Verse 10

Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had done so. This also is vanity.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så jeg så de onde bli begravet og gå bort, de forlot det hellige stedet og ble glemt i byen der de hadde utført sine gjerninger. Dette er også meningsløst.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så jeg så de ugudelige begravet, de som kom og gikk fra det hellige stedet, og de ble glemt i byen der de hadde handlet slik: dette er også meningsløst.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg så de onde bli begravet, som hadde vært i det hellige, og de ble glemt i byen der de hadde vært; dette er også tomhet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Slik har jeg også sett de ugudelige begravet; de kom og gikk fra et hellig sted, og de ble glemt i byen der de hadde gjort rett. Dette er også forgjeves.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da så jeg de onde bli begravet, men de kom fra det hellige stedet og ble glemt i byen hvor de hadde handlet slik; også dette er meningsløst.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og så så jeg de onde gravlagt, de som kom og gikk fra det hellige sted, og de ble glemt i byen hvor de hadde gjort slikt: også dette er fåfengt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg så også de onde bli begravet, de som hadde forsvunnet fra de helliges nærhet, og de ble glemt i den byen der deres gjerninger fant sted; dette er også tomhet.

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

  Og så så jeg de onde gravlagt, de som kom og gikk fra det hellige sted, og de ble glemt i byen hvor de hadde gjort slikt: også dette er fåfengt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og jeg så de onde bli begravet, deres komme og fremgang fra det hellige stedet, men de ble glemt i byen hvor de hadde handlet. Også dette er meningsløst.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then I saw the wicked buried, who used to go in and out of the holy place, but now they are forgotten in the city where they acted this way. This too is meaningless.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så jeg så de ugudelige bli begravet, de gikk bort, og de kom fra det hellige sted og ble glemt i byen der de hadde gjort slik. Også dette er tomhet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saaledes haver jeg og seet de Ugudelige begravne; og de kom og gik fra et helligt Sted, og bleve glemte i Staden, de, som havde gjort Ret; dette er ogsaa Forfængelighed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og så jeg de ugudelige bli begravet, de som hadde dratt frem og tilbake fra det hellige stedet, og de ble glemt i byen hvor de hadde gjort slik: dette er også meningsløst.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så jeg så de onde bli begravet. Ja, de kom også fra helligdommen. De gikk bort og ble glemt i byen hvor de gjorde dette. Dette er også forfengelighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og så jeg har sett de onde begravet, og de gikk bort, ja, fra det hellige stedet går de ut, og de er glemt i byen hvor de hadde handlet slik. Dette er også tomhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så jeg så de onde bli begravet, de kom til graven; og de som hadde gjort rett, gikk bort fra det hellige sted, og ble glemt i byen: dette er også tomhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og så jeg onde menn lagt til hvile, tatt til og med fra det hellige sted; de gikk omkring og ble rost i byen på grunn av hva de hadde gjort. Dette er igjen til ingen nytte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For I haue oft sene ye vngodly brought to their graues, and fallen downe from the hye and glorious place: in so moch yt they were forgotten in the cite, where they were had in so hye & greate reputacion. This is also a vayne thinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And likewise I sawe the wicked buried, and they returned, and they that came from the holy place, were yet forgotten in the citie where they had done right: this also is vanitie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For I haue seene often the vngodly brought to their graues, and yet they haue returned into the citie agayne: and came from the place of holy men, whiche in the citie were growen out of memorie, as were those also that liued well: This is also a vayne thing.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this [is] also vanity.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So I saw the wicked buried. Indeed they came also from holiness. They went and were forgotten in the city where they did this. This also is vanity.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And so I have seen the wicked buried, and they went in, even from the Holy Place they go, and they are forgotten in the city whether they had so done. This also `is' vanity.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So I saw the wicked buried, and they came [to the grave] ; and they that had done right went away from the holy place, and were forgotten in the city: this also is vanity.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So I saw the wicked buried. Indeed they came also from holiness. They went and were forgotten in the city where they did this. This also is vanity.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Contradictions to the Law of Retribution Not only that, but I have seen the wicked approaching and entering the temple, and as they left the holy temple, they boasted in the city that they had done so. This also is an enigma.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 9:5 : 5 For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know nothing, nor have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
• Prov 10:7 : 7 The memory of the just is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.
• Eccl 2:16 : 16 For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever, since what now is will all be forgotten in the days to come. And how does the wise man die? Just like the fool.
• Eccl 1:11 : 11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those who will come after.
• Jer 17:13 : 13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake you shall be ashamed, and those that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
• Luke 16:22 : 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
• Acts 6:13 : 13 They set up false witnesses who said, This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law.
• Heb 10:38 : 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
• 2 Kgs 9:34-35 : 34 And when he had come in, he ate and drank, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter. 35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
• Job 21:18 : 18 They are like straw before the wind, and like chaff that the storm carries away.
• Job 21:32-33 : 32 Yet he shall be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. 33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him; everyone shall follow him, as countless before him.
• Ps 31:12 : 12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
• Ps 122:1-5 : 1 I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. 2 Our feet shall stand within your gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together: 4 Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to the testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.