Verse 1

While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping, and falling facedown in front of the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, because the people were weeping bitterly.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Mens Esra ba og tilsto sine synder, gråtende og knelende foran Guds hus, samlet en stor mengde israelitter seg rundt ham; menn, kvinner og barn, og folkemengden gråt bittert over syndene deres.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da Esra hadde bedt og bekjent, gråtende og kastet seg ned foran Guds hus, samlet det seg til ham en stor forsamling av menn og kvinner og barn fra Israel, for folket gråt bittert.

• Norsk King James

  Da Ezra hadde bedt, og grått og kastet seg ned foran Guds hus, samlet det seg en stor menighet av menn, kvinner og barn fra Israel til ham, for folkets gråt var dyp.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mens Esra bad, bekjente og gråt, lå han foran Guds hus. En stor forsamling av israelitter, menn, kvinner og barn, samlet seg rundt ham, for folket gråt sårt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Mens Esra bad og bekjente sine synder, gråt og kastet seg ned foran Guds hus, samlet det seg rundt ham en stor forsamling av israelitter, menn, kvinner og barn, for folket gråt bittert.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da Ezra hadde bedt og bekjent sine synder, gråt han og kastet seg ned foran Guds hus. En stor forsamling av menn, kvinner og barn fra Israel samlet seg rundt ham, for folket gråt sårt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da Ezra hadde bedt og bekjent sine synder, mens han gråt og falt ned for Guds hus, samlet det seg en stor forsamling av menn, kvinner og barn fra Israel, for folket gråt inderlig.

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

  Da Ezra hadde bedt og bekjent sine synder, gråt han og kastet seg ned foran Guds hus. En stor forsamling av menn, kvinner og barn fra Israel samlet seg rundt ham, for folket gråt sårt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Mens Esra ba i bønn og bekjennelse, med tårer, og lå bøyd foran Guds hus, samlet det seg en stor mengde av Israel rundt ham – menn, kvinner og barn. Hele folket gråt bittert.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Mens Esra ba og bekjente sine synder, gråt han og lå foran Guds hus. En stor folkemengde fra Israel, menn, kvinner og barn, samlet seg rundt ham, og folket gråt meget voldsomt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der Esra bad, og der han bekjendte, græd og havde nedkastet sig foran Guds Huus, da samledes til ham en saare stor Forsamling af Israel, Mænd og Qvinder og Børn, thi Folket græd med megen Graad.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now when a had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da han hadde bedt og bekjent, gråt han og kastet seg ned foran Guds hus, og en veldig stor forsamling av menn, kvinner og barn fra Israel samlet seg hos ham, for folket gråt bittert.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and laying himself down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mens Esra ba og bekjente, gråt og kastet seg ned foran Guds hus, samlet det seg rundt ham en stor forsamling av menn, kvinner og barn fra Israel; for folket gråt sårt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mens Esra ba og bekjente sin synd, gråt han og kastet seg ned foran Guds hus. En stor forsamling av israelitter, menn, kvinner og barn, samlet seg rundt ham, for folket gråt sammen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Mens Esra ba og bekjente, gråtende og kastet seg ned foran Guds hus, samlet det seg en stor forsamling av menn, kvinner og barn fra Israel til ham; for folket gråt sterkt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Mens Esra bar frem sin bønn og bekjennelse, gråtende og fallende ned foran Guds hus, samlet det seg en stor mengde israelittiske menn, kvinner og barn omkring ham; for folket gråt sårt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan E?dras prayed after this maner and knowleged, wepte, and laie before the house of God, there resorted vnto him out of Israel a very greate congregacion of men and wemen, and children: for the people wepte very sore.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Whiles Ezra prayed thus, and confessed himselfe weeping, and falling downe before the house of God, there assembled vnto him of Israel a very great Congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept with a great lamentation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when Esdras prayed after this maner, and knowledged, wept, and lay before the house of God, there resorted vnto hym out of Israel a very great congregation, of men, and women, and children: and the people wept very sore.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And at Ezra's praying, and at his making confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there have been gathered unto him out of Israel an assembly very great -- men and women and children -- for the people have wept, multiplying weeping.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now while Ezra was making his prayer and his statement of wrongdoing, weeping and falling down before the house of God, a very great number of men and women and children out of Israel came together round him: for the people were weeping bitterly.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The People Confess Their Sins While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites– men, women, and children alike– gathered around him. The people wept loudly.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 9:20 : 20 While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning the holy mountain of my God,
• Ps 119:136 : 136 Streams of tears flow from my eyes because people do not keep Your law.
• 2 Chr 20:9 : 9 'If disaster comes upon us—whether the sword, judgment, plague, or famine—we will stand before this temple and in your presence (for your name is in this temple) and cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.'
• 1 Kgs 8:30 : 30 'Hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive.'
• Luke 19:41 : 41 As he approached and saw the city, he wept over it.
• Rom 9:2 : 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
• 1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
• 1 Kgs 9:3 : 3 The LORD said to him, 'I have heard your prayer and your plea that you made before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will always be there.'
• Lev 26:40-41 : 40 But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors—their unfaithfulness with which they were unfaithful to me, and also how they walked contrary to me— 41 so that I also walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts are humbled, and they accept their punishment for their iniquity,
• Deut 31:12 : 12 Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and carefully follow all the words of this law.
• Neh 8:9 : 9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all of them, 'This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.' For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
• Neh 10:28 : 28 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
• Ps 32:5 : 5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
• Jer 9:1 : 1 If only I had a place to stay in the wilderness, a travelers' shelter, so that I might leave my people and go away from them. For they are all adulterers, a gathering of traitors.
• Jer 13:17 : 17 But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will weep bitterly and overflow with tears, for the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
• Dan 9:3-4 : 3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking Him in prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. 4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: 'O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of steadfast love with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
• Hos 14:2 : 2 Return, Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your sins.
• Joel 2:16-18 : 16 Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out from his chamber and the bride from her wedding canopy. 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?”' 18 Then the LORD became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.
• Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
• 2 Chr 20:13 : 13 All the men of Judah, with their wives, children, and little ones, stood there before the LORD.
• Judg 2:4-5 : 4 When the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly. 5 So they named that place Bochim, and there they offered sacrifices to the LORD.
• Acts 10:30 : 30 Cornelius replied, 'Four days ago at this very hour, I was fasting and praying in my house at three in the afternoon, and suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me.
• Acts 21:5 : 5 When our time there was completed, we left and continued on our journey. All the disciples, along with their wives and children, escorted us out of the city. We knelt on the beach, prayed together,