Verse 3

For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For når de sier: 'Fred og trygghet', da kommer plutselig ødeleggelse over dem, som fødselssmerter på en kvinne som skal føde; og de skal ikke unngå det.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Når de sier: 'Fred og trygghet', da kommer det plutselig en ødeleggelse over dem, som fødselsveene over en gravid kvinne; de skal ikke slippe unna.

• Norsk King James

  Når de sier: Fred og trygghet, da kommer ødeleggelse plutselig over dem, som ved en fødsel; og de skal ikke unnslippe.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Når de sier: «Fred og trygghet!», da kommer plutselig undergangen over dem, som veer over en gravid kvinne, og de kan ikke unnslippe.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For når de sier: Fred og sikkerhet, da kommer en brå ødeleggelse over dem, som veene over en fødende kvinne, og de skal ingenlunde unnslippe.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Når de sier: Fred og sikkerhet, da kommer plutselig undergang over dem, som veer over en kvinne som skal føde; og de skal ikke slippe unna.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Når de sier: Fred og sikkerhet, da kommer plutselig ødeleggelse over dem, lik rier over en kvinne som skal føde; og de skal ikke unnslippe.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For når de sier: 'Fred og trygghet', da kommer plutselig ødeleggelse over dem, slik som smerter ved en fødsel, og de vil ikke slippe unna.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For mens de sier: «fred og trygghet», da kommer en brå ødeleggelse over dem, som fødselsveer over en kvinne som er med barn, og de skal slett ikke unnslippe.

