Verse 8
{ "verseID": "Job.23.8", "source": "הֵ֤ן קֶ֣דֶם אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְ֝אָח֗וֹר וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hēn* *qedem* *ʾehĕlōk* *wə-ʾênennu* *wə-ʾāḥôr* *wə-lōʾ-ʾābîn* *lô*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "interjection - behold/look", "*qedem*": "noun, masculine singular - east/forward", "*ʾehĕlōk*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I go", "*wə-ʾênennu*": "conjunction + particle of negation + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he is not", "*wə-ʾāḥôr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and backward/west", "*wə-lōʾ-ʾābîn*": "conjunction + negative particle + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I do not perceive", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him/to him" }, "variants": { "*qedem*": "east, forward, former time, ancient time", "*hālak*": "to go, walk, come, depart", "*ʾayin*": "nothing, non-existence, absence", "*ʾāḥôr*": "behind, backward, west", "*bîn*": "to discern, understand, consider, perceive" } }
Other Translations
GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk
Se, jeg går mot øst, men han er ikke der; jeg vender meg mot vest, men jeg finner ikke spor etter ham.
Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst
Se, jeg går framover, men han er ikke der; og bakover, men jeg kan ikke oppfatte ham.
Norsk King James
Se, jeg går fremover, men han er ikke der; og bakover, men jeg kan ikke se ham.
Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866
Se, går jeg framover, er han ikke der; går jeg tilbake, merker jeg ham ikke.
Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål
Men hvis jeg går framover, er han ikke der, og hvis jeg går bakover, kan jeg ikke se ham.
Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611
Se, jeg går framover, men han er ikke der; og bakover, men jeg kan ikke oppfatte ham.
o3-mini KJV Norsk
Se, jeg går frem, men han er ikke der; jeg går tilbake, men jeg kan ikke se ham:
En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)
Se, jeg går framover, men han er ikke der; og bakover, men jeg kan ikke oppfatte ham.
Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst
Men jeg går mot øst, og han er ikke der; mot vest og jeg kan ikke finne ham.
Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I cannot perceive him.
GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024
Se, jeg går mot øst, men han er ikke der; jeg går mot vest, men jeg finner ham ikke.
Original Norsk Bibel 1866
See, vil jeg gaae fremad, da er han (der) ikke, eller tilbage, da fornemmer jeg ham ikke.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
KJV 1769 norsk
Se, jeg går framover, men han er ikke der; og bakover, men jeg kan ikke oppfatte ham.
KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive him.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Norsk oversettelse av Webster
«Om jeg går østover, er han ikke der; Om jeg går vestover, finner jeg ham ikke;
Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation
Se, jeg går framover – men Han er ikke der, og bakover – men jeg ser Ham ikke.
Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901
Se, jeg går framover, men han er ikke der; og bakover, men jeg kan ikke oppfatte ham.
Norsk oversettelse av BBE
Se, jeg går fremover, men han er ikke der; og tilbake, men jeg ser ham ikke.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
For though I go before, I fynde him not: yf I come behynde, I ca get no knowlege of him:
Geneva Bible (1560)
Behold, if I go to the East, he is not there: if to the West, yet I can not perceiue him:
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Behold, though I go forwarde I find him not: If I go backwarde, I can get no knowledge of hym:
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Webster's Bible (1833)
"If I go east, he is not there; If west, I can't find him;
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Lo, forward I go -- and He is not, And backward -- and I perceive him not.
American Standard Version (1901)
Behold, I go forward, but he is not [there] ; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
Bible in Basic English (1941)
See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;
World English Bible (2000)
"If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can't find him;
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The Inaccessibility and Power of God“If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.
