Verse 14

My hand seized the wealth of nations like one finds a nest. As one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; no wing fluttered, no beak opened to chirp.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og min hånd har funnet folkeslagenes rikdommer som et fuglerede; som man samler bortgjemte egg, har jeg samlet all jorden, og ingen har rørt en vinge, åpnet munnen eller kvitret.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og min hånd har funnet rikdommene til folkene som et rede; og som man sanker forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden; og det var ingen som bevegde vingen, eller åpnet munnen, eller kvitret.

• Norsk King James

  Og min hånd har funnet rikdommen som om det var et rede; og som en som samler egg som blir etterlatt, har jeg samlet hele jorden; og ingen rørte vingen, eller åpnet munnen, eller kvitrede.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Min hånd har funnet folkenes rikdom som et fuglerede, og jeg har sanket hele jorden som man sanker forlatte egg, uten at noen slo med vingene, åpnet nebbet eller kvitret.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Min hånd fant folkets rikdom som et rede; som en samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden, og det var ingen som beveget vingen, åpnet munnen eller kvitret.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og min hånd har funnet som en rede folkets rikdommer, og som en samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden; og det var ingen som rørte en vinge, åpnet munnen eller pep.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Min hånd har samlet folkets rikdommer som et rede, og som den som samler etterlatte egg har jeg samlet hele jorden – uten at noen rørte et vingeslag, åpnet munnen eller kvitret.

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

  Og min hånd har funnet som en rede folkets rikdommer, og som en samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden; og det var ingen som rørte en vinge, åpnet munnen eller pep.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Min hånd har grepet som et rede folkenes rikdom. Som en samler forlatte egg har jeg samlet hele verden. Ingen har beveget vingen, åpnet munnen eller kvitret.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Min hånd fant som et reir rikdommen fra folkeslagene, og som man samler forlatte egg, samlet jeg hele jorden. Ingen flagrende vinge, ingen åpnet munn, ingen kvitret.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og min Haand haver fundet Folkenes Gods som en Rede, og jeg, jeg haver sanket alt Landet, som man sanker Æg, der ere forladte, og der var Ingen, som rørte en Vinge, og som oplod Næb, og som qviddrede.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Min hånd har funnet folkets rikdommer som et rede, og slik som man samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden; og det var ingen som beveget en vinge, åpnet en munn eller peip.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathers eggs that are left, I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Og min hånd har funnet folkets rikdommer som et rede; og som man samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden, og det var ingen som beveget en vinge, eller åpnet munnen, eller kvitret.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Min hånd har rørt ved folkenes rikdom som en fuglereir, og som en som samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden. Ingen har beveget en fløy, åpnet en munn eller hvisket.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og min hånd har funnet folkets rikdom som et reir; og som man samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden: og det var ingen som flakset med vingene, eller åpnet munnen, eller pep.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og jeg har lagt mine hender på folkenes rikdom, som et sted hvor en fugl har lagt sine egg; og slik en mann kan ta egg fra en fugl som har gått bort, slik har jeg tatt hele jorden for meg selv: og ikke en vinge beveget seg, og ikke en munn ga lyd fra seg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  My honde hath founde out the hoostes of the people, as it were a nest. And like as egges, that were layde here and there, are gathered together: So do I gather all countrees. And there is no man, yt darre be so bolde, as to touch a fether, that darre open his mouth, or once whisper.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And mine hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people, and as one gathereth egges that are left, so haue I gathered all the earth: and there was none to mooue the wing or to open the mouth, or to whisper.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  My hand hath found out the strength of the people as it were a nest: and like as egges that were layde here and there, are gathered together, so do I gather all countreys, and there was none so bolde as to moue the winge, that dare open his mouth, or once whisper.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs [that are] left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and my hand has found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And my hand as to a nest Getteth to the wealth of the peoples, And as a gathering of forsaken eggs All the earth I -- I have gathered, And there hath not been one moving wing, Or opening mouth, or whispering.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I have put my hands on the wealth of the peoples, as on the place where a bird has put her eggs; and as a man may take the eggs from which a bird has gone, so I have taken all the earth for myself: and not a wing was moved, and not a mouth gave out a sound.

• World English Bible (2000)

  My hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, have I gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their mouth, or chirped."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  My hand discovered the wealth of the nations, as if it were in a nest, as one gathers up abandoned eggs, I gathered up the whole earth. There was no wing flapping, or open mouth chirping.”

Referenced Verses

• Job 31:25 : 25 if I rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had obtained much,
• Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.
• Prov 21:6-7 : 6 The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death. 7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.
• Isa 5:8 : 8 Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field until there is no room, and you live alone in the midst of the land.
• Jer 49:16 : 16 The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, holding the heights of the hill. Though you build your nest as high as the eagle, from there I will bring you down, declares the LORD.
• Hos 12:7-8 : 7 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice and wait for your God continually. 8 Canaan, in whose hands are deceitful scales, loves to defraud.
• Obad 1:4 : 4 Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down, declares the LORD.
• Nah 2:9-3:1 : 9 Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away. 'Stop! Stop!' they cry, but no one turns back. 10 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the abundance of all treasures. 11 Devastation, desolation, and destruction! Hearts melt, knees tremble, loins shake, and all faces turn pale. 12 Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them? 13 The lion tears apart prey to feed its cubs and strangles it for its lionesses. He fills his dens with prey and his lairs with torn flesh. 14 Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of Hosts. I will set your chariots on fire, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard. 1 Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, packed with plunder, never without prey.
• Hab 2:5-9 : 5 Indeed, because wine betrays, and an arrogant man is restless, enlarging his appetite like Sheol and never satisfied, he gathers all the nations to himself and collects all peoples as his own. 6 Will not all these take up a taunt against him, with mocking sayings and riddles? They will say, "Woe to him who amasses what is not his! How long will this go on? And who weighs himself down with stolen goods?" 7 Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will not those who make you tremble wake up? Then you will become their plunder. 8 Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of peoples will plunder you—because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the cities, and everyone who lives in them. 9 Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity! 10 You have planned disgrace for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your own life. 11 For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the wooden beam will answer it.