Verse 25

When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of the people.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  I begynnelsen av deres bosetting der fryktet de ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av innbyggerne.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det skjedde i begynnelsen av deres bosetting der, at de fryktet ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, og de drepte noen av dem.

• Norsk King James

  Og slik var det i begynnelsen av deres opphold der at de fryktet ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem som drepte noen av dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da de begynte å bo der, fryktet de ikke Herren; derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men da de først bodde der, fryktet de ikke Herren. Så Herren sendte løver blant dem, og løvene drepte noen av dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og det skjedde i begynnelsen av deres opphold der, at de ikke fryktet Herren, derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  I begynnelsen av deres bosetting der fryktet de ikke HERREN, og derfor sendte HERREN løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

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

  Og det skjedde i begynnelsen av deres opphold der, at de ikke fryktet Herren, derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men fordi de ikke fryktet Herren da de først begynte å bo der, sendte Herren løver blant dem, og de drepte noen av dem.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da de først begynte å bo der, fryktet de ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, og løvene drepte dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skede, der de begyndte at boe der, at de ikke frygtede Herren; da sendte Herren Løver iblandt dem, og disse dræbte (Nogle) af dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men ved begynnelsen av deres bosetning der fryktet de ikke Herren; derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, og de drepte noen av dem.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  At the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the LORD; so the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det skjedde da de begynte å bo der, at de ikke fryktet Herren: derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ved begynnelsen av deres bosetning fryktet de ikke Herren, og Herren sendte løver blant dem, og de drepte dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da de begynte å bo der, fryktet de ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da de først bodde der, fryktet de ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But wha they begane to dwell there, & feared not ye LORDE, the LORDE sent lyons amoge the, which slewe them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slewe them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And it fortuned, that at the beginning of their dwelling there, they feared not the Lorde, and the Lorde sent lions among them, which slue them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And [so] it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, [that] they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew [some] of them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn't fear Yahweh: therefore Yahweh sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and it cometh to pass, at the commencement of their dwelling there, they have not feared Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send among them the lions, and they are destroying among them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now when first they were living there they did not give worship to the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, causing the death of some of them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn't fear Yahweh: therefore Yahweh sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When they first moved in, they did not worship the LORD. So the LORD sent lions among them and the lions were killing them.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 17:32 : 32 They feared the Lord, but they also appointed for themselves all sorts of priests for the high places, who made sacrifices for them in the shrines of the high places.
• 2 Kgs 17:34 : 34 To this day they continue to practice their former customs. They neither fear the Lord nor follow the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
• 2 Kgs 17:41 : 41 So these nations feared the Lord, but they also served their carved images. Their children and grandchildren continued to do as their fathers did, even to this day.
• Jer 5:6 : 6 Therefore, a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the wilderness will ravage them, and a leopard is watching their cities. Anyone who goes out will be torn apart, because their transgressions are many and their backslidings are numerous.
• Jer 10:7 : 7 Who should not fear You, King of the nations? This is Your due. Among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like You.
• Jer 15:3 : 3 I will appoint over them four kinds of punishment, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth to devour and destroy.
• Ezek 14:15 : 15 If I send wild beasts through the land and they ravage it, leaving it desolate so that no one can pass through because of the beasts,
• Ezek 14:21 : 21 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four dreadful judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—against Jerusalem, to cut off both man and beast from it!
• Dan 6:26 : 26 I issue a decree that in all my royal dominion, people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will have no end.
• Jonah 1:9 : 9 And he answered, "I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."
• Josh 22:25 : 25 The LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the LORD.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop worshiping the LORD.
• 1 Kgs 13:24 : 24 As he was traveling, a lion met him on the road and killed him. His body was thrown on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
• 1 Kgs 20:36 : 36 Then the prophet said to him, 'Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you leave me, a lion will kill you.' And as soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him.
• 2 Kgs 2:24 : 24 He turned around, saw them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two of the boys.
• 2 Kgs 17:28 : 28 So one of the priests who had been taken captive from Samaria came back and lived in Bethel. He taught them how they should fear the Lord.