Verse 4

Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Si til de som har et engstelig hjerte: 'Vær sterke, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med rettferdighet, med Guds hevn. Han kommer for å frelse dere.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Si til dem med et fryktsomt hjerte: Vær sterke, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, med gjengjeldelse fra Gud; Han kommer og frelser dere.

• Norsk King James

  Si til dem som har et engstelig hjerte: Vær sterke, vær ikke redde! Se, deres Gud vil komme med rettferdighet, ja, han vil komme og frelse dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Si til de som har motløs hjerte: Vær frimodige, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, ja, Guds gjengjeldelse. Han kommer for å frelse dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Si til de engstelige hjerter: Vær sterke, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, med Guds gjengjeldelse. Han kommer for å frelse dere.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Si til de som har et fryktsomt hjerte: Vær sterke, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, Gud selv vil gjengjelde; han vil komme og frelse dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Si til dem med et fryktsomt hjerte: Vær modige, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, ja, med en gjenytelse fra Gud; han kommer for å frelse dere.

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

  Si til de som har et fryktsomt hjerte: Vær sterke, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, Gud selv vil gjengjelde; han vil komme og frelse dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Si til de med engstelig hjerte: Vær sterke, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, Guds gjengjeldelse kommer; Han kommer og frelser dere.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Say to those with fearful hearts, 'Be strong; do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with divine retribution. He will come and save you.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Isaiah.35.4", "source": "אִמְרוּ֙ לְנִמְהֲרֵי־לֵ֔ב חִזְק֖וּ אַל־תִּירָ֑אוּ הִנֵּ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ נָקָ֣ם יָב֔וֹא גְּמ֣וּל אֱלֹהִ֔ים ה֥וּא יָב֖וֹא וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶֽם׃", "text": "*ʾimrû* *lə*-*nimhărê*-*lēb* *ḥizqû* *ʾal*-*tîrāʾû* *hinnēh* *ʾĕlōhêkem* *nāqām* *yābôʾ* *gəmûl* *ʾĕlōhîm* *hûʾ* *yābôʾ* *wə*-*yōšaʿăkem*", "grammar": { "*ʾimrû*": "imperative, 2nd plural, Qal - say", "*lə*-*nimhărê*-*lēb*": "preposition + Niphal participle, masculine plural, construct + noun - to the anxious/fearful of heart", "*ḥizqû*": "imperative, 2nd plural, Qal - be strong", "*ʾal*-*tîrāʾû*": "negative particle + imperfect, 2nd plural, Qal (jussive) - do not fear", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God", "*nāqām*": "masculine singular noun - vengeance", "*yābôʾ*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal - will come", "*gəmûl*": "masculine singular noun - recompense/retribution", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God", "*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he", "*yābôʾ*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal - will come", "*wə*-*yōšaʿăkem*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Hiphil with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and save you" }, "variants": { "*nimhărê*-*lēb*": "anxious of heart/fearful/hasty-hearted/timid", "*nāqām*": "vengeance/revenge", "*gəmûl*": "recompense/retribution/reward" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Si til de urolige hjerter: «Vær sterke, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, med guddommelig gjengjeldelse! Han kommer for å frelse dere.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Siger til de Mistrøstige af Hjertet: Værer frimodige, frygter ikke; see, eders Gud skal komme med Hevn, (ja) Guds Betaling, han, han skal komme og frelse eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Si til de som har et engstelig hjerte: Vær sterke, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, Gud kommer med gjengjeldelse; han vil komme og redde dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Si til dem med et engstelig hjerte: Vær sterke, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, med Guds gjengjeldelse; han vil komme og frelse dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Si til de som er redde, 'Vær sterke, Frykt ikke, se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, Guds gjengjeldelse. Han kommer selv og frelser dere.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Si til dem som har et engstelig hjerte: Vær sterke, frykt ikke! Se, deres Gud kommer med hevn, med Guds gjengjeldelse; han kommer og frelser dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Si til de som er fulle av frykt: Vær sterke, mist ikke motet! Se, deres Gud kommer med straff; Guds gjengjeldelse vil komme; han selv kommer for å være deres frelser.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Saye vnto them that are of a fearful hert: Be of good chere, and feare not. Beholde: youre God cometh, to take vengeaunce & to rewarde, God cometh his owne self, and wil delyuer you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Say vnto them that are fearefull, Bee you strong, feare not: beholde, your God commeth with vengeance: euen God with a recompense, he will come and saue you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Say vnto them that are of a fearfull heart, be of good cheare and feare not, beholde your God commeth to take vengeaunce, and you shall see the rewarde that God geueth: God commeth his owne selfe, and wyll delyuer you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even] God [with] a recompence; he will come and save you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don't be afraid: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Say to the hastened of heart, `Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Tell those who have a fearful heart, "Be strong. Don't be afraid. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God's retribution. He will come and save you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Tell those who panic,“Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 34:8 : 8 For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompense for the controversy of Zion.
• Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: he who believes shall not act hastily.
• Isa 32:4 : 4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
