Verse 12

Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall in it; for I will bring disaster upon them, the year of their punishment, says the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Deres vei skal bli som glatte, svikende stier i mørket, der de skal snuble og falle. For jeg vil bringe ulykke over dem i det året de blir straffet, sier Herren.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor skal deres vei bli som glatte stier i mørket; de skal bli drevet bort og falle der. For jeg vil bringe ulykke over dem, året for deres straff, sier Herren.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor skal deres vei være som glatte veier i mørket: de skal drives fremover, og falle der; for jeg vil bringe ulykke over dem, selv i året for deres besøkelser, sier Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor skal deres vei bli som glatte stier i mørket, de skal snuble og falle der. For jeg vil bringe ulykke over dem i straffens år, sier Herren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Derfor skal deres vei bli glatt og i mørket, der de vil snuble og falle, for jeg skal føre ulykke over dem på straffenes dag, sier Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor skal deres vei bli som glatte stier i mørket: de skal bli drevet bort og falle i dem, for jeg vil føre ulykke over dem, selv året for deres hevn, sier Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Deres vei skal fremstå som glatte stier i mørket; de skal bli presset frem og falle der, for jeg vil la deres ugjerninger få sin straff, i det året de får sin dom, sier HERREN.

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

  Derfor skal deres vei bli som glatte stier i mørket: de skal bli drevet bort og falle i dem, for jeg vil føre ulykke over dem, selv året for deres hevn, sier Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derfor skal deres vei bli for dem som en glatt sti i mørket. De skal snuble og falle der, for jeg vil bringe ulykke over dem i straffens år, sier Herren.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Therefore, their path will become for them like slippery places in the darkness. They will be pushed and fall there, for I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment, declares the LORD.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Derfor skal deres vei bli som glatte steder i mørket, der de skal gli og falle. For jeg vil føre ulykke over dem, året for deres straff, sier Herren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor skal deres Vei være for dem som (meget) slibrige (Veie) i Mørke, de skulle bortstødes og falde derpaa; thi jeg vil lade Ulykke komme over dem i deres Hjemsøgelses Aar, siger Herren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor skal deres vei bli som glatte stier i mørket; de skal bli jaget bort og falle der, for jeg vil føre ulykke over dem, året for deres straff, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor skal deres vei bli som sleipe steder i mørket. De skal bli drevet bort og falle der. Jeg vil føre ulykke over dem, til deres straffens år, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Derfor er deres vei som glatte stier for dem, i mørket vil de bli drevet, og de vil falle der. For jeg vil bringe ulykke over dem, straffens år, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Derfor skal deres vei bli for dem som glatte steder i mørket; de skal bli drevet bort og falle der. For jeg vil bringe ulykke over dem, deres straffetid, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Av denne grunn vil deres skritt skli på veien: de vil bli drevet inn i mørket og falle der: for jeg vil sende ulykke over dem i deres straffes år, sier Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore, their waye shall be slippery in the darcknesse, where in they maye stacker and fall. For I will bringe a plage vpon them, euen the yeare of their visitacion, saieth the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore their way shalbe vnto them as slipperie wayes in the darknesse: they shalbe driuen foorth and fall therein: for I will bring a plague vpon them, euen the yeere of their visitation, saith the Lorde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherefore their way shalbe slipperie in the darknesse, wherein they may stacker and fall: for I wyll bryng a plague vpon them, euen the yere of their visitation, saith the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery [ways] in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, [even] the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation, says Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Therefore is their way to them as slippery places, Into thick darkness they are driven, And they have fallen in it, For I bring in against them evil, The year of their inspection, An affirmation of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this cause their steps will be slipping on their way: they will be forced on into the dark and have a fall there: for I will send evil on them in the year of their punishment, says the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation, says Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So the paths they follow will be dark and slippery. They will stumble and fall headlong. For I will bring disaster on them. A day of reckoning is coming for them.” The LORD affirms it!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 35:6 : 6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
• Jer 11:23 : 23 And there shall be no remnant of them, for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
• Jer 13:16 : 16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.
• Prov 4:19 : 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness: they do not know at what they stumble.
• Isa 8:22 : 22 And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they shall be driven into darkness.
• John 12:35 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; for he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
• Ps 73:18 : 18 Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
• Exod 32:34 : 34 Now therefore, go, lead the people to the place which I have spoken to you. Behold, My Angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin."
• Job 18:18 : 18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
• Jer 48:44 : 44 He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit, and he who gets out of the pit shall be taken in the snare; for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, says the LORD.
• Jer 50:27 : 27 Slay all her bulls; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
• Mic 7:4 : 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.
• 1 John 2:11 : 11 But he who hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
• Jude 1:13 : 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.