Verse 13

Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, making his neighbor work for nothing and not paying him for his labor.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus uten rettferdighet og sine øvre rom uten rett! Den som lar sin neste arbeide gratis uten å betale ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus med urettferdighet og sine kamre med urett! Som lar sin neste arbeide for seg uten betaling og ikke gir ham lønn for hans arbeid.

• Norsk King James

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus med urett, og sine kamre med urett; som bruker sin nabos arbeid uten å betale, og ikke gir ham for sitt arbeid;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus uten rettferdighet, og sine saler uten rett! Som lar sin neste jobbe for ingenting og ikke gir ham lønn for arbeidet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ulykkelig er den som bygger sitt hus med urett og sine loftskammer uten rettferdighet, som får sin neste til å arbeide gratis og ikke lønner ham for hans arbeid.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus med urettferdighet, og sine rom med urett; som bruker naboens tjenester uten lønn og ikke gir ham noe for hans arbeid;

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus med urettferdighet og rommene sine med urett, som utbytter sin nabos arbeid uten lønn og ikke belønner ham for hans innsats;

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

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus med urettferdighet, og sine rom med urett; som bruker naboens tjenester uten lønn og ikke gir ham noe for hans arbeid;

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus uten rettferdighet og sine øverste rom uten rett, som lar sin nabo arbeide for ingenting og ikke gir ham lønn!

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus med urett, og sine kammere uten rettferd, som lar sin neste arbeide uten lønn og ikke gir ham hans betalte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vee den, som bygger sit Huus foruden Retfærdighed, og sine Sale foruden Ret! den, som lader sin Næste tjene for Intet, og ikke giver ham hans Arbeides (Løn)!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ve ham som bygger sitt hus ved urett og sine rom ved urettmessighet, som bruker sin nabos tjeneste uten å betale ham lønn, og gir ham ikke lønn for hans arbeid.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and gives him nothing for his work;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus ved urettferdighet og sine kammere ved urett, som bruker sin nabos tjenester uten lønn og ikke gir ham hans lønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ve han som bygger sitt hus med urettferdighet og sine høytliggende rom med urett, han som får sin neste til å arbeide uten lønn og ikke gir ham betaling.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ve den som bygger sitt hus på urett, og sine kamre gjennom urettferdighet; som bruker sin nabos tjeneste uten lønn, og gir ham ikke hans lønn;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Forbannet er den som bygger sitt hus med urettferdighet, og sine rom ved å gjøre det som ikke er rett; som bruker sin nabo uten betaling og ikke gir ham noe for hans arbeid;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wo worth him, that buyldeth his house with vnrightuousnes, ad his perlers with the good, that he hath gotten by violence: which neuer recompenseth his neghburs laboure, ner payeth him his hyre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wo vnto him that buildeth his house by vnrighteousnesse, and his chambers without equitie: he vseth his neighbour without wages, and giueth him not for his worke.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wo worth hym that buyldeth his house with vnrighteousnesse, and his parlours with the good that he hath gotten by violence, which neuer recompenceth his neighbours labour, nor payeth hym his hyre:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; [that] useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and doesn't give him his hire;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Wo to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A curse is on him who is building his house by wrongdoing, and his rooms by doing what is not right; who makes use of his neighbour without payment, and gives him nothing for his work;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and doesn't give him his hire;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Judgment on Jehoiakim“‘Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 19:13 : 13 Do not oppress or rob your neighbor. Do not withhold the wages of a hired worker overnight.
• Mic 3:10 : 10 You build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.
• Jas 5:4 : 4 Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
• Deut 24:14-15 : 14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
• Hab 2:9-9 : 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.
• Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
• 2 Kgs 23:35-37 : 35 Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh the silver and gold, but he taxed the land to meet Pharaoh’s demands. He exacted the silver and the gold from the people of the land, each according to his assessment, to pay Pharaoh Necho. 36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. 37 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his ancestors had done.
• 2 Chr 36:4 : 4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim, his brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz, his brother, and brought him to Egypt.
• Job 24:10-11 : 10 They go about naked without clothing, and they carry sheaves while hungry. 11 They press oil between the rows, they tread the wine presses, yet they go thirsty.
• Jer 22:18 : 18 Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not mourn for him, saying, 'Alas, my brother!' or 'Alas, my sister!' They will not mourn for him, saying, 'Alas, my lord!' or 'Alas, his majesty!'