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

  For mens de sier: «fred og trygghet», da kommer en brå ødeleggelse over dem, som fødselsveer over en kvinne som er med barn, og de skal slett ikke unnslippe.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Når de sier: Fred og sikkerhet, da vil plutselig ødeleggelse komme over dem, som fødselsveer over en gravid kvinne, og de skal sannelig ikke unnslippe.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.3", "source": "Ὅταν γὰρ λέγωσιν, Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια· τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ· καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.", "text": "*Hotan gar legōsin*, *Eirēnē* and *asphaleia*; *tote aiphnidios autois ephistatai olethros*, *hōsper* the *ōdin tē en gastri echousē*; and *ou mē ekphygōsin*.", "grammar": { "*Hotan*": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*legōsin*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they may say/they should say", "*Eirēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - peace", "*asphaleia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - security/safety", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*aiphnidios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - sudden/unexpected", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them/for them", "*ephistatai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - comes upon/stands over", "*olethros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - destruction/ruin", "*hōsper*": "comparative conjunction - just as/exactly as", "*ōdin*": "nominative, feminine, singular - birth pang/labor pain", "*tē*": "dative, feminine, singular - to the", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*gastri*": "dative, feminine, singular - womb/belly", "*echousē*": "present, active, participle, dative, feminine, singular - having/holding", "*ou mē*": "emphatic negation - by no means/certainly not", "*ekphygōsin*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might escape" }, "variants": { "*Eirēnē*": "peace/state of peace", "*asphaleia*": "security/safety/certainty", "*aiphnidios*": "sudden/unexpected/unforeseen", "*ephistatai*": "comes upon/stands over/befalls", "*olethros*": "destruction/ruin/doom", "*ōdin*": "birth pang/labor pain", "*gastri echousē*": "having in womb/pregnant woman", "*ekphygōsin*": "they might escape/they might flee away" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Når de sier: 'Fred og sikkerhet', da kommer plutselig en ødeleggelse over dem, slik fødselsveene kommer over en kvinne som skal føde, og de skal ikke unnslippe.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi naar de sige: Fred og Tryghed! da skal Fordærvelsen hastigen staae over dem, ligesom Veerne over den Frugtsommelige, og de skulle ingenlunde undflye.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For når de sier: 'Fred og trygghet,' da kommer plutselig ødeleggelse over dem, som veer over en kvinne med barn, og de skal ikke unnslippe.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For når de sier: "Fred og trygghet," da kommer plutselig ødeleggelse over dem, som fødselsveer over en gravid kvinne; og ingen vil unnslippe.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Når folk sier: 'Fred og sikkerhet,' da kommer plutselig ødeleggelse over dem, som smertene over en kvinne i fødsel, og de skal ikke unnslippe.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Når de sier fred og trygghet, kommer plutselig ødeleggelse over dem, som veene over en kvinne som skal føde, og de skal slett ikke unnslippe.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Når de sier: Det er fred og ingen fare, vil plutselig ødeleggelse komme over dem, som fødselsveer over en gravid kvinne; og de vil ikke kunne unnslippe det.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When they shall saye peace and no daunger than commeth on the soden destruccion as the travalynge of a woma with childe and they shall not scape.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For whan they shal saye: Tush, It is peace, there is no daunger, then shall soden destruccion come vpo the, euen as the payne of a woman trauaylinge with childe, and they shal not escape.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For when they shall say, Peace, and safetie, then shall come vpon them sudden destruction, as the trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For when they shal say peace & safetie, then shall sodeyne destruction come vppon them, as sorowe vpon a woman with chylde, and they shall not escape.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail `doth' her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now when they are saying,“There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 17:26-30 : 26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man. 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 But on the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
• Luke 21:34-35 : 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be burdened with surfeiting, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day comes upon you unexpectedly. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
• 2 Thess 1:9 : 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
• Heb 2:3 : 3 How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those that heard him;
• Heb 12:23 : 23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect,
• Nah 1:10 : 10 For while they are entangled like thorns and while they are drunken like drunkards, they shall be devoured as fully dry stubble.
• Matt 24:37-39 : 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
• Acts 13:41 : 41 Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I am working a work in your days, a work which you will not believe, though a man declare it to you.
• Rev 18:7-8 : 7 As much as she has glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and sorrow: for she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore her plagues shall come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
• Exod 15:9-9 : 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. 10 You blew with your wind, the sea covered them: they sank like lead in the mighty waters.
• Deut 29:19 : 19 And it comes to pass, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of my heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
• Josh 8:20-22 : 20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way; and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. 21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again and slew the men of Ai. 22 And the others issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side; and they struck them so that none of them remained or escaped.
• Judg 18:27-28 : 27 And they took what Micah had made, and the priest he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword, and burned the city with fire. 28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no dealings with anyone; and it was in the valley that lies by Bethrehob. And they built a city and lived there.
• Judg 20:41-42 : 41 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed, for they saw that disaster had come upon them. 42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel toward the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.
• 2 Chr 32:19-21 : 19 And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of men's hands. 20 And for this reason, Hezekiah the king and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz prayed and cried to heaven. 21 And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed all the mighty men of valor and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame on his face to his own land. And when he entered the house of his god, his own sons killed him with the sword there.
• Ps 10:11-13 : 11 He has said in his heart, God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see it. 12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Your hand; do not forget the humble. 13 Why does the wicked despise God? He has said in his heart, You will not require it.
• Ps 48:6 : 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in labor.
• Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How they are brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awakes; so, O Lord, when You wake up, You shall despise their image.
• Prov 29:1 : 1 He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
• Isa 21:3-4 : 3 Therefore my loins are filled with pain; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman in labor. I was bent over when I heard it; I was dismayed when I saw it. 4 My heart pounded, fearfulness frightened me; the night that I delighted in has been turned into terror for me.
• Isa 30:13 : 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.
• Isa 43:6-9 : 6 I will say to the north, Give them up; and to the south, Do not hold them back: bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth; 7 Everyone who is called by My name: for I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him. 8 Bring forth the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? Let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
• Isa 56:12 : 12 Come, they say, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
• Jer 4:31 : 31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor, and the anguish as of her that brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewails herself, that spreads her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
• Jer 6:24 : 24 We have heard the report, our hands grow weak; anguish has taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in labor.
• Jer 13:21 : 21 What will you say when he shall punish you? For you have taught them to be captains, and as chief over you: shall sorrows not take hold of you, as a woman in labor?
• Jer 22:23 : 23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, who makes your nest in the cedars, how gracious shall you be when pangs come upon you, the pain as of a woman in labor!
• Dan 5:3-6 : 3 Then they brought the gold vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank from them. 4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and silver, of brass, iron, wood, and stone. 5 In the same hour, fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king's face changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened, and his knees knocked against each other.
• Hos 13:13 : 13 The sorrows of a laboring woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
• Mic 4:9-9 : 9 Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished? For pangs have taken you like a woman in labor. 10 Be in pain and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you shall go forth out of the city, and you shall dwell in the field, and you shall go even to Babylon; there you shall be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
• Matt 23:33 : 33 Serpents, brood of vipers, how can you escape the condemnation of hell?
• Acts 12:22-23 : 22 And the people shouted, 'It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!' 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
• 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;