Verse 17

Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time, we had plenty of food, prospered, and experienced no disaster.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Vi vil gjøre det vi har sagt og brenne røkelse til himmeldronningen og hellige drikkoffer til henne, slik vi og våre fedre, konger og høvdinger gjorde i byene i Juda og på gatene i Jerusalem. Da hadde vi overflod av mat, var velstående og opplevde ingen katastrofe.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Vi vil definitivt gjøre alt vi har lovet, å brenne røkelse til himmeldronningen og ofre drikkeoffer til henne, som vi og våre fedre, konger og fyrster har gjort i byene i Juda og i Jerusalems gater. Den gang hadde vi rikelig med mat, vi hadde det godt og så ingen ulykke.

• Norsk King James

  Men vi vil helt sikkert gjøre hva som går ut av vår egen munn, og brenne røkelse for himmelens dronning, og utgyte drikkoffer til henne, som vi har gjort, vi, og våre fedre, våre konger, og våre prinser i byene i Juda, og i gatene i Jerusalem: for da hadde vi rikelig med mat, og hadde det bra, og så ikke noe ondt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vi vil gjøre alt vi har lovet, å brenne røkelse til himmelens dronning og utøse drikkofre for henne, slik vi, våre fedre, konger og ledere gjorde i Judas byer og på Jerusalems gater; for da hadde vi nok brød og vi hadde det godt, og så ingen ulykke.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Vi vil absolutt gjøre alt det vi har sagt, med å ofre røkelse til himmelens dronning og øse ut drikkoffer til henne, slik vi, våre fedre, våre konger og våre fyrster gjorde i byene i Juda og på Jerusalems gater. Da hadde vi brød nok og vi hadde det godt, og vi så ingen ulykke.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men vi vil sannelig gjøre alt som kommer fra vår egen munn, å brenne røkelse til himmelens dronning, og øse ut drikkoffer til henne, slik vi har gjort, vi, våre fedre, våre konger og våre fyrster, i Judas byer og Jerusalems gater: for da hadde vi mye mat, var i god stand og så ikke noe ondt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Men vi skal helt sikkert gjøre alt vi selv sier, for å brenne røkelse til himmelens dronning og utgyte drikkoffer til henne, slik vi pleide å gjøre – vi, våre fedre, våre konger og våre fyrster – i Judas byer og på Jerusalems gater. For den gangen hadde vi overflod av mat, levde i velstand og så ingen ulykke.»

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

  Men vi vil sannelig gjøre alt som kommer fra vår egen munn, å brenne røkelse til himmelens dronning, og øse ut drikkoffer til henne, slik vi har gjort, vi, våre fedre, våre konger og våre fyrster, i Judas byer og Jerusalems gater: for da hadde vi mye mat, var i god stand og så ikke noe ondt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men vi skal gjøre alt det som har kommet ut av vår munn: å brenne røkelse for himmelens dronning og utøse drikkoffer for henne, slik vi, våre fedre, våre konger og våre høvdinger gjorde i Juda byer og Jerusalems gater. Da hadde vi rikelig med mat, vi var velstående og så ingen nød.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men vi vil gjøre alt det vi har lovet, å brenne røkelse til himmelens dronning og helle ut drikkoffringer til henne, slik vi gjorde, vi og våre fedre, våre konger og våre fyrster i Judas byer og Jerusalems gater. Vi hadde overflod av brød og levde godt og så ikke noe ondt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men vi ville gjøre alt det Ord, som er udgaaet af vor Mund, at gjøre Røgelse for Himmelens Dronning og udøse Drikoffere for hende, saasom vi have gjort, vi og vore Fædre, vore Konger og vore Fyrster, i Judæ Stæder og paa Jerusalems Gader; og vi bleve mætte af Brød, og vare vel (derved), og saae ingen Ulykke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of usalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men vi vil helt sikkert gjøre det som vi selv har bestemt, å brenne røkelse til himmeldronningen og å helle ut drikkofre til henne, som vi har gjort, vi og våre fedre, våre konger og våre fyrster, i byene i Juda og på gatene i Jerusalem: for da hadde vi nok av mat, vi hadde det godt og så ingen ondt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But we will certainly do whatever thing proceeds out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men vi vil sikkert gjøre hvert ord som har gått ut av vår munn, ved å brenne røkelse til himmeldronningen og helle ut offerdrikk til henne, slik vi, våre fedre, våre konger og fyrster gjorde i Juda byer og Jerusalems gater; da hadde vi nok mat, og hadde det godt, og så ikke noe ondt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Vi vil heller gjøre alt som vi har lovet, å brenne røkelse for himmelens dronning, og helle ut drikkoffer til henne, som vi har gjort, vi og våre fedre, våre konger og ledere, i Judas byer og Jerusalems gater. Da hadde vi nok med brød, var i velstand, og så intet ondt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men vi vil utføre hvert ord som er blitt uttalt av oss, å brenne røkelse til himmelens dronning og å utøse drikkoffer til henne, som vi har gjort, vi og våre fedre, våre konger og våre fyrster, i Judas byer og Jerusalems gater. For da hadde vi rikelig med mat, og vi hadde det godt og så ingen ulykke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men vi vil sikkert gjøre ethvert ord som har gått ut av våre munn, brenne røkelse til himmeldronningen og utøse drikkofre til henne, som vi har gjort, vi og våre fedre, våre konger og våre fyrster i byene i Juda og i Jerusalems gater; for da hadde vi rikelig med mat, det gikk godt med oss, og vi så ingen ondskap.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  but what so euer goeth out of oure owne mouth, that wil we do: We will do sacrifice, and offre oblacions vnto the Quene off heauen: like as we and or forefathers, oure kynges and oure heades haue done in the cities off Iuda, and in the stretes and feldes of Ierusalem. For then had we plenteousnesse off vytales, then were we in prosperite, and no my?fortune came vpon vs.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But wee will doe whatsoeuer thing goeth out of our owne mouth, as to burne incense vnto the Queene of heauen, and to powre out drinke offerings vnto her, as we haue done, both we & our fathers, our Kings and our princes in the cities of Iudah, and in the streetes of Ierusalem: for then had wee plentie of vitailes and were well and felt none euill.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But whatsoeuer goeth out of our owne mouth, that wyll we do, we wyll do sacrifice, and offer oblations vnto the Queene of heauen, like as we and our forefathers, our kinges and our heades haue done in the cities of Iuda, and in the streetes of Hierusalem: for then had we plenteousnesse of vitailes, then were we in prosperitie, and no misfortune came vpon vs:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for [then] had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for we certainly do everything that hath gone out of our mouth, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our heads, in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and -- we are satisfied with bread, and we are well, and evil we have not seen.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had food enough and did well and saw no evil.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do. We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles.

