Verse 12

three years of famine, three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you, or three days of the sword of the LORD—pestilence in the land, with the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ Now decide how I should answer the One who sent me."

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Tre år med hungersnød, tre måneder med flukt blant dine fiender mens de angriper deg, eller tre dager med pest fra Herren, der ødeleggelse rammer hele Israel. Vurder dette og gi meg svar på hva du ønsker.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Tre års hungersnød, eller tre måneder med fiendens sverd over deg, mens dine fiender forfølger deg, eller tre dager med Herrens sverd, pest i landet og Herrens engel som ødelegger i hele Israel. Nå, tenk over saken, så jeg kan gi et svar til den som har sendt meg.

  • Norsk King James

    Enten tre års hungersnød; eller tre måneder med å bli ødelagt foran dine fiender, mens dine fienders sverd jager deg; eller tre dager med Herrens sverd, som pest, og Herrens engel som ødelegger over hele Israels område. Nå, derfor, rådfør deg med hva ord jeg skal bringe tilbake til ham som sendte meg.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    enten tre års hungersnød eller tre måneders nederlag for fiendene dine, mens fiendens sverd når deg, eller tre dagers pest i landet. Herrens sverd, pesten, skal ramme landet, og Herrens engel skal ødelegge overalt i Israels grenser. Tenk nå over hvilket svar jeg skal gi til han som har sendt meg.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Tre år med hungersnød, eller tre måneder med å bli jaget av dine fiender mens deres sverd når deg, eller tre dager med Herrens sverd – pest i landet og Herrens engel som ødelegger over hele Israel. Tenk over hva jeg skal gi som svar til ham som har sendt meg.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Enten tre års hungersnød, eller tre måneder hvor du blir ødelagt av dine fiender, mens dine fienders sverd tar deg, eller tre dager med Herrens sverd, pest i landet, og Herrens engel som ødelegger over hele Israels landområder. Nå, vurder hva jeg skal svare til ham som har sendt meg.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    «Enten tre års hungersnød, eller tre måneder der dine fiender skal overmanne deg med sverd, eller tre dager med Herrens sverd – pest over landet og Herrens engel herjer langs alle Israels grenser. Rådfør deg nå, så jeg kan rapportere tilbake til den som sendte meg.»

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

    Enten tre års hungersnød, eller tre måneder hvor du blir ødelagt av dine fiender, mens dine fienders sverd tar deg, eller tre dager med Herrens sverd, pest i landet, og Herrens engel som ødelegger over hele Israels landområder. Nå, vurder hva jeg skal svare til ham som har sendt meg.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    tre år med hungersnød, tre måneder der du drives bort foran fiendene dine mens deres sverd når deg, eller tre dager med Herrens sverd, pest i landet, med Herrens engel som ødelegger i hele Israels område. Tenk nå over hva jeg skal svare ham som sendte meg.'

