Verse 12

But the Rabshakeh replied, 'Has my master sent me only to your master and to you to speak these words? Has he not sent me to the men sitting on the wall—who, like you, will have to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men den øverste hoffmannen sa: 'Har min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg for å tale disse ordene? Har han ikke også sendt meg til mennene som sitter på muren, som må spise sitt eget avfall og drikke sitt eget urin?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men Rabshake sa: Har min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg for å si disse ordene? Har han ikke sendt meg til mennene som sitter på muren, for å spise deres egen avføring og drikke sin egen urin med dere?

• Norsk King James

  Men Rabshakeh sa: Har min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg med disse ordene? Har han ikke sendt meg til mennene som sitter på muren, så de kan spise sitt eget avfall og drikke sitt eget vann med dere?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Rabsake svarte: Har min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg for å tale disse ordene? Ikke til de menn som sitter på muren, som må spise sin egen møkk og drikke sitt eget urin sammen med dere?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Rabsjake svarte: Har min herre sendt meg bare til din herre og til deg for å tale disse ordene? Har han ikke også sendt meg til mennene som sitter på muren, som vil måtte spise sin egen avføring og drikke sitt eget vann sammen med dere?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Rabshake sa: «Har min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg for å tale disse ordene? Har han ikke sendt meg til folket som sitter på muren, som vil spise sitt eget møkk og drikke sin egen urin med dere?»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Rabshakeh svarte: «Har ikke min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg for å bringe disse bud? Har han ikke sendt meg til folket på muren, slik at dere sammen skal spise deres egen avføring og drikke deres egen urin?»

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

  Men Rabshake sa: «Har min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg for å tale disse ordene? Har han ikke sendt meg til folket som sitter på muren, som vil spise sitt eget møkk og drikke sin egen urin med dere?»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Rabshake svarte: «Er det til din herre og til deg min herre har sendt meg for å tale disse ordene? Er det ikke til mennene som sitter på muren, som med dere må spise sin egen avføring og drikke sitt eget vann?»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men Rabshake sa: 'Har min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg for å tale disse ordene? Har han ikke sendt meg til mennene som sitter på muren, for å spise sitt eget skitt og drikke sitt eget urin med dere?'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Rabsake sagde: Haver min Herre sendt mig til din Herre eller til dig til at tale disse Ord? mon ikke til de Mænd, som sidde paa Muren at æde deres Møg og drikke deres Pis med eder?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men Rabshake sa: Har min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg for å si disse ordene? Har han ikke heller sendt meg til mennene som sitter på muren, som må spise sin egen avføring og drikke sitt eget urin med dere?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But Rabshakeh said, Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words? Has he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men Rabsjake sa: Har min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg for å tale disse ordene? Har han ikke sendt meg til mennene som sitter på muren for å spise sitt eget rum og drikke sitt eget vann sammen med dere?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Rabshake sa: «Er det til din herre og til deg min herre har sendt meg for å tale disse ordene? Er det ikke til de mennene som sitter på muren, for å spise sin egen avføring og drikke sitt eget vann sammen med dere?»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men Rabshake sa: Har min herre sendt meg til din herre og til deg for å tale disse ordene? Har han ikke sendt meg til mennene som sitter på muren, for å spise sitt eget skitt og drikke sitt eget vann sammen med dere?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Rab-sjake sa: Var det til din herre eller til deg at min herre sendte meg for å si disse ordene? Var det ikke til mennene som sitter på muren, som vil bli nødt til å dele deres nød når byen er beleiret?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then answered Rabsaches: Thinke ye, yt the kinge sent me to speake this only vnto you? Hath he not sent me to the also, that lie vpo the wall? that they be not copelled to eate their owne donge, and drinke their owne stale with you?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said Rabshakeh, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee to speake these wordes, and not to the men that sit on the wall? that they may eate their owne doung, and drinke their owne pisse with you?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then aunswered Rabsakeh: Hath my maister sent me to speake this only to thy maister and thee? hath he not sent me to them also that lye vpon the wall? that they may be compelled to eate their owne dunge, and drinke their owne stale with you?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? [hath he] not [sent me] to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Rabshakeh said, Has my master sent me to your master, and to you, to speak these words? [has he] not [sent me] to the men who sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Rabshakeh saith, `Unto thy lord, and unto thee, hath my lord sent me to speak these words? is it not for the men -- those sitting on the wall to eat their own dung and to drink their own water with you?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? [hath he] not [sent me] to the men that sit upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the Rab-shakeh said, Is it to your master or to you that my master has sent me to say these words? has he not sent me to the men seated on the wall? for they are the people who will be short of food with you when the town is shut in.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Rabshakeh said, "Has my master sent me only to your master and to you, to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the chief adviser said,“My master did not send me to speak these words only to your master and to you. His message is also for the men who sit on the wall, for they will eat their own excrement and drink their own urine along with you!”

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:29 : 29 You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.
• Deut 28:53-57 : 53 Because of the suffering your enemy inflicts upon you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of your womb—the flesh of your sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you. 54 Even the most tender and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who are still alive. 55 He will not share with any of them the flesh of his children that he is eating, because he has nothing else during the suffering and siege that your enemy will inflict on all your cities. 56 The most tender and delicate woman among you, so refined that she would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will begrudge the husband she loves, her son, and her daughter. 57 She will secretly eat her afterbirth and the children she bears during the siege and suffering that your enemy inflicts upon your cities, because she is in dire need of food.
• 2 Kgs 6:25-29 : 25 There was a great famine in Samaria, and it lasted until a donkey's head sold for eighty pieces of silver, and a quarter of a kab of dove's dung went for five pieces of silver. 26 As the king of Israel was walking along the city wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help me, my lord the king!" 27 He answered, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?" 28 Then the king asked her, "What is your problem?" She replied, "This woman said to me, 'Give me your son so we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.' 29 So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day, I said to her, 'Give me your son so we may eat him,' but she had hidden her son."
• 2 Kgs 18:27 : 27 But the Rab-shakeh replied, "Has my master sent me to speak these words to your master and to you only? Has he not sent me to the people sitting on the wall—who will have to eat their excrement and drink their urine with you?"
• Isa 9:20 : 20 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.
• Jer 19:9 : 9 I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another's flesh because of the siege and distress that their enemies and those who seek their lives will impose on them.
• Lam 4:9-9 : 9 Those slain by the sword are better off than those dying of hunger, wasting away, pierced by lack of the fruits of the field. 10 The compassionate women have boiled their own children; they became their food during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
• Ezek 4:16 : 16 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, I am about to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They will eat bread by weight and in anxiety, and they will drink water by measure and in despair.'