Verse 11

Behold, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and full of mercy.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Se, vi regner de som utholder som salige. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet, og har sett slutten på Herren; for Herren er meget barmhjertig og fuld av medfølelse.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Se, vi priser dem som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet, og har sett hvordan Herren fullførte hans sak; for Herren er barmhjertig og nådig.

  • Norsk King James

    Se, vi regner dem lykkelige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobbs tålmodighet og har sett hva Herren har gjort; at Herren er barmhjertig og full av medfølelse.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Se, vi priser dem som tålmodig holder ut, salige. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og vet hva Herren gjorde til slutt; for Herren er svært barmhjertig og nådefull.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Se, vi roser de salige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og sett hva Herren gjorde til slutt; for Herren er rik på barmhjertighet og nåde.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Se, vi priser dem lykkelige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og har sett hva Herren gjorde til slutt; for Herren er rik på barmhjertighet og medlidenhet.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Se, vi regner dem som lykkelige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og har sett hva Herren gjorde i enden; at Herren er full av medlidenhet og barmhjertighet.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Vi regner som salige de som utholder. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og har sett Herrens utfall, at Herren er veldig barmhjertig og full av mild nåde.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Se, vi regner dem som holder ut, som salige. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og har sett hvordan Herren handlet med ham til slutt, at Herren er full av medynk og barmhjertighet.

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

    Se, vi regner dem som holder ut, som salige. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og har sett hvordan Herren handlet med ham til slutt, at Herren er full av medynk og barmhjertighet.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Se, vi priser dem som har holdt ut, salige. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og sett hva Herren utførte for ham. Herren er rik på barmhjertighet og nåde.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    See, we consider those who have endured to be blessed. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the Lord's outcome—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