Referenced Verses
- Job 9:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Job.9.11", "source": "הֵ֤ן יַעֲבֹ֣ר עָ֭לַי וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ף וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hēn* *yaʿăbōr* *ʿālay* *wə-lōʾ* *ʾerʾeh* *wə-yaḥălōp* *wə-lōʾ-ʾābîn* *lô*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/see", "*yaʿăbōr*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he passes", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - over me", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾerʾeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I see", "*wə-yaḥălōp*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he passes on", "*wə-lōʾ-ʾābîn*": "conjunction + negative particle + qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I do not perceive", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him/it" }, "variants": { "*hēn*": "behold, see, lo", "*yaʿăbōr*": "to pass, cross over, go through", "*ʾerʾeh*": "to see, perceive, observe", "*yaḥălōp*": "to pass, go through, change", "*ʾābîn*": "to understand, perceive, discern" } }
- Ps 10:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Psalms.10.1", "source": "לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תַּעֲמֹ֣ד בְּרָח֑וֹק תַּ֝עְלִ֗ים לְעִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרֽ͏ָה׃", "text": "*lāmāh* *YHWH* *taʿămōd* *bĕrāḥōq* *taʿĕlîm* *lĕʿittōt* *baṣṣārāh*", "grammar": { "*lāmāh*": "interrogative adverb - why/for what reason", "*YHWH*": "divine name - subject of the verbs", "*taʿămōd*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you stand/remain", "*bĕrāḥōq*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - in/at distance/far away", "*taʿĕlîm*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you hide/conceal", "*lĕʿittōt*": "preposition + noun feminine plural construct - for/at times of", "*baṣṣārāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - in the distress/trouble" }, "variants": { "*lāmāh*": "why/for what reason", "*taʿămōd*": "stand/remain/be positioned", "*bĕrāḥōq*": "far away/at a distance", "*taʿĕlîm*": "hide/conceal/cover", "*ʿittōt*": "times/seasons/periods", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/adversity" } }
- Job 35:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Job.35.14", "source": "אַ֣ף כִּֽי־תֹ֭אמַר לֹ֣א תְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ דִּ֥ין לְ֝פָנָ֗יו וּתְח֥וֹלֵֽל לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾaf kî-tōʾmar lōʾ təšûrennû dîn lə-fānāyw û-təḥôlēl lô*", "grammar": { "*ʾaf*": "conjunction/adverb - even/moreover", "*kî-tōʾmar*": "conjunction + imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - that you say", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*təšûrennû*": "imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you behold him", "*dîn*": "masculine singular noun - judgment/case", "*lə-fānāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - before him", "*û-təḥôlēl*": "conjunction + imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you wait", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him" }, "variants": { "*ʾaf*": "even/also/indeed", "*tōʾmar*": "to say/speak/tell", "*təšûrennû*": "to behold/regard/see him", "*dîn*": "judgment/legal case/lawsuit", "*fānāyw*": "his face/his presence", "*təḥôlēl*": "to wait/hope/expect" } }
- 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.6.16", "source": "Ὁ μόνος ἔχων ἀθανασίαν, φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον· ὃν εἶδεν οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων, οὐδὲ ἰδεῖν δύναται: ᾧ τιμὴ καὶ κράτος αἰώνιον. Ἀμήν.", "text": "The only one *echōn athanasian*, *phōs oikōn aprositon*; whom *eiden oudeis anthrōpōn*, neither *idein dynatai*: to whom *timē kai kratos aiōnion*. *Amēn*.", "grammar": { "*Ho monos*": "nominative, masculine, singular with article - the only one", "*echōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular, active - having", "*athanasian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - immortality", "*phōs*": "accusative, neuter, singular - light", "*oikōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular, active - dwelling in", "*aprositon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - unapproachable/inaccessible", "*hon*": "relative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - whom", "*eiden*": "aorist indicative, 3rd person singular, active - saw", "*oudeis*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - no one", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of humans/people", "*oude*": "conjunction, negative - neither/nor", "*idein*": "aorist infinitive, active - to see", "*dynatai*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular, middle/passive - is able", "*hō*": "relative pronoun, dative, masculine, singular - to whom", "*timē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - honor/value", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*kratos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - power/might", "*aiōnion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - eternal/everlasting", "*Amēn*": "Hebrew affirmation - Amen/truly" }, "variants": { "*echōn*": "having/possessing/holding", "*athanasian*": "immortality/deathlessness", "*phōs*": "light/radiance", "*oikōn*": "dwelling in/living in/inhabiting", "*aprositon*": "unapproachable/inaccessible/unattainable", "*eiden*": "saw/perceived/beheld", "*idein*": "to see/to perceive/to behold", "*dynatai*": "is able/can/has power to", "*timē*": "honor/value/esteem/worth", "*kratos*": "power/might/dominion/strength", "*aiōnion*": "eternal/everlasting/age-lasting" } }
