Verse 18

But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og de begynte alle å unnskylde seg. Den første sa til ham: Jeg har kjøpt et stykke mark, og jeg må nødvendigvis gå for å se på det; jeg ber deg, ha meg unnskyldt.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men de begynte alle å unnskylde seg. Den første sa til ham: 'Jeg har kjøpt en gård, og jeg må gå for å se på den; jeg ber deg, ha meg fritatt.'

• Norsk King James

  Og de begynte alle å unnskylde seg. Den første sa til ham: Jeg har kjøpt et stykke land og må gå og se på det; jeg ber deg, unnskyld meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men alle begynte straks å unnskylde seg. Den første sa, ‘Jeg har kjøpt en åker, og jeg må gå og se på den. Vær så snill å unnskylde meg.’

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men de begynte alle som én å unnskylde seg. Den første sa til ham: Jeg har kjøpt et jordstykke, og jeg må gå og se det; jeg ber deg, ha meg unnskyldt.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men alle som en begynte å unnskylde seg. Den første sa til ham: Jeg har kjøpt en jord, og jeg må gå ut og se på den; jeg ber deg, ha meg unnskyldt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men de begynte unnskyldning etter unnskyldning. Den første sa til ham: Jeg har kjøpt en åker, og jeg må ut og se på den. Jeg ber deg, unnskyld meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Alle fant unnskyldninger. Den første sa: 'Jeg har kjøpt en tomt, og jeg må gå og se på den. Unnskyld meg, jeg ber deg.'

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men alle begynte straks å komme med unnskyldninger. Den første sa til ham: ‘Jeg har kjøpt et jordstykke, og jeg må gå og se på det. Jeg ber deg, la meg være unnskyldt.’

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

  Men alle begynte straks å komme med unnskyldninger. Den første sa til ham: ‘Jeg har kjøpt et jordstykke, og jeg må gå og se på det. Jeg ber deg, la meg være unnskyldt.’

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men alle begynte å unnskylde seg. Den første sa til ham: 'Jeg har kjøpt en gård, og jeg må gå og se den. Jeg ber deg, tillat meg å være unnskyldt.'

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men de begynte alle som en å unnskylde seg. Den første sa til ham: 'Jeg har kjøpt en åker, og jeg må gå og se på den. Jeg ber deg, ha meg unnskyldt.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de begyndte alle strax at undskylde sig. Den Første sagde til ham: Jeg haver kjøbt en Ager og haver fornøden at gaae ud og see den; jeg beder dig, hav mig undskyldt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men de begynte alle å unnskylde seg. Den første sa: Jeg har kjøpt en åker og må gå ut for å se på den. Jeg ber deg unnskylde meg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it: I ask you to have me excused.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men alle begynte å unnskylde seg. En sa til ham: 'Jeg har kjøpt en åker, og jeg må gå og se den. Vær så snill å unnskylde meg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men de begynte alle å unnskylde seg. Den første sa til ham: Jeg har kjøpt en åker, og jeg må gå ut og se på den. Jeg ber deg, ha meg unnskyldt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og de begynte alle som én å unnskylde seg. Den første sa til ham: Jeg har kjøpt en mark, og jeg må gå ut og se den; jeg ber deg unnskylde meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de ga alle unnskyldninger for hvorfor de ikke kunne komme. Den første sa til ham: Jeg har kjøpt et nytt jorde, og jeg må gå for å se det; jeg beklager at jeg ikke kan komme.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they all atonce begane to make excuse. The fyrst sayd vnto him: I have bought a ferme and I must nedes goo and se it I praye the have me excused.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they begane all together to excuse the selues one after another: The first saide vnto hi: I haue bought a ferme, and I must nedes go forth and se it, I praye ye haue me excused.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But they all with one mind beganne to make excuse: The first saide vnto him, I haue bought a farme, and I must needes goe out and see it: I pray thee, haue me excused.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they all at once began to make excuse. The first sayde vnto hym: I haue bought a farme, & I must needes go & see it, I pray thee haue me excused.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And they all with one› [consent] ‹began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him,‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’

Referenced Verses

• Isa 28:12-13 : 12 To whom He said, 'This is the place of rest—give rest to the weary; this is the place of repose’—but they would not listen. 13 So the word of the LORD to them will be: command upon command, command upon command, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there—so that they may go and fall backward, be broken, snared, and captured.
• Luke 17:26-31 : 26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day, no one who is on the housetop with possessions inside should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should turn back for anything.
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
• 1 John 2:15-16 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
• 2 Tim 4:4 : 4 They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.
• 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas has deserted me, having loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
• Heb 12:16 : 16 Make sure that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
• Luke 18:24 : 24 Seeing that he had become sad, Jesus said, 'How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!'
• Luke 20:4-5 : 4 Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?' 5 They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say, "From heaven," he will say, "Why did you not believe him?"
• John 1:11 : 11 He came to His own, but His own people did not receive Him.
• John 5:40 : 40 But you are unwilling to come to me so that you may have life.
• Acts 13:45-46 : 45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, 'It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.'
• Acts 18:5-6 : 5 When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. 6 But when they opposed him and spoke abusively, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, 'Your blood is on your own heads. I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.'
• Acts 28:25-27 : 25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: 'The Holy Spirit was right in speaking to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah:' 26 'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."' 27 For this people's heart has grown calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.'
• Isa 29:11-12 : 11 The entire vision is to you like the words of a sealed book. If it is given to one who can read and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they respond, 'I cannot, for it is sealed.' 12 Or if the book is handed to someone who cannot read, and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they answer, 'I do not know how to read.'
• Jer 5:4-5 : 4 Then I thought, 'These are only the poor; they are foolish because they do not know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.' 5 So I will go to the great leaders and speak to them, for they should know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God. But they too, as one, have broken off the yoke and torn off the bonds.
• Jer 6:10 : 10 To whom can I speak and give warning so they will listen? Their ears are closed, and they cannot pay attention. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they take no pleasure in it.
• Jer 6:16-17 : 16 This is what the Lord says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.' 17 I appointed watchmen over you and said, 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.'
• Matt 22:5-6 : 5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business. 6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
• Matt 24:38-39 : 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
• Luke 8:14 : 14 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.