Verse 12

And when they lifted up their eyes from afar and did not recognize him, they lifted up their voices and wept; and they tore every one his mantle and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da de så ham på avstand, kjente de ham ikke igjen, og brast i gråt. De rev klærne sine og kastet støv over hodet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og da de så opp fra lang avstand og ikke kjente ham igjen, hevet de sin stemme og gråt. De rev i stykker hver sin kappe og strødde støv på sine hoder mot himmelen.

• Norsk King James

  Og da de løftet blikket fra langt borte og ikke kjente ham igjen, hevet de stemmen og gråt; hver av dem rev sitt kappe i stykker og strødde støv på hodet mot himmelen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da de fikk øye på ham på lang avstand, kjente de ham ikke igjen, og de løftet opp stemmen og gråt. De rev av seg kappene og kastet støv på hodene sine mot himmelen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da de så opp og fikk øye på ham på avstand, kjente de ham ikke igjen. De brast i gråt, rev i stykker sine kapper og kastet støv opp i luften og ned på hodene sine.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da de løftet blikket langt borte og ikke kjente ham igjen, satte de i et stort skrik og gråt, og de rev sine kapper og kastet støv over hodene sine mot himmelen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da de løftet øynene og så ham langt borte, uten å gjenkjenne ham, ropte de ut i sorg og gråt; hver rev sin mantel og strødde støv over hodet mot himmelen.

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

  Da de løftet blikket langt borte og ikke kjente ham igjen, satte de i et stort skrik og gråt, og de rev sine kapper og kastet støv over hodene sine mot himmelen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da de så opp fra avstand, kjente de ham ikke igjen, og de gråt høyt. De rev i stykker sine kapper og kastet støv over hodet mot himmelen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When they saw him from a distance, they could not recognize him. They raised their voices and wept. Each of them tore his robe and threw dust on their heads skyward as a sign of grief.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.2.12", "source": "וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ אֶת־עֵינֵיהֶ֤ם מֵרָחוֹק֙ וְלֹ֣א הִכִּירֻ֔הוּ וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מְעִל֔וֹ וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ עָפָ֛ר עַל־רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃", "text": "*wə-yiśʾû ʾeṯ*-*ʿênêhem mē-rāḥôq wə-lōʾ hikkîrûhû wə-yiśʾû qôlām wə-yiḇkû wə-yiqrəʿû ʾîš məʿîlô wə-yizrəqû ʿāp̄ār ʿal*-*rāʾšêhem haš-šāmāyəmāh*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yiśʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they lifted up", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ʿênêhem*": "noun feminine dual construct + 3mp suffix - their eyes", "*mē-rāḥôq*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - from afar", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*hikkîrûhû*": "hiphil perfect 3mp + 3ms suffix - they recognized him", "*wə-yiśʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they lifted up", "*qôlām*": "noun masculine singular construct + 3mp suffix - their voice", "*wə-yiḇkû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they wept", "*wə-yiqrəʿû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they tore", "*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - each man", "*məʿîlô*": "noun masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his robe", "*wə-yizrəqû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they threw", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun masculine singular - dust", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*rāʾšêhem*": "noun masculine plural construct + 3mp suffix - their heads", "*haš-šāmāyəmāh*": "article + noun masculine dual + directional he - toward the heavens" }, "variants": { "*mē-rāḥôq*": "from afar/from a distance", "*lōʾ hikkîrûhû*": "they did not recognize him/they could not identify him", "*yiśʾû qôlām*": "they lifted up their voice/they cried aloud", "*yiqrəʿû ʾîš məʿîlô*": "each tore his robe (sign of grief)", "*yizrəqû ʿāp̄ār ʿal-rāʾšêhem*": "they threw dust on their heads (mourning ritual)", "*haš-šāmāyəmāh*": "toward the heavens/skyward" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da de løftet blikket på lang avstand, kjente de ham knapt igjen. De gråt høyt, rev sine kapper i stykker og kastet støv i været rundt hodene sine.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men der de opløftede deres Øine langt fra, da kjendte de ham ikke, og de opløftede deres Røst og græd; og de sønderrev hver sin Kappe, og de strøede Støv paa deres Hoveder mod Himmelen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og da de løftet sine øyne langt borte og ikke kjente ham igjen, hevet de sin røst og gråt; og de flerret hver sitt kappe og kastet støv på hodene sine mot himmelen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da de løftet blikket fra avstand og ikke kjente ham igjen, begynte de å gråte høyt. De rev hver sin kappe og kastet støv på hodet mot himmelen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da de så etter ham langt borte, kjente de ham ikke igjen, og de begynte å gråte høyt, rev hver sin kappe og kastet støv mot himmelen over sine hoder.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og da de løftet opp øynene på avstand og ikke kjente ham igjen, ropte de høyt og gråt; de rev hver sin kappe og strødde støv på hodene mot himmelen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de løftet sine øyne fra avstand, og de kunne knapt gjenkjenne ham på grunn av forandringen i ham. Og de brøt ut i bitter gråt, med tegn på sorg, og strødde støv på hodet sitt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So when they lifte vp their eyes a farre off, they knewe him not. Then they cried, and wepte: then euery one off them rente his clothes, and sprynckled dust vpon their heades in the ayre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So when they lift vp their eyes a farre off, they knewe him not: therefore they lift vp their voyces and wept, and euery one of them rent his garment, and sprinkled dust vpon their heads toward the heauen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So when they lift vp their eyes a farre of, they knew him not: then they cryed and wept, and euery one of them rent his clothes, and sprinckled dust vpon their heades in the ayre.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn't recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they lift up their eyes from afar and have not discerned him, and they lift up their voice and weep, and rend each his robe, and sprinkle dust on their heads -- heavenward.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn't recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads.

Referenced Verses

• Lam 2:10 : 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, and keep silence: they have thrown dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
• Ezek 27:30 : 30 And shall cause their voice to be heard against you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:
• Neh 9:1 : 1 On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the children of Israel gathered with fasting and wearing sackcloth, and with earth upon them.
• Josh 7:6 : 6 And Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
• Job 1:20 : 20 Then Job arose, tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell to the ground and worshipped.
• Job 19:14 : 14 My relatives have failed, and my close friends have forgotten me.
• Esth 4:1 : 1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and bitter cry;
• Judg 2:4 : 4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice and wept.
• Ruth 1:19-21 : 19 So the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was stirred because of them, and they said, Is this Naomi? 20 And she said to them, Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full, and the LORD has brought me back empty: why then call me Naomi, seeing the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?
• 1 Sam 11:4 : 4 Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the ears of the people, and all the people lifted up their voices and wept.
• 1 Sam 30:4 : 4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
• 2 Sam 13:36 : 36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had finished speaking, that behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept bitterly.
• Rev 18:19 : 19 And they threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea were made rich by her wealth! for in one hour she is made desolate.
• Lam 4:7-8 : 7 Her Nazirites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their appearance was like sapphire. 8 Their appearance is blacker than coal; they are not recognized in the streets; their skin clings to their bones; it has withered, it has become like a stick.
• Gen 27:34 : 34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.