Verse 5

The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set traps for me. Selah.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herre, beskytt meg fra onde menn, hjelp meg å unngå voldelige individer.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De stolte har lagt en snare for meg, og tau. De har lagt et nett ved veikanten; de har satt feller for meg. Sela.

• Norsk King James

  De stolte har lagt ut en snare for meg, og de har kastet tau; de har spredt et nett ved veikanten; de har satt feller for meg. Sela.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herre, beskytt meg fra de ugudeliges hender, vokt meg fra voldelige menn som planlegger å få meg til å snuble.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Herre, bevar meg fra voldsmannens hender, beskytt meg fra menn som planlegger å få meg til å falle.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De stolte har gjemt en snare for meg, med tau; de har lagt ut et nett ved veien; de har satt feller for meg. Sela.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De stoltes har gjemt en felle for meg med tau; de har strukket ut et nett ved veien og satt fallgruver for meg. Selah.

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

  De stolte har gjemt en snare for meg, med tau; de har lagt ut et nett ved veien; de har satt feller for meg. Sela.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herre, beskytt meg fra de ondes hender, vern meg fra voldelige menn, som planlegger å felle mine steg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.140.5", "source": "שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ מִ֘ידֵ֤י רָשָׁ֗ע מֵאִ֣ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ לִדְח֥וֹת פְּעָמָֽי׃", "text": "*šāmrēnî* *YHWH* from-*yədê* *rāšāʿ* from-*ʾîš* *ḥămāsîm* *tinṣərēnî* *ʾăšer* *ḥāšəḇû* to-*diḥôt* *pəʿāmāy*", "grammar": { "*šāmrēnî*": "qal imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - keep/guard me", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*yədê*": "construct state of dual noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - hands of", "*rāšāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - wicked/evil person", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - man", "*ḥămāsîm*": "masculine plural noun - violences/violent acts", "*tinṣərēnî*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - preserve/protect me", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which", "*ḥāšəḇû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they planned/devised", "*diḥôt*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition lamed (to) - to thrust away/trip", "*pəʿāmāy*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my steps/feet" }, "variants": { "*šāmrēnî*": "guard me/keep me/protect me", "*yədê*": "hands of/power of", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person/evil one/godless one", "*ʾîš*": "man/person", "*ḥămāsîm*": "violences/violent deeds/oppressions", "*tinṣərēnî*": "preserve me/protect me/guard me", "*ḥāšəḇû*": "they planned/they devised/they purposed", "*diḥôt*": "to overthrow/to trip/to push down", "*pəʿāmāy*": "my steps/my feet/my goings" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herre, vokt meg mot de ondes hender, vern meg fra voldsmenn som planlegger å styrte meg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herre! bevar mig fra en Ugudeligs Hænder, bevogt mig fra en fortrædelig Mand, fra dem, som tænke at bortstøde mine Trin.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De stolte har skjult en felle for meg, med tau; de har spredt et nett ved veiskanten; de har satt opp snarer for meg. Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De stolte har gjemt en snare for meg, De har lagt ut snorene fra et nett langs stien. De har satt feller for meg. Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De stolte har lagt en snare for meg – og tau, de har lagt et nett ved siden av stien, feller har de satt for meg. Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De stolte har skjult en snare for meg, og snorer; de har lagt et nett langs veien; de har satt feller for meg. Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De stolte menn har lagt skjulte snarer for mine føtter; de strekker ut nett i min vei for å fange meg med sine knep. (Sela.)

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The proude haue layed a snare for me, & spred a nett abrode with coardes, yee & sett trappes in my waye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spred a nette with cordes in my pathway, and set grennes for me. Selah.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spread a net abroade with coardes in the high wayes: they haue set trappes for me. Selah.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The proud have hidden a snare for me, They have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. {{Selah

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)

• World English Bible (2000)

  The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 35:7 : 7 For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, which they have dug without cause for my soul.
• Ps 142:3 : 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my path. In the way where I walked, they secretly laid a snare for me.
• Jer 18:22 : 22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have dug a pit to take me, and hidden snares for my feet.
• Ps 57:6 : 6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down; they have dug a pit before me; into the midst of it they have fallen themselves. Selah.
• Ps 119:69 : 69 The proud have forged a lie against me, but I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
• Ps 119:85 : 85 The proud have dug pits for me, which is not according to Your law.
• Ps 119:110 : 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
• Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorn of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
• Ps 141:9-9 : 9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and the traps of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape completely.
• Job 18:9 : 9 The trap shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
• Ps 10:4-9 : 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God; God is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his enemies, he sneers at them. 6 He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved; for I shall never be in adversity. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes are secretly set against the poor. 9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor when he draws him into his net. 10 He crouches and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. 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.
• Ps 17:8-9 : 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings. 9 From the wicked who oppress me, from my deadly enemies who surround me. 10 They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now surrounded us in our steps; they have set their eyes, bending down to the earth. 12 Like a lion that is eager for its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places. 13 Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:
• Ps 31:4 : 4 Pull me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me: for you are my strength.
• Luke 11:53-54 : 53 And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: 54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.
• Luke 20:20-23 : 20 And they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be righteous men, that they might trap him in his words, so they could deliver him to the power and authority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that you say and teach rightly, neither do you show favoritism, but teach the way of God truly: 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not? 23 But he perceived their trickery, and said to them, Why do you test me?
• Ps 36:11 : 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
• Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
• Jer 18:18 : 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
• Jer 18:20 : 20 Shall evil be repaid for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before you to speak good for them, and to turn away your wrath from them.