Verse 13

because we are about to destroy this place. The outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  'For vi skal ødelegge dette stedet, for det har nådd Herrens ører om deres ondskap, og Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For vi skal ødelegge dette stedet, fordi klageropet over dem har blitt stort for Herrens ansikt, og Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.»

• Norsk King James

  For vi vil ødelegge dette stedet, fordi klagen over dem er blitt stor for Herrens ansikt, og Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For vi skal ødelegge dette stedet, fordi ropene om dets ondskap er blitt sterke for Herrens ansikt, og Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  'For vi skal ødelegge dette stedet. Deres rop er blitt så store for Herren at han har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  «For vi skal ødelegge dette stedet, fordi ropene fra det har blitt store foran Herren. Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «For vi skal ødelegge dette stedet, for deres røst har nådd høyt opp for Herrens åsyn; og Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.»

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

  «For vi skal ødelegge dette stedet, fordi ropene fra det har blitt store foran Herren. Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For vi skal ødelegge dette stedet, for skriket over det hos Herren er blitt veldig stort, og Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  for vi vil ødelegge dette stedet. Herrens rop mot det har blitt så stort at Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi vi skulle fordærve dette Sted; thi deres Skrig er blevet stort for Herrens Aasyn, og Herren sendte os til at fordærve det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For vi vil ødelegge dette stedet, fordi ropet over det har blitt stort framfor Herren; og Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det."

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  for vi skal ødelegge dette stedet, fordi klageropet fra dem er blitt stort for Herren. Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  for vi vil ødelegge dette stedet, for ropet over dem har blitt stort foran Herrens åsyn, og Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For vi vil ødelegge dette stedet, fordi klageropet over dem har blitt stort for Herren, og Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  for vi er blitt sendt for å ødelegge stedet, fordi Herrens rop mot dem er blitt stort, og Herren har sendt oss for å ødelegge byen.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  for we must destroy this place because the crye of the is great before the LORde. Wherfore he hath sent vs to destroy it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for we must destroye this place, because the crye of them is greate before the LORDE, which hath sent vs to destroye them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For we will destroy this place, because the crye of them is great before the Lorde, and the Lord hath sent vs to destroy it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For we wyl destroy this place, because the crye of them is great before the face of God: for the Lorde hath sent vs to destroy it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is grown great before Yahweh. Yahweh has sent us to destroy it."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for we are destroying this place, for their cry hath been great `before' the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send us to destroy it.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before Jehovah; and Jehovah hath sent us to destroy it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For we are about to send destruction on this place, because a great outcry against them has come to the ears of the Lord; and the Lord has sent us to put an end to the town.

• World English Bible (2000)

  for we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  because we are about to destroy it. The outcry against this place is so great before the LORD that he has sent us to destroy it.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 18:20 : 20 Then the LORD said, 'The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grave.
• 1 Chr 21:15-16 : 15 God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. But as the angel was about to destroy, the LORD saw, relented of the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, "Enough! Withdraw your hand now." The angel of the LORD was then standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 16 David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
• Ps 11:5-6 : 5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked—those who love violence—he hates with a passion. 6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
• Isa 3:11 : 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.
• Isa 36:10 : 10 Now, have I attacked this land to destroy it without the LORD’s approval? The LORD Himself told me, 'Go up against this land and destroy it.'
• Isa 37:36 : 36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies.
• Ezek 9:5-6 : 5 To the others, he said in my hearing, 'Pass through the city after him and strike down. Do not let your eye spare, and do not show pity.' 6 Old men, young men, virgins, children, and women—kill them all to the point of destruction. But do not go near anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.' So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
• Matt 13:41-42 : 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all things that cause sin and all who practice lawlessness. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matt 13:49-50 : 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous. 50 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died.
• Rom 3:8-9 : 8 Why not say—as some slanderously claim we say—"Let us do evil so that good may result"? Their condemnation is just. 9 What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already charged that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
• Jas 5:4 : 4 Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
• Jude 1:7 : 7 In the same way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desires, serve as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
• Rev 16:1-9 : 1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, 'Go and pour out the bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.' 2 The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. 3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died. 4 The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. 5 Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, 'You are righteous, Lord, the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, because you have judged these things.' 6 For they shed the blood of your holy people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve. 7 And I heard the altar respond, 'Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.' 8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. 9 They were scorched by the intense heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues. But they refused to repent and glorify him. 10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony, 11 and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, but they refused to repent of their deeds. 12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.
• Gen 13:13 : 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and great sinners against the LORD.