Verse 4

Then I thought, 'These are only the poor; they are foolish because they do not know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg tenkte, 'Det er bare de fattige; de er åndelig blinde, for de kjenner ikke Herren vei, deres Guds rettferdighet.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor sa jeg: Det må være fordi de er fattige; de er uvettige, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, deres Guds lov.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor sa jeg, sannelig, dette folket er fattig; de kjenner ikke veien til Herren eller dommen fra sin Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg sa: De er bare fattige, de handler tåpelig, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, deres Guds rett.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg tenkte: 'Dette er bare de fattige. De er uvitende, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei eller sin Guds rett.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor sa jeg: Sikkert er disse fattige; de er tåpelige, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, sin Guds dom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor sa jeg: Sannelig, disse er stakkars og tåpelige, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, ei heller sin Guds dom.

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

  Derfor sa jeg: Sikkert er disse fattige; de er tåpelige, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, sin Guds dom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg sa: 'Dette er bare de fattige, de er uvitende, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, deres Guds rett.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg tenkte: 'Dette er bare de fattige, de er uforstandige, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, sin Guds rettferd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg, jeg sagde: Sandeligen, disse ere de Ringe, de handle daarligen; thi de kjende ikke Herrens Vei, deres Guds Ret.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor sa jeg: Sannelig, disse er fattige og uforstandige; for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei eller deres Guds dom.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they do not know the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sa jeg: 'Sannelig, dette er fattige og uforstandige; de kjenner ikke Herrens vei eller sin Guds lov.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa jeg: 'Sannelig, disse er fattige, de har vært ukloke, for de har ikke kjent Herrens vei, sin Guds rettferdighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa jeg: Sannelig, disse er fattige; de er uforstandige; for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei eller deres Guds lov.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa jeg, Men dette er de fattige: de er uforsiktige, for de har ingen kunnskap om Herrens vei eller om den adferden deres Gud ønsker.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore I thought in my self: peraduenture they are so symple and folish, that they vnderstonde nothinge of the LORDES waye, and iudgmentes of oure God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore I saide, Surely they are poore, they are foolish, for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the iudgement of their God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore I thought in my selfe: peraduenture they are so simple & foolishe that they vnderstande nothyng of the Lordes way, and iudgementes of their God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore I said, Surely these [are] poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, [nor] the judgment of their God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I -- I said, `Surely these `are' poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I said, But these are the poor: they are foolish, for they have no knowledge of the way of the Lord or of the behaviour desired by their God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I thought,“Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 8:7 : 7 Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, as do the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane—they observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
• Hos 4:6 : 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
• Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.
• Isa 27:11 : 11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and light them on fire. For this is a people without understanding; therefore, their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not show them favor.
• Isa 28:9-9 : 9 Who is He trying to teach knowledge to? Who is He explaining His message to? To those just weaned from milk, those just taken from the breast? 10 For it is: command upon command, command upon command, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there. 11 Indeed, with stammering lips and another tongue, He will speak to this people. 12 To whom He said, 'This is the place of rest—give rest to the weary; this is the place of repose’—but they would not listen. 13 So the word of the LORD to them will be: command upon command, command upon command, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there—so that they may go and fall backward, be broken, snared, and captured.
• Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish; they do not know me. They are senseless children and have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.
• Jer 7:8 : 8 But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless.
• John 7:48-49 : 48 Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.