Verse 5

They stand upright like a palm tree, but do not speak: they must be carried, because they cannot go. Do not be afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Som et fugleskremsel i en agurkåker kan de verken snakke eller bevege seg; de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå av seg selv. Frykt ikke for dem, for de kan hverken gjøre noe ondt eller godt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De står oppreist som en palme, men kan ikke tale; de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd dem, for de kan ikke gjøre ondt, og det er ikke i deres makt å gjøre godt.

• Norsk King James

  De står oppreist som palmer, men taler ikke: de er avhengige av å bli båret, for de kan ikke bevege seg. Vær ikke redd for dem; for de kan ikke gjøre noe ondt, og de har ikke makt til å gjøre noe godt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De er som et palmetre, kunstig laget, men kan ikke tale; de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Dere skal ikke frykte dem, for de kan ikke gjøre ondt, og det er heller ingen makt i dem til å gjøre godt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De er som fugleskremsler i en agurkåker og kan ikke snakke. De må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Frykt dem ikke, for de kan ikke gjøre noe ondt, men de kan heller ikke gjøre noe godt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De er stødige som palmene, men de kan ikke tale: de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd for dem; for de kan ikke gjøre noe ondt, og heller ikke noe godt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De står rette som palmetrær, men de taler ikke; de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Frykt dem ikke, for de kan verken gjøre ondt eller godt.

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

  De er stødige som palmene, men de kan ikke tale: de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd for dem; for de kan ikke gjøre noe ondt, og heller ikke noe godt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Som fugleskremsler i en agurkåker står de; de kan ikke snakke. De må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd for dem, for de kan ikke skade, og de kan heller ikke gjøre godt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field; they cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm—nor can they do any good.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De er som et fugleskremsel i en agurkåker, de kan ikke tale; de må bæres, fordi de ikke kan gå. Frykt dem ikke, for de kan ikke gjøre ondt, og heller ikke kan de gjøre godt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De ere som et Palmetræ, af drevet (Arbeide), men kunne ikke tale; de maae jo bæres, thi de kunne ikke gaae; I skulle ikke frygte for dem, thi de kunne ikke gjøre Ondt, og der er heller ingen (Magt) hos dem til at gjøre Godt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De står oppreist som et palmetre, men kan ikke tale; de må bli båret, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd for dem; de kan ikke gjøre ondt, og de kan heller ikke gjøre godt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De er som en palmestamme, av dreid verk, og taler ikke: de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Frykt dem ikke; de kan ikke gjøre ondt, og det er ikke i dem å gjøre godt."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De står som en stiv palme, og de taler ikke; de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Frykt dem ikke, for de gjør ingen skade, ja, de kan heller ikke gjøre noe godt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De er som en palme, formet og stum: de må bæres, for de kan ikke gå. Vær ikke redd for dem; for de kan ikke gjøre ondt, heller ikke kan de gjøre godt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er som en støttestolpe i en hage og har ingen stemme: det må bæres, for det har ingen evne til å gå. Frykt det ikke; for det kan ikke gjøre ondt og har ikke evne til å gjøre godt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It stodeth as stiff as the palme tre, it can nether speake ner go, but must be borne. Be not ye afrayed of soch, for they ca do nether good ner euel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The idoles stande vp as the palme tree, but speake not: they are borne because they cannot go feare them not, for they cannot do euill, neither can they do good.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It standeth as stiffe as the Palme tree, it can neither speake nor go one foote, but must be borne: Be not ye afraide of suche, for they can do neither good nor euill.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and don't speak: they must be carried, because they can't go. Don't be afraid of them; for they can't do evil, neither is it in them to do good."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As a palm they `are' stiff, and they speak not, They are surely borne, for they step not, Be not afraid of them, for they do no evil, Yea, also to do good is not in them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They are like a palm-tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  It is like a pillar in a garden of plants, and has no voice: it has to be lifted, for it has no power of walking. Have no fear of it; for it has no power of doing evil and it is not able to do any good.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and don't speak: they must be carried, because they can't go. Don't be afraid of them; for they can't do evil, neither is it in them to do good."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They cannot talk. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 46:7 : 7 They carry him upon the shoulder, they bear him, and set him in his place, and he stands; from his place he shall not move: yes, one shall cry to him, yet he cannot answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
• 1 Cor 12:2 : 2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these mute idols, even as you were led.
• Isa 41:23-24 : 23 Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods: yes, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. 24 Behold, you are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooses you.
• Hab 2:19 : 19 Woe to him who says to the wood, Awake; to the mute stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in its midst.
• Isa 46:1 : 1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols are upon the beasts and upon the cattle; your carriages are heavily loaded; they are a burden to the weary animal.
• 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 Therefore, concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
• Rev 13:14-15 : 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
• Isa 44:9-9 : 9 Those who make a carved image are all of them vanity; and their delightful things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 10 Who has formed a god, or cast a carved image that is profitable for nothing?
• Isa 45:20 : 20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, you who have escaped from the nations: they have no knowledge who set up the wood of their carved image, and pray to a god that cannot save.
• Ps 115:5-8 : 5 They have mouths, but they do not speak; eyes they have, but they do not see; 6 They have ears, but they do not hear; noses they have, but they do not smell; 7 They have hands, but they do not handle; feet they have, but they do not walk; nor do they speak through their throat. 8 Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them.
• Ps 135:16-18 : 16 They have mouths, but they do not speak; eyes have they, but they do not see; 17 They have ears, but they do not hear; neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18 Those who make them are like them: so is everyone that trusts in them.