Verse 2

Now they continue to sin and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully crafted from their silver, all of it the work of artisans. They say about them, 'Those who sacrifice kiss the calves!'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og nå fortsetter de å synde; de lager seg sølvguder, formet etter egne ønsker, som de har laget selv. De sier: 'Mennesker som ofrer, vil tilbe kalvene.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Nå fortsetter de å synde mer og mer, og de lager seg støpte bilder av sitt sølv, avguder etter sin egen forståelse, alt sammen håndverkeres verk. De sier om dem: La de som ofrer, kysse kalvene.

• Norsk King James

  Og nå synder de mer og mer, de har laget seg avgudsbilder av sølv, avguder skapt av sin egen feiltolkede visdom; de sier om dem: La de som ofrer, tilbe kalvene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Nå fortsetter de å synde, og de lager seg støpte bilder av sitt sølv, avguder etter sin egen forstand, alt sammen håndverkeres verk; om dem sier de: De som ofrer, skal kysse kalvene.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Nå fortsetter de å synde; de lager seg støpte bilder av sølv, avguder etter sin egen innsikt, alt sammen smedkunst. Til dem sier de: 'De som ofrer mennesker kysser kalver.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og nå synder de mer og mer, og har laget seg støpte bilder av sølvet sitt, og avguder etter sin egen forståelse, alt er håndverkernes verk. De sier om dem: La de menn som ofrer, kysse kalvene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og nå synder de mer og mer, og de har laget smeltede bilder av sitt sølv og avguder etter egen oppfatning, alt sammen mesterhåndverkernes verk. De sier: «La de som ofrer kysse kalvene.»

