Verse 9

Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD, the descendants of Aaron, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of what are not gods.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Har dere ikke drevet bort Herrens prester, Aronssønnene, og levittene, og laget deres egne prester etter det som gjøres blant folkeslagene? Alle som kom med en ung okse og sju værer, kunne bli prester for guder som ikke er sanne.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Har dere ikke kastet ut Herrens prester, Arons sønner, og levittene, og laget prester for dere slik som folkeslagene i andre land gjør? Den som kommer med en ung okse og syv værer for å fylle sin hånd, han kan bli prest for dem som ikke er guder.

• Norsk King James

  Har dere ikke kastet ut Herrens prester, sønnene til Aron, og levittene, og gjort prester for dere selv etter mønster fra andre nasjoner? Enhver som kommer for å helge seg med en ung okse og syv værer kan bli prest for dem som ikke er guder.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Har dere ikke jaget bort Herrens prester, Arons etterkommerne, og levittene, og gjort dere prester slik folkeslagene i andre land gjør? Hver den som kommer med en ung okse og sju værer for å fylle sin hånd blir prest for dem som ikke er guder.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Har dere ikke drevet ut Herrens prester, Arons sønner, og levittene, og laget deres egne prester som folket i andre land, så hver den som kommer for å fylle sine hender med en ung okse og sju værer, kan bli en prest for de ikke-guder?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Har dere ikke kastet ut Herrens prester, Arons sønner, og levittene, og laget dere prester som folkene i andre land? Slik at den som vil kan innvie seg med en ung okse og syv værer og bli prest for dem som ikke er guder.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Har dere ikke utvist HERRENS prester, Aarons sønner og levittene, og gjort dere til prester etter skikken til andre folkeslag, slik at den som kommer for å helliggjøre seg med et ungt oksekalv og syv værer, blir en prest for dem som ikke er guder?

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

  Har dere ikke kastet ut Herrens prester, Arons sønner, og levittene, og laget dere prester som folkene i andre land? Slik at den som vil kan innvie seg med en ung okse og syv værer og bli prest for dem som ikke er guder.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Har dere ikke drevet bort Herrens prester, Arons sønner, og levittene, og laget dere prester som folkeslagene i landene? Enhver som kommer med en ung okse og syv værer, kan bli prest for det som ikke er guder.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Har dere ikke drevet bort Herrens prester, Arons sønner, og levittene, og har utnevnt egne prester slik folkeslagene i andre land gjør? Hver den som kommer med en ung okse og sju værer, blir fylt for å bli prest for de som ikke er guder.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Have I ikke fordrevet Herrens Præster, Arons Sønner, og Leviterne, og gjort eder Præster, ligesom Folkene i Landene? hver den, som kommer til at fylde sin Haand med en ung Stud og syv Vædere, den bliver Præst for (dem, som) ikke (ere) Guder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Har dere ikke kastet ut Herrens prester, Arons sønner og levittene, og laget dere prester etter skikkene til folkene i andre land? Slik at den som kommer med en ung okse og sju værer for å innvie seg selv, kan bli prest for dem som ikke er guder.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Have you not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made yourselves priests like the peoples of other lands? So that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of those who are no gods.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Har dere ikke drevet ut Herrens prester, Arons sønner, og levittene, og laget prester for dere som folkeslagene i [andre] land? slik at hver den som kommer for å vie seg med en ung okse og syv værer, kan bli en prest for dem som ikke er guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Har dere ikke kastet ut Herrens prester, Arons sønner, og levittene, og laget prester for dere selv som folkene i landene? Enhver som kommer for å fylle sin hånd med en okse og sju værer, har blitt prest for de som ikke er guder!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Har dere ikke drevet ut Herrens prester, Arons sønner, og levittene, og laget dere prester etter skikkene til folkene fra andre land? Så enhver som kommer med en ung okse og syv værer for å innvie seg, han kan bli prest for dem som ikke er guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og etter å ha kastet ut Herrens prester, Arons sønner og levittene, har dere ikke laget prester for dere selv, slik andre folkeslag gjør det? slik at enhver som kommer for å gjøre seg selv til prest ved å ofre en okse eller syv sauer, kan være prest for de som ikke er guder.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Haue ye not expelled the prestes of the LORDE the children of Aaron and the Leuites? and haue made you prestes of youre awne, euen as the people of the londes? Who so euer commeth to fyll his hande with a yonge bullocke and seuen rammes, shal be preste vnto them that are not goddes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Haue ye not driuen away the Priestes of the Lorde the sonnes of Aaron and the Leuites, and haue made you Priests like the people of other countreis? whosoeuer commeth to consecrate with a yong bullocke and seuen rams, the same may be a Priest of them that are no gods.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And haue ye not cast out the priestes of the Lorde the sonnes of Aaron and the Leuites, and haue made you priestes after the maner of the nations of other landes? so that whosoeuer commeth & consecrateth his hande with a young oxe and seuen rammes, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of [other] lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, [the same] may be a priest of [them that are] no gods.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Haven't you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples of [other] lands? so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of [those who are] no gods.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Have ye not driven out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples of [other] lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of [them that are] no gods.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And after driving out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, have you not made priests for yourselves as the people of other lands do? so that anyone who comes to make himself priest by offering an ox or seven sheep, may be a priest of those who are no gods.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Haven't you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves after the ways of the peoples of [other] lands? so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of [those who are] no gods.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But you banished the LORD’s priests, Aaron’s descendants, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests just as the surrounding nations do! Anyone who comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of these fake gods!

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 11:14-15 : 14 For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests of the LORD. 15 Jeroboam appointed priests for the high places, for the goat idols, and for the calf idols he had made.
• Jer 2:11 : 11 Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glory for worthless idols.
• Exod 29:35 : 35 Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.
• Exod 32:29 : 29 Then Moses said, "Today you have been set apart for the LORD, for each of you has gone against your own son and brother, so that He might bestow a blessing on you this day."
• Lev 8:2 : 2 Take Aaron, his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread.
• Lev 16:32 : 32 The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. He shall put on the sacred linen garments.
• Deut 32:17 : 17 They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to new gods that had recently appeared, gods your ancestors did not fear.
• 1 Kgs 12:31-33 : 31 Jeroboam also built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites. 32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. He did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And there at Bethel he installed priests for the high places he had made. 33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel. So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.
• 1 Kgs 13:33 : 33 Even after this, Jeroboam did not turn away from his evil way. Instead, he made priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest, he consecrated, and they became priests for the high places.
• 2 Kgs 19:18 : 18 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but merely the work of human hands—wood and stone.
• 1 Chr 29:5 : 5 Gold for the gold work and silver for the silver work, and for all the work done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the LORD today?
• Jer 5:7 : 7 How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by false gods. I satisfied them, but they committed adultery and gathered at the houses of prostitutes.
• Hos 8:6 : 6 This calf comes from Israel! A craftsman made it; it is not God. It will be shattered into pieces—this calf of Samaria.
• Acts 19:26 : 26 You see and hear that not only in Ephesus but almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not really gods.
• Gal 4:8 : 8 But in the past, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those who by nature are not gods.
• Exod 29:1 : 1 This is the procedure you shall follow to consecrate them to serve Me as priests: Take one young bull and two unblemished rams.