Verse 10

For before those days, there was no wage for people or animals, and no one could go about safely because of the enemy, for I had turned everyone against their neighbor.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For før disse dagene fantes det verken lønn for folkene eller belønning for dyrene, og det var ingen fred for den som gikk ut eller kom inn, på grunn av fienden. Jeg lot alle mennesker stride mot hverandre.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For før disse dagene var det ingen lønn til mennesket, og ingen lønn til dyret. Heller ikke var det fred for den som gikk ut eller kom inn på grunn av trengsel. For jeg hadde satt alle mennesker mot hverandre.

• Norsk King James

  For før disse dager var det ingen lønn for mennesker, ei heller lønn for dyrene; heller var det ingen fred for den som gikk ut eller kom inn, på grunn av trengselen; for jeg satte alle mennesker mot sine naboer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For før disse dager var det ingen lønn for mennesket og intet for dyret; og for den som dro ut eller inn var det ingen fred på grunn av fienden, for jeg hadde satt alle menn opp mot hverandre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For før de dager var det ingen lønn for menneskene og ingen lønn for dyrene, heller ikke fred for dem som gikk ut eller inn på grunn av fienden. Jeg satte alle menneskene opp mot hverandre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For før disse dager var det ingen lønn for mennesket, heller ikke noen lønn for dyret; det var ingen fred for dem som gikk ut eller kom inn på grunn av trengsel, for jeg satte alle menn mot sin nabo.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For før disse dager fantes det ingen lønn for mann, ei heller for dyr; det var ingen fred for den som gikk inn eller ut på grunn av nød, for jeg lot alle mennesker stå mot sin neste.

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

  For før disse dager var det ingen lønn for mennesket, heller ikke noen lønn for dyret; det var ingen fred for dem som gikk ut eller kom inn på grunn av trengsel, for jeg satte alle menn mot sin nabo.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For før disse dagene var det ingen lønn for mennesket, og det var ingen lønn for dyret, og ingen fred for den som gikk ut eller kom inn på grunn av fienden; for jeg lot alle mennesker vende seg mot hverandre.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For før de dagene var det ingen lønn for menneskene og ingen lønn for dyrene. De som dro ut og de som kom inn, hadde ingen fred på grunn av fienden. Jeg lot alle mennesker gå i strid mot hverandre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi før disse samme Dage var Menneskers Løn ikke, og Dyrs Løn var ikke; og for den, som drog ud, og for den, som drog ind, var ikke Fred for Fjenden, thi jeg havde udladt alle Mænd, hver imod sin Næste.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For før disse dager var det ingen lønn for menneskene, og ingen lønn for dyrene, og det var ingen fred for dem som gikk ut eller kom inn på grunn av fienden. For jeg satte alle menn mot hverandre.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For before these days there was no wage for man, nor any wage for beast; neither was there any peace for him who went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men, everyone against his neighbor.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For før de dager var det ingen lønn for mennesket, heller ingen lønn for et dyr; det var heller ingen fred for den som gikk ut eller kom inn, på grunn av fienden. For jeg satte alle mennesker mot sin neste.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For før de dager var det ingen lønn for mennesker, og heller ingen lønn for dyr. Og den som går ut, så vel som den som kommer inn, finner ingen fred på grunn av fienden, og jeg sender alle mennesker hver mot sin nabo.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For før de dagene var det ingen lønn for mennesker, ei heller for dyr. Ingen hadde fred fra fienden når de gikk ut eller kom inn, for jeg satte alle mennesker opp mot hverandre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For før de dagene var det ingen lønn for en manns arbeid, eller for bruken av et dyr, og det var ingen fred for den som gikk ut eller kom inn på grunn av angriperen; for jeg hadde vendt hver mann mot sin nabo.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For why? before these dayes nether men ner catel coude wynne eny thinge, nether might eny man come in and out in rest, for trouble: but I let euery man go agaynst his neghboure.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For before these dayes there was no hire for man nor any hire for beast, neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men, euery one against his neighbour.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For before these dayes neither men nor cattaile could winne any thing, neither might any man come in and out in reste for trouble: but I let euery man go against his neighbour.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither [was there any] peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For before those days there was no wages for man, nor any wages for an animal; neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For, before those days there hath been no hiring of man, Yea, a hiring of beasts there is none; And to him who is going out, And to him who is coming in, There is no peace because of the adversary, And I send all men -- each against his neighbour.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For before those days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in, because of the adversary: for I set all men every one against his neighbor.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For before those days there was no payment for a man's work, or for the use of a beast, and there was no peace for him who went out or him who came in, because of the attacker: for I had every man turned against his neighbour.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For before those days there was no wages for man, nor any wages for an animal; neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody– each one– against everyone else.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 19:2 : 2 I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, each against his brother, each against his neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
• Amos 3:6 : 6 Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city unless the Lord has done it?
• Amos 9:4 : 4 'If they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.'
• Hag 2:16-18 : 16 from that time, when one came to a grain heap of twenty measures, only ten were there; when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, only twenty were there. 17 I struck you—all the work of your hands— with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to me—this is the declaration of the LORD. 18 From this day forward, consider carefully: From the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month—the day the foundation of the temple of the LORD was laid—consider it carefully.
• Matt 10:34-36 : 34 Do not think that I came to bring peace to the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 A person's enemies will be those of his own household.
• Hag 1:6-9 : 6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but are never satisfied. You drink but never have enough to be filled. You put on clothes but are not warm. The one who earns wages earns them to put into a bag with holes. 7 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Consider carefully your ways. 8 Go up into the mountains, bring down timber, and build the house, so that I may be pleased with it and be glorified, says the LORD. 9 You expected much, but it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew it away. Why?” declares the LORD of Hosts. “Because My house remains in ruins, while each of you is busy with your own house. 10 Therefore, because of you, the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its crops. 11 I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and everything the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
• Jer 16:16 : 16 Behold, I am sending many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that, I will send many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain, every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
• Judg 5:6-7 : 6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned; travelers took to winding paths. 7 Village life in Israel ceased, ceased until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.
• Judg 5:11 : 11 The voices of the archers at the watering places recount the righteous acts of the Lord, the righteous acts of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the Lord went down to the city gates.
• 2 Chr 15:5-7 : 5 In those days, there was no peace for those who went out or those who came in, but great unrest troubled all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress. 7 But you, be strong and do not let your hands hang limp, for your work will be rewarded.