Verse 5

And you shall declare before the LORD your God, 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner with only a few people. But there he became a great nation, powerful and numerous.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og du skal si: 'Min far var en omvandrende arameer. Han dro ned til Egypt med få folk og bodde der som innvandrer, men ble der et stort, mektig og tallrikt folk.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så skal du tale og si foran Herren din Gud: «En arameer som holdt på å gå til grunne var min far, og han drog ned til Egypt og bodde der som fremmed med få mennesker, men der ble han til et stort, mektig og tallrikt folk.

• Norsk King James

  Og du skal tale og si foran Herren din Gud: Min far var en syrer som var nær ved å gå under. Han reiste ned til Egypt og bodde der med få mennesker, og ble der en nasjon, stor, mektig og folkerik.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så skal du si foran Herren din Gud: Min far var en omstreifende arameer. Han dro ned til Egypt med få folk, men der ble han et stort, sterkt og tallrikt folk.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Du skal da si høyt for Herren din Gud: 'Min far var en omstreifer fra Aram, og han dro ned til Egypt og bodde der som fremmed med en liten skare, men der ble han til et stort, mektig og tallrikt folk.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så skal du tale og si for Herren din Gud: «En arameer på randen av undergang var min far, og han dro ned til Egypt og bodde der som fremmed med få folk, men ble der et mektig, tallrikt og stort folk.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Du skal tale og si foran Herren, din Gud: 'Min far var en sørasiat, som nær ved å gå til grunne, og han dro ned til Egypt, der han slo seg ned med noen få menn og ble til et folk – et stort, mektig og tallrikt folk:'

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

  Så skal du tale og si for Herren din Gud: «En arameer på randen av undergang var min far, og han dro ned til Egypt og bodde der som fremmed med få folk, men ble der et mektig, tallrikt og stort folk.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da skal du si følgende foran Herren din Gud: «En omvandrende arameer var min far. Han dro ned til Egypt og bodde der som en fremmed, med få folk. Der ble han til et stort, mektig og tallrikt folkeslag.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da skal du ta til orde og si foran Herren din Gud: 'Min far var en vandrende arameer, og han dro ned til Egypt og bodde der som innflytter med få folk, men der ble han til et stort, sterkt og tallrikt folk.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da skal du svare og sige for Herrens din Guds Ansigt: Min Fader var en elendig Syrer, og han drog ned til Ægypten og var fremmed der med faa Mennesker; og han blev der til et stort, stærkt og mangfoldigt Folk.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så skal du si fram for Herren din Gud: «Min far var en arameer som sto i ferd med å omkomme, men han dro ned til Egypt og bodde der som fremmed med få folk, og der ble han til et stort, mektig og tallrikt folk.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And you shall speak and say before the LORD your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så skal du si foran Herren din Gud: En omstreifer av syrisk herkomst var min far, og han dro ned til Egypt og bodde der som utlending, få i antall, men der ble han til et stort, mektig og tallrikt folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Du skal så svare og si foran Herren din Gud: Min far var en omstreifende arameer. Han dro ned til Egypt med få menn og bodde der, og han ble der til en stor, mektig og tallrik nasjon.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da skal du svare og si framfor Herren din Gud: En arameer som holdt på å gå til grunne var min far; han dro ned til Egypt og bodde der som fremmed, få i antall, men der ble han til et stort, mektig og talrikt folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så skal du si foran Herren din Gud: Min far var en omflakkende arameer, og han dro ned til Egypt med få folk; der ble han til et stort, sterkt folk.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou shalt answere ad saye before the Lorde thy God: The Sirians wolde haue destroyed my father, and he went doune in to Egipte ad sogeorned there with a few folke and grewe there vnto a nacyon greate, myghtie and full of people.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then shalt thou answere and saye before the LORDE thy God: The Syrians wolde haue destroyed my father, which wete downe in to Egipte, and was a strauger there with a small folke, and became there a nacio greate, mightie & full of people.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt answere and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian was my father, who being ready to perish for hunger, went downe into Egypt, and soiourned there with a smal company, and grew there vnto a nation great, mightie and full of people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt aunswere and say before the Lorde thy God: The Syrians went about to destroy my father, and he went downe into Egypt, and so soiourned there with a fewe folke, and grewe there vnto a nation great, mightie, and full of people.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish [was] my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And thou hast answered and said before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramaean `is' my father! and he goeth down to Egypt, and sojourneth there with few men, and becometh there a nation, great, mighty, and numerous;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt answer and say before Jehovah thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And these are the words which you will say before the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramaean, and he went down with a small number of people into Egypt; there he became a great and strong nation:

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, "A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and lived there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then you must affirm before the LORD your God,“A wandering Aramean was my ancestor, and he went down to Egypt and lived there as a foreigner with a household few in number, but there he became a great, powerful, and numerous people.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 43:1-2 : 1 Now the famine was severe in the land. 2 When they had finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy a little more food for us.”
• Gen 46:27 : 27 And the two sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, brought the total number of Jacob's family who came to Egypt to seventy.
• Deut 10:22 : 22 Your ancestors went down to Egypt with seventy people, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the heavens.
• Hos 12:12 : 12 If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls—indeed, their altars are like heaps of stone in the furrows of the field.
• Acts 7:15 : 15 So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.
• Gen 43:12 : 12 Take double the silver with you, and also return the silver that was put back into your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
• Gen 45:7 : 7 But God sent me ahead of you to establish a remnant for you on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
• Gen 45:11 : 11 I will provide for you there, because there are still five years of famine to come, so that neither you, your household, nor anything that belongs to you will fall into poverty.
• Gen 46:1-7 : 1 Israel set out with everything he had and came to Beersheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 God spoke to Israel in visions during the night, calling, 'Jacob, Jacob!' And he replied, 'Here I am.' 3 God said, 'I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.' 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand. 5 Then Jacob left Beersheba, and the sons of Israel transported their father Jacob, their children, and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 They also took with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan. Jacob and all his descendants went to Egypt. 7 He brought with him to Egypt his sons, his grandsons, his daughters, his granddaughters, and all his descendants.
• Gen 24:4 : 4 Instead, go to my country and my kindred to choose a wife for my son Isaac.
• Gen 25:20 : 20 Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
• Gen 27:41 : 41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.'
• Gen 28:5 : 5 Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-Aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob and Esau's mother.
• Gen 31:20 : 20 Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was fleeing.
• Gen 31:24 : 24 But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.'
• Gen 31:40 : 40 This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime, and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.
• Ps 105:23-24 : 23 Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. 24 The LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their adversaries.
• Isa 51:1-2 : 1 Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were dug. 2 Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was one person, and I blessed him and made him many.
• Gen 47:27 : 27 Now Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They gained property there, were fruitful, and greatly multiplied in number.
• Exod 1:5 : 5 The total number of Jacob's descendants was seventy, and Joseph was already in Egypt.
• Exod 1:7 : 7 But the Israelites were fruitful, multiplied greatly, increased in number, and became exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.
• Exod 1:12 : 12 Yet, the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
• Deut 7:7 : 7 The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.