Verse 20

What use is frankincense brought from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices do not please me.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Hva skal jeg med røkelse fra Saba og det fine kalmus fra et fjernt land? Deres brennoffer nytter ikke, og deres slaktoffer gir meg ingen glede.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Hva skal jeg med røkelse fra Saba, eller den søte stang fra et fjernt land? Deres brennoffer er ikke behagelige, og deres ofre er ikke til velbehag for meg.

  • Norsk King James

    Til hva nytte er røkelsen fra Saba og de søte stengene fra et fjernt land? Deres brennoffer er ikke akseptable, heller ikke deres offer er søte for meg.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvorfor skal røkelse komme til meg fra Saba, og den gode kalmus fra et fjernt land? Deres brennoffer er ikke til behag, og deres offer gleder meg ikke.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Hva er det for meg å motta røkelse fra Saba, eller den kostbare kanel fra et fjernt land? Deres brennoffer bringer ingen glede, og deres ofringer er ikke behagelige for meg.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Hva nytter det å bringe røkelse fra Saba og den søte rørstengelen fra et fjernt land? Deres brennoffer er ikke til behag, og deres ofre gleder meg ikke.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Hvilket formål tjener røkelse fra Seba og søtt sukkerrør fra et fjernt land for meg? Deres brente offer er ikke akseptable, og deres ofre er ikke behagelige for meg.

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

    Hva nytter det å bringe røkelse fra Saba og den søte rørstengelen fra et fjernt land? Deres brennoffer er ikke til behag, og deres ofre gleder meg ikke.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Hva skal jeg med røkelse fra Saba og den gode kalamus fra et fjernt land? Dine brennoffer er ikke av behag, og dine slaktoffer finner jeg ikke lyst i.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Hva skal jeg med røkelse fra Saba eller den gode kanel fra et fjernt land? Deres brennoffer er ikke til behag for meg, og deres slaktoffer er ikke velduftende for meg.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvortil skulde mig komme Virak fra Scheba, og den gode Calmus fra et langt fraliggende Land? Eders Brændoffere ere ikke velbehagelige, og eders Offere behage mig ikke.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Hva er hensikten med at røkelse kommer til meg fra Saba, og den søte stokken fra et fjernt land? deres brennoffer er ikke akseptabelt, og deres ofre er ikke behagelige for meg.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    To what purpose does incense come to me from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing to me.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Hva er formålet med å bringe røkelse fra Saba og det søte rør fra et fjernt land? Dine brennoffer er ikke akseptable, og dine ofre behager meg ikke.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Hva er dette for meg? Røkelse fra Saba kommer, og den søte siv fra et land langt borte, deres brennoffer er ikke til velbehag, og deres slaktoffer gleder meg ikke.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Til hva nytte kommer røkelse fra Saba til meg, og søte stenger fra et fjernt land? deres brennoffer er ikke akseptabelt, heller ikke er deres offer til behag for meg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Hva er meningen med den søte parfymen som kommer til meg fra Saba, og krydder fra et fjernt land? Dine brennoffer gir meg ingen glede, dine offer av dyr behager meg ikke.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Wherfore bringe ye me incense from Saba, & swete smellinge Calamus from farre countrees? Youre burnt offeringes displease me, and I reioyse not in youre sacrifices.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    To what purpose bringest thou mee incense from Sheba, and sweete calamus from a farre countrey? Your burnt offerings are not pleasant, nor your sacrifices sweete vnto me.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherefore bryng ye me incense from Saba, and sweete smelling calamus from farre countreys? your burnt offeringes displease me, and I reioyce not in your sacrifices.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings [are] not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    To what purpose comes there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Why `is' this to Me? frankincense from Sheba cometh, And the sweet cane from a land afar off, Your burnt-offerings `are' not for acceptance, And your sacrifices have not been sweet to Me.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    To what purpose cometh there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto me.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    To what purpose does sweet perfume come to me from Sheba, and spices from a far country? your burned offerings give me no pleasure, your offerings of beasts are not pleasing to me.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    To what purpose comes there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I take no delight when they offer up to me frankincense that comes from Sheba or sweet-smelling cane imported from a faraway land. I cannot accept the burnt offerings they bring me. I get no pleasure from the sacrifices they offer to me.’

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 1:11 : 11 "What is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?" says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed animals; I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats.
  • Ps 40:6 : 6 You, LORD my God, have done many wonderful works, and Your plans are beyond comparison. If I tried to declare and speak of them, they are too numerous to count.
  • Isa 60:6 : 6 A multitude of camels will cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense and will proclaim the praises of the Lord.
  • Amos 5:21-22 : 21 I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no pleasure in your solemn assemblies. 22 Even if you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not regard your fattened peace offerings.
  • Mic 6:6-8 : 6 With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand streams of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
  • Isa 66:3 : 3 The one who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; the one who offers a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; the one who offers incense is like one who blesses an idol. They have chosen their own ways and their souls delight in their abominations.
  • Jer 7:21-23 : 21 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! 22 For when I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to them or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. 23 But this is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, so that it may go well with you.
  • Ps 50:7-9 : 7 Hear, my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you: I am God, your God. 8 Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me. 9 I will not take a bull from your house, nor goats from your pens. 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I know all the birds of the mountains, and everything that moves in the field is mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine. 13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
  • Isa 43:23-24 : 23 You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings nor wearied you with demands for incense. 24 You have not bought Me sweet cane with money, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. Instead, you have burdened Me with your sins and wearied Me with your iniquities.
  • Exod 30:23 : 23 Take choice spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, and 250 shekels of fragrant calamus.
  • 1 Kgs 10:1-2 : 1 When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship with the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions. 2 She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large entourage—with camels carrying spices, a great deal of gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke to him about everything that was on her mind.
  • 1 Kgs 10:10 : 10 And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought as those which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
  • Ps 50:16-17 : 16 But to the wicked God says: 'What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you.
  • Ps 66:3 : 3 Say to God, 'How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies submit themselves to You.'
  • Ezek 20:39 : 39 As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you! But afterward, you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name with your gifts and idols.
  • Ezek 27:22 : 22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you, offering the finest spices, precious stones, and gold in exchange for your wares.