Verse 17

He said, 'Far be it from me, LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?' So he refused to drink it. These were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han sa: 'Herren fri meg fra å gjøre dette! Skal jeg drikke blodet fra mennene som risikerte livene sine?' Og han ville ikke drikke det. Dette gjorde de tre mektige krigere.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og han sa: Det være langt fra meg, Herre, at jeg skulle gjøre dette: er ikke dette blodet av de menn som gikk med fare for sitt liv? Derfor ville han ikke drikke det. Dette gjorde de tre mektige menn.

• Norsk King James

  Og han sa, Det ville være en skam for meg, Herre, å gjøre dette: er ikke dette blodet til mennene som satte livet på spill? Derfor ville han ikke drikke det. Disse tingene gjorde de tre mektige mennene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sa: Det være langt fra meg, Herre, at jeg skulle gjøre dette. Skal jeg drikke blodet til disse mennene som satte sine liv i fare? Derfor ville han ikke drikke det. Slik gjorde de tre mektige mennene.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han sa: «Det er utenkelig for meg, Herre, å gjøre dette. Skulle jeg drikke blodet av de menn som satte sine liv i fare?» Derfor ville han ikke drikke av det. Dette var det de tre heltene gjorde.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han sa: Være langt fra meg, Herre, at jeg skulle gjøre dette: er ikke dette blodet til mennene som satte sine liv i fare? Derfor ville han ikke drikke det. Disse tingene gjorde de tre mektige menn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han sa: «Måtte det være fjernt fra meg, HERRE, at jeg skal gjøre dette! Er ikke dette blodet fra menn som satte sine liv på spill? Derfor ville jeg ikke drikke det.» Slik gjorde de tre mektige mennene.

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

  Og han sa: Være langt fra meg, Herre, at jeg skulle gjøre dette: er ikke dette blodet til mennene som satte sine liv i fare? Derfor ville han ikke drikke det. Disse tingene gjorde de tre mektige menn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han sa: «Far være det fra meg, Herre, å gjøre dette! Skulle jeg drikke blodet av dem som har gått med fare for livet?» Derfor ville han ikke drikke det. Dette gjorde de tre heltene.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han sa: «Herren fri meg fra å gjøre dette! Skulle jeg drikke blodet av mennene som dro dit på livsfare?» Derfor ville han ikke drikke det. Dette gjorde de tre modige menn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde: Det være langt fra mig, o Herre! at jeg skulde dette gjøre; mon (jeg skulde drikke) de Mænds Blod, som gik (derhen), med deres Livs (Fare)? og han vilde ikke drikke det; dette gjorde de tre Vældige.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han sa: La det være langt fra meg, Herre, at jeg skulle gjøre dette: er ikke dette blodet til de menn som satte sine liv i fare? Derfor ville han ikke drikke det. Dette gjorde de tre mektige menn.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he said, Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa: «Vær langt fra meg, Herre, at jeg skulle gjøre dette: [skal jeg drikke] blodet fra mennene som satte livet sitt i fare?» Derfor ville han ikke drikke det. Dette gjorde de tre mektige menn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han sa: Det være langt fra meg, Herre, å gjøre dette. Er dette blodet fra mennene som gikk i fare for sine liv? Og han ville ikke drikke det. Disse tingene gjorde de tre mektige menn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han sa: Bort med det, Herre, at jeg skulle gjøre dette! Skal jeg drikke blodet av mennene som satte sine liv i fare? Derfor ville han ikke drikke det. Dette gjorde de tre mektige mennene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han sa: Langt ifra meg, Herre, å gjøre dette; hvordan kan jeg drikke som min drikk livsblodet til menn som har satt sitt liv i fare? Så han drakk det ikke. Dette gjorde de tre store krigerne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & sayde: The LORDE let this be farre fro me, that I shulde do it. Is it not the bloude of the men that ioperded their lyues, and wente thither? And he wolde not drynke it. This dyd the thre Worthies.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And said, O Lord, be it farre from me, that I should doe this. Is not this the blood of the men that went in ieopardie of their liues? Therefore he woulde not drinke it. These things did these three mightie men.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And saide, The Lorde forbyd that I should do so: Is not this the blood of the men that went in ieoperdie of theyr lyues? & therefore he would not drinke it. And these thinges did these three mightie men.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: [is not this] the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this: [shall I drink] the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and saith, `Far be it from me, O Jehovah, to do this; is it the blood of the men who are going with their lives?' and he was not willing to drink it; these `things' did the three mighty ones.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: [shall I drink] the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this; how may I take as my drink the life-blood of men who have put their lives in danger? So he would not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn't it the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and said,“O LORD, I will not do this! It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going.” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 17:10 : 10 Any Israelite or foreigner living among them who eats any blood, I will set my face against that person and cut them off from their people.
• Judg 5:18 : 18 Zebulun risked his life to the point of death, and Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.
• 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: I certainly said that your house and your father’s house would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For those who honor Me I will honor, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
• 1 Sam 26:11 : 11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD's anointed. Now take the spear by his head and the jar of water, and let us go.
• 2 Sam 20:20 : 20 Joab replied, "Far be it from me to devour or destroy the city!
• 1 Kgs 21:3 : 3 But Naboth said to Ahab, 'The LORD forbid that I should give you my ancestral inheritance!'
• 1 Chr 11:19 : 19 He said, "Far be it from me, O my God, to do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives? Because they risked their lives to bring it, I would not drink it." Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.
• Ps 72:14 : 14 He will redeem their lives from oppression and violence, and their blood will be precious in his sight.
• Matt 26:28 : 28 This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
• Mark 14:24 : 24 He said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
• John 6:52-54 : 52 Then the Jews argued sharply among themselves, 'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?' 53 Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.' 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.
• 1 Cor 15:30 : 30 And why are we in danger every hour?
• Gen 9:4 : 4 But you must not eat meat that still has its lifeblood in it.
• Gen 44:17 : 17 But Joseph said, "Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose possession the cup was found will be my slave. As for the rest of you, go back to your father in peace."