Verse 2

He went out to meet Asa and said to him, 'Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: 'Hør på meg, Asa, og alle dere fra Juda og Benjamin. Herren er med dere så lenge dere holder fast ved ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil dere finne ham. Men hvis dere svikter ham, vil han svikte dere.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  og han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: «Hør på meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil dere finne ham. Men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.»

• Norsk King James

  Og han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør på meg, Asa, og dere alle i Juda og Benjamin; Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham; og hvis dere søker ham, vil han bli funnet av dere; men hvis dere svikter ham, vil han svikte dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han gikk ut til Asa og sa til ham: Hør meg, Asa, hele Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dere når dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere. Men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han gikk ut foran Asa og sa til ham: 'Hør meg, Asa, og hele Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dere når dere er med ham. Om dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere. Men om dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør på meg, Asa, og hele Juda og Benjamin. Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham; hvis dere søker ham, vil dere finne ham, men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og han gikk ut for å møte Asa, og sa til ham: «Hør på meg, Asa, og alle dere i Juda og Benjamin; HERREN er med dere så lenge dere er med ham, og om dere søker ham, vil han bli funnet av dere, men om dere vender dere bort fra ham, vil han vende seg bort fra dere.»

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

  Han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør på meg, Asa, og hele Juda og Benjamin. Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham; hvis dere søker ham, vil dere finne ham, men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør på meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dere når dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere, men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: 'Hør på meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin. HERREN er med dere når dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere, men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han gik ud (og stod) for Asas Ansigt og sagde til ham: Hører mig, Asa og al Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med eder, fordi I ere med ham, og dersom I søge ham, skal han lade sig finde af eder, men om I forlade ham, skal han forlade eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør meg, Asa, og hele Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere; men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while you are with Him; and if you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin: Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham; hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere. Men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og han gikk ut mot Asa og sa til ham: 'Hør meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin. Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med Ham. Hvis dere søker Ham, vil Han la seg finne av dere, men hvis dere forlater Ham, vil Han forlate dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: «Hør meg, Asa, og hele Juda og Benjamin: Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere; men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han trådte fram for Asa og sa til ham: Hør på meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin: Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham. Hvis deres hjerter søker ham, vil han være nær dere, men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  which wente forth to Asa, and sayde vnto him: Heare me Asa and all Iuda & Ben Iamin: The LORDE is with you, whyle ye are with him: and yf ye seke him, he wylbe founde of you. But yf ye forsake him, he shal forsake you also.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he went out to meete Asa, and said vnto him, O Asa, and all Iudah, and Beniamin, heare ye me. The Lorde is with you, while ye be with him: and if ye seeke him, he wil be founde of you, but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he went out to meete Asa, and said vnto him: Heare me Asa, and al Iuda and Beniamin, the Lorde is with you, while ye be with him: and when ye seeke him, he wyll be founde of you: and againe when ye forsake him, he also wyll forsake you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD [is] with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear you me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he goeth out before Asa, and saith to him, `Hear, me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Jehovah `is' with you -- in your being with Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh you;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He met Asa and told him,“Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 24:20 : 20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest. Standing above the people, he said to them, 'This is what God says: Why do you disobey the Lord's commands and bring about your own failure? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He has also forsaken you.'
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• 2 Chr 15:4 : 4 But in their trouble, they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, sought Him, and He was found by them.
• Jas 4:8 : 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
• 2 Chr 15:15 : 15 All Judah rejoiced over the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought the LORD eagerly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
• 2 Chr 13:12 : 12 Now look, God is with us at our head, and His priests with their trumpets are ready to sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.
• Deut 20:1 : 1 When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and a people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
• Judg 9:7 : 7 When Jotham was told about this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He raised his voice, called out, and said to them, "Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!
• 2 Kgs 21:14 : 14 I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance and give them into the hands of their enemies. They will become plunder and spoil for all their enemies,
• 2 Chr 32:8 : 8 With him is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles." The people regained confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
• Jer 29:12-14 : 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you—this is the LORD's declaration—and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you—this is the LORD's declaration. I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.
• Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened.
• Rom 11:1-2 : 1 So I ask, did God reject His people? Certainly not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected His people, whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the story of Elijah, how he pleaded with God against Israel?
• Heb 10:38 : 38 But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he draws back, My soul will have no pleasure in him.
• Heb 12:25 : 25 See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
• 2 Chr 20:20 : 20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, 'Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.'
• Matt 13:9 : 9 Let anyone who has ears listen.
• 2 Chr 20:17 : 17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.'
• 2 Chr 20:15 : 15 He said: 'Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.'
• 2 Chr 12:1-3 : 1 When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he became strong, he abandoned the law of the LORD, and all Israel followed him. 2 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem because they had been unfaithful to the LORD. 3 He came with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops came with him from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
• 2 Chr 13:4 : 4 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!"
• 2 Chr 33:12 : 12 When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.
• Ps 49:1-2 : 1 For the director, a psalm of the sons of Korah. 2 Listen to this, all you peoples; give ear, all who dwell on the earth,
• Isa 7:13 : 13 Then Isaiah said, 'Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also?
• Rev 2:7 : 7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
• Rev 2:11 : 11 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.
• Rev 2:17 : 17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
• Rev 2:29 : 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Rev 3:6 : 6 Let the one who has ears hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Rev 3:13 : 13 Let the one who has ears hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Rev 3:22 : 22 Let the one who has ears hear what the Spirit says to the churches.