Verse 1

Bel has stooped; Nebo has bowed down. Their idols are placed on animals and livestock. These burdens you carry are heavy, a load for the weary.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Bel har falt, Nebo har bukket seg. Deres avguder er blitt løftet opp som en tung byrde på utmattede skapninger.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Bel bøyer seg, Nebo faller; deres avguder bæres av dyr og lastdyr. Deres byrder er tunge for de trettede dyrene.

  • Norsk King James

    Bel bøyer seg ned, Nebo faller; deres avguder ligger på dyrene og storfeene: vognene deres er tungt lastet og blir en byrde for de slitne dyrene.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Bel har bøyd seg, Nebo har krummet seg, deres avguder har blitt en byrde for dyrene og buskapen; lasten dere bærer er en tung byrde for sliten fe.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Bel bøyer seg, Nebo krummer seg. Deres avguder ble lastet på dyr og trekkdyr. Det dere bar, er en byrde for de trette dyrene.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Bel bøyer seg, Nebo synker sammen, deres avguder er lagt på dyrene og buskapen: vognene deres er tungt lastet og er en byrde for det slitne dyret.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Bel bøyer seg ned, og Nebo stuper; deres avguder er plassert på dyrene og på storfe. Deres vogner er tungt belastet, og de er en byrde for den slitne bærreren.

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

    Bel bøyer seg, Nebo synker sammen, deres avguder er lagt på dyrene og buskapen: vognene deres er tungt lastet og er en byrde for det slitne dyret.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Bel har bøyd seg, Nebo har knelet; deres avguder har blitt lagt på villdyr og husdyr. Deres byrder er blitt et stort lass for de trette.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Bel har bøyd seg, Nebo har knelet; deres avguder har blitt lastet på dyr og buskap. De gjenstandene dere bar har blitt en byrde for de trettende dyrene.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Bel haver bøiet sig, Nebo haver krummet sig, deres Afguder ere blevne Dyrene og Fæet (til Deel); eders paalagte Pakker ere en Byrde for de trætte (Bæster).

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Bel bøyer seg, Nebo synker sammen, deres avguder ligger på dyrene og buskapen: lastene deres er tungt belastet; de er en byrde for det trette dyret.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols are upon the beasts and upon the cattle; your carriages are heavily loaded; they are a burden to the weary animal.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Bel bøyer seg, Nebo synker ned; deres avguder er på dyrene og på buskapen: de tingene dere bar rundt på er blitt en byrde, en last for det slitne dyret.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Bel er bøyd ned, Nebo har sunket sammen, Deres avguder er lastet på dyrene og buskapen, Deres byrder er tunge, en byrde for de slitne.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Bel bøyer seg ned, Nebo krummer seg; deres avguder er på dyrene, på buskapen: det dere bar rundt på er blitt en last, en byrde for de trette dyrene.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Bel er bøyd ned, Nebo faller; deres bilder er på dyrene og buskapen: de tingene dere bar med dere har blitt en byrde for de trette dyrene.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles Bel shal fall, & Nabo shalbe broken: whose ymages are a burthe for the beastes and catell, to ouerlade the, and to make them weery.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Bel is bowed downe: Nebo is fallen: their idoles were vpon the beastes, and vpon the cattell: they which did beare you, were laden with a wearie burden.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Bel is fallen, Nabo is broken downe, whose images were a burthen for the beastes and cattell, to ouerlade them, and to make them weerie.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages [were] heavy loaden; [they are] a burden to the weary [beast].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals, and on the cattle: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary [animal].

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Bowed down hath Bel, stooping is Nebo, Their idols have been for the beast and for cattle, Your burdens are loaded, a burden to the weary.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary [beast] .

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Bel is bent down, Nebo is falling; their images are on the beasts and on the cattle: the things which you took about have become a weight to the tired beast.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals, and on the livestock: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary [animal].

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Lord Carries His People Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 21:9 : 9 And behold, here comes a chariot of men, with pairs of horsemen. And he answered, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the carved images of her gods are shattered to the ground.'
  • Jer 50:2 : 2 Declare among the nations and proclaim it; raise a banner and proclaim it! Do not hide it. Say, 'Babylon has been captured; Bel is put to shame, Marduk is dismayed. Her idols are disgraced, her images shattered.'
  • Jer 51:44 : 44 'I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him, and even the wall of Babylon will fall.
  • Jer 51:47 : 47 Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her whole land will be disgraced, and all her slain will fall within her.
  • Jer 51:52 : 52 'Therefore, behold, the days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.'
  • Isa 41:6-7 : 6 Each one helps his neighbor and says to his brother, 'Be strong!' 7 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and the one who polishes with the hammer encourages the one striking the anvil, saying of the soldering, 'It is good.' They fasten it with nails so it will not move.
  • Jer 10:5 : 5 They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field; they cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm—nor can they do any good.
  • Jer 48:1-9 : 1 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says concerning Moab: Woe to Nebo, for it is devastated! Kiriathaim is disgraced and captured; the mighty stronghold is humbled and shattered. 2 The glory of Moab is no more! In Heshbon, a plan for disaster was made against her: 'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' Even Madmen will be silenced; the sword will follow you. 3 A cry of distress comes from Horonaim: great destruction and devastation! 4 Moab is broken! A cry is heard; even her young ones make their distress known. 5 For at the ascent of Luhith, weeping goes with the steps; as they descend to Horonaim, cries of destruction are heard from the enemy. 6 Flee! Save your lives like a juniper in the wilderness. 7 Because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you too will be captured! Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials together. 8 The destroyer will come to every city, and no city will escape. The valley will perish, and the plateau will be destroyed, for the LORD has spoken. 9 Give Moab wings so she may fly away, for her cities will become desolate, with no one living in them. 10 Cursed is the one who does the LORD's work negligently, and cursed is the one who withholds their sword from blood. 11 Moab has been at ease from her youth, settled on her dregs, not poured from vessel to vessel, nor gone into exile. Therefore her taste remains, and her aroma is unchanged. 12 Therefore, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will send those who pour out wine to tip her over; they will empty her vessels and shatter her jars. 13 Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence. 14 How can you say, 'We are warriors, men mighty in battle'? 15 Moab is devastated, and its towns have been destroyed! The best of its young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts. 16 The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and her disaster is rushing swiftly. 17 Mourn for her, all you who surround her, and all who know her name; say, 'How the mighty rod of strength and the glorious staff is broken!' 18 Come down from your place of glory and sit in thirst, inhabitant daughter of Dibon, for the one who destroys Moab has attacked you, ruining your fortresses. 19 Stand by the road and watch, inhabitant of Aroer. Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping, 'What has happened?' 20 Moab is put to shame, for it is shattered. Wail and cry out! Proclaim at the Arnon that Moab is destroyed. 21 Judgment has come to the land of the plain—to Holon, to Jahaz, and to Mephaath, 22 to Dibon, to Nebo, and to Beth-diblathaim, 23 to Kiriathaim, to Beth-gamul, and to Beth-meon, 24 to Kerioth, to Bozrah, and to all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and her arm is broken, declares the LORD.
  • Exod 12:12 : 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night and strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 5:3 : 3 When the people of Ashdod woke early the next morning, they found Dagon fallen face down on the ground before the Ark of the LORD. They picked up Dagon and returned it to its place.
  • Isa 2:20 : 20 On that day, people will throw away their silver idols and their gold idols, which they made to worship, to the moles and bats.