Verse 9

As marauders lie in wait for someone, so a band of priests murder on the road to Shechem; they commit heinous crimes.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Som røvere i bakhold står prestene; de dreper på veien til Sikem, de begår grusomme handlinger.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Som bander av røvere ligger de på lur etter mennesker; presteskarene myrder på veien ved Sikem, for de begår skamløse handlinger.

• Norsk King James

  Som røverbander som venter på en mann, så begår prestene drap i veien; de handler i avskyelighet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Som røvere som ligger i bakhold, slik er prestesamfunnet; de myrder på veien mot Sikem; ja, de gjør skammelige ting.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Som røverflokk i bakhold er prestenes bande, de myrder på veien til Sikem. For skamløse handlinger har de gjort.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Som bander av røvere ligger på lur for en mann, slik dreper prestenes gjeng på veien med avtale; for de gjør skamløse gjerninger.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og slik som røverband lurer på et offer, slik myrder prestene i flokk, i fellesskap; for de begår horeri.

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

  Som bander av røvere ligger på lur for en mann, slik dreper prestenes gjeng på veien med avtale; for de gjør skamløse gjerninger.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Som bander ligger prestene i bakhold, de myrder på veien mot Sikem. For de begår skamløs ondskap.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Som band av røvere som ligger i bakhold, er flokken av prester; på veien til Sikem myrder de, for de gjør skjendige gjerninger.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og som naar Nogen bier efter Krigstropperne, (saa er) Præsternes Selskab, de myrde paa Veien til Sichem; sandelig, de gjøre skjændelige Ting.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Liksom røverbande som lurer på noen, er prestene en flokk som myrder på veien og begår skamløse handlinger.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And as bands of robbers wait for someone, so the company of priests murder on the way by agreement: for they commit lewdness.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Som røverbander venter i bakhold på en mann, slik slår presteskapet i hjel på veien til Sikem, og utfører skammelige gjerninger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Som røverbander venter på en mann, slik myrder en flokk av prester på veien til Sikem, de har gjort ondskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Som flokker av røvere som venter på et menneske, slik dreper prestene på veien mot Sikem; ja, de har begått skjendige handlinger.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Som en gjeng med tyver som ligger i bakhold for en mann, slik ligger prestene i skjul for dem som skynder seg til Sikem, for de har onde planer.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The multitude of the prestes is like an heape of theues, murtherers & bloudthurstie: for they haue wrought abhominacion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And as the eues waite for a man, so the companie of Priestes murther in the way by consent: for they worke mischiefe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And as theeues armed wayte for him that passeth by the way: suche is the counsell of the priestes, which with one agreed counsell murther cruelly suche as kepe the way, yea they dare do all vnspeakable mischiefe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, So the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, Committing shameful crimes.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.

• World English Bible (2000)

  As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The company of priests is like a gang of robbers, lying in ambush to pounce on a victim. They commit murder on the road to Shechem; they have done heinous crimes!

Referenced Verses

• Hos 7:1 : 1 Whenever I would heal Israel, the guilt of Ephraim is exposed, along with the wickedness of Samaria. They practice falsehood; thieves break in, and bandits raid outside.
• Hos 5:1 : 1 Hear this, O priests; pay attention, O house of Israel; listen, O royal house! For judgment is meant for you, because you have become a snare at Mizpah and a net spread over Tabor.
• Mic 3:9 : 9 Hear this, leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, you who despise justice and twist all that is right:
• Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.
• Mark 14:1 : 1 Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were just two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest him by deceit and kill him.
• Luke 22:2-6 : 2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. 4 Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus to them. 5 They were glad and agreed to give him money. 6 So Judas consented and began looking for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.
• John 11:47 : 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What are we going to do since this man is performing so many signs?'
• 1 Kgs 12:25 : 25 Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Penuel.
• Ezra 8:31 : 31 Then we set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes along the way.
• Job 1:15-17 : 15 when the Sabeans attacked and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you.' 16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, 'The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you.' 17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, 'The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties, swept down on the camels, and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you.'
• Prov 1:11-19 : 11 If they say, 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause;' 12 Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive, whole, like those who go down to the pit; 13 We will find all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder. 14 Cast your lot among us; we will all have one purse. 15 My son, do not walk in the way with them; keep your foot away from their paths, 16 For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood. 17 Surely in vain is the net spread in sight of any bird, 18 But these men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives. 19 Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
• Jer 7:9-9 : 9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my name, and say, ‘We are safe,’ only to go on doing all these detestable things?
• Jer 11:9 : 9 Then the LORD said to me, ‘A conspiracy has been found among the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.’
• Ezek 22:9 : 9 The men in you who slander for the purpose of shedding blood eat at the high places; they commit lewdness in your midst.
• Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain.
• Acts 4:24 : 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together to God and said, 'Sovereign Lord, you are the one who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.'