• Isa 61:2 : 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
• Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, says the LORD of hosts.
• Rev 1:7 : 7 Behold, he comes with clouds; and every eye shall see him, even those who pierced him: and all the tribes of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Fear none of those things which you will suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.
• Rev 22:20 : 20 He who testifies to these things says, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
• Matt 1:21-23 : 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
• Luke 21:28 : 28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption draws near.
• Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
• 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 Therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• Heb 9:28 : 28 So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and to those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
• Heb 10:37-38 : 37 For yet a little while, and he who is coming will come and will not tarry. 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
• Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain. 8 Be also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.
• Isa 66:15 : 15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
• Dan 10:19 : 19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not; peace be to you, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken to me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.
• Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
• Hab 2:3 : 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie: though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
• Zeph 3:16-17 : 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not: and to Zion, Let not your hands be weak. 17 The LORD your God in the midst of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
• Hag 2:4 : 4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, says the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land, says the LORD, and work: for I am with you, says the LORD of hosts.
• Zech 2:8-9 : 8 For thus says the LORD of hosts: After the glory has He sent me to the nations which plundered you: for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye. 9 For, behold, I will wave My hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them: and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me. 10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, says the LORD.
• Isa 33:22 : 22 For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
• Isa 44:2 : 2 Thus says the LORD that made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and you, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
• Isa 52:7-9 : 7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace; who brings good news of good, who proclaims salvation; who says to Zion, Your God reigns! 8 Your watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall restore Zion. 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem. 10 The LORD has made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
• Isa 54:4-5 : 4 Fear not; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be you confounded; for you shall not be put to shame: for you shall forget the shame of your youth, and shall not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore. 5 For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of hosts is His name; and your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall He be called.
• Isa 40:9-9 : 9 O Zion, you who bring good news, go up onto the high mountain; O Jerusalem, you who bring good news, lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God! 10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with a strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
• Isa 41:10-14 : 10 Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all those who were incensed against you shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and those who strive with you shall perish. 12 You shall seek them, and shall not find them, even those who contended with you: those who war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. 13 For I the LORD your God will hold your right hand, saying to you, Fear not; I will help you. 14 Fear not, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help you, says the LORD, and your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
• 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.
• Ps 116:11 : 11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 And it will be said in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
• Isa 26:20-21 : 20 Come, my people, enter your chambers and shut your doors behind you; hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, until the indignation is past. 21 For behold, the LORD comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also will disclose her blood and will no more cover her slain.
• Deut 32:35-43 : 35 To me belong vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. 36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. 37 And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, 38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. 39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: nor is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live forever. 41 If I sharpen my glittering sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my enemies, and will reward those who hate me. 42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenge upon the enemy. 43 Rejoice, O nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful to his land, and to his people.
• Isa 43:1-6 : 1 But now, this is what the LORD who created you says, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; nor shall the flame ignite upon you. 3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior: I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. 4 Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honorable, and I have loved you: therefore, I will give men for you, and people for your life. 5 Fear not, for I am with you: I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west; 6 I will say to the north, Give them up; and to the south, Do not hold them back: bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth;
• Josh 1:6-7 : 6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land, which I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.
• Isa 1:24 : 24 Therefore says the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease myself of my adversaries, and avenge myself of my enemies: