Verse 15

They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Som har forlatt den rette vei, og har gått vill, idet de følger veien til Bileam, sønn av Bosor, som elsket lønnen for urett;

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    De har forlatt den rette veien og har gått seg vill; de følger veien til Bileam, sønn av Beor, som elsket belønningen for sin urett.

  • Norsk King James

    Som har forlatt den rette veien og gått seg vill ved å følge veien til Bileam, sønnen av Bosor, som elsket belønningen for sin urettferdighet;

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    De har forlatt den rettferdige vei og gått vill, fulgt Bileams, Beors sønns vei, som elsket urettferdighetens lønn,

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Som har forlatt den rette veien, og har gått vill, fulgt Bileams vei, Bosors sønn, som elsket urettferdighetens lønn;

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    De har forlatt den rette veien og har gått vill, etterfulgt av Bileams vei, Bosors sønn, som elsket lønnen for urett.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    De har forlatt den rette vei og har gått seg vill, idet de følger Bileams vei, Bosors sønn, som elsket urettferdighetens lønn.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    De har forladt den rette vei og gått seg vill, og følger veien til Balaam, Bosors sønn, som elsket lønnen for urettferdighet.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    De har forlatt den rette veien og gått vill ved å følge Bileams vei, sønn av Bosor, han som elsket urettferdighetens lønn.

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

    De har forlatt den rette veien og gått vill ved å følge Bileams vei, sønn av Bosor, han som elsket urettferdighetens lønn.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    De har forlatt den rette veien og har gått vill ved å følge veien til Bileam, Bosors sønn, som elsket lønn for urett.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    De har forlatt den rette veien og har valgt villfarelse, de har fulgt veien til Bileam, sønn av Bosor, som elsket urettferdighetens lønn.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    De have forladt den rette Vei og fare vild, følgende Bileams, Beors (Søns), Vei, der elskede Uretfærdigheds Løn,

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Disse har forlatt den rette veien og gått seg vill, fulgt etter veien til Bileam, sønn av Bosor, som elsket den urettferdige lønnen;

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    de har forlatt den rette vei og gått vill, idet de har fulgt Balaam, Beors sønn, som elsket det urettferdige gods,

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    De har forlatt den rette veien og gått vill, fulgt veien til Bileam, Bosors sønn, som elsket urettferdighetens lønn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    De har forlatt den rette vei og gått vill. De har fulgt veien til Bileam, sønn av Beor, som elsket lønnen av urett,

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    De har forlatt den rette veien og gått seg vill, etter Bileams vei, Beors sønn, som elsket lønn for urettferdighet;

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and have forsaken the right waye and are gone astraye folowinge ye waye of Balam the sonne of Bosor which loved the rewarde of vnrightewesnes:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and haue forsaken the righte waye, and are gone astraye: folowinge the waye of Balaam the sonne of Bosor, which loued the rewarde of vnrighteousnes:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Which forsaking the right way, haue gone astray, folowing the way of Balaam, the sonne of Bosor, which loued the wages of vnrighteousnes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Which haue forsaken the ryght waye, and are gone astray, folowyng the way of Balaam the sonne of Bosor, which loued the rewarde of vnrighteousnesse:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    having forsaken a right way, they did go astray, having followed in the way of Balaam the `son' of Bosor, who a reward of unrighteousness did love,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the [son] of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Turning out of the true way, they have gone wandering in error, after the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who was pleased to take payment for wrongdoing;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    By forsaking the right path they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,

Referenced Verses

  • Jude 1:11 : 11 Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, rushed headlong for profit into Balaam’s error, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.
  • Rev 2:14 : 14 But I have a few things against you: You have those there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the Israelites—to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
  • Num 22:5-7 : 5 He sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the river in the land of his people. They were to call him, saying, 'Look, a people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the land and are settling next to me.' 6 Now, please come and curse this people for me, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed. 7 The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them payment for divination. They came to Balaam and told him Balak's message.
  • Num 31:16 : 16 Behold, these women caused the people of Israel to act unfaithfully against the LORD through the advice of Balaam in the matter of Peor, which led to the plague among the congregation of the LORD.
  • Deut 23:4-5 : 4 No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation; none of their descendants may ever enter the assembly of the LORD. 5 This is because they did not meet you with bread and water on your way out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor of Aram Naharaim to curse you.
  • Acts 13:10 : 10 And he said, 'You are full of all deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?'
  • 2 Pet 2:13 : 13 They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. They consider it a pleasure to indulge in carousing during the day. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions while they feast with you.
  • Prov 28:4 : 4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.
  • Mic 6:5 : 5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised and what Balaam son of Beor answered him, from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.
  • Acts 1:18 : 18 (With the reward he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.)
  • Ezek 9:10 : 10 'But as for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I show pity. I will bring their actions back upon their own heads.'
  • Hos 14:8 : 8 Those who live in his shade will return; they will flourish like grain, blossom like the vine, and their fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
  • 1 Sam 12:23 : 23 As for me, far be it from me to sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. Instead, I will instruct you in the good and upright way.
  • 1 Kgs 18:18 : 18 Elijah replied, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, by abandoning the commandments of the LORD and following the Baals.
  • 1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 He replied, 'I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to take my life.'
  • Neh 13:2 : 2 This was because they had not met the Israelites with bread and water but had hired Balaam to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
  • Num 22:18-21 : 18 But Balaam answered Balak's servants, 'Even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the LORD my God to do anything small or great.' 19 Now please stay here tonight as well, so that I may find out what else the LORD may say to me. 20 That night God came to Balaam and said, 'Since these men have come to summon you, go with them. But do only what I tell you.' 21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the Moabite officials.
  • Num 22:23 : 23 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam struck the donkey to make it turn back onto the road.
  • Num 22:28 : 28 Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and it said to Balaam, 'What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?'