Verse 22

But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it." (That is why the town was called Zoar.)

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  'Skynd deg, fly dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du kommer dit.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Skynd deg, fly dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du er kommet dit.» Derfor blir byens navn kalt Soar.

• Norsk King James

  Skynd deg, fly dit; for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du har kommet dit. Derfor ble navnet på byen kalt Zoar.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Skynd deg, flykt dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du kommer dit. Derfor ble byen kalt Soar.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  'Skynd deg, flykt dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du er der.' Derfor kalte de byen Soar.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  «Skynd deg, flykt dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du kommer dit.» Derfor ble byen kalt Soar.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Skynd deg og flykt dit, for jeg kan ingenting gjøre før du har kommet dit.» Derfor ble byen kalt Zoar.

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

  «Skynd deg, flykt dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du kommer dit.» Derfor ble byen kalt Soar.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Skynd deg, flykt dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du har kommet dit.» Derfor kaller de byen for Soar.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Skynd deg, flykt dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du når frem dit.' Derfor ble byen kalt Soar.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Skynd dig, red dig der! thi jeg kan Intet gjøre, før du kommer derhen. Derfor kaldes den Stads Navn Zoar.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Skynd deg, flykt dit! For jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du har kommet dit." Derfor ble byens navn Zoar.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Hurry, escape there; for I cannot do anything until you arrive there. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Skynd deg, flykt dit, fordi jeg ikke kan gjøre noe før du har kommet dit." Derfor ble byen kalt Zoar.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Skynd deg, flykt dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du kommer dit.' Derfor kalte han byen Zoar.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Skynd deg, flykt dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du er kommet dit. Derfor ble navnet på byen kalt Soar.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Skynd deg, flykt dit, for jeg kan ikke gjøre noe før du er kommet dit. Derfor ble byen kalt Soar.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Haste the ad saue thy selfe there for I can do nothynge tyll thou be come in thyder. And therfore the name of the cyte is called Zoar.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Haist the, and saue thy self there: for I can do nothinge tyll thou be come thither. Therfore is the cite called Zoar.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Haste thee, saue thee there: for I can doe nothing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the citie was called Zoar.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Haste thee, and be saued there: for I can do nothyng tyl thou be come thyther, and therfore the name of the citie is Soar.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Hurry, escape there, for I can't do anything until you get there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.{Zoar means "little."}

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  haste, escape thither, for I am not able to do anything till thine entering thither;' therefore hath he calleth the name of the city Zoar.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Go there quickly, for I am not able to do anything till you have come there. For this reason, the town was named Zoar.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Hurry, escape there, for I can't do anything until you get there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.”(This incident explains why the town was called Zoar.)

Referenced Verses

• Gen 14:2 : 2 that they made war against Bera, king of Sodom, Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
• Gen 13:10 : 10 Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.
• Gen 32:25-28 : 25 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. 26 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was dislocated as they wrestled. 27 Then the man said, 'Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.' But Jacob replied, 'I will not let you go unless you bless me.' 28 The man asked him, 'What is your name?' 'Jacob,' he answered.
• Exod 32:10 : 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation."
• Deut 9:14 : 14 Let me alone, so I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation stronger and more numerous than they are.'
• Ps 91:1-9 : 1 The one who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." 3 Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His truth will be your shield and armor. 5 You will not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the destruction that strikes at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling.
• Isa 15:5 : 5 My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee to Zoar, like a three-year-old heifer. They go up weeping by the ascent of Luhith. On the way to Horonaim, they raise a cry of destruction.
• Isa 65:8 : 8 This is what the LORD says: 'As new wine is found in a cluster and someone says, "Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it," in the same way, I will act for the sake of my servants and not destroy them all.'
• Jer 48:34 : 34 The crying of Heshbon resounds to Elealeh and Jahaz, they have raised their voices from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.
• Mark 6:5 : 5 He could not do any miracles there, except that He laid hands on a few sick people and healed them.
• 2 Tim 2:13 : 13 If we are unfaithful, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
• Titus 1:2 : 2 In the hope of eternal life, which the God who does not lie promised before the beginning of time.