Verse 12
{ "verseID": "Proverbs.14.12", "source": "יֵ֤שׁ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יָ֭שָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃", "text": "There is *dereḵ* *yāšār* before *ʾîš* *wə-ʾaḥărîtāh* *darḵê-māwet*", "grammar": { "*dereḵ*": "masculine singular noun - way", "*yāšār*": "masculine singular adjective - straight", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*wə-ʾaḥărîtāh*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and its end", "*darḵê-māwet*": "masculine plural construct + masculine singular noun - ways of death" }, "variants": { "*dereḵ*": "way/road/path", "*yāšār*": "straight/right/correct", "*ʾaḥărîtāh*": "its end/its outcome/its future", "*darḵê-māwet*": "ways of death/paths to death" } }
Other Translations
GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk
Det finnes en vei som synes rett for et menneske, men enden på den fører til døden.
Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst
Det er en vei som synes riktig for et menneske, men enden på den er dødens veier.
Norsk King James
Det finnes en vei som synes rett for et menneske, men enden fører til død.
Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866
Det finnes en vei som synes rett for et menneske, men dens ende er dødens vei.
Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål
Mange veier synes å være rette for en mann, men enden derav er dødens vei.
Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611
Det finnes en vei som synes rett for et menneske, men enden derpå fører til død.
o3-mini KJV Norsk
Det er en vei som synes rett for et menneske, men slutten på den er dødens stier.
En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)
Det finnes en vei som synes rett for et menneske, men enden derpå fører til død.
Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst
Det finnes en vei som synes rett for et menneske, men dens ende er dødens veier.
Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.
GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024
Det er en vei som synes rett for en mann, men dens ende er veier til død.
Original Norsk Bibel 1866
Der er en Vei, som synes ret for en Mand, men det Sidste deraf er Dødens Veie.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
KJV 1769 norsk
Det finnes en vei som synes rett for en mann, men enden på den er dødens veier.
KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Norsk oversettelse av Webster
Det er en vei som synes å være rett for et menneske, men enden derpå fører til døden.
Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation
Det finnes en vei som virker rett for et menneske, men dens ende er dødens veier.
Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901
Det finnes veier som synes rette for et menneske, men enden på dem er dødens veier.
Norsk oversettelse av BBE
Det er en vei som synes rett for en mann, men enden på den er dødens veier.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
There is a waye, which some men thinke to be right, but the ende therof ledeth vnto death.
Geneva Bible (1560)
There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
There is a way which seemeth right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
Webster's Bible (1833)
There is a way which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end `are' ways of death.
American Standard Version (1901)
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
World English Bible (2000)
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 16:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Proverbs.16.25", "source": "יֵ֤שׁ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יָ֭שָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃", "text": "There-is *derek* *yāšār* before-*ʾîš* and-*ʾaḥărîtāh* *darkê*-*māwet*", "grammar": { "*yēš*": "existential particle - there is/exists", "*derek*": "noun, feminine, singular - way/path/road", "*yāšār*": "adjective, masculine, singular - straight/right/upright", "*lipnê*": "preposition - before", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/person", "*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾaḥărîtāh*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its end", "*darkê*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - ways of", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine, singular - death" }, "variants": { "*derek yāšār*": "straight way/right path/way that seems right", "*ʾaḥărîtāh*": "its end/its outcome/its final result", "*darkê-māwet*": "ways of death/paths to death" } }
- Prov 12:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Proverbs.12.15", "source": "דֶּ֣רֶךְ אֱ֭וִיל יָשָׁ֣ר בְּעֵינָ֑יו וְשֹׁמֵ֖עַ לְעֵצָ֣ה חָכָֽם׃", "text": "*dereḵ* *ʾĕwîl* *yāšār* *bəʿênāyw* *wəšōmēaʿ* *ləʿēṣāh* *ḥāḵām*", "grammar": { "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of", "*ʾĕwîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool", "*yāšār*": "adjective, masculine singular - right/straight", "*bəʿênāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his eyes", "*wəšōmēaʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal participle, masculine singular construct - and one who listens to", "*ləʿēṣāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to advice/counsel", "*ḥāḵām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise" }, "variants": { "*dereḵ*": "way/path/manner", "*ʾĕwîl*": "fool/foolish one", "*yāšār*": "right/straight/correct/proper", "*ʿayin*": "eye/sight/perspective", "*šōmēaʿ*": "one who listens to/heeds", "*ʿēṣāh*": "advice/counsel", "*ḥāḵām*": "wise/wise person" } }
- Matt 7:13-14 : 13 { "verseID": "Matthew.7.13", "source": "Εἰσέλθετε διὰ τῆς στενῆς πύλης: ὅτι πλατεῖα ἡ πύλη, καὶ εὐρύχωρος ἡ ὁδὸς, ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ἀπώλειαν, καὶ πολλοί εἰσιν οἱ εἰσερχόμενοι διʼ αὐτῆς:", "text": "*Eiselthete dia tēs stenēs pylēs*: because *plateia hē pylē*, and *eurychōros hē hodos*, the *apagousa eis tēn apōleian*, and *polloi eisin hoi eiserchomenoi di' autēs*:", "grammar": { "*Eiselthete*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - enter", "*dia*": "preposition with genitive - through", "*tēs stenēs*": "genitive singular feminine - the narrow", "*pylēs*": "genitive singular feminine - gate", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because/for/that", "*plateia*": "nominative singular feminine - wide/broad", "*hē pylē*": "nominative singular feminine - the gate", "*eurychōros*": "nominative singular feminine - spacious/broad", "*hē hodos*": "nominative singular feminine - the way/road", "*hē apagousa*": "nominative singular feminine present active participle - the leading away", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into/to", "*tēn apōleian*": "accusative singular feminine - the destruction", "*polloi*": "nominative plural masculine - many", "*eisin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - are", "*hoi eiserchomenoi*": "nominative plural masculine present middle participle - the ones entering", "*di'*": "preposition with genitive - through", "*autēs*": "genitive singular feminine - it/her [referring to gate/way]" }, "variants": { "*eiselthete*": "enter/go in/come in", "*stenēs*": "narrow/confined/restricted", "*pylēs*": "gate/entrance/door", "*plateia*": "wide/broad/spacious", "*eurychōros*": "spacious/roomy/broad", "*hodos*": "way/road/path/journey", "*apagousa*": "leading away/taking away/conducting", "*apōleian*": "destruction/ruin/loss/damnation", "*eiserchomenoi*": "entering/going in/coming in" } } 14 { "verseID": "Matthew.7.14", "source": "Ὅτί στενὴ ἡ πύλη, καὶ τεθλιμμένη ἡ ὁδὸς, ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ζωήν, καὶ ὀλίγοι εἰσὶν οἱ εὑρίσκοντες αὐτήν.", "text": "Because *stenē hē pylē*, and *tethlimmenē hē hodos*, the *apagousa eis tēn zōēn*, and *oligoi eisin hoi heuriskontes autēn*.", "grammar": { "*Hoti*": "conjunction - because/for/that", "*stenē*": "nominative singular feminine - narrow", "*hē pylē*": "nominative singular feminine - the gate", "*tethlimmenē*": "perfect passive participle, nominative singular feminine - having been confined/restricted", "*hē hodos*": "nominative singular feminine - the way/road", "*hē apagousa*": "nominative singular feminine present active participle - the leading away", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into/to", "*tēn zōēn*": "accusative singular feminine - the life", "*oligoi*": "nominative plural masculine - few", "*eisin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - are", "*hoi heuriskontes*": "nominative plural masculine present active participle - the ones finding", "*autēn*": "accusative singular feminine - it/her [referring to gate/way]" }, "variants": { "*stenē*": "narrow/confined/restricted", "*tethlimmenē*": "compressed/confined/afflicted/restricted", "*hodos*": "way/road/path/journey", "*apagousa*": "leading away/taking away/conducting", "*zōēn*": "life/existence/divine life", "*oligoi*": "few/small number/not many", "*heuriskontes*": "finding/discovering/obtaining" } }
- Jas 1:22 : 22 { "verseID": "James.1.22", "source": "Γίνεσθε δὲ ποιηταὶ λόγου, καὶ μὴ μόνον ἀκροαταὶ, παραλογιζόμενοι ἑαυτούς.", "text": "Be *ginesthe* and *poiētai* of *logou*, and not only *akroatai*, *paralogizomenoi* yourselves.", "grammar": { "*ginesthe*": "present, middle, imperative, 2nd person plural - become", "*poiētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - predicate nominative", "*logou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - objective genitive (of word)", "*akroatai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - predicate nominative", "*paralogizomenoi*": "present, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - deceiving" }, "variants": { "*ginesthe*": "be/become/prove to be", "*poiētai*": "doers/performers/practitioners", "*logou*": "word/message/instruction", "*akroatai*": "hearers/listeners", "*paralogizomenoi*": "deceiving/deluding/misleading" } }
- Gal 6:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Galatians.6.3", "source": "Εἰ γὰρ δοκεῖ τις εἶναί τι, μηδὲν ὤν, ἑαυτὸν φρεναπατᾷ.", "text": "For if *dokei tis einai ti*, *mēden ōn*, *heauton phrenapatai*.", "grammar": { "*dokei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - thinks/seems", "*tis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - someone/anyone", "*einai*": "present, active, infinitive - to be", "*ti*": "accusative, neuter, singular - something", "*mēden*": "accusative, neuter, singular - nothing", "*ōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being", "*heauton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - himself", "*phrenapatai*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - deceives" }, "variants": { "*dokei*": "thinks/seems/supposes", "*tis*": "someone/anyone/a certain one", "*einai*": "to be/to exist", "*ti*": "something/anything/important", "*mēden*": "nothing/not anything", "*ōn*": "being/existing", "*heauton*": "himself/his own self", "*phrenapatai*": "deceives/deludes/misleads his mind" } }
- Rom 6:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Romans.6.21", "source": "Τίνα οὖν καρπὸν εἴχετε τότε ἐφʼ οἷς νῦν ἐπαισχύνεσθε; τὸ γὰρ τέλος ἐκείνων θάνατος.", "text": "*Tina oun karpon eichete tote eph' hois nyn epaischynesthe*? *to gar telos ekeinōn thanatos*.", "grammar": { "*Tina*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - what", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit", "*eichete*": "imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you had/were having", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*eph' hois*": "prepositional phrase with relative pronoun, dative, neuter, plural - in the things which", "*nyn*": "adverb - now", "*epaischynesthe*": "present passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you are ashamed", "*to gar telos*": "for the end", "*ekeinōn*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, neuter, plural - of those things", "*thanatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - death" }, "variants": { "*karpon*": "fruit/result/outcome", "*eichete*": "you had/you were having", "*epaischynesthe*": "you are ashamed/you feel shame", "*telos*": "end/outcome/purpose", "*ekeinōn*": "of those things/of them", "*thanatos*": "death/spiritual death" } }
- Eph 5:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Ephesians.5.6", "source": "Μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς ἀπατάτω κενοῖς λόγοις: διὰ ταῦτα γὰρ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀπειθείας.", "text": "*Mēdeis* you *apatātō kenois logois*: because of these things *gar erchetai* the *orgē* of the *Theou* upon the *huious* of the *apeitheias*", "grammar": { "*Mēdeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one/nobody", "*apatātō*": "present imperative, active, 3rd singular - let deceive [command]", "*kenois*": "dative, masculine, plural - empty/vain", "*logois*": "dative, masculine, plural - words/sayings", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*erchetai*": "present, middle/passive, indicative, 3rd singular - comes", "*orgē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - wrath/anger", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*huious*": "accusative, masculine, plural - sons", "*apeitheias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of disobedience" }, "variants": { "*Mēdeis*": "no one/nobody/let no one", "*apatātō*": "let deceive/delude", "*kenois logois*": "empty words/vain sayings", "*erchetai*": "comes/is coming", "*orgē*": "wrath/anger/indignation", "*huious*": "sons/children", "*apeitheias*": "disobedience/unbelief/rebellion" } }
- Luke 13:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Luke.13.24", "source": "¶Ἀγωνίζεσθε εἰσελθεῖν διὰ τῆς στενῆς πύλης: ὅτι πολλοί, λέγω ὑμῖν, ζητήσουσιν εἰσελθεῖν, καὶ οὐκ ἰσχύσουσιν.", "text": "*Agōnizesthe eiselthein dia* the *stenēs pylēs*: because many, *legō* to you, *zētēsousin eiselthein*, and not *ischysousin*.", "grammar": { "*Agōnizesthe*": "present imperative, middle, 2nd plural - strive/struggle", "*eiselthein*": "aorist infinitive, active - to enter", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*stenēs*": "adjective, genitive, feminine, singular - narrow", "*pylēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - gate/door", "*legō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*zētēsousin*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd plural - they will seek", "*eiselthein*": "aorist infinitive, active - to enter", "*ischysousin*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd plural - they will be able" }, "variants": { "*Agōnizesthe*": "strive/struggle/make every effort", "*eiselthein*": "to enter/go in", "*stenēs pylēs*": "narrow gate/door", "*zētēsousin*": "they will seek/try/attempt", "*ischysousin*": "they will be able/be strong enough/succeed" } }
- Prov 30:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Proverbs.30.12", "source": "דּ֭וֹר טָה֣וֹר בְּעֵינָ֑יו וּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹ לֹ֣א רֻחָֽץ׃", "text": "*Dôr* *ṭāhôr* *beʿênāyw* *ûmiṣṣōʾātô* *lōʾ* *ruḥāṣ*", "grammar": { "*Dôr*": "masculine singular noun - generation", "*ṭāhôr*": "masculine singular adjective - pure/clean", "*beʿênāyw*": "preposition + feminine dual noun + third person masculine singular suffix - in his eyes", "*ûmiṣṣōʾātô*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine singular noun + third person masculine singular suffix - and from his filth", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ruḥāṣ*": "pual perfect, third masculine singular - is washed/cleansed" }, "variants": { "*ṭāhôr*": "pure/clean/uncontaminated", "*miṣṣōʾātô*": "his filth/excrement/impurity" } }