Verse 14

And judgment is turned backward, and justice stands far off: for truth has fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Rettferdighet er blitt skjøvet tilbake, og rettskapen står langt unna; for sannheten snubler i gaten, og det rette finner ingen inngang.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og retten er drevet tilbake, og rettferdigheten står langt borte; sannheten har falt på gaten, og det er æren som ikke kan komme inn.

• Norsk King James

  Og rettferd er blitt snudd bort, og rettferdighet står langt borte: for sannhet ligger på gaten, og rettferd kan ikke trenge inn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Rettferdigheten er drevet tilbake, og rettferd står langt borte; for sannheten har snublet på gaten, og det er ikke rom for rett.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og retten ble trukket tilbake, og rettferdigheten sto langt unna. For sannheten snubler på torget, og ærlighet kan ikke komme fram.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Rettferdighet er blitt drevet tilbake, og rettferdighet står langt unna; for sannheten har falt på gaten, og rederlighet kan ikke komme inn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og dommen har trukket seg tilbake, og rettferdigheten er langt borte; for sannheten har falt midt i gatene, og rettferdighet kan ikke trenge inn.

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

  Rettferdighet er blitt drevet tilbake, og rettferdighet står langt unna; for sannheten har falt på gaten, og rederlighet kan ikke komme inn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Retten er drevet tilbake, og rettferdigheten står langt borte. For sannheten har snublet på gaten, og det som er rett, kan ikke komme inn.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Justice is driven back, and righteousness stands far off, for truth has stumbled in the streets, and honesty cannot enter.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Isaiah.59.14", "source": "וְהֻסַּ֤ג אָחוֹר֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה מֵרָח֣וֹק תַּעֲמֹ֑ד כִּֽי־כָשְׁלָ֤ה בָֽרְחוֹב֙ אֱמֶ֔ת וּנְכֹחָ֖ה לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל לָבֽוֹא׃", "text": "And-*hussag* *ʾāḥôr* *mišpāṭ* and-*ṣədāqāh* from-*rāḥôq* *taʿămōd* *kî-kāšəlāh* in-*rəḥôb* *ʾĕmet* and-*nəkōḥāh* not-*tûkal* to-*lābôʾ*", "grammar": { "*hussag*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is turned back/thrust back", "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb - backward/back", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment", "*ṣədāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - righteousness", "*rāḥôq*": "noun, masculine singular - distance/far place", "*taʿămōd*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - stands/stays", "*kî-kāšəlāh*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - for it stumbles", "*rəḥôb*": "noun, masculine singular - open place/street", "*ʾĕmet*": "noun, feminine singular - truth/faithfulness", "*nəkōḥāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - straightness/uprightness", "*tûkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - is able/capable", "*lābôʾ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to enter/come" }, "variants": { "*hussag*": "is turned back/thrust back/driven away", "*ʾāḥôr*": "backward/back/behind", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/right", "*ṣədāqāh*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*rāḥôq*": "distance/far place/afar", "*taʿămōd*": "stands/stays/remains", "*kāšəlāh*": "stumbles/totters/falls", "*rəḥôb*": "open place/street/square", "*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*nəkōḥāh*": "straightness/uprightness/honesty", "*tûkal*": "is able/capable/can", "*lābôʾ*": "to enter/come/arrive" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Retten er blitt skjøvet til side, og rettferdigheten står langt borte. For sannheten har snublet på torget, og ærligheten kan ikke komme frem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Retten er vegen tilbage, og Retfærdigheden staaer langt borte; thi Sandheden støder an paa Gaden, og Retten kan ikke gaae (der) ind.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Rettferdighet står tilbake, og rettferd er langt unna: for sannhet har falt på gaten, og rettskaffenhet kan ikke komme frem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Rettferd er vendt tilbake, og rettferdighet står langt unna; for sannhet har falt på torget, og rettskaffenhet kan ikke komme inn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Rettferdigheten er trukket tilbake, og rettferdighet står langt borte, for sannheten er snublet på torget, og oppriktighet kan ikke komme frem,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og rettferdighet er trukket tilbake, og rettferd står langt borte; for sannheten er falt på gaten, og ærlighet kan ikke komme inn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og rett er vendt tilbake, og rettferdighet er langt borte: for trofasthet vises ikke på offentlige steder, og rettskaffen oppførsel kan ikke komme inn i byen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And therfore is equyte gone asyde, & righteousnes stodeth farre of: treuth is fallen downe in the strete, and the thinge that is playne and open, maye not be shewed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore iudgement is turned backewarde, and iustice standeth farre off: for trueth is fallen in the streete, and equitie cannot enter.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And therefore is equitie gone aside, and righteousnesse standeth farre of, trueth is fallen downe in the streete, and the thing that is playne and open, may not be shewed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And removed backward is judgment, And righteousness afar off standeth, For truth hath been feeble in the street, And straightforwardness is not able to enter,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the right is turned back, and righteousness is far away: for good faith is not to be seen in the public places, and upright behaviour may not come into the town.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.

Referenced Verses

• Hab 1:4 : 4 Therefore the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth, for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
• Zeph 3:1-3 : 1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! 2 She did not obey the voice; she did not receive correction; she did not trust in the LORD; she did not draw near to her God. 3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they do not gnaw the bones until the morning.
• Amos 5:11 : 11 Since you tread upon the poor, and you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine of them.
• Mic 3:9-9 : 9 Hear this, I pray you, you leaders of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. 10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11 The leaders judge for reward, and the priests teach for hire, and the prophets divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? No harm can come upon us.
• Mic 7:3-5 : 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. 4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of your watchmen and your visitation comes; now shall be their perplexity. 5 Do not trust in a friend, put no confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom.
• Ps 82:2-5 : 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy; rescue them from the hand of the wicked. 5 They do not know, nor do they understand; they walk in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
• Eccl 3:16 : 16 Moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
• Isa 1:21 : 21 How the faithful city has become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
• Isa 5:23 : 23 Who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
• Isa 10:1-2 : 1 Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and who write out oppressive laws they have prescribed; 2 To turn aside the needy from justice and to take away the rights from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
• Isa 59:4 : 4 No one calls for justice, nor does anyone plead for truth: they trust in vanity and speak lies; they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.
• Jer 5:27-28 : 27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they have become great, and grown rich. 28 They have grown fat, they shine: yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked: they do not judge the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy they do not judge.
• Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end thereof?
• Amos 5:7 : 7 You who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,