Verse 3

This is what the LORD says: Practice justice and righteousness. Rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not mistreat or harm the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Så sier Herren: Gjør rettferdighet og rett, og redd den som er ranet fra overgriperens hånd! Undertrykk ikke innflytterne, de farløse og enkene! Urett skal ikke gjøres mot dem, og uskyldig blod skal ikke utgytes på dette stedet!

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Så sier Herren: Utfør rett og rettferdighet, og fri den som er utsatt for vold fra undertrykkerens hånd. Gjør ingen urett, gjør ingen vold mot den fremmede, den farløse eller enken, og utøs ikke uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • Norsk King James

    Så sier Herren: Utfør rettferd og rett, og redde de bortførte ut av undertrykkerens hånd; og gjør ikke urett, gjør ikke vold mot fremmede, foreldreløse eller enker, og utgytt ikke uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Så sa Herren: Gjør rett og rettferdighet, fri den røvede fra voldsmannens hånd; undertrykk ikke fremmede, farløse og enker, gjør ikke urett mot dem, og utøs ikke uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Så sier Herren: Utfør rett og rettferdighet, redd den utplyndrede fra undertrykkerens hånd. Gjør ikke urett mot eller undertrykk den fremmede, de farløse eller enker. Ikke utøs uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Så sier Herren: Utøv rettferdighet og rett, og fri den som har blitt plyndret ut av undertrykkerens hånd; og gjør ingen urett, utøv ikke vold mot fremmede, farløse eller enker, og utøs ikke uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Slik sier HERREN: Utøv rettferdighet og dom, og frels de plyndrede fra undertrykkerens hånd. Gjør ikke urett, utøv ingen vold mot fremmede, foreldreløse eller enker, og utømm ikke uskyldig blod her i dette stedet.

