Verse 48

What man can live and not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of the grave? Selah.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Husk hvor kortlivet jeg er! Hvor meningsløst har du skapt menneskene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hva menneske er det som lever og ikke skal se døden? Skal han fri sin sjel fra dødens hånd? Sela.

• Norsk King James

  Hvilken mann lever og skal ikke se døden? Kan han redde sin sjel fra gravens grep?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Husk hvor kort min levetid er; hvorfor har du skapt alle menneskene forgjeves?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Husk hvor kortlivet jeg er! Hvor fåfengte du har skapt alle menneskene!

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvem er den mann som lever og ikke ser døden? Kan han fri sin sjel fra dødens hånd? Sela.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvilken mann som lever, skal ikke møte døden? Kan han redde sin sjel fra dødens grep? Selah.

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

  Hvem er den mann som lever og ikke ser døden? Kan han fri sin sjel fra dødens hånd? Sela.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Tenk på hvor kortlivet jeg er! Hvor forgjeves har du skapt alle menneskene!

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Remember how fleeting my life is; for what futility have you created all humanity!

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Husk hvordan jeg lever i forgjengelighet! Hvor forgjeves har du skapt alle menneskebarnene!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kom ihu, hvad mit Livs Tid er; hvorfor skulde du have skabt alle Menneskens Børn forgjæves?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvem er den mann som lever og ikke skal se døden? Kan han redde sin sjel fra gravens makt? Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvilken mann skal leve og ikke se døden, som skal befri sin sjel fra dødsrikets makt? Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvem er den mann som lever og ikke ser døden? Han frelser sin sjel fra dødsrikets makt. Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvem er den mann som skal leve og ikke se døden, som skal redde sin sjel fra dødsrikets makt? Sela.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvilken mann som nå lever, vil ikke se døden? Vil han kunne holde sin sjel fra underverdenen? (Sela.)

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O remembre how shorte my tyme is, hast thou made all men for naught?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  What man liueth, and shall not see death? shall hee deliuer his soule from the hande of the graue? Selah.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  What man is he that lyueth and shall not see death? can he delyuer his owne soule from the hande of hell? Selah.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  What man [is he that] liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  What man is he who shall live and not see death, Who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Who `is' the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. Selah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? {{Selah

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)

• World English Bible (2000)

  What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol.(Selah)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 49:15 : 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
• Heb 11:5 : 5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death; and was not found, because God had taken him: for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
• Job 30:23 : 23 For I know that You will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
• Ps 22:29 : 29 All the prosperous of the earth shall eat and worship; all who go down to the dust shall bow before Him, even he who cannot keep himself alive.
• Ps 49:7-9 : 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases forever: 9 That he should still live forever, and not see corruption.
• Eccl 3:19-20 : 19 For that which befalls the sons of men also befalls beasts; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other; yes, they all have one breath; so that a man has no advantage over a beast: for all is vanity. 20 All go to one place; all are of dust, and all turn to dust again.
• Eccl 8:8 : 8 There is no man who has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, nor does he have power in the day of death; and there is no release from that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who are given to it.
• Eccl 9:5 : 5 For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know nothing, nor have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
• Eccl 12:7 : 7 Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
• John 8:51 : 51 Verily, verily, I say to you, If a man keeps my word, he shall never see death.
• Acts 2:27 : 27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
• 2 Cor 4:14 : 14 Knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will raise us up also by Jesus, and will present us with you.
• Heb 9:27 : 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,