Verse 2

The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many people with you for me to hand Midian over to them, lest Israel boast against me, claiming, 'My own strength has delivered me.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da sa Herren til Gideon: 'Det er for mange folk med deg til at jeg kan gi Midjan i deres hender, ellers vil Israel si: Min egen hånd har frelst meg.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Herren sa til Gideon: "Folket som er med deg, er for mange for at jeg skal kunne overgi midianittene i deres hender. Israel kunne da rose seg mot meg og si: Min egen hånd har frelst meg.

• Norsk King James

  Og Herren sa til Gideon: Folket som er med deg, er for mange til at jeg kan overgi Midianittene i deres hender, ellers kan Israel opphøye seg mot meg og si: Min egen hånd har frelst meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herren sa til Gideon: De folk du har med deg, er for mange til at jeg kan gi midianittene i deres hender. Israel må ikke skryte av seg selv mot meg og si: 'Min egen hånd har frelst meg.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Herren sa til Gideon: "Det er for mange folk med deg til at jeg vil gi midjanittene i deres hånd. Ellers kan Israel bli hovmodig mot meg og si: 'Det var vår egen styrke som frelste oss.'"

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Herren sa til Gideon, Folket som er med deg er for mange til at jeg kan overgi midianittene i deres hender, for at ikke Israel skal rose seg mot meg, og si, Min egen hånd har frelst meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Herren talte til Gideon: 'Folkene som er med deg, er altfor mange for at jeg skal overlevere midjanittene i deres hender, for at Israel ikke skal skryte og si: «Min egen hånd har frelst meg.»'

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

  Og Herren sa til Gideon, Folket som er med deg er for mange til at jeg kan overgi midianittene i deres hender, for at ikke Israel skal rose seg mot meg, og si, Min egen hånd har frelst meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herren sa til Gideon: 'Troppen som er med deg, er for stor til at jeg kan overgi midianittene i deres hender, ellers vil Israel kunne skryte overfor meg og si at det var deres egen hånd som reddet dem.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herren sa til Gideon: «Folket som er med deg, er for mange til at jeg kan gi Midianittene i deres hånd, for da vil Israel kunne skryte av at de selv har reddet seg.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herren sagde til Gideon: Folket er flere, som er med dig, end at jeg skulde give Midianiterne i deres Haand, at Israel ikke skal rose sig imod mig og sige: Min Haand haver frelst mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Herren sa til Gideon: Det er for mange folk med deg til at jeg kan gi midianittene i deres hender, ellers vil Israel skryte mot meg og si: Min egen hånd har reddet meg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the LORD said to Gideon, The people with you are too many for me to hand the Midianites over to you, lest Israel boast against me, saying, My own hand has saved me.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herren sa til Gideon: Folket som er med deg, er for mange til at jeg kan overgi midianittene i deres hender, for at ikke Israel skal rose seg imot meg og si: 'Min egen hånd har frelst meg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Herren sa til Gideon: "Folket som er med deg, er for mange til at jeg kan gi midianerne i deres hender, for at Israel ikke skal skryte overfor meg og si: 'Min egen hånd har frelst meg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Herren sa til Gideon: «Det er for mange folk med deg for at jeg skal kunne overgi midianittene i deres hender, for at ikke Israel skal skryte mot meg og si: ‘Min egen hånd har frelst meg.’»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Herren sa til Gideon: «Det er for mange folk med deg. Dersom jeg gir midianittene i deres hender, vil de bli hovmodige og si: 'Vi har reddet oss selv.'»

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the LORDE sayde vnto Gedeon: The people that be with ye are to many for me to delyuer Madian into their hande, lest Israel boost them selues agaynst me, and saye: My hande hath delyuered me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lord said vnto Gideon, The people that are with thee, are too many for me to giue the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel make their vaunt against me, and say, Mine hand hath saued mee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lord sayd vnto Gedeon: The people that are with thee, are to many for me to geue ye Madianites into their handes, lest Israel make their vaunt against me, and saye: Myne owne hand hath saued me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that [are] with thee [are] too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to Gideon, The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, My own hand has saved me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith unto Gideon, `Too many `are' the people who `are' with thee for My giving Midian into their hand, lest Israel beautify itself against Me, saying, My hand hath given salvation to me;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord said to Gideon, So great is the number of your people, that if I give the Midianites into their hands they will be uplifted in pride over me and will say, I myself have been my saviour.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to Gideon,“You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. Israel might brag,‘Our own strength has delivered us.’

Referenced Verses

• Deut 8:17 : 17 You may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand have produced this wealth for me.'
• 2 Cor 4:7 : 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
• 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but they are powerful through God for the destruction of strongholds. We demolish arguments 5 and every lofty thing that rises up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.
• Isa 10:13 : 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.'
• 1 Cor 1:27-29 : 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 So that no one may boast before him.
• 1 Cor 2:4-5 : 4 My message and my preaching were not based on persuasive words of human wisdom but on a demonstration of the Spirit and of power. 5 So that your faith would not rest on human wisdom but on God's power.
• Jer 9:23 : 23 But let the one who boasts boast in this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord who exercises kindness, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight, declares the Lord.
• Ezek 28:2 : 2 Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Because your heart has grown proud, and you have said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas,” but you are a man and not a god, though you have set your heart as if it were the heart of a god—
• Ezek 28:17 : 17 Your heart became proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
• Dan 4:30 : 30 Immediately, what was spoken about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people, ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
• Hab 1:16 : 16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net and burn incense to their dragnet, for by these their portion is rich and their food is plentiful.
• Zech 4:6 : 6 He said to me, 'This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel:
• Zech 12:7 : 7 The Lord will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not exceed that of Judah.
• Rom 3:27 : 27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? No, but by the law of faith.
• Rom 11:18 : 18 do not boast against the branches. If you do boast, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
• Eph 2:9 : 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
• Jas 4:6 : 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'
• Deut 32:27 : 27 but I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say, 'Our own hand has triumphed; it was not the LORD who did all this.'
• 1 Sam 14:6 : 6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, 'Come, let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.'
• 2 Chr 14:11 : 11 The Lord struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.
• Isa 2:11 : 11 The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
• Isa 2:17 : 17 The pride of mankind will be bowed down, and human arrogance will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.