Verse 16

You said, 'No, we will flee on horses'—therefore you will flee! And, 'We will ride on swift horses'—therefore your pursuers will be swift!

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dere sier: «Nei, vi vil flykte på hester!», – derfor skal dere flykte! – «Og vi vil ri på raske hester!», – derfor skal de som forfølger dere, være raske!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men dere sa: 'Nei, vi vil flykte på hester'; derfor skal dere flykte. 'Vi vil ri på raske'; derfor skal de som forfølger dere være raske.

• Norsk King James

  Men dere sa: Nei; for vi vil flykte på hester; derfor skal dere flykte; og, Vi vil ri på de raske; derfor skal de som forfølger dere være raske.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men dere sa: 'Nei, vi vil flykte på hester!' Derfor skal dere flykte. 'Og vi vil ride på raske hester!' Derfor skal deres forfølgere være raske.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dere sa: 'Nei, vi vil flykte til hest.' Derfor skal dere flykte. 'Vi vil ri på raske hester.' Derfor skal de som forfølger dere være raske.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men dere sa, Nei; for vi vil flykte på hestene; derfor skal dere flykte: og, Vi vil ri på de raske; derfor skal de som forfølger dere være raske.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men dere sa: «Nei, vi vil flykte med hester!» Derfor skal dere flykte, og «vi vil ri på de raske», og derfor skal de som forfølger dere, være raske.

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

  Men dere sa, Nei; for vi vil flykte på hestene; derfor skal dere flykte: og, Vi vil ri på de raske; derfor skal de som forfølger dere være raske.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  I stedet sa dere: 'Nei, på hester vil vi flykte' – derfor skal dere flykte! – 'og på raske hester vil vi ride bort' – derfor skal deres forfølgere være raske.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dere sa: 'Nei, vi skal flykte på hester.' Derfor skal dere flykte. Og: 'Vi skal ri på raske hester.' Derfor skal de som forfølger dere være raske.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men I sagde: Nei, men vi ville flye paa Heste; derfor skulle I flye; og vi ville ride paa lette (Heste); derfor skulle eders Forfølgere og være lette.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men dere sa: 'Nei, vi skal flykte på hestene'; derfor skal dere flykte: og: 'Vi skal ri på de raske'; derfor skal de som forfølger dere være raske.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But you said, No; for we will flee on horses; therefore you shall flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  derimot sa dere, Nei, vi vil flykte på hester; derfor skal dere flykte: og, Vi vil ri på de raske; derfor skal de som forfølger dere være raske.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og dere sier, 'Nei, for på hest vil vi flykte!' Derfor skal dere flykte, 'Og på raske vil vi ri!' Derfor skal deres forfølgere være raske.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og dere sa: 'Nei, vi vil flykte på hester;' derfor skal dere flykte. 'Og vi vil ri på raske hester;' derfor skal de som forfølger dere, være raske.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  I sier: Nei, vi vil flykte på hester; derfor skal dere sannelig flykte: og vi vil ri raske dyr; derfor vil de som jager dere være raske.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Notwithstondinge ye regarde it not, but ye will saie: No, for thus are we costrayned to fle vpo horses. (And therfore shall ye fle) we must ryde vpon swift beastes, and therfore youre persecutours shal yet be swifter.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For ye haue sayd, No, but we wil flee away vpon horses. Therefore shall ye flee. We will ride vpon the swiftest. Therefore shall your persecuters be swifter.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For ye haue sayde, No, but we wyll escape thorowe horses, therefore shall ye flee: And we wyll get vs vp vpon swift beastes, and therefore shall your persecutours be swifter.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  but you said, No, for we will flee on horses; therefore shall you flee: and, We will ride on the swift; therefore shall those who pursue you be swift.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And ye say, No, for on a horse we flee? Therefore ye flee, And on the swift we ride! Therefore swift are your pursuers.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Saying, No, for we will go in flight on horses; so you will certainly go in flight: and, We will go on the backs of quick-running beasts; so those who go after you will be quick-footed.

• World English Bible (2000)

  but you said, "No, for we will flee on horses;" therefore you will flee; and, "We will ride on the swift;" therefore those who pursue you will be swift.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You say,‘No, we will flee on horses,’ so you will indeed flee. You say,‘We will ride on fast horses,’ so your pursuers will be fast.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 31:1 : 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses and trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel and do not seek the LORD.
• Isa 31:3 : 3 The Egyptians are human and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both the helper will stumble and the one being helped will fall; they will all perish together.
• Jer 4:13 : 13 Behold, he comes up like clouds, his chariots are like a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
• Jer 52:7 : 7 Then the city was breached, and though the Chaldeans surrounded it, all the soldiers fled by night through the gate between the two walls, near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah.
• Lam 4:19 : 19 Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
• Amos 2:14-16 : 14 Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain their strength, and the warrior will not save his life. 15 The archer will not stand his ground, the swift-footed will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life. 16 Even the bravest of warriors will flee naked on that day,' declares the LORD.
• Amos 9:1 : 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said, 'Strike the capitals so that the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people. Those who survive I will kill with the sword; not one of them will flee, not a single one will escape.'
• Mic 1:13 : 13 Harness the chariot to the swift horses, you inhabitants of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
• Hab 1:8 : 8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves. Their horsemen charge ahead; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour.
• Deut 28:25 : 25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven directions. You will become a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
• Deut 28:49 : 49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand.
• 2 Kgs 25:5 : 5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his troops scattered away from him.
• Ps 33:17 : 17 A horse is a false hope for victory, and its great strength does not provide escape.
• Ps 147:10 : 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
• Isa 5:26-30 : 26 He lifts a banner for the nations far away and whistles for them from the ends of the earth. Look! They come swiftly and speedily. 27 None among them grows tired or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loosened at their waist; no sandal strap is broken. 28 Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are drawn. The hooves of their horses are like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind. 29 Their roar is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey and carry it off, with no one to rescue it. 30 On that day, they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the light is darkened by the clouds.
• Isa 10:28-32 : 28 He has come against Aiath, passed through Migron; at Michmash, he stores his supplies. 29 They have crossed the pass; at Geba, they make camp. Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees. 30 Cry out, daughter of Gallim! Listen, Laishah! Answer her, Anathoth! 31 Madmenah flees; the inhabitants of Gebim take refuge. 32 Today, they will halt at Nob; they shake their fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.