Verse 9

You expected much, but it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew it away. Why?” declares the LORD of Hosts. “Because My house remains in ruins, while each of you is busy with your own house.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dere ventet mye, men se, det ble lite. Når dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg det bort. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger i ruiner, mens dere alle skynder dere til deres egne hus.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dere ventet på mye, men se, det ble lite. Og når dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg det bort. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger i ruiner, mens dere alle haster til deres egne hus.

• Norsk King James

  Dere så etter mye, men det ble lite; og når dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg på det. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarers Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger øde, mens dere hver især løper til deres egne hus.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dere ventet dere mye, men se, det ble lite. Og da dere førte det i hus, blåste jeg det bort. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger i ruiner mens dere løper hver til sitt eget hus.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dere forventet mye, men se, det ble lite. Når dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg på det. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger i ruiner, mens hver av dere er opptatt med sitt eget hus.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dere ventet mye, men se, det ble lite; når dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg på det. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. På grunn av mitt hus som ligger i ruiner, mens hver av dere skynder seg til sitt eget hus.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dere søkte etter mye, men se, det ble lite; og da dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg over det. Hvorfor? sier Herren Sebeters, fordi mitt hus ligger øde, mens hver enkelt av dere løper hjem til deres egne hus.

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

  Dere ventet mye, men se, det ble lite; når dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg på det. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. På grunn av mitt hus som ligger i ruiner, mens hver av dere skynder seg til sitt eget hus.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dere venter mye, men se, det blir så lite. Når dere bringer det hjem, blåser jeg det bort. Hvorfor? Sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger i ruiner, mens dere haster hver til sitt eget hus.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dere ventet mye, men se, det ble lite. Og da dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg på det. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger øde, mens hver av dere løper til sitt eget hus.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  I see tilbage efter Meget, og see, (I bekomme) Lidet, og (naar) I have ført det i Huset, da blæser jeg derpaa; hvorfor (det)? siger den Herre Zebaoth; for mit Huses Skyld, som er øde, og fordi I løbe, hver for sit eget Huus.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dere ventet på mye, men se, det ble lite; og da dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg det bort. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger i ruiner, mens hver og en av dere har det travelt med sitt eget hus.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of My house that is in ruins, while each of you runs to his own house.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dere ventet på mye, men se, det ble lite; og når dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg det bort. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger i ruiner, mens hver av dere er opptatt med sitt eget hus.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dere har ventet på mye, men se, det ble lite, og da dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg på det. Hvorfor? sier Herren, Allhærs Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger øde, mens dere alle haster til deres egne hus.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dere har ventet på mye, men se, det ble lite; og når dere brakte det hjem, blåste jeg på det. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger i ruiner, mens dere alle løper til deres egne hus.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dere ventet mye, men se, det ble lite; og når dere tok det inn i huset, blåste jeg det bort. Hvorfor? sier Herren over hærskarene. Fordi mitt hus ligger i ruiner, mens hver og en av dere tar vare på sitt eget hus.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ye loked for moch, and lo it is come to litle: & though ye brynge it home, yet do I blowe it awaye. And why so, saieth the LORDE of hoostes? Eue because that my house lyeth so waist, and ye renne euery man vnto his owne house.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to litle: and when ye brought it home, I did blowe vpon it; why, sayth the Lord of hostes? Because of mine House that is waste, and ye runne euery man vnto his owne house.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ye loked for much, and lo it came to litle, and when ye brought it home, I dyd blowe vpon it: and why, sayth the Lord of hoastes? because of my house that is waste, and you run euery man into his his owne house.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Ye looked for much, and, lo, [it came] to little; and when ye brought [it] home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that [is] waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?" says Yahweh of Hosts, "Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Looking for much, and lo, little, And ye brought `it' home, and I blew on it, Wherefore? -- an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Because of My house that is waste, And ye are running -- each to his house,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You were looking for much, and it came to little; and when you got it into your house, I took it away with a breath. Why? says the Lord of armies. Because of my house which is a waste, while every man takes care of the house which is his.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?" says Yahweh of Armies, "Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  ‘You expected a large harvest, but instead there was little. And when you would bring it home, I would blow it right away. Why?’ asks the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.‘Because my temple remains in ruins, thanks to each of you favoring his own house!

Referenced Verses

• Hag 1:4 : 4 Is this a time for you to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?
• Hag 1:6 : 6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but are never satisfied. You drink but never have enough to be filled. You put on clothes but are not warm. The one who earns wages earns them to put into a bag with holes.
• Isa 40:7 : 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are like grass.
• Josh 7:10-15 : 10 The Lord said to Joshua, "Stand up! Why are you down on your face? 11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, and they have put them with their own possessions. 12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction. 13 Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.’ 14 In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord selects shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord selects shall come forward family by family; and the family the Lord selects shall come forward man by man. 15 The one caught with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he has violated the Lord’s covenant and has done an outrageous thing in Israel.
• 2 Sam 21:1 : 1 During the days of David, there was a famine for three years, year after year. David sought the presence of the Lord, and the Lord said, "It concerns Saul and his house, who are guilty of bloodshed, for he killed the Gibeonites."
• 2 Sam 22:16 : 16 The channels of the sea were visible, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the breath of his nostrils.
• 2 Kgs 19:7 : 7 Behold, I will send a spirit upon him; he will hear a report, return to his own land, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
• Job 10:2 : 2 I will say to God: Do not condemn me; tell me why You contend with me.
• Ps 77:5-9 : 5 You have held my eyelids open; I am troubled and cannot speak. 6 I consider the days of old, the years long past. 7 I remember my song in the night; I meditate with my heart, and my spirit searches diligently. 8 Will the Lord reject forever and never again show His favor? 9 Has His mercy ceased forever? Has His promise come to an end for all generations? 10 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His compassion? Selah.
• Isa 17:10-11 : 10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, you will plant pleasant plants and set them with imported vines. 11 Though on the day you plant them you make them grow, and in the morning you make your seed blossom, yet the harvest will be a heap on the day of grief and incurable pain.
• Hag 2:16-17 : 16 from that time, when one came to a grain heap of twenty measures, only ten were there; when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, only twenty were there. 17 I struck you—all the work of your hands— with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to me—this is the declaration of the LORD.
• Mal 2:2 : 2 If you do not listen and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name, says the Lord of Hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them because you do not take it to heart.
• Mal 3:8-9 : 8 Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you ask, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the Lord of Hosts, and see if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I will rebuke the devourer for your sake, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your ground. Your vine in the field will not fail to bear fruit, says the Lord of Hosts.
• Matt 10:37-38 : 37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
• 1 Cor 11:30-32 : 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under judgment. 32 Nevertheless, when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
• Rev 2:4 : 4 But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.
• Rev 3:19 : 19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.