Verse 2

He cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD and said, 'Altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: Behold, a son will be born to the house of David; his name will be Josiah. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer incense on you, and human bones will be burned on you.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han ropte ut mot alteret etter Herrens ord og sa: 'Alter, alter! Så sier Herren: Det skal fødes en sønn til Davids hus, Josjia skal han hete. Han skal ofre prester av offerhaugene på deg, de som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskeben skal brennes på deg.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han ropte mot alteret etter Herrens ord og sa: O alter, alter, så sier Herren: Se, det skal fødes et barn i Davids hus, ved navn Josjia; og på deg skal han ofre prestene fra de høye stedene som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskebein skal brennes på deg.

• Norsk King James

  Og han ropte mot alteret med Herrens ord og sa: Alter, alter, slik sier Herren; Se, en sønn skal bli født til Davids hus ved navn Josjia; han skal ofre prestene som tenner røkelse på deg, og han skal brenne knoklene til mennesker på deg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han ropte ut mot alteret etter Herrens ord og sa: 'Alter, alter! Så sier Herren: Se, en sønn skal bli født i Davids hus. Han skal hete Josjia, og på deg skal han ofre offerstedsprestene som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskeknokler skal bli brent på deg.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han ropte mot alteret etter Herrens ord og sa: Alter, alter! Så sier Herren: Se, en sønn skal bli født i Davids ætt, med navnet Josjia. På deg skal han ofre prester fra offerhaugene som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskebein skal brennes på deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han ropte så mot alteret med Herrens ord og sa: «O alter, alter, slik sier Herren: Se, et barn skal bli født inn i Davids hus, ved navn Josias; og over deg skal han ofre prester fra de høyeste stedene som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskets ben skal brennes på deg.»

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

  Og han ropte mot alteret etter Herrens ord og sa: Alter, alter! Så sier Herren: Se, en sønn skal bli født i Davids ætt, med navnet Josjia. På deg skal han ofre prester fra offerhaugene som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskebein skal brennes på deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han ropte mot alteret ved Herrens ord og sa: 'Alter, alter! Så sier Herren: Se, en sønn ved navn Josjia skal fødes i Davids hus, og han skal ofre prestene fra haugene som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskeben skal brennes på deg.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han ropte ut mot alteret på Herrens ord og sa: 'Alter, alter! Så sier Herren: Se, en sønn skal fødes i Davids hus, Josjia skal han hete, og på deg skal han ofre prestene fra offerhaugene som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskeknokler skal brennes på deg.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han raabte imod Alteret ved Herrens Ord og sagde: Alter! Alter! saa sagde Herren: See, Davids Huus skal fødes en Søn, hvis Navn skal være Josias, og han skal offre paa dig Høienes Præster, som gjøre Røgelse paa dig, og de skulle opbrænde Menneskens Been paa dig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han ropte ut mot alteret med Herrens ord og sa: Alter, alter! Så sier Herren: Se, en sønn skal fødes i Davids hus, Josjia er hans navn. På deg skal han ofre de prestene fra offerhaugene som brenner røkelse på deg, og det skal brennes menneskeben på deg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he cried against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus says the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you shall he offer the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and men's bones shall be burnt upon you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han ropte mot alteret etter Herrens ord og sa: Altar, alter, så sier Herren: Se, en sønn ved navn Josjia skal fødes til Davids hus; han skal ofre prestene fra offerhaugene som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskebein skal brennes på deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han ropte mot alteret ved Jehovas ord og sa: 'Alter! alter! Så sier Jehova: Se, en sønn skal bli født i Davids hus – hans navn er Josjia – og han skal ofre på deg prestene fra de høye stedene som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskebein skal bli brent på deg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han ropte mot alteret etter Herrens ord og sa: Alter, alter! Så sier Herren: Se, en sønn skal fødes til Davids hus, ved navn Josjia. På deg skal han ofre prestene fra de høye stedene som brenner røkelse på deg, og på deg skal de brenne menneskebein.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  På Herrens befaling ropte han ut mot alteret og sa: Å, alter, alter! Så sier Herren: Fra Davids ætt skal det fødes et barn, ved navn Josjia, og han skal ofre de prestene fra offerhaugene som brenner røkelse på deg, og menneskebein skal brennes på deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he cried agaynst the altare thorow the worde of the LORDE, and sayde: O altar, altar, thus sayeth the LORDE: Beholde, there shal be borne vnto ye house of Dauid a sonne, Iosias by name which on the shal offer the prestes of the hye places, that burne incense vpon the, and mens bones shal he burne on the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he cryed against the altar by the comandement of the Lorde, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord, Beholde, a child shalbe borne vnto the house of Dauid, Iosiah by name, and vpon thee shall he sacrifice the Priestes of the hie places that burne incense vpon thee, and they shall burne mens bones vpon thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he cried against the aulter in the worde of the Lorde, and sayd: O aulter aulter, thus sayeth the Lorde: Behold, a childe shall be borne vnto the house of Dauid, Iosia by name, and vpon thee shall he offer the priestes of the hill aulters that burnt incense vpon thee, and mens bones shalbe burnt vpon thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh, and said, altar, altar, thus says Yahweh: Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men's bones shall they burn on you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he calleth against the altar, by the word of Jehovah, and saith, `Altar! altar! thus said Jehovah, Lo, a son is born to the house of David -- Josiah his name -- and he hath sacrificed on thee the priests of the high places who are making perfume on thee, and bones of man are burnt on thee.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he cried against the altar by the word of Jehovah, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a son shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall they burn upon thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And by the order of the Lord he made an outcry against the altar, saying, O altar, altar, the Lord has said, From the seed of David will come a child, named Josiah, and on you he will put to death the priests of the high places, who are burning offerings on you, and men's bones will be burned on you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh, and said, "Altar, altar, thus says Yahweh: 'Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name. On you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and they will burn men's bones on you.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He cried out against the altar with the LORD’S message,“O altar, altar! This is what the LORD has said,‘Look, a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 32:1 : 1 Listen, heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
• 1 Kgs 13:32 : 32 For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.
• 2 Kgs 22:1-2 : 1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and followed in all the ways of his ancestor David. He did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• 2 Kgs 23:15-18 : 15 Even the altar at Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made, the one who caused Israel to sin—even that altar and the high place he tore down. He burned the high place, crushed it to dust, and burned the Asherah pole that was there. 16 Josiah turned, saw the graves that were on the hill, and sent men to take the bones from the graves. He burned them on the altar and defiled it according to the word of the LORD, as the man of God had proclaimed, who had foretold these things. 17 He asked, 'What is this monument that I see?’ The men of the city replied, 'It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar at Bethel.' 18 He said, 'Leave it alone; let no one disturb his bones.' So they spared his bones, along with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
• 2 Chr 34:1 : 1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.
• 2 Chr 34:4-7 : 4 In his presence, they tore down the altars of the Baals, and he cut down the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast idols, crushing them into powder, and he scattered the dust over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and he purified Judah and Jerusalem. 6 He did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around. 7 He tore down the altars and the Asherah poles, smashed the carved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
• Isa 1:2 : 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: "I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
• Isa 42:9 : 9 Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I announce them to you.
• Isa 44:26-28 : 26 I confirm the word of my servant and carry out the plan of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, 'You will be inhabited,' and to the cities of Judah, 'You will be rebuilt,' and I will restore their ruins. 27 I say to the deep waters, 'Be dry,' and I will dry up your rivers. 28 I say of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and he will accomplish all that I please.' I say to Jerusalem, 'You will be rebuilt,' and to the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.'
• Isa 46:10 : 10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I desire.'
• Isa 48:5-7 : 5 I declared it to you long ago; before it happened, I made you hear of it, so you could not say, 'My idol has done this; my carved and molten images have commanded it.' 6 You have heard it—now see all of it! And will you not declare it? From now on I will make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known. 7 They are created now, not long ago; before today, you didn’t hear of them, so that you cannot say, 'Behold, I knew them.'
• Isa 58:1 : 1 Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet; announce to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins.
• Jer 22:29 : 29 O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
• Ezek 36:1 : 1 And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.'
• Ezek 36:4 : 4 therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the streams and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the abandoned towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the surrounding nations:
• Ezek 38:4 : 4 I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them wielding swords.
• Luke 19:40 : 40 He answered, 'I tell you, if they were silent, the stones would cry out.'