Verse 11

My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in His presence, to serve Him, and to minister to Him, and to burn incense.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Mine sønner, vær ikke sløve nå. For Herren har utvalgt dere til å stå foran ham, tjene ham, være hans tjenere, og bringe ofre.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Mine barn, vær nå ikke likegyldige, for Herren har utvalgt dere til å stå for hans ansikt, til å tjene ham, og til å være hans tjenere og brenne røkelse.

• Norsk King James

  Mine sønner, vær nå ikke uaktsomme: for Herren har utvalgt dere til å stå foran Ham, for å tjene Ham og for å brenne røkelse.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mine sønner, vær ikke likegyldige, for Herren har utvalgt dere til å stå framfor hans ansikt, for å tjene ham og for å være hans tjenere som brenner røkelse.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Mine sønner, nå må dere ikke være likegyldige, for Herren har utvalgt dere til å stå foran Ham og tjene Ham og til å være Hans tjenere og ofre for Ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Mine sønner, vær ikke trege nå, for Herren har valgt dere til å stå for ham, tjene ham og brenne røkelse.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Mine sønner, ikke vær lausskyldige nå; for Herren har utvalgt dere til å stå for hans åsyn, tjene ham og betjene ham ved å brenne røkelse.

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

  Mine sønner, vær ikke trege nå, for Herren har valgt dere til å stå for ham, tjene ham og brenne røkelse.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Mine sønner, vær ikke likegyldige nå, for Herren har valgt dere til å stå foran ham og tjene ham, til å være hans tjenere og brenne ofre for ham.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Mine sønner, vær ikke likegyldige nå, for Herren har utvalgt dere til å stå foran ham, tjene ham og være hans tjenere og utføre offerritualer.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Nu, mine Sønner, værer ikke stille (og lade); thi Herren haver udvalgt eder at staae for hans Ansigt, at tjene ham og at være de, som tjene ham og gjøre Røgelse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mine sønner, vær ikke nå lat: for Herren har utvalgt dere til å stå foran ham, for å tjene ham, og at dere skal tjene ham og brenne røkelse.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  My sons, do not be negligent now: for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him, and burn incense.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mine sønner, vær ikke sløve nå; for Herren har utvalgt dere til å stå framfor ham, til å tjene ham, og til å være hans tjenere og brenne røkelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mine sønner, vær ikke lenger uvirksomme, for Herren har valgt dere til å stå framfor ham og tjene ham, og til å være hans tjenere og brenne røkelse.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Mine sønner, vær ikke nå sløve, for Herren har valgt dere til å stå for hans ansikt, tjene ham og bringe offer.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Mine sønner, vær nå nøye! Dere er utvalgt av Herren til å tre fram for ham og tjene ham, og brenne offer for ham.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now my sonnes, be not ye negligent: for the LORDE hath chosen you to stode before him, and to be his mynisters and to burne incense vnto him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now my sonnes, be not deceiued: for the Lorde hath chosen you to stand before him, to serue him, and to be his ministers, and to burne incense.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Now therefore my sonnes, be not negligent: for the Lorde hath chosen you to stande before him, and for to minister and serue him, and to burne incense.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  My sons, don't be negligent now; for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers, and burn incense.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  My sons, be not now at rest, for on you hath Jehovah fixed to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be to Him ministering and making perfume.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My sons, take care now: for you have been marked out by the Lord to come before him and to be his servants, burning offerings to him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  My sons, don't be negligent now; for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers, and burn incense."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, to be his ministers, and offer sacrifices.”

Referenced Verses

• Num 3:6-9 : 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may assist him. 7 They shall be responsible for his duties and the duties of the entire congregation before the tent of meeting, to perform the service of the tabernacle. 8 They shall care for all the furnishings of the tent of meeting and the duties of the people of Israel, to perform the service of the tabernacle. 9 You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.
• Num 8:6-9 : 6 Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them. 7 This is how you will purify them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification, have them shave their entire bodies with a razor, and have them wash their clothes and purify themselves. 8 Then they are to take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil. You shall also take a second young bull as a sin offering. 9 Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting and assemble the entire Israelite community. 10 You shall bring the Levites before the LORD, and the Israelites shall lay their hands on them. 11 Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the Israelites so that they may perform the service of the LORD. 12 The Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer one of them as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites. 13 You shall present the Levites before Aaron and his sons and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. 14 In this way, you are to set the Levites apart from the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.
• Num 16:35-35 : 35 Then fire came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were offering incense.
• Num 18:2-7 : 2 Bring your brothers from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, to join you and assist you while you and your sons serve before the tent of the testimony. 3 They are to guard your duties and the duties of the entire tent, but they must not come near the sacred furnishings or the altar, so they will not die—and neither will you. 4 They are to join you and take responsibility for the care of the tent of meeting, performing all its service. No unauthorized person may come near you. 5 You are to perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar, so that no further wrath will fall on the Israelites. 6 I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting. 7 But you and your sons with you are to diligently guard your priestly duties for every aspect of the altar and the area behind the curtain. I have given your priesthood to you as a service of gift. Any unauthorized person who approaches shall be put to death.
• Deut 10:8 : 8 At that time, the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
• Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows, that they will also reap. 8 The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.