Verse 13

You are of purer eyes than to behold evil and cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously and hold Your tongue when the wicked devours a man more righteous than he?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dine øyne er rene og kan ikke tåle å se på urett; hvorfor ser du da slik på de tro på svik? Hvorfor forblir du taus når den onde fortærer en mer rettferdig enn seg selv?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se det onde, du kan ikke se på urett; hvorfor gir du akt på de svikfulle, og tier når den ugudelige fortærer en som er mer rettferdig enn han?

• Norsk King James

  Du har renere øyne enn å se det onde, og du kan ikke skue på urett; hvorfor ser du da på dem som handler urettferdig, og tier mens de onde fortærer mannen som er mer rettferdig enn dem?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se det onde, du kan ikke stå urett ut; hvorfor ser du da på de troløse i stillhet mens den onde sluker en mer rettferdig enn seg selv?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se på det onde, og du kan ikke se på urett. Hvorfor ser du på forrædere, og tier når den ugudelige ødelegger en som er mer rettferdig enn ham?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se ondskap, og du kan ikke se på urett. Hvorfor ser du på de troløse og tier når den onde fortærer en som er mer rettferdig enn han?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Du har renere øyne enn å se ondskap, og du tåler ikke urett; hvorfor ser du da på de som handler forrædersk, og holder tungen stille mens den onde fortærer den som er mer rettferdig enn han?

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

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se ondskap, og du kan ikke se på urett. Hvorfor ser du på de troløse og tier når den onde fortærer en som er mer rettferdig enn han?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se på det onde; ulykke kan du ikke se på. Hvorfor ser du da på de troløse, og tier når de ugudelige fortærer de som er mer rettferdige enn de?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the treacherous? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dine øyne er for rene til å se på det onde, og du kan ikke se på urett. Hvorfor ser du da på forræderne og tier når den onde oppsluker en rettferdigere enn ham selv?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Dine) Øine ere renere, end at du gjerne seer Ondt, og du kan ikke skue Møie; hvorfor skulde du da skue de Troløse (og) tie, naar en Ugudelig opsluger en Retfærdigere end han?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Du med renere øyne enn å se ondskap, og som ikke tåler å se urett, hvorfor ser du da på når forrædere handler, og tier når den onde fortærer en mer rettferdig enn han er?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du som har renere øyne enn å se ondt, og som ikke kan se på ondskap, hvorfor tåler du dem som handler svikefullt, og er stille når de onde sluker den som er mer rettferdig enn dem selv,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Renere øyne enn at du kan se det onde, du kan ikke se urett, hvorfor ser du på svikefulle, og tier når den onde sluker den som er rettferdigere enn ham?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Du som har rene øyne og ikke kan se på ondskap, hvorfor ser du på de troløse og tier når de onde oppsluker mannen som er mer rettferdig enn han?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For dine hellige øyne kan ikke se på synd, du kan ikke tåle urett; hvorfor ser du da på løgner? Hvorfor tier du når den onde tilintetgjør den som er mer rettferdig enn ham?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thine eyes are clene, thou mayest not se euell, thou canst not beholde ye thinge that is wicked. Wherfore then dost thou loke vpon the vngodly, and holdest thy tunge, when the wicked deuoureth the man that is better the himself?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euill: thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherefore doest thou looke vpon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man, that is more righteous then he?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euyl, thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherfore then doest thou loke vpo the transgressours, and holdest thy tongue, when the wicked deuoureth the man that is more righteous then he?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Before your holy eyes sin may not be seen, and you are unable to put up with wrong; why, then, are your eyes on the false? why do you say nothing when the evil-doer puts an end to one who is more upright than himself?

• World English Bible (2000)

  You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?

Referenced Verses

• Ps 34:15-16 : 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. 16 The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
• Ps 35:22 : 22 This you have seen, O LORD; keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.
• Ps 50:21 : 21 These things you have done, and I kept silence; you thought that I was altogether like you: but I will reprove you, and set them in order before your eyes.
• Ps 10:15 : 15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; seek out his wickedness until You find none.
• Jer 12:1-2 : 1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal very treacherously? 2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit. You are near in their mouth, but far from their hearts.
• Acts 3:13-15 : 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Son Jesus; whom you delivered, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. 14 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted to you; 15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God has raised from the dead; of which we are witnesses.
• 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct; 16 Because it is written, "Be holy; for I am holy."
• Hab 1:3-4 : 3 Why do You show me iniquity, and cause me to behold trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; there are those who raise up strife and contention. 4 Therefore the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth, for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
• Acts 2:23 : 23 Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken, and by lawless hands have crucified and killed:
• Ps 11:4-7 : 4 The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the children of men. 5 The LORD tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates. 6 Upon the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest; this shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
• Ps 56:1-2 : 1 Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; he fights against me daily oppressing me. 2 My enemies would daily swallow me up, for there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
• Ps 73:3 : 3 For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
• Ps 83:1 : 1 Do not remain silent, O God: hold not your peace, and do not be still, O God.
• Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Speak for those who cannot speak, in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. 9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
• Isa 21:2 : 2 A harsh vision is revealed to me; the treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All its sighing have I made to cease.
• Isa 33:1 : 1 Woe to you who plunder, though you were not plundered; and who deal treacherously, though they did not deal treacherously with you! When you cease to plunder, you will be plundered; when you stop dealing treacherously, they will deal treacherously with you.
• Isa 64:12 : 12 Will you refrain yourself for these things, O LORD? Will you hold your peace, and afflict us very sore?
• Ps 37:12-15 : 12 The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth. 13 The Lord shall laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay those who are of upright conduct. 15 Their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
• Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
• Ps 50:3 : 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent: a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very stormy around Him.
• 2 Sam 4:11 : 11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house on his bed? Shall I not therefore now require his blood from your hand, and remove you from the earth?
• 1 Kgs 2:32 : 32 And the Lord will return his blood upon his own head, who struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, my father David not knowing of it: namely, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
• Esth 4:14 : 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
• Job 15:15 : 15 Behold, He puts no trust in His saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in His sight.
• Ps 5:4-5 : 4 For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with you. 5 The foolish shall not stand in your sight; you hate all workers of iniquity.
• Ps 10:1-2 : 1 Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? 2 The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have imagined.