Verse 1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on Mount Samaria, who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your masters, 'Bring us something to drink!'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hør dette ordet, dere rike kvinner i Samaria, dere som utnytter de fattige og tramper på de nødlidende, og som sier til mennene deres: 'Kom og gi meg noe å drikke!'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hør dette ordet, dere Basans kyr, som er på Samarias fjell, dere som undertrykker de fattige, som knuser de nødstilte, som sier til deres herrer: Kom med, så vi kan drikke.

• Norsk King James

  Hør dette budskapet, dere okser fra Bashan som bor på Samarias høyder, som undertrykker de fattige og knuser de trengende, og sier til deres herrer: Kom, la oss drikke.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hør dette ord, dere Basans kuer, som er på Samarias fjell, som undertrykker de fattige, som knuser de trengende, som sier til deres herrer: Kom hit med mer, så vi kan drikke!

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hør dette ordet, dere velnærte kyr på Basans fjell i Samaria, dere som undertrykker de fattige og knuser de trengende, og sier til deres herrer: 'Bring, så vi kan drikke!'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hør dette ordet, dere kyr fra Basan, som er på Samarias fjell, dere som undertrykker de fattige, knuser de trengende og sier til deres herrer: Kom med, så vi kan drikke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hør dette ord, dere okser i Basan, som holder til i fjellene i Samaria, dere som undertrykker de fattige, knuser de trengende, og sier til deres herrer: ‘Bring, så vi kan drikke.’

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

  Hør dette ordet, dere kyr fra Basan, som er på Samarias fjell, dere som undertrykker de fattige, knuser de trengende og sier til deres herrer: Kom med, så vi kan drikke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hør dette ordet, dere velstående kvinner på Samarias fjell, dere som undertrykker de fattige og knuser de nødstilte, og sier til deres herrer: 'Kom med vin, la oss drikke!'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hør dette ordet, dere kyr fra Basan, som er på fjellet i Samaria, dere som undertrykker de fattige og knuser de trengende, som sier til deres herrer: 'Bring, så vi kan drikke!'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hører dette Ord, I Basans Køer! som ere paa Samarias Bjerg, som undertrykke de Ringe, som knuse de Fattige, som sige til deres Herrer: Bær hid, at vi kunne drikke!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Saria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hør dette ordet, dere kyr av Basan, som er på Samarias fjell, dere som undertrykker de fattige og knuser de trengende, dere som sier til deres herrer: «Kom med, og la oss drikke.»

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters, 'Bring, and let us drink.'

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hør dette ordet, dere Basans kyr, som er på Samarias fjell, som undertrykker de fattige, som knuser de trengende, som sier til sine herrer: "Kom med, så vi kan drikke."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hør dette ordet, dere kuer av Basan, som er på Samarias fjell, dere som undertrykker de fattige, og knuser de trengende, og som sier til deres herrer: 'Kom med, la oss drikke.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hør dette ordet, dere storfe fra Basan, som er på Samarias fjell, som undertrykker de fattige, knuser de nødtrengende, og sier til sine herrer: Bring, så vi kan drikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Lytt til dette ordet, dere kyr fra Basan, som er på Samarias høyder, dere som undertrykker de fattige og knuser de trengende; dere som sier til deres herrer: «Bring vin og gi oss noe å drikke.»

