Verse 11

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og dersom jeg sier: Mørke skal dekke meg, og lyset rundt meg bli natt,

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Om jeg sier, 'Sannelig, mørket skal dekke meg,' selv natten skal være lys omkring meg.

• Norsk King James

  Sannelig, hvis jeg sier at mørket skjuler meg; natten lyser som selve dagen rundt meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Sier jeg: Mørket skal skjule meg, så er natten lys omkring meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Om jeg sier: 'Kun mørket skal skjule meg, og lyset om meg blir natt' —

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvis jeg sier, Sikkert skal mørket dekke meg; selv natten skal være lys rundt meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvis jeg sier: 'Mørket skal dekke meg, til og med natten skal lyse om meg,'

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

  Hvis jeg sier, Sikkert skal mørket dekke meg; selv natten skal være lys rundt meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Sier jeg: Mørket vil dekke meg, så er natten lys rundt omkring meg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If I say, 'Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Om jeg sier: «La mørket dekke meg, og lyset omkring meg bli natt,»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og vilde jeg sige: Mørkhed maa dog skjule mig, saa er Natten et Lys omkring mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvis jeg sier: Sannelig, mørket skal dekke meg, blir natten lys omkring meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Om jeg sier, "Sannelig, mørket skal dekke meg, og lyset rundt meg blir til natt,"

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og sier jeg: «Slett mørket skjuler meg,» så lyser natten likevel rundt meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Sier jeg: Bare mørket skal dekke meg, rundt meg blir lyset til natt,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Sier jeg, 'Bare mørket må dekke meg, og lyset omkring meg bli natt,'

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yee the darcknesse is no darcknesse with the, but the night is as cleare as the daye, the darcknesse & light are both alike.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If I say, Yet the darkenes shal hide me, euen the night shalbe light about me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And yf I say peraduenture the darknesse shall couer me: and the night shalbe day for me,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; The light around me will be night;"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I say, `Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night `is' light to me.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;

• World English Bible (2000)

  If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; the light around me will be night;"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If I were to say,“Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,”

Referenced Verses

• Job 12:22 : 22 He reveals deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.
• Ps 94:7 : 7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
• Jer 23:24 : 24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? says the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.
• Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe to them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who sees us? and who knows us?
• Job 22:12-14 : 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are! 13 And you say, 'How does God know? Can He judge through the dense cloud? 14 Thick clouds are a covering to Him, so that He does not see; and He walks on the circuit of heaven.'
• Ps 10:11-13 : 11 He has said in his heart, God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see it. 12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Your hand; do not forget the humble. 13 Why does the wicked despise God? He has said in his heart, You will not require it.