Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Lamentations.4.9", "source": "טוֹבִ֤ים הָיוּ֙ חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב מֵֽחַלְלֵ֖י רָעָ֑ב שֶׁ֣הֵ֤ם יָז֙וּבוּ֙ מְדֻקָּרִ֔ים מִתְּנוּבֹ֖ת שָׂדָֽי׃", "text": "*Ṭôḇîm* were *ḥallê-ḥereḇ* than *ḥallê rāʿāḇ*; for they *yāzûḇû* *məḏuqqārîm* from *tənûḇōṯ śāḏāy*", "grammar": { "*ṭôḇîm*": "masculine plural adjective - good/better", "*hāyû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were", "*ḥallê*": "masculine plural construct - slain of", "*ḥereḇ*": "feminine singular noun - sword", "*mē-ḥallê*": "preposition comparative + masculine plural construct - than slain of", "*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - hunger/famine", "*še-hēm*": "relative particle + 3rd masculine plural pronoun - for they", "*yāzûḇû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they flow out", "*məḏuqqārîm*": "masculine plural Pual participle - pierced/stabbed", "*mi-tənûḇōṯ*": "preposition + feminine plural construct - from produce of", "*śāḏāy*": "masculine singular noun - field" }, "variants": { "*ṭôḇîm*": "better/more fortunate/happier", "*ḥallê*": "slain ones/pierced ones/wounded ones", "*yāzûḇû*": "flow out/waste away/pine away", "*məḏuqqārîm*": "pierced/stabbed/thrust through", "*tənûḇōṯ*": "produce/yield/fruits", "*śāḏāy*": "field/land/countryside" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De som dør av sverd, har det bedre enn de som dør av sult, for de gråter under den tørsten de føler.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De som er drept med sverd er bedre enn de som er drept av sult; for disse visner bort, gjennomstunget av mangelen på markens frukt.

• Norsk King James

  De som dør av sverdet er bedre enn de som dør av sult; for disse lider, som er svekket av mangelen på markens frukter.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det var bedre for dem som ble drept med sverd enn de som døde av sult; fordi de visnet bort som de stungne, da det ikke var mat i landet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Bedre var de drepte med sverdet enn de som er døde av sult, for de døde av sult fortærtes uten å få av markens grøde.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De som blir drept av sverdet, er bedre stilt enn de som dør av sult; disse svinner hen, gjennomstukket av mangel på markens frukter.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De som blir drept med sverdet, er bedre enn de som dør av sult; for disse visner bort, rammet av mangel på markens frukter.

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

  De som blir drept av sverdet, er bedre stilt enn de som dør av sult; disse svinner hen, gjennomstukket av mangel på markens frukter.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De som ble drept med sverd er lykkeligere enn de som dør av sult; de visner bort, gjennomboret, fordi de mangler markens grøde.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Those slain by the sword are better off than those dying of hunger, wasting away, pierced by lack of the fruits of the field.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De som ble drept med sverdet er bedre stilt enn de som dør av sult, de som tæres bort, gjennomboret av mangel på markens grøde.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det var bedre for dem, som vare ihjelslagne ved Sværd, end for dem, som bleve ihjelslagne ved Hunger; thi disse bortfløde som de, der ere igjennemstukne, fordi der ikke var Grøde paa Marken.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They that be sin with the sword are better than they that be sin with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er bedre å bli drept av sverd enn å sulte i hjel; for disse visner bort, gjennomstunget av mangel på markens avling.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Those slain by the sword are better than those who die by hunger; for these waste away, stricken for want of the fruits of the field.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De som blir drept med sverd er bedre stilt enn de som blir drept av sult; For disse svekkes, gjennomhullet på grunn av mangel på markens frukter.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Bedre var de som ble gjennomboret av sverd enn de gjennomboret av sult, for disse langsomt svinner hen, uten grøde fra marken.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De som blir drept med sverd er bedre enn de som blir drept av sult; For disse svinner bort, gjennomboret, for mangel på markens frukter.