Verse 17

Yet they did not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. They turned quickly from the way their ancestors had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments. They did not do as their ancestors had done.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men de hørte ikke på sine dommere, for de løp etter andre guder og tilbad dem. De forlot raskt veien som deres fedre hadde gått, ved å adlyde Herrens bud. De gjorde ikke slik.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men de hørte ikke på sine dommere. De drev hor etter andre guder og tilbad dem. De vendte seg raskt bort fra den veien deres fedre hadde gått, som adlød Herrens bud; men de gjorde ikke slik.

• Norsk King James

  Men de ville ikke høre på sine dommere; de oppsøkte andre guder og bøyde seg for dem. De vendte raskt bort fra veien som deres fedre hadde gått, som adlød Herrens bud; men det gjorde ikke de.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men de hørte heller ikke på dommerne sine, for de lå med andre guder og tilba dem. De vek snart bort fra veien deres fedre hadde vandret på, de som hadde fulgt Herrens bud. De gjorde ikke som dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men de hørte ikke på sine dommere. De drev hor etter andre guder og bøyde seg for dem. De vendte seg snart bort fra den veien som deres fedre hadde fulgt ved å adlyde Herrens bud. De gjorde ikke som dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men de hørte ikke på sine dommere. De fulgte andre guder som prostituerte, bøyde seg for dem og vendte raskt bort fra den veien deres fedre hadde gått i å adlyde Herrens bud; de gjorde det ikke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Allikevel ville de ikke lytte til dommerne sine, men vendte seg til andre guder og bøyde seg ned for dem; de avvek raskt fra den veien deres fedre gikk, da de lyttet til Herrens bud – men de gjorde ikke slik.

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

  Men de hørte ikke på sine dommere. De fulgte andre guder som prostituerte, bøyde seg for dem og vendte raskt bort fra den veien deres fedre hadde gått i å adlyde Herrens bud; de gjorde det ikke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men heller ikke til sine dommere hørte de, for de drev hor med andre guder og bøyde seg for dem. De vendte seg raskt bort fra den veien som deres fedre hadde vandret på, de som adlød Herrens bud; de handlet ikke slik.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men de hørte ikke heller på sine dommere, for de drev hor etter andre guder og tilba dem. De vendte seg snart bort fra den vei deres fedre hadde vandret, de som hadde lystret Herrens bud. De gjorde ikke som dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men de vare heller ikke deres Dommere lydige, thi de bedreve Hor efter andre Guder og tilbade for dem; de vege snart af fra den Vei, som deres Fædre havde vandret paa, at lyde Herrens Bud; de gjorde ikke saaledes.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men de ville ikke lytte til sine dommere, men drev hor etter andre guder, og bøyde seg for dem: de vek raskt bort fra den veien deres fedre hadde fulgt, da de adlød Herrens bud; men de gjorde ikke slik.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they went whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves to them: they quickly turned out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not do so.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men heller ikke til sine dommere hørte de, for de horlot etter andre guder og bøyde seg for dem: de gikk raskt bort fra den veien deres fedre hadde fulgt, lydige mot Herrens bud; de gjorde ikke det samme.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men heller ikke mot dommerne ville de lyde, for de drev hor etter andre guder og tilba dem. De vek raskt av fra den vei deres fedre hadde gått, de som var lydige mot Herrens bud – de gjorde det ikke slik.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men de hørte ikke på sine dommere; for de gikk bort etter andre guder og bøyde seg for dem: de vek raskt bort fra den vei deres fedre hadde vandret, de som hadde fulgt Herrens bud; men de gjorde det ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men de lyttet likevel ikke til sine dommere, men fulgte andre guder og tilba dem; de vendte seg raskt bort fra veien deres fedre hadde gått, som hadde fulgt Herrens befalinger; men de gjorde det ikke.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  they folowed not the iudges nether, but wente a whoringe after other goddes, & worshipped them, and were soone gone out of ye waye yt their fathers walked in, to heare the comaundementes of the LORDE, & dyd not as they dyd.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But yet they would not obey their Iudges: for they went a whoring after other gods, & worshipped them, & turned quickly out of the way, wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandements of the Lord: they did not so.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And yet for all that they woulde not hearken vnto their iudges: but rather went a whoring after straunge goddes, and bowed them selues vnto them, and turned quickly out of the way, whiche their fathers walked in, obeying the comaundementes of the Lorde: But they dyd not so.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; [but] they did not so.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yet they didn't listen to their judges; for they played the prostitute after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Yahweh; [but] they didn't do so.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and also unto their judges they have not hearkened, but have gone a-whoring after other gods, and bow themselves to them; they have turned aside `with' haste out of the way `in' which their fathers walked to obey the commands of Jehovah -- they have not done so.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And yet they hearkened not unto their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods, and bowed themselves down unto them: they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Jehovah; [but] they did not so.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But still they would not give ear to their judges, but went after other gods and gave them worship; quickly turning from the way in which their fathers had gone, keeping the orders of the Lord; but they did not do so.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yet they didn't listen to their judges; for they played the prostitute after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Yahweh; [but] they didn't do so.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But they did not obey their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned aside from the path their ancestors had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the LORD’s commands, but they did not.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 2:7 : 7 The people served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the elders who outlived him and had seen all the great works the LORD had done for Israel.
• Deut 9:12 : 12 Then the LORD said to me, 'Go down immediately, for your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. They have quickly turned aside from the way I commanded them; they have made a molten image for themselves.'
• Deut 9:16 : 16 I saw that you had sinned against the LORD your God. You had made a molten calf for yourselves. You had quickly turned aside from the way the LORD had commanded you.
• Josh 24:24 : 24 The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.
• Josh 24:31 : 31 Israel served the LORD during all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived him, those who had experienced all the deeds the LORD had done for Israel.
• Exod 32:8 : 8 They have turned aside quickly from the way I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'
• Exod 34:15-16 : 15 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifices. 16 And when you take some of their daughters as wives for your sons, their daughters will lead your sons to prostitute themselves to their gods.
• Lev 17:7 : 7 They must no longer offer their sacrifices to goat-demons, after whom they have been unfaithful. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for their descendants.
• 1 Sam 8:5-8 : 5 They said to him, 'You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us, like all the other nations.' 6 But their request for a king displeased Samuel, and he prayed to the LORD. 7 The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. It is not you they have rejected but they have rejected me as their king. 8 Just as they have done to me from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day—forsaking me and serving other gods—so they are also doing to you.
• 1 Sam 12:12 : 12 But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, came against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to reign over us,’ even though the LORD your God was your king.
• 1 Sam 12:17 : 17 Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call out to the LORD, and He will send thunder and rain. Then you will realize and see how great is the evil you have done in the eyes of the LORD by asking for a king.
• 1 Sam 12:19 : 19 The people all said to Samuel, 'Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we will not die, for we have added this evil to all our sins by asking for a king.'
• 2 Chr 36:15-16 : 15 The LORD, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them repeatedly through His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and His dwelling place. 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD rose against His people beyond remedy.
• Ps 73:27 : 27 Those who are far from You will perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
• Ps 106:39 : 39 They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.
• Ps 106:43 : 43 Many times He delivered them, but they were rebellious in their plans and sank into their iniquity.
• Hos 2:2 : 2 The people of Judah and Israel will come together, appoint one leader, and rise up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.
• Gal 1:6 : 6 I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from the One who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel—
• Rev 17:1-5 : 1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters.' 2 With her, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality. 3 Then he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality. 5 On her forehead was written a name: 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Abominations of the Earth.'