Verse 5

They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field; they cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm—nor can they do any good.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Som et fugleskremsel i en agurkåker kan de verken snakke eller bevege seg; de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå av seg selv. Frykt ikke for dem, for de kan hverken gjøre noe ondt eller godt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De står oppreist som en palme, men kan ikke tale; de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd dem, for de kan ikke gjøre ondt, og det er ikke i deres makt å gjøre godt.

• Norsk King James

  De står oppreist som palmer, men taler ikke: de er avhengige av å bli båret, for de kan ikke bevege seg. Vær ikke redd for dem; for de kan ikke gjøre noe ondt, og de har ikke makt til å gjøre noe godt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De er som et palmetre, kunstig laget, men kan ikke tale; de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Dere skal ikke frykte dem, for de kan ikke gjøre ondt, og det er heller ingen makt i dem til å gjøre godt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De er som fugleskremsler i en agurkåker og kan ikke snakke. De må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Frykt dem ikke, for de kan ikke gjøre noe ondt, men de kan heller ikke gjøre noe godt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De er stødige som palmene, men de kan ikke tale: de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd for dem; for de kan ikke gjøre noe ondt, og heller ikke noe godt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De står rette som palmetrær, men de taler ikke; de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Frykt dem ikke, for de kan verken gjøre ondt eller godt.

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

  De er stødige som palmene, men de kan ikke tale: de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd for dem; for de kan ikke gjøre noe ondt, og heller ikke noe godt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Som fugleskremsler i en agurkåker står de; de kan ikke snakke. De må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd for dem, for de kan ikke skade, og de kan heller ikke gjøre godt.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De er som et fugleskremsel i en agurkåker, de kan ikke tale; de må bæres, fordi de ikke kan gå. Frykt dem ikke, for de kan ikke gjøre ondt, og heller ikke kan de gjøre godt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De ere som et Palmetræ, af drevet (Arbeide), men kunne ikke tale; de maae jo bæres, thi de kunne ikke gaae; I skulle ikke frygte for dem, thi de kunne ikke gjøre Ondt, og der er heller ingen (Magt) hos dem til at gjøre Godt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De står oppreist som et palmetre, men kan ikke tale; de må bli båret, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd for dem; de kan ikke gjøre ondt, og de kan heller ikke gjøre godt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  They stand upright like a palm tree, but do not speak: they must be carried, because they cannot go. Do not be afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De er som en palmestamme, av dreid verk, og taler ikke: de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Frykt dem ikke; de kan ikke gjøre ondt, og det er ikke i dem å gjøre godt."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De står som en stiv palme, og de taler ikke; de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Frykt dem ikke, for de gjør ingen skade, ja, de kan heller ikke gjøre noe godt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De er som en palme, formet og stum: de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd for dem; for de kan ikke gjøre ondt, heller ikke kan de gjøre godt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er som en støttestolpe i en hage og har ingen stemme: det må bæres, for det har ingen evne til å gå. Frykt det ikke; for det kan ikke gjøre ondt og har ikke evne til å gjøre godt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It stodeth as stiff as the palme tre, it can nether speake ner go, but must be borne. Be not ye afrayed of soch, for they ca do nether good ner euel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The idoles stande vp as the palme tree, but speake not: they are borne because they cannot go feare them not, for they cannot do euill, neither can they do good.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It standeth as stiffe as the Palme tree, it can neither speake nor go one foote, but must be borne: Be not ye afraide of suche, for they can do neither good nor euill.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and don't speak: they must be carried, because they can't go. Don't be afraid of them; for they can't do evil, neither is it in them to do good."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As a palm they `are' stiff, and they speak not, They are surely borne, for they step not, Be not afraid of them, for they do no evil, Yea, also to do good is not in them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They are like a palm-tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  It is like a pillar in a garden of plants, and has no voice: it has to be lifted, for it has no power of walking. Have no fear of it; for it has no power of doing evil and it is not able to do any good.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and don't speak: they must be carried, because they can't go. Don't be afraid of them; for they can't do evil, neither is it in them to do good."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They cannot talk. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 46:7 : 7 They lift it on their shoulders and carry it; they set it in its place, and there it stays. It does not move from its spot. If someone cries to it, it cannot answer or save them from their troubles.
• 1 Cor 12:2 : 2 You know that when you were Gentiles, you were led to speechless idols, however you were led.
• Isa 41:23-24 : 23 Tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we might be dismayed and filled with awe. 24 Look, you are nothing, and your works are less than nothing; anyone who chooses you is an abomination.
• Hab 2:19 : 19 Woe to him who says to wood, 'Awake!' or to silent stone, 'Arise!' Can it teach? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath at all within it.
• Isa 46:1 : 1 Bel has stooped; Nebo has bowed down. Their idols are placed on animals and livestock. These burdens you carry are heavy, a load for the weary.
• 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 So then, concerning eating food sacrificed to idols: we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and there is no God but one.
• Rev 13:14-15 : 14 It deceives those who dwell on the earth by the signs it was allowed to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 It was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast so that the image of the beast could speak and cause all who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
• Isa 44:9-9 : 9 All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses see nothing and know nothing, so they will be put to shame. 10 Who fashions a god or casts an idol that can profit nothing?
• Isa 45:20 : 20 Gather together and come; assemble, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry about idols of wood, who pray to gods that cannot save.
• Ps 115:5-8 : 5 They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. 6 They have ears but cannot hear, noses but cannot smell. 7 They have hands but cannot touch, feet but cannot walk, nor can they make a sound with their throats. 8 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
• Ps 135:16-18 : 16 They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. 17 They have ears but cannot hear; there is no breath in their mouths. 18 Those who make them will become like them; so will all who trust in them.