Verse 30

be careful that you are not ensnared by following them after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, 'How did these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  vokt deg da, så du ikke blir fanget av dem etter at de er blitt utryddet foran deg, ved å spørre deg etter deres guder og si: 'Hvordan tilber disse folkeslagene sine guder?' For da kan du bli fristet til å gjøre likedan.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  vokt deg så du ikke blir fanget av å følge dem etter at de er utslettet foran deg, og at du ikke spør etter deres guder og sier: «Hvordan tjente disse nasjonene sine guder? Det vil jeg også gjøre.»

• Norsk King James

  Ta vare på dere selv så dere ikke blir snappet opp ved å følge dem, etter at de er blitt utryddet fra foran dere; og at dere ikke spør etter deres guder, og sier: Hvordan har disse nasjonene tilbedt sine guder? Jeg vil også gjøre det samme.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  pass da på at du ikke blir fanget i fellen etter dem, etter at de er tilintetgjort foran deg, og at du ikke søker deres guder og sier: 'Hvordan tjente disse folkene sine guder? Slik vil jeg også gjøre.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  vokt deg så du ikke lar deg fange av dem, etter at de er ødelagt foran deg, og så du ikke spør om deres guder ved å si: 'Hvordan tjente disse folkene sine guder? Så vil også jeg gjøre.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Vær på vakt så du ikke blir fanget etter at de er blitt utslettet for deg, og at du ikke søker etter deres guder, og sier: Hvordan tilba disse folkene sine guder? Jeg vil gjøre det samme.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  pass på at dere ikke lar dere forføre av deres sedvane etter at de er blitt utryddet, og at dere ikke spør: ‘Hvordan tjente disse nasjonene sine guder?’ for da vil jeg handle på samme måte.

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

  Vær på vakt så du ikke blir fanget etter at de er blitt utslettet for deg, og at du ikke søker etter deres guder, og sier: Hvordan tilba disse folkene sine guder? Jeg vil gjøre det samme.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  da vokt deg, så du ikke lar deg lokke etter dem, etter at de er blitt utslettet foran deg. Vokt deg så du ikke lar deg lokke til å spørre om deres guder og sier: 'Hvordan tjener disse folk sine guder? Jeg vil gjøre det samme.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  vokt dere for at dere ikke blir fanget i en snare etter at de er blitt utryddet foran dere, og at dere ikke spør etter deres guder og sier: 'Hvordan tilba disse nasjonene sine guder? Slik vil også vi gjøre.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  saa forvar dig, at du ikke falder i Snaren efter dem, efterat de ere ødelagte for dit Ansigt, og at du ikke søger deres Guder og siger: Ligesom disse Folk tjente deres Guder, saaledes vil ogsaa jeg gjøre.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be stroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Vær nøye med å ikke bli fanget av å følge dem, etter at de er blitt ødelagt fra ditt ansikt, og at du ikke spør etter deres guder, og sier: "Hvordan tjente disse nasjonene sine guder? Likeledes vil jeg gjøre."

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you; and that you do not enquire after their gods, asking, How did these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  pass på at du ikke lar deg lokke til å følge dem, etter at de er utryddet for deg, og at du ikke spør etter deres guder og sier: Hvordan tilber disse nasjonene sine guder? Slik vil jeg også gjøre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  pass på at du ikke blir fanget av dem, etter at de er blitt utryddet foran deg, og at du ikke spør om deres guder og sier: Hvordan tilber disse folkene sine guder? Slik vil jeg også gjøre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  vær oppmerksomme slik at dere ikke lar dere friste til å følge dem etter at de er blitt ødelagt foran dere, og at dere ikke spør etter deres guder og sier: 'Hvordan tjener disse nasjonene sine guder? Slik vil jeg også gjøre.'

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  pass på etter deres ødeleggelse at du ikke følger deres veier og at du ikke bryr deg om deres guder, si: "Hvordan tilba disse nasjonene sine guder? Jeg vil gjøre som de gjorde."

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Bewarre that thou be not taken in a snare after the, after that they be destroyed before the, and that thou axenot after their goddes saynge: how dyd these nacyons serue their goddes, that I maye doo so likewyse?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  bewarre then, yt thou fall not in the snare after the, whan they are destroyed before the: & that thou axe not after their goddes, & saye: Eue as these nacions haue serued their goddes, so wil I do also.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beware, lest thou be taken in a snare after them, after that they be destroied before thee, and lest thou aske after their gods, saying, Howe did these nations serue their gods, that I may doe so likewise?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beware that thou be not taken in a snare after them, after that they be destroyed before thee, and that thou aske not after their gods, saying: Howe do these nations serue their gods? I wyll do so likewise.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  take heed to yourself that you not be ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before you; and that you not inquire after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  take heed to thee, lest thou be snared after them, after their being destroyed out of thy presence, and lest thou enquire about their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods, and I do so -- even I?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  After their destruction take care that you do not go in their ways, and that you do not give thought to their gods, saying, How did these nations give worship to their gods? I will do as they did.

• World English Bible (2000)

  take heed to yourself that you not be ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before you; and that you not inquire after their gods, saying, "How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say,“How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 7:16 : 16 You shall destroy all the nations the LORD your God is giving over to you. Do not look on them with pity, and do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.
• Judg 2:2-3 : 2 But you must not make a covenant with the people who live in this land. Instead, you are to break down their altars. Yet you have not obeyed me. What is this that you have done?' 3 So now I say, 'I will not drive them out before you. They will become thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.'
• 2 Kgs 17:15 : 15 They despised His statutes, His covenant that He made with their fathers, and His warnings He gave them. They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. They imitated the nations around them, though the Lord had commanded them not to do so.
• Ps 106:34-38 : 34 They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, 35 but they mingled with the nations and adopted their ways. 36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. 37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. 38 They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.
• Jer 10:2 : 2 This is what the Lord says: Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the sky, even though the nations are terrified by them.
• Ezek 20:28 : 28 When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them, and they saw every high hill and every leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there, provoked me with their offerings, placed their pleasing aromas, and poured out their drink offerings there.
• Ezek 20:32 : 32 What you have in mind will never happen. You say, 'We will be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, who serve wood and stone.'
• Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.
• Eph 4:17 : 17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.
• 1 Pet 4:3-4 : 3 For you have already spent enough time in the past doing what the Gentiles choose to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.
• Exod 23:31-33 : 31 I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River. I will give into your hands the inhabitants of the land, and you will drive them out before you. 32 Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods. 33 They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me, because if you worship their gods, it will become a snare to you.
• Lev 18:3 : 3 You must not behave like the people of Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their practices.
• Num 33:52 : 52 you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you, destroy all their stone images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.