Verse 22

For I do not know how to give flattering titles; if I did, my maker would soon take me away.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal smigre; hvis jeg gjorde det, ville min Skaper raskt ta meg bort.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan man gir smigrende titler; i så fall ville min skaper raskt ta meg bort.

• Norsk King James

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal gi smigrende titler; hvis jeg gjorde det, ville min skaper snart ta meg bort.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal gi ærestitler; hvis jeg gjorde det, ville min skaper raskt ta meg bort.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal smigre, ellers kunne min Skaper straks ta meg bort.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal gi smigrende titler; i så fall ville min skaper raskt ta meg bort.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan man gir smigrende titler; om jeg skulle gjøre det, ville min Skaper raskt ta meg bort.

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

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal gi smigrende titler; i så fall ville min skaper raskt ta meg bort.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan man smigrer, snart ville min skaper ta meg bort.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For I do not know how to flatter; otherwise, my Maker would take me away swiftly.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.32.22", "source": "כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֲכַנֶּ֑ה כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט יִשָּׂאֵ֥נִי עֹשֵֽׂנִי׃", "text": "For *kî* not *lōʾ* *yādaʿtî* *ʾăkanneh* for in a little while *kiməʿaṭ* *yiśśāʾēnî* *ʿōśēnî*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st person common singular - I know", "*ʾăkanneh*": "piel imperfect 1st person common singular - I will give flattering titles", "*kiməʿaṭ*": "preposition kaf + adverb - in a little while/almost", "*yiśśāʾēnî*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - he will take me away", "*ʿōśēnî*": "qal participle masculine singular construct + 1st person common singular suffix - my Maker" }, "variants": { "*lōʾ yādaʿtî ʾăkanneh*": "I do not know how to flatter/I do not know how to give flattering titles", "*kiməʿaṭ*": "in a little while/soon/quickly", "*yiśśāʾēnî ʿōśēnî*": "my Maker would take me away/my Creator would remove me" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For jeg kan ikke smigre; om jeg gjorde det, ville min skaper snart ta meg bort.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi jeg veed ikke at nævne Nogen (med Ærestitel; thi) den, som gjorde mig, maatte optage mig om en liden (Tid).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal gi smigrende titler; ved å gjøre det ville min skaper snart ta meg bort.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg gir smigrende titler; ellers ville min Skaper snart ta meg bort.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For jeg har ikke lært å gi smigrende titler. Hvis jeg gjorde det, ville min Skaper raskt ta meg bort.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For jeg vet ikke å gi smigrende titler; ellers ville min Skaper snart ta meg bort.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For jeg er ikke i stand til å gi hederstitler til noen mann; og hvis jeg gjorde det, ville min Skaper raskt ta meg bort.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For yf I wolde go aboute to please me, I knowe not how soone my maker wolde take me awaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I may not giue titles, lest my Maker should take me away suddenly.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For if I woulde go about to please men, I knowe not howe soone my maker would take me away.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I know not to give flattering titles; [in so doing] my maker would soon take me away.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I don't know how to give flattering titles; Or else my Maker would soon take me away.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For I have not known to give flattering titles, In a little doth my Maker take me away.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I know not to give flattering titles; [Else] would my Maker soon take me away.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For I am not able to give names of honour to any man; and if I did, my Maker would quickly take me away.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I don't know how to give flattering titles; or else my Maker would soon take me away.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  for I do not know how to give honorary titles, if I did, my Creator would quickly do away with me.

Referenced Verses

• Job 17:5 : 5 He that speaks flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
• Ps 12:2-3 : 2 They speak vanity everyone with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things:
• Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
• Gal 1:10 : 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
• 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness: