Verse 2

Joshua said to all the people, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Long ago, your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Josva sa til hele folket: «Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: 'Fra gammelt av bodde deres fedre, Tarah, Abrahams far og Nahors far, på den andre siden av elven Eufrat, og de tilba andre guder.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa Josva til hele folket: Slik sier Herren, Israels Gud: For lenge siden bodde deres fedre på den andre siden av elven, blant dem Tarah, Abrahams far, og Nahors far, og de dyrket andre guder.

• Norsk King James

  Og Josva sa til hele folket: Slik sier Herren Gud av Israel: Deres fedre bodde på den andre siden av elven i gammel tid, selv Terah, Abrahams far, og Nahors far; og de tjente andre guder.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Josva sa til hele folket: Dette sier Herren, Israels Gud: For lenge siden bodde deres fedre på den andre siden av elven, Tera, Abrahams og Nakors far, og de tilbad andre guder.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Josva sa til hele folket: «Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: For lenge siden bodde deres fedre bak Eufratelven – Tarah, far til Abraham og far til Nahor – og de dyrket andre guder.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Josva sa til hele folket: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Deres fedre bodde på den andre siden av elven i gammel tid, også Tarah, Abrahams og Nakors far. Der tilba de andre guder.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Joshua sa til hele folket: Slik sier Herren, Israels Gud: Deres fedre bodde før i tiden, på den andre siden av flommen, nemlig Terah, Abrahams far og Nachors far, og de tjente andre guder.

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

  Og Josva sa til hele folket: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Deres fedre bodde på den andre siden av elven i gammel tid, også Tarah, Abrahams og Nakors far. Der tilba de andre guder.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Joshua sa til hele folket: «Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: I gamle dager bodde deres forfedre, inkludert Tarah, Abrahams og Nahors far, på den andre siden av elven, og de tjente andre guder.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Josva sa til hele folket: «Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Fra gammel tid bodde deres fedre på andre siden av elven, Tarah, Abrahams far og Nahors far, og de tjente andre guder.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Josva til alt Folket: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Eders Fædre boede fordum paa hiin Side Floden, Tharah, Abrahams Fader og Nachors Fader, og de tjente andre Guder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And hua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Josva sa til hele folket: 'Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Deres fedre bodde i gammel tid på den andre siden av elven, blant dem Tarah, far til Abraham og far til Nakor, og de tilba fremmede guder.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers lived on the other side of the river in ancient times, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Josva sa til hele folket: Slik sier Herren, Israels Gud: Deres fedre bodde i gamle dager på den andre siden av elven, Terah, Abrahams far og Nahors far; og de tjente andre guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Josva sa til hele folket: 'Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Langt bortenfor elven bodde deres fedre for lenge siden – Tarah, Abrahams far og Nakors far – og de dyrket andre guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Josva sa til hele folket: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Deres fedre bodde i gammel tid på den andre siden av elven, Terah, faren til Abraham og Nahor, og de tjente andre guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Josva sa til hele folket: Dette er ordene fra Herren, Israels Gud: I fortiden bodde deres fedre, Tara, far til Abraham, og Nahors far, på den andre siden av elven, og de tilba andre guder.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  he sayde vnto all the people: Thus sayeth the LORDE the God of Israel: Yor fathers dwelt afore time beyode ye water, Abraha & Nahor wt Tarah their father & serued other goddes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Ioshua said vnto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt beyond the flood in olde time, euen Terah the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor, and serued other gods.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iosuah sayde vnto al the people, Thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the fludde in olde time, euen Thare the father of Abraham and of Nachor, and serued straunge goddes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, [even] Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Joshua said to all the people, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Joshua saith unto all the people, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Beyond the River have your fathers dwelt of old -- Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor -- and they serve other gods;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Joshua said to all the people, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel: In the past your fathers, Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, were living on the other side of the River: and they were worshipping other gods.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Joshua told all the people,“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods,

Referenced Verses

• Gen 31:53 : 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.' So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.
• Gen 31:30 : 30 Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father’s household. But why did you steal my gods?
• Gen 31:32 : 32 But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live. In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether anything of yours is here with me; and if so, take it.' Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.
• Gen 11:26-12:1 : 26 After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 This is the account of Terah’s family line: Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. 28 While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth. 29 Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah. 30 Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive. 31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there. 32 Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Harran. 1 The Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father's household to the land that I will show you."
• Gen 31:19 : 19 Meanwhile, Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
• Gen 35:4 : 4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the earrings they were wearing, and Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.
• Deut 26:5 : 5 And you shall declare before the LORD your God, 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner with only a few people. But there he became a great nation, powerful and numerous.'
• Josh 24:15 : 15 But if it seems undesirable to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve—whether the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.
• Isa 51:2 : 2 Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was one person, and I blessed him and made him many.
• Ezek 16:3 : 3 and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your ancestry and birth were in the land of the Canaanites—your father was an Amorite and your mother was a Hittite.’