Verse 12
{ "verseID": "Proverbs.17.12", "source": "פָּגוֹשׁ דֹּב שַׁכּוּל בְּאִישׁ וְאַל־כְּסִיל בְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ", "text": "*pāgôš* *dōb* *šakkûl* in *'îš* *wə-'al*-*kəsîl* in *'iwwaltô*", "grammar": { "*pāgôš*": "infinitive absolute, Qal - to meet/encounter", "*dōb*": "noun, masculine singular - bear", "*šakkûl*": "adjective, masculine singular - bereaved", "*bə-'îš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - against a man", "*wə-'al*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*kəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool", "*bə-'iwwaltô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his folly" }, "variants": { "*pāgôš*": "to meet/encounter/confront", "*dōb*": "bear", "*šakkûl*": "bereaved/robbed of cubs", "*'îš*": "man/person", "*'al*": "not/do not", "*kəsîl*": "fool/stupid person", "*'iwwaltô*": "his folly/foolishness/stupidity" } }
Other Translations
GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk
Det er bedre å møte en bjørn med unger enn en tåpe som er fanget i sin egen dumhet.
Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst
Møt heller en bjørn som har mistet ungene sine, enn en dåre i hans dårskap.
Norsk King James
Det er bedre at en bjørn som er frarøvet sine unger møter en mann, enn en dår i sin dårskap.
Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866
Det er bedre å møte en bjørn som har mistet sine unger, enn en dåre i hans dumskap.
Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål
Bedre å møte en binne som har mistet ungene sine enn en dåre i hans dårskap.
Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611
Bedre å møte en binne som har mistet ungene sine enn en dårlig i dårskap.
o3-mini KJV Norsk
Det er bedre at en bjørn, frarøvet sine unger, møter en mann, enn at en tåpe møter en mann i sin dumhet.
En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)
Bedre å møte en binne som har mistet ungene sine enn en dårlig i dårskap.
Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst
Bedre å møte en bjørn som har mistet unger enn en dåre i hans dumhet.
Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024
Det er bedre å møte en binne som har mistet sine unger, enn en dåre med hans dårskap.
Original Norsk Bibel 1866
(Det er bedre) for en Mand at møde en Bjørn, som Ungerne ere fratagne, end en Daare i hans Daarlighed.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
KJV 1769 norsk
La en manns møte med en bjørn som har mistet sine unger være bedre enn med en dåre i hans dårskap.
KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Norsk oversettelse av Webster
La en mann heller møte en binne som har mistet ungene sine, enn en dåre i sin dårskap.
Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation
Bedre å møte en bjørn som har mistet ungene sine, enn en dåre i hans dårskap.
Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901
Det er bedre å møte en bjørn som har mistet ungene sine, enn en dåre i sin dårskap.
Norsk oversettelse av BBE
Det er bedre å møte en bjørn som har mistet ungene sine enn en dåre når han handler dåraktig.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
It were better to come agaynst a she Bere robbed of hir whelpes, then agaynst a foole in his foolishnes.
Geneva Bible (1560)
It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
It were better to meete a shee beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole trusting in his foolishnesse.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.
American Standard Version (1901)
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.
World English Bible (2000)
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.
Referenced Verses
- 2 Sam 17:8 : 8 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.17.8", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אַתָּ֣ה יָ֠דַעְתָּ אֶת־אָבִ֨יךָ וְאֶת־אֲנָשָׁ֜יו כִּ֧י גִבֹּרִ֣ים הֵ֗מָּה וּמָרֵ֥י נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ הֵ֔מָּה כְּדֹ֥ב שַׁכּ֖וּל בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יָלִ֖ין אֶת־הָעָֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Ḥûšay*, You *yāḏaʿtā* your *ʾāḇîḵā* and his *ʾănāšāyw* that *gibbōrîm* they [are] and *mārê* of *nep̄eš* they [are], like a *kəḏōḇ* *šakkûl* in the *baśśāḏeh*; and your *wəʾāḇîḵā* [is] an *ʾîš* of *milḥāmāh*, and not *yālîn* with the *hāʿām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Ḥûšay*": "proper noun, masculine - Hushai", "*yāḏaʿtā*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular, qal - you know", "*ʾāḇîḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his men", "*gibbōrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - mighty men", "*mārê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - bitter of", "*nep̄eš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul", "*kəḏōḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a bear", "*šakkûl*": "passive participle, masculine singular, qal - bereaved", "*baśśāḏeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the field", "*wəʾāḇîḵā*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your father", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - war", "*yālîn*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he will spend the night" }, "variants": { "*gibbōrîm*": "mighty men/warriors/heroes", "*mārê* *nep̄eš*": "bitter of soul/fierce in spirit/desperate", "*kəḏōḇ* *šakkûl*": "like a bear bereaved of cubs/like a bear robbed of her young", "*ʾîš* *milḥāmāh*": "man of war/warrior/experienced fighter", "*yālîn*": "will spend the night/lodge/stay" } }
- Hos 13:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Hosea.13.8", "source": "אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙ כְּדֹ֣ב שַׁכּ֔וּל וְאֶקְרַ֖ע סְג֣וֹר לִבָּ֑ם וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם שָׁם֙ כְּלָבִ֔יא חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃", "text": "I *pāgaš*-them like-*dōb* *šakkūl* *wə-* I *qāraʿ* *sᵉgôr* *lēb*-their *wə-* I *ʾākal*-them there like-*lābîʾ* *ḥayyat* the-*śādeh* she *bāqaʿ*-them", "grammar": { "*pāgaš*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'will meet/encounter them'", "*dōb*": "noun, masculine singular - 'bear'", "*šakkūl*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - 'bereaved/robbed of cubs'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*qāraʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'will tear/rend'", "*sᵉgôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'enclosure of'", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their heart'", "*ʾākal*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'will devour them'", "*lābîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lion/lioness'", "*ḥayyat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'beast of'", "*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the field'", "*bāqaʿ*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'will tear/rip them'" }, "variants": { "*pāgaš*": "meet/encounter/confront", "*dōb*": "bear/she-bear", "*šakkūl*": "bereaved/robbed of cubs", "*qāraʿ*": "tear/rend/rip open", "*sᵉgôr*": "enclosure/covering/casing", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*ʾākal*": "devour/consume/eat", "*lābîʾ*": "lion/lioness/great lion", "*ḥayyat*": "beast/living creature", "*śādeh*": "field/open country", "*bāqaʿ*": "tear/rip open/split" } }
- Prov 27:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Proverbs.27.3", "source": "כֹּֽבֶד־אֶ֭בֶן וְנֵ֣טֶל הַח֑וֹל וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*kōbed*-*ʾeben wĕnēṭel haḥōl wĕkaʿas ʾĕwîl kābēd miššĕnêhem*", "grammar": { "*kōbed*": "masculine singular construct - heaviness of", "*ʾeben*": "feminine singular - stone", "*wĕnēṭel*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and weight of", "*haḥōl*": "definite article + masculine singular - the sand", "*wĕkaʿas*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and vexation/anger of", "*ʾĕwîl*": "masculine singular - fool", "*kābēd*": "adjective masculine singular - heavy", "*miššĕnêhem*": "preposition + dual noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - than both of them" }, "variants": { "*kōbed*": "heaviness/weight/burden", "*nēṭel*": "weight/burden/load", "*kaʿas*": "vexation/provocation/anger", "*ʾĕwîl*": "fool/stupid person/senseless one", "*kābēd*": "heavy/burdensome/weighty" } }
