Verse 26

But Elisha said to him, 'Was my spirit not with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, male servants, and female servants?'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men Elisha sa til ham: «Var ikke mitt hjerte med deg da mannen snudde seg fra vognen for å møte deg? Er det nå tid for å ta imot sølv, klær, olivenlunder, vingårder, sauer, okser, tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men Elisa sa til ham: "Gikk ikke min ånd med deg da mannen snudde fra vognen sin for å møte deg? Er det tid for å ta imot penger, klær, olivenlunder, vinmarker, sauer, okser, tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• Norsk King James

  Og han sa til ham: «Fulgte ikke mitt hjerte med deg, da mannen snudde seg fra sin vogn for å møte deg? Er dette tiden for å motta penger og klær, olivenlunder og vingårder, samt menn og kvinner til arbeid?»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Elisa sa til ham: "Gikk ikke min ånd med deg da mannen vendte seg fra vognen for å møte deg? Er dette tiden til å ta imot penger, klær, oliventre, vingårder, sauer, storfe, tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men Elisja sa til ham: "Gikk ikke min ånd med deg da mannen snudde seg fra vognen for å møte deg? Er dette en tid for å ta imot penger eller klær, olivenlunder og vingårder, sauer og storfe, tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han sa til ham: Gikk ikke mitt hjerte med deg, da mannen vendte seg fra vognen for å møte deg? Er det en tid for å motta penger, og klær, og olivenlunder, og vingårder, og sauer, og okser, og tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa Elisha: 'Fulgte ikke mitt hjerte deg da mannen vendte fra vognen for å møte deg? Er det et passende tidspunkt å motta penger, klær, olivenlunder, vingårder, sauer, okser, tjenere og tjenestekvinner?'

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

  Og han sa til ham: Gikk ikke mitt hjerte med deg, da mannen vendte seg fra vognen for å møte deg? Er det en tid for å motta penger, og klær, og olivenlunder, og vingårder, og sauer, og okser, og tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Elisja sa til ham: Var ikke min ånd med deg da mannen steg ned fra vognen for å møte deg? Er det tid for å ta imot penger og klær, oliventrær og vingårder, sauer og storfe, tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men Elisja sa til ham: 'Var ikke min ånd med deg da mannen vendte tilbake fra sin vogn for å møte deg? Er dette tiden for å ta imot penger og klær, olivenlunder og vingårder, saueflokker og storfe, tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men han sagde til ham: Vandrede ikke mit Hjerte med, der Manden vendte sig fra sin Vogn imod dig? var det Tid til at tage Sølv og at tage Klæder og Oliegaarde og Viingaarde og smaat Qvæg og stort Qvæg og Tjenere og Tjenestepiger?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men han sa til ham: "Gikk ikke hjertet mitt med deg da mannen vendte seg fra vognen for å møte deg? Er dette tiden for å motta penger, klær, olivenlunder, vingårder, sauer, okser, tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive clothing, olive groves, and vineyards, sheep, oxen, male servants, and female servants?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men han sa til ham: «Var ikke hjertet mitt med deg, når mannen vendte seg fra vognen for å møte deg? Er det en tid for å ta imot penger og klær og olivenlunder og vingårder og småfe og storfe og tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men han sa til ham: 'Gikk ikke min ånd med deg da mannen vendte seg fra vognen for å møte deg? Er det tid for å ta imot penger og klær, oliventrær og vingårder, sauer og storfe, tjenere og tjenestejenter?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Elisja svarte: «Var ikke min ånd med deg da mannen snudde fra vognen for å møte deg? Er det tiden for å ta imot penger, klær, oljelunder, vinmarker, sauer og storfe, tjenere og tjenestepiker?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men han sa til ham: Tror du ikke mitt hjerte var med deg da mannen steg ned fra vognen og kom imot deg? Er dette tiden for å ta imot penger og klær, olivenlunder, vingårder, småfe og storfe, tjenere og tjenestekvinner?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he sayde vnto him: Wente not my hert wt the, whan the man turned backe from his charet to mete the? Now thou hast take the syluer & the rayment, olyue trees, vynyardes, shepe, oxen, seruauntes & maydens.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But he saide vnto him, Went not mine heart with thee when the man turned againe fro his charet to meete thee? Is this a time to take money, and to receiue garments, and oliues, and vineyardes, and sheepe, and oxen, and men seruants, and maide seruants?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But he saide vnto him: went not myne heart with thee when the man turned againe from his charet to meete thee? Is it now a tyme to receaue money, to receaue garmentes, olyue trees, vnieyardes, sheepe, and oxen, men seruauntes, and mayde seruauntes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto him, Went not mine heart [with thee], when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? [Is it] a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to him, Didn't my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith unto him, `My heart went not when the man turned from off his chariot to meet thee; is it a time to take silver, and to take garments, and olives, and vines, and flock, and herd, and men-servants, and maid-servants?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto him, Went not my heart [with thee], when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man got down from his carriage and went back to you? Is this a time for getting money, and clothing, and olive-gardens and vine-gardens, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants?

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to him, "Didn't my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female servants?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elisha replied,“I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 5:16 : 16 But Elisha replied, 'As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.' Even though Naaman urged him, he refused.
• 2 Kgs 6:12 : 12 One of his servants said, "No, my lord the king; Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom."
• Ps 63:11 : 11 They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; they will become the portion for jackals.
• Prov 12:19 : 19 Truthful speech endures forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.
• Prov 12:22 : 22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.
• Eccl 3:1-8 : 1 There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens. 2 A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. 3 A time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build. 4 A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance. 5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them; a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing. 6 A time to search and a time to give up; a time to keep and a time to throw away. 7 A time to tear and a time to mend; a time to be silent and a time to speak. 8 A time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.
• Matt 10:8 : 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
• Acts 5:9 : 9 Then Peter said to her, 'Why did you agree together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.'
• Acts 20:33 : 33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver, gold, or clothing.
• Acts 20:35 : 35 In all this, I have shown you that by working hard in this way, we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
• 1 Cor 5:3 : 3 For though I am absent in body, I am present in spirit, and I have already passed judgment on the one who has committed this act, as if I were present.
• 1 Cor 9:11-12 : 11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you? 12 If others have this right to receive from you, shouldn’t we have it even more? But we have not used this right. Instead, we endure all things so that we will not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
• 2 Cor 11:8-9 : 8 I robbed other churches by taking support from them to serve you. 9 And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept and will continue to keep myself from being a burden to you in any way. 10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia. 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do! 12 And I will keep on doing what I am doing, so that I can cut off the opportunity of those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.
• Col 2:5 : 5 For even though I am absent in the body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your orderly conduct and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
• 2 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 We did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it. Instead, we worked with toil and hardship night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you. 9 It was not that we lack the right to receive support, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
• Gen 14:23 : 23 'that I will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, “I have made Abram rich.”'