Verse 17

Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Til Adam sa han: «Fordi du lyttet til din kvinne og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med strev skal du dyrke den alle dine dager.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Til Adam sa han: Fordi du hørte på din kones stemme og spiste av det treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld; med smerte skal du ete av den alle dine levedager.

• Norsk King James

  Til Adam sa han: Fordi du lyttet til din kone og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, er jorden forbannet. I sorg skal du arbeide med den alle dine livs dager.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til Adam sa han: Fordi du hørte på kvinnen og spiste av treet jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med strev skal du spise av den alle dine livsdager.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Til Adam sa han: "Fordi du hørte på din hustru og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du nære deg av den alle dine levedager.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Til Adam sa han: «Fordi du lyttet til din hustrus røst og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, er jorden forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du livnære deg av den alle dine dager.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Til Adam sa han: «Fordi du lyttet til din kone og spiste av treet jeg befalte deg å ikke spise av, er jorden forbannet for din skyld. Du skal spise av den med sorg alle dine dager.»

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

  Til Adam sa han: «Fordi du lyttet til din hustrus røst og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, er jorden forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du livnære deg av den alle dine dager.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Til Adam sa han: "Fordi du hørte på din kones røst og spiste av treet som jeg forbød, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du livnære deg av den alle dine livsdager.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  To Adam He said, 'Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, "You must not eat from it," cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og til Adam sa han: «Fordi du hørte på din kone og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet på grunn av deg. Med møye skal du nære deg av den alle dine levedager.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde til Adam: Efterdi du lød din Hustrues Røst og aad af det Træ, om hvilket jeg bød dig og sagde: Du skal ikke æde deraf, da vorde Jorden forbandet for din Skyld; med Kummer skal du æde deraf alle dit Livs Dage.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og til Adam sa han: "Fordi du hørte på din kone og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, er marken forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du leve av den alle dine dager.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Til Adam sa han: «Fordi du lyttet til din kones stemme og spiste av treet jeg forbød deg å spise fra, er jorden forbannet på grunn av deg. Med slit skal du spise av den alle dine levedager.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Til mannen sa Han: "Fordi du lyttet til din kone og spiste av treet jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med møye skal du nære deg av den alle dine levedager.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og til Adam sa han: Fordi du hørte på din kone og spiste av treet som jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med strev skal du nære deg av den alle dine levedager.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Til Adam sa han: Fordi du hørte på din kone og spiste av treet jeg forbød deg å spise av, skal jorden være forbannet for din skyld. Med smerte skal du nære deg av den alle dine levedager.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And vnto Ada he sayd: for as moch as thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy wyfe and hast eaten of the tree of which I commaunded the saynge: se thou eate not therof: cursed be the erth for thy sake. In sorow shalt thou eate therof all dayes of thy lyf

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And vnto Adam he sayde: For so moch as thou hast herkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tre, wherof I commaunded the, sayenge: thou shalt not eate of it. Cursed be ye earth for thy sake. With sorowe shalt thou eate therof, all the dayes of thy life.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also to Adam he said, Because thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, (whereof I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it) cursed is the earth for thy sake: in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Unto Adam he sayde: Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tree concernyng the whiche I commaunded thee, saying, thou shalt not eate of it, cursed is the grounde for thy sake, in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed `is' the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And to Adam he said, Because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account; in pain you will get your food from it all your life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But to Adam he said,“Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you,‘You must not eat from it,’ the ground is cursed because of you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 8:20-22 : 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope. 21 Because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.
• Gen 5:29 : 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This one shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.
• Eccl 2:22-23 : 22 For what has man from all his labor, and of the striving of his heart with which he has labored under the sun? 23 For all his days are sorrowful, and his work is burdensome; even at night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
• Job 14:1 : 1 Man who is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
• Matt 25:26-27 : 26 But his lord answered and said to him, You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 Therefore, you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming, I would have received my own with interest.
• Matt 25:45 : 45 Then he will answer them, saying, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.
• Luke 19:22 : 22 And he said to him, Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.
• John 16:33 : 33 I have spoken these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
• Job 21:17 : 17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out! And how often does their destruction come upon them! God distributes sorrows in His anger.
• Ps 90:7-9 : 7 For we are consumed by your anger, and by your wrath are we troubled. 8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your countenance. 9 For all our days are passed away in your wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
• Ps 127:2 : 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for He gives His beloved sleep.
• Eccl 1:2-3 : 2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 3 What profit does a man have from all his labor which he does under the sun?
• Eccl 1:13-14 : 13 And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this difficult task God has given to the children of man to be engaged with. 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
• Eccl 2:11 : 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor I had toiled to do; and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
• Eccl 2:17 : 17 Therefore I hated life, because the work that was done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Eccl 5:17 : 17 All his days he also eats in darkness, and he has much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
• Isa 24:5-6 : 5 The earth also is defiled under its inhabitants because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell in it are desolate; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
• Jer 7:23-24 : 23 But this thing I commanded them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people: and walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you. 24 But they did not listen, nor incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
• Matt 22:12 : 12 And he said to him, Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
• 1 Sam 15:23-24 : 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has also rejected you from being king. 24 And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and your words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
• Job 5:6-7 : 6 Though affliction does not come forth from the dust, nor does trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
• Gen 2:16-17 : 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat: for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.
• Gen 3:6 : 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of the fruit and ate, and gave also to her husband with her; and he ate.
• Gen 3:11 : 11 And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?