Verse 21

Oh, that one might plead for a man with God, as one does for his neighbor.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Å, om en mann kunne føre sin sak for Gud, som et menneske gjør for sin venn.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Å, at en kunne føre en sak for en mann med Gud, som en mann fører en sak mot sin nabo!

• Norsk King James

  Å, at noen kunne be til Gud for en mann, som en mann ber for sin nabo!

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Å, om en mann kunne føre sak mot Gud, som et menneske mot sin neste!

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Bedre at en mann forsvarer en mann mot Gud, som en menneskesønn gjør det med sin neste.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Å, at noen kunne tale for en mann hos Gud, som en mann taler for sin nabo!

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Å, at noen kunne tale for en mann for Gud, slik en mann taler for sin neste!

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

  Å, at noen kunne tale for en mann hos Gud, som en mann taler for sin nabo!

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  for at han skal forsvare en mann mot Gud, som menneskesønn mot sin neste.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  at det må gå en talsmann til rette for en mann med Gud, likeens for en som er menneske med sin neste.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ak! kunde en Mand gaae irette med Gud, som et Menneskes Barn med sin Næste!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Å, at en kunne føre sak for en mann hos Gud, som en mann fører sak for sin neste!

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Oh, that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  at han ville opprettholde en manns rett mot Gud, en menneskesønn mot sin neste!

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han taler for en mann med Gud, og for en venn med sin venn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  at han vil opprettholde rettferdigheten til en mann overfor Gud, og til en menneskesønn overfor sin neste!

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Slik at han kan gi avgjørelse for et menneske i hans sak med Gud, og mellom en menneskesønn og hans neste.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Though a body might pleate wt God, as one man doth with another,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Oh that a man might pleade with God, as man with his neighbour!

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  O that a body might pleate with God, as one man doth with an other:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man [pleadeth] for his neighbour!

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  That he would maintain the right of a man with God, Of a son of man with his neighbor!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.

• World English Bible (2000)

  that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and he contends with God on behalf of man as a man pleads for his friend.

Referenced Verses

• Job 31:35 : 35 Oh, that someone would hear me! I sign now my defense; let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write out his charges in a book.
• Job 40:1-5 : 1 The LORD answered Job and said: 2 Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? Let the one who argues with God answer. 3 Then Job answered the LORD and said: 4 Behold, I am insignificant. What can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth. 5 I have spoken once, but I will not answer; twice, but I will say no more.
• Eccl 6:10 : 10 Whatever exists has already been given its name, and it is known what mankind is; no one can contend with someone who is stronger.
• Isa 45:9 : 9 Woe to those who strive with their Maker, like a piece of pottery among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’?
• Rom 9:20 : 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its maker, 'Why have you made me like this?'
• Job 9:34-35 : 34 Let Him remove His rod from me, and let His terror not frighten me. 35 Then I would speak without fear of Him, but as it now stands with me, I cannot.
• Job 13:3 : 3 But I desire to speak to the Almighty, and I wish to reason with God.
• Job 13:22 : 22 Then call, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You respond to me.
• Job 23:3-7 : 3 If only I knew where to find him, so that I might come to his dwelling. 4 I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words he would answer me with and understand what he would say to me. 6 Would he contend with me in his great power? No, he would instead give me strength. 7 There the upright could reason with him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.