Verse 26

Behold, God is great, and we do not know him, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kjenner ham ikke; hans år kan ikke telles.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kjenner ham ikke; hans åres antall kan ikke forskes ut.

• Norsk King James

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kjenner ham ikke, heller kan antallet av hans år bli utforsket.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kan ikke forstå det; hans år kan ikke undersøkes.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kan ikke forstå ham; hans år er uten tall.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kjenner ham ikke, heller ikke kan antallet av hans år utgrunnes.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kjenner ham ikke, heller kan ingen utgranske antallet hans år.

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

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kjenner ham ikke, heller ikke kan antallet av hans år utgrunnes.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ja, Gud er mektig, og vi forstår det ikke; hans år kan ikke telles.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Behold, God is great, and we do not comprehend Him; the number of His years is unsearchable.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kjenner Ham ikke; årenes tall er utallige.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  See, Gud er stor, og vi kunne ikke kjende det, og man kan ikke randsage hans Aars Tal.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kjenner ham ikke, heller ikke kan antallet av hans år utforskes.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kjenner ham ikke. Antallet av hans år kan ikke utforskes.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Se, Gud er opphøyet, og vi kjenner ikke antallet av Hans år, ja, det er ikke mulig å undersøke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Se, Gud er stor, og vi kjenner Ham ikke; antallet av Hans år er utilgjengelig.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gud er virkelig stor, større enn all vår kunnskap; hans års antall kan ikke utforskes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Beholde, so greate is God, that he passeth oure knowlege, nether are we able to come to ye experiece of his yeares.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beholde, God is excellent, and we knowe him not, neither can the nomber of his yeres bee searched out.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beholde, so great is God that he passeth our knowledge, neither can the number of his yeres be searched out.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Behold, God [is] great, and we know [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, God is great, and we don't know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Lo, God `is' high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there `is' no searching.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Truly, God is great, greater than all our knowledge; the number of his years may not be searched out.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, God is great, and we don't know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Work and Wisdom of God“Yes, God is great– beyond our knowledge! The number of his years is unsearchable.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 90:2 : 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
• Job 37:5 : 5 God thunders marvelously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
• Job 37:23 : 23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out; he is excellent in power, in judgment, and in abundant justice; he will not oppress.
• Job 11:7-9 : 7 Can you by searching find out God? Can you find out the Almighty to perfection? 8 It is as high as heaven; what can you do? Deeper than the grave; what can you know? 9 Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
• Ps 145:3 : 3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
• 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then I shall know just as I also am known.
• Heb 1:12 : 12 And like a garment You shall fold them up, and they shall be changed: but You are the same, and Your years shall not fail.
• 2 Pet 3:8 : 8 But, beloved, do not be ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
• Job 26:14 : 14 Behold, these are parts of His ways: but how small a portion is heard of Him? But the thunder of His power, who can understand?
• 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built?
• Job 10:5 : 5 Are Your days as the days of man? Are Your years as man's days,
• Ps 102:24-27 : 24 I said, "O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; your years are throughout all generations." 25 Of old you have laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 26 They shall perish, but you shall endure; yes, all of them shall grow old like a garment; as a cloak you shall change them, and they shall be changed. 27 But you are the same, and your years shall have no end.