Verse 15

Even if I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I could only plead for mercy with my judge.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Selv om jeg er uskyldig, kan jeg ikke svare; jeg må be om nåde.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Selv om jeg var rettferdig, ville jeg ikke svare; men jeg ville bønnfalle min dommer.

• Norsk King James

  Hvem ville jeg kunne svare, selv om jeg var uskyldig? Jeg ville be min Dommer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Selv om jeg var rettferdig, kunne jeg ikke svare; jeg må be min dommer om nåde.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Selv om jeg var i rett, kunne jeg ikke svare; jeg måtte be om nåde fra min dommer.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Om jeg var rettferdig, kunne jeg ikke svare, men jeg ville måtte be om nåde fra min dommer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Selv om jeg var rettferdig, ville jeg ikke svare ham; jeg ville heller bønnfalle min dommer.

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

  Om jeg var rettferdig, kunne jeg ikke svare, men jeg ville måtte be om nåde fra min dommer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Om jeg var rettferdig, kan jeg likevel ikke svare; til min dommer må jeg be om nåde.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Selv om jeg var rettferdig, kunne jeg ikke svare; jeg må be min dommer om nåde.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi om jeg end var retfærdig, vilde jeg ikke svare; jeg maa bede den om Naade, som dømmer mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Selv om jeg var rettferdig, ville jeg ikke kunne svare, men jeg ville be min dommer om nåde.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would plead with my Judge.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Selv om jeg var rettferdig, ville jeg ikke svare; jeg ville bønnfalle min dommer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Selv om jeg var rettferdig, ville jeg ikke svare, men be om nåde fra min dommer.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Selv om jeg var rettferdig, ville jeg ikke svare; jeg ville be om nåde fra min dommer.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Selv om min sak var god, kunne jeg ikke svare; jeg ville be om nåde fra ham som var imot meg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yee though I be rightuous, yet will I not geue him one worde agayne, but mekely submytte my self to my iudge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For though I were iust, yet could I not answere, but I would make supplicatio to my Iudge.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For though I were righteous, yet might I not geue him one word againe, but mekely submit my selfe to hym as my iudge.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer, [but] I would make supplication to my judge.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer. I would make supplication to my judge.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn't answer him. I would make supplication to my judge.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Although I am innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my judge for mercy.

Referenced Verses

• Job 10:15 : 15 If I am wicked, woe to me; if I am righteous, I dare not lift my head, filled with shame and seeing my misery.
• Job 8:5 : 5 But if you earnestly seek God and plead for mercy from the Almighty,
• Job 10:2 : 2 I will say to God: Do not condemn me; tell me why You contend with me.
• 1 Kgs 8:38-39 : 38 and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among all Your people Israel—being aware of the afflictions in their own hearts and spreading out their hands toward this house— 39 then hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. Forgive and act, and give to each one according to all they do, since You know their hearts (for You alone know every human heart),
• 2 Chr 33:13 : 13 He prayed to Him, and the LORD was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea. He brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
• Job 5:8 : 8 But I would seek God and place my cause before the Almighty.
• Job 22:27 : 27 You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
• Job 23:7 : 7 There the upright could reason with him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.
• Job 34:31-32 : 31 Suppose someone says to God, 'I have borne punishment; I will not offend anymore.' 32 'Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.'
• Jer 31:9 : 9 They will come with weeping, and with pleas for mercy, I will lead them. I will guide them to streams of water on a straight path where they will not stumble, for I have become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
• Dan 9:3 : 3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking Him in prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
• Dan 9:18 : 18 Incline Your ear, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our pleas before You on account of our righteousness, but because of Your great mercy.
• 1 Cor 4:4 : 4 I am not aware of anything against myself, but that does not make me innocent. The one who judges me is the Lord.
• 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.