Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Job.23.17", "source": "כִּֽי־לֹ֣א נִ֭צְמַתִּי מִפְּנֵי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י כִּסָּה־אֹֽפֶל׃", "text": "*kî-lōʾ* *niṣmattî* *mippənê-ḥōšek* *û-mippānay* *kissâ-ʾōpel*", "grammar": { "*kî-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - for not", "*niṣmattî*": "Niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I was cut off", "*mippənê-ḥōšek*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - from before darkness", "*û-mippānay*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - and from my face", "*kissâ-ʾōpel*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - covered thick darkness" }, "variants": { "*ṣāmat*": "to put an end to, silence, destroy, cut off", "*pānîm*": "face, presence, surface", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness, obscurity", "*kāsâ*": "to cover, conceal, hide", "*ʾōpel*": "darkness, gloom, thick darkness" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For jeg blir ikke oppslukt av mørket, og ansiktet mitt skjuler ikke den mørke skyen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Fordi jeg ikke er blitt utslettet før mørket, og fordi han ikke har skjult mørket for mitt ansikt.

• Norsk King James

  Fordi jeg ikke ble avskåret før mørket kom, og han har ikke skjult mørket for mitt ansikt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  fordi jeg ikke er utslettet før mørket kom, og han har ikke skjult mørket for meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For jeg er ikke utslettet i mørkets nærhet, og fra mitt ansikt dekker han skyggene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Fordi jeg ikke ble utslettet før mørket kom, har han heller ikke skjult mørket for mitt ansikt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Fordi jeg ikke ble skåret bort før mørket, har han ikke skjult mitt ansikt for mørket.

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

  Fordi jeg ikke ble utslettet før mørket kom, har han heller ikke skjult mørket for mitt ansikt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For jeg er ikke blitt avskåret av mørket, og ikke har mørket dekket mitt ansikt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Yet I am not silenced by the darkness or by the deep gloom that covers my face.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For jeg blir ikke tilintetgjort av mørket, og mørket dekker ikke mitt ansikt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  fordi jeg ikke er udryddet, før Mørket (kom), og han ikke haver skjult Mørkhed for mit Ansigt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Fordi jeg ikke ble revet bort før mørket, har han heller ikke skjult mørket for mitt ansikt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Because I was not cut off before the darkness, nor has he covered the darkness from my face.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For jeg ble ikke ødelagt før mørket, heller ikke skjulte han det dype mørke for mitt ansikt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For jeg har ikke blitt stoppet av mørket, og foran meg har Han dekket dyp mørke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For jeg ble ikke avskåret før mørket, og han dekket ikke det tykke mørket fra mitt ansikt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For jeg er overmannet av mørket, og av den svarte natten som dekker mitt ansikt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus can not I get out of darcknesse, the cloude hath so couered my face.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I am not cut off in darknesse, but he hath hid the darkenesse from my face.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Because I am not cut of before the darkenesse, neither hath he couered the cloude fro my face.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Because I was not cut off before the darkness, [neither] hath he covered the darkness from my face.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For I have not been cut off before darkness, And before me He covered thick darkness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For I am overcome by the dark, and by the black night which is covering my face.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Yet I have not been silent because of the darkness, because of the thick darkness that covered my face.