- Ps 13:1-3 : 1 { "verseID": "Psalms.13.1", "source": "לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃", "text": "To-the-*mənaṣṣēaḥ* *mizmôr* to-*Dāwid*", "grammar": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition lamed ('to/for') - director/chief musician", "*mizmôr*": "masculine singular noun - psalm/song", "to-*Dāwid*": "proper name with prefixed preposition lamed ('to/for/by') - David" }, "variants": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "choirmaster/director/chief musician/overseer", "*mizmôr*": "psalm/melody/song with instrumental accompaniment", "*Dāwid*": "David (possibly indicating authorship, dedication, or collection attribution)" } } 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.13.2", "source": "עַד־אָ֣נָה יְ֭הוָה תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִי נֶ֑צַח עַד־אָ֓נָה ׀ תַּסְתִּ֖יר אֶת־פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִי", "text": "Until-when *YHWH* *tiškāḥēnî* *neṣaḥ* until-when *tastîr* *ʾet*-*pānêkā* from-me", "grammar": { "עַד־אָ֣נָה": "interrogative phrase 'until when/how long' - repeated for emphasis", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*tiškāḥēnî*": "2nd person masculine singular imperfect verb with 1st person singular suffix - you will forget me", "*neṣaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - perpetuity/forever", "*tastîr*": "2nd person masculine singular hiphil imperfect verb - you will hide", "*ʾet*-*pānêkā*": "direct object marker with masculine plural noun ('face') with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "מִמֶּֽנִי": "preposition מן ('from') with 1st person singular suffix - from me" }, "variants": { "*tiškāḥēnî*": "forget me/neglect me/ignore me", "*neṣaḥ*": "forever/eternally/completely/continuously", "*tastîr*": "hide/conceal/cover", "*pānêkā*": "your face/your presence/your favor" } } 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.13.3", "source": "עַד־אָ֨נָה אָשִׁ֪ית עֵצ֡וֹת בְּנַפְשִׁ֗י יָג֣וֹן בִּלְבָבִ֣י יוֹמָ֑ם עַד־אָ֓נָה ׀ יָר֖וּם אֹיְבִ֣י עָלָֽי׃", "text": "Until-when *ʾāšît* *ʿēṣôt* in-*napšî* *yāgôn* in-*ləbābî* *yômām* until-when *yārûm* *ʾōyəbî* over-me", "grammar": { "עַד־אָ֨נָה": "interrogative phrase 'until when/how long'", "*ʾāšît*": "1st person singular qal imperfect verb - I will put/place", "*ʿēṣôt*": "feminine plural noun - counsels/plans/devices", "בְּנַפְשִׁ֗י": "preposition beth ('in') with feminine singular noun ('soul') with 1st person singular suffix - in my soul", "*yāgôn*": "masculine singular noun - sorrow/grief", "בִּלְבָבִ֣י": "preposition beth ('in') with masculine singular noun ('heart') with 1st person singular suffix - in my heart", "*yômām*": "adverb - daily/by day", "*yārûm*": "3rd person masculine singular qal imperfect verb - he will be exalted/lift up", "*ʾōyəbî*": "masculine singular noun ('enemy') with 1st person singular suffix - my enemy", "עָלָֽי": "preposition עַל ('over/upon') with 1st person singular suffix - over me" }, "variants": { "*ʾāšît*": "put/place/set/arrange", "*ʿēṣôt*": "plans/counsels/advice/strategies", "*napšî*": "my soul/my self/my being/my life", "*yāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/anguish", "*ləbābî*": "my heart/mind/inner being", "*yômām*": "daily/by day/all day long", "*yārûm*": "be exalted/triumph/prevail/be lifted up" } }
- Isa 45:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Isaiah.45.15", "source": "אָכֵ֕ן אַתָּ֖ה אֵ֣ל מִסְתַּתֵּ֑ר אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מוֹשִֽׁיעַ", "text": "*ʾākēn* *ʾattâ* *ʾēl* *mistatēr* *ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl* *môšîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾākēn*": "adverb - truly/indeed/surely", "*ʾattâ*": "2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you", "*ʾēl*": "masculine singular noun - God/deity", "*mistatēr*": "hithpael participle, masculine singular - hiding himself", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*môšîaʿ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - savior/deliverer" }, "variants": { "*ʾākēn*": "truly/indeed/surely/verily", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*mistatēr*": "hiding himself/who hides himself/conceals himself", "*môšîaʿ*": "savior/deliverer/one who saves" } }