Verse 20

Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. Together they came to him, and after persuading Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they sought peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og Herodes var sterkt misfornøyd med dem fra Tyros og Sidon; men de kom til ham med enighet, og da de hadde fått Blastus, kongens kammertjener, til venn, ønsket de fred; fordi deres land ble næret av kongens land.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men Herodes var i konflikt med innbyggerne i Tyros og Sidon. De kom enstemmig til ham og fikk en viss Blastus, kongens kammertjener, til å be om fred; for landet deres var avhengig av kongens landbrød.

• Norsk King James

  Og Herodes var svært skuffet over dem fra Tyrus og Sidon; men de kom samlet til ham, og etter å ha gjort Blastus, kongens kammerherre, til venn, ba de om fred; fordi landet deres var avhengig av kongens forsyning.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herodes planla å føre krig mot byene Tyrus og Sidon; men de kom samlet til ham, fikk Blastus, kongens tjener, på sin side og ba om fred, fordi deres land mottok matforsyninger fra kongens område.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men Herodes var meget vred på dem fra Tyrus og Sidon: men de kom til ham etter enighet, og vant Blastus, kongens kammerherre, over, og ba om fred, fordi deres land ble næret av kongens land.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Herodes var i strid med folkene i Tyrus og Sidon. De kom enstemmig til ham, og ved å overbevise Blastus, kongens kammerherre, ba de om fred, fordi deres land ble forsynt fra kongens område.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Herodes var meget misfornøyd med folkene fra Tyros og Sidon, men de kom samlet til ham. Etter å ha fått kongens kammerherre Blastus som sin venn, ba de om fred, fordi landet deres ble forsynt av kongens land.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Herodes var sterkt misfornøyd med dem fra Tyr og Sidon, men de forente seg, og ved å gjøre Blastus, kongens kammerherre, til sin venn, ba de om fred, siden deres land ble forsynt av kongens rike.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Herodes var svært irritert på folket fra Tyrus og Sidon. Men de kom sammen som én gruppe til ham, og etter at de hadde vunnet vennskapet til Blastus, kongens kammerherre, ba de om fred, fordi deres land ble forsørget fra kongens område.

