Verse 3

But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel said to them, "You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, king of Persia, has commanded us."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men Serubabel, Jeshua og de andre overhodene for familiene i Israel svarte: 'Dere har ikke ansvar for å dele i byggingen av templet for vår Gud. Vi skal alene bygge det for Herren, Israels Gud, slik kong Kyros, kongen av Persia, har pålagt oss.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men Serubbabel og Jesjua og resten av overhodene for Israels fedre svarte dem: "Det er ikke for dere og oss å bygge et hus for vår Gud, men vi alene vil bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, slik kong Kyros, kongen av Persia, har pålagt oss."

• Norsk King James

  Men Zerubbabel, Jeshua og resten av familielederne i Israel svarte dem: Dere har ingen del i byggingen av et hus for vår Gud; vi vil selv bygge et for HERREN, Gud av Israel, slik kong Kyros, kongen av Persia, har gitt oss ordre om.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Serubabel, Jesua og de andre lederne blant Israels folk svarte dem: Det er ikke rett at dere blir med oss og bygger et hus for vår Gud; vi alene vil bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, slik kong Kyros, kongen av Persia, har befalt oss.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men Serubabel, Jesjua, og de andre høvdingene for Israels familier sa til dem: "Det er ikke for dere og oss å bygge et hus for vår Gud. Vi alene skal bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, slik kong Kyros, kongen av Persia, har befalt oss."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Serubabel, Jesjua og de andre lederne av Israels familier svarte dem: Dere har ingenting med oss å gjøre når det gjelder å bygge et hus for vår Gud. Vi vil alene bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, slik som Kyros, kongen av Persia, har befalt oss.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Zerubbabel, Jeshua og de øvrige overhodene blant Israels fedre sa til dem: 'Dere skal ikke blande dere inn i vårt arbeid med å bygge et hus til vår Gud; vi skal selv sammen reise tempelet til HERRENS, Israels Guds, ære, slik kong Kyros av Persia har befalt oss.'

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

  Men Serubabel, Jesjua og de andre lederne av Israels familier svarte dem: Dere har ingenting med oss å gjøre når det gjelder å bygge et hus for vår Gud. Vi vil alene bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, slik som Kyros, kongen av Persia, har befalt oss.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Serubabel, Jeshua og resten av Israels lederfamilier svarte dem: 'Det er ikke for dere å bygge et hus for vår Gud med oss, men vi alene vil bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, som Kong Kyros av Persia har befalt oss.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men Serubabel, Jesjua og de andre lederne av Israels familier sa til dem: 'Det er ikke deres sak å bygge et hus for vår Gud sammen med oss. Vi alene vil bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, som kong Kyros av Persia har befalt oss.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Serubabel og Jesua og de Øvrige af de øverste Fædre for Israel sagde til dem: (Det sømmer sig) ikke, at I og vi bygge vor Guds Huus; men vi, vi ville alene bygge Herren, Israels Gud, (det,) saasom Kong Cyrus, Kongen af Persien, bød os.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men Serubabel, Jeshua og de andre lederne for Israels familier svarte dem: Dere har ingen del i å bygge et hus for vår Gud sammen med oss. Vi vil selv bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, slik kong Kyros, kongen av Persia, har befalt oss.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said to them, You have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men Serubabel, Jeshua og de andre øverste blant fedrene i Israel svarte dem: "Dere har ingenting med oss å gjøre når det gjelder å bygge et hus for vår Gud. Vi alene skal bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, slik kong Kyros, kongen av Persia, har befalt oss."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Serubabel, Jesjua og de andre lederne for Israels slektsfedre sa til dem: «Det er ikke for dere og oss å bygge et hus for vår Gud. Vi alene skal bygge det for Herren, Israels Gud, slik kong Kyros av Persia har befalt oss.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men Serubabel, Jesjua og de andre lederne for Israels familier svarte dem: Dere har ingenting å gjøre med oss i arbeidet med å bygge et hus for vår Gud. Vi skal selv bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, slik kong Kyros, Persias konge, har befalt oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Serubabel, Jesjua og de andre slektsoverhodene i Israel sa til dem: Dere har ingen del i byggingen av et hus for vår Gud; vi alene vil bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, slik Kyros, kongen av Persia, har gitt oss beskjed om.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Zorobabel and Iesua and the other awnciet fathers of Israel, answered them: It is not mete for vs and you to buylde the house of oure God, but we wyl buylde alone vnto the LORDE God of Israel, as Cyrus the kynge of Persia hath commaunded vs.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Zerubbabel, and Ieshua, and the rest of the chiefe fathers of Israel, sayde vnto them, It is not for you, but for vs to buyld the house vnto our God: for we our selues together wil buylde it vnto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded vs.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Zorobabel, and Iesua, and the other auncient fathers of Israel, sayde vnto them: It can not be, that you and we together shoulde builde the house vnto our God: for we our selues wyll builde alone vnto the Lorde our God of Israel, as Cyrus the king of Persia hath commaunded vs.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' [houses] of Israel, said to them, You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to Yahweh, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Zerubbabel saith to them, also Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the fathers of Israel, `Not for you, and for us, to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together do build to Jehovah God of Israel, as the king Cyrus, king of Persia, commanded us.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' [houses] of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us in building a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of families in Israel said to them, You have no part with us in the building of a house for our God; we ourselves will do the work together for the Lord, the God of Israel, as Cyrus, king of Persia, has given us orders.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' [houses] of Israel, said to them, "You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to Yahweh, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the leaders of Israel said to them,“You have no right to help us build the temple of our God. We will build it by ourselves for the LORD God of Israel, just as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, has commanded us.”

Referenced Verses

• Neh 2:20 : 20 I answered them, saying, "The God of heaven will give us success. We, his servants, will arise and build. But as for you, you have no share, no legal claim or historic right in Jerusalem."
• Isa 44:28-45:1 : 28 I say of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and he will accomplish all that I please.' I say to Jerusalem, 'You will be rebuilt,' and to the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.' 1 This is what the LORD says to His anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have strengthened to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut.
• Isa 45:4 : 4 For the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel, my chosen one, I have called you by name and given you a title of honor, though you do not know me.
• Matt 10:16 : 16 Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.
• John 4:22-23 : 22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews. 23 But a time is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father seeks such people to worship him.
• Acts 8:21 : 21 You have no part or share in this ministry because your heart is not right before God.
• Rom 9:4-5 : 4 They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. 5 To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, came Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
• 3 John 1:9-9 : 9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, does not acknowledge us. 10 Because of this, if I come, I will bring up what he is doing: spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and he also prevents others who want to do so and expels them from the church.
• 2 Chr 36:22-Ezra 1:3 : 22 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and he also put it in writing: 23 This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build a temple for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of His people among you—may the LORD their God be with them, and let them go up.’ 1 In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia. He made a proclamation throughout his kingdom and put it in writing, saying: 2 This is what Cyrus, king of Persia, says: 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a temple in Jerusalem, in Judah.' 3 Whoever among you belongs to His people, may their God be with them, and let them go up to Jerusalem, in Judah, and build the temple of the LORD, the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 6:3-5 : 3 In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree: The house of God in Jerusalem is to be rebuilt as a place where sacrifices are offered, with its foundations firmly laid. Its height is to be sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits. 4 It will have three layers of large stone and one layer of new timber. The cost will be paid from the royal treasury. 5 Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God that Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon must be returned and brought back to the temple in Jerusalem, each to its rightful place, and deposited into the house of God.