Verse 20

So that hearts melt, and many stumble at all their gates, I have placed a glittering sword. It is made to flash like lightning and is prepared for slaughter.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For å smelte hjerter og avdekke mange fall, setter jeg sverdet mot alle portene deres. Se hvordan det blinker, klart for slakting!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Marker en vei, slik at sverdet kan komme til Rabbat i Ammon, og til Juda i det befestede Jerusalem.

• Norsk King James

  Lag en vei for at sverdet skal komme til Rabbath ammonittene, og til Juda i det befestede Jerusalem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal lage en vei for sverdet til å komme til Ammonittenes Rabba og til Juda, til den befestede byen Jerusalem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hjertet skal skjelve og mange skal falle ved alle deres porter; jeg har satt en slaktersverd som lyn, polert for å slippe løs massakren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Bestem en vei, at sverdet kan komme til Ammonittenes Rabba og til Juda i Jerusalem, som er befestet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Utpek en vei slik at sverdet kan nå Rabbat for ammonittene, og Juda i det befestede Jerusalem.

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

  Bestem en vei, at sverdet kan komme til Ammonittenes Rabba og til Juda i Jerusalem, som er befestet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så hjertet smelter og mange faller, ved alle deres porter har jeg satt glinsende sverd, beregnet for å blitzen og for å slakte.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For å smelte hjerter og øke de falne ved alle deres porter, skal jeg sette sverdets ljå. Å, det har blitt gjort for å glinse, det er kvesset for slakt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal gjøre Vei, at Sværdet kan komme til Ammons Børns Rabba, og i Juda, til den faste (Stad) Jerusalem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Utpek en vei, så sverdet kan komme til Rabba i Ammon, og til Juda i det befestede Jerusalem.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du skal angi en vei for sverdet til å komme til Rabba hos ammonittene, og til Juda i det befestede Jerusalem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Gjør en vei klar for sverdet mot Rabba i Ammonittenes land og mot Juda, i den befestede byen Jerusalem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Du skal utpeke en vei for sverdet for å komme til Rabba til Ammons barn, og til Juda i Jerusalem, den befestede.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Sett en veistav ved toppen av veien for sverdet å komme til Rabba i landet til Ammons barn, og til Juda og til Jerusalem midt i det.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Make ye a strete, that the swearde maye come towarde Rabath of the Ammonites, and to the stronge cite of Ierusalem.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Appoint a way, that the sworde may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Iudah in Ierusalem the strong citie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Appoynt a way that the sworde may come towarde Rabbath of the Ammonites, and towarde Iuda in the defenced Hierusalem.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall appoint a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A way appoint for the coming of the sword, Unto Rabbath of the sons of Ammon, And to Judah, in Jerusalem -- the fenced.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou shalt appoint a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Put a pillar at the top of the road for the sword to come to Rabbah in the land of the children of Ammon, and to Judah and to Jerusalem in the middle of her.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall appoint a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Mark out the routes for the sword to take:“Rabbah of the Ammonites” and“Judah with Jerusalem in it.”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 49:2 : 2 Therefore, behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a desolate heap, and its villages will be burned with fire. Then Israel will take possession of those who dispossessed him, declares the LORD.
• Amos 1:14 : 14 So I will set fire to the wall of Rabbah, and it will consume her palaces amid shouting on the day of battle, with a tempest on the day of the whirlwind.
• Ezek 25:5 : 5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and the land of the Ammonites a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
• Deut 3:11 : 11 For only Og, king of Bashan, remained from the remnant of the Rephaim. Look, his bed was made of iron and is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites. It is nine cubits long and four cubits wide, according to the standard cubit.
• Ps 48:12-13 : 12 Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of Your judgments. 13 Walk around Zion, go around her; count her towers.
• Ps 125:1-2 : 1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, from this time forth and forevermore.
• Isa 22:10 : 10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore down houses to fortify the wall.
• Lam 4:12 : 12 Neither the kings of the earth nor the inhabitants of the world believed that the adversary and the enemy could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
• 2 Sam 5:9 : 9 David took up residence in the stronghold and named it the City of David. He built it up all around, from the Millo inward.
• 2 Sam 12:26 : 26 Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.
• 2 Chr 26:9 : 9 Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the Angle, and he strengthened them.
• 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 Hezekiah took courage and rebuilt all the broken sections of the wall. He built towers on it and constructed another wall outside it. He strengthened the Millo in the City of David and made plenty of weapons and shields.
• 2 Chr 33:14 : 14 Afterward, he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David west of Gihon in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and surrounding the Ophel. He made it much higher. He also placed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.