Verse 2

Absalom would rise early and stand beside the road to the gate. Whenever a man came with a dispute to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and ask, 'Which city are you from?' And the man would answer, 'Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Tidlig om morgenen sto Absalom opp og stilte seg ved veien ved porten. Når en mann kom med en sak for å få dom hos kongen, spurte Absalom ham: «Hvilken by kommer du fra?»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Absalom sto tidlig opp og stilte seg ved veien til porten. Når noen som hadde en sak, kom til kongen for å få dom, kalte Absalom på ham og spurte: Fra hvilken by er du? Og han svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.

• Norsk King James

  Og Absalom sto tidlig opp og stilte seg ved porten; og når noen kom med en sak for kongen, kalte Absalom på dem og spurte: Hvilken by kommer du fra? Og han svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Absalom pleide å stå tidlig opp og stille seg ved veien inn til porten. Når noen hadde en sak som skulle til kongen for dom, ropte Absalom til ham og spurte: 'Hvilken by er du fra?' Og mannen svarte: 'Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Absalom pleide å stå tidlig opp og stille seg ved veiporten. Hver gang noen kom med en sak for kongen som trengte dom, kalte Absalom dem til seg og spurte: 'Hvilken by er du fra?' Og de svarte: 'Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Absalom sto opp tidlig og stilte seg ved veien til porten. Når noen som hadde en sak kom til kongen for dom, kalte Absalom på ham og sa: Hvilken by er du fra? Han svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Absalom sto opp tidlig og stilte seg ved portveien. Slik ble det: Hver gang en mann med en sak kom til kongen for å få dom, ropte Absalom til ham og spurte: «Hvilken by kommer du fra?» Og han svarte: «Din tjener tilhører en av Israels stammer.»

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

  Absalom sto opp tidlig og stilte seg ved veien til porten. Når noen som hadde en sak kom til kongen for dom, kalte Absalom på ham og sa: Hvilken by er du fra? Han svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Absalom sto opp tidlig og stilte seg ved portveien. Når noen som hadde en rettssak for å komme til kongen for dom, kom forbi, ropte Absalom til dem og sa: «Hvilken by kommer du fra?» Og han svarte: «Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Absalom pleide å stå tidlig opp og stille seg ved siden av byporten. Når noen hadde en sak og ville gå til kongen for å få en dom, ropte Absalom på dem og spurte hvilken by de kom fra. Når de svarte at de var fra en av Israels stammer,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Absalom stod tidlig op og stod paa Siden af Veien i Porten; og det skede, naar nogen Mand havde en Trætte, at han skulde komme for Kongen til Dom, da kaldte Absalom ad ham og sagde: Af hvilken Stad er du? og han sagde: Din Tjener er af en af Israels Stammer.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Absalom sto opp tidlig og stilte seg ved siden av porten. Når folk som hadde en sak, kom til kongen for å få dom, ropte Absalom til dem og spurte: Fra hvilken by er du? Når de svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer,

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the way of the gate, and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy came to the king for judgment, Absalom called to him, and said, Of what city are you? And he said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Absalom sto tidlig opp og stilte seg ved inngangen til porten. Og når noen som hadde en sak å fremme for kongen, kom for å få en dom, kalte Absalom på ham og sa: Hvilken by er du fra? Han svarte: Tjeneren din er fra en av Israels stammer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Absalom pleide å stå tidlig opp og stille seg ved veien til byporten. Når noen som hadde en sak skulle komme til kongen for dom, kalte Absalom dem til seg og spurte: 'Hvilken by kommer du fra?' Og han svarte: 'Din tjener kommer fra en av Israels stammer.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Absalom stod tidlig opp og stilte seg ved veien til porten. Når noen hadde en sak og kom til kongen for dom, kalte Absalom på dem og spurte: "Hvilken by er du fra?" Og de svarte: "Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer."

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Absalom sto tidlig opp hver morgen og stilte seg ved siden av møtestedet. Når noen kom for å få sin sak dømt av kongen, spurte Absalom: Hvilken by er du fra? Han svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Absalo gat him vp allwaye early in the mornynge, and stode in the waye by the porte: and whan eny man had a matter which shulde come to the kynge for iudgment, Absalom called vnto him and sayde: Of what cite art thou? Yf he sayde then: thy seruaunt is of one of the trybes of Israel,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Absalom rose vp early, & stoode hard by the entring in of the gate: and euery man that had any matter, & came to the King for iudgement, him did Absalom call vnto him, and sayde, Of what citie art thou? And he answered, Thy seruant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Absalom rose vp early, and stoode in the place of the entring in of the gate: And euery man that had any matter and came to the king for iudgement, him did Absalom cal vnto him, and sayde: Of what citie art thou? He aunswered: Thy seruaunt is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was [so], that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city [art] thou? And he said, Thy servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, Of what city are you? He said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Absalom hath risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it cometh to pass, every man who hath a pleading to come unto the king for judgment, that Absalom calleth unto him, and saith, `Of what city `art' thou?' and he saith, `Of one of the tribes of Israel `is' thy servant.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. It was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, "What city are you from?" He said, "Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him,“What city are you from?” The person would answer,“I, your servant, am from one of the tribes of Israel.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 18:14 : 14 When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything he was doing for the people, he said, 'What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning till evening?'
• Exod 18:16 : 16 Whenever they have a dispute, they come to me to seek judgment. I decide between one person and another and make known the statutes of God and His laws.
• Exod 18:26 : 26 They judged the people at all times. They brought the difficult cases to Moses, but they decided the simple ones themselves.
• Ruth 4:1 : 1 Boaz went up to the city gate and sat down there. Just then, the kinsman-redeemer he had spoken about came by. Boaz said, 'Come over here, my friend, and sit down.' So he went over and sat down.
• 2 Sam 19:8 : 8 Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come upon you from your youth until now."
• 1 Kgs 3:16-28 : 16 Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, 'My lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth to a child while she was there with me.' 18 On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. We were together, and there was no one else with us in the house—just the two of us. 19 During the night, this woman's son died because she lay on him. 20 So she got up in the middle of the night, took my son from my side while I was asleep, and laid him in her arms. She then placed her dead son in my arms. 21 When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I looked more closely at him in the morning light, I saw that it was not the son I had borne. 22 The other woman said, 'No, the living one is my son, and the dead one is yours.' But the first woman insisted, 'No, the dead one is your son, and the living one is mine.' And so they argued before the king. 23 The king said, 'This one says, “My son is the living one, and your son is the dead one,” while the other says, “No, your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.”' 24 Then the king said, 'Bring me a sword.' So they brought a sword before the king. 25 The king said, 'Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other.' 26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, 'Please, my lord, give her the living child! Do not kill him!' But the other said, 'Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!' 27 Then the king gave his ruling: 'Give the living child to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.' 28 When all Israel heard the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of the king, for they saw that he had the wisdom of God to administer justice.
• Job 24:14 : 14 At daybreak, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy, and at night, he is like a thief.
• Prov 4:16 : 16 For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.
• Matt 27:1 : 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.