Referenced Verses

• Neh 9:34 : 34 Our kings, leaders, priests, and ancestors did not obey Your law or pay attention to Your commandments and warnings You gave them.
• Jer 7:18 : 18 The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods, provoking me to anger.
• Deut 23:23 : 23 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.
• Hos 2:5-9 : 5 Otherwise, I will strip her naked, expose her as on the day of her birth. I will make her like a wilderness, turn her into a dry land, and let her die of thirst. 6 I will not show mercy to her children, for they are the children of unfaithfulness. 7 Their mother has been unfaithful; their conceiver acted shamefully. She said, 'I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread, water, wool, flax, oil, and drink.' 8 Therefore, I will block her way with thorns and build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths. 9 She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, 'I will go back to my first husband, because it was better for me then than now.'
• Exod 16:3 : 3 The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt, where we sat by pots of meat and ate bread until we were full! But you brought us into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger."
• Phil 3:19 : 19 Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
• Num 30:12 : 12 But if her husband hears about her vow and says nothing to her, he has approved all her vows and every obligation she has taken upon herself. They will stand.
• Judg 11:36 : 36 She said to him, 'My father, you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised, since the Lord has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.'
• 2 Kgs 17:16 : 16 They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God. They made for themselves two cast idols in the form of calves, made an Asherah pole, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
• Jer 19:13 : 13 The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will become defiled like this place, Topheth—all the houses where they burned incense on their roofs to all the starry hosts and poured out drink offerings to other gods.
• Jer 44:21 : 21 Does the burning of incense you, your ancestors, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem not remain in the LORD's memory and come to his attention?
• Jer 44:25 : 25 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives have declared with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands, saying, ‘We will certainly keep the vows we made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.’ Go ahead then, fulfill your vows and keep your promises.
• Ezek 20:8 : 8 But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me; none of them got rid of the detestable things their eyes were set on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and unleash my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
• Dan 9:5-8 : 5 we have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from Your commandments and judgments. 6 We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our rulers, our ancestors, and to all the people of the land. 7 Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but shame covers our faces today—to the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where You have driven them because of their unfaithfulness to You. 8 O LORD, shame covers us—our kings, our rulers, and our ancestors—because we have sinned against You.
• Jer 32:29-32 : 29 The Chaldeans who are fighting against the city will enter it, set it on fire, and burn it along with the houses where incense was offered to Baal on their rooftops and drink offerings were poured out to other gods, provoking Me to anger. 30 For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have only done what is evil in My eyes since their youth. Indeed, the sons of Israel have only provoked Me to anger by the work of their hands, declares the LORD. 31 From the day it was built until now, this city has caused My anger and My wrath so great that I must remove it from My presence. 32 It is because of all the evil that the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger. Their kings, princes, priests, prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem have all been guilty.
• Jer 44:9 : 9 Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
• 2 Kgs 22:17 : 17 ‘Because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, provoking Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore, My wrath is kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched.’
• Ps 12:4 : 4 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks with arrogance.
• Ps 106:6 : 6 We have sinned, just as our ancestors did; we have committed iniquity and acted wickedly.
• Isa 48:5 : 5 I declared it to you long ago; before it happened, I made you hear of it, so you could not say, 'My idol has done this; my carved and molten images have commanded it.'
• 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
• Num 30:2 : 2 Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'
• Mark 6:26 : 26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.