Verse 11

Ephraim was a trained heifer that loved to thresh, but I will put a yoke on her fair neck. I will drive Ephraim; Judah must plow, and Jacob must break up the ground.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Efraim er som en godt opplært kvige som elsker å treske korn. Jeg vil legge åk på hennes vakre nakke. Jeg vil bruke Efraim som plog; Juda skal pløye, og Jakob skal harve.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Efraim er som en opplært kvige som elsker å treske korn; men jeg la et åk på hennes vakre nakke. Jeg vil la Efraim ri; Juda skal pløye, og Jakob skal bryte opp klumpene.

• Norsk King James

  Og Efraim er som en kvige som blir lært opp til å tråkke ut korn; men jeg tok grep om hennes nakke: jeg vil føre Efraim frem; Juda skal pløye, og Jakob skal bearbeide sin mark.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fordi Efraim er som en trent kalv, som elsker å treske, så legger jeg et lett åk over hennes vakre hals; jeg vil bruke Efraim til arbeid, Juda skal pløye, Jakob skal harve.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Efra'im var som en trenet kvige som elsket å treske. Men jeg la en god åk på hennes nakke; jeg gjorde Efra'im til et arbeidende folk; Juda skulle pløye, Jakob skulle harve for seg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Efraim er som en kvige som er opplært, og som elsker å tråkke ut kornet; men jeg gikk over hennes vakre nakke: jeg vil få Efraim til å ri; Juda skal pløye, og Jakob skal bryte opp sine skiver.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Efraim er som en kalv som er opplært og elsker å trå ut korn, men jeg gikk forbi dens vakre nakke; jeg vil få Efraim til å ri, Juda skal pløye, og Jakob skal bryte opp sine jordklumper.

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

  Og Efraim er som en kvige som er opplært, og som elsker å tråkke ut kornet; men jeg gikk over hennes vakre nakke: jeg vil få Efraim til å ri; Juda skal pløye, og Jakob skal bryte opp sine skiver.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Efraim er en lært kvige som elsker å treske. Jeg vil legge et åk på dens vakre nakke; jeg vil sette Efraim i arbeid, Juda skal pløye, Jakob skal harve.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Efraim er en veltrenet kvige som elsker å treske korn, men jeg vil legge åk på dens vakre hals. Jeg vil spenne Efraim, Juda skal pløye, og Jakob skal harve.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fordi Ephraim er en Kalv, som er oplært og elsker at tærske, saa foer jeg, jeg over hendes skjønne Hals; (ja) jeg vil ride paa Ephraim, Juda skal pløie, Jakob skal harve for sig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Efraim er som en opplært kvige som elsker å treske korn; men jeg har lagt et åk på hennes vakre nakke; jeg vil sette Efraim til å pløye. Juda skal pløye, og Jakob skal bryte opp klumpene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Ephraim is like a trained heifer that loves to thresh grain; but I put a yoke on her fair neck: I will make Ephraim ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Efraim er en opplært kvige som elsker å treske; derfor vil jeg legge et åk på hennes vakre nakke. Jeg vil sette en rytter på Efraim. Juda skal pløye. Jakob skal bryte sine klumper.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Efraim er en trenet kvige som elsker å treske, og jeg har lagt et åk over dens vakre hals. Jeg vil ri på Efraim, og Juda skal pløye, Jakob skal harve for seg selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Efraim er en lært kvige som elsker å treske korn, men jeg har lagt et åk over hennes vakre nakke; jeg vil sette en rytter på Efraim; Juda skal pløye, Jakob skal bryte opp jordklumper.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Efraim er en trent kvige som liker å treske korn; men jeg har lagt et åk på hennes vakre hals; jeg vil sette en rytter på ryggen av Efraim; Juda skal pløye, Jakob skal vende jorden.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ephraim was vnto me, as a cow that is vsed to go to plowe, therfore I loued him, and fell vpon his fayre neck. I droue Ephraim, Iuda plowed, & Iacob played the hu?bode man:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ephraim is as an heifer vsed to delite in threshing: but I will passe by her faire necke: I will make Ephraim to ride: Iudah shall plowe, and Iaakob shall breake his cloddes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ephraim is as an heyffer vsed to delyte in treadyng out the corne: but I wyll passe by her faire necke, I wyll make Ephraim to ride: Iuda shall plowe, and Iacob shall breake his cloddes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Ephraim [is as] an heifer [that is] taught, [and] loveth to tread out [the corn]; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, [and] Jacob shall break his clods.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; So I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Ephraim `is' a trained heifer -- loving to thresh, And I -- I have passed over on the goodness of its neck, I cause `one' to ride Ephraim, Plough doth Judah, harrow for him doth Jacob.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out [the grain] ; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Ephraim is a trained cow, taking pleasure in crushing the grain; but I have put a yoke on her fair neck; I will put a horseman on the back of Ephraim; Judah will be working the plough, Jacob will be turning up the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; so I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Fertility Imagery: Plowing, Sowing, and Reaping Ephraim was a well-trained heifer who loved to thresh grain; I myself put a fine yoke on her neck. I will harness Ephraim. Let Judah plow! Let Jacob break up the unplowed ground for himself!

Referenced Verses

• Hos 4:16 : 16 For Israel is as stubborn as a rebellious heifer. Now the LORD will pasture them like a lamb in an open field.
• Deut 25:4 : 4 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
• Jer 50:11 : 11 'Because you rejoice and celebrate, you who plunder my inheritance; because you frolic like a threshing heifer and neigh like stallions,'
• Hos 2:5 : 5 Otherwise, I will strip her naked, expose her as on the day of her birth. I will make her like a wilderness, turn her into a dry land, and let her die of thirst.
• Hos 3:1 : 1 Then the Lord said to me, "Go again and love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes."
• 2 Chr 28:5-8 : 5 Therefore, the LORD his God allowed him to fall into the hands of the king of Aram. They defeated him, took a great number of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who inflicted a heavy defeat on him. 6 Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 warriors in Judah in one day because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors. 7 Zichri, a mighty warrior from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, the king’s son, as well as Azrikam, the palace officer, and Elkanah, the second to the king. 8 The Israelites took captive 200,000 people from their relatives—women, sons, and daughters. They also took a great amount of plunder and brought it to Samaria.
• Isa 28:24 : 24 Does the plowman plow all day to sow? Does he continually break up and harrow his ground?
• Hos 9:1 : 1 Do not rejoice, Israel, like other nations, for you have been unfaithful to your God. You have loved the wages of a prostitute on every threshing floor of grain.
• Hos 11:4 : 4 I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love; I was to them like one who lifts the yoke from their necks, and I bent down to feed them.
• Rom 16:18 : 18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery, they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.