Verse 2

This is the account of Jacob: Joseph, a seventeen-year-old youth, was shepherding the flock with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dette er Jakobs slektshistorie. Josef, som var sytten år gammel, voktet sauene sammen med sine brødre. Han var fortsatt en ung gutt sammen med sønnene til Bilha og Zilpa, hans fars koner. Og Josef kom med et kritisk rykte om dem til sin far.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dette er historien om Jakobs etterkommere. Josef, da han var sytten år gammel, gjette saueflokken sammen med sine brødre; gutten var sammen med sønnene til Bilha og sønnene til Silpa, hans fars koner. Og Josef rapporterte deres dårlige gjerninger til sin far.

• Norsk King James

  Dette er Jakobs etterkommere. Josef, som var sytten år gammel, var ute og beitet flokken sammen med brødrene sine; og gutten var sammen med sønnene til Bilhah og Zilpah, hans fars koner: og Josef brakte sin far dårlige nyheter om dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dette er Jakobs slektshistorie: Josef var sytten år gammel da han gjette sauene med sine brødre. Den unge gutten var sammen med Bilhas sønner og Silpas sønner, hans fars koners sønner, og Josef kom med dårlig nytt om dem til faren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dette er slektshistorien til Jakob: Josef, sytten år gammel, gjetet småfeet sammen med sine brødre. Han var ung, sammen med sønnene til Bilha og Silpa, farens koner. Og Josef pleide å gi sin far et dårlig rykte om brødrene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dette er Jakobs slektshistorie. Josef var sytten år gammel og gjette småfeet sammen med sine brødre. Gutten var med sønnene til Bilha og sønnene til Silpa, hans fars koner, og Josef kom til sin far med dårlig nytt om dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dette er slekten til Jakob. Josef, som var sytten år gammel, holdt flokken sammen med sine brødre; gutten var med Bilhas og Zilpas sønner, det vil si sønnene til hans fars kvinner. Josef formidlet deres uhelbredelige rykter til sin far.

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

  Dette er Jakobs slektshistorie. Josef var sytten år gammel og gjette småfeet sammen med sine brødre. Gutten var med sønnene til Bilha og sønnene til Silpa, hans fars koner, og Josef kom til sin far med dårlig nytt om dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dette er historien om Jakobs slekt: Josef, sytten år gammel, var sammen med sine brødre og gjette flokken. Han var ung og var med sønnene til Bilha og Zilpa, hans fars hustruer. Josef brakte deres onde rykte til sin far.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dette er slektslinjene for Jakob: Josef var sytten år gammel og gjette småfeet sammen med sine brødre. Han var ung sammen med sønnene til Bilha og sønnene til Silpa, hans fars koner. Og Josef brakte dårlige rapporter om dem til sin far.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Disse ere Jakobs Slægter: Joseph var sytten Aar gammel, der han vogtede Qvæg med sine Brødre, og den unge Dreng var hos Bilhas Sønner og hos Silpas Sønner, hans Faders Hustruers Børn; og Joseph førte deres onde Rygte for deres Fader.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  These are the nerations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dette er fortellingen om Jakobs slekt. Josef, sytten år gammel, gjette sauene sammen med sine brødre; han var med sønnene til Bilha og sønnene til Silpa, hans fars koner. Og Josef kom med dårlig nytt om dem til sin far.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought their evil report to their father.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dette er historien om Jakobs etterkommere. Josef var sytten år gammel og gjetet sauene sammen med brødrene sine. Han var en gutt med sønnene til Bilha og Silpa, hans fars koner. Josef tok med en ond rapport om dem til sin far.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dette er Jakobs slektshistorie: Josef, sytten år gammel, voktet småfeet sammen med brødrene sine. Han var ung, og oppholdt seg med sønnene til Bilha og Zilpa, hans fars hustruer, og Josef fortalte deres onde gjerninger til sin far.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dette er Jakobs slektshistorie. Josef var sytten år gammel da han gjette småfeet sammen med sine brødre. Han var en ung gutt sammen med sønnene til Bilha og sønnene til Silpa, hans fars hustruer, og Josef bar fram et dårlig rykte om dem til deres far.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dette er Jakobs historie: Josef, en sytten år gammel gutt, gjette sauer sammen med sine brødre, sønnene til Bilha og Silpa, farens koner; og Josef ga deres far en dårlig rapport om dem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And these are the generations of Iacob: when Ioseph was.xvij. yere olde he kepte shepe with his brethren and the lad was with the sonnes of Bilha and of Zilpha his fathers wyues. And he brought vnto their father an euyll saynge yt was of them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And these are ye generacios of Iacob. Ioseph was seuetene yeare olde, wha he became a keper of the catell wt his brethren, & the lad was wt the children of Bilha & Silpa his fathers wyues, and tolde their father of ye euell reporte yt was of the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  These are the generations of Iaakob, when Ioseph was seuenteene yeere olde: he kept sheepe with his brethren, and the childe was with the sonnes of Bilhah, and with the sonnes of Zilpah, his fathers wiues; Ioseph brought vnto their father their euill saying.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  These are ye generations of Iacob: when Ioseph was seuenteen yeres olde, he kept sheepe with his brethren, and the ladde was with ye sonnes of Bilha, and with the sonnes of Zilpha, his fathers wyues. And Ioseph brought vnto his father their euyll report.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad [was] with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  These `are' births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he `is' a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  This is the account of Jacob.Joseph, his seventeen-year-old son, was taking care of the flocks with his brothers. Now he was a youngster working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 35:25-26 : 25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant: Dan and Naphtali. 26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-Aram.
• 1 Sam 2:22-24 : 22 Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 23 So he said to them, ‘Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours.’ 24 ‘No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the LORD’s people is not good.’
• 1 Cor 11:18 : 18 First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part, I believe it.
• John 7:7 : 7 'The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify about it that its works are evil.'
• 1 Cor 1:11 : 11 For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are quarrels among you.
• 1 Cor 5:1 : 1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and a kind of immorality that is not even found among the Gentiles—a man is sleeping with his father’s wife.
• Gen 2:4 : 4 These are the records of the heavens and the earth when they were created, on the day the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
• Gen 5:1 : 1 This is the record of the generations of Adam. When God created mankind, He made them in the likeness of God.
• Gen 6:9 : 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his peers. Noah walked faithfully with God.
• Gen 10:1 : 1 These are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
• Gen 30:4 : 4 So she gave him her maidservant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob slept with her.
• Gen 30:9 : 9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing children, she took her maidservant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
• Gen 35:22 : 22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it. Now Jacob had twelve sons: