Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Galatians.3.15", "source": "Ἀδελφοί, κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω· Ὅμως ἀνθρώπου κεκυρωμένην διαθήκην, οὐδεὶς ἀθετεῖ, ἢ ἐπιδιατάσσεται.", "text": "*Adelphoi*, according to *anthrōpon* I *legō*; yet of *anthrōpou* having been *kekyrōmenēn* *diathēkēn*, no one *athetei*, or *epidiatassetai*.", "grammar": { "*Adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers/brethren", "*anthrōpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man/human custom", "*legō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I speak/say", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - man/person/human", "*kekyrōmenēn*": "perfect, passive, participle, accusative, feminine, singular - having been ratified/confirmed", "*diathēkēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - covenant/testament/will", "*athetei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - sets aside/annuls/rejects", "*epidiatassetai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - adds conditions to/modifies" }, "variants": { "*Adelphoi*": "brothers/brethren/siblings", "*anthrōpon*": "man/human terms/human custom", "*anthrōpou*": "man's/person's/human's", "*kekyrōmenēn*": "having been ratified/confirmed/validated", "*diathēkēn*": "covenant/testament/will/legal agreement", "*athetei*": "sets aside/annuls/rejects/nullifies", "*epidiatassetai*": "adds conditions to/modifies/makes additional provisions" } }

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Brødre, jeg taler etter menneskelig vis; selv om det bare er en menneskelig pakt, så hvis den er bekreftet, kan ingen annulere eller legge noe til.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Brødre, slik jeg sier det i menneskelige termer: Når en avtale er bekreftet av et menneske, kan ingen oppheve den eller legge til noe til den.

• Norsk King James

  Brødre, jeg taler etter menneskelig måte; selv om det bare er en menneskelig pakt, hvis den er bekreftet, kan ingen oppheve den eller legge noe til.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Brødre, jeg taler på menneskelig vis: Et testament som er gjort gyldig, gjør ingen til intet, eller legger noe til.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Brødre, jeg taler som et menneske; Selv om det bare er en menneskes pakt, hvis den er bekreftet, kan ingen forandre eller legge noe til den.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Brødre, jeg bruker et menneskelig uttrykk: Selv en menneskelig pakt, når den er bekreftet, oppheves ikke eller får tillagt noe.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Brødre, jeg taler etter menneskelig vis: Selv om det bare er et menneskes pakt, blir det, når det er bekreftet, ikke opphevet, og heller ikke blir noe lagt til.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Brødre, jeg taler etter manns måte; selv om det bare er en menneskeskapt pakt, så lenge den er fast, kan ingen forkaste den eller tilføye noe.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Brødre, la meg bruke et bilde fra menneskelivet: Selv når en pakt bare dreier seg om en menneskelig avtale, kan ingen oppheve eller legge til noe når den først er stadfestet.

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

  Brødre, la meg bruke et bilde fra menneskelivet: Selv når en pakt bare dreier seg om en menneskelig avtale, kan ingen oppheve eller legge til noe når den først er stadfestet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Brødre, jeg taler i menneskelige termer, selv om det er en menneskelig avtale, ingen opphever eller legger til noe i en bindende testamente.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life: Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly ratified, so it is in this case.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Brødre, jeg taler på menneskelig vis: Selv med et menneskelig testamente, når det er stadfestet, kan ingen oppheve det eller legge noe til det.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Brødre! jeg vil tale efter menneskelig Viis: Ingen gjør dog et Menneskes Testament, som er stadfæstet, til Intet, eller sætter Noget dertil.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Brødre, jeg taler på menneskelig vis: Selv et menneskes testamente, når det er stadfestet, kan ingen gjøre ugyldig eller føye noe til.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it is but a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no man annuls or adds to it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Brødre, jeg taler som mennesker. Selv om det kun er en menneskets pakt, opphever ingen en beseglet pakt eller legger noe til den.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Brødre, jeg taler etter menneskelig måte: Selv med et menneskelig testament blir ingen opphever det eller legger til når det er stadfestet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Brødre, jeg taler som mennesker pleier: Selv om det er en menneskelig pakt, når den er bekreftet, kan ingen gjøre den ugyldig eller legge noe til den.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Brødre, jeg taler på menneskelig vis: Når en menneskelig avtale er bekreftet, kan ingen oppheve eller legge noe til den.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Brethren I will speake after the maner of men. Though it be but a mans testament yet no ma despiseth it or addeth eny thinge therto when it is once alowed.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Brethren, I wil speake after the maner of men. Though it be but a mas Testamet, yet no man despyseth it, or addeth eny thinge therto, whan it is confirmed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Brethren, I speake as men do: though it be but a mans couenant, when it is confirmed, yet no man doeth abrogate it, or addeth any thing thereto.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Brethren, I speake after ye maner of men: Though it be but a mans testamet, yet if it be alowed, no man reiecteth it, or addeth therto.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though [it be] but a man's covenant, yet [if it be] confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Brothers, I speak like men. Though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Brethren, as a man I say `it', even of man a confirmed covenant no one doth make void or doth add to,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man's covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth thereto.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Brothers, as men would say, even a man's agreement, when it has been made certain, may not be put on one side, or have additions made to it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

