Verse 7

When Jotham was told about this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He raised his voice, called out, and said to them, "Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Da Jotam fikk høre dette, gikk han til fjellet Gerisim, stilte seg på toppen og ropte høyt: 'Hør på meg, dere innbyggere av Sikem, så skal Gud også høre på dere.'

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Da dette ble fortalt Jotam, gikk han og sto på toppen av fjellet Gerisim, løftet sin røst og ropte: «Hør på meg, dere menn av Sikem, så Gud kan høre på dere!

  • Norsk King James

    Og da de fortalte det til Jotam, gikk han opp og sto på toppen av fjellet Gerizim, hevet stemmen og ropte og sa til dem: Hør på meg, dere menn i Shechem, slik at Gud kan høre dere.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da Jotam fikk høre det, dro han til toppen av Garisim-fjellet, ropte høyt og sa til dem: «Hør på meg, dere menn i Sikem, så skal Gud høre på dere.»

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Da de fortalte Jotam det, gikk han og stilte seg på toppen av fjellet Gerisim, hevet stemmen og ropte til dem: «Hør på meg, Sikems menn, så Gud må høre på dere!

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da de fortalte det til Jotam, gikk han opp på toppen av fjellet Gerisim, ropte med høy stemme og sa: Lytt til meg, menn av Sikem, så Gud kan lytte til dere.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Da de meldte dette til Jotam, dro han opp til toppen av Gerizim-fjellet, løftet sin røst og ropte: «Hør på meg, dere i Sikem, så Gud også må høre dere!»

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

    Da de fortalte det til Jotam, gikk han opp på toppen av fjellet Gerisim, ropte med høy stemme og sa: Lytt til meg, menn av Sikem, så Gud kan lytte til dere.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da Jotam fikk høre dette, gikk han opp på toppen av Garisim-fjellet og ropte ut med høy røst: 'Hør på meg, borgere av Sikem, så Gud vil høre på dere!'

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Da dette ble fortalt Jotam, gikk han opp på toppen av Garisim-fjellet og ropte høyt og sa: «Hør på meg, Sikems herrer, så Gud kan høre på dere.»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og man gav Jotham det tilkjende, og han gik hen og stod paa Grissims Bjergs Top, og opløftede sin Røst og raabte og sagde til dem: Hører mig, I Mænd i Sichem, saa skal Gud høre eder.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Da de fortalte dette til Jotam, gikk han til toppen av Gerisim-fjellet, ropte høyt og sa til dem: Hør på meg, dere menn av Sikem, så Gud kan høre på dere.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Da de fortalte dette til Jotam, gikk han og sto på toppen av Garisim-fjellet, ropte med høy stemme og sa til dem: «Hør på meg, dere menn i Sikem, så Gud kan høre på dere.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Da de fortalte det til Jotam, gikk han og stilte seg på toppen av Garisim-fjellet. Han ropte høyt og sa: «Hør på meg, dere ledere av Sikem, så skal Gud høre på dere!

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Da Jotam fikk høre om dette, gikk han og stilte seg på toppen av Gerisim-fjellet, løftet sin røst og ropte: «Hør på meg, dere Sikemisitter, så Gud kan høre på dere.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da Jotam fikk høre dette, gikk han opp på Garisim-fjellet og ropte med høy stemme: Hør på meg, dere menn i Sikem, så Gud kan lytte til dere.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan this was tolde Iotham, he wente, and stode vpon the toppe of mount Grisim, and lifte vp his voyce, cried, and sayde: Heare me ye men of Sichem, that God maye heare you also

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when they told it to Iotham, he went and stoode in the top of mount Gerizim, & lift vp his voyce, and cryed, & sayd vnto them, Hearken vnto mee, you men of Shechem, that God may hearken vnto you.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when they tolde it to Ioatham, he went and stoode in the top of mount Garizim, and lyft vp his voyce, & cryed, and sayd vnto them: Hearken vnto me you men of Sichem, that God may hearken vnto you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they declare `it' to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth up his voice, and calleth, and saith to them, `Hearken unto me, O masters of Shechem, and God doth hearken unto you:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now Jotham, on hearing of it, went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and crying out with a loud voice said to them, Give ear to me, you townsmen of Shechem, so that God may give ear to you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, "Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Jotham’s Parable When Jotham heard the news, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below,“Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 11:29 : 29 When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
  • Deut 27:12 : 12 These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people after you have crossed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
  • John 4:20 : 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem."
  • Josh 8:33 : 33 All Israel, along with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the Lord, facing the Levitical priests who were carrying it. Both the sojourner and the native-born were present. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half stood in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
  • Ps 18:40-41 : 40 You arm me with strength for battle; You humble my adversaries beneath me. 41 You have made my enemies turn their backs in retreat, and I destroy those who hate me.
  • Ps 50:15-21 : 15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me. 16 But to the wicked God says: 'What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 18 When you see a thief, you join him, and you associate with adulterers. 19 You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son. 21 These things you have done, and I kept silent; you thought I was like you. But I will rebuke you and lay the case before your eyes.
  • Prov 1:28-29 : 28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me. 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
  • Prov 28:9 : 9 If anyone turns away his ear from listening to the law, even his prayer is detestable.
  • Isa 1:15 : 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood.
  • Isa 58:6-9 : 6 Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loosen the chains of injustice, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, clothe them, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood. 8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. 9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing finger, and malicious talk. 10 If you offer yourself to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like noonday.
  • Matt 18:26-34 : 26 At this the servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' 27 The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt, and let him go. 28 But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!' 29 His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.' 30 But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened. 32 Then the master summoned the servant and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me to.' 33 'Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had mercy on you?' 34 In anger, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he should pay back all he owed.
  • Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.