Verse 14

Amos answered Amaziah, 'I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore figs.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da svarte Amos og sa til Amasja: 'Jeg er ikke en profet, og heller ikke en profetsønn. Jeg er en gjeter og en dyrker av morbærfiken.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da svarte Amos og sa til Amasja: Jeg var ingen profet, heller ikke en profets sønn, men jeg var en gjeter og en sanker av morbærfrukt.

• Norsk King James

  Da svarte Amos og sa til Amaziah, Jeg var ingen profet, ei heller var jeg sønn av en profet; men jeg var en hyrde, og en samler av morbærfrukt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da svarte Amos og sa til Amasja: Jeg var ikke en profet, og jeg var ikke en profets sønn, men jeg var en sauegjeter, og en som samlet ville morbær.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da svarte Amos og sa til Amasja: 'Jeg er ikke profet, heller ikke en profets sønn, men jeg er en gjeter og plukker morbærfiken.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så svarte Amos og sa til Amazja: Jeg var ikke en profet, og heller ikke en profets sønn; men jeg var en hyrde og en sanker av morbærfrukt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da svarte Amos og sa til Amaziah: Jeg var ingen profet, og jeg var heller ikke en profetssønn; jeg var bare en gjeter og en samler av sykomorefrukter.

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

  Så svarte Amos og sa til Amazja: Jeg var ikke en profet, og heller ikke en profets sønn; men jeg var en hyrde og en sanker av morbærfrukt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da svarte Amos og sa til Amasja: "Jeg er ikke profet eller en profets sønn, men jeg er en gjeter og samler morbærfiken.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da svarte Amos og sa til Amasja: "Jeg er ikke en profet eller en profetsønn. Jeg er en hyrde og en som pleier morbærfiken.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da svarede Amos og sagde til Amazia: Jeg var ikke en Prophet, og jeg var ikke en Prophets Søn, men jeg var en Fæhyrde, og En, som sankede vilde Morbær.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then answered os, and said to aziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da svarte Amos og sa til Amasja: Jeg var ingen profet, heller ikke en profets sønn; men jeg var en gjeter og en plukker av morbærfrukt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da svarte Amos Amasja: "Jeg var ingen profet, heller ikke en profets sønn; men jeg var en gjeter og en dyrker av morbærtrær;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Amos svarte og sa til Amasja: 'Jeg er ingen profet, heller ikke en profetens sønn er jeg, men jeg er en gjeter, og jeg dyrker morbærtrær,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da svarte Amos og sa til Amazja: Jeg var ikke en profet, heller ikke en profets sønn, men jeg var en hyrde og tok vare på morbærtrær.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da svarte Amos til Amazja: Jeg er ingen profet, heller ikke sønn av profeter; jeg er en gjeter og en som passer morbærtrær.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Amos answered, and sayde to Amasias: As for me, I am nether prophet, ner prophetes sonne: but a keper of catell. Now as I was breakynge downe molberies, and goynge after the catell,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then answered Amos, & said to Amaziah, I was no Prophet, neither was I a prophets sonne, but I was an herdman, & a gatherer of wilde figs.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then aunswered Amos, and sayde to Amazia, I was no prophete, neither was I a prophetes sonne: but I was an heardeman, and a gatherer of wilde figges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I [was] no prophet, neither [was] I a prophet's son; but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Amos answered Amaziah, "I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore trees;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Amos answereth and saith unto Amaziah, `I `am' no prophet, nor a prophet's son `am' I, but a herdsman I `am', and a cultivator of sycamores,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore-trees:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Amos in answer said to Amaziah, I am no prophet, or one of the sons of the prophets; I am a herdman and one who takes care of sycamore-trees:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Amos answered Amaziah, "I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Amos replied to Amaziah,“I was not a prophet by profession. No, I was a herdsman who also took care of sycamore fig trees.

Referenced Verses

• Amos 1:1 : 1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheep breeders from Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel during the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam, son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
• 2 Kgs 2:5 : 5 The sons of the prophets who were in Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master away from you?" He answered, "Yes, I know it. Be quiet."
• 2 Kgs 4:38 : 38 Elisha returned to Gilgal, where there was a famine in the land. The company of the prophets was sitting before him, and he said to his servant, 'Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.'
• 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet King Jehoshaphat and said to him, 'Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the LORD’s wrath is upon you.'
• 1 Kgs 20:35 : 35 One of the sons of the prophets said to his companion by the word of the LORD, 'Strike me, please.' But the man refused to strike him.
• 2 Kgs 2:3 : 3 The sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master away from you?" He replied, "Yes, I know it. Be quiet."
• Zech 13:5 : 5 Instead, they will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I am a farmer, for I have been working the land since my youth.’
• 1 Cor 1:27 : 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
• 2 Kgs 2:7 : 7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan.
• 2 Chr 20:34 : 34 The rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, are written in the records of Jehu son of Hanani, which were included in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
• 2 Kgs 6:1 : 1 The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "Look, the place where we are living under your supervision is too small for us."
• 2 Chr 16:7 : 7 At that time, Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, 'Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.'