Verse 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.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Ved tro ble Enok overtatt så han ikke skulle se døden; og han ble ikke funnet, fordi Gud hadde overtatt ham: for før hans overtagelse hadde han dette vitnesbyrdet at han var til behag for Gud.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For Gud tok ham; før han ble tatt, hadde han fått vitnesbyrd om at han var til behag for Gud.

• Norsk King James

  Ved tro ble Enok tatt til himmels for at han ikke skulle se døden; han ble ikke funnet, fordi Gud hadde tatt ham opp, og før han ble tatt opp, fikk han vitnesbyrd om at han gledet Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  I tro ble Enok tatt bort for at han ikke skulle se døden, og han ble ikke funnet fordi Gud hadde tatt ham bort. Før han ble tatt bort, hadde han vitnesbyrdet om at han behaget Gud.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Ved tro ble Enok forflyttet for at han ikke skulle se døden; og ble ikke funnet, fordi Gud hadde forflyttet ham: for før hans forflyttelse hadde han dette vitnesbyrd, at han behaget Gud.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Ved tro ble Enok tatt opp, slik at han ikke skulle se døden, og han ble ikke funnet, fordi Gud hadde tatt ham opp. For før han ble tatt opp, mottok han vitnesbyrd om at han hadde behaget Gud.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ved tro ble Enok tatt opp for at han ikke skulle se døden; og han ble ikke funnet fordi Gud hadde tatt ham opp. For før sin opptagelse hadde han fått vitnesbyrd om at han behaget Gud.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ved tro ble Enok tatt opp slik at han ikke fikk smake døden; han ble ikke funnet, fordi Gud hadde tatt ham med, og før dette vitnet han om at han hadde behag hos Gud.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Ved tro ble Enok bortrykket, slik at han ikke skulle se døden, og han ble ikke funnet, for Gud hadde rykket ham bort. Før han ble bortrykket, hadde han nemlig det vitnesbyrd at han behaget Gud.

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

  Ved tro ble Enok bortrykket, slik at han ikke skulle se døden, og han ble ikke funnet, for Gud hadde rykket ham bort. Før han ble bortrykket, hadde han nemlig det vitnesbyrd at han behaget Gud.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ved tro ble Enok tatt bort, så han ikke skulle se døden, og han ble ikke funnet, fordi Gud hadde tatt ham bort. For før han ble tatt bort, fikk han dette vitnesbyrdet: at han hadde behaget Gud.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death, and he was not found, because God took him up. For before he was taken up, he was commended as one who had pleased God.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Ved tro ble Enok tatt bort for at han ikke skulle se døden, og han ble ikke funnet, fordi Gud tok ham bort. For før han ble tatt bort, hadde han vitnesbyrd om at han hadde behaget Gud.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Formedelst Tro blev Enoch borttagen, at han ikke skulde see Døden, og blev ikke funden, efterdi Gud havde taget ham bort; thi før han blev borttagen, havde han det Vidnesbyrd, at han behagede Gud.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ved tro ble Enok tatt bort, slik at han ikke skulle se døden; og han ble ikke funnet, fordi Gud hadde tatt ham bort: for før han ble tatt bort, hadde han det vitnesbyrdet at han behaget Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ved tro ble Enok tatt bort, så han ikke skulle se døden, og han ble ikke funnet, fordi Gud tok ham bort. For før han ble tatt bort, hadde han fått vitnesbyrd om at han hadde behaget Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ved tro ble Enok rykket bort uten å se døden, og han ble ikke funnet fordi Gud hadde tatt ham til seg. For før han ble tatt bort, hadde han vitnesbyrd om at han hadde behaget Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ved tro ble Enok tatt opp, slik at han ikke skulle se døden, og han ble ikke funnet, for Gud tok ham opp. Før han ble tatt opp, hadde han fått vitnesbyrd om at han var til glede for Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ved tro ble Enok tatt opp til himmelen uten å se døden; han ble ikke funnet, for Gud tok ham bort. Før han ble tatt bort, fikk han vitnesbyrd om å være til glede for Gud.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  By fayth was Enoch traslated yt he shuld not se deeth: nether was he founde: for God had taken him awaye. Before he was taken awaye he was reported of that he had pleased God:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  By faith was Enoch take awaye, that he shulde not se death: and was not founde, because God had taken him awaye. For afore he was taken awaye, he had recorde that he pleased God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  By faith was Enoch translated, that he should not see death: neither was he found: for God had translated him: for before he was translated, he was reported of, that he had pleased God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  By fayth was Enoch translated, that he shoulde not see death, neither was he founde, for God had taken hym away: For afore he was taken away, he was reported of to haue pleased God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn't see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  By faith Enoch was translated -- not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to -- that he had pleased God well,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God:

• World English Bible (2000)

  By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn't see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death, and he was not to be found because God took him up. For before his removal he had been commended as having pleased God.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 5:21-24 : 21 And Enoch lived sixty-five years, and had Methuselah: 22 And Enoch walked with God after he had Methuselah three hundred years, and had sons and daughters: 23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years: 24 And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
• 2 Kgs 2:11 : 11 And it happened, as they still went on and talked, that behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both apart; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
• Jude 1:14 : 14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, 'Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,
• Rev 11:9-9 : 9 And those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwelt on the earth. 11 And after three and a half days, the Spirit of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, Come up here. And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.
• 2 Kgs 2:16-17 : 16 And they said to him, Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master: lest perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send. 17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but did not find him.
• Ps 89:48 : 48 What man can live and not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of the grave? Selah.
• Luke 3:37 : 37 The son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
• John 8:51-52 : 51 Verily, verily, I say to you, If a man keeps my word, he shall never see death. 52 Then the Jews said to him, Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and you say, If a man keeps my word, he shall never taste death.
• Rom 8:8-9 : 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
• 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 But as we were allowed by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
• Heb 11:3-4 : 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead still speaks.
• Heb 11:6 : 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
• 1 John 3:22 : 22 And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
• Jer 36:26 : 26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD hid them.