Verse 16

Indeed, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For deres lykke avhenger ikke av dem selv; råd fra de onde ønsker jeg ikke.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Se, deres velstand er ikke i deres hånd; de ondas råd er langt fra meg.

• Norsk King James

  Se, deres velstand er ikke i deres hender; de onde råd er langt borte fra meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Se, deres lykke er ikke i deres hender; de ugudeliges råd er langt fra meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Sannelig, de har ikke sitt gode i egne hender. De ondes plan er langt fra meg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Se, deres gode ting er ikke i deres makt: de ugudeliges råd er langt fra meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Se, deres gode ligger ikke i deres hender; de onde sine råd er langt fra meg.

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

  Se, deres gode ting er ikke i deres makt: de ugudeliges råd er langt fra meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Se, deres lykke er ikke i deres egen hånd, men de ondes råd er langt fra meg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.21.16", "source": "הֵ֤ן לֹ֣א בְיָדָ֣ם טוּבָ֑ם עֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃", "text": "*hēn lōʾ bə-yādām ṭûbām ʿăṣat rəšāʿîm rāḥăqâ mennî*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "interjection - behold/indeed", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*bə-yādām*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their hand", "*ṭûbām*": "noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their prosperity", "*ʿăṣat*": "noun feminine singular construct - counsel of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "noun masculine plural - wicked ones", "*rāḥăqâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - is far", "*mennî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from me" }, "variants": { "*yād*": "hand/power", "*ṭûb*": "goodness/prosperity/wealth", "*ʿēṣâ*": "counsel/advice/plan", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/guilty person", "*rāḥaq*": "to be far/distant" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Se, deres lykke er ikke i deres egne hender; de ugudeliges råd er langt fra meg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Dog) see, deres Gode er ikke i deres Haand; de Ugudeliges Raad er langt fra mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Se, deres lykke er ikke i deres hender: de ondes råd er langt fra meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men se, deres velstand er ikke i deres hånd: De ondes råd er langt fra meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Se, lykken i deres hender er ikke av dem selv; de ugudeliges råd har jeg holdt meg unna.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Se, deres velstand er ikke i deres hånd: Frekkhetens råd er langt fra meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Sannelig, er ikke deres velstand i deres makt? (De ondes plan er langt fra meg.)

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Lo, there is vtterly no goodnesse in them, therfore will not I haue to do with the councell of the vngodly.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Lo, their wealth is not in their hand: therfore let the counsell of the wicked bee farre from me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Lo, there is vtterly no goodnesse in their hande, therefore wyll I not haue to do with the counsaile of the vngodly.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Lo, their good [is] not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Lo, not in their hand `is' their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

Referenced Verses

• Job 22:18 : 18 Yet He filled their houses with good things; but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
• Ps 1:1 : 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
• Ps 49:6-7 : 6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
• Ps 52:5-7 : 5 God shall likewise destroy you forever, He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah. 6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: 7 Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
• Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
• Prov 5:8 : 8 Remove your way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house:
• Eccl 8:8 : 8 There is no man who has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, nor does he have power in the day of death; and there is no release from that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who are given to it.
• Luke 16:2 : 2 And he called him and said to him, How is it that I hear this about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you may no longer be steward.
• Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
• Gen 49:6 : 6 O my soul, do not come into their secret; to their assembly, my honor, do not be united: for in their anger they killed a man, and in their self-will they tore down a wall.
• Job 1:21 : 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."
• Job 12:9-9 : 9 Who does not know in all these that the hand of the LORD has wrought this? 10 In His hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.