Verse 19

And be careful not to lift your eyes toward the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars—all the host of heaven—and be led astray to bow down to them and worship them, things the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Se opp mot himmelen, så du ikke løfter dine øyne opp til himmelen og ser solen, månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hær, og blir ledet til å tilbe dem og tjene dem, ting som Herren din Gud har tildelt alle andre folk under himmelen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og løft ikke dine øyne opp mot himmelen for å se solen, månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hærskarer, og bli dratt til å tilbe dem og tjene dem, som Herren din Gud har fordelt til alle folk under hele himmelen.

• Norsk King James

  Og vær forsiktige så dere ikke løfter opp blikket mot himmelen; og når dere ser solen, månen og stjernene, og hele himmelens hær, må dere ikke bli drevet til å tilbe dem og tjene dem, som Herren din Gud har fordelt til alle nasjoner under hele himmelen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  og heller ikke løfter blikket mot himmelen, ser solen, månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hær, og blir dratt med til å tilbe og tjene dem, hvilke Herren din Gud har gitt til alle folkene under hele himmelen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvis du løfter blikket mot himmelen og ser solen, månen og stjernene, himmelens hele hær, og blir drevet til å tilbe dem og tjene dem, som Herren din Gud har tildelt alle folk under himmelen,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og verken løft dine øyne mot himmelen, og når du ser solen, månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hær, bli fristet til å tilbe dem og tjene dem, som Herren din Gud har delt ut til alle folk under hele himmelen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og løft ikke øynene mot himmelen, for når du ser solen, månen, stjernene og hele himmelens skare, kan du bli fristet til å tilbe dem og tjene dem, slik den gud du tjener ikke kan gjøre annet enn å tildele dem til alle folkeslag under hele himmelen.

