Verse 21

And the LORD smelled a pleasing aroma, and the LORD said in His heart, I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the imagination of his heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again destroy every living thing, as I have done.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften og sa i sitt hjerte: «Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene, selv om menneskehjertets tanker er onde fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil aldri mer ødelegge alle levende skapninger, som jeg nå har gjort.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Herren kjente duften av det behagelige offeret, og Herren sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg vil aldri mer forbande jorden for menneskenes skyld, for menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av; og aldri mer vil jeg slå alt levende, slik jeg har gjort.

• Norsk King James

  Herren luktet en behagelig duft og sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av mennesket, for menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil aldri mer slå alt levende slik jeg har gjort.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herren luktet den behagelige duften og sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskets hjertes tanker er onde fra ungdommen av; jeg vil aldri mer slå alt som lever, slik jeg har gjort.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften, og sa til sitt hjerte: "Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene. For menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av. Aldri mer vil jeg slå alt levende slik jeg nå har gjort.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Herren duftet den behagelige duften og sa i sitt hjerte: «Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskehjertets tanker er onde fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil ikke mer slå alt levende slik som jeg har gjort.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Herren oppfattet en behagelig duft, og i sitt hjerte sa han: «Jeg vil ikke lenger forbanne jorden på grunn av mennesket, for menneskets hjerte har vært ondt siden ung alder. Jeg vil heller ikke ramme alt levende slik jeg gjorde før.»

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

  Herren duftet den behagelige duften og sa i sitt hjerte: «Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskehjertets tanker er onde fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil ikke mer slå alt levende slik som jeg har gjort.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften og sa i sitt hjerte: «Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av mennesket, for menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil aldri mer slå alt levende, slik jeg har gjort.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in His heart, "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. Nor will I ever again destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften og sa til sitt hjerte: «Jeg vil aldri mer forbande jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskets hjertes tanker er onde fra ungdommen av. Jeg vil aldri mer slå alt levende slik jeg har gjort.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herren lugtede en behagelig Lugt; da sagde Herren i sit Hjerte: Jeg vil ikke mere herefter forbande Jorden for Menneskens Skyld, dog Menneskets Hjertes Tanke er ond af hans Ungdom; og jeg vil ikke mere herefter slaae Alt, hvad der lever, saasom jeg haver gjort.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Herren kjente en velsmakende duft; og Herren sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg skal aldri mer forbanne jorden for menneskets skyld, for menneskets tanker er onde fra ungdommen av; heller ikke vil jeg slå hver levende skapning, slik jeg har gjort.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften. Herren sa i sitt hjerte: "Jeg vil aldri mer forbanne jorden for menneskets skyld, for menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av. Og jeg vil aldri mer slå alt levende, slik jeg har gjort.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Herren kjente duften av det behagelige, og Herren sa i sitt hjerte: 'Jeg skal aldri mer forbanne jorden for menneskets skyld, selv om menneskets hjerte er ondt fra ungdommen av. Jeg skal heller aldri mer slå alle levende som Jeg har gjort.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Herren kjente den behagelige duften, og sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg skal aldri mer forbanne jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskets hjertes tanker er onde fra ungdommen av. Jeg skal aldri mer slå alt levende slik jeg har gjort.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og da Herren kjente den behagelige duften, sa han i sitt hjerte, Jeg vil ikke igjen forbande jorden på grunn av menneskene, for menneskets hjerte har onde tanker fra ungdommen av; aldri mer vil jeg ødelegge alle levende skapninger som jeg har gjort.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the LORDE smellyd a swete savoure and sayd in his hert: I wyll henceforth no more curse the erth for mannes sake for the imagynacion of mannes hert is evell even from the very youth of hym. Morover I wyll not destroy from henceforth all that lyveth as I haue done.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And ye LORDE smelled the swete sauor, & sayde in his hert: I wyl hence forth curse the earth nomore for mas sake, for the ymaginacion of mans hert is euell, euen from the very youth of him. Therfore from hece forth I wil nomore smyte all that lyueth, as I haue done.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lord smelled a sauour of rest, and the Lord said in his heart, I will hencefoorth curse the ground no more for mans cause: for the imagination of mans heart is euill, euen from his youth: neither will I smite any more all things liuing, as I haue done.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde smelled a sweete or quiet sauour, and the Lord sayde in his heart: I wyll not hencefoorth curse the grounde any more for mans sake, for the imagination of mans heart is euyll euen from his youth: neyther wyll I smyte any more euery thyng lyuyng, as I haue done.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart [is] evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh smelled the sweet savor. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, `I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man `is' evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And the LORD smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself,“I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
• Gen 3:17 : 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;
• Gen 6:5 : 5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
• Gen 6:17 : 17 And behold, I Myself am bringing a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.
• Lev 1:9 : 9 But its entrails and its legs shall he wash with water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
• Lev 1:13 : 13 But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
• Ps 51:5 : 5 Behold, I was shaped in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
• 2 Cor 2:15 : 15 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
• Rom 1:21 : 21 Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
• Rom 3:23 : 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;
• Ezek 20:41 : 41 I will accept you with your sweet aroma, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.
• Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
• John 3:6 : 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
• Eph 2:1-3 : 1 And you He has made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 In which in times past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conduct in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
• Eph 5:2 : 2 And walk in love, as Christ also loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
• Phil 4:18 : 18 But I have all and abound; I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
• Ps 58:3 : 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
• Job 14:4 : 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
• Lev 1:17 : 17 And he shall split it at its wings, but shall not divide it completely: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, on the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
• Eccl 7:20 : 20 For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.
• Song 4:10-11 : 10 How fair is your love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is your love than wine! and the fragrance of your ointments than all spices! 11 Your lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under your tongue; and the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
• Isa 47:12 : 12 Stand now with your enchantments and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth. Perhaps you will be able to profit, perhaps you may prevail.
• Isa 47:15 : 15 Thus shall they be to you with whom you have labored, your merchants from your youth; they shall wander each one to his own quarter; none shall save you.
• Isa 48:8 : 8 Yes, you did not hear; yes, you did not know; yes, from that time your ear was not opened: for I knew you would deal very treacherously, and were called a transgressor from the womb.
• Isa 53:6 : 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
• Isa 54:9-9 : 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you. 10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, says the LORD that has mercy on you.
• Isa 65:6 : 6 See, it is written before me: I will not keep silent, but will repay, yes, I will repay into their lap,
• Jer 8:6 : 6 I listened and heard, but they did not speak rightly: no man repented of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Everyone turned to his own course, like a horse charging into battle.
• Lev 26:31 : 31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet aromas.
• Gen 9:11-15 : 11 And I will establish my covenant with you; never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 And God said, This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; 15 And I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.
• Exod 29:18 : 18 And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to the LORD, it is a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
• Exod 29:25 : 25 You shall receive them back from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma before the LORD. It is an offering made by fire to the LORD.
• Job 15:14-16 : 14 What is man, that he should be clean? And he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 15 Behold, He puts no trust in His saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in His sight. 16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, who drinks iniquity like water?
• Gen 4:12 : 12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer you shall be on the earth.
• 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.
• Prov 20:9 : 9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
• Jer 18:12 : 12 And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own plans, and we will everyone do the imagination of his evil heart.
• Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin: and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
• Jas 4:1-2 : 1 From where do wars and fights among you come? Do they not come from your desires that war within your members? 2 You desire and do not have; you kill, and covet, and cannot obtain. You fight and war, yet you do not have because you do not ask.
• 2 Pet 3:6-7 : 6 By which the world that then existed, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved for fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
• 1 John 5:19 : 19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
• Amos 5:21-22 : 21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not delight in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though you offer me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; nor will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
• Rom 8:7-8 : 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.