Verse 4

And when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, justice does not allow to live.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Når de barbariske folket så det giftige dyret henge på hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: 'Uten tvil er denne mannen en morder, for selv om han har unnsluppet havet, lar ikke hevnen ham leve.'

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Da innbyggerne så slangen hengende fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: "Utvilsomt er denne mannen en morder; for selv om han er reddet fra havet, lar ikke rettferdigheten ham leve."

  • Norsk King James

    Da barbarene så den giftige slangen henge i hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: "Uten tvil er denne mannen en morder. Selv om han har unnsluppet havet, lar hevnen ham ikke leve."

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: Dette mennesket er sikkert en morder, for rettferdigheten lar ham ikke leve, selv om han har unnsluppet havet.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen er uten tvil en morder. Selv om han ble reddet fra havet, har rettferdighetens gudinne ikke latt ham leve.»

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: 'Denne mannen må være en morder. Selv om han har blitt reddet fra havet, tillater ikke rettferdigheten at han lever.'

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da de innfødte så det farlige dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: 'Utvilsomt er denne mannen en morder, som til tross for at han har unnsluppet havet, ikke får lov til å leve av rettferdighetens hevn.'

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Da de barbariske innbyggerne så at den giftige skapningen hang ved hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Uten tvil er denne mannen en morder, som, selv om han unnslapp sjøen, ikke lar hevnen leve.»

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Da de innfødte så giftslangen henge på hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen er sikkert en morder, som rettferdigheten ikke lar leve, selv om han har unnsluppet havet.»

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

    Da de innfødte så giftslangen henge på hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen er sikkert en morder, som rettferdigheten ikke lar leve, selv om han har unnsluppet havet.»

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da innbyggerne så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: "Utvilsomt er denne mannen en morder, selv om han er reddet fra havet, har rettferdighetens gudinne ikke latt ham leve."

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When the locals saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer! Although he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."

  • biblecontext

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  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen må være en morder; selv om han er reddet fra sjøen, lar rettferdighetens gudinne ham ikke leve.»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Men som Barbarerne saae Dyret hænge ved hans Haand, sagde de til hverandre: Dette Menneske er sikkert en Morder, hvem Gjengjældelsen ikke lader leve, alligevel han er frelst fra Havet.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Da de innfødte så det giftige dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen må uten tvil være en morder, selv om han har sluppet unna havet, lar rettferdigheten ham ikke leve.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Ingen tvil om at denne mannen er en morder, som selv om han har unnsluppet havet, ikke rettferdighet lar leve.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Da de innfødte så dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen er utvilsomt en morder, for selv om han ble reddet fra havet, unnslipper han ikke rettferdigheten.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Da øyboerne så det giftige dyret henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: Uten tvil er denne mannen en morder, for selv om han har unnsluppet havet, har rettferdigheten ikke latt ham leve.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da folkene så slangen henge fra hånden hans, sa de til hverandre: «Denne mannen må ha drept noen, for selv om han har kommet seg unna havet, vil Gud ikke la ham leve.»

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    When the men of the contre sawe the worme hange on his honde they sayde amonge the selves: this man must nedes be a mortherer. Whome (though he have escaped the see) yet vengeaunce suffreth not to lyve.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan the people sawe the beest hange on his hande, they sayde amonge them selues: This man must nedes be a murthurer, who vengeaunce suffreth not to lyue, though he haue escaped the see.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe when ye Barbarians saw the worme hang on his hand, they said among themselues, This man surely is a murtherer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet Vengeance hath not suffered to liue.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when the straungers sawe the beast hang on his hande, they sayde among them selues, No doubt this man is a murtherer: Whom though he haue escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffreth not to lyue.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, `Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer to live;'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the local people saw the creature hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to one another,“No doubt this man is a murderer! Although he has escaped from the sea, Justice herself has not allowed him to live!”

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 13:2 : 2 And Jesus answered and said to them, Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?
  • Luke 13:4 : 4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think they were worse sinners than all the others who lived in Jerusalem?
  • Matt 23:35 : 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us and on our children.
  • John 7:24 : 24 Judge not according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.
  • John 9:1-2 : 1 As Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?
  • Acts 28:2 : 2 And the native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because of the rain and the cold.
  • Acts 28:5 : 5 And he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
  • Gen 3:1 : 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
  • Gen 4:8-9 : 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him. 9 And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground. 11 And now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand;
  • Gen 9:5-6 : 5 And surely for your blood, the blood of your lives, I will demand an account; at the hand of every beast I will demand it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother I will demand the life of man. 6 Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God He made man.
  • Gen 42:21-22 : 21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us. 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not listen? therefore, behold, his blood is now required.
  • Num 35:31-34 : 31 Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death: but he shall surely be put to death. 32 And you shall take no ransom for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. 33 So you shall not pollute the land where you are: for blood defiles the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it. 34 Therefore do not defile the land which you shall inhabit, where I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
  • Prov 28:17 : 17 A person who does violence to the blood of anyone shall flee to the pit; let no one stop him.
  • Isa 13:21-22 : 21 But wild beasts of the desert will lie there; and their houses will be full of doleful creatures; and owls will dwell there, and satyrs will dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands will cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
  • Isa 26:21 : 21 For behold, the LORD comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also will disclose her blood and will no more cover her slain.
  • Isa 43:20 : 20 The beast of the field shall honor Me, the jackals and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen.
  • Zeph 2:15 : 15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how has she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! Everyone that passes by her shall hiss, and shake his hand.