  • biblecontext

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  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Se, vi anser de som holdt ut for velsignet. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og sett utfallet fra Herren, for Herren er full av medfølelse og barmhjertighet.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    See! vi prise dem salige, som taalmodigen lide. I have hørt Jobs Taalmodighed og vide Udfaldet fra Herren; thi Herren er saare miskundelig og forbarmende.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Vi regner dem som lykkelige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og sett hva Herren gjorde til slutt; for Herren er barmhjertig og full av medfølelse.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Se, vi kaller dem salige som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og sett at Herren til slutt sørget for ham - Herren er rik på medfølelse og nåde.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Vi regner dem som salige, de som holder ut. Dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet og sett Herrens hensikt, at Herren er full av medlidenhet og barmhjertighet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Se, vi priser dem lykkelige som holdt ut: dere har hørt om Jobs tålmodighet og sett hva Herren ga til slutt, for Herren er rik på medlidenhet og barmhjertighet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Vi anser dem som har utholdt trengsler som lykkelige: dere har hørt om Jobs utholdenhet, og dere har sett hva Herren gjorde til slutt, at Herren er full av medlidenhet og barmhjertighet.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Beholde we counte them happy which endure. Ye have hearde of the pacience of Iob and have knowen what ende the LORde made. For the LORde is very pitifull and mercifull.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde we counte them happy which endure. Ye haue hearde of ye paciece of Iob, and haue knowen what ende the LORDE made. For the LORDE is very pitifull and mercifull.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Beholde, we count them blessed which endure. Ye haue heard of the patience of Iob, and haue knowen what ende the Lord made. For the Lord is very pitifull and mercifull.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Beholde, we count the happy which endure. Ye haue hearde of the patience of Iob, and haue knowen what ende the Lorde made: For the Lorde is very pitifull and mercifull.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    lo, we call happy those who are enduring; the endurance of Job ye heard of, and the end of the Lord ye have seen, that very compassionate is the Lord, and pitying.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 34:6 : 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,"
  • Job 1:21-22 : 21 And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." 22 In all this Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.
  • Job 2:10 : 10 But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
  • Job 42:10-17 : 10 And the LORD restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed, the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11 Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before came to him and ate food with him in his house, and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of money and a gold earring. 12 Now the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys. 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first Jemimah, the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-Happuch. 15 In all the land, no women were found as beautiful as the daughters of Job, and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers. 16 After this, Job lived one hundred and forty years and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations. 17 So Job died, old and full of days.
  • Ps 103:8 : 8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and rich in mercy.
  • Matt 5:10-11 : 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
  • Num 14:18 : 18 The LORD is longsuffering and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation.
  • Dan 9:18-19 : 18 O my God, incline Your ear, and hear; open Your eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name: for we do not present our supplications before You for our righteousness, but for Your great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act; do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God: for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.
  • Joel 2:13 : 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and he repents of the evil.
  • Jonah 4:2 : 2 And he prayed to the LORD, and said, I pray you, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled before to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and relent from doing harm.
  • Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in mercy.
  • 1 Chr 21:13 : 13 And David said to Gad, I am in great distress: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are very great: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
  • 2 Chr 30:9 : 9 For if you turn again to the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before those that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away His face from you, if you return to Him.
  • Neh 9:17 : 17 They refused to obey, and were not mindful of Your wonders that You did among them. But they hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a leader to return to their bondage. But You are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, and did not forsake them.
  • Neh 9:31 : 31 Nevertheless, in Your great mercies, You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; for You are a gracious and merciful God.
  • Job 1:2 : 2 And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
  • Job 13:15-16 : 15 Though he slays me, yet will I trust in him; but I will defend my own ways before him. 16 He also shall be my salvation, for a hypocrite shall not come before him.
  • Job 23:10 : 10 But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
  • Ps 25:6-7 : 6 Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, for they have been from of old. 7 Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Your mercy remember me, for Your goodness' sake, O LORD.
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright, for the end of that man is peace.
  • Ps 51:1 : 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
  • Ps 78:38 : 38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and did not destroy them: yes, many a time he turned away his anger, and did not stir up all his wrath.
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 For You, Lord, are good and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon You.
  • Ps 86:15 : 15 But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plentiful in mercy and truth.
  • Ps 94:12 : 12 Blessed is the man whom you chasten, O LORD, and teach him out of your law;
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he who endures to the end shall be saved.
  • Luke 1:50 : 50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
  • Luke 6:36 : 36 Be therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
  • Rom 2:4 : 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
  • Eph 1:6 : 6 To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.
  • Eph 2:4 : 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
  • Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ as a Son over His own house; whose house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm until the end.
  • Heb 3:14 : 14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end;
  • Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation: for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
  • 1 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 In which you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully on the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment;
  • Ps 103:13 : 13 As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear Him.
  • Ps 116:5 : 5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.
  • Ps 119:132 : 132 Look upon me and be merciful to me, as Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
  • Ps 136:1-9 : 1 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endures forever. 2 Oh give thanks to the God of gods: for his mercy endures forever. 3 Oh give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endures forever. 4 To him who alone does great wonders: for his mercy endures forever. 5 To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endures forever. 6 To him who stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endures forever. 7 To him who made great lights: for his mercy endures forever: 8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endures forever: 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endures forever. 10 To him who struck Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endures forever: 11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endures forever: 12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm: for his mercy endures forever. 13 To him who divided the Red Sea into parts: for his mercy endures forever: 14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endures forever: 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endures forever. 16 To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endures forever. 17 To him who struck great kings: for his mercy endures forever: 18 And killed famous kings: for his mercy endures forever: 19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endures forever: 20 And Og king of Bashan: for his mercy endures forever: 21 And gave their land as a heritage: for his mercy endures forever: 22 Even a heritage to Israel his servant: for his mercy endures forever. 23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endures forever: 24 And has redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endures forever. 25 Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy endures forever. 26 Oh give thanks to the God of heaven: for his mercy endures forever.
  • Ps 145:8 : 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
  • Eccl 7:8 : 8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
  • Isa 63:7 : 7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he has bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
  • Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.
  • Lam 3:22 : 22 It is because of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail.
  • Dan 9:9 : 9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him;