Verse 20

He also instructed the second, the third, and all those who followed the herds: 'This is what you are to say to Esau when you meet him.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jakob ga samme instruksjoner til den andre tjeneren, den tredje, og alle de som fulgte flokkene, og sa: 'På denne måten skal dere snakke til Esau når dere møter ham.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og si dere også: Se, din tjener Jakob er bak oss. For han sa: Jeg vil forsone ham med gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg se hans ansikt; kanskje vil han godta meg.

• Norsk King James

  Og si videre: Se, din tjener Jakob er bak oss. For han sa: Jeg vil blidgjøre ham med gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg se hans ansikt; kanskje vil han ta imot meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dere skal også si: Se, din tjener Jakob er bak oss. Han tenkte: Jeg vil forsone ham med gaven som går foran meg, deretter vil jeg se ansiktet hans; kanskje han vil ta imot meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han befalte også den andre, den tredje, og alle som fulgte flokkene: 'Slik skal dere si når dere møter Esau:

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og si: 'Se, din tjener Jakob kommer bak oss.'" For han sa: "Jeg vil blidgjøre ham med gaven som går foran meg, og etterpå vil jeg se hans ansikt. Kanskje han vil ta imot meg."

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og dere skal videre si: «Se, din tjener Jakob er med oss bak.» For han har sagt: «Jeg vil gjenopprette ham med den gave som går foran, og etterpå vil jeg møte ham, i håp om at han vil ta imot meg.»

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

  Og si: 'Se, din tjener Jakob kommer bak oss.'" For han sa: "Jeg vil blidgjøre ham med gaven som går foran meg, og etterpå vil jeg se hans ansikt. Kanskje han vil ta imot meg."

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jakob befalte også den andre og den tredje og alle som fulgte etter flokkene: «Slik skal dere tale til Esau når dere møter ham.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han befalte også den andre og den tredje og alle de som fulgte etter flokkene: 'Slik skal dere tale til Esau når dere møter ham.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og I skulle ogsaa sige: See, din Tjener Jakob er bag os; thi han tænkte: Jeg vil forsone hans Ansigt med den Skjenk, den, som gaaer for mig, og siden see hans Ansigt; kanskee han antager min Person.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dere skal også si: Se, din tjener Jakob er bak oss. For han tenkte: Jeg skal formildne ham med gaven som går foran meg, og etterpå kan jeg se hans ansikt. Kanskje vil han ta imot meg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And say moreover, Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du skal si: 'Også din tjener Jakob er bak oss.'" For han sa: "Jeg vil blidgjøre ham med gaven som går foran meg, og etterpå vil jeg møte ham. Kanskje vil han ta imot meg."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og dere skal si: Se, din tjener Jakob kommer etter oss.' For han tenkte: 'Jeg vil blidgjøre ham med gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg møte ham ansikt til ansikt; kanskje vil han ta imot meg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og dere skal si: Se, din tjener Jakob er bak oss. For han sa: Jeg vil formilde ham med gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg se ham ansikt til ansikt; kanskje vil han akseptere meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dere skal si videre, Jakob, din tjener, kommer etter oss. For han tenkte: Jeg vil formilde ham med den gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg møte ham. Kanskje vil han ta vel imot meg.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  ad saye more ouer. Beholde thy seruaunte Iacob cometh after vs for he sayde. I will pease his wrath with the present yt goth before me and afterward I will see him myself so peradventure he will receaue me to grace.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and saye vnto him also: Beholde, yi seruaut Iacob is behynde vs. For he thought: I wyll reconcyle him with the present that goeth before me, after warde wyll I se him my self, peraduenture he shall receaue me to grace.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And ye shall say moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iaakob commeth after vs (for he thought, I will appease his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterwarde I will see his face: it may be that he will accept me.)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And say moreouer: beholde, thy seruaunt Iacob also commeth after vs: for he sayde, I wyll appeace his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see him my selfe, peraduenture he wyll receaue me to grace.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob [is] behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall say, 'Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.'" For, he said, "I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye have said also, Lo, thy servant Jacob `is' behind us;' for he said, `I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterwards I see his face; it may be he lifteth up my face;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall say, 'Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.'" For, he said, "I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You must also say,‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought,“I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.”

Referenced Verses

• Job 42:8-9 : 8 So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken the truth about Me as My servant Job has. 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the LORD had instructed them, and the LORD accepted Job's prayer.
• Prov 21:14 : 14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.
• Jonah 3:9 : 9 Who knows? God may turn and relent and withdraw His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
• 2 Tim 2:25 : 25 Gently instruct those who oppose you, in the hope that God might grant them repentance, leading them to a knowledge of the truth.
• Prov 6:35 : 35 He will not accept any ransom, nor will he be appeased, no matter how great the gift you offer.
• Prov 15:18 : 18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.
• Prov 16:14 : 14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.
• Gen 43:11 : 11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best products of the land in your bags and carry them as a gift to the man—a little balm, a little honey, spices, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
• 1 Sam 6:5 : 5 Make replicas of your tumors and your mice that are ravaging the land, and give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lighten his hand on you, your gods, and your land.
• 1 Sam 25:17-35 : 17 Now consider and see what you should do, for disaster is certain for our master and his entire household. He is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him. 18 Then Abigail quickly gathered two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five dressed sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred pressed fig cakes, and she loaded them on donkeys. 19 She said to her servants, "Go ahead of me; I will follow you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal. 20 As she was riding her donkey down into a ravine, David and his men were descending toward her, and she met them. 21 David had just been saying, "It’s been for nothing that I guarded everything belonging to this man in the wilderness. Nothing was missing, yet he has repaid me evil for good. 22 May God punish David’s enemies severely if by morning I leave even one male of all who belong to him alive." 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurriedly dismounted from her donkey, fell facedown at David’s feet, and bowed to the ground with deep respect. 24 She fell at his feet and said, "My lord, let the blame be on me alone. Please let your servant speak to you, and hear the words of your servant. 25 Please, my lord, pay no attention to this worthless man Nabal. He is exactly what his name suggests—his name means ‘fool,’ and folly goes with him. But I, your servant, did not see the men my lord sent. 26 Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you live, the Lord has kept you from shedding blood and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those intent on harming my lord be as foolish as Nabal. 27 Now let this gift that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord. 28 Please forgive the offense of your servant, for the Lord will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because my lord fights the Lord’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live. 29 Even though someone pursues you to take your life, the life of my lord will be securely bound in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God. But the lives of your enemies he will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling. 30 When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord all the good things he promised and has appointed you ruler over Israel, 31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord has brought my lord success, remember your servant. 32 David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. 33 Blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand. 34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried to come to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning. 35 Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought to him and said, 'Go home in peace. See, I have listened to your words and granted your request.'
• 1 Kgs 20:31 : 31 His servants said to him, "We have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life."