Verse 11

See, we consider those who have endured to be blessed. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the Lord's outcome—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Se, vi regner de som utholder som salige. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet, og har sett slutten på Herren; for Herren er meget barmhjertig og fuld av medfølelse.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Se, vi priser dem som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet, og har sett hvordan Herren fullførte hans sak; for Herren er barmhjertig og nådig.

  • Norsk King James

    Se, vi regner dem lykkelige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobbs tålmodighet og har sett hva Herren har gjort; at Herren er barmhjertig og full av medfølelse.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Se, vi priser dem som tålmodig holder ut, salige. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og vet hva Herren gjorde til slutt; for Herren er svært barmhjertig og nådefull.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Se, vi roser de salige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og sett hva Herren gjorde til slutt; for Herren er rik på barmhjertighet og nåde.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Se, vi priser dem lykkelige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og har sett hva Herren gjorde til slutt; for Herren er rik på barmhjertighet og medlidenhet.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Se, vi regner dem som lykkelige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og har sett hva Herren gjorde i enden; at Herren er full av medlidenhet og barmhjertighet.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Vi regner som salige de som utholder. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og har sett Herrens utfall, at Herren er veldig barmhjertig og full av mild nåde.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Se, vi regner dem som holder ut, som salige. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og har sett hvordan Herren handlet med ham til slutt, at Herren er full av medynk og barmhjertighet.

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

    Se, vi regner dem som holder ut, som salige. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og har sett hvordan Herren handlet med ham til slutt, at Herren er full av medynk og barmhjertighet.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Se, vi priser dem som har holdt ut, salige. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og sett hva Herren utførte for ham. Herren er rik på barmhjertighet og nåde.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Se, vi anser de som holdt ut for velsignet. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og sett utfallet fra Herren, for Herren er full av medfølelse og barmhjertighet.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    See! vi prise dem salige, som taalmodigen lide. I have hørt Jobs Taalmodighed og vide Udfaldet fra Herren; thi Herren er saare miskundelig og forbarmende.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Vi regner dem som lykkelige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og sett hva Herren gjorde til slutt; for Herren er barmhjertig og full av medfølelse.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Behold, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and full of mercy.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Se, vi kaller dem salige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og sett at Herren til slutt sørget for ham - Herren er rik på medfølelse og nåde.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Vi regner dem som salige, de som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og sett Herrens hensikt, at Herren er full av medlidenhet og barmhjertighet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Se, vi priser dem lykkelige som holdt ut: dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og sett hva Herren ga til slutt, for Herren er rik på medlidenhet og barmhjertighet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Vi anser dem som har utholdt trengsler som lykkelige: dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet, og dere har sett hva Herren gjorde til slutt, at Herren er full av medlidenhet og barmhjertighet.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Beholde we counte them happy which endure. Ye have hearde of the pacience of Iob and have knowen what ende the LORde made. For the LORde is very pitifull and mercifull.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde we counte them happy which endure. Ye haue hearde of ye paciece of Iob, and haue knowen what ende the LORDE made. For the LORDE is very pitifull and mercifull.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Beholde, we count them blessed which endure. Ye haue heard of the patience of Iob, and haue knowen what ende the Lord made. For the Lord is very pitifull and mercifull.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Beholde, we count the happy which endure. Ye haue hearde of the patience of Iob, and haue knowen what ende the Lorde made: For the Lorde is very pitifull and mercifull.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    lo, we call happy those who are enduring; the endurance of Job ye heard of, and the end of the Lord ye have seen, that very compassionate is the Lord, and pitying.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 34:6 : 6 The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed: "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
  • Job 1:21-22 : 21 He said, 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be blessed.' 22 In all of this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
  • Job 2:10 : 10 But he replied, 'You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?' In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
  • Job 42:10-17 : 10 After Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. 11 All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances came to him and ate with him in his house. They showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the misfortune that the LORD had brought upon him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring. 12 The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys. 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 He named the first daughter Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-Happuch. 15 Nowhere in all the land were there found women as beautiful as Job's daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance along with their brothers. 16 After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 And so Job died, old and full of days.
  • Ps 103:8 : 8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
  • Matt 5:10-11 : 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
  • Num 14:18 : 18 'The LORD is slow to anger, abundant in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and rebellion; yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers' iniquity upon the children to the third and fourth generation.'
  • Dan 9:18-19 : 18 Incline Your ear, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our pleas before You on account of our righteousness, but because of Your great mercy. 19 Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, pay attention and act! Do not delay, for Your own sake, my God, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.
  • Joel 2:13 : 13 Tear open your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and he relents from sending calamity.
  • Jonah 4:2 : 2 And he prayed to the LORD, saying, 'O LORD, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own land? That is why I tried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from sending calamity.
  • Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like You, forgiving iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love.
  • 1 Chr 21:13 : 13 David said to Gad, "I am in deep distress. Let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for His mercy is very great; but do not let me fall into human hands."
  • 2 Chr 30:9 : 9 If you return to the LORD, your brothers and your children will be shown compassion by those who took them captive, and they will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn His face from you if you return to Him.
  • Neh 9:17 : 17 They refused to listen and did not remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abundant in faithful love, and You did not abandon them.
  • Neh 9:31 : 31 Still, in Your great mercies, You did not utterly destroy them or abandon them, for You are a gracious and merciful God.
  • Job 1:2 : 2 He had seven sons and three daughters born to him.
  • Job 13:15-16 : 15 Though He slay me, yet I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will defend my ways before Him. 16 Indeed, this will be my salvation, for no godless person would come before Him.
  • Job 23:10 : 10 But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
  • Ps 25:6-7 : 6 Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. 7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love, remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD.
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 Observe the blameless and consider the upright, for there is a future for the person of peace.
  • Ps 51:1 : 1 For the choir director: A psalm of David.
  • Ps 78:38 : 38 Yet He, being compassionate, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. Time and again, He restrained His anger and did not stir up His full wrath.
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 For You, Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon You.
  • Ps 86:15 : 15 But You, O Lord, are a God who is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
  • Ps 94:12 : 12 Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from Your law.
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
  • Luke 1:50 : 50 His mercy is for those who fear Him from generation to generation.
  • Luke 6:36 : 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
  • Rom 2:4 : 4 Or do you disrespect the riches of His kindness, forbearance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
  • Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved.
  • Eph 2:4 : 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us,
  • Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.
  • Heb 3:14 : 14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if indeed we hold firmly to the beginning of our confidence steadfast until the end.
  • Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith for the preservation of the soul.
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
  • 1 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 In this you rejoice greatly, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold that perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
  • Ps 103:13 : 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
  • Ps 116:5 : 5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
  • Ps 119:132 : 132 Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is Your custom toward those who love Your name.
  • Ps 136:1-9 : 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for His steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His steadfast love endures forever. 4 To Him who alone does great wonders, for His steadfast love endures forever. 5 To Him who made the heavens with understanding, for His steadfast love endures forever. 6 To Him who spread out the earth upon the waters, for His steadfast love endures forever. 7 To Him who made the great lights, for His steadfast love endures forever. 8 The sun to govern the day, for His steadfast love endures forever. 9 The moon and stars to rule over the night, for His steadfast love endures forever. 10 To Him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for His steadfast love endures forever. 11 And brought Israel out from among them, for His steadfast love endures forever. 12 With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, for His steadfast love endures forever. 13 To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts, for His steadfast love endures forever. 14 And made Israel pass through its midst, for His steadfast love endures forever. 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for His steadfast love endures forever. 16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness, for His steadfast love endures forever. 17 To Him who struck down great kings, for His steadfast love endures forever. 18 And killed mighty kings, for His steadfast love endures forever. 19 To Sihon, king of the Amorites, for His steadfast love endures forever. 20 And to Og, king of Bashan, for His steadfast love endures forever. 21 And gave their land as an inheritance, for His steadfast love endures forever. 22 An inheritance to Israel, His servant, for His steadfast love endures forever. 23 He remembered us in our low estate, for His steadfast love endures forever. 24 And rescued us from our adversaries, for His steadfast love endures forever. 25 He gives food to all living things, for His steadfast love endures forever. 26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His steadfast love endures forever.
  • Ps 145:8 : 8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in steadfast love.
  • Eccl 7:8 : 8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
  • Isa 63:7 : 7 I will recount the LORD's kindnesses, the praises of the LORD, according to all the LORD has done for us—yes, the great goodness to the house of Israel, which he has granted them according to his compassion and the abundance of his steadfast love.
  • Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their distress, he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and compassion, he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
  • Lam 3:22 : 22 Because of the LORD’s steadfast love we are not consumed, for His mercies never end.
  • Dan 9:9 : 9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him.