Referenced Verses

• Job 19:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Job.19.8", "source": "‫אָרְחִ֣י גָ֭דַר וְלֹ֣א אֶעֱב֑וֹר וְעַ֥ל נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗י חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יָשִֽׂים׃‬", "text": "*ʾorḥî* *gādar* *wə-lō* *ʾeʿĕbôr* *wə-ʿal* *nətîbôtay* *ḥōšek* *yāśîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾorḥî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my path", "*gādar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has walled up", "*wə-lō*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾeʿĕbôr*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I pass over", "*wə-ʿal*": "waw conjunction + preposition - and upon", "*nətîbôtay*": "noun common feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my paths", "*ḥōšek*": "noun common masculine singular - darkness", "*yāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he places" }, "variants": { "*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/road", "*gādar*": "to wall up/fence in/enclose", "*ʿābar*": "to pass over/through/by", "*nātîb*": "path/pathway/way", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*śîm*": "to put/place/set" } }
• Job 22:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Job.22.11", "source": "אוֹ־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ לֹֽא־תִרְאֶ֑ה וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃", "text": "*ʾô-ḥōšekh lōʾ-tirʾê wə-šipʿat-mayim təkhassekā*", "grammar": { "*ʾô-ḥōšekh*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - or darkness", "*lōʾ-tirʾê*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you do not see", "*wə-šipʿat-mayim*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct + noun, masculine plural - and abundance of waters", "*təkhassekā*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - covers you" }, "variants": { "*ḥōšekh*": "darkness/obscurity", "*tirʾê*": "to see/perceive/look", "*šipʿat*": "abundance/overflow/flood", "*təkhassekā*": "to cover/hide/conceal you" } }
• Isa 57:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Isaiah.57.1", "source": "הַצַּדִּ֣יק אָבָ֔ד וְאֵ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ שָׂ֣ם עַל־לֵ֑ב וְאַנְשֵׁי־חֶ֤סֶד נֶֽאֱסָפִים֙ בְּאֵ֣ין מֵבִ֔ין כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י הָרָעָ֖ה נֶאֱסַ֥ף הַצַּדִּֽיק׃", "text": "The *ṣaddîq* *ʾābād* *wə-ʾên* *ʾîš* *śām* *ʿal-lēb* *wə-ʾanšê-ḥesed* *neʾĕsāpîm* *bə-ʾên* *mēbîn* *kî-mippənê* *hārāʿāh* *neʾĕsap* the *ṣaddîq*.", "grammar": { "*ṣaddîq*": "definite noun, masculine, singular - the righteous person", "*ʾābād*": "perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - has perished/vanished", "*wə-ʾên*": "conjunctive waw + particle of negation - and there is not", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/person", "*śām*": "participle, active, masculine, singular - putting/placing", "*ʿal-lēb*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - upon heart/mind", "*wə-ʾanšê-ḥesed*": "conjunctive waw + construct form - and men of mercy/loyalty", "*neʾĕsāpîm*": "niphal participle, masculine, plural - are gathered/taken away", "*bə-ʾên*": "preposition + particle of negation - with no/without", "*mēbîn*": "hiphil participle, masculine, singular - understanding/considering", "*kî-mippənê*": "conjunction + preposition compound - because from the face of", "*hārāʿāh*": "definite noun, feminine, singular - the evil/calamity", "*neʾĕsap*": "niphal perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - is gathered/taken away" }, "variants": { "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous one/just person/innocent one", "*ʾābād*": "perishes/is destroyed/vanishes/is lost", "*ḥesed*": "loyalty/faithfulness/kindness/mercy/steadfast love", "*neʾĕsāpîm*": "are gathered/are taken away/are collected/are removed", "*mēbîn*": "one who understands/discerns/considers", "*hārāʿāh*": "evil/distress/calamity/misfortune" } }
• 2 Kgs 22:20 : 20 { "verseID": "2 Kings.22.20", "source": "לָכֵן֩ הִנְנִ֨י אֹֽסִפְךָ֜ עַל־אֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ אֶל־קִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮ בְּשָׁלוֹם֒ וְלֹא־תִרְאֶ֣ינָה עֵינֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹל֙ הָֽרָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י מֵבִ֖יא עַל־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ דָּבָֽר׃", "text": "*Lakhen* *hineni* *osifekha* to-*avoteykha* *wene'esafta* to-*qivroteykha* in-*shalom* and-not-*tir'eynah* *eynekha* in-all the-*ra'ah* which-I *mevi* upon-the-*maqom* the-this *wayyashivu* *et*-the-*melekh* *davar*.", "grammar": { "*Lakhen*": "adverb - therefore", "*hineni*": "interjection + 1st person singular suffix - behold me", "*osifekha*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - gathering you", "*avoteykha*": "common noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fathers", "*wene'esafta*": "verb, waw-consecutive perfect, Niphal, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will