Verse 15

'When he sees how good his resting place is, and how pleasant the land is, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  'Han så at hvile var godt og at landet var behagelig; han bøyde sin skulder for å bære byrder og ble en slavearbeider.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og han så at hvilen var god, og landet at det var behagelig; han bøyde sin rygg for å bære og ble en trell under tvangsarbeid.

• Norsk King James

  Og han så at hvile var godt, og landet vakkert; han bøyde sin skulder for å bære og ble en skatteinnkrever.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han så at hvilen var god, og at landet var vakkert, så han bøyde ryggen for å bære, og ble en slave som tjente under tvang.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han så at hvilen var god, og landet var herlig; da bøyde han sin skulder for å bære, og han ble tvunget til pliktarbeid.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han så at hvile var god, og landet var deilig; han bøyde sin skulder for å bære og ble en trell under arbeid.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han oppdaget at hvile var godt og at landet var behagelig; han bøyde sine skuldre for å bære byrder og ble en tjener under tributt.

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

  Og han så at hvile var god, og landet var deilig; han bøyde sin skulder for å bære og ble en trell under arbeid.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han så at hvilestedet var godt, at landet var vakkert; han bøyde ryggen til å bære og ble en slave under tvang.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han så at hvilen var god og at landet var vakkert. Så han bøyde sin skulder til å bære, og ble underdanig arbeidstaker.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi han saae, at Hvilen var god, og at Landet var deiligt, og han haver bøiet sine Skuldre til at bære, og er bleven en skatskyldig Tjener.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han så at ro var godt, og at landet var behagelig; og han bøyde sin skulder til å bære, og ble en underdanig tjener.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant to tribute.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han så et hvilested at det var godt, Landet at det var tiltalende; Han bøyde sin skulder til byrden, Og ble en tjener under tvangsarbeid.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han ser at ro er godt, at landet er vakkert, han bøyer sin skulder til å bære og blir en arbeidsmann.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og han så at hvileplassen var god, og landet var tiltalende; og han bøyde skulderen for å bære, og ble en servant under hardt arbeid.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han så at hvile var godt og landet tiltalende; så han lot dem legge byrder på ryggen sin og ble en tjener.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and sawe that rest was good and the lande that it was pleasant and bowed his shulder to beare and became a servaunte vnto trybute.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he saw rest, that it was good, and the lande, that it was pleasaunt. And bowed downe his shulder to beare, and became a seruaut vnto trybute.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he shall see that rest is good, and that the land is pleasant, and he shall bow his shoulder to beare, and shalbe subiect vnto tribute.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sawe that rest was good, and the lande that it was pleasaunt: and bowed his shoulder to beare, and became a seruaunt vnto tribute.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he saw that rest [was] good, and the land that [it was] pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He saw a resting-place, that it was good, The land, that it was pleasant; He bows his shoulder to the burden, And becomes a servant doing forced labor.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he seeth rest that `it is' good, And the land that `it is' pleasant, And he inclineth his shoulder to bear, And is to tribute a servant.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he saw that rest was good and the land was pleasing; so he let them put weights on his back and became a servant.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 14:15 : 15 Previously, Hebron had been called Kiriath Arba, named after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
• Judg 3:11 : 11 The land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
• 2 Sam 7:1 : 1 Now when the king was settled in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all of his enemies around him,
• Ps 81:6 : 6 He established it as a decree for Joseph when he went out against the land of Egypt, where I heard a language I did not understand.
• Ezek 29:18 : 18 Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. But neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre for the labor he had performed against it.
• Matt 23:4 : 4 They tie up heavy and unbearable burdens, and place them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.