Verse 22

'When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will say to them, "Do us a favor by allowing them to have these wives, for we did not obtain wives for them during the battle. And you did not give your daughters to them, so you are not guilty of breaking your oath."'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Når fedrene eller brødrene kommer for å klage til oss, vil vi si til dem: 'Vær barmhjertige mot dem for vår skyld, for vi skaffet dem ikke kvinner under krigen. Dere har heller ikke gitt dem kvinner, så dere kan ikke holdes ansvarlige.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og hvis fedrene eller brødrene kommer for å klage til oss, vil vi si til dem: Vær vennlig innstilt til dem for vår skyld, fordi vi ikke klarte å skaffe en hustru til hver mann i krigen; for dere ga dem ikke til dem nå, så dere skulle bli skyldige.

• Norsk King James

  Og det skal skje at når deres fedre eller brødre kommer til oss for å klage, skal vi si til dem: Vær vennlige mot dem for vår skyld, for vi har ikke reservert hver mann sin kone under krigen; dere har ikke gitt dem på dette tidspunktet, og derfor skal dere ikke være skyldige.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Når fedrene eller brødrene deres klager til oss, skal vi si: Vær nådige for vår skyld, fordi dette er en spesialtilfelle og dere har ikke brakt dem til oss.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Når deres fedre eller brødre kommer for å klage til oss, vil vi si til dem: Vær barmhjertige mot dem, for vi tok ikke hustruer til noen mann i krigen, og deres samtykke er ikke nødvendig nå, så dere ikke gjør dere skyldige.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og når deres fedre eller brødre kommer for å klage til oss, vil vi si til dem: Vis dem velvilje for vår skyld, fordi vi ikke skaffet hver mann sin kone i krigen; for dere ga dem ikke til dem på denne tiden, så dere er ikke skyldige.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Når deres fedre eller brødre kommer til oss for å klage, skal vi si: 'Vær velvillige mot dem for vår skyld, for vi delte ikke ut hustruer til hver mann under krigen; dere ga dem ikke noe den gangen, slik at dere ikke skal bære skyld.'

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

  Og når deres fedre eller brødre kommer for å klage til oss, vil vi si til dem: Vis dem velvilje for vår skyld, fordi vi ikke skaffet hver mann sin kone i krigen; for dere ga dem ikke til dem på denne tiden, så dere er ikke skyldige.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Når deres fedre eller brødre kommer for å klage til oss, skal vi si til dem: Vær nådige mot dem for vår skyld, for vi tok ikke en kvinne i krig, og fordi dere ikke ga dem noen, er dere ikke skyldige nå.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Når fedrene eller brødrene deres kommer for å klage til oss, skal vi si til dem: 'Vis nåde for dem, for vi har ikke gitt dem noen kone i krigen, og dere har ikke skyld her heller.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skal skee, naar deres Fædre eller deres Brødre komme at trætte for os, da ville vi sige til dem: Værer dem naadige for vor Skyld, fordi vi have ikke taget (dem) hver sin Hustru i Krigen; thi I, I have ikke givet dem (Hustruer), ellers skulde I have Skyld efter denne Tids (Leilighed).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Når deres fedre eller brødre kommer for å klage til oss, skal vi si til dem: Vær vennlige mot dem for vår skyld, for vi har ikke vært i stand til å skaffe hver mann en hustru i krigen. For dere ga dem ikke, slik at dere ville være skyldige.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And it shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to us to complain, that we will say to them, Be kind to them for our sakes, because we did not reserve each man his wife in the war; for you did not give them to them at this time, so you would not be guilty.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Når deres fedre eller deres brødre kommer og klager til oss, vil vi si til dem: Gi dem vennlig til oss, for vi tok ikke en kone for hver mann i strid, heller ikke gav dere dem til dem, slik at dere nå ville være skyldige.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og når deres fedre eller brødre kommer og klager til oss, skal vi si til dem: 'Vis oss nåde for dem, for vi har ikke tatt hustruer i krigen, og dere har ikke gitt dem, slik at dere blir skyldige.'»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og når deres fedre eller deres brødre kommer for å klage til oss, skal vi si til dem: Unn dem vennlig til oss, for vi tok ikke en kone til hver mann under krigen, og dere ga dem ikke til dem, ellers ville dere nå bli skyldige.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Når deres fedre eller brødre kommer for å klage, skal dere si til dem: Gi dem til oss av nåde, for vi tok dem ikke som koner til oss i krig, og hvis dere hadde gitt dem til oss, ville dere brutt eden.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for their fathers and brethren, whan they come to lawe with vs, we wyll saye vnto them: Be fauourable to them, for they haue not taken the in battaill: but ye gaue the not vnto them by time, and it is youre faute.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when their fathers or their brethren come vnto vs to complaine, we wil say vnto them, Haue pitie on them for our sakes, because we reserued not to eche man his wife in the warre, and because ye haue not giuen vnto them hitherto, ye haue sinned.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when their fathers or brethren come vnto vs to complayne, we will say vnto them, Haue pitie on vs for their sakes: because we reserued not to eche man his wyfe in tyme of warre, neither haue ye geuen vnto them, that ye should sinne at this time.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, [that] ye should be guilty.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, Grant them graciously to us, because we didn't take for each man his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else would you now be guilty.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and it hath been, when their fathers or their brethren come in to plead unto us, that we have said unto them, Favour us `by' them, for we have not taken `to' each his wife in battle, for ye -- ye have not given to them at this time `that' ye are guilty.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man [of them] his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible for the broken oath.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, 'Grant them graciously to us, because we didn't take for each man his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, otherwise you would now be guilty.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When their fathers or brothers come and protest to us, we’ll say to them,“Do us a favor and let them be, for we could not get each one a wife through battle. Don’t worry about breaking your oath! You would only be guilty if you had voluntarily given them wives.’”

Referenced Verses

• Judg 21:1 : 1 The men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, saying, 'None of us will give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.'
• Judg 21:18 : 18 'But we cannot give them wives from our own daughters, for we have sworn with a curse that anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin will be cursed.'
• Prov 20:25 : 25 It is a trap for someone to dedicate something rashly and only later to reconsider their vows.
• Mark 10:6-8 : 6 'But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.' 7 'For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,' 8 'and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one.'
• 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
• Phlm 1:9-9 : 9 I appeal instead, on the basis of love. Being such as I am—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— 10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I became a father to while in my chains. 11 Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me. 12 I am sending him back to you—he is my very heart.
• Judg 21:7 : 7 'What can we do for the survivors to provide wives, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters?'
• Judg 21:14 : 14 The Benjaminites returned at that time, and the Israelites gave them the women they had spared from Jabesh-Gilead, but there were not enough for all of them.
• Gen 1:27 : 27 So God created mankind in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
• Gen 7:13 : 13 On that very day, Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons, entered the ark.