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

  Og nå synder de mer og mer, og har laget seg støpte bilder av sølvet sitt, og avguder etter sin egen forståelse, alt er håndverkernes verk. De sier om dem: La de menn som ofrer, kysse kalvene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Nå fortsetter de å synde; de lager seg støpte bilder av sitt sølv, etter sin egen forståelse, bilder skapt av håndverkere. De sier om dem: «De som ofrer mennesker, kysser kalver.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Nå fortsetter de å synde og lager seg støpte bilder av sølvet sitt, avguder etter sin egen forståelse, formet av håndverkere. De sier om dem: 'De som ofrer mennesker, må kysse kalvene!'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og nu bleve de ved at synde, og gjorde sig et støbt Billede af deres Sølv, Afguder ved deres Forstand, (det var) altsammen Mesteres Gjerning; de sagde om dem: De Mennesker, som offre, skulle kysse Kalvene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Nå fortsetter de å synde mer og mer, og har laget seg støpte bilder av sitt sølv og avguder etter sitt eget forstand, alt laget av håndverkere. Om dem sier de: La de som ofrer, kysse kalvene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And now they sin more and more, and have made molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Nå synder de mer og mer, og de har laget seg støpebilder av sølvet sitt, selv lagd avguder etter sin egen forståelse, alle et verk av håndverkere. De sier om dem: "De ofrer mennesker og kysser kalvene."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Nå øker de sin synd ved å lage seg en støpt statue av sitt sølv, etter sin egen forstand - avguder, alt sammen håndverk. Om dem sier de som ofrer blant menneskene: 'La dem kysse kalvene.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Nå synder de mer og mer, og har laget seg støpte bilder av sølvet sitt, til og med avguder etter egen forstand, alle sammen verk av kunsthåndverkere: de sier om dem, «La dem som ofrer kysse kalvene.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og nå er deres synder økt; de har laget seg et metallbilde, falske guder av sitt sølv, etter sine egne tegninger, alle sammen verk av metallarbeidere; de sier om dem: La dem gi ofre, la dem kysse oksene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And now they synne more and more: of their syluer, they make them molten ymages, like the Idols of the Heithen, and yet all is nothinge but the worke of the craftesman. Notwithstodinge they preach of the same: who so wil kysse the calues, offreth to men.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And nowe they sinne more and more, and haue made them molten images of their siluer, and idoles according to their owne vnderstanding: they were all the woorke of the craftesmen: they say one to another whiles they sacrifice a man, Let them kisse the calues.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And nowe they sinne more and more, and of their siluer they haue made them molten images after the imaginatios of their owne braynes, that is very idols, and yet all is nothing but the worke of the craftesman: they say one to another, Whiles they sacrifice a man let them kisse the calues.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, [and] idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now they sin more and more, And have made themselves molten images of their silver, Even idols according to their own understanding, All of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of them, "They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now do they add to sin, And make to them a molten image of their silver, By their own understanding -- idols, A work of artizans -- all of it, Of them they say, who `are' sacrificers among men, `The calves let them kiss.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And now their sins are increased; they have made themselves a metal image, false gods from their silver, after their designs, all of them the work of the metal-workers; they say of them, Let them give offerings, let men give kisses to the oxen.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now they sin more and more, and have made themselves molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of them, 'They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen! There is a saying about them:“Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 19:18 : 18 Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.'
• Isa 44:17-20 : 17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol, and bows down to it. He worships it and prays to it, saying, 'Save me, for you are my god.' 18 They have no knowledge or understanding; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their hearts so they cannot understand. 19 No one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, 'Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals, roasted meat, and ate. Now, should I make an abomination of the rest? Should I bow down to a block of wood?' 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
• Isa 46:6 : 6 They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it.
• Jer 10:4 : 4 They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers so it will not totter.
• Hos 2:8 : 8 Therefore, I will block her way with thorns and build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths.
• Hab 2:18-19 : 18 What profit is an idol when its maker has carved it, or a cast image that teaches falsehood? For its maker trusts in his own creation to make worthless idols that cannot speak. 19 Woe to him who says to wood, 'Awake!' or to silent stone, 'Arise!' Can it teach? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath at all within it.
• Rom 1:22-25 : 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools. 23 And they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, animals, and creeping things. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is forever praised. Amen.
• Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
• Rom 11:4 : 4 But what was God’s answer to him? "I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
• 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
• Hos 8:4 : 4 They set up kings, but not by me; they appointed leaders, but I did not know of it. With their silver and gold, they made idols for themselves, to their own destruction.
• Hos 8:6 : 6 This calf comes from Israel! A craftsman made it; it is not God. It will be shattered into pieces—this calf of Samaria.
• Hos 10:1 : 1 Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more abundant his fruit, the more altars he built. The richer his land, the more he adorned sacred pillars.
• Hos 11:6 : 6 A sword will whirl through their cities; it will destroy their gates and consume them because of their plans.
• Jer 10:8 : 8 They are all senseless and foolish; their instruction comes from worthless idols.
• Isa 46:8 : 8 Remember this and show yourselves to be men; take it to heart, you transgressors.
• Isa 45:20 : 20 Gather together and come; assemble, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry about idols of wood, who pray to gods that cannot save.
• Num 32:14 : 14 "Now you have risen in place of your ancestors, a brood of sinful men, to increase still further the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel.
• 1 Sam 10:1 : 1 Then Samuel took the flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, 'Has not the LORD anointed you as ruler over His inheritance?'
• 2 Chr 28:13 : 13 They said to them, "You must not bring the captives here, for we are already guilty before the LORD. Adding these captives will only increase our sins and guilt before God, for our guilt is already great, and His fierce anger is against Israel."
• 2 Chr 33:23 : 23 But he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
• Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your way, for His wrath can flare up quickly. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
• Ps 115:4-8 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. 6 They have ears but cannot hear, noses but cannot smell. 7 They have hands but cannot touch, feet but cannot walk, nor can they make a sound with their throats. 8 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
• Ps 135:17-18 : 17 They have ears but cannot hear; there is no breath in their mouths. 18 Those who make them will become like them; so will all who trust in them.
• Isa 1:5 : 5 Why will you still be struck down? Why do you continue to rebel? Every head is sick, and every heart is faint.
• Isa 30:1 : 1 Woe to rebellious children, declares the LORD, who carry out plans that are not mine and make alliances without my Spirit, adding sin to sin.