Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.12", "source": "תְּבַקְשֵׁם֙ וְלֹ֣א תִמְצָאֵ֔ם אַנְשֵׁ֖י מַצֻּתֶ֑ךָ יִהְי֥וּ כְאַ֛יִן וּכְאֶ֖פֶס אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*təḇaqšēm wəlōʾ timṣāʾēm ʾanšê maṣṣuteḵā yihyû ḵəʾayin ûḵəʾepes ʾanšê milḥamteḵā*", "grammar": { "*təḇaqšēm*": "verb, piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you will seek them", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*timṣāʾēm*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you will find them", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*maṣṣuteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your strife/contention", "*yihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will be", "*ḵəʾayin*": "preposition + noun - as nothing", "*ûḵəʾepes*": "conjunction + preposition + noun - and as non-entity", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*milḥamteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your war/battle" }, "variants": { "*təḇaqšēm*": "you will seek them/search for them/look for them", "*timṣāʾēm*": "you will find them/locate them/discover them", "*ʾanšê maṣṣuteḵā*": "men of your strife/your opponents/those who quarrel with you", "*ḵəʾayin*": "as nothing/like nothing/as nonexistence", "*ûḵəʾepes*": "and as non-entity/as zero/as emptiness", "*ʾanšê milḥamteḵā*": "men of your war/those who war against you/your combatants" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Du vil lete etter dem, men ikke finne dem; de som kjemper mot deg, skal være som ingenting; de vil være ikke-eksisterende.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Du skal søke dem og ikke finne dem, dem som strider imot deg: de som kriger mot deg, skal bli som ingenting, som intet.

• Norsk King James

  Du skal søke dem og ikke finne dem, de som har vært imot deg; de som kriger mot deg skal være som ingenting.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal lete etter dem, men ikke finne dem; de som strider mot deg, skal bli som ingenting, og de krigførere mot deg skal forsvinne.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Du skal lete etter dem, men ikke finne dem, de som angriper deg. De som kriger mot deg skal bli som ingenting, som noe som er forsvunnet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Du skal søke dem og ikke finne dem, de som har stridet mot deg; de som kjemper mot deg skal bli som ingenting, og til intet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Du skal lete etter dem, men du vil ikke finne dem, selv de som har stridd mot deg; de som kriger mot deg, vil vise seg som ingenting, som et verdiløst intet.

