Verse 5

The people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da trodde innbyggerne i Ninive på Gud; de proklamerte en faste og iførte seg sekkestrie, fra den største til den minste av dem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Folket i Ninive trodde på Gud, de utlyste en faste og kledde seg i sekkestrie, fra de største av dem til de minste.

• Norsk King James

  Da trodde folkene i Ninive på Gud, de proklamerte faste og kledde seg i sekkekledning, fra de største til de minste.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Folket i Ninive trodde på Gud, erklærte en faste og kledde seg i sekkestrie, både store og små.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da trodde folket i Ninive på Gud, de ropte ut en faste og kledde seg i sekkestrie, fra den største til den minste.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da trodde folket i Ninive på Gud. De utropte en faste og kledde seg i sekkestrie, fra den største til den minste av dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Folket i Ninive trodde på Gud, fastsatte en faste og kledde seg i sekkeklær, fra den største til den minste.

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

  Da trodde folket i Ninive på Gud. De utropte en faste og kledde seg i sekkestrie, fra den største til den minste av dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da trodde menneskene i Ninive på Gud. De utropte en faste og kledde seg i sekkestrie, fra den største til den minste.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Innbyggerne i Ninive trodde på Gud. De forkynte en faste og kledde seg i sekkestrie, fra den største til den minste.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da troede Folket i Ninive paa Gud, og de lode udraabe en Faste og klædte sig med Sække, baade deres Store og deres Smaae.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Folket i Ninive trodde på Gud, de utropte en faste og kledde seg i sekkestrie, fra den største til den minste blant dem.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Folket i Nineve trodde Gud; de utlyste en faste og tok på seg sekkestrie, fra den største til den minste.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Innbyggerne i Ninive trodde på Gud, og de utlyste en faste. Fra den største til den minste kledde de seg i sekkestrie.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og folket i Ninive trodde Gud; de utropte en faste og tok på seg sekkestrie, fra den største til den minste blant dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og folket i Ninive trodde på Gud; de fastsatte en fasteperiode og kledde seg i sekkestrie, fra den største til den minste.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the people of Niniue beleued God and proclaymed fastynge ad arayed them selues in sackcloth as well the greate as the small of them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the people of Niniue beleued God, and proclamed fastinge, and arayed them selues in sack cloth, as well the greate as the small of them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the people of Nineueh beleeued God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from ye greatest of the euen to the least of them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the men of Niniue beleued God, and proclaymed a fast, and put on sackecloth from the greatest of them to the leaste of them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the men of Nineveh believe in God, and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even unto their least,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the people of Nineveh had belief in God; and a time was fixed for going without food, and they put on haircloth, from the greatest to the least.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 11:32 : 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's preaching—and look, something greater than Jonah is here.
• Matt 12:41 : 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's preaching, and look—something greater than Jonah is here.
• Dan 9:3 : 3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking Him in prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
• Joel 1:14 : 14 Declare a holy fast; proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.
• Joel 2:12-17 : 12 Even now, declares the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. 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. 15 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion! Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. 16 Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out from his chamber and the bride from her wedding canopy. 17 Let the priests, who minister before the LORD, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, 'Spare your people, LORD. Do not make your heritage an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, “Where is their God?”'
• 2 Chr 20:3 : 3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he resolved to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
• Ezra 8:21 : 21 I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.
• Jer 31:34 : 34 No longer will anyone teach their neighbor or their brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.
• Jer 36:9 : 9 In the fifth year of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, a fast was proclaimed before the LORD for all the people in Jerusalem and those who had come from the towns of Judah.
• Jer 42:1 : 1 Then all the military leaders, Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, approached.
• Jer 42:8 : 8 So he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the military leaders with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.
• Exod 9:18-21 : 18 Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt since it became a nation. 19 Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every person and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die. 20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21 But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.
• Acts 8:10 : 10 Everyone, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him and said, 'This man is the great power of God.'
• Acts 27:25 : 25 So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just as I was told.
• Heb 11:1 : 1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
• Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverent fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.