Verse 34

It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their task, and tells the doorkeeper to stay alert.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For Menneskesønnen er som en mann som drog på en lang reise, som forlot sitt hus og ga myndighet til sine tjenere, og hver og en sitt arbeid, og befalte portvakten å være på vakt.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Se derfor til, vær våkne og be; for dere vet ikke når tiden er.

• Norsk King James

  For Menneskesønnen er som en mann som drar på en lang reise, som forlot sitt hus, og ga myndighet til sine tjenere, og til hver mann sitt arbeid, og påla portvokteren å være våken.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er som en mann på reise, som forlot huset sitt og ga hver av tjenerne ansvar, hver sin oppgave, og portvakten fikk beskjed om å våke.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For Menneskesønnen er som en mann som drar utenlands, forlater sitt hus og gir sine tjenere myndighet, og til hver mann hans arbeid, og befaler dørvakten å våke.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Det er som en mann som drar til et fremmed land: Han forlater huset sitt og gir sine tjenere ansvaret, hver og en sitt arbeid, og portvakten befaler han å være våken.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Menneskesønnen er som en mann som drar på reise. Han forlot sitt hus, ga sine tjenere myndighet, hver og en hans oppgave, og befalte dørvakten å våke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «For Menneskesønnen er som en mann som drar ut på en lang reise. Han forlot sitt hus, ga sine tjenere myndighet til hver sin oppgave, og befalte portvakten å holde vakt.»

• gpt4.5-preview

  Det er som når en mann reiser bort: Han forlater sitt hus og gir sine tjenere myndighet, hver med sine oppgaver, og gir dørvokteren befaling om å våke.

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

  Det er som når en mann reiser bort: Han forlater sitt hus og gir sine tjenere myndighet, hver med sine oppgaver, og gir dørvokteren befaling om å våke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er som når en mann reiser utenlands: Han forlater huset sitt og gir tjenerne fullmakt, hver sin oppgave, og befaler dørvokteren å våke.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Det er som en mann som reiser bort: Når han forlater huset, gir han hver av tjenerne sine oppgaver og befaler dørvokteren å våke.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ligesom et Menneske, som drog udenlands, forlod sit Huus og gav sine Tjenere Magten, og hver sin Gjerning, og bød Dørvogteren, at han skulde vaage.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er som en mann som reiste bort: Han forlot sitt hus og ga tjenerne ansvar, hver sin oppgave, og portvokteren påla han å våke.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For the Son of Man is like a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det er som en mann som reiser til et annet land, han forlater huset sitt og gir ansvaret til tjenerne sine, hver med sin oppgave, og befaler dørvokteren å holde vakt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det er som når en mann reiser til utlandet, etterlater huset sitt og gir sine tjenere ansvar, hver med sitt arbeid, og befaler dørvakten å være våken.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er som når en mann reiser bort og forlater huset sitt, gir sine tjenere myndighet, hver sin oppgave, og befaler dørvakten å våke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er som når en mann skal reise og forlater huset sitt. Han overlater ansvaret til tjenerne sine, hver sin oppgave, og dørvokteren får i oppdrag å våke.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  As a man which is gone in to a straunge countrey and hath lefte hys housse and geven auctorite to his servautes and to every man hys worke and commaunded the porter to watche.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Like as a man that wente in to a straunge countre, and left his house, and gaue his seruauntes auctorite, vnto euery one his worke, and commaunded ye porter, that he shulde watch.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the Sonne of man is as a man going into a strange countrey, & leaueth his house, & giueth authoritie to his seruaunts, and to euery man his woorke, and commandeth the porter to watch.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As a man which is gone into a straunge countrey, and hath left his house, and geuen auctoritie to his seruauntes, and to euery man his worke, and commaunded the porter to watche:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [For the Son of man is] ‹as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [ It is] as [when] a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.

Referenced Verses

• John 10:3 : 3 The gatekeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
• Matt 25:14-30 : 14 For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his own servants and entrusted his belongings to them. 15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey immediately. 16 The servant who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 In the same way, the servant who had two talents also gained two more. 18 But the servant who had received the one talent went away, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money. 19 After a long time, the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The servant who had received five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with five talents; see, I have gained five more.’ 21 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 The servant who had received two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.’ 23 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 Then the servant who had received one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’ 26 His master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered. 27 Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return, I would have received it back with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• Col 3:24 : 24 Knowing that you will receive the reward of your inheritance from the Lord, serve the Lord Christ.
• Matt 24:45-47 : 45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
• Luke 12:36-40 : 36 Be like people waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can immediately open the door for him. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them. 38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them prepared, those servants will be blessed. 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
• Ezek 3:17-21 : 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them warning from Me. 18 If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood. 19 But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself. 20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and does wrong, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die in his sin. His righteous acts will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. 21 But if you warn a righteous person not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he heeded the warning, and you will have saved yourself.
• Ezek 33:2-9 : 2 Son of man, speak to the people of your nation and say to them, 'When I bring a sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one man from among them and make him their watchman,' 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people, 4 then if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet but does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes them away, their blood will be on their own head. 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning, their blood will be on themselves. If they had taken warning, they would have saved their lives. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person will die for their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood. 7 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. So hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, but you will have saved yourself.
• Matt 16:19 : 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
• Luke 19:12-17 : 12 So he said, "A nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return. 13 "He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business until I come back.' 14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We don’t want this man to reign over us.' 15 When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, so he could find out what they had gained by doing business. 16 The first came forward, saying, 'Lord, your mina has earned ten more minas.' 17 And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.'
• Acts 20:29-31 : 29 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30 Even from among your own group, men will rise up, speaking twisted things to draw away the disciples to follow them. 31 Therefore, be watchful, remembering that for three years I never stopped admonishing each one of you with tears, night and day.
• Rom 12:4-8 : 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members serve the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophecy, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then do so generously; if it is leading, do it diligently; if it is showing mercy, do it cheerfully.
• Rom 13:6 : 6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are servants of God, continually attending to this very thing.
• 1 Cor 3:5-9 : 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 The one who plants and the one who waters are one, and each will receive their reward according to their own labor. 9 For we are God’s coworkers; you are God’s field, God’s building. 10 According to the grace God has given me, like a wise master builder, I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each one should be careful how they build.
• 1 Cor 12:4-9 : 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different kinds of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of workings, but the same God works all of them in all people. 7 To each one, the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one, a message of wisdom is given through the Spirit; to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 to another, faith by the same Spirit; to another, gifts of healing by that one Spirit; 10 to another, miraculous powers; to another, prophecy; to another, distinguishing between spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and He distributes them to each one just as He wills. 12 Just as the body is one but has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Indeed, the body is not one member but many. 15 If the foot should say, