Verse 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.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da kom Guds ånd over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada. Han sto fram foran folket og sa: 'Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, og derfor har dere ikke hell i deres ferd? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har også han forlatt dere.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Guds Ånd kom over Sakarja, Jojadas sønn, presten, som sto over folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har også han forlatt dere.

• Norsk King James

  Guds Ånd kom over Zakarias, sønn av Jehojada presten, som sto foran folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan lykkes? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, vil han også forlate dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Guds Ånd kom over Sakarja, Jojadas, prestens, sønn. Han sto opp overfor folket og sa til dem: Dette sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud? Dere kan ikke lykkes, for dere har forlatt Herren, og han har forlatt dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Guds Ånd kom over presten Jojadas sønn Sakarja, og han sto foran folket og sa til dem: 'Så sier Gud: Hvorfor overtrer dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan lykkes? Dere har forlatt Herren, så han har forlatt dere.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Guds ånd kom over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada. Han sto over folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Guds Ånd kom over Zecharia, sønn av presten Jehoiada, som sto foran folket, og han sa: «Slik sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud slik at dere ikke får framgang? Dere har forlatt Herren, og han har da forlatt dere.»

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

  Guds ånd kom over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada. Han sto over folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da kom Guds Ånd over Sakarja, Jojadas sønn, presten. Han sto fram for folket og sa til dem: 'Så sier Gud: Hvorfor overtrer dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke har fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herrens Ånd kom over Sakarja, Jojadas sønn, presten, og han sto fram for folket og sa til dem: ‘Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud så dere ikke kan lykkes? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, vil han også forlate dere.’

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Guds Aand iførte Sacharia, Jojadas, Præstens, Søn, og han stod op over Folket og sagde til dem: Saa sagde Gud: Hvorfor overtræde I Herrens Bud? derfor skulle I ikke være lykkelige; thi I have forladt Herren, og han haver forladt eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Guds ånd kom over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada. Han sto over folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor overtrer dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has also forsaken you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Guds ånd kom over Sakarja, Jojadas sønn, presten, og han sto fremfor folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Guds Ånd kom over Sakarja, Jojadas sønn, presten, og han stilte seg foran folket og sa: «Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han forlatt dere.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Guds Ånd kom over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada, og han stod over folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da kom Guds ånd over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada, og han reiste seg foran folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor går dere imot Herrens bud, så det ikke lykkes for dere? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han forlatt dere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the sprete of God came vpon Zachary the sonne of Ioiada the prest, which stode ouer ye people, & sayde vnto the: Thus sayeth God: Wherfore do ye transgresse the comaundementes of the LORDE, which shall not be to yor prosperite: for ye haue forsaken ye LORDE, therfore shal he forsake you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Spirit of God came vpon Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada the Priest, which stoode aboue the people, and sayde vnto them, Thus sayth God, Why transgresse ye the commaundements of the Lorde? surely ye shall not prosper: because ye haue forsaken the Lorde, he also hath forsaken you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the spirite of God came vpon Zacharia the sonne of Iehoiada the priest, which stoode by the people, and sayd vnto them, thus sayth God: Why transgresse ye the commaundementes of the Lorde, that ye can not prosper? For because ye haue forsaken the Lord, he also hath forsaken you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why disobey you the commandments of Yahweh, so that you can't prosper? because you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the Spirit of God hath clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he standeth over-against the people, and saith to them, `Thus said God, Why are ye transgressing the commands of Jehovah, and prosper not? because ye have forsaken Jehovah -- He doth forsake you.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah, so that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Jehovah, he hath also forsaken you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the spirit of God came on Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, and, getting up before the people, he said to them, God has said, Why do you go against the orders of the Lord, so that everything goes badly for you? because you have given up the Lord, he has given you up.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God, 'Why do you disobey the commandments of Yahweh, so that you can't prosper? Because you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  God’s Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them,“This is what God says:‘Why are you violating the commands of the LORD? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the LORD, he has rejected you!’”

Referenced Verses

• Num 14:41 : 41 But Moses said, 'Why are you disobeying the LORD's command? This will not succeed.
• 2 Chr 20:14 : 14 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly.
• 1 Chr 12:18 : 18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: 'We are yours, David! We are with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to those who help you, for your God helps you.' So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
• 2 Chr 15:1-2 : 1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Oded. 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.'
• Matt 23:35 : 35 so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
• 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 23:11 : 11 They brought out the king's son, placed the crown and the testimony on him, and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, 'Long live the king!'
• Jer 2:19 : 19 Your own wickedness will discipline you; your backslidings will rebuke you. Consider and see how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of me,” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
• Jer 4:18 : 18 Your own way and your deeds have caused this to you; this is your calamity. How bitter it is! It has reached your very heart.
• Jer 5:19 : 19 And when you ask, 'Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?' you are to tell them, 'As you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.'
• Jer 5:25 : 25 Your iniquities have diverted these blessings, and your sins have withheld good things from you.
• Zech 7:11-14 : 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear. 12 They made their hearts as hard as flint, refusing to hear the law and the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore, great wrath came from the LORD of Hosts. 13 'Just as I called, and they did not listen, so when they call, I will not listen,' says the LORD of Hosts. 14 'I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. The land was left so desolate behind them that no one could come or go. This is how they made the pleasant land a wasteland.'
• Deut 29:25-26 : 25 They turned to other gods and worshiped and bowed down to them, gods they did not know and gods the LORD had not given to them.' 26 Therefore the LORD’s anger burned against this land, bringing upon it every curse written in this book.
• Judg 6:34 : 34 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew the trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.
• 1 Sam 13:13-14 : 13 Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, which He gave you. If you had, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. 14 But now your kingdom will not endure. The Lord has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him leader over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."
• 2 Sam 12:9-9 : 9 Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in His eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites! 10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.'