Verse 4

But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was conspiring against him, for Hoshea had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year. Therefore, the king of Assyria detained him and bound him in prison.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget at Hosea hadde konspirert, for han hadde sendt budbringere til So, kongen av Egypt, og betalte ikke skatt til kongen av Assyria, noe han var forpliktet til hvert år. Derfor fanget kongen av Assyria ham og satte ham i fengsel.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Kongen av Assyria oppdaget en sammensvergelse hos Hosea, for han hadde sendt bud til So, kongen av Egypt, og hadde ikke gitt noe tributt til kongen av Assyria, som han hadde gjort år etter år. Derfor stengte kongen av Assyria ham inne og bandt ham i fengsel.

• Norsk King James

  Kongen av Assyria oppdaget en sammensvergelse av Hoshea, som hadde sendt budbringere til So, kongen av Egypt, og han hadde ikke brakt gave til kongen av Assyria, slik han pleide å gjøre hvert år. Derfor satte kongen av Assyria ham i fengsel.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget at Hosea hadde inngått en allianse, ved å sende bud til So, kongen av Egypt, og han ga ikke kongen av Assyria skatt som vanlig; derfor fanget kongen av Assyria ham og satte ham i fengsel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget at Hosea hadde dannet en sammensvergelse, for han hadde sendt sendebud til So, kongen av Egypt, og ikke lenger betalte tributt til kongen av Assyria som vanlig. Derfor fengslet han ham og kastet ham i fengsel.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget sammensvergelse hos Hosea; for han hadde sendt budbringere til So, kongen av Egypt, og brakt ingen gave til kongen av Assyria, som han hadde gjort hvert år. Derfor satte kongen av Assyria ham i fangenskap og bandt ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Assyriens konge oppdaget en sammensvergelse hos Hoshea, for han hadde sendt budbringere til Så, kongen i Egypt, og unnlot å bringe den vante gave til Assyriens konge. Derfor arresterte og fengslet han Hoshea.

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

  Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget sammensvergelse hos Hosea; for han hadde sendt budbringere til So, kongen av Egypt, og brakt ingen gave til kongen av Assyria, som han hadde gjort hvert år. Derfor satte kongen av Assyria ham i fangenskap og bandt ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget forræderi hos Hosea, som hadde sendt bud til So, Egypts konge, og ikke betalte skatt slik han gjorde tidligere. Da tok kongen av Assyria ham og satte ham i fengsel.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men kongen av Assyria fant ut at Hosea hadde konspirert, for han hadde sendt budbringere til So, kongen av Egypt, og hadde ikke betalt skatt til Assyria som før. Derfor fanget kongen av Assyria ham og satte ham i fengsel.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Kongen af Assyrien fandt, at Hosea (gjorde) et Forbund, at han sendte Bud til So, Kongen af Ægypten, og bragte ikke Kongen af Assyrien Skjenk aarligaars; da indelukkede Kongen af Assyrien ham og bandt ham i Fængslets Huus.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget en sammensvergelse hos Hosea; for han hadde sendt budbringere til So, kongen av Egypt, og ga ikke lenger gaver til kongen av Assyria, slik han hadde gjort hvert år. Derfor stengte kongen av Assyria ham inne og satte ham i fengsel.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and had brought no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kongen av Assyria oppdaget svik i Hosea, for han hadde sendt budbringere til So, kongen av Egypt, og han betalte ikke skatt til kongen av Assyria, som han hadde gjort hvert år. Derfor satte kongen av Assyria ham i fengsel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Assyrias konge oppdaget en sammensvergelse hos Hosea, for han hadde sendt budbringere til So, kongen av Egypt, og ga ikke årlig tributt til Assyrias konge, slik han hadde gjort før. Da tok Assyrias konge ham og fengslet ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget en konspirasjon hos Hosea, for han hadde sendt sendebud til So, kongen av Egypt, og ga ikke lenger tributt til kongen av Assyria, slik han hadde gjort år for år. Derfor stengte kongen av Assyria ham inne og satte ham i fengsel.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget at Hosea var utro fordi han hadde sendt sendebud til So, kongen av Egypt, og ikke hadde sendt gaven til kongen av Assyria som de andre årene. Så lot kongen av Assyria gripe ham og kaste ham i fengsel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But wha ye kynge of Assiria perceaued yt Oseas had conspyred & sent messaungers to Sua ye kynge of Egipte, & payed not trybute yearly to ye kynge of ye Assirians, he beseged him & put him in preson.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the King of Asshur founde treason in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So King of Egypt, and brought no present vnto the King of Asshur, as he had done yeerely: therfore the king of Asshur shut him vp, and put him in prison.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the king of Assyria founde treason in Hosea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present vnto the king of Assyria from yere to yere: and therefore the king of Assyria shut him vp, and bounde him in the pryson house.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as [he had done] year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the king of Asshur findeth in Hoshea a conspiracy, in that he hath sent messengers unto So king of Egypt, and hath not caused a present to go up to the king of Asshur, as year by year, and the king of Asshur restraineth him, and bindeth him in a house of restraint.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Hoshea's broken faith became clear to the king of Assyria because he had sent representatives to So, king of Egypt, and did not send his offering to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: so the king of Assyria had him shut up in prison and put in chains.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was planning a revolt. Hoshea had sent messengers to King So of Egypt and had not sent his annual tribute to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria arrested him and imprisoned him.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 18:14-15 : 14 King Hezekiah of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: "I have done wrong. Withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand." So the king of Assyria imposed on Hezekiah king of Judah a tribute of three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. 15 So Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house.
• 2 Kgs 18:21 : 21 Look, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
• 2 Kgs 24:1 : 1 During Jehoiakim's reign, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.
• 2 Kgs 24:20 : 20 Because of the LORD's anger, this happened to Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out of His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
• 2 Kgs 25:7 : 7 The sons of Zedekiah were slaughtered before his eyes, and then his eyes were blinded. They bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.
• 2 Chr 32:11 : 11 Isn't Hezekiah misleading you, leaving you to die by famine and thirst, by saying, 'The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria'?
• Ps 149:7-8 : 7 to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples, 8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with iron shackles,
• Isa 30:1-4 : 1 Woe to rebellious children, declares the LORD, who carry out plans that are not mine and make alliances without my Spirit, adding sin to sin. 2 They set out to go down to Egypt without consulting me, seeking protection in Pharaoh's stronghold and taking refuge in the shadow of Egypt. 3 But Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, and refuge in the shadow of Egypt will bring humiliation. 4 Though their officials are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived at Hanes,
• Isa 31:1-3 : 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses and trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel and do not seek the LORD. 2 Yet He is wise and brings disaster; He does not take back His words. He will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who practice wickedness. 3 The Egyptians are human and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both the helper will stumble and the one being helped will fall; they will all perish together.
• Ezek 17:13-19 : 13 He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under an oath. Then he carried away the leaders of the land. 14 This kingdom was made humble so that it would not exalt itself, and so that by keeping its covenant, it might stand firm. 15 But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt to obtain horses and a great army. Will he prosper? Will he escape if he does such things? Can a person break a covenant and still escape? 16 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, in the place where the king who made him king resides—whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—there in Babylon he will die. 17 Pharaoh and his mighty army and great company will not help him in battle, when mounds are heaped up and siege walls are built to destroy many people. 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Though he gave his hand in pledge, he did all these things. He will not escape! 19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will bring upon his own head.