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

  Herodes var svært irritert på folket fra Tyrus og Sidon. Men de kom sammen som én gruppe til ham, og etter at de hadde vunnet vennskapet til Blastus, kongens kammerherre, ba de om fred, fordi deres land ble forsørget fra kongens område.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herodes var sterkt uenig med folkene fra Tyrus og Sidon. Men de kom enstemmig til ham, og etter å ha overbevist kongens kammerherre Blastus, bad de om fred, fordi deres land fikk forsyning fra det kongelige landområdet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Herodes var svært uenig med folket i Tyros og Sidon; men de kom enstemmig til ham, og etter å ha overtalt Blastos, kongens kammerherre, ba de om fred, fordi deres land ble forsynt fra kongens område.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Herodes havde isinde at føre Krig mod de Tyrer og Sidonier; men de kom samdrægtigen til ham og fik Blastus, som var Kongens Kammertjener, paa sin Side og bade om Fred, fordi deres Land fik Levnetsmidler fra Kongens.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one cord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired pee; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Herodes var svært misfornøyd med folket i Tyrus og Sidon, men de kom enstemmig til ham, og etter å ha vunnet kongens kammerherre Blastus' vennskap, ba de om fred, fordi landet deres fikk forsyninger fra kongens land.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king's country.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herodes var meget sint på folket fra Tyrus og Sidon. De kom samlet til ham, og etter å ha fått Blastus, kongens kammerherre, som venn, ba de om fred fordi deres land var avhengig av kongens land for mat.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Herodes var sterkt opprørt over tyrerne og sidonierne, og de kom samlet til ham og fikk overbevist Blastus, kongens kammerherre, om å be om fred, fordi de ble forsynt fra kongens land.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han var svært misfornøyd med folkene i Tyrus og Sidon; de kom enstemmig til ham, og etter å ha vunnet Blastus, kongens kammerherre, på sin side, ba de om fred, fordi deres land fikk forsyninger fra kongens land.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Herodes var svært sint på folket i Tyros og Sidon. De kom samlet til ham, og etter å ha fått støtte fra Blastus, kongens kammerherre, ba de om fred fordi landet deres var avhengig av hans land for å få mat.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Herode was displeased with them of Tyre and Sydon. And they came all at once and made intercession vnto Blastus the kynges chamberlen and desyred peace because their countrey was norysshed by the kynges londe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he was displeased with the of Tyre and Sido. Neuertheles they came vnto him with one accorde, and made intercession to Blastus the kynges chamberlayne, and desyred peace, because their countre was norished by the kynges londe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Herod was angrie with them of Tyrus and Sidon, but they came all with one accord vnto him, and perswaded Blastus the Kings Chamberlaine, and they desired peace, because their countrey was nourished by the Kings land.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Herode was displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: But they came all with one accorde to hym, and made intercession vnto Blastus the kynges chaumberlayne, and desired peace, because their countrey was norisshed by the kyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's [country].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came unto him, and having made a friend of Blastus, who `is' over the bed-chambers of the king, they were asking peace, because of their country being nourished from the king's;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king's country.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's country for its food.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 27:17 : 17 Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants. They traded wheat from Minnith, sweet confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.
• Ezra 3:7 : 7 They gave money to the stonecutters and carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so they would bring cedar wood by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, according to the permission granted by Cyrus king of Persia.
• Prov 17:14 : 14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; so stop the dispute before it breaks out.
• Prov 20:18 : 18 Plans are established by counsel; with wise guidance wage your war.
• Prov 25:8 : 8 Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame.
• Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
• Isa 23:1-4 : 1 This is a message concerning Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed. The news has reached them from the land of Cyprus. 2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose messengers cross over the sea. 3 On the great waters came the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, its revenue; it was the marketplace of nations. 4 Be ashamed, Sidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, 'I have neither labored nor given birth; I have not raised young men or brought up virgins.'
• Isa 27:4-5 : 4 I am not angry. If only there were briers and thorns confronting me, I would march against them in battle and completely burn them together. 5 Or let them take hold of my refuge and make peace with me; yes, let them make peace with me.
• Gen 10:15 : 15 Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
• Gen 10:19 : 19 The border of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
• Josh 19:29 : 29 The border turned to Ramah and up to the fortified city of Tyre; then it turned to Hosah and ended at the sea. The region included Mahalab, Achzib,
• 1 Kgs 5:9-9 : 9 God gave Solomon wisdom, very great understanding, and vast insight, as expansive as the sand on the seashore. 10 Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt. 11 He was wiser than any other man, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. His fame spread to all the surrounding nations.
• 2 Chr 2:10 : 10 Hiram, king of Tyre, replied in writing and sent it to Solomon: "Because of the LORD's love for His people, He has made you their king."
• 2 Chr 2:15 : 15 We will cut timber from Lebanon, as much as you need. We will float it in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you can then take it up to Jerusalem.
• Hos 2:8-9 : 8 Therefore, I will block her way with thorns and build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths. 9 She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, 'I will go back to my first husband, because it was better for me then than now.'
• Amos 4:6-9 : 6 I also gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities and lack of bread in all your places, yet you did not return to Me,' declares the LORD. 7 I withheld the rain from you when there were still three months until harvest. I caused it to rain on one city but not on another; one field received rain, while another withered due to lack of it. 8 People staggered from city to city for water but were not satisfied, yet you did not return to Me,' declares the LORD. 9 I struck you with blight and mildew; the locust devoured your many gardens, vineyards, fig trees, and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,' declares the LORD.
• Hag 1:8-9 : 8 Go up into the mountains, bring down timber, and build the house, so that I may be pleased with it and be glorified, says the LORD. 9 You expected much, but it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew it away. Why?” declares the LORD of Hosts. “Because My house remains in ruins, while each of you is busy with your own house. 10 Therefore, because of you, the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its crops. 11 I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and everything the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
• Hag 2:16-17 : 16 from that time, when one came to a grain heap of twenty measures, only ten were there; when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, only twenty were there. 17 I struck you—all the work of your hands— with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to me—this is the declaration of the LORD.
• Matt 11:21-22 : 21 ‘Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.’ 22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
• Luke 14:31-32 : 31 Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still far away and ask for terms of peace.
• Luke 16:8 : 8 The master praised the dishonest manager for acting shrewdly, because the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.