Verse 5

Let a righteous person strike me—it is a kindness; let them rebuke me—it is oil on my head, which my head will not refuse. For my prayer is still against the deeds of the wicked.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    La den gode medlidende irettesette meg; det vil være som olje på hodet mitt, la ikke hode mitt avvise det, for jeg ber fortsatt for deres onde gjerninger.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    La den rettferdige slå meg; det er en vennlighet. La ham irettesette meg; det er som utmerket olje, som ikke skal knuse mitt hode. For likevel skal min bønn være i deres ulykker.

  • Norsk King James

    La den rettferdige irettesette meg; det er en godhet for meg: la ham korrigere meg som en velduftende olje; det skal ikke påføre meg sår; for min bønn skal fortsatt være for deres ulykker.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    La en rettferdig slå meg, det er en godgjerning, og refse meg, det er som olje på hodet; la det ikke være vanskelig for hodet mitt, for min bønn skal også være for dem når det går dem ille.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    La den rettferdige slå meg, det er en velgjørenhet; la ham irettesette meg, det er som olje på hodet mitt; la ikke mitt hode avvise det. For enda er min bønn mot deres ondskap.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    La de rettferdige slå meg; det skal være en godhet: og la dem irettesette meg; det skal være en utmerket olje som ikke skal knuse mitt hode: for enda skal min bønn være i deres ulykker.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    La den rettferdige slå meg; det skal være et vennlig tegn, og la ham irettesette meg; det skal være som ypperlig olje som ikke skader mitt hode, for min bønn skal også være til stede i deres nød.

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

    La de rettferdige slå meg; det skal være en godhet: og la dem irettesette meg; det skal være en utmerket olje som ikke skal knuse mitt hode: for enda skal min bønn være i deres ulykker.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    La en rettferdig slå meg, det er en godhet; la ham irettesette meg, det er olje for hodet mitt; mitt hode vil ikke avvise det, for fortsatt er min bønn mot deres onde.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    La en rettferdig slå meg - det er nåde. La ham irettesette meg - det er som olje på mitt hode; mitt hode skal ikke avvise det. For enda ber jeg i deres ulykker.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    En Retfærdig slaae mig, (det skal være mig) en Velgjerning, og straffe mig, (det skal være mig) en Hovedolie; lad mit Hoved ikke vægre sig derved, thi min Bøn (skal) ogsaa (fremdeles skee for dem), naar (det gaaer) dem ilde.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    La den rettferdige slå meg, det vil være vennlighet; og la ham irettesette meg, det vil være som utmerket olje på hodet mitt; for fortsatt vil min bønn være i deres elendigheter.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him rebuke me; it shall be as excellent oil, which shall not break my head, for my prayer shall still be in their calamities.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    La den rettferdige slå meg, det er vennlighet; La ham irettesette meg, det er som olje på hodet; La ikke mitt hode avvise det; Dog er min bønn alltid mot onde gjerninger.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Den rettferdige slår meg i nåde og irettesetter meg, oljen fra hodet mitt avviser jeg ikke, for min bønn er fortsatt mot deres urolighet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    La den rettferdige slå meg, det skal være godhet; og la ham refse meg, det skal være som olje for hodet. La ikke hodet mitt avvise det, for enda i deres ondskap skal min bønn være vedvarende.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    La de rettskafne irettesette meg; og la de gudfryktige veilede meg; men jeg skal ikke la syndernes olje komme over mitt hode: når de gjør ondt, vil jeg gi meg til bønn.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Let the rightuous (rather) smyte me frendly, and reproue me:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Let the righteous smite me: for that is a benefite: and let him reprooue me, and it shalbe a precious oyle, that shall not breake mine head: for within a while I shall euen pray in their miseries.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I wishe that the ryghteous woulde smite me and reproue me: for it is louing kyndnesse. But let not pretious baulmes breake mine head: for as yet euen my prayer is agaynst their wickednesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Let the righteous smite me; [it shall be] a kindness: and let him reprove me; [it shall be] an excellent oil, [which] shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also [shall be] in their calamities.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; Let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; Don't let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    The righteous doth beat me `in' kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer `is' about their vexations.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Let the righteous smite me, [it shall be] a kindness; And let him reprove me, [it shall be as] oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don't let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted.
  • 2 Tim 1:16-18 : 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. 17 On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently for me and found me. 18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. You know very well how much he helped me in Ephesus.
  • Jas 5:14-16 : 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise them up; and if they have committed sins, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful and effective.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
  • Prov 27:5-6 : 5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
  • Eccl 7:5 : 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
  • Gal 2:11-14 : 11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they came, he began to draw back and separate himself, fearing those of the circumcision group. 13 And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, 'If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?'
  • 1 Sam 25:31-34 : 31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord has brought my lord success, remember your servant. 32 David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. 33 Blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand. 34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried to come to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning.
  • 2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 'I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. 9 Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in His eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites! 10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.' 11 This is what the Lord says: 'Look, I am going to bring disaster upon you from within your own household. I will take your wives before your very eyes and give them to someone close to you, who will sleep with them in broad daylight. 12 You did it in secret, but I will make this happen in front of all Israel and in broad daylight.' 13 Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' Nathan replied, 'The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.
  • 2 Chr 16:7-9 : 7 At that time, Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, 'Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.' 8 Were not the Cushites and the Libyans a mighty army with great numbers of chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand. 9 For the eyes of the LORD roam throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, you will face wars. 10 Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison because he was enraged over this. At the same time, Asa oppressed some of the people.
  • 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 While the prophet was still speaking, Amaziah said to him, 'Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?' The prophet stopped but said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.'
  • Ps 23:5 : 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
  • Ps 51:18 : 18 For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
  • Ps 125:4 : 4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good and to those who are upright in heart.
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commandment is a lamp, the teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.
  • Prov 9:8-9 : 8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or they will hate you; rebuke a wise person, and they will love you. 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.
  • Prov 15:22 : 22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.