Verse 24

Gedaliah swore an oath to reassure them and their men: 'Do not be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Settle in the land, serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: 'Vær ikke redd for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så vil det gå dere vel.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Gedalja sverget for dem og deres menn og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for å tjene kaldeerne; bli i landet, tjen kongen av Babylon, og alt skal gå vel med dere.

• Norsk King James

  Og Gedaliah ga et løfte til dem og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for å bli tjenerne til kaldéerne: bo i landet, og tjen kongen av Babylon; så skal det gå deg vel.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gedalja sverget for dem og deres menn og sa: Frykt ikke for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå dere vel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Gedalja sverget en ed til dem og deres menn, og sa til dem: 'Vær ikke redde for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så vil det gå dere godt.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå dere vel.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Gedalia sverget til dem og deres menn og sa: «Frykt ikke for å tjene kaldeerne. Bo i landet og tjen Babylonkongen, så skal det gå dere bra.»

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

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå dere vel.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gedalja ga dem og deres menn en ed og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for kaldeernes tjenere. Bli værende i landet, tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå dere vel.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Gedalja sverget for dem og deres menn og sa: 'Vær ikke redd for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå dere vel.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Gedalja svoer dem og deres Mænd, og sagde til dem: Frygter ikke at være Chaldæernes Tjenere; bliver i Landet og tjener Kongen af Babel, saa skal det gaae eder vel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: Vær ikke redd for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli boende i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå godt med dere.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for kaldeernes tjenere; bli i landet, tjen kongen av Babylon, og det skal gå dere godt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: 'Vær ikke redde for kaldeernes tjenere, bli boende i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, og det skal gå dere vel.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa: Vær ikke redde for å tjene kaldeerne; bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så vil det gå dere vel.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da ga Gedalja deres menn en forsikring og sa, Frykt ikke for kaldeernes tjenere; fortsett å bo i landet under kongen av Babylon, og alt vil gå bra.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Godolias sware vnto them & to their men, & sayde vnto them: Feare not ye ye officers of the Caldees, tary in the londe, & submytte youre selues vnto the kynge of Babilon, & ye shal prospere.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Gedaliah sware to them, & to their men, and sayd vnto them, Feare not to be the seruants of the Caldees: dwell in the land, & serue the King of Babel, and ye shalbe well.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Gedalia sware to them and to the men whom they had with them, and saide vnto them: Feare not ye because ye are the seruauntes of the Chaldees: dwell in the lande, and serue the king of Babylon, and ye shall be well.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, Don't be afraid because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Gedaliah sweareth to them, and to their men, and saith to them, `Be not afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans, dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it is good for you.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Gedaliah gave his oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear because of the servants of the Chaldaeans; go on living in the land under the rule of the king of Babylon, and all will be well.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, "Don't be afraid because of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Gedaliah took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. He said,“You don’t need to be afraid to submit to the Babylonian officials. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 14:11 : 11 She said, "Let the king swear by the LORD your God that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy and that they will not eliminate my son." The king said, "As surely as the LORD lives, not one hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground."
• 2 Sam 19:23 : 23 But David said, 'What do you and I have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?'
• Jer 40:9-9 : 9 Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan took an oath to reassure them and their men, saying, 'Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.' 10 As for me, I will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. But you must gather wine, summer fruit, and oil, store them in your containers, and live in the cities you have taken over.
• Jer 43:6 : 6 the men, women, children, the king’s daughters, and all the people Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, along with Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
• Ezek 33:24-29 : 24 Son of man, the people living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he inherited the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.' 25 Therefore, say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: You eat meat with the blood still in it, you look to your idols, and you shed blood. Should you then possess the land?' 26 You rely on your swords, you commit detestable acts, and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife. Should you then possess the land? 27 Tell them this: 'This is what the Lord GOD says: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those who are in the open field I will give to wild animals to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and caves will die of plague.' 28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through. 29 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable things they have done.