Verse 9

Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og forsvar de fattige og trengende.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og forsvar den fattiges og trengendes sak.

• Norsk King James

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og tal for de fattige og trengende.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og forsvar den hjelpeløse og fattiges sak.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og forsvar de fattige og trengende.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og tal de fattiges og nødlidenes sak.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og tal for de fattige og trengende.

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

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og tal de fattiges og nødlidenes sak.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og forsvar den fattige og trengendes sak.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Åpne din munn og døm rettferdig, forsvar de fattige og trengende.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Oplad din Mund, døm Retfærdighed og en Elendigs og Fattigs Sag.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og før saken til den fattige og trengende.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og gi de fattige og trengende deres rett."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og forsvar de fattige og trengende!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, og gi rett til den fattige og nødlidende.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Åpne din munn, døm rettferdig, gi riktige avgjørelser i saken til de fattige og trengende.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  With yi mouth defende ye thinge yt is laufull and right, and ye cause of ye poore and helplesse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Open thy mouth: iudge righteously, and iudge the afflicted, and the poore.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Open thy mouth, defende the thyng that is lawfull and ryght, and the cause of the poore and helpelesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Open your mouth, judge righteously, And serve justice to the poor and needy."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 1:17 : 17 Learn to do what is good; seek justice, correct the oppressor. Defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.
• Lev 19:15 : 15 Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
• Deut 1:16 : 16 At that time, I commanded your judges, saying, 'Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly between a man and his brother or the foreigner who is residing among them.'
• Job 29:15-16 : 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know.
• Jer 22:15-16 : 15 Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Your father ate and drank, but he practiced justice and righteousness, and it went well with him. 16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD.
• Jer 23:5 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. He will reign as king, act wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• Dan 4:27 : 27 the king said, "Is not this the great Babylon which I have built as a royal residence by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?"
• Amos 5:11-12 : 11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine. 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.
• Zech 7:9 : 9 Thus says the LORD of Hosts: 'Administer true justice. Show kindness and compassion to one another.
• Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout aloud, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• John 7:24 : 24 Do not judge by appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.
• Heb 1:9 : 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of joy beyond Your companions.
• Rev 19:11 : 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.
• Ps 58:1-2 : 1 For the director, 'Do Not Destroy,' a Miktam of David. 2 Do you rulers truly speak justice? Do you judge people with fairness?
• Ps 72:1-2 : 1 God, grant your judgments to the king and your righteousness to the king's son. 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.
• Prov 16:12 : 12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.
• Prov 20:8 : 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment disperses all evil with his eyes.
• Deut 16:18-20 : 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. 19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. 20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.
• 2 Sam 8:15 : 15 David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness to all his people.
• Job 29:12 : 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper.
• Isa 1:23 : 23 Your rulers are rebellious and companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's case never comes before them.
• Isa 11:4 : 4 But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
• Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Indeed, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice. 2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
• Jer 5:28 : 28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.
• Jer 22:3 : 3 This is what the LORD says: Practice justice and righteousness. Rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not mistreat or harm the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.