Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så førte han meg til den indre forgården av Herrens hus, og der, ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom portikoen og alteret, var det omkring tjuefem menn. De sto med ryggen mot Herrens tempel og ansiktene vendt østover, og tilba solen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så førte han meg inn i den indre gården av Herrens hus, og se, ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, var det omtrent fem og tyve menn, med ryggen vendt mot Herrens tempel og med ansiktet mot øst; og de tilba solen mot øst.

• Norsk King James

  Og han brakte meg inn i den indre gården til Herrens hus, og, se, ved døren til Herrens tempel, mellom portikken og alteret, var det omtrent femogtyve menn, med ryggen mot Herrens tempel, og ansiktet mot øst; og de tilbad solen mot øst.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han førte meg inn i Herrens hus' indre forgård, og ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, var det tjuefem menn, med ryggen mot Herrens tempel, vendt mot øst, og de tilba solen i øst.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så førte han meg til den indre gården i Herrens hus, og se, ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom verandaen og alteret, var det omkring tjuefem menn, med ryggen mot Herrens tempel og ansiktet mot øst, og de tilba solen mot øst.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han førte meg inn i den indre gården i Herrens hus, og se, ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, var det omkring tjuefem menn, med ryggen mot Herrens tempel og ansiktene mot øst; og de tilba solen mot øst.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han førte meg deretter inn i Herrens tempelgård, og se, ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forgangen og alteret, sto omtrent tjuefem menn med ryggen til tempelet og ansiktet mot øst; de tilbad solen mot øst.

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

  Og han førte meg inn i den indre gården i Herrens hus, og se, ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, var det omkring tjuefem menn, med ryggen mot Herrens tempel og ansiktene mot øst; og de tilba solen mot øst.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så førte han meg til den indre forgården i Herrens hus, og ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, var det omkring tjuefem menn. De vendte ryggen mot Herrens tempel og ansiktene mot øst. De bøyde seg ned i tilbedelse mot solen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han førte meg til den indre forgården til Herrens hus, og se, ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, var det om lag tjuefem menn med ryggen mot Herrens tempel og ansiktet mot øst, og de tilbad solen mot øst.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han førte mig ind i Herrens Huses inderste Forgaard, og see, for Herrens Tempels Dør, imellem Forhuset og imellem Alteret, vare ved fem og tyve Mænd, (som vendte) deres Bag til Herrens Tempel, og deres Ansigt imod Østen, og de tilbade imod Solens Opgang.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han førte meg inn i den indre forgården til Herrens hus, og se, ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, var det rundt femogtyve menn med ryggen mot Herrens tempel og ansiktene mot øst; og de tilbad solen mot øst.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han førte meg inn i den indre forgården av Herrens hus; og se, ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, stod omtrent tjuefem menn, med ryggen mot Herrens tempel og ansiktene vendt mot øst, som tilba solen mot øst.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Han førte meg inn til den indre gårdsplassen i Herrens hus, og se, ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, var det omtrent tjuefem menn, med ryggen mot Herrens tempel og ansiktene vendt østover, og de bøyde seg mot øst til solen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han førte meg inn i den indre forgården i Herrens hus; og se, ved døren til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, var rundt tjuefem menn, med ryggen mot Herrens tempel og ansiktene mot øst; og de tilba solen mot øst.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så tok han meg inn i den indre gården av Herrens hus, og ved inngangen til Herrens tempel, mellom forhallen og alteret, var det om lag tjuefem menn med ansiktene vendt mot øst; og de tilba solen, vendt mot øst.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And so he brought me in to the inwarde courte of the LORDES house: & beholde, at the porte of the LORDES house, betwixte the fore entrie and the aulter, there were fyue and twenty men, that turned their backes vpon the Temple of the LORDE, & their faces towarde the easte, and these worshipped the Sonne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he caused me to enter into the inner court of the Lordes house, and beholde, at the doore of the Temple of the Lord, betweene the porche and the altar were about fiue and twentie men with their backs toward the Temple of the Lord, and their faces towarde the East, and they worshipped the sunne, towarde the East.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so he brought me into the inward court of the Lordes house, and beholde at the doore of the Lordes house, betwixt the porche and the aulter, there were about twentie and fiue men that turned their backes vpon the temple of the Lorde, and their faces towarde the east, and these worshipped the sunne eastwarde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, [were] about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He brought me into the inner court of Yahweh's house; and see, at the door of the temple of Yahweh, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs toward the temple of Yahweh, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He bringeth me in unto the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and lo, at the opening of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, about twenty-five men, their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces eastward, and they are bowing themselves eastward to the sun.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he brought me into the inner court of Jehovah's house; and behold, at the door of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he took me into the inner square of the Lord's house, and at the door of the Temple of the Lord, between the covered way and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs turned to the Temple of the Lord and their faces turned to the east; and they were worshipping the sun, turning to the east.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He brought me into the inner court of Yahweh's house; and see, at the door of the temple of Yahweh, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs toward the temple of Yahweh, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then he brought me to the inner court of the LORD’s house. Right there at the entrance to the LORD’s temple, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the LORD’s temple, facing east– they were worshiping the sun toward the east!

Referenced Verses

• Jer 2:27 : 27 They say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Yet in their time of trouble, they will say, ‘Arise and save us!’
• Deut 4:19 : 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.
• 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,
• Joel 2:17 : 17 Let the priests, who minister before the LORD, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, 'Spare your people, LORD. Do not make your heritage an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, “Where is their God?”'
• 2 Chr 29:6 : 6 For our ancestors were unfaithful and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their backs on His dwelling place, and walked away.
• 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.
• Ezek 40:28 : 28 Then he brought me through the south gate into the inner courtyard, where he measured this gate, and it had the same dimensions as the others.
• Ezek 43:5 : 5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
• Ezek 45:19 : 19 The priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and apply it to the doorposts of the temple, to the four corners of the altar’s ledge, and to the gateposts of the inner courtyard.
• Jer 32:33 : 33 They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them persistently, they refused to listen or accept correction.
• Jer 44:17 : 17 Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time, we had plenty of food, prospered, and experienced no disaster.
• Ezek 10:3 : 3 The cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man entered, and the cloud filled the inner court.
• Ezek 11:1 : 1 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the eastern gate of the house of the Lord, which faces eastward, and I saw twenty-five men at the entrance of the gate. Among them were Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.
• Ezek 23:35 : 35 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'Because you have forgotten me and thrust me behind your back, you must also bear the consequences of your lewdness and prostitution.'
• 1 Kgs 8:29 : 29 'May Your eyes be open toward this house day and night, toward the place of which You said, “My name shall be there,” to hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.'
• 2 Kgs 16:14 : 14 As for the bronze altar that was before the Lord, he brought it from the front of the temple—from between his new altar and the temple of the Lord—and placed it on the north side of his new altar.
• 2 Kgs 23:5 : 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.
• 2 Chr 7:7 : 7 Solomon also consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the Temple of the LORD, and there he offered burnt offerings, the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat portions.
• Acts 7:42-43 : 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?' 43 'You have taken up the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images you made to worship. Therefore, I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.'