Verse 21

Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Elia gikk frem for hele folket og sa: 'Hvor lenge vil dere halte til begge sider? Hvis Herren er Gud, så følg ham; men hvis Baal er gud, så følg ham.' Folket svarte ham ikke et ord.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Elia kom til folket og sa: Hvor lenge vil dere vakle mellom to meninger? Hvis Herren er Gud, følg ham; men hvis det er Baal, så følg ham. Folket svarte ham ikke med ett ord.

• Norsk King James

  Og Elias kom til folket og sa: Hvor lenge vil dere vingle mellom to meninger? Hvis Herren er Gud, følg ham; men hvis Baal, så følg ham. Men folket svarte ikke et ord.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Elia trådte fram for hele folket og sa: Hvor lenge vil dere halte til begge sider? Hvis Herren er Gud, så følg ham, men hvis Baal er Gud, så følg ham. Men folket svarte ham ikke et ord.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Elia trådte fram for hele folket og sa: Hvor lenge vil dere halte til begge sider? Hvis Herren er Gud, så følg ham, men hvis Baal er Gud, så følg ham. Men folket svarte ham ikke et ord.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Elia kom til hele folket og sa: Hvor lenge vil dere halte til begge sider? Hvis Herren er Gud, følg ham; men hvis Baal, følg ham. Og folket svarte ham ikke et ord.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så gikk Elias til folket og sa: Hvor lenge skal dere dvele mellom to meninger? Hvis Herren er Gud, så følg ham; men hvis Baal er Gud, så følg ham. Men folket svarte ikke et ord.

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

  Elia kom til hele folket og sa: Hvor lenge vil dere halte til begge sider? Hvis Herren er Gud, følg ham; men hvis Baal, følg ham. Og folket svarte ham ikke et ord.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Elia trådte fram for hele folket og sa: 'Hvor lenge vil dere halte til begge sider? Hvis Herren er Gud, så følg ham. Men hvis Baal er Gud, så følg ham!' Men folket svarte ham ikke et ord.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Elia trådte frem for hele folket og sa: «Hvor lenge vil dere vakle til begge sider? Hvis Herren er Gud, følg ham; hvis Baal er Gud, følg ham.» Men folket svarte ham ikke ett ord.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da gik Elias frem til alt Folket og sagde: Hvorlænge halte I paa begge Siderne? dersom Herren er Gud, da vandrer efter ham, men dersom Baal er (Gud, da) vandrer efter ham; men Folket svarede ham ikke et Ord.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Elia trådte fram for hele folket og sa: Hvor lenge vil dere halte mellom to meninger? Hvis Herren er Gud, så følg ham; men hvis Baal er det, så følg ham. Folket svarte ham ikke ett ord.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Elia trådte fram for hele folket og sa: Hvor lenge vil dere halte til begge sider? Hvis Herren er Gud, så følg ham; men hvis Baal, så følg ham. Men folket svarte ham ikke et ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Elia nærmet seg hele folket og sa: 'Hvor lenge vil dere halte til begge sider? Hvis Herren er Gud, følg ham; men hvis Baal er det, følg ham!' Men folket svarte ham ikke et ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Elia gikk frem for hele folket og sa: Hvor lenge vil dere vingle mellom to meninger? Hvis Herren er Gud, følg ham; men hvis Baal er det, så følg ham. Folket svarte ham ikke et ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Elia trådte frem for hele folket og sa: Hvor lenge vil dere vakle mellom to meninger? Hvis Herren er Gud, tjen ham; men hvis Baal er det, tjen ham. Folket sa ikke et ord som svar.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then stepte Elias vnto all the people, & sayde: How longe halte ye on both ye sydes? Yf the LORDE be God, the walke after him: but yf Baal be he, the folowe him. And the people gaue him no answere.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Eliiah came vnto all the people, and said, How long halt ye betweene two opinions? If the Lord be God, followe him: but if Baal be he, then goe after him; the people answered him not a worde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Elias came vnto all the people, and said: how long halt ye betweene two opinions? If the Lorde be God, folowe him: but if Baal be he, then go after him. And the people aunswered him not one worde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Elijah came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." The people answered him not a word.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Elijah cometh nigh unto all the people, and saith, `Till when are ye leaping on the two branches? -- if Jehovah `is' God, go after Him; and if Baal, go after him;' and the people have not answered him a word.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Elijah came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." The people answered him not a word.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elijah approached all the people and said,“How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? If the LORD is the true God, then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 24:15 : 15 But if it seems undesirable to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve—whether the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.
• Matt 6:24 : 24 No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
• 1 Sam 7:3 : 3 Then Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, 'If you are truly returning to the LORD with all your heart, rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth among you. Commit your hearts to the LORD and worship Him only, and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.'
• 2 Kgs 17:41 : 41 So these nations feared the Lord, but they also served their carved images. Their children and grandchildren continued to do as their fathers did, even to this day.
• 2 Cor 6:14-16 : 14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.'
• 1 Cor 10:21-22 : 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons. 22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He is?
• Rev 3:15-16 : 15 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
• Zeph 1:5 : 5 I will also cut off those who bow in worship on the rooftops to the starry host, those who bow and swear by the Lord but also swear by Milcom.
• 1 Kgs 18:39 : 39 When all the people saw it, they fell facedown and said, "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!"
• Josh 24:23-24 : 23 Now then," Joshua said, "put away the foreign gods that are among you, and direct your hearts toward the LORD, the God of Israel. 24 The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.
• Rom 6:16-22 : 16 Do you not know that if you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that, though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted. 18 Having been set free from sin, you became slaves to righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present them as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit did you produce then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death. 22 But now, having been freed from sin and bound to God, you have your fruit, which leads to sanctification—and the outcome is eternal life.
• Gen 24:50 : 50 Laban and Bethuel answered, 'This matter comes from the Lord; we cannot say good or bad to you.'
• Gen 44:16 : 16 Judah replied, "What can we say to my lord? How can we speak or justify ourselves? God has uncovered the guilt of your servants. Here we are, my lord's slaves, both we and the one in whose possession the cup was found."
• 1 Chr 17:26 : 26 And now, LORD, you are God, and you have made this good promise concerning your servant.
• 2 Chr 33:13 : 13 He prayed to Him, and the LORD was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea. He brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
• Deut 4:35 : 35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
• Matt 22:12 : 12 He said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.
• Matt 22:34 : 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
• Matt 22:36 : 36 'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?'
• Luke 6:13 : 13 When morning came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named apostles.
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
• Job 40:4-5 : 4 Behold, I am insignificant. What can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth. 5 I have spoken once, but I will not answer; twice, but I will say no more.
• Ps 100:3 : 3 Know that the Lord is God. He made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture.
• Exod 5:1-2 : 1 Afterward, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Let my people go so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.'" 2 But Pharaoh replied, "Who is the Lord that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go."