Verse 1

Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can find a man, if there is anyone who executes judgment, who seeks the truth; and I will pardon it.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Gå og vandre rundt i Jerusalems gater og se dere omkring. Søk etter en mann, en som handler rett, en som søker sannhet; da vil jeg tilgi ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Gå frem og tilbake gjennom gatene i Jerusalem, og se, og legg merke til, og let på de åpne plassene, om dere kan finne en mann, om det finnes noen som utøver rettferdighet, som søker sannheten; og jeg vil tilgi byen.

• Norsk King James

  Løp rundt i gatene i Jerusalem, se nå, og finn en mann, en som utøver rettferd og søker sannheten; da vil jeg tilgi.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Løp rundt i Jerusalems gater og se etter, undersøk dem nøye. Finn ut om det er noen som handler rett og søker sannhet, så vil jeg tilgi byen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Gå omkring i Jerusalems gater, se dere om og legg merke til hva som skjer der. Søk å finne en mann som gjør rett og søker sannhet. Om dere finner noen, vil jeg tilgi byen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Løp omkring i Jerusalems gater og se nå, vite og søk i de brede plassene der, om dere kan finne en mann, om det finnes noen som handler rettferdig, som søker sannheten; så vil jeg tilgi dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Løp fram og tilbake gjennom Jerusalems gater, og se, kjenn etter, og søk på byens brede torg om dere kan finne en mann, om det finnes noen som utøver rettferdighet og søker sannheten; og jeg vil tilgi det.

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

  Løp omkring i Jerusalems gater og se nå, vite og søk i de brede plassene der, om dere kan finne en mann, om det finnes noen som handler rettferdig, som søker sannheten; så vil jeg tilgi dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gå gjennom gatene i Jerusalem og se, kjenn, og let i torgene: Om dere finner en rettskaffen mann, en som søker sannhet, da vil jeg tilgi byen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Roam through the streets of Jerusalem, look and understand, search in her squares. If you find one person who acts justly and seeks truth, I will forgive the city.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Gå rundt i Jerusalems gater, se dere om og merk dere godt. Søk på torgene om dere finner en mann som gjør rettferdighet og søker trofasthet, så vil jeg tilgi byen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Løber omkring paa Gaderne i Jerusalem, og seer dog og kjender, og søger paa dens Gader, om I kunne finde (Nogen), om der er Nogen, som gjør Ret, som søger efter Sandhed; saa vil jeg tilgive den.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Run ye to and fro through the streets of usalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Løp rundt i gatene i Jerusalem, se og undersøk i de åpne områdene der om dere kan finne en mann, en som handler rettferdig, som søker sannheten; da vil jeg tilgi byen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Løp gjennom gatene i Jerusalem, se og finn ut om du kan finne en mann som gjør rett og søker sannhet; da vil jeg tilgi byen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Gå rundt i gatene i Jerusalem, og se og merk nøye etter. Let på de åpne stedene om dere kan finne en mann, om det er en som gjør rettferdighet og søker sannhet – da er jeg nådig mot henne.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Løp gjennom gatene i Jerusalem, se og vit, let på de åpne plassene om dere kan finne en mann, om det er noen som handler rettferdig, som søker sannhet; da vil jeg tilgi henne.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gå raskt gjennom gatene i Jerusalem, og se nå, og få kunnskap, og søk i hennes åpne plasser om det finnes en mann, om det er én der som er rettskaffen, som holder fast ved troen; og hun vil få min tilgivelse.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Loke thorow Ierusalem, beholde and se: Seke thorow hir stretes also within, yf ye can fynde one man, that doth equall and right, or that laboureth to be faithfull: and I shall spare him (saieth the LORDE)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Rvnne to and fro by the streetes of Ierusalem, and beholde nowe, and knowe, and inquire in the open places thereof, if ye can finde a man, or if there be any that executeth iudgement, and seeketh the trueth, and I will spare it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Loke through Hierusalem, beholde and see, seeke through her streetes also within, yf ye can fynde one man that doth equall and ryght, or seketh for the trueth, and I shall spare that citie, saith the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be [any] that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Run you back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places of it, if you can find a man, if there are any who does justly, who seeks truth; and I will pardon her.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Go to and fro in streets of Jerusalem, And see, I pray you, and know, And seek in her broad places, if ye find a man, If there be one doing judgment, seeking stedfastness -- Then am I propitious to her.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Go quickly through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and get knowledge, and make a search in her wide places if there is a man, if there is one in her who is upright, who keeps faith; and she will have my forgiveness.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Run back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places of it, if you can find a man, if there are any who does justly, who seeks truth; and I will pardon her.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Judah is Justly Deserving of Coming Judgment The LORD said,“Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.
• Ezek 22:30 : 30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
• Gen 18:23-32 : 23 And Abraham drew near and said, Will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will you also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are within it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? 26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. 27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes. 28 Suppose there should lack five of the fifty righteous; will you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it. 29 And he spoke to him yet again and said, Suppose there should be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the sake of forty. 30 And he said to him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak; suppose thirty should be found there. And he said, I will not do it if I find thirty there. 31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord; suppose twenty should be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty. 32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but this once; suppose ten should be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.
• 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.
• Isa 59:14-15 : 14 And judgment is turned backward, and justice stands far off: for truth has fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. 15 Yes, truth fails; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
• Dan 12:4 : 4 But you, O Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, even until the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.
• Ps 12:1 : 1 Help, LORD; for the godly person ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
• Ps 14:3 : 3 They have all turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.
• Ps 53:2-4 : 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought God. 3 Every one of them has turned back; they have altogether become filthy; there is none who does good, no, not one. 4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread? They have not called upon God.
• Mic 7:1-2 : 1 Woe is me! For I am like when they have gathered the summer fruits, like the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my soul desired the first ripe fruit. 2 The good man has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among men; they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt each his brother with a net.
• Zech 2:4 : 4 And said to him, 'Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls because of the multitude of people and cattle in it.'
• Luke 14:21 : 21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, and the crippled, and the lame, and the blind.
• 2 Thess 2:10 : 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
• Prov 2:4-6 : 4 If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; 5 Then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
• Prov 8:3 : 3 She cries at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entrance of the doors.
• Prov 20:6 : 6 Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but a faithful man who can find?
• Prov 23:23 : 23 Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
• Song 3:2 : 2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I did not find him.
• Joel 2:9 : 9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses, they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
• Amos 8:12 : 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
• 1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 And he said, I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts, for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.