Verse 25

I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg har vært ung og er nå gammel, men jeg har aldri sett den rettferdige forlatt eller hans avkom be om brød.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg har vært ung, og nå er jeg gammel; og jeg har ikke sett den rettferdige forlatt, eller hans barn be om brød.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg har vært ung, og nå er jeg gammel; likevel har jeg ikke sett den rettferdige forlatt, eller hans etterkommere tigge om mat.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg har vært ung, og nå er jeg gammel; men jeg har aldri sett en rettferdig bli forlatt, eller hans barn tigge brød.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg har vært ung, og nå er jeg gammel, men jeg har ikke sett en rettferdig bli forlatt eller hans barn tigge etter brød.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg har vært ung og nå er jeg gammel, men jeg har ikke sett den rettferdige forlatt eller hans etterkommere tigge etter brød.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg har vært ung og er nå gammel, men jeg har aldri sett at den rettferdige blir forlatt eller at hans etterkommere må tigge om brød.

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

  Jeg har vært ung og nå er jeg gammel, men jeg har ikke sett den rettferdige forlatt eller hans etterkommere tigge etter brød.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har vært ung og er blitt gammel, men aldri har jeg sett en rettferdig forlates, eller hans barn tigge om brød.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I was young, and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging for bread.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg har vært ung, også blitt gammel, men jeg har ikke sett en rettferdig bli forlatt eller hans etterkommere tigge etter brød.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg har været ung og er bleven gammel, men jeg haver ikke seet en Retfærdig forladt, eller hans Sæd søge efter Brød.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg har vært ung, og nå er jeg gammel, men jeg har aldri sett den rettferdige forlatt eller hans etterkommere be om brød.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg har vært ung, og nå er jeg gammel, men jeg har aldri sett den rettferdige forlatt eller hans barn be om brød.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg var ung og er blitt gammel, men jeg har ikke sett den rettferdige forlatt eller hans avkom som ber om brød.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg har vært ung, og nå er jeg gammel, men jeg har ikke sett den rettferdige blitt forlatt eller hans barn tigge om brød.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg har vært ung og er nå gammel, men jeg har aldri sett den rettferdige svikte eller hans barn be om brød.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I haue bene yonge, & now am olde: yet sawe I neuer the rightuous forsake, ner his sede to seke their bred.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I haue ben a young chylde, and nowe I am olde: and yet sawe I neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begyng bread.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I have been young, and now am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his children begging for bread.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

Referenced Verses

• Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with what you have. For He has said, 'I will never leave you, nor forsake you.'
• Ps 25:13 : 13 His soul shall dwell in prosperity, and his descendants shall inherit the earth.
• 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it has pleased the LORD to make you his people.
• Ps 37:28 : 28 For the LORD loves justice, and does not forsake his saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
• Heb 12:5-6 : 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to children, "My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by him: 6 For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives."
• Ps 112:2 : 2 His descendants shall be mighty upon the earth; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
• Prov 13:22 : 22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just.
• 2 Cor 4:9 : 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
• Phlm 1:8-9 : 8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you to do what is fitting, 9 Yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
• Luke 1:53-55 : 53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. 54 He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, 55 As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.
• Acts 21:16 : 16 Certain disciples from Caesarea went with us also, bringing with them Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we were to lodge.
• Ps 59:15 : 15 Let them wander up and down for food, and grumble if they are not satisfied.
• Ps 71:9 : 9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
• Ps 71:18 : 18 Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I have shown your strength to this generation, and your power to everyone that is to come.
• Ps 94:14 : 14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
• Job 15:23 : 23 He wanders abroad for bread, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
• Job 32:6-7 : 6 And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said, I am young, and you are very old; therefore I was afraid, and did not dare to show you my opinion. 7 I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.
• Gen 17:7 : 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
• Josh 1:5 : 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you, nor forsake you.
• Ps 109:10 : 10 Let his children be continually wanderers and beg; let them seek their bread also from their desolate places.
• Isa 13:16 : 16 Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives ravished.