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

  Og verken løft dine øyne mot himmelen, og når du ser solen, månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hær, bli fristet til å tilbe dem og tjene dem, som Herren din Gud har delt ut til alle folk under hele himmelen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og pass nøye på, så du ikke løfter øynene dine opp til himmelen og ser solen, månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hær, og lar deg fristes til å tilbe og tjene dem, ting som Herren din Gud har gitt til alle folk under himmelen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og løft ikke øynene til himmelen, og når du ser solen og månen og stjernene, hele himlens hær, bli ikke forledet til å tilbe dem eller tjene dem, for Herren deres Gud har delt disse ut til alle folk under hele himmelen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  og at du ikke skulde opløfte dine Øine til Himmelen, og du skulde see Solen og Maanen og Stjernerne, den ganske Himmelens Hær, og du skulde tilskyndes at tilbede dem og tjene dem, hvilke Herren din Gud haver uddeelt til alle Folkene under den ganske Himmel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shoulst be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divid unto all nations unr the whole heaven.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  La heller ikke dine øyne løftes mot himmelen, så du, når du ser solen, månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hær, lar deg drive til å tilbe dem og tjene dem, ting som Herren din Gud har delt ut til alle folk under hele himmelen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, should be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD your God has divided to all nations under the whole heaven.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Pass deg så du ikke løfter øynene mot himmelen, og når du ser solen og månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hær, blir du forført så du tilber dem og tjener dem, som Herren din Gud har gitt til alle folkene under hele himmelen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og når du løfter øynene mot himmelen og ser solen, månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hær, så la deg ikke drive til å tilbede dem og tjene dem, noe Herren din Gud har gitt til alle folkene under hele himmelen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og for at du ikke skal løfte blikket mot himmelen og når du ser solen, månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hær, bli drevet til å tilbe dem og tjene dem, som Herren din Gud har tildelt til alle folk under hele himmelen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Når du løfter øynene dine mot himmelen, og ser solen og månen og stjernene, hele himmelens hær, la deg ikke drive til å gi dem tilbedelse, eller bli tjener for det som Herren har gitt alle folk under himmelen like mye.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ye and leste thou lyfte vpp thyne eyes vnto heuen, and when thou seyst the sonne and the mone and the starres and what soeuer is contayned in heauen, shuldest be disceaued and shuldest bow thi selfe vnto them ad serue the thinges which the Lorde thy God hath distributed vnto all nacions that are vnder al quarters of heauen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  yt thou lifte not vp thine eyes towarde heauen, and se the Sonne and the Moone & the starres, and the whole hoost of heaue, and be disceaused, and worsh ppe, and serue them: which the LORDE yi God hath made to serue all nacios vnder ye whole heaue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And lest thou lift vp thine eyes vnto heauen, and when thou seest the sunne & the moone and the starres with all the host of heauen, shouldest bee driuen to worship them and serue them, which the Lord thy God hath distributed to all people vnder the whole heauen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea, and lest thou lift vp thyne eyes vnto heauen, and when thou seest the sunne, the moone, and the starres, with all the hoast of heauen, shouldest be driuen to worship them, & serue them, and shouldest worship and serue the thynges, which the Lorde thy God hath made to serue all nations vnder the whole heauen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, [even] all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And lest thou lift up thine eyes towards the heavens, and hast seen the sun, and the moon, and the stars, all the host of the heavens, and thou hast been forced, and hast bowed thyself to them, and served them, which Jehovah thy God hath apportioned to all the peoples under the whole heavens.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when your eyes are lifted up to heaven, and you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the army of heaven, do not let yourselves be moved to give them worship, or become the servants of what the Lord has given equally to all peoples under heaven.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When you look up to the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars– the whole heavenly creation– you must not be seduced to worship and serve them, for the LORD your God has assigned them to all the people of the world.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 17:16 : 16 They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God. They made for themselves two cast idols in the form of calves, made an Asherah pole, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
• 2 Kgs 21:3 : 3 He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, set up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the host of heaven and served them.
• Deut 17:3 : 3 and they go and worship other gods, bowing down to them, or to the sun, the moon, or the stars in the sky, which I have not commanded,
• Gen 2:1 : 1 So the heavens, the earth, and everything in them were completed.
• Rom 1:25 : 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is forever praised. Amen.
• Gen 1:16-18 : 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
• Josh 10:12-13 : 12 On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon halted until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down for about a full day.
• 2 Kgs 23:4-5 : 4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the second rank, and the gatekeepers to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the objects made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and scattered their ashes on the graves of the people. 5 He also removed the idolatrous priests appointed by the kings of Judah, those who burned incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the areas around Jerusalem. He removed those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and the moon, the constellations, and all the host of heaven.
• 2 Kgs 23:11 : 11 He removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun at the entrance to the house of the Lord, near the room of Nathan-Melech, the eunuch, which was in the colonnades. He also burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
• Neh 9:6 : 6 You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, the highest heavens, and all their hosts, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
• Job 31:26-28 : 26 if I have looked at the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor, 27 and my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand offered them a kiss in worship, 28 then this too would be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God above.
• Ps 74:16-17 : 16 The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the light and the sun. 17 You set all the boundaries of the earth; You formed summer and winter.
• Ps 136:7-9 : 7 To Him who made the great lights, for His steadfast love endures forever. 8 The sun to govern the day, for His steadfast love endures forever. 9 The moon and stars to rule over the night, for His steadfast love endures forever.
• Ps 148:3-5 : 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars! 4 Praise Him, highest heavens, and you waters above the skies! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded, and they were created.
• Jer 8:2 : 2 They will spread them out before the sun, the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they loved, served, followed, sought, and worshiped. They will not be gathered or buried but will be like dung on the surface of the ground.
• Jer 19:13 : 13 The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will become defiled like this place, Topheth—all the houses where they burned incense on their roofs to all the starry hosts and poured out drink offerings to other gods.
• Jer 31:35 : 35 This is what the LORD says, the one who sets the sun to give light by day, who established the laws of the moon and stars to give light by night, who stirs the sea and makes its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is his name:
• Jer 33:25 : 25 This is what the Lord says: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth,
• Ezek 8:16 : 16 Then He brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord, and behold, at the entrance of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, bowing down to the sun in the east.
• Amos 5:25-26 : 25 Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? 26 You have carried Sikkuth, your king, and Kiyyun, your idols, the stars of your gods that you made for yourselves.
• Zeph 1:5 : 5 I will also cut off those who bow in worship on the rooftops to the starry host, those who bow and swear by the Lord but also swear by Milcom.
• Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
• Acts 7:42 : 42 But God turned away and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you bring me offerings and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel?'