Verse 5

We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like filthy rags. We wither like a leaf, and our sins carry us away like the wind.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Vi er alle blitt som urene, og alle våre rettferdige handlinger er som skittent tøy. Vi visner alle som et blad, og våre synder driver oss bort som vinden.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Du møter den som gleder seg i rettferdighet, dem som husker deg på dine veier. Se, du ble vred, for vi syndet; i dem er varighet, og vi skal bli frelst.

• Norsk King James

  Du møter den som gleder seg og handler med rettferdighet, dem som husker deg på dine veier: Se, du er sint; for vi har syndet; i dem er det utholdenhet, og vi skal bli frelst.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men vi var alle som den urene, og all vår rettferdighet var som et skittent plagg; vi falt alle som løv, og våre synder bar oss bort som vinden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Vi ble alle som en uren, og alle våre rettferdige gjerninger ble som en tilsmusset klut, og vi ble alle visne som et løv, og våre synder tok oss bort som vinden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Du møter dem som gleder seg og gjør rettferdighet, de som husker deg på dine veier. Se, du var vred, for vi har syndet; på dem er evighet, og vi skal bli frelst.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Du møter den som fryder seg og utøver rettferdighet, dem som husker deg etter dine veier: Se, du er opprørt, for vi har syndet; i dem ligger livets fortsettelse, og vi skal bli frelst.

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

  Du møter dem som gleder seg og gjør rettferdighet, de som husker deg på dine veier. Se, du var vred, for vi har syndet; på dem er evighet, og vi skal bli frelst.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Vi er alle blitt som en uren, og all vår rettferdighet er som en skitten klut. Vi visner alle som et blad, og våre synder har ført oss bort som vinden.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Vi er alle blitt som en uren, og all vår rettferdighet er som en tilsølt klesdrakt. Vi visner alle som et blad, og våre misgjerninger fører oss bort som vinden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men vi vare, vi alle, som de Urene, og alle vore Retfærdigheder som et besmittet Klædebon; og vi faldt alle af som et Blad, og vor Misgjerning førte os bort som et Veir.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Du møter den som gleder seg og gjør rettferdighet, de som husker deg på dine veier: Se, du var vred, for vi har syndet; i dette er det bestandighet, og vi skal bli frelst.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  You meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those that remember you in your ways: behold, you are angry; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du møter den som gleder seg og gjør rettferdighet, de som husker deg på dine veier. Se, du var vred, og vi syndet lenge; kan vi bli frelst?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Du møter den som gleder seg og gjør rettferdighet; på dine veier minnes de deg. Se, du har vært vred når vi syndet; ved dem er det frelse, og vi blir reddet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Du møter den som gleder seg i rettferdighet, de som minnes deg på dine veier. Se, du ble vred, og vi syndet. I dem har vi vært lenge; og skal vi bli frelst?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For vi har alle blitt som en uren person, og alle våre gode gjerninger er som et skittent plagg; vi har alle visnet som et dødt blad, og våre synder, som vinden, har tatt oss bort.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou helpest him that doth right with cherefulnesse, and them that thynke vpon thy wayes. But lo, thou art angrie, for we offende, and haue bene euer in synne, and there is not one whole.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou diddest meete him, that reioyced in thee, and did iustly: they remembred thee in thy wayes: beholde, thou art angrie, for we haue sinned: yet in them is continuance, and we shal be saued.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou helpest hym that doth right with chearefulnesse, and them that thinke vpon thee in thy wayes: but lo, thou hast ben angrie, for we offended, and haue ben euer in sinne, though the worlde hath cleaued to them, yet shall we be saued.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, [those that] remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways: behold, you were angry, and we sinned: in them [have we been] of long time; and shall we be saved?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thou hast met with the rejoicer And the doer of righteousness, In Thy ways they remember Thee, Lo, Thou hast been wroth when we sin, By them `is' continuance, and we are saved.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned: in them [have we been] of long time; and shall we be saved?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For we have all become like an unclean person, and all our good acts are like a dirty robe: and we have all become old like a dead leaf, and our sins, like the wind, take us away.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned. We have been in sin for a long time; and shall we be saved?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You assist those who delight in doing what is right, who observe your commandments. Look, you were angry because we violated them continually. How then can we be saved?

Referenced Verses

• Ps 90:7-9 : 7 We are consumed by your anger, and terrified by your wrath. 8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. 9 All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a sigh.
• Exod 20:24 : 24 Make an altar of earth for Me, and on it you shall sacrifice your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
• Exod 25:22 : 22 I will meet with you there and speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, about everything I will command you regarding the Israelites.
• Exod 29:42-43 : 42 This will be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the Lord, where I will meet you to speak with you. 43 There I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by My glory.
• Exod 30:6 : 6 You shall place it in front of the veil that is before the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.
• Ps 25:10 : 10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
• Ps 37:4 : 4 Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
• Ps 103:17 : 17 But from everlasting to everlasting, the Lord's steadfast love is with those who fear Him, and His righteousness is with their children's children.
• Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise the LORD! How blessed is the man who fears the LORD and greatly delights in His commandments.
• Isa 26:8-9 : 8 Yes, LORD, walking in the way of Your judgments, we wait for You; Your name and Your renown are the desire of our soul. 9 My soul yearns for You in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks You. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
• Isa 56:1-7 : 1 This is what the LORD says: 'Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is about to arrive, and my righteousness will soon be revealed.' 2 Blessed is the person who does this, the one who holds fast to it: keeping the Sabbath without profaning it and guarding their hands from doing any evil. 3 Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, 'The LORD will surely exclude me from His people.' And let no eunuch say, 'I am a dry tree.' 4 For this is what the LORD says: 'To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose the things that please me and hold tightly to my covenant, 5 I will give them within my house and within my walls a place and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will never be cut off.' 6 And to the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to serve Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold firmly to my covenant— 7 'I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.'
• Isa 63:10 : 10 Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.
• Jer 31:18-20 : 18 I have surely heard Ephraim’s lamenting: 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf. Restore me, and I will return, for you are the LORD my God.' 19 After I turned away, I repented; after I came to understand, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son, my precious child? For as often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore, my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the LORD.
• Hos 6:3 : 3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to know Him. His coming is as certain as the dawn, and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.
• Hos 11:8 : 8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within Me; My compassion grows warm and tender.
• Mal 3:6 : 6 For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore, you, descendants of Jacob, are not consumed.
• Acts 10:2-4 : 2 He was a devout man and feared God along with all his household. He gave many alms to the people and prayed to God continually. 3 One afternoon, about three o’clock, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying, 'Cornelius.' 4 Cornelius gazed at him in fear and asked, 'What is it, Lord?' The angel replied, 'Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.'
• Acts 10:35 : 35 but in every nation, the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.
• Phil 3:13-15 : 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let all of us who are mature think this way. And if in anything you think differently, that too God will reveal to you.
• Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.