Verse 4

That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him and fear not.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De har skarpe tunger som sverd og bruker ord som piler.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For å skyte i skjul på den rettferdige; plutselig skyter de på ham og frykter ikke.

• Norsk King James

  Slik at de kan skyte i hemmelighet på de rettferdige: plutselig skyter de på ham, og frykter ikke.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  de som skjerper tungen som et sverd, og spenner buen og skyter sine piler, de bitre ordene,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Som skjerper sine tunger som sverd, sikter sine piler, ord av bitterhet,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De skyter i hemmelighet på den rettferdige; plutselig skyter de på ham og frykter ikke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  At de i det skjulte skal angripe de fullkomne; plutselig retter de sine angrep mot ham uten å frykte.

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

  De skyter i hemmelighet på den rettferdige; plutselig skyter de på ham og frykter ikke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De som skjerper sine tunger som et sverd, de spenner sine buer for bitre ord

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like bitter arrows.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.64.4", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁנְנ֣וּ כַחֶ֣רֶב לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם דָּרְכ֥וּ חִ֝צָּ֗ם דָּבָ֥ר מָֽר׃", "text": "*ʾăšer* *šānənû* like-the-*ḥereb* *ləšônām* *dārəḵû* *ḥiṣṣām* *dābār* *mār*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who", "*šānənû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person plural - they have sharpened", "*ḥereb*": "feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition kaf (like/as) - sword", "*ləšônām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their tongue", "*dārəḵû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person plural - they have bent/drawn", "*ḥiṣṣām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their arrow", "*dābār*": "masculine singular noun - word/thing", "*mār*": "masculine singular adjective - bitter" }, "variants": { "*šānənû*": "sharpened/whetted", "*dārəḵû*": "bent/drawn/aimed/strung", "*dābār*": "word/speech/thing/matter", "*mār*": "bitter/painful/poisonous" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De skjerper sin tunge som et sverd, de spenner sin pil, et bittert ord.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  som skjærpe deres Tunge som et Sværd; de spende (Bue og skyde) deres Piil, (som er) et bittert Ord,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For å skyte i hemmelighet på den rettferdige; plutselig skyter de på ham og frykter ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  for å skyte på de uskyldige fra sine skjulesteder. De skyter plutselig og uten frykt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For å skyte i skjulte steder på den rettferdige. Plutselig skyter de ham, og frykter ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  for å skyte i skjul mot den oppriktige. Plutselig skyter de mot ham og frykter ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Slik at de i hemmelighet kan skyte pilene sine mot de rettskafne, plutselig og usett.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  That they maye preuely hurte ye innocet, & sodely to hit him wt out eny feare.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  That they may priuily shoote at hym which is perfect: they do sodenly shoote at hym and feare not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  To shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

• World English Bible (2000)

  to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 55:19 : 19 God will hear and afflict them, even He who abides from of old. Selah. Because they do not change, they do not fear God.
• Ps 59:3-4 : 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. 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault; awake to help me, and see.
• Ps 64:7 : 7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly they shall be wounded.
• Hab 3:14 : 14 You pierced with his own staves the head of his villages. They came out like a whirlwind to scatter me; their rejoicing was like to devour the poor secretly.
• John 19:6 : 6 When the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
• 1 Pet 2:22-23 : 22 Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth: 23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:
• 1 Sam 18:11 : 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will strike David even to the wall with it. And David avoided his presence twice.
• 1 Sam 19:10 : 10 And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the javelin, but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he drove the javelin into the wall; and David fled and escaped that night.
• 2 Sam 15:14 : 14 And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.
• Neh 4:11 : 11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know or see anything until we come in among them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
• Ps 10:8-9 : 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.
• Ps 11:2 : 2 For behold, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, to secretly shoot at the upright in heart.