore, the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so justice comes out distorted.
• Zeph 3:1-3 : 1 Woe to the rebellious and defiled city, the oppressive one! 2 She listens to no voice, she accepts no discipline; she does not trust in the LORD, nor does she draw near to her God. 3 Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.
• Amos 5:11 : 11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine.
• Mic 3:9-9 : 9 Hear this, leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, you who despise justice and twist all that is right: 10 You build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'
• Mic 7:3-5 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes. 4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge. The day your watchmen foretold has come, the day of your visitation. Now confusion is upon them. 5 Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a close friend. Guard the words of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace.
• Ps 82:2-5 : 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. 5 They do not know nor do they understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
• Eccl 3:16 : 16 And I saw under the sun, in the place of judgment, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.
• Isa 1:21 : 21 How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness once dwelt in her, but now murderers.
• Isa 5:23 : 23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!
• Isa 10:1-2 : 1 Woe to those who enact unjust decrees and to those who write oppressive laws. 2 They deprive the poor of justice and rob the rights of the needy among my people, making widows their spoil and leaving orphans to be plundered.
• Isa 59:4 : 4 No one calls for justice, and no one pleads with integrity. They rely on empty words and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
• Jer 5:27-28 : 27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Because of this, they have become great and rich. 28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.
• Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
• Amos 5:7 : 7 You who turn justice to bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground—