Verse 22

Reuben replied to them, 'Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy, but you wouldn't listen? Now his blood is being demanded from us.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ruben svarte dem: 'Sa jeg ikke til dere: Synd ikke mot gutten? Men dere lot ikke være. Nå kreves hans blod av oss.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Reuben svarte dem: Sa jeg ikke til dere, synd ikke mot gutten; men dere ville ikke høre? Se, derfor kreves hans blod.

• Norsk King James

  Og Ruben svarte dem: Sa jeg ikke til dere: Ikke synd mot gutten; men dere ville ikke høre? Derfor, se, også hans blod kreves.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Ruben svarte dem: "Sa jeg ikke til dere at dere ikke skulle synde mot gutten? Men dere ville ikke lytte. Nå blir det krevd oss til betaling for hans blod."

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  22 Ruben svarte dem og sa: Sa jeg ikke til dere, 'ikke synd mot gutten'? Men dere ville ikke høre, og nå blir hans blod krevet av oss.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Reuben svarte dem og sa: Talte jeg ikke til dere og sa: Synd ikke mot gutten! Men dere ville ikke høre. Nå blir også hans blod krevd av oss.

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

  Reuben svarte dem og sa: Talte jeg ikke til dere og sa: Synd ikke mot gutten! Men dere ville ikke høre. Nå blir også hans blod krevd av oss.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ruben svarte dem: Sa jeg ikke til dere: Gjør ikke synd mot gutten? Men dere ville ikke høre. Så nå kreves hans blod av oss.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ruben svarte dem: Sa jeg ikke til dere, synd ikke mot gutten? Men dere ville ikke høre. Se, nå kreves hans blod.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Ruben svarede dem og sagde: Talede jeg det ikke til eder, der jeg sagde: Synder ikke mod Drengen, og I hørte ikke? og see, hans Blod udkræves ogsaa.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ruben svarte dem og sa: Sa jeg ikke til dere at dere ikke måtte synde mot barnet? Men dere ville ikke høre, og se, nå kreves hans blod.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not listen? therefore, behold, his blood is now required.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ruben svarte dem og sa: "Sa jeg ikke til dere: 'Synd ikke mot barnet'? Men dere ville ikke høre. Derfor kreves hans blod nå."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Ruben svarer dem og sier: «Sa jeg ikke til dere: Synd ikke mot gutten, men dere hørte ikke, og nå kreves hans blod av oss.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Ruben svarte dem og sa: Sa jeg ikke til dere: Syng ikke mot gutten, men dere ville ikke høre? Derfor kreves hans blod.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Ruben sa til dem: Sa jeg ikke til dere at dere ikke skulle gjøre noe ondt mot gutten? Men dere hørte ikke; derfor har straffen kommet over oss for hans blod.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ruben answered the saynge: sayde I not vnto you that ye shulde not synne agaynst the lad? but ye wolde not heare And now verely see his bloude is requyred.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ruben answered them, and saide: Tolde not I you ye same, whan I sayde: O synne not agaynst ye lad, but ye wolde not heare. Now is his bloude requyred.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Reuben answered them, saying, Warned I not you, saying, Sinne not against the childe, and ye would not heare? and lo, his blood is now required.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ruben aunswered them, saying: sayd I not vnto you, that you shoulde not sinne against the lad, and ye would not heare? and see, nowe his blood is required.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Reuben answereth them, saying, `Spake I not unto you, saying, Sin not against the lad? and ye hearkened not; and his blood also, lo, it is required.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Reuben said to them,“Didn’t I say to you,‘Don’t sin against the boy,’ but you wouldn’t listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 2:32 : 32 The LORD will bring back his blood on his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than himself—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army—killing them with the sword without my father David knowing it.
• 2 Chr 24:22 : 22 King Joash did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him but killed his son. As Zechariah was dying, he said, 'May the Lord see this and call you to account.'
• Ps 9:12 : 12 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.
• Gen 37:21-22 : 21 But Reuben heard this and tried to rescue him from their hands. He said, "Let us not take his life." 22 Reuben also said to them, "Do not shed any blood. Throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him." He said this intending to rescue him from their hands in order to return him to his father.
• Gen 9:5-6 : 5 I will require an accounting for your lifeblood. I will demand it from any animal and from every person. From each person, I will demand an accounting for the life of another person. 6 Whoever sheds human blood, by humans will their blood be shed; for in the image of God, God made mankind.
• Luke 11:50-51 : 50 So that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation— 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation.
• Luke 23:41 : 41 'And we are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.'
• Acts 28:4 : 4 When the locals saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer! Although he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."
• Rom 2:15 : 15 They demonstrate the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts alternately accusing or even defending them.
• Rev 13:10 : 10 If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed. This calls for the endurance and faith of the saints.
• Rev 16:9 : 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.
• Gen 4:10 : 10 The LORD said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.'
• Gen 37:29-30 : 29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes. 30 He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone! What am I going to do?"
• Ezek 3:18 : 18 If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood.