Verse 23

Behold, he drinks up a river and is not afraid; he trusts that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Selv om elven styrter fram, frykter den ikke; sikker er den selv når Jordan fosser opp til dens munn.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Se, den drikker opp en elv uten hast; den er trygg i at den kan ta Jordan inn i sin munn.

• Norsk King James

  Se, han drikker fra elven uten hast; han stoler på at han kan sluke Jordan i sin munn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vil den inngå en avtale med deg, for at du kan ha den som tjener for alltid?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Selv om elven strømmer sterkt, frykter den ikke; den er trygg når Jordan bryter løs mot munnen dens.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Se, den drikker elven uten hast: den stoler på at den kan trekke Jordan opp til sin munn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Se, han drikker inn en elv uten å skynde seg; han stoler på at han kan suge opp Jordan med sin munn.

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

  Se, den drikker elven uten hast: den stoler på at den kan trekke Jordan opp til sin munn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvis en elv presser på, frykter den ikke; selv når Jordan stiger opp til dens munn.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If the river roars, he is not alarmed; he is confident, even when the Jordan rushes against his mouth.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.40.23", "source": "הֵ֤ן יַעֲשֹׁ֣ק נָ֭הָר לֹ֣א יַחְפּ֑וֹז יִבְטַ֓ח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִ֖יחַ יַרְדֵּ֣ן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃", "text": "*hēn* *yaʿăšōq* *nāhār* *lōʾ* *yaḥpôz* *yibṭaḥ* *kî*-*yāgîaḥ* *yardēn* *ʾel*-*pîhû*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold, lo", "*yaʿăšōq*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it oppresses/floods", "*nāhār*": "noun, masculine singular - river, stream", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yaḥpôz*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he hurries/is alarmed", "*yibṭaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he trusts", "*kî*": "conjunction - that, because, when", "*yāgîaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it bursts forth", "*yardēn*": "proper noun - Jordan [River]", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to, into, toward", "*pîhû*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth" }, "variants": { "*yaʿăšōq*": "to oppress, press upon, burst out, flood", "*nāhār*": "river, stream, canal", "*yaḥpôz*": "to hurry, hasten, be alarmed, be startled", "*yibṭaḥ*": "to trust, be confident, feel safe", "*yāgîaḥ*": "to burst forth, gush out, draw up", "*yardēn*": "Jordan River, or any large river", "*pîhû*": "mouth, opening, speech" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Se, om en elv skulle rase, frykter den ikke; den er trygg selv om Jordan strømmer mot dens munn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mon den skal gjøre en Pagt med dig, at du kan tage den til en Tjener evindelig?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Se, den drikker opp en elv uten hast; den tror at den kan tømme Jordan i munnen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Se, om en elv flommer over, skjelver han ikke. Han er trygg, selv når Jordan stiger opp til hans munn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Se, en flom skremmer ham ikke, han er trygg selv om Jordan når hans munn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Se, om en elv flommer over, skjelver han ikke; han er trygg, selv om Jordan stiger opp til hans munn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Vil han inngå en avtale med deg, slik at du kan ha ham som tjener for alltid?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Lo, without eny laboure might he drynke out the whole floude, and suppe off Iordane without eny trauayle.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (40:18) Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beholde, he drinketh vp whole ryuers and feareth not, he thinketh that he can drawe vp Iordane into his mouth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn't tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Lo, a flood oppresseth -- he doth not haste, He is confident though Jordan Doth come forth unto his mouth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Will he make an agreement with you, so that you may take him as a servant for ever?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn't tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If the river rages, it is not disturbed, it is secure, though the Jordan should surge up to its mouth.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 13:10 : 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you come to Zoar.
• Josh 3:15 : 15 And as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark were dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the time of harvest),
• Ps 55:8 : 8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
• Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: he who believes shall not act hastily.
• Isa 37:25 : 25 I have dug, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet I have dried up all the rivers of besieged places.