Verse 3

For, look, they lie in wait for my life; the mighty are gathered against me, not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Red meg fra dem som gjør urett, og frels meg fra blodtørstige fiender.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For se, de legger seg i bakhold for å fange min sjel; de mektige samler seg mot meg, ikke på grunn av min overtredelse, ikke på grunn av min synd, Herre.

• Norsk King James

  For se, de ligger på lur etter min sjel: de mektige har samlet seg mot meg; ikke for min urett, heller ikke for min synd, o HERRE.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Redd meg fra dem som gjør urett, og frels meg fra blodtørstige menn.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Frels meg fra onde mennesker, og redd meg fra voldelige menn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For se, de ligger i skjul etter min sjel: de mektige har samlet seg mot meg; ikke for min overtredelse, eller for min synd, Herre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For se, de lurer i bakhold på min sjel; de mektige er samlet mot meg – ikke på grunn av mine overtredelser eller min synd, o HERRE.

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

  For se, de ligger i skjul etter min sjel: de mektige har samlet seg mot meg; ikke for min overtredelse, eller for min synd, Herre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Redde meg fra de onde gjerningsmenn og frels meg fra blodtørstige menn.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Deliver me from evildoers, and save me from those who thirst for blood.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.59.3", "source": "הַ֭צִּילֵנִי מִפֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן וּֽמֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י דָ֝מִ֗ים הוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*Haṣṣîlēnî* from *pōʿălê* *ʾāwen* and from *ʾanšê* *dāmîm* *hôšîʿēnî*.", "grammar": { "*Haṣṣîlēnî*": "Hiphil imperative with 1st person singular suffix - deliver me", "*pōʿălê*": "masculine plural construct noun with preposition min- - from workers of", "*ʾāwen*": "masculine noun - iniquity/wickedness", "*ʾanšê*": "masculine plural construct noun with preposition min- and conjunction wə- - and from men of", "*dāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - bloods/bloodshed", "*hôšîʿēnî*": "Hiphil imperative with 1st person singular suffix - save me" }, "variants": { "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/wickedness/trouble/sorrow", "*dāmîm*": "bloodshed/bloodguilt/blood (plural form often indicates violent bloodshed)", "*hôšîʿēnî*": "save me/deliver me/help me" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Redd meg fra udådsfolk. Frels meg fra voldelige menn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fri mig fra dem, som gjøre Uret, og frels mig fra blodgjerrige Mænd.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For se, de ligger på lur etter min sjel: de mektige samler seg mot meg, uten at det er for min overtredelse, eller for min synd, Herre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For se, de ligger på lur etter min sjel. De mektige samler seg mot meg, ikke for min ulydighet, eller for min synd, Herre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For se, de ligger i skjul etter min sjel, sterke menn samler seg mot meg, ikke på grunn av min overtredelse eller min synd, Herre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For se, de ligger på lur etter min sjel; de mektige samler seg mot meg, ikke for min lovbrudd eller min synd, Herre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For se, de lurer hemmelig på mitt liv; de sterke samles mot meg, men ikke på grunn av min synd eller min misgjerning, Herre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For lo, they lye waytinge for my soule: ye mightie me are gathered together against me, wt out eny offence or faute of me, o LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For loe, they haue layd waite for my soule: the mightie men are gathered against me, not for mine offence, nor for my sinne, O Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For lo, they lye in wayte for my soule: men of power are gathered together against me who haue committed no wickednes nor fault O God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not [for] my transgression, nor [for] my sin, O LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, Not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 56:6 : 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, waiting for my life.
• Ps 69:4 : 4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; those who would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty; then I restored what I did not take away.
• 1 Sam 24:11 : 11 Moreover, my father, see, yes, see the edge of your robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the edge of your robe and killed you not, know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you; yet you hunt my soul to take it.
• 1 Sam 24:17 : 17 And he said to David, You are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded you evil.
• 1 Sam 26:18 : 18 And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? What have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
• Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
• Ps 7:3-6 : 3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there is iniquity in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me; (yes, I have delivered him who without cause is my enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yes, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah. 6 Arise, O LORD, in your anger, lift up yourself because of the rage of my enemies; and awake for me to the judgment you have commanded.
• Ps 10:9-9 : 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.
• Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
• Ps 38:12 : 12 Those who seek my life lay snares for me, and those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things and imagine deceits all day long.
• Prov 12:6 : 6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
• Mic 7:2 : 2 The good man has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among men; they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt each his brother with a net.
• John 15:25 : 25 But this happens so that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’
• Acts 4:26-27 : 26 The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ. 27 For truly against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together
• Acts 23:21 : 21 But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for a promise from you.
• 1 Sam 19:1 : 1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.