Verse 14

He said to them, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han talte til dem slik de unge menn hadde rådet og sa: 'Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre. Min far pisket dere med pisker, men jeg vil straffe dere med skorpioner.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han talte til dem etter de unges råd: 'Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil legge til deres åk; min far tukter dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.'

• Norsk King James

  Og han talte til dem i henhold til rådet fra de unge mennene og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, og jeg vil pålegge dere enda flere byrder: min far tukte dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han fulgte det rådet de unge ga og sa: 'Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre. Min far tuktet dere med pisk, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han talte til dem etter de unges råd og sa: "Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre. Min far revset dere med pisker, men jeg vil revse dere med skorpioner."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han talte til dem etter rådet fra de unge mennene, og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil legge enda mer til deres åk. Min far tuktet dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han talte til dem etter de unge mennenes råd og sa: «Faren deres gjorde åkken deres tung, og jeg vil legge til ytterligere på den. Faren deres slo dere med piskeslag, men jeg vil straffe dere med skorpioner.»

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

  Han talte til dem etter rådet fra de unge mennene, og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil legge enda mer til deres åk. Min far tuktet dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han talte til dem etter de unge mennene råd: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre. Min far tukte dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han fulgte de unge menns råd og svarte: «Min far gjorde åket deres tungt; jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre. Min far tukte dere med pisker, og jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han talede til dem efter de Unges Raad og sagde: Min Fader gjorde eders Aag svart, men jeg, jeg vil lægge til over eders Aag; min Fader tugtede eder med Svøber, men jeg, jeg vil tugte eder med Skorpioner.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han talte til dem etter de unge mennenes råd og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre. Min far tukte dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke; my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han talte til dem etter de unge mennenes råd og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil legge til deres åk. Min far tukte dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men han talte til dem etter de unge menns råd og sa: 'Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, jeg vil legge mer til åket deres. Min far tukte dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han talte til dem etter de unge menns råd og sa: Min far la et tungt åk på dere, men jeg vil legge enda mer til åket deres. Min far tukte dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men han svarte dem etter de unges råd og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre. Min far tukket dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and talked with them after the councell of the yonge men, and sayde: My father made youre yock sore, but I wyll make it yet sorer vpon you. My father correcte you with scourges, but I wil nourtoure you with scorpios.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And spake to them after the counsell of the yong men, saying, My father made your yoke grieuous, and I will make your yoke more grieuous: my father hath chastised you with rods, but I will correct you with scourges.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying: My father made your yocke greeuous, and I will make it greeuouser: My father also chastised you with roddes, but I will chastise you with scourges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father [also] chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, `My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- I chastise you with scorpions;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But giving them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said,“My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 5:5-9 : 5 And Pharaoh said, "Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working!" 6 That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people: 7 "You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw. 8 But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don't reduce the quota. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, 'Let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.' 9 Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies."
• Exod 5:16-18 : 16 "No straw is given to your servants, yet we are told, 'Make bricks!' Your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people." 17 Pharaoh said, "Lazy! That’s what you are—lazy! That is why you keep saying, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.' 18 "Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks."
• 1 Kgs 12:10-11 : 10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Here is what you should tell these people who have said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy; now lighten it for us': Tell them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist. 11 Now, my father laid a heavy yoke on you, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions.'"
• 2 Chr 22:4-5 : 4 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after his father's death, leading to his ruin. 5 Following their counsel, he went with Jehoram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-Gilead, where the Arameans wounded Jehoram.
• Esth 1:16-21 : 16 Memucan responded in the presence of the king and the officials, 'Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the officials and all the peoples in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.' 17 For the queen's conduct will become known to all the women, causing them to look down on their husbands by saying, 'King Ahasuerus ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.' 18 Today the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen's actions will say the same to all the king's officials, leading to much contempt and anger. 19 If it pleases the king, let a royal decree be issued, written in the laws of Persia and Media which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Ahasuerus. Also, let the king give her royal position to someone who is better than she. 20 When the king's edict is proclaimed throughout his vast kingdom, all the women will give respect to their husbands, from the least to the greatest. 21 The proposal pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan suggested.
• Esth 2:2-4 : 2 Then the king’s attendants said, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. 3 Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem under the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments. 4 Then the young woman who pleases the king will become queen in place of Vashti." This proposal pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
• Prov 12:5 : 5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
• Prov 13:10 : 10 Where there is pride, there is strife, but wisdom is found in those who take counsel.
• Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Prov 17:14 : 14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; so stop the dispute before it breaks out.
• Eccl 7:8 : 8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.
• Isa 19:11-13 : 11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; Pharaoh's wisest counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, 'I am a descendant of the wise, a son of ancient kings'? 12 Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and make known what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt. 13 The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. They have led Egypt astray, the cornerstone of its tribes.
• Dan 6:7 : 7 So the administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said to him, 'King Darius, may you live forever!
• Jas 3:14-4:2 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and deny the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 16 For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom that comes from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and sincere. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within your body parts? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
• Exod 1:14 : 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor, the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.