Referenced Verses

• Heb 9:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Hebrews.9.17", "source": "Διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία: ἐπεὶ μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος.", "text": "For *diathēkē epi nekrois bebaia*: since *mēpote ischyei hote zē ho diathemenos*.", "grammar": { "*Diathēkē*": "nominative feminine singular - 'covenant/testament'", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - 'for'", "*epi*": "preposition with dative - 'upon/over'", "*nekrois*": "dative masculine plural adjective - 'dead [ones]'", "*bebaia*": "nominative feminine singular adjective - 'firm/confirmed'", "*epei*": "conjunction - 'since/because'", "*mēpote*": "negative adverb - 'never/not at all'", "*ischyei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - 'is strong/has force'", "*hote*": "adverb - 'when'", "*zē*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - 'lives'", "*ho diathemenos*": "nominative masculine singular participle - 'the one who made [it]'" }, "variants": { "*diathēkē*": "covenant/testament/will", "*epi nekrois*": "over dead [persons]/in case of death", "*bebaia*": "firm/confirmed/ratified", "*mēpote*": "never/not at all/not ever", "*ischyei*": "is strong/has force/is valid", "*zē*": "lives/is alive", "*diathemenos*": "testator/one who made the covenant/one who made the will" } }
• Rom 3:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Romans.3.5", "source": "Εἰ δὲ ἡ ἀδικία ἡμῶν Θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην συνίστησιν, τί ἐροῦμεν; μὴ ἄδικος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἐπιφέρων τὴν ὀργήν; (Κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω)", "text": "*Ei de hē adikia hēmōn Theou dikaiosynēn synistēsin*, *ti eroumen*? *mē adikos ho Theos ho epipherōn tēn orgēn*? (*Kata anthrōpon legō*)", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*hē adikia*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - the unrighteousness", "*hēmōn*": "pronoun, genitive, plural - of us/our", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*dikaiosynēn*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*synistēsin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - commends/establishes/demonstrates", "*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - what", "*eroumen*": "verb, future active, 1st person plural - we will say", "*mē*": "negative particle expecting negative answer - not", "*adikos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - unrighteous/unjust", "*ho Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*ho epipherōn*": "participle, present active, nominative, masculine, singular - the one bringing", "*tēn orgēn*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - the wrath", "*Kata*": "preposition + accusative - according to", "*anthrōpon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - man/human", "*legō*": "verb, present active, 1st person singular - I speak/say" }, "variants": { "*adikia*": "unrighteousness/injustice/wrongdoing", "*dikaiosynēn*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*synistēsin*": "commends/demonstrates/establishes/confirms/proves", "*adikos*": "unrighteous/unjust/unfair", "*epipherōn*": "bringing/inflicting/imposing", "*orgēn*": "wrath/anger/indignation" } }
• Rom 6:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Romans.6.19", "source": "Ἀνθρώπινον λέγω διὰ τὴν ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς ὑμῶν: ὥσπερ γὰρ παρεστήσατε τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν δοῦλα τῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ καὶ τῇ ἀνομίᾳ εἰς τὴν ἀνομίαν· οὕτως νῦν παραστήσατε τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν δοῦλα τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ εἰς ἁγιασμόν.", "text": "*Anthrōpinon legō dia tēn astheneian tēs sarkos hymōn*: *hōsper gar parestēsate ta melē hymōn doula tē akatharsia kai tē anomia eis tēn anomian*; *houtōs nyn parastēsate ta melē hymōn doula tē dikaiosynē eis hagiasmon*.", "grammar": { "*Anthrōpinon*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, singular - human", "*legō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I speak", "*dia tēn astheneian*": "prepositional phrase, accusative, feminine, singular - because of the weakness", "*tēs sarkos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the flesh", "*hymōn*": "personal pronoun, genitive, 2nd person plural - your", "*hōsper*": "comparative conjunction - just as", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*parestēsate*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you presented/yielded", "*ta melē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the members/parts", "*hymōn*": "personal pronoun, genitive, 2nd person plural - your", "*doula*": "accusative, neuter, plural - slaves", "*tē akatharsia*": "dative, feminine, singular - to uncleanness", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*tē anomia*": "dative, feminine, singular - to lawlessness", "*eis tēn anomian*": "prepositional phrase, accusative, feminine, singular - to lawlessness", "*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/so", "*nyn*": "adverb - now", "*parastēsate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - present/yield", "*doula tē dikaiosynē*": "slaves to righteousness", "*eis hagiasmon*": "prepositional phrase, accusative, masculine, singular - to sanctification" }, "variants": { "*Anthrōpinon*": "human/in human terms", "*legō*": "I speak/I say/I mean", "*astheneian*": "weakness/infirmity/frailty", "*sarkos*": "flesh/human nature/physical existence", "*parestēsate*": "you presented/you yielded/you offered", "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs", "*doula*": "slaves/servants/in bondage", "*akatharsia*": "uncleanness/impurity/moral corruption", "*anomia*": "lawlessness/iniquity/wickedness", "*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice/right standing", "*hagiasmon*": "sanctification/holiness/consecration" } }
• 1 Cor 15:32 : 32 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.15.32", "source": "Εἰ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ἐθηριομάχησα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ, τί μοι τὸ ὄφελος, εἰ νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται; φάγωμεν καὶ πίωμεν· αὔριον γὰρ ἀποθνήσκομεν.", "text": "If according to *anthrōpon* I *ethēriomachēsa* in *Ephesō*, what to me the *ophelos*, if *nekroi* not *egeirontai*? Let us *phagōmen* and let us *piōmen*; *aurion gar apothnēskomen*.", "grammar": { "*ei*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*kata*": "preposition with accusative - according to", "*anthrōpon*": "accusative masculine singular - man/human", "*ethēriomachēsa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - I fought wild beasts", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*Ephesō*": "dative feminine singular - Ephesus", "*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative neuter singular - what", "*moi*": "personal pronoun, dative singular - to me", "*ophelos*": "nominative neuter singular with article - advantage/profit/benefit", "*nekroi*": "nominative masculine plural - dead [ones]", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*egeirontai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd plural - are raised", "*phagōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - let us eat", "*piōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - let us drink", "*aurion*": "adverb - tomorrow", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*apothnēskomen*": "present active indicative, 1st plural - we die" }, "variants": { "*kata anthrōpon*": "according to man/in human terms/from a human viewpoint", "*ethēriomachēsa*": "fought with wild beasts/fought as with beasts/faced deadly peril", "*Ephesō*": "Ephesus [city in Asia Minor]", "*ophelos*": "advantage/benefit/profit", "*nekroi*": "dead ones/corpses", "*egeirontai*": "are raised/are awakened/are resurrected", "*phagōmen*": "let us eat/we should eat", "*piōmen*": "let us drink/we should drink", "*apothnēskomen*": "we die/we are dying" } }