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

  Du skal søke dem og ikke finne dem, de som har stridet mot deg; de som kjemper mot deg skal bli som ingenting, og til intet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Du skal lete etter dem, men ikke finne dem, dem som var i strid med deg. De som kriger mot deg, skal bli som ingenting, som absolutte ikke-eksistens.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You will search for your enemies, but you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing, as non-existent.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Du skal søke dem, men ikke finne dem, de som anklager deg. De som fører krig mot deg, skal bli til ingenting og intet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal søge efter dem og ikke finde dem; de Mænd, som kives med dig, de skulle blive som Intet, og de Mænd, som (føre) Krig imod dig, som (det, der haver) Ende.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Du skal søke dem, men ikke finne dem, de som strider mot deg. De som kriger mot deg skal være som ingenting, som et ingenting.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  You shall seek them, and shall not find them, even those who contended with you: those who war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du skal søke dem, men ikke finne dem, selv de som strider mot deg: de som kjemper mot deg skal bli som ingenting, og som en ting av intet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Du søker dem, men finner dem ikke, de menn som debatterer med deg, de er som intet, ja, som intet, de menn som kriger mot deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Du skal søke dem, men skal ikke finne dem, de som strides mot deg: de som går til krig mot deg skal bli som ingenting og som et null.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Du vil lete etter dine fiender, men de vil ikke være der; de som fører krig mot deg vil være som ingenting og bli tilintetgjort.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So that who so seketh after them, shal not fynde them. Thy destroyers shal perish, & so shall they that vndertake to make batell agaynst the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt seeke them and shalt not finde them: to wit, the men of thy strife, for they shall be as nothing, and the men that warre against thee, as a thing of nought.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So that who so seeketh after them, shall not finde them, thy destroyers shall perishe: and so shall they that vndertake to make battayle against thee be as that is not, & as a thing of naught.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, [even] them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall seek them, and shall not find them, even those who contend with you: those who war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nothing.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thou seekest them, and findest them not, The men who debate with thee, They are as nothing, yea, as nothing, The men who war with thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You will make search for your haters but they will not be there; those who make war against you will be as nothing and will come to destruction.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You will seek them, and won't find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a non-existent thing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When you will look for your opponents, you will not find them; your enemies will be reduced to absolutely nothing.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 37:35-36 : 35 { "verseID": "Psalms.37.35", "source": "רָ֭אִיתִי רָשָׁ֣ע עָרִ֑יץ וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח רַעֲנָֽן׃", "text": "I have *rāʾîtî rāšāʿ ʿārîṣ*, and *mitʿāreh* like *ʾezrāḥ raʿănān*.", "grammar": { "*rāʾîtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have seen", "*rāšāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - wicked person", "*ʿārîṣ*": "masculine singular adjective - ruthless/terrifying/powerful", "*mitʿāreh*": "Hithpael participle, masculine singular - spreading himself", "*ʾezrāḥ*": "masculine singular noun - native tree/native", "*raʿănān*": "masculine singular adjective - luxuriant/flourishing" }, "variants": { "*rāšāʿ ʿārîṣ*": "ruthless wicked person/terrifying evil one/powerful evildoer", "*mitʿāreh*": "spreading himself/flourishing/extending", "*ʾezrāḥ raʿănān*": "luxuriant native tree/flourishing green tree/leafy indigenous plant" } } 36 { "verseID": "Psalms.37.36", "source": "וַ֭יּֽ͏ַעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּ֣ה אֵינֶ֑נּוּ וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָֽא׃", "text": "Yet he *wayyaʿăbōr* and *hinnēh* he was *ʾênenû*; and I *wāʾăbaqšēhû* and he was not *nimṣāʾ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿăbōr*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect (consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular - and he passed away/vanished", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/indeed", "*ʾênenû*": "particle of negation + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he was not", "*wāʾăbaqšēhû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect (consecutive), 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I sought him", "*lōʾ*": "particle of negation - not", "*nimṣāʾ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he was found" }, "variants": { "*wayyaʿăbōr*": "passed away/vanished/moved on", "*wāʾăbaqšēhû*": "I sought him/I searched for him", "*lōʾ nimṣāʾ*": "was not found/could not be found" } }
• Job 20:7-9 : 7 { "verseID": "Job.20.7", "source": "כְּֽגֶלֲלוֹ לָנֶ֣צַח יֹאבֵ֑ד רֹ֝אָ֗יו יֹאמְר֥וּ אַיּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kĕ-* *gĕlălô* *lā-neṣaḥ* *yōʾbēd* *rōʾāyw* *yōʾmĕrû* *ʾayyô*", "grammar": { "*kĕ-*": "preposition - like/as", "*gĕlălô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his dung/excrement", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - to the perpetuity/forever", "*yōʾbēd*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he perishes", "*rōʾāyw*": "verb qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his seers/those seeing him", "*yōʾmĕrû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will say", "*ʾayyô*": "interrogative particle with 3rd masculine singular suffix - where is he?" }, "variants": { "*gĕlălô*": "his dung/his excrement/his refuse", "*neṣaḥ*": "perpetuity/forever/completeness", "*yōʾbēd*": "perishes/is destroyed/is lost", "*rōʾāyw*": "those seeing him/his viewers/those who saw him", "*ʾayyô*": "where is he?/where has he gone?" } } 8 { "verseID": "Job.20.8", "source": "כַּחֲל֣וֹם יָ֭עוּף וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן לָֽיְלָה׃", "text": "*ka-* *ḥălôm* *yāʿûp* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yimṣāʾûhû* *wĕ-* *yuddad* *kĕ-* *ḥezyôn* *lāylāh*", "grammar": { "*ka-*": "preposition - like/as", "*ḥălôm*": "noun, masculine singular - dream", "*yāʿûp*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he flies away", "*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yimṣāʾûhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they will find him", "*yuddad*": "hofal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he is chased away", "*kĕ-*": "preposition - like/as", "*ḥezyôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - vision/apparition", "*lāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night" }, "variants": { "*ḥălôm*": "dream/dreaming", "*yāʿûp*": "flies away/soars away/vanishes", "*yimṣāʾûhû*": "they will find him/they will discover him/they will obtain him", "*yuddad*": "is chased away/is driven away/is banished", "*ḥezyôn*": "vision/apparition/sight", "*lāylāh*": "night/darkness" } } 9 { "verseID": "Job.20.9", "source": "עַ֣יִן שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ וְלֹ֣א תוֹסִ֑יף וְלֹא־ע֝֗וֹד תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʿayin* *šĕzāpattû* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *tôsîp* *wĕ-* *lōʾ-* *ʿôd* *tĕšûrennû* *mĕqômô*", "grammar": { "*ʿayin*": "noun, feminine singular - eye", "*šĕzāpattû*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it gazed at him", "*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tôsîp*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will add/continue", "*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and", "*lōʾ-*": "negative particle - not", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/again", "*tĕšûrennû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it will behold him", "*mĕqômô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his place" }, "variants": { "*ʿayin*": "eye/sight", "*šĕzāpattû*": "gazed at him/looked upon him/glimpsed him", "*tôsîp*": "will add/will continue/will do again", "*tĕšûrennû*": "will behold him/will look at him/will see him", "*mĕqômô*": "his place/his location/his position" } }
• Isa 17:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Isaiah.17.14", "source": "לְעֵ֥ת עֶ֙רֶב֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה בַלָּהָ֔ה בְּטֶ֥רֶם בֹּ֖קֶר אֵינֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֚ה חֵ֣לֶק שׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּ וְגוֹרָ֖ל לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "At-*ʿēṯ* *ʿereḇ* *wə-hinnēh* *ḇallāhāh* before *bōqer* *ʾênennû* *zeh* *ḥēleq* *šôsênû* *wə-gôrāl* *ləḇōzəzênû*", "grammar": { "At-*ʿēṯ*": "preposition לְ + noun, feminine singular construct - at time of", "*ʿereḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - evening", "*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold", "*ḇallāhāh*": "noun, feminine singular - terror/distress", "before": "preposition בְּטֶרֶם - before", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning", "*ʾênennû*": "particle of negation + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he is not", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ḥēleq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - portion of", "*šôsênû*": "Qal participle, masculine plural + 1st common plural suffix - our plunderers", "*wə-gôrāl*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and lot/portion", "*ləḇōzəzênû*": "preposition לְ + Qal participle, masculine plural + 1st common plural suffix - to our spoilers" }, "variants": { "*ʿēṯ*": "time/season/appointed time", "*ʿereḇ*": "evening/night", "*ḇallāhāh*": "terror/distress/sudden destruction", "*ʾênennû*": "he is not/it is no more/they are gone", "*ḥēleq*": "portion/share/territory", "*šôsênû*": "our plunderers/those who spoil us", "*gôrāl*": "lot/portion/share", "*ləḇōzəzênû*": "to our spoilers/to those who plunder us" } }