Verse 19

Yet you say, ‘Why? Does not the son bear the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men dere sier: ‘Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens misgjerning?’ Sønnen har gjort det som er rett og rettferdig, holdt alle mine bud og fulgt dem. Han skal visselig leve.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men dere sier: Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære straffen for farens synd? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har holdt alle mine lover, og gjort dem, skal han visselig leve.

• Norsk King James

  Og dere sier: Hvorfor? Bærer ikke sønnen sin fars urett? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har holdt alle mine forskrifter, og gjort dem, skal han helt sikkert leve.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og dere sier: Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens skyld? Nei, sønnen gjorde rett og rettferdighet, og holdt alle mine lover, han skal leve.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men dere sier: 'Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens skyld?' Når sønnen har gjort rett og rettferdighet, har holdt alle mine lover og handlet etter dem, da skal han visselig leve.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Likevel sier dere: Hvorfor? Skal ikke sønnen bære faderens synd? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har holdt mine forskrifter, og har utført dem, skal han sikkert leve.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men dere spør: «Hvorfor? Bærer ikke sønnen sin fars urett?» Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har overholdt alle mine bud, skal han utvilsomt leve.

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

  Likevel sier dere: Hvorfor? Skal ikke sønnen bære faderens synd? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har holdt mine forskrifter, og har utført dem, skal han sikkert leve.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men dere sier: Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens misgjerning? Sønnen har gjort rett og rettferdighet, holdt alle mine bud og levd dem etter. Han skal sikkert leve.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not bear the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, has carefully observed all my statutes, and has kept them, he will surely live.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men dere sier: ‘Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære sin fars synder?’ Når sønnen har gjort det som er rett og rettferdig, har holdt alle mine forskrifter og handlet etter dem, skal han sannelig leve.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og I sagde: Hvorfor skal Sønnen ikke bære Faderens Misgjerning? nei, Sønnen gjorde Ret og Retfærdighed, og haver holdt alle mine Skikke og gjort derefter, og han skal visselig leve.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men dere sier: Hvorfor? Bærer ikke sønnen farens synd? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovfullt og riktig, og har holdt alle mine lover, og har gjort dem, skal han leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Likevel sier dere, Hvorfor bærer ikke sønnen farens urett? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, har holdt alle mine forskrifter og gjort dem, skal han visselig leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og dere sier, Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens misgjerning? Men sønnen har gjort rett og rettferdighet, holdt alle Mine lover og handlet etter dem – han skal sannelig leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men dere sier: Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens synd? Når sønnen har gjort det som er lovlig og rett, og har holdt alle mine forskrifter, og har gjort dem, skal han leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men dere spør, hvorfor blir ikke sønnen straffet for farens synder? Fordi sønnen har gjort det rette og holdt mine lover og utført dem, skal han leve.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And yet saye ye: Wherfore the shulde not this sonne beare his fathers synne? Therfore: because the sonne hath done equyte and right, hath kepte all my commaundementes, and done them: therfore, shall he lyue in dede.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Yet say ye, Wherefore shall not the sonne beare the iniquitie of the father? because ye sonne hath executed iudgement & iustice, and hath kept all my statutes, and done them, he shal surely liue,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And yet say ye, wherfore then should not this sonne beare his fathers sinne? Because the sonne hath done iudgment and righteousnesse, he hath kept all my statutes and done them: therefore shall he liue in deede.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, [and] hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yet say you, Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And ye have said, Wherefore hath not the son, Borne of the iniquity of the father? And -- the son judgment and righteousness hath done, All My statutes he hath kept, And he doeth them, he surely liveth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But you say, Why does not the son undergo punishment for the evil-doing of the father? When the son has done what is ordered and right, and has kept my rules and done them, life will certainly be his.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yet you say, Why doesn't the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Yet you say,‘Why should the son not suffer for his father’s iniquity?’ When the son does what is just and right, and observes all my statutes and carries them out, he will surely live.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 20:5 : 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.
• Jer 15:4 : 4 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.
• Zech 1:3-6 : 3 Therefore say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts: Turn to Me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will turn to you, says the LORD of hosts. 4 Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying, Thus says the LORD of hosts: Turn now from your evil ways and from your evil deeds. But they did not hear nor listen to Me, says the LORD. 5 Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? 6 But My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? Then they returned and said: Just as the LORD of hosts determined to do to us, according to our ways and according to our deeds, so He has dealt with us.
• Ezek 20:18-20 : 18 But I said to their children in the wilderness, Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: 19 I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 20 And hallow my sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.
• Deut 5:9 : 9 You shall not bow down to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
• 2 Kgs 23:26 : 26 Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath, with which His anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him.
• 2 Kgs 24:3-4 : 3 Surely at the command of the LORD, this came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; 4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not pardon.
• Lam 5:7 : 7 Our fathers sinned and are no more, and we have borne their iniquities.
• Ezek 18:2 : 2 What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge’?
• Ezek 18:9 : 9 Has walked in My statutes, and has kept My judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, says the Lord GOD.
• Ezek 20:24 : 24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.
• Ezek 20:30 : 30 Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD; Are you polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit you harlotry after their abominations?