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De som ble drept med sverd har det bedre enn de som dør av sult; for disse tæres bort langsomt, lik frukt på marken som brenner opp.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They that be slayne with the swearde, are happier, then soch as dye of honger, and perishe awaye famishinge for the frutes of the felde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They that be slaine with the sword are better, then they that are killed with hunger: for they fade away as they were striken through for the fruites of the fielde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They that be slayne with the sworde, are happier then such as dye of hunger, and perishe away famishing for the fruites of the fielde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [They that be] slain with the sword are better than [they that be] slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for [want of] the fruits of the field.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Better have been the pierced of a sword Than the pierced of famine, For these flow away, pierced through, Without the increase of the field.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Those who have been put to the sword are better off than those whose death is caused by need of food; for these come to death slowly, burned up like the fruit of the field.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  ט(Tet) Those who died by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, those who waste away, struck down from lack of food.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:39 : 39 { "verseID": "Leviticus.26.39", "source": "וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּכֶ֗ם יִמַּ֙קּוּ֙ בּֽ͏ַעֲוֺנָ֔ם בְּאַרְצֹ֖ת אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם וְאַ֛ף בַּעֲוֺנֹ֥ת אֲבֹתָ֖ם אִתָּ֥ם יִמָּֽקּוּ׃", "text": "*wə-hannišʾārîm* *bākem* *yimmaqû* *baʿăwōnām* *bəʾarṣōt* *ʾōyəbêkem* *wə-ʾap* *baʿăwōnōt* *ʾăbōtām* *ʾittām* *yimmāqû*", "grammar": { "*wə-hannišʾārîm*": "conjunction + definite article + Niphal participle masculine plural - and those remaining", "*bākem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - among you", "*yimmaqû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they shall waste away/rot", "*baʿăwōnām*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their iniquity", "*bəʾarṣōt*": "preposition + feminine plural construct - in lands of", "*ʾōyəbêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your enemies", "*wə-ʾap*": "conjunction + adverb/conjunction - and also/moreover", "*baʿăwōnōt*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - in iniquities of", "*ʾăbōtām*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fathers", "*ʾittām*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - with them", "*yimmāqû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they shall waste away/rot" }, "variants": { "*nišʾārîm*": "remaining/left over/survivors", "*yimmaqû*": "rot/waste away/decay/pine away", "*ʿăwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment for iniquity", "*ʾăbōt*": "fathers/ancestors/forefathers" } }
• Ezek 24:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.24.23", "source": "וּפְאֵרֵכֶ֣ם עַל־רָאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תִסְפְּד֖וּ וְלֹ֣א תִבְכּ֑וּ וּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙ בַּעֲוֺנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּנְהַמְתֶּ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ אֶל־אָחִֽיו׃", "text": "And your *pə'ērēḵem* upon your *rā'šêḵem* and your *na'ălêḵem* on your *bəraglêḵem*; not *ṯispədû* and not *ṯiḇkû*; and *nəmaqqōṯem* in your *ba'ăwōnōṯêḵem* and *nəhamtem* *'îš* to his *'āḥîw*.", "grammar": { "*pə'ērēḵem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your turbans", "*rā'šêḵem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your heads", "*na'ălêḵem*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your sandals", "*bəraglêḵem*": "preposition + feminine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - on your feet", "*ṯispədû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will mourn/lament", "*ṯiḇkû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will weep", "*nəmaqqōṯem*": "niphal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will waste away", "*ba'ăwōnōṯêḵem*": "preposition + masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - in your iniquities", "*nəhamtem*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will groan", "*'îš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each one", "*'āḥîw*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother" }, "variants": { "*pə'ērēḵem*": "your turbans/headdresses", "*rā'šêḵem*": "your heads", "*na'ălêḵem*": "your sandals/shoes", "*bəraglêḵem*": "on your feet/legs", "*ṯispədû*": "you will mourn/lament/wail", "*ṯiḇkû*": "you will weep/cry", "*nəmaqqōṯem*": "you will waste away/rot/decay", "*ba'ăwōnōṯêḵem*": "in your iniquities/sins/guilt", "*nəhamtem*": "you will groan/moan/growl", "*'îš*": "man/each one/each person", "*'āḥîw*": "his brother/fellow/neighbor" } }
• Ezek 33:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.33.10", "source": "וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם אֱמֹר֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כֵּ֤ן אֲמַרְתֶּם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כִּֽי־פְשָׁעֵ֥ינוּ וְחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּ עָלֵ֑ינוּ וּבָ֛ם אֲנַ֥חְנוּ נְמַקִּ֖ים וְאֵ֥יךְ נִֽחְיֶֽה׃", "text": "*wə-ʾattāh* *ben*-*ʾādām* *ʾĕmōr* *ʾel*-*bêt* *yiśrāʾēl* *kēn* *ʾămartem* *lēʾmōr* *kî*-*pəšāʿênû* *wə-ḥaṭṭōʾtênû* *ʿālênû* *û-bām* *ʾănaḥnû* *nəmaqqîm* *wə-ʾêk* *niḥyeh*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾattāh*": "conjunction + personal pronoun, 2nd singular masculine - and you", "*ben*-*ʾādām*": "construct state - son of man/human", "*ʾĕmōr*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - speak/say", "*ʾel*-*bêt*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾămartem*": "qal perfect, 2nd plural masculine - you have said", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*kî*-*pəšāʿênû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural with 1st plural suffix - because our transgressions", "*wə-ḥaṭṭōʾtênû*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural with 1st plural suffix - and our sins", "*ʿālênû*": "preposition with 1st plural suffix - are upon us", "*û-bām*": "conjunction + preposition with 3rd plural suffix - and in them", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "personal pronoun, 1st plural - we", "*nəmaqqîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural - wasting away/rotting", "*wə-ʾêk*": "conjunction + interrogative - and how", "*niḥyeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st plural - shall we live" }, "variants": { "*ben*-*ʾādām*": "son of man/mortal/human", "*pəšāʿênû*": "our transgressions/our rebellions/our offenses", "*ḥaṭṭōʾtênû*": "our sins/our failures/our mistakes", "*nəmaqqîm*": "wasting away/rotting/pining away/decaying", "*niḥyeh*": "shall we live/can we live/will we survive" } }
• Jer 16:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.16.4", "source": "מְמוֹתֵ֨י תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים יָמֻ֗תוּ לֹ֤א יִסָּֽפְדוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִקָּבֵ֔רוּ לְדֹ֛מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה יִֽהְי֑וּ וּבַחֶ֤רֶב וּבָֽרָעָב֙ יִכְל֔וּ וְהָיְתָ֤ה נִבְלָתָם֙ לְמַאֲכָ֔ל לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*məmôṯê* *ṯaḥălūʾîm* *yāmuṯû* not *yissāp̄əḏû* and-not *yiqqāḇērû* for-*ḏōmen* upon *pənê* *hā-ʾăḏāmāh* *yihyû* and-with-*ḥereḇ* and-with-*rāʿāḇ* *yiḵlû* and-*hāyəṯāh* *niḇlāṯām* for-*maʾăḵāl* for-*ʿôp̄* *ha-ššāmayim* and-for-*behĕmaṯ* *hā-ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*məmôṯê*": "masculine plural construct noun - deaths of", "*ṯaḥălūʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - diseases/sicknesses", "*yāmuṯû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall die", "*yissāp̄əḏû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be lamented/mourned", "*yiqqāḇērû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be buried", "*ḏōmen*": "masculine singular noun - dung/manure", "*pənê*": "masculine plural construct - face/surface of", "*hā-ʾăḏāmāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the ground/land/earth", "*yihyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be", "*ḥereḇ*": "feminine singular noun - sword", "*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - famine/hunger", "*yiḵlû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be consumed/perish", "*hāyəṯāh*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and it shall be", "*niḇlāṯām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their corpse/carcass", "*maʾăḵāl*": "masculine singular noun - food/eating", "*ʿôp̄*": "masculine singular construct - bird of", "*ha-ššāmayim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens", "*behĕmaṯ*": "feminine singular construct - beast/animal of", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*ṯaḥălūʾîm*": "diseases/sicknesses/grievous deaths", "*ḏōmen*": "dung/refuse/manure", "*ḥereḇ*": "sword/warfare", "*rāʿāḇ*": "famine/hunger/starvation" } }