Verse 14

Cursed is the deceiver who has a male animal in his flock and vows to give it, but instead sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great King, says the LORD of Hosts, and my name is to be feared among the nations.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Forbannet være den bedrageren som har et hanndyr i sin flokk og lover å ofre det, men så ofrer et vannskapt dyr til Herren. For jeg er en stor konge, sier hærskarenes Herre, og mitt navn er fryktet blant folkeslagene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men forbannet være bedrageren som har et hannkjønnsdyr i sin hjord, lover, men ofrer noe som er mangelfullt til Herren. For jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og mitt navn er fryktet blant folkeslagene.

• Norsk King James

  Men forbannet er den som bedrager, som har en hanne i sin flokk og lover, og ofrer et urent offer til Herren; for jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren over hærskarene, og mitt navn er fryktelig blant nasjonene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Forbannet være den som sviker, som har en hann i flokken, men ofrer et ødelagt dyr for Herren. For jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og mitt navn skal være fryktet blant folkeslagene.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Forbannet være den bedragerske, som har en hann i sin flokk, men lover og ofrer et skadet dyr til Herren. For jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren over hærskarene, og mitt navn er forferdelig blant nasjonene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men forbannet være bedrageren som har en hann i sin flokk, og lover en ed, men ofrer et ødelagt dyr til Herren: for jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren over hærskarene, og mitt navn vekker frykt blant hedningene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men forbannet være den bedrageren som har et hanndyr i sin flokk, og som lover og ofrer et fordærvet offer til Herren! For jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren Hærskarers Herre, og mitt navn er fryktinngytende blant hedningene.

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

  Men forbannet være bedrageren som har en hann i sin flokk, og lover en ed, men ofrer et ødelagt dyr til Herren: for jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren over hærskarene, og mitt navn vekker frykt blant hedningene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Forbannet er den som lurer og har et hannkjønn i sin flokk, men likevel gir et skadet dyr som offer til Herren. For jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og mitt navn er fryktinngytende blant nasjonene.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Forbannet være den bedrager som har et hanndyr i sin flokk og gjør et løfte, men ofrer til Herren et ødelagt dyr. For jeg er en stor Konge, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og mitt navn skal fryktes blant folkeslagene.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ja, forbandet være den, som handler underfundigen, som haver en Han i sin Hjord, og gjør Løfte, og offrer det Fordærvede for Herren! thi jeg er en stor Konge, sagde den Herre Zebaoth, og mit Navn skal være forfærdeligt iblandt Hedningerne.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a e, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Forbannet være den bedrageren som har en fullkommen bukk i flokken og lover å ofre, men ofrer noe skadet til Herren. For jeg er en stor konge, sier hærskarenes Herre, og mitt navn er fryktet blant folkeslagene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, says the LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the heathen.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  "Men bedrageren er forbannet, han som har en hann i sin flokk, og lover, og ofrer til Herren en mangelfull ting; for jeg er en stor Konge," sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, "og mitt navn er fryktinngytende blant nasjonene."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Forbannet er bedrageren som har et hanndyr i sin flokk, men som lover og ofrer et skadet dyr til Herren. For jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren over hærskaren, og mitt navn er fryktet blant nasjonene!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Forbannet er bedrageren som har en hann i sin flokk og lover å ofre, men ofrer til Herren noe mangelfullt. For jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren over hærskarene, og mitt navn vekker frykt blant folkeslagene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Forbannet er den bedragerske mann som har et hannkjønn i sin flokk, men ofrer et skadet dyr til Herren, for jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren over hærskarene, og mitt navn skal fryktes blant hedningene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Cursed be the dyssembler, which hath in his flocke one that is male, and when he maketh a vowe, offereth a spotted one vnto the LORDE. For I am a greate kynge (sayeth the LORDE of hoostes) and my name is fearfull amonge the Heithen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But cursed be the deceiuer, which hath in his flocke a male, & voweth, and sacrificeth vnto ye Lorde a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, sayth the Lord of hostes, and my Name is terrible among the heathen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Cursed be the deceitfull which hath in his flocke a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth a corrupt thing to the Lorde: because I am a great king, saith the lord of hoastes, and my name is fearefull among the heathen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But cursed [be] the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I [am] a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name [is] dreadful among the heathen.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King," says Yahweh of hosts, "and my name is awesome among the nations."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And cursed `is' a deceiver, who hath in his drove a male, And is vowing, and is sacrificing a marred thing to the Lord, For a great king `am' I, said Jehovah of Hosts, And My name `is' revered among nations!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A curse on the false man who has a male in his flock, and takes his oath, and gives to the Lord a damaged thing: for I am a great King, says the Lord of armies, and my name is to be feared among the Gentiles.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King," says Yahweh of Armies, "and my name is awesome among the nations."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and my name is awesome among the nations.”

Referenced Verses

• Zech 14:9 : 9 The Lord will be King over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one, and His name one.
• Ps 76:12 : 12 Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them; let all who are around Him bring gifts to the One to be feared.
• 1 Tim 6:15 : 15 He will bring this about in His own timing—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords.
• Ps 47:2 : 2 Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with joyful cries!
• Ps 48:2 : 2 Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
• Ps 68:35 : 35 Ascribe strength to God! His majesty is over Israel, and His power is in the skies.
• Heb 12:29 : 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
• Rev 15:4 : 4 "Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
• Ps 95:3 : 3 For the LORD is a great God and a great King above all gods.
• Eccl 5:4-5 : 4 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. 5 Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell God’s messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands?
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
• Jer 10:10 : 10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King. When He is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure His wrath.
• Jer 48:10 : 10 Cursed is the one who does the LORD's work negligently, and cursed is the one who withholds their sword from blood.
• Dan 9:4 : 4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: 'O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of steadfast love with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
• Gen 27:12 : 12 'What if my father touches me? Then I will appear to him as a deceiver and bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.'
• Lev 22:18-21 : 18 Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites, and tell them: If any Israelite or foreigner living among you presents an offering, whether it is to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering to the LORD as a burnt offering, 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.
• Deut 28:58 : 58 If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law that are written in this book, and do not fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
• Josh 7:11-12 : 11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, and they have put them with their own possessions. 12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.
• Mal 1:8 : 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 1:11 : 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting, my name will be great among the nations. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of Hosts.
• Mal 3:9 : 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me.
• Matt 5:35 : 35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
• Matt 24:51 : 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Mark 12:41-44 : 41 Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and watched how the crowd was putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small coins, which amounted to a penny. 43 Summoning his disciples, he said to them, 'Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, has put in everything she had—all she had to live on.'
• Mark 14:8 : 8 She did what she could; she anointed my body beforehand for burial.
• Luke 12:1-2 : 1 Meanwhile, when thousands of people had gathered together, to the point of trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy." 2 There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
• Luke 12:46 : 46 the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
• Acts 5:1-9 : 1 But a man named Ananias, along with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and he kept back part of the proceeds for himself with his wife's knowledge. He brought a portion and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the land? 4 'Did it not remain yours while it was unsold? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God.' 5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard about it. 6 The young men arose, wrapped his body, carried him out, and buried him. 7 About three hours later, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, 'Tell me, is this the price you and your husband got for the land?' She answered, 'Yes, that is the price.' 9 Then Peter said to her, 'Why did you agree together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.' 10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband.
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.