be gathered", "*qivroteykha*": "common noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your graves", "*shalom*": "common noun, masculine, singular - peace", "*tir'eynah*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will see", "*eynekha*": "common noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*ra'ah*": "common noun, feminine, singular - evil/disaster", "*mevi*": "verb, Hiphil participle, masculine singular - bringing", "*maqom*": "common noun, masculine, singular - place", "*wayyashivu*": "verb, waw-consecutive imperfect, Hiphil, 3rd person masculine plural - and they brought back", "*et*": "direct object marker", "*melekh*": "common noun, masculine, singular - king", "*davar*": "common noun, masculine, singular - word/report" }, "variants": { "*hineni osifekha el-avoteykha*": "behold, I will gather you to your fathers [euphemism for death]", "*wene'esafta el-qivroteykha be-shalom*": "you will be gathered to your grave in peace [peaceful death]", "*lo-tir'eynah eynekha*": "your eyes will not see [you will not witness]", "*wayyashivu et-ha-melekh davar*": "they brought back word to the king/they reported to the king" } }
• Job 6:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.6.9", "source": "וְיֹאֵ֣ל אֱ֭לוֹהַּ וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי יַתֵּ֥ר יָ֝ד֗וֹ וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾēl ʾĕlôah wîdakkəʾēnî yattēr yādô wîbaṣṣəʿēnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾēl*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he would be willing", "*ʾĕlôah*": "divine name - God", "*wîdakkəʾēnî*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and crush me", "*yattēr*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - let loose/free", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*wîbaṣṣəʿēnî*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and cut me off" }, "variants": { "*yāʾal*": "to be willing/determine/undertake", "*dākāʾ*": "to crush/break/oppress", "*nātar*": "to loose/free/untie", "*bāṣaʿ*": "to cut off/break off/sever" } }
• Job 15:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Job.15.22", "source": "לֹא־יַאֲמִין שׁוּב מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וְצָפוּי הוּא אֱלֵי־חָרֶב", "text": "*lōʾ-yaʾămîn* *šûḇ* *minnî-ḥōšeḵ* *wə-ṣāp̄ûy* *hûʾ* *ʾĕlê-ḥāreḇ*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ-yaʾămîn*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he does not believe", "*šûḇ*": "qal infinitive construct - returning", "*minnî-ḥōšeḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from darkness", "*wə-ṣāp̄ûy*": "conjunction + qal passive participle, masculine singular - and watched/waited for", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*ʾĕlê-ḥāreḇ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to the sword" }, "variants": { "*ʾāman*": "to believe, trust, have faith in", "*šûḇ*": "to return, turn back, repent", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness, obscurity", "*ṣāp̄āh*": "to watch, look out, keep watch", "*ḥereḇ*": "sword, knife, cutting instrument" } }
• Job 18:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Job.18.6", "source": "אוֹר חָשַׁךְ בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְנֵרוֹ עָלָיו יִדְעָךְ", "text": "*ʾôr ḥāšaḵ bəʾohŏlô wənērô ʿālāyw yidʿāḵ*", "grammar": { "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*ḥāšaḵ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is darkened", "*bəʾohŏlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his tent", "*wənērô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his lamp", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*yidʿāḵ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be extinguished" }, "variants": { "*ʾôr*": "light/illumination", "*ḥāšaḵ*": "is darkened/becomes dark", "*bəʾohŏlô*": "in his tent/dwelling/tabernacle", "*wənērô*": "and his lamp/light", "*ʿālāyw*": "upon him/over him/above him", "*yidʿāḵ*": "will be extinguished/quenched/put out" } }
• Job 18:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Job.18.18", "source": "יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֹר אֶל־חֹשֶׁךְ וּמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּהוּ", "text": "*yehdəp̄uhû mēʾôr ʾel-ḥōšeḵ ûmittēḇēl yənidduhû*", "grammar": { "*yehdəp̄uhû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they drive him", "*mēʾôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from light", "*ʾel-ḥōšeḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to darkness", "*ûmittēḇēl*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular - and from the world", "*yənidduhû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - they chase him" }, "variants": { "*yehdəp̄uhû*": "they drive him/thrust him/push him away", "*mēʾôr*": "from light/illumination", "*ʾel-ḥōšeḵ*": "to darkness/obscurity", "*ûmittēḇēl*": "and from the world/habitable earth", "*yənidduhû*": "they chase him/force him away/banish him" } }