Verse 21

They said to one another, 'Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw the anguish of his soul when he begged us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da sa de til hverandre: 'Sannelig, vi er skyldige for vår bror. Vi så hans nød da han tryglet oss om nåde, men vi hørte ikke; derfor kommer denne nød over oss.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa de til hverandre: Sannelig, vi er skyldige med hensyn til vår bror, fordi vi så sjelens nød når han ba oss, men vi ville ikke høre. Derfor er denne nød kommet over oss.

• Norsk King James

  Og de sa til hverandre: Vi er virkelig skyldige mot vår bror, for vi så angsten i sjelen hans da han ba oss, og vi ville ikke høre; derfor har denne nød rammet oss.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så sa de til hverandre: "Vi blir straffet for det vi gjorde mot broren vår. Vi så hans fortvilelse da han ba om nåde, men vi ville ikke lytte. Derfor er vi nå i denne vanskelige situasjonen."

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  21 De sa til hverandre: Vi er skyldige for vår bror, fordi vi så nøden hans da han bønnfalt oss, men vi hørte ikke på ham. Derfor kommer denne nøden over oss.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og de sa til hverandre: Vi er skyldige for vår bror, fordi vi så sjelens nød da han bønnfalt oss, og vi ikke ville høre. Derfor er denne nøden kommet over oss.

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

  Og de sa til hverandre: Vi er skyldige for vår bror, fordi vi så sjelens nød da han bønnfalt oss, og vi ikke ville høre. Derfor er denne nøden kommet over oss.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så sa de til hverandre: Vi er skyldige for det vi gjorde mot vår bror, fordi vi så hans nød da han bønnfalt oss, men vi hørte ikke på ham. Derfor er denne trengselen kommet over oss.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da sa de til hverandre: Sandelig, vi er skyldige angående vår bror; vi så hans sjels nød da han bønnfalt oss, men vi lyttet ikke. Derfor er denne nøden kommet over oss.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men de sagde, den Ene til den Anden: Vi forskyldte sandeligen dette paa vor Broder, at vi saae hans Sjæls Angest, idet han bad os, og vi vilde ikke høre; derfor kommer denne Angest over os.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa de til hverandre: Vi er virkelig skyldige når det gjelder vår bror, fordi vi så sorgen i hans sjel da han ba oss, men vi hørte ikke. Derfor har denne trengsel kommet over oss.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De sa til hverandre: "Vi er sannelig skyldige overfor vår bror, fordi vi så hans nød, da han bønnfalt oss, men vi ville ikke høre. Derfor har denne nøden kommet over oss."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sier de til hverandre: «Sannelig, vi er skyldige for vår bror, fordi vi så hans nød da han ba oss om nåde, men vi hørte ikke; derfor er denne nøden kommet over oss.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og de sa til hverandre: Vi er skyldige med tanke på vår bror, for vi så hans sjels nød da han bønnfalt oss, men vi ville ikke høre. Derfor har denne nøden kommet over oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de sa til hverandre: Sannelig, vi har gjort urett mot vår bror; for vi så hans nød, men vi hørte ikke på hans bønner; derfor har denne trengsel kommet over oss.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Than they sayde one to a nother: we haue verely synned agaynst oure brother in that we sawe the anguysh of his soull when he besought us and wold not heare him: therfore is this troubyll come apon us.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they sayde one to another: This haue we deserued against oure brother, in that we sawe the anguysh of his soule, whan he besought vs, and we wolde not heare him: therfore cometh now this trouble vpon vs.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they said one to another, We haue verily sinned against our brother, in that we sawe the anguish of his soule, when he besought vs, and we would not heare him: therefore is this trouble come vpon vs.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And one sayde to another: we haue veryly sinned agaynst our brother, in that we sawe the anguishe of his soule, when he besought vs, and we woulde not heare him: and therfore is this trouble come vpon vs.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And they said one to another, We [are] verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They said one to another, "We are most assuredly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come on us."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they say one unto another, `Verily we `are' guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They said one to another, "We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They said to one another,“Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”

Referenced Verses

• Hos 5:15 : 15 I will return to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will earnestly seek me.
• Gen 37:23-28 : 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing. 24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it. 25 As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm, and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt. 26 Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed. 28 When the Midianite merchants passed by, they pulled Joseph up out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
• Job 36:8-9 : 8 If they are bound in chains and held captive by cords of suffering, 9 He declares to them their deeds and their transgressions, that they have acted proudly.
• Prov 1:27-28 : 27 When your terror comes like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. 28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me.
• Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
• Prov 24:11-12 : 11 Rescue those being taken to death and hold back those stumbling toward slaughter, if you can. 12 If you say, 'We did not know about this,' won't the one who examines hearts perceive it? Won't the one who guards your soul know? He will repay everyone according to their deeds.
• Prov 28:17 : 17 A man burdened with the guilt of bloodshed will flee to the pit; let no one support him.
• Jer 2:17 : 17 Have you not brought this upon yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when he led you in the way?
• Jer 2:19 : 19 Your own wickedness will discipline you; your backslidings will rebuke you. Consider and see how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of me,” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
• Jer 4:18 : 18 Your own way and your deeds have caused this to you; this is your calamity. How bitter it is! It has reached your very heart.
• Jer 34:17 : 17 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming freedom, each one to his brother and to his neighbor. So now, I proclaim freedom for you, declares the Lord—freedom to the sword, to plague, and to famine. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
• Gen 41:9 : 9 Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, 'Today, I remember my offenses.'
• Num 32:23 : 23 But if you do not do this, you will have sinned against the Lord. Be sure your sin will find you out.
• Judg 1:7 : 7 Then Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me." They brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
• 2 Sam 12:13 : 13 Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' Nathan replied, 'The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.
• 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 She said to Elijah, "What have I to do with you, man of God? Have you come to bring my sin to remembrance and to kill my son?"
• Job 33:27-28 : 27 They sing before others and say, 'I have sinned and perverted what was right, but it was not repaid to me.' 28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and my life will see the light.
• Job 34:31-32 : 31 Suppose someone says to God, 'I have borne punishment; I will not offend anymore.' 32 'Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.'
• Matt 7:2 : 2 For with the standard you use to judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
• Matt 27:3-4 : 3 Then Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned. Feeling remorse, he returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. 4 He said, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.' But they replied, 'What is that to us? You take care of it.'
• Mark 9:43-45 : 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go into hell, where the fire never goes out. 44 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, where the fire never goes out.
• Mark 9:48 : 48 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
• Luke 16:28 : 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so they will not also come to this place of torment.'
• Acts 19:18 : 18 Many who had believed came confessing and disclosing their practices.
• Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• 1 John 1:9 : 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.