Verse 12

Hazael asked, "Why is my lord weeping?" Elisha answered, "Because I know the harm you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their fortresses on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, you will dash their little ones to pieces, and you will rip open their pregnant women."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hasael spurte: "Hvorfor gråter min herre?" Elisja svarte: "Fordi jeg vet hva ondt du vil gjøre mot Israels folk. Du vil sette ild på deres befestede byer, drepe deres unge menn med sverd, knuse deres spedbarn og skjære opp kvinner med barn."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa Hasael: Hvorfor gråter min herre? Han svarte: Fordi jeg vet det onde du vil gjøre mot Israels barn: deres festninger vil du sette i brann, de unge menn vil du drepe med sverd, deres småbarn vil du knuse og de gravide kvinner vil du skjære opp.

• Norsk King James

  Og Hazael sa: Hvorfor gråter min herre? Og han svarte: Fordi jeg vet hvilket ondt du vil gjøre mot Israels barn: du vil sette fyr på deres sterke festninger, drepe deres unge menn med sverd, ramme deres barn, og drepe gravide kvinner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hasael spurte: Hvorfor gråter min herre? Elisa svarte: Fordi jeg vet det onde du kommer til å gjøre mot Israels folk: Du vil sette ild på festningene deres, drepe deres unge menn med sverd, knuse deres spedbarn og skjære opp de gravide kvinnene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa Hazael: «Hvorfor gråter min herre?» Han svarte: «Fordi jeg vet det ondet du kommer til å gjøre mot Israels barn. Deres festninger vil du sette i brann, deres unge menn vil du drepe med sverdet, du vil knuse deres små barn og skjære opp deres gravide kvinner.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hazael spurte: «Hvorfor gråter du, min herre?» Han svarte: «Fordi jeg vet hvilket ondt du vil utøve mot Israels barn – du vil antente deres festninger, drepe deres unge menn med sverdet, ødelegge deres barn og rive opp deres gravide kvinner.»

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

  Da sa Hazael: «Hvorfor gråter min herre?» Han svarte: «Fordi jeg vet det ondet du kommer til å gjøre mot Israels barn. Deres festninger vil du sette i brann, deres unge menn vil du drepe med sverdet, du vil knuse deres små barn og skjære opp deres gravide kvinner.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Haza'el spurte: 'Hvorfor gråter min herre?' Han svarte: 'Fordi jeg vet hvilket ondt du vil gjøre mot israelittene. Du vil sette deres festninger i brann, drepe deres unge menn med sverd, knuse deres småbarn og skjære opp deres gravide kvinner.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hasael spurte: 'Hvorfor gråter min herre?' Han svarte: 'Fordi jeg vet hvilket ondt du vil gjøre mot Israels barn: deres festninger skal du sette i brann, deres unge menn skal du drepe med sverdet, deres små barn skal du knuse, og deres gravide kvinner skal du skjære opp.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Hasael: Hvi græder min Herre? og han sage: Fordi jeg veed det Onde, som du skal gjøre Israels Børn: Du skal sætte Ild paa deres faste Stæder og slaae deres udvalgte (Mandkjøn) ihjel med Sværd, og knuse deres spæde Børn og sønderhugge deres frugtsommelige (Qvinder).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hazael sa: Hvorfor gråter min herre? Han svarte: Fordi jeg vet det onde du vil gjøre mot Israels barn. Du vil sette deres festninger i brann, drepe deres unge menn med sverdet, knuse deres barn og sprette opp de gravide kvinnene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Hazael said, "Why does my lord weep?" And he answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will slay with the sword, and will dash their children, and rip up their women with child."

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hasael spurte: «Hvorfor gråter min herre?» Han svarte: «Fordi jeg vet hvor stor skade du vil gjøre mot Israels barn: deres festninger vil du sette i brann, deres unge menn vil du drepe med sverdet, du vil knuse deres småbarn og rive opp kvinner med barn.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hazael spurte: 'Hvorfor gråter min herre?' Han svarte: 'Fordi jeg vet hvilke onde ting du vil gjøre mot Israels barn. Deres befestede steder vil du sette fyr på, deres unge menn vil du drepe med sverd, deres spedbarn vil du knuse og deres gravide kvinner vil du rive opp.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hazael sa: «Hvorfor gråter min herre?» Elisha svarte: «Fordi jeg vet hvilket ondt du vil gjøre mot Israels barn: Du vil sette deres festninger i brann, drepe deres unge menn med sverdet, slå deres små barn i stykker, og skjære opp deres gravide kvinner.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hazael spurte: Hvorfor gråter min herre? Elisha svarte: Fordi jeg ser det onde du vil gjøre mot Israels barn: du vil sette ild på deres festninger, drepe deres unge menn med sverd, knuse deres små barn og skjære opp kvinner som er med barn.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The sayde Hasael: Wherfore wepeth my lorde? He sayde: I knowe what euell thou shalt do vnto the children of Israel. Thou shalt burne their stronge cities with fyre, and slaye their yonge men with the swerde, and kyll their yonge children, and ryppe vp their wemen with childe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Hazael sayde, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I knowe the euill that thou shalt do vnto the children of Israel: for their strong cities shalt thou set on fire, and their yong men shalt thou slay with the sworde, and shalt dash their infantes against the stones, and rent in pieces their women with child.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Hazael sayde: Why weepeth my lorde? He aunswered: For I knowe the euyl thinges that thou shalt do vnto the children of Israel: for their strong cities shalt thou set on fire, and their young men shalt thou slay with the sword, and shalt dashe out the braynes of their sucking children, and al to teare their women with childe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Hazael said, Why weeps my lord? He answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: their strongholds will you set on fire, and their young men will you kill with the sword, and will dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Hazael saith, `Wherefore is my lord weeping?' and he saith, `Because I have known the evil that thou dost to the sons of Israel -- their fenced places thou dost send into fire, and their young men with sword thou dost slay, and their sucklings thou dost dash to pieces, and their pregnant women thou dost rip up.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Hazael said, Why is my lord weeping? Then he said in answer, Because I see the evil which you will do to the children of Israel: burning down their strong towns, putting their young men to death with the sword, smashing their little ones against the stones, and cutting open the women who are with child.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Hazael said, "Why do you weep, my lord?" He answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, and will dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Hazael asked,“Why are you crying, my master?” He replied,“Because I know the trouble you will cause the Israelites. You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, smash their children to bits, and rip open their pregnant women.”

Referenced Verses

• Nah 3:10 : 10 Yet she went into exile, carried away into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at every street corner. Lots were cast for her nobles, and all her great men were bound in chains.
• 2 Kgs 15:16 : 16 Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were there, along with its surrounding territories, because they refused to open their gates. He struck the town and ripped open all its pregnant women.
• 2 Kgs 12:17 : 17 The money from guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought to the temple of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.
• 2 Kgs 13:3 : 3 The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He handed them over to Hazael, king of Aram, and to Ben-Hadad son of Hazael, for all their days.
• 2 Kgs 13:7 : 7 Nothing was left for Jehoahaz's army except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed them, making them like dust to be trampled.
• Isa 13:16 : 16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be violated.
• Amos 1:13 : 13 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of the Ammonites, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they ripped open pregnant women in Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.'
• 2 Kgs 10:32-33 : 32 In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel, and Hazael defeated them throughout their territory. 33 He took land east of the Jordan—all the land of Gilead, the territory of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh—from Aroer by the Arnon Gorge through Gilead and Bashan.
• Isa 13:18 : 18 Their bows will strike down the young men; they will show no mercy to the offspring of the womb, nor will they pity children.
• Hos 10:14 : 14 the roar of battle will rise against your people, and all your fortresses will be devastated—as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces with their children.
• Amos 1:3-5 : 3 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they threshed Gilead with sharp implements of iron.' 4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, and it will consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad. 5 I will break the bars of Damascus, cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and the one who holds the scepter from Beth-Eden; the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,' says the LORD.
• 1 Kgs 18:13 : 13 Has it not been reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred of the LORD's prophets in two caves, fifty in each, and supplied them with bread and water.
• 2 Kgs 4:28 : 28 She said, 'Did I ask for a son from my lord? Didn’t I say, “Do not raise my hopes”?'
• Ps 137:8-9 : 8 O daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us. 9 Blessed is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rock.