Verse 4

How long will you assault a man? Would you all throw him down—like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvor lenge vil dere alle storme mot en mann, prøve å knuse ham som en vaklende mur eller et fallende gjerde?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De rådslår kun for å styrte ham fra hans høyde. De har behag i løgner; de velsigner med munnen, men i sitt hjerte forbanner de. Selah.

• Norsk King James

  De snakker bare for å kaste ham ned fra sin høyde; de gleder seg over løgner; de velsigner med munnen, men forbanner i sitt indre. Sela.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvor lenge vil dere alle sammen angripe en mann? Dere vil bli drept alle som en, som en vegg som heller, som et gjerde som faller.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvor lenge vil dere storme mot en mann, alle dere som vil drepe ham, som en skakkvegg, en sammenfalt mur?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De planlegger bare å styrte ham ned fra hans høyhet; de har glede i løgner: de velsigner med munnen, men de forbanner i sitt indre. Sela.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De planlegger kun å kaste ham ned fra sin opphøyde posisjon; de fryder seg over løgner; med leppene velsigner de ham, men i sitt indre forbanner de. Selah.

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

  De planlegger bare å styrte ham ned fra hans høyhet; de har glede i løgner: de velsigner med munnen, men de forbanner i sitt indre. Sela.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvor lenge vil dere angripe en mann? Dere vil alle drepe ham, som en lutende vegg, en falleferdig mur.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvor lenge vil dere angripe en mann, alle sammen? Dere knuser ham som en lenende vegg, en falmende mur.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvorlænge stille I efter en Mand? I skulle allesammen ihjelslaaes, (I skulle være) som en Væg, der hælder, som et Gjærde, der nedstødes.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De planlegger bare å styrte ham fra hans høyhet; de gleder seg i løgner: de velsigner med sin munn, men forbanner i sitt indre. Sela.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  They only plan to cast him down from his high position; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De har fullt og fast bestemt seg for å styrte ham fra hans høye forsete. De fryder seg i løgn. De velsigner med munnen, men i hjertet forbanner de. Selah.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Bare fra hans høyhet har de rådslått om å jage bort, de gleder seg over et løgnaktig ord, med munnen velsigner de, men i hjertet forbanner de. Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De har til hensikt å styrte ham ned fra hans høytidelighet; de har glede i løgn. De velsigner med munnen, men i hjertet forbanner de. (Pause)

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Deres eneste tanke er å felle ham fra hans hedersplass; de elsker falskhet: velsignelser er i deres munn, men forbannelser i deres hjerte. (Sela.)

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Their deuyce is only how to put him out, their delyte is i lyes: they geue good wordes wt their mouth but curse wt their herte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Yet they consult to cast him downe from his dignitie: their delight is in lies, they blesse with their mouthes, but curse with their hearts. Selah.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They deuise only howe to thrust him from his promotion: they delight in a lye, they blesse with their mouth, and curse with their heart. Selah.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They only consult to cast [him] down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Only -- from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. {{Selah

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)

• World English Bible (2000)

  They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 28:3 : 3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak peace to their neighbors but harbor evil in their hearts.
• Ps 55:21 : 21 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has violated his covenant.
• Ps 5:9 : 9 LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before me.
• Ps 2:1-3 : 1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One. 3 Let us break their chains and throw off their ropes from us.
• Ps 51:6 : 6 Against you, you alone, I have sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified when you speak and blameless when you judge.
• Ps 52:3 : 3 Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all day long.
• Ps 119:163 : 163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love Your law.
• Prov 6:17 : 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
• Prov 13:5 : 5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.
• Hos 7:3 : 3 They please the king with their evil and the princes with their lies.
• Matt 2:3-4 : 3 When King Herod heard this, he was deeply troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 He called together all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ was to be born.
• Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.
• Matt 22:15 : 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.
• Matt 22:23 : 23 That same day, the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him,
• Matt 22:34-35 : 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question,
• Matt 26:3-4 : 3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. 4 And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.
• Matt 27:1 : 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
• Luke 11:39 : 39 Then the Lord said to him, 'Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
• Luke 20:20 : 20 They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
• John 8:44 : 44 You are from your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
• John 11:47-50 : 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What are we going to do since this man is performing so many signs?' 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation. 49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, 'You know nothing at all!' 50 'You do not realize that it is better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to perish.'
• Acts 4:16-17 : 16 They said, 'What are we to do with these men? For it is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been performed through them, and we cannot deny it.' 17 But to prevent this from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them not to speak to anyone in this name again.
• Acts 4:25-28 : 25 'You spoke through the mouth of your servant David, saying: Why did the nations rage, and the peoples plot in vain?' 26 'The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.' 27 'Indeed, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.' 28 'They did what your hand and will had predestined to take place.'
• Rom 1:32 : 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things but also approve of those who practice them.
• Rom 7:22 : 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;
• Rev 22:15 : 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.