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

    Så sier Herren: Utøv rettferdighet og rett, og fri den som har blitt plyndret ut av undertrykkerens hånd; og gjør ingen urett, utøv ikke vold mot fremmede, farløse eller enker, og utøs ikke uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Så sier Herren: Handl med rettferdighet og rett, og fri den som er ranet ut av undertrykkerens hånd. Undertrykk ikke innflyttere, farløse eller enker. Gjør ingen urett mot dem, og utøs ikke uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Så sier Herren: Gjør rett og rettferd, og befri den som er ranet fra undertrykkerens hånd. Ikke undertrykk eller utbytt den fremmede, den farløse eller enken, og ikke utøs uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Saa sagde Herren: Gjører Ret og Retfærdighed, og redder en Røvet af en Voldsmands Haand; og en Fremmed, en Faderløs og en Enke skulle I ikke forfordele, ikke gjøre Vold og ikke udøse uskyldigt Blod paa dette Sted.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Så sier Herren: Utfør rettferdighet og rett, og frigi den som er plyndret, fra undertrykkerens hånd. Gjør ingen urett, gjør ikke vold mot den fremmede, den farløse eller enken, og ikke utøs uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Thus says the LORD; Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Så sier Herren: Utøv lov og rett, fri den som er blitt ranet fra undertrykkerens hånd. Gjør ingen urett, vis ingen vold mot fremmede, farløse eller enker, og utøs ikke uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Så sier Herren: Gjør rett og rettferdighet, og fri den som blir røvet fra undertrykkerens hånd. Undertrykk ikke innflyttere, farløse og enker, og utøs ikke uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Så sier Herren: Utfør rett og rettferdighet, og befri den som blir ranet fra undertrykkerens hånd. Gjør ikke urett, gjør ikke vold mot innflytteren, farløse eller enken; og utøs ikke uskyldig blod på dette stedet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Dette er hva Herren har sagt: Gjør det som er rett, døm rettferdig, og frigjør den som har blitt frarøvet sitt gods fra den grusomme. Gjør ingen urett og vær ikke voldelig mot den fremmede, den farløse og enken, og la ikke dem som ikke har gjort noe galt bli drept på dette stedet.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus the LORDE commaundeth: kepe equite and rightuousnesse, delyuer the oppressed fro the power off the violent: do not greue ner oppresse the straunger, the fatherlesse ner the wyddowe, ad shed no innocet bloude in this place.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus saith the Lorde, Execute ye iudgement and righteousnes, and deliuer the oppressed from the hande of the oppressor, and vexe not the stranger, the fatherlesse, nor the widowe: doe no violence, nor sheade innocent blood in this place.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thus the Lord comaundeth: Kepe equitie and righteousnesse, deliuer the oppressed from the power of the violent, do not greeue nor oppresse the straunger, the fatherlesse, nor the widowe, and shed no innocent blood in this place.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Thus says Yahweh: Execute you justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    This is what the Lord has said: Do what is right, judging uprightly, and make free from the hands of the cruel one him whose goods have been violently taken away: do no wrong and be not violent to the man from a strange country and the child without a father and the widow, and let not those who have done no wrong be put to death in this place.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Thus says Yahweh: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD says,“Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 21:12 : 12 House of David, this is what the LORD says: Execute justice in the morning and rescue the one who is robbed from the hand of the oppressor, or my wrath will go out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of the evil of your deeds.
  • Jer 22:17 : 17 But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.
  • Mic 6:8 : 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
  • Zech 7:9-9 : 9 Thus says the LORD of Hosts: 'Administer true justice. Show kindness and compassion to one another. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.' 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
  • Jas 1:27 : 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
  • Joel 3:19 : 19 Egypt will become a desolate wasteland, and Edom a desert wilderness, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.
  • Mic 3:11 : 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.'
  • Jer 26:16 : 16 Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and prophets, 'This man does not deserve the death penalty, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.'
  • Exod 22:22 : 22 If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.
  • Exod 23:6-9 : 6 Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit. 7 Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked. 8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous. 9 Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Lev 19:15 : 15 Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
  • Deut 10:18 : 18 He ensures justice for the fatherless and the widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
  • Deut 16:18-20 : 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. 19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. 20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.
  • Deut 19:10-13 : 10 This is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood within the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed. 11 But if someone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, attacks him, and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and then flees to one of these cities, 12 the elders of his city shall send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to be put to death. 13 Do not pity him, but purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
  • Deut 24:7 : 7 If someone is caught kidnapping one of their fellow Israelites and treating or selling them as a slave, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from among you.
  • Deut 25:1 : 1 If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court for judgment, the judges shall justify the innocent and condemn the guilty.
  • Deut 27:19 : 19 Cursed is anyone who denies justice to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  • 2 Sam 23:3 : 3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me: 'The one who rules over people must be righteous, ruling in the fear of God.'
  • 2 Kgs 24:4 : 4 And also because of the innocent blood that he had shed, for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to pardon.
  • Job 22:9 : 9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.
  • Job 24:9 : 9 They snatch the orphan from the breast and take the poor as a pledge.
  • Job 29:7-9 : 7 When I went out to the city gate, and took my seat in the public square, 8 the young men saw me and stepped aside, and the aged stood and rose to their feet. 9 Leaders refrained from speaking and laid their hands on their mouths. 10 The voices of nobles quieted, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths. 11 For when the ear heard me, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about me. 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know. 17 I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth.
  • Ps 68:5 : 5 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; prepare the way for Him who rides through the deserts—His name is Yah, and rejoice before Him.
  • Ps 72:2-4 : 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice. 3 The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the hills will bring it in righteousness. 4 He will judge the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
  • Ps 94:6 : 6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
  • Ps 94:21 : 21 They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn innocent blood.
  • Prov 6:17 : 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Prov 23:10 : 10 Do not move an ancient boundary marker, nor enter the fields of the fatherless.
  • Isa 1:15-20 : 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. 16 Wash yourselves and make yourselves clean. Remove your evil deeds from My sight; stop doing evil. 17 Learn to do what is good; seek justice, correct the oppressor. Defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow. 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Your rulers are rebellious and companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's case never comes before them.
  • Jer 5:28 : 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 7:5-6 : 5 For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice between a person and their neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or follow other gods, bringing harm upon yourselves,
  • Jer 9:24 : 24 The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh.