Verse 6

He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination, sought omens, practiced witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Manasse lot også sine sønner gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms dal, drev med spådom, brukte trolldom og hekseri, og kontaktet åndemanere og spåkoner. Han gjorde mye som var ondt i Herrens øyne, og vakte hans vrede.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han lot sine barn gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms sønns dal, drev med spådomskunst, trolldom og magi, og han rådførte seg med ånder og med trollmenn. Han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne og vakte hans vrede.

• Norsk King James

  Og han lot sine barn gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms dal; han praktiserte også spådom, brukte fortryllelser, drev med hekseri og hadde omgang med en ånd som gir svar, samt med trollmenn: han utførte mye ondt i Herrens øyne for å vekke ham til vrede.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han lot sine sønner gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms sønns dal, drev med spådomskunst, tyde fuglers skrik, brukte trolldom og satte opp spåmenn og tegntydere; han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne for å vekke Hans vrede.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han brant sine sønner som offer i Hinnoms sønnedal, drev med spådomskunst og trolldom, og anla åndemanere og spåmenn. Han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne for å vekke Hans vrede.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han lot også sine sønner gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms sønns dal, og han drev med spådom, trolldom og heksekunst, han rådførte seg med dødningemanere og åndemanere. Han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne og vakte hans harme.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han lot også sine barn gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms dal, og han utøvde spådomskunst, brukte trolldom og hekseri, og han søkte kontakt med en besjelet ånd og med spåmenn; han gjorde stort ondt i HERRENS øyne for å provosere ham til vrede.

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

  Han lot også sine sønner gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms sønns dal, og han drev med spådom, trolldom og heksekunst, han rådførte seg med dødningemanere og åndemanere. Han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne og vakte hans harme.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han lot sine sønner gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms dal, drev med spådomskunster, trollmannskunster, og satte opp spåmenn og åndemanere. Han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne og vakte hans vrede.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han lot sine sønner gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms sønns dal, drev med spådomskunster og trolldom, og rådspurte dødningemanere og åndemanere. Han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne og vakte hans harme.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han, han lod sine Sønner gaae igjennem Ilden i Hinnoms Søns Dal, og var en Dagvælger, og agtede paa Fugleskrig, og brugte Trolddom, og stiftede Spaamænd og Tegnsudlæggere; han gjorde meget Ondt for Herrens Øine til at opirre ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han lot også sine barn gå gjennom ilden i dalen til Hinnoms sønn, han praktiserte spådomskunst og trolldom og åndemaning, og han rådspurte ånder og trollmenn. Han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne, og vakte Hans harme.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; also he observed times, used enchantments, used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit and with wizards; he did much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han lot også sine barn gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms dal og drev med spådomskunster og magi, og brukte trollmenn og åndemanere: han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne, for å vekke hans vrede.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han førte sine sønner gjennom ilden i Hinnoms dal, praktiserte spådomskunster og svartekunst, og holdt seg med åndemanere og spåmenn. Han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne, for å vekke hans vrede.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han lot også sine barn gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms dal; han drev med spådomskunster, trolldom og magi, og fikk tak i åndemanere og trollmenn; han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne for å vekke hans vrede.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han lot også sine barn gå gjennom ilden i Hinnoms sønnedalen, drev med spådom og tegntyderi, og ga posisjoner til dem som hadde kontroll over ånder og undringsmenn; han gjorde mye ondt i Herrens øyne og vekte hans vrede.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And in the valley of the sonne of Hennon caused he his awne sonnes to go thorow the fyre, and chosed dayes, & regarded byrdescryenge, and witches, and founded soythsayers and expounders of tokens, and dyd moch that was euell in the sighte of the LORDE to prouoke him vnto wrath.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he caused his sonnes to passe through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom: he gaue him selfe to witchcraft and to charming and to sorcerie, and he vsed them that had familiar spirits, and soothsayers: hee did very much euill in the sight of the Lord to anger him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he burnt his children in fire in the valley of the sonne of Hinnon: He was a sorcerer, he regarded the crying of birdes, vsed inchauntmentes, and mayntayned workers with spirites and sears of fortunes, and wrought much euyll in the sight of the Lorde to anger hym withall.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and practiced sorcery, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he hath caused his sons to pass over through fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and observed clouds and used enchantments and witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and a wizard; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practised augury, and used enchantments, and practised sorcery, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  More than this, he made his children go through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he made use of secret arts, and signs for reading the future, and unnatural powers, and gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers: he did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and practiced sorcery, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He passed his sons through the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom and practiced divination, omen reading, and sorcery. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits and appointed magicians to supervise it. He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the LORD and angered him.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 28:3 : 3 He burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, following the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
• 2 Kgs 21:6 : 6 He sacrificed his own son by fire, practiced divination and omen reading, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
• 1 Chr 10:13 : 13 Saul died because of his unfaithfulness to the LORD. He did not keep the word of the LORD and even sought guidance from a medium to inquire of it.
• Isa 8:19 : 19 When they say to you, 'Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,' shouldn’t a people consult their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?
• Lev 18:21 : 21 Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
• Lev 19:31 : 31 Do not turn to mediums or spiritists. Do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
• Lev 20:6 : 6 If anyone turns to mediums or spiritists, prostituting themselves by following them, I will set my face against that person and cut them off from their people.
• Lev 20:27 : 27 If a man or a woman has a spirit of divination or is a medium, they must be put to death. They are to be stoned, and their blood is upon them.
• Deut 12:31 : 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because they practice for their gods every abomination that the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
• Deut 18:10-14 : 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, practices divination, tells fortunes, interprets omens, or engages in witchcraft. 11 Or one who casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or who seeks the dead. 12 For anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD. Because of these detestable practices, the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you. 13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God. 14 The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do so.
• 1 Sam 15:23 : 23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.
• 2 Kgs 17:17 : 17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.
• Lev 20:2 : 2 Say to the Israelites, 'Any man from the Israelites or from the foreigners residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.
• Lev 19:26 : 26 Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it. Do not practice divination or seek omens.
• Isa 19:3 : 3 The spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied from within them, and I will confound their plans. They will seek idols, mediums, spirits, and fortune-tellers.
• Isa 47:9-9 : 9 But these two things will come upon you in a moment, in one day: loss of children and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, despite your many sorceries and the great power of your spells. 10 You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge have led you astray, and you said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' 11 But disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to charm it away; calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off; and devastation will come upon you suddenly, without warning. 12 Persist then with your spells and your many sorceries, with which you have labored from your youth—perhaps you might succeed, perhaps you might cause terror.
• Jer 7:31-32 : 31 They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind. 32 So beware! The days are coming, declares the LORD, when it will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; for they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.
• Ezek 23:37 : 37 For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, passing them through the fire as food for their idols.
• Ezek 23:39 : 39 When they slaughtered their children as sacrifices to their idols, they came to my sanctuary on the same day to desecrate it. See, this is what they have done in my house.
• Gal 5:20 : 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,
• 2 Kgs 23:10 : 10 He defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, so no one could make his son or daughter pass through the fire to Molech.
• 2 Kgs 23:24 : 24 Josiah also removed the mediums, spiritists, household idols, images, and all the detestable things that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to fulfill the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.