Verse 19

God is not a man, that he should lie; nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Gud er ikke en mann, så han lyver ikke, heller ikke et menneskebarn, så han angrer. Har han sagt noe, og ikke gjort det? Har han talt, og ikke oppfylt det?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Gud er ikke et menneske, så han kunne lyve, eller et menneskes sønn, så han kunne angre: har han sagt, og skulle han ikke gjøre det? Eller har han talt, og skulle han ikke fullføre det?

• Norsk King James

  Gud er ikke et menneske som lyver; heller ikke er han menneskesønn som angrer. Har han sagt det, gjør han det? Eller har han talt, og skal han ikke få det til å skje?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gud er ikke et menneske så han lyver, og ikke en menneskesønn så han angrer. Har han sagt det, vil han ikke da gjøre det? Har han lovet, vil han ikke oppfylle det?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Gud er ikke et menneske så han kan lyve, eller et menneske så han kan angre. Har han talt og vil han ikke gjøre det? Har han sagt noe og vil han ikke utføre det?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Gud er ikke et menneske, så han skal lyve; heller ikke et menneskesønn, så han skal angre: Har han sagt det, og skal han ikke gjøre det? Eller har han talt, og skal han ikke fullføre det?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Gud er ikke et menneske som lyver, og heller ikke en menneskesønn som angrer. Har han sagt noe, vil han gjøre det, og har han uttalt seg, vil han få det til å skje.

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

  Gud er ikke et menneske, så han skal lyve; heller ikke et menneskesønn, så han skal angre: Har han sagt det, og skal han ikke gjøre det? Eller har han talt, og skal han ikke fullføre det?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gud er ikke et menneske, så han lyver, eller et menneskes barn, så han angrer. Har han sagt det, vil han ikke gjøre det? Har han talt, vil han ikke fullføre det?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Gud er ikke et menneske, så han lyver, eller et menneskebarn, så han angrer. Har han sagt noe, skal han da ikke gjøre det? Har han talt, og skal han ikke oppfylle det?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gud er ikke et Menneske, at han lyver, ei heller et Menneskes Barn, at han skulde angre (Noget); haver han sagt det og skulde ikke gjøre det? og haver han talet og skulde ikke holde det?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Gud er ikke et menneske, så han lyver, ei heller et menneskebarn, så han ombestemmer seg: har han sagt noe, og gjør det ikke? Eller har han talt, og vil ikke gjøre det til virkelighet?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Gud er ikke en mann, så han skulle lyve, heller ikke en menneskesønn, så han skulle angre. Har han sagt, og skulle han ikke gjøre det? Eller har han talt, og skal han ikke oppfylle det?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Gud er ikke et menneske så han kan lyve, eller et menneskes sønn så han kan angre. Har Han sagt det, vil Han ikke gjøre det? Har Han talt, vil Han ikke fullføre det?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Gud er ikke et menneske, så han kan lyve, eller en menneskesønn så han kan angre. Har han sagt, og skal han ikke gjøre det? Eller har han talt, og skal han ikke oppfylle det?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gud er ikke en mann, så han skulle lyve; heller ikke et menneskesønn, så han skulle ombestemme seg: hva han har sagt, vil han ikke gjøre? Og vil han ikke sette i verk sine ord?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The Lorde is not a ma that he can lye nether the sonne of a ma that he can repent: shulde he saye and not doo or shulde he speake and not make it good?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  God is not a man yt he shulde lye, ner a mans childe yt eny thinge shulde repente him. Shulde he saye and not do? Shulde he speake & not make it good?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  God is not as man, that he should lie, neither as the sonne of man that he shoulde repent: hath he sayde and shal he not do it? and hath he spoken, and shal he not accomplish it?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  God is not a man that he should lye, neither the sonne of a ma that he should repent: should he say & not do? or should he speake, and not make it good?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  God `is' not a man -- and lieth, And a son of man -- and repenteth! Hath He said -- and doth He not do `it'? And spoken -- and doth He not confirm it?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?

• World English Bible (2000)

  God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?

Referenced Verses

• Heb 6:18 : 18 That by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us:
• Rom 11:29 : 29 For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.
• Mal 3:6 : 6 For I am the LORD, I do not change; therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.
• 1 Sam 15:29 : 29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for He is not a man, that He should repent.
• Titus 1:2 : 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began;
• Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
• Hab 2:3 : 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie: though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
• Luke 21:33 : 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
• Ps 89:35 : 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David.
• Hos 11:9 : 9 I will not execute the fierceness of my anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, and not a man; the Holy One among you, and I will not enter the city.
• Mic 7:20 : 20 You will perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
• 1 Chr 17:17 : 17 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O God; for you have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.