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    tre år med hungersnød, eller tre måneders flukt for dine fiender mens de forfølger deg, eller tre dagers pest i landet, med Herrens sverd og pest i landet og Herrens engel som ødelegger i hele Israels område. Tenk nå over hva svar jeg skal gi til ham som har sendt meg.»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    enten Hunger i tre Aar, eller og Nederlag for dine Modstanderes Ansigt tre Maaneder, og at dine Fjenders Sværd skal naae (dig), eller (at) Herrens Sværd, det er Pestilentse, (skal være) tre Dage udi Landet, og at Herrens Engel skal fordærve i alt Israels Landemærke; saa see nu til, hvad Svar jeg skal sige til den igjen, som mig udsendte.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    enten tre års hungersnød; eller tre måneder hvor du flykter for dine fiender mens de forfølger deg med sverd; eller tre dager med Herrens sverd, pest i landet, og Herrens engel som ødelegger over hele Israels land. Tenk nå over hva jeg skal svare ham som har sendt meg.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Either three years of famine; or three months to be defeated before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days of the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the territory of Israel. Now therefore decide what word I shall bring back to him who sent me.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    enten tre års hungersnød, eller tre måneder hvor du blir ødelagt av dine fiender mens fiendenes sverd når deg igjen, eller ellers tre dager med Herrens sverd, nemlig pest i landet, og Herrens engel ødelegger over hele Israels land. Nå tenk over hva slags svar jeg skal gi ham som sendte meg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    tre års hungersnød, tre måneders nederlag for dine fiender mens sverdet fra dine fiender inntar deg, eller tre dager med Herrens sverd, altså pest i landet, med en Herrens utsending som ødelegger overalt i Israels grenser. Så tenk nøye gjennom hva svar jeg skal gi ham som sendte meg.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    enten tre år med hungersnød; eller tre måneder der du blir fortært av dine fiender mens deres sverd innhenter deg; eller tre dager med Herrens sverd, pest over landet, og Herrens engel ødeleggende gjennom hele Israels land. Tenk nå grundig over hva svar jeg skal gi ham som sendte meg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Tre år med matmangel; eller tre måneder med krig, hvor du vil flykte for dine fiender, i stor fare for sverdet; eller tre dager med Herrens sverd, sykdom i landet, og Herrens engel som bringer ødeleggelse over hele Israels land. Tenk nå nøye over svaret jeg skal gi til ham som sendte meg.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    ether thre yeare derth, or thre monethes to flye before thine aduersaries, & before the swerde of thine enemies, yt it maye ouertake the: or thre dayes ye swerde of the LORDE, & pestilece in the londe, yt the angell of the LORDE maye destroye in all ye coastes of Israel. Loke now what answere I shal geue vnto him yt sent me.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Either three yeeres famine, or three moneths to be destroyed before thine aduersaries, and the sworde of thine enemies to take thee, or els the sworde of the Lorde and pestilence in the lande three dayes, that the Angel of the Lorde may destroy throughout all the coastes of Israel: nowe therefore aduise thee, what word I shal bring againe to him that sent me.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Eyther three yeres famishment, or three monethes to be destroyed before thyne aduersaries, & that the sworde of thyne enemies may ouertake thee: or els the sworde of the Lord and pestilence in the lande three dayes, and the angell of the Lorde destroying throughout all the coastes of Israel: And nowe aduise thy selfe, what worde I shal bring againe to him that sent me.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh [thee]; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    either for three years -- famine, or three months to be consumed from the face of thine adversaries, even the sword of thine enemies to overtake, or three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and a messenger of Jehovah destroying in all the border of Israel; and now, see; what word do I return to Him who is sending me?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Three years when there will not be enough food; or three months of war, when you will go in flight before your haters, being in great danger of the sword; or three days of the sword of the Lord, disease in the land, and the angel of the Lord taking destruction through all the land of Israel. Now give thought to the answer I am to take back to him who sent me.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    three years of famine, or three months being chased by your enemies and struck down by their swords, or three days being struck down by the LORD, during which a plague will invade the land and the LORD’s angel will destroy throughout Israel’s territory.’ Now, decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 12:23 : 23 For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when He sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you.
  • Lev 26:10 : 10 You will eat the old supply long stored, and you will clear out the old to make room for the new.
  • Lev 26:17 : 17 I will set my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even when no one is chasing you.
  • Lev 26:25-29 : 25 I will bring the sword upon you to avenge the breaking of the covenant, and when you retreat into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hands of the enemy. 26 When I break your staff of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven and dole out your bread by weight, and you will eat but not be satisfied. 27 But if, after all this, you do not listen to me and continue to act with hostility against me, 28 then I in turn will act with furious hostility against you, and I will discipline you seven times over for your sins. 29 You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.
  • Lev 26:36-37 : 36 As for those of you who survive, I will bring weakness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as though running from a sword, though no one pursues them. 37 They will stumble over one another as if fleeing from the sword, though no one pursues them. You will not be able to stand before your enemies.
  • Deut 28:15 : 15 But if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commandments and statutes I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.
  • Deut 28:22 : 22 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, fever, inflammation, scorching heat, drought, blight, and mildew, which will pursue you until you perish.
  • Deut 28:25 : 25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven directions. You will become a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
  • Deut 28:27 : 27 The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors, scabs, and an incurable itch.
  • Deut 28:35 : 35 The LORD will strike you with painful and incurable boils on your knees and legs, and from the sole of your foot to the top of your head.
  • Deut 28:51-52 : 51 They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, or fresh oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have wiped you out. 52 They will lay siege to all the cities throughout your land until your high fortified walls, in which you trusted, come down. They will besiege all the cities in the land the LORD your God has given you.
  • 2 Sam 21:1 : 1 During the days of David, there was a famine for three years, year after year. David sought the presence of the Lord, and the Lord said, "It concerns Saul and his house, who are guilty of bloodshed, for he killed the Gibeonites."
  • 2 Sam 24:13-14 : 13 So Gad went to David and said to him, "Shall there come seven years of famine in your land? Or shall you flee from your enemies for three months while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days of plague in your land? Now think it over and decide how I should reply to the One who sent me." 14 David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are many, but do not let me fall into human hands."
  • 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 Elijah, the Tishbite from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years, except by my word."
  • 2 Kgs 8:1 : 1 Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, take your household, and go live in whatever place you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."
  • 2 Kgs 19:35 : 35 That night, the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning, there were dead bodies everywhere.
  • 1 Chr 21:15-16 : 15 God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. But as the angel was about to destroy, the LORD saw, relented of the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, "Enough! Withdraw your hand now." The angel of the LORD was then standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 16 David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
  • Ps 91:6 : 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the destruction that strikes at noonday.
  • Isa 66:16 : 16 For the Lord will execute judgment by fire and by His sword on all mankind, and many will be those slain by the Lord.
  • Jer 12:12 : 12 On all the barren heights in the wilderness, destroyers have come. For the sword of the LORD is devouring from one end of the land to the other; no flesh has peace.
  • Jer 42:16 : 16 then the sword that you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine you worry about will follow close behind you to Egypt, and there you will die.
  • Jer 47:6 : 6 'Ah, sword of the LORD!' How long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!
  • Lam 4:9 : 9 Those slain by the sword are better off than those dying of hunger, wasting away, pierced by lack of the fruits of the field.
  • Ezek 14:19-21 : 19 Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath upon it in bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast, 20 even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save son or daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness. 21 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four dreadful judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—against Jerusalem, to cut off both man and beast from it!
  • Matt 13:49-50 : 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous. 50 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Luke 4:25 : 25 But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died.
  • Rev 7:1-3 : 1 After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind would blow on the earth, the sea, or any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, holding the seal of the living God. He called out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”