Verse 4

Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Se, dere faster for strid og krangel og for å slå med onde hender. Dere faster ikke på en måte som gjør at deres røst blir hørt i det høye.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Se, dere faster for strid og krangel, og for å slå med syndighetens neve. Dere skal ikke faste slik som i dag, for å få deres røst hørt i det høye.

  • Norsk King James

    Se, dere faster for strid og uenighet, og for å slå med ugudelighetens hånd; dere skal ikke faste slik som dere gjør i dag, for at stemmen deres skal bli hørt.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Se, dere faster for strid og krangel og for å slå ugudelig med knyttneve; fast ikke slik som dere gjør i dag, for at deres røst kan bli hørt i høyden!

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Se, dere faster for strid og trette og for å slå med urettferdig issel. Dere faster ikke på den dagen slik at deres røst kan høres i det høye.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Se, dere faster for strid og uenighet, og for å slå med ondskapens knyttneve. Dere skal ikke faste som dere gjør i dag, for at deres røst skal bli hørt i det høye.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Se, dere faster for å skape strid og uenighet, og for å slå med ondskapens knyttneve. Dere skal ikke faste slik som dere gjør i dag, for å få deres rop hørt til det høye.

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

    Se, dere faster for strid og uenighet, og for å slå med ondskapens knyttneve. Dere skal ikke faste som dere gjør i dag, for at deres røst skal bli hørt i det høye.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Deres faste ender i konflikt og krangel, og i å slå med ondskaps slag. Dere faster ikke som på denne dag for å la deres stemme bli hørt i høyden.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Se, dere faster for strid og trette, og for å slå med gudløse never. Dere faster ikke slik i dag, slik at deres røst blir hørt i det høye.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    See, I faste til Kiv og Trætte og til at slaae ugudeligen med Næve; faster ikke, som (I gjøre) paa denne Dag, at eders Røst høres i det Høie!

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Se, dere faster for strid og disputt, og for å slå med urettferdighetens knyttneve. Dere skal ikke faste slik dere gjør i dag, for da blir ikke deres stemme hørt i det høye.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Behold, you fast for strife and debate and to strike with the fist of wickedness. You shall not fast as you do this day, to make your voice heard on high.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Se, dere faster for strid og trette, og for å slå med ugudelighetens knyttneve. Dere faster ikke slik at deres røst blir hørt i det høye.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Se, dere faster for strid og krangel, og for å slå med ondskapens neve. Dere faster ikke på en måte som i dag, for å gjøre deres røst hørt i det høye.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Se, dere faster for å strides og kjempe, og for å slå med ondskapens knyttneve. Dere faster ikke slik denne dagen for at deres røst skal bli hørt i det høye.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Se, mens dere faster, blir dere raskt sinte, klar til strid og til å slå med onde hender; slike fastedager fører ikke til at deres stemme høres i høyden.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde, when ye fast, youre lust remayneth still: for ye do no lesse violence to youre detters: lo, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smyte him with youre fist, that speaketh vnto you. Ye fast not (as somtyme) that youre voyce might be herde aboue.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Beholde, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickednesse: ye shall not fast as ye doe to day, to make your voyce to be heard aboue.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Beholde, when ye fast, your lust remayneth still, for ye do no lesse violence to your detters: lo, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smite with your fist without mercy: Nowe ye shall not fast thus, that your voyce might be hearde aboue.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as [ye do this] day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness: you don't fast this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Lo, for strife and debate ye fast, And to smite with the fist of wickedness, Ye fast not as `to'-day, To sound in the high place your voice.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If keeping from food makes you quickly angry, ready for fighting and giving blows with evil hands; your holy days are not such as to make your voice come to my ears on high.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness: you don't fast this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Look, your fasting is accompanied by arguments, brawls, and fistfights. Do not fast as you do today, trying to make your voice heard in heaven.

Referenced Verses

  • Joel 2:13-14 : 13 Tear open your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and he relents from sending calamity. 14 Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind a blessing—grain offerings and drink offerings for the LORD your God.
  • 1 Kgs 21:9-9 : 9 In those letters she wrote, 'Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.' 10 Then seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death. 11 So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable, even more when it is brought with evil intent.
  • Isa 59:2 : 2 But your iniquities have created a divide between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.
  • Isa 59:6 : 6 Their webs will not become clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are works of iniquity, and acts of violence are in their hands.
  • Jonah 3:7 : 7 Then he made a proclamation in Nineveh, by decree of the king and his nobles: “Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not graze or drink water.
  • Matt 6:16-18 : 16 When you fast, do not look somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to others, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
  • Luke 20:47 : 47 They devour widows’ houses and make long prayers for appearance’s sake. These will receive a greater condemnation.
  • John 18:28 : 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning, and they did not enter the headquarters themselves to avoid becoming ceremonially unclean, so that they could eat the Passover.
  • Acts 23:1-2 : 1 Gazing intently at the council, Paul said, 'Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God up to this day.' 2 But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.
  • Phil 1:14-15 : 14 And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more boldly and fearlessly. 15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.