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Heare this worde, o ye fat kyne, that be vpon the hill of Samaria: ye that do poore me wronge, and oppresse the nedy: ye that saye to youre lordes: brynge hyther, let vs drynke.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Heare this worde, ye kine of Bashan that are in the mountaine of Samaria, which oppresse the poore, & destroy the needie, and they say to their masters, Bring, and let vs drinke.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Heare this worde ye kyne of Basan, that are in the mountaine of Samaria, which oppresse the poore, & destroy the needy, which say to their maisters, Bring and let vs drinke.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that [are] in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their lords, "Bring, and let us drink."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, Who `are' in the mountain of Samaria, Who are oppressing the poor, Who are bruising the needy, Who are saying to their lords: `Bring in, and we do drink.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give ear to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are in the hill of Samaria, by whom the poor are kept down, and those in need are crushed; who say to their lords, Get out the wine and give us drink.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, "Bring us drinks!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands,“Bring us more to drink!”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 22:12 : 12 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
• Amos 6:1 : 1 Woe to those who are complacent in Zion and trust in Mount Samaria, notable men among the foremost of nations, to whom the house of Israel comes.
• Amos 5:11 : 11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine.
• Ezek 39:18 : 18 You shall eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all fattened animals from Bashan.
• Joel 3:3 : 3 They cast lots for my people; they traded a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine, which they drank.
• Amos 2:6-8 : 6 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.' 7 'They trample on the dust of the earth on the heads of the poor and obstruct the way of the afflicted. A man and his father go to the same girl, so that they profane My holy name.' 8 'They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken in pledge, and in the house of their gods they drink wine taken as fines.'
• Amos 3:9-9 : 9 Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great tumults within her and the oppression among her people." 10 "They do not know how to do what is right," declares the Lord, "storing up violence and robbery in their fortresses."
• Exod 22:21-25 : 21 Do not afflict a widow or an orphan. 22 If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. 23 My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless. 24 If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you must not act as a creditor to him; do not charge him interest. 25 If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets.
• Deut 15:9-9 : 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake. 11 For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land.
• Deut 28:33 : 33 A people you don’t know will eat the fruit of your land and the result of your labor. You will be oppressed and crushed continually.
• Deut 32:14-15 : 14 Curds from cattle and milk from the flock, with fat from lambs, rams of Bashan breed, and goats, with the finest wheat, and you drank the blood of the grape as wine. 15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; you grew fat, thick, and bloated. Then he forsook the God who made him and treated with contempt the Rock of his salvation.
• 1 Kgs 16:24 : 24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he built a city on the hill, naming it Samaria after Shemer, the owner of the hill.
• Job 20:19 : 19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build.
• Ps 12:5 : 5 Those who say, 'By our tongue we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is lord over us?'
• Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land, 5 saying, 'When will the new moon be over, so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath end, so we may market wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the scales with deceit? 6 Buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, even selling the sweepings of the wheat.'
• Mic 2:1-3 : 1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and plan evil on their beds! At dawn, they carry it out because they have the power to do it. 2 They covet fields and seize them; they take houses and rob them. They oppress a man and his house, a person and their inheritance. 3 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am planning disaster against this family, from which you cannot free your necks, nor will you walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.'
• Mic 3:1-3 : 1 Then I said: "Hear now, leaders of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not your responsibility to know justice? 2 You who hate good and love evil; you tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones. 3 You eat the flesh of my people, strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot, like flesh in a cauldron.
• Zech 7:10-11 : 10 Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.' 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear.
• Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
• Jas 5:1-6 : 1 Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4 Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. 5 You have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, who does not resist you.
• Ps 140:12 : 12 May slanderers not be established in the land; may evil hunt down violent men to their destruction.
• Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate. 23 For the LORD will plead their case and will rob of life those who rob them.
• Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Do not move an ancient boundary marker, nor enter the fields of the fatherless. 11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.
• Eccl 4:1 : 1 Again I looked and saw all the oppression that is done under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter. Power was on the side of their oppressors, and they had no comforter.
• Eccl 5:8 : 8 The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.
• Isa 1:17-24 : 17 Learn to do what is good; seek justice, correct the oppressor. Defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow. 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken. 21 How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness once dwelt in her, but now murderers. 22 Your silver has become dross, your wine is diluted with water. 23 Your rulers are rebellious and companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's case never comes before them. 24 Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "I will gain relief from My adversaries and avenge Myself on My enemies.
• Isa 5:8 : 8 Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field until there is no room, and you live alone in the midst of the land.
• Isa 58:6 : 6 Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loosen the chains of injustice, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to break every yoke?
• Jer 5:26-29 : 26 Among My people are wicked men. They lie in wait like those who set traps; they set deadly snares to catch people. 27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Because of this, they have become great and rich. 28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy. 29 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
• Jer 6:6 : 6 For this is what the Lord of Hosts says: Cut down trees and build a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; it is filled with oppression.
• Jer 7:6 : 6 if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or follow other gods, bringing harm upon yourselves,
• Jer 50:11 : 11 'Because you rejoice and celebrate, you who plunder my inheritance; because you frolic like a threshing heifer and neigh like stallions,'
• Jer 50:27 : 27 Slaughter all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.
• Jer 51:34 : 34 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies. He has rinsed me out.
• Ezek 22:7 : 7 Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.
• Ezek 22:12 : 12 In you, they accept bribes to shed blood; they take interest and increase unlawfully. You have gained profit in extorting your neighbors, and you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD.
• Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain.
• Ezek 22:29 : 29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice.