Verse 13

You say, 'What a burden!' and you sniff at it with contempt, says the LORD of Hosts. When you bring stolen, lame, or sick animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands? says the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dere sier: Se, for en byrde! Og dere snøfter foraktelig, sier hærskarenes Herre. Dere bringer stjålne, lamme og syke dyr som offer. Skal jeg godta slike gaver fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dere sier også: Se, for en byrde det er! og dere har sneert av det, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Dere har brakt det som var revet i stykker og det halte og syke; således har dere brakt et offer. Skal jeg akseptere dette av deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Norsk King James

  Dere sa også: Se, hvor slitne vi er! og dere har sett ned på det, sier Herren over hærskarene; og dere har brakt inn det som var revet, og det som var halte, og det som var syke; så dere har brakt et offer: Skal jeg ta imot dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og dere sier: For en møye! Og dere fnyser av det, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Dere bærer fram det som er røvet, halt og sykt, som offer. Skal jeg ha glede av slikt fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dere sier også: 'Hvor trykkende det er!' Og dere blåser det bort, sier Herren over hærskarene. Dere bringer til offertjenesten det som er røvet, det halte og det syke. Skal jeg akseptere det fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dere har også sagt: 'Se, hvilken byrde!' Og dere har blåst av det, sier Herren over hærskarene; og dere brakte det som var revet i stykker, det halte og det syke. Slik brakte dere et offer: Skal jeg akseptere dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dere sa også: 'Se, hvilken byrde dette er!' Og dere har foraktet det, sier Herren Hærskarers Herre; dere har brakt det som er ødelagt, de lamme og de syke, og således har dere ofret et offer. Skal jeg ta imot dette fra deres hender, sier Herren?

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

  Dere har også sagt: 'Se, hvilken byrde!' Og dere har blåst av det, sier Herren over hærskarene; og dere brakte det som var revet i stykker, det halte og det syke. Slik brakte dere et offer: Skal jeg akseptere dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dere sier også: 'Se, hvilken byrde!' og dere snur ryggen til det, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Dere bringer det stjålne, det halte og syke; slik bringer dere ofre. Skulle jeg godta dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dere sier også: 'Å, for en byrde!' og dere fnyser av det, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Og dere bringer fram det stjålne, det halte og det syke; så bringer dere fram offergaver. Skal jeg like dette fra deres hender? Sier Herren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og I sagde: See, hvilken Møie! dog I kunde blæse det frem, sagde den Herre Zebaoth; og I fremførte det Røvede og det Halte og det Syge, og fremførte Madoffer (deraf); skulde jeg have Behagelighed til Saadant af eders Haand? sagde Herren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dere sier også: Se, for en byrde! Og dere fnyste av det, sier hærskarenes Herre, og dere brakte det som var ødelagt, halt og sykt; slik brakte dere et offer. Skal jeg akseptere dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  You said also, Behold, what a weariness it is! and you have sneered at it, says the LORD of hosts; and you brought what was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus you brought an offering: should I accept this from your hand? says the LORD.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dere sier også, 'Se, for et slit det er!' og dere har snufset på det," sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud; "og dere har brakt det som ble tatt med vold, det halte og det syke; slik bringer dere offeret. Skal jeg akseptere dette fra dere?" sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og dere sier: 'Se, for en byrde,' og blåser luft. Dere har brakt det som er stjålet, halt og sykt. Skal jeg godta det fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dere sier også: Se, hvilken byrde! Og dere blåser foraktelig, sier Herren over hærskarene. Dere har brakt frem det som er tatt med vold, det halte og syke, og slik bærer dere frem offeret: Skal jeg ta imot dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og dere sier, Se, for en trøtthet det er! og dere sukker ved det, sier Herren over hærskarene. Og dere har gitt det som er skadet av dyr, og det som har fått foten sin skadet og er sykt; dette er det offeret dere gir: Vil dette være til behag for meg fra deres hender? sier Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now saye ye: It is but laboure and trauayle, and thus haue ye thought scorne at it, (sayeth the LORDE off hoostes) offerynge robbery, yee the lame and the sicke. Ye haue brought me in a meatofferynge, shulde I accepte it of youre honde, sayeth the LORDE?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Ye said also, Beholde, it is a wearines, and ye haue snuffed at it, sayth the Lord of hostes, and ye offred that which was torne, and the lame and the sicke: thus yee offred an offring: shoulde I accept this of your hand, sayth the Lord?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And ye saide, beholde it is a weerynesse, and you haue snuffed at it saith the Lorde of hoastes, and ye haue offered the stolne, and the lame, and the sicke, ye haue offered an offering: shoulde I accept this of your handes, saith the lorde?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness [is it]! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought [that which was] torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You say also, 'Behold, what a weariness it is!' and you have sniffed at it," says Yahweh of Hosts; "and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?" says Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And ye have said, `Lo, what a weariness,' And ye have puffed at it, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have brought in plunder, And the lame and the sick, And ye have brought in the present! Do I accept it from your hand? said Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Ye say also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts; and ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the offering: should I accept this at your hand? saith Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You say also, 'Behold, what a weariness it is!' and you have sniffed at it," says Yahweh of Armies; "and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?" says Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You also say,‘How tiresome it is.’ You turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and instead bring what is stolen, lame, or sick. You bring these things for an offering! Should I accept this from you?” asks the LORD.

Referenced Verses

• Mic 6:3 : 3 My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me!
• Zech 7:5-6 : 5 Say to all the people of the land and the priests: 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for me?' 6 And when you eat and when you drink, aren’t you eating and drinking for yourselves?
• Mal 1:7-8 : 7 By presenting defiled food on my altar. But you ask, 'How have we defiled you?' By saying, 'The LORD's table is contemptible.' 8 When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you offer lame or sick animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you? says the LORD of Hosts.
• Mal 2:13 : 13 And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears, weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offering or accepts it with favor from your hands.
• Matt 6:1-2 : 1 Be careful not to practice your acts of charity before others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So, when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
• Matt 6:5 : 5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
• Matt 6:16 : 16 When you fast, do not look somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
• Mark 14:4-5 : 4 Some of those present were indignant and said to one another, "Why this waste of the perfume? 5 It could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her harshly.
• Mark 14:37-38 : 37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Simon," he said to Peter, "are you asleep? Couldn't you keep watch for one hour? 38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
• 1 Sam 2:29 : 29 Why do you scorn My sacrifice and offering that I commanded for My dwelling? Why do you honor your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves on the best of all the offerings of My people Israel?
• Isa 1:12 : 12 When you come to appear before Me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of My courts?
• Isa 43:22-23 : 22 Yet you have not called on Me, Jacob; you have grown weary of Me, Israel. 23 You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings nor wearied you with demands for incense.
• Isa 57:6 : 6 Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion; they, indeed, are your lot. To them you have poured out drink offerings and presented grain offerings. Should I relent concerning these things?
• Jer 7:9-9 : 9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my name, and say, ‘We are safe,’ only to go on doing all these detestable things? 11 Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,’ declares the LORD.
• Jer 7:21-24 : 21 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! 22 For when I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to them or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. 23 But this is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, so that it may go well with you. 24 But they did not listen or incline their ear; instead, they walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil hearts. They went backward, not forward.
• Ezek 4:14 : 14 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord God, I have never been defiled! From my youth until now, I have never eaten anything that died naturally or was torn by animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.'
• Ezek 44:31 : 31 The priests must not eat any bird or animal that has died naturally or been torn by wild beasts.
• Amos 5:21-23 : 21 I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no pleasure in your solemn assemblies. 22 Even if you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not regard your fattened peace offerings. 23 Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
• Amos 8:5 : 5 saying, 'When will the new moon be over, so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath end, so we may market wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the scales with deceit?
• Lev 22:8 : 8 He must not eat anything that has died naturally or been torn by wild animals, making himself unclean by it. I am the LORD.
• Lev 22:19-23 : 19 it must be a male without defect to be accepted, from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats. 20 Do not offer anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf. 21 If anyone offers a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD for a special vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be without defect to be accepted; there must be no blemish in it. 22 You must not offer to the LORD anything that is blind, broken, injured, or with warts, scabs, or skin disease; you must not bring them as a fire offering on the altar to the LORD. 23 You may offer a bull or lamb that has an overgrown or stunted limb as a freewill offering, but it will not be accepted as a vow offering.
• Deut 15:21 : 21 But if there is a defect in it, such as being lame or blind, or having any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.