Verse 27

So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the men of the city, he did it at night rather than in the daytime.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Gideon tok ti av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham. Men fordi han fryktet sin fars hus og byens menn for mye til å gjøre det om dagen, gjorde han det om natten.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da tok Gideon ti av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham. Men fordi han fryktet sin fars husfolk og mennene i byen, gjorde han det ikke om dagen, men om natten.

• Norsk King James

  Så tok Gideon ti menn av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham; og fordi han fryktet sin fars hus og mennene i byen, kunne han ikke gjøre det om dagen, så han gjorde det om natten.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gideon tok ti av tjenerne sine og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt. Men fordi han var redd for sin fars familie og folkene i byen, gjorde han det om natten.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Gideon tok ti av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham. Men fordi han fryktet sin fars hus og mennene i byen, våget han ikke å gjøre det om dagen, men gjorde det om natten.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Gideon tok ti av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham. Men fordi han fryktet familiens folk og byens menn, gjorde han det om natten i stedet for om dagen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da tok Gideon med seg ti av tjenerne sine og handlet slik Herren hadde befalt, men fordi han fryktet sin fars hus og byens folk, kunne han ikke gjøre det om dagen; derfor gjorde han det om natten.

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

  Gideon tok ti av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham. Men fordi han fryktet familiens folk og byens menn, gjorde han det om natten i stedet for om dagen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da tok Gideon ti menn av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham. Men fordi han fryktet for sin fars hus og for mennene i byen, gjorde han det om natten i stedet for om dagen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så tok Gideon ti av tjenerne sine og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham. Men fordi han fryktet sin fars familie og mennene i byen for å gjøre det om dagen, gjorde han det om natten.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da tog Gideon ti Mænd af sine Tjenere og gjorde, saasom Herren havde sagt til ham; og det skede, eftersom han frygtede for sin Faders Huus og for Mændene i Staden at gjøre det om Dagen, da gjorde han det om Natten.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da tok Gideon ti av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham. Men fordi han fryktet sin fars husfolk og byens menn, gjorde han det ikke om dagen, men om natten.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him. And so it was, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Gideon tok ti av sine tjenere, og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham; men fordi han fryktet sin fars hus og mennene i byen, gjorde han det ikke om dagen, men om natten.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Gideon tok ti av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham. Fordi han var redd sin fars hus og mennene i byen, gjorde han det om natten i stedet for om dagen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da tok Gideon ti av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham. Men fordi han fryktet sin fars husstand og mennene i byen, gjorde han ikke dette om dagen, men om natten.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da tok Gideon ti av sine tjenere og gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til ham; men fordi han fryktet å gjøre det om dagen, på grunn av sin fars hus og byen, gjorde han det om natten.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then toke Gedeon ten men of his seruauntes, and dyd as ye LORDE sayde vnto him: but he was afrayed to do this by daye tyme, for his fathers house and the people in ye cite, and so he dyd it by nighte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Gideon tooke tenne men of his seruants, and did as ye Lord bade him: but because he feared to doe it by day for his fathers housholde, and the men of the citie, he did it by night.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Gedeon toke ten men of his seruauntes, & did as the Lord bad him: But because he feared to do it by daye for his fathers housholde and the men of the citie, he dyd it by nyght.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and [so] it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do [it] by day, that he did [it] by night.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken to him: and it happened, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Gideon taketh ten men of his servants, and doth as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and it cometh to pass, because he hath been afraid of the house of his father, and the men of the city, to do `it' by day, that he doth `it' by night.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Jehovah had spoken unto him: and it came to pass, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had said to him; but fearing to do it by day, because of his father's people and the men of the town, he did it by night.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken to him: and it happened, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Gideon took ten of his servants and did just as the LORD had told him. He was too afraid of his father’s family and the men of the city to do it in broad daylight, so he waited until nighttime.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:1 : 1 Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and judgments that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may live and enter to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving to you.
• Ps 112:5 : 5 Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.
• Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
• John 2:5 : 5 His mother said to the servants, 'Do whatever He tells you.'
• John 3:2 : 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to Him, 'Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher, for no one can perform these signs You do unless God is with him.'
• John 15:14 : 14 You are my friends if you do what I command.
• Gal 1:16 : 16 to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,
• 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak—not to please people, but to please God, who examines our hearts.