Verse 21

Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for you have preferred this to affliction.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Vær forsiktig, vend deg ikke til ondskap; for dette har du valgt i stedet for hjelpen fra Gud.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Vær på vakt, vend deg ikke til urett; for dette har du valgt fremfor lidelse.

• Norsk King James

  Ta deg i akt og se ikke på ondskap; for dette har du valgt heller enn lidelse.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Pass på at du ikke snur deg mot urettferdighet, for det har du valgt i stedet for lidelse.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Vokt deg for å vende deg til urett, for det er det du har valgt framfor lidelse.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Vær forsiktig, vend deg ikke til ondskap: for dette har du valgt fremfor lidelse.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Vær oppmerksom, la deg ikke lokke inn i urett, for du har valgt dette fremfor lidelse.

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

  Vær forsiktig, vend deg ikke til ondskap: for dette har du valgt fremfor lidelse.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Vær forsiktig, vend ikke til synd, for dette har du valgt fremfor lidelse.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Vær oppmerksom, vend deg ikke til misgjerning, for av dette valgte du heller enn lidelsen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Bevar dig, at du ikke vender dit Ansigt til Uret; thi denne haver du udvalgt for megen Elendigheds Skyld.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Vær oppmerksom, tenk ikke på urett: for dette har du valgt heller enn lidelse.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Take heed, do not regard iniquity: for this you have chosen rather than affliction.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Vær på vakt, hold deg unna urett; for dette har du valgt fremfor lidelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Vær på vakt, vend deg ikke til urett, for i dette har du mer glede enn i nød.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Vokt deg, se ikke på urett: for dette har du valgt heller enn lidelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Pass på å ikke bli vendt til synd, for du har valgt det onde i stedet for sorg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But bewarre that thou turne not asyde to wickednesse and synne, which hyther to thou hast chosen more then mekenesse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But beware that thou turne not aside to wickednesse and sinne, which hitherto thou hast chosen more then affliction.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Take heed, don't regard iniquity; For this you have chosen rather than affliction.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Take heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than `on' affliction.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Take heed, don't regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 66:18 : 18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
• Heb 11:25 : 25 He chose to suffer affliction with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
• 1 Pet 3:17 : 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.
• 1 Pet 4:15-16 : 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
• Job 34:7-9 : 7 What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water? 8 He walks in company with evildoers and associates with the wicked. 9 For he has said, 'A man gains nothing by delighting in God.'
• Job 35:3 : 3 For you ask, 'What advantage is it to me? What do I gain by not sinning?'
• Ezek 14:4 : 4 Therefore, speak to them and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Any man from the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face and then comes to the prophet—I, the LORD, will answer him myself in keeping with the multitude of his idols.'
• Dan 3:16-18 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego replied to the king, 'Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you concerning this matter. 17 If the God we serve exists, he is able to rescue us from the blazing fiery furnace and deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if he does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.'
• Dan 6:10 : 10 So King Darius signed the written decree and the edict.
• Matt 5:29-30 : 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
• Matt 13:21 : 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
• Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
• Acts 5:40-41 : 40 They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them. 41 So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to suffer disgrace for the name.