- Prov 28:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Proverbs.28.15", "source": "אֲרִי־נֹ֭הֵם וְדֹ֣ב שׁוֹקֵ֑ק מֹשֵׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע עַ֣ל עַם־דָּֽל׃", "text": "*'ărî*-*nōhēm* *wəḏōḇ* *šôqēq* *mōšēl* *rāšāʿ* *'al* *'am*-*dāl*", "grammar": { "*'ărî*-*nōhēm*": "noun, masculine singular + Qal participle, masculine singular - lion roaring", "*wəḏōḇ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and a bear", "*šôqēq*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - charging/rushing", "*mōšēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - ruling", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wicked", "*'al*": "preposition - over", "*'am*-*dāl*": "noun, masculine singular + adjective, masculine singular - poor people" }, "variants": { "*'ărî*": "lion", "*nōhēm*": "roaring/growling", "*dōḇ*": "bear", "*šôqēq*": "charging/rushing/running", "*mōšēl*": "ruler/one ruling", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/evil", "*'am*": "people/nation", "*dāl*": "poor/weak/lowly" } }
- 2 Kgs 2:24 : 24 { "verseID": "2 Kings.2.24", "source": "וַיִּ֤פֶן אַֽחֲרָיו֙ וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה שְׁתַּ֤יִם דֻּבִּים֙ מִן־הַיַּ֔עַר וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה מֵהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנֵ֖י יְלָדִֽים׃", "text": "And *wayyipen* *'aḥărāyw* and *wayyir'ēm*, and *wayqalləlēm* in-*šēm* *YHWH*; and *wattēṣe'nâ* *šəttayim* *dubbîm* from-the-*ya'ar*, and *wattəbaqqa'nâ* from-them forty and-two *yəlādîm*.", "grammar": { "*wayyipen*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *pānâ* - and he turned", "*'aḥărāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - behind him", "*wayyir'ēm*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix of *rā'â* - and he saw them", "*wayqalləlēm*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix of *qālal* - and he cursed them", "*šēm*": "masculine singular construct of *šēm* - name of", "*wattēṣe'nâ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine plural of *yāṣā'* - and they came out", "*šəttayim*": "feminine numeral - two", "*dubbîm*": "feminine plural noun - bears", "*ya'ar*": "masculine singular noun - forest", "*wattəbaqqa'nâ*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd feminine plural of *bāqa'* - and they tore/mauled", "*yəlādîm*": "masculine plural noun - children/boys" }, "variants": { "*wayyipen* *'aḥărāyw*": "he turned around/he looked behind him", "*wayqalləlēm* in-*šēm* *YHWH*": "he cursed them in the name of YHWH", "*dubbîm*": "bears/she-bears", "*wattəbaqqa'nâ*": "they tore apart/mauled/ripped open", "*yəlādîm*": "children/boys/youths" } }
- Matt 2:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Matthew.2.16", "source": "¶Τότε Ἡρώδης, ἰδὼν ὅτι ἐνεπαίχθη ὑπὸ τῶν μάγων, ἐθυμώθη λίαν, καὶ ἀποστείλας, ἀνεῖλεν πάντας τοὺς παῖδας τοὺς ἐν Βηθλεὲμ, καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ὁρίοις αὐτῆς, ἀπὸ διετοῦς καὶ κατωτέρω, κατὰ τὸν χρόνον ὃν ἠκρίβωσεν παρὰ τῶν μάγων.", "text": "Then *Hērōdēs*, *idōn hoti enepaichthē hypo tōn magōn*, *ethymōthē lian*, and *aposteilas*, *aneilen pantas tous paidas tous* in *Bēthleem*, and in all the *horiois autēs*, from *dietous* and *katōterō*, according to the *chronon* which *ēkribōsen para tōn magōn*.", "grammar": { "*Hērōdēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Herod", "*idōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having seen", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*enepaichthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was mocked", "*hypo*": "preposition + genitive - by", "*tōn magōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the magi", "*ethymōthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was enraged", "*lian*": "adverb - exceedingly", "*aposteilas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent", "*aneilen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - killed", "*pantas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - all", "*tous paidas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the children", "*tous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the ones", "*Bēthleem*": "dative, feminine, singular - Bethlehem", "*horiois*": "dative, neuter, plural - borders/regions", "*autēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of it", "*dietous*": "genitive, neuter, singular - two years old", "*katōterō*": "comparative adverb - under/below", "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - according to", "*chronon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - time", "*hon*": "relative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - which", "*ēkribōsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - determined exactly", "*para*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*tōn magōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the magi" }, "variants": { "*enepaichthē*": "was mocked/was deceived/was tricked", "*ethymōthē*": "was enraged/became furious/was angry", "*aneilen*": "killed/put to death/destroyed", "*paidas*": "children/boys/male children", "*horiois*": "borders/regions/territories", "*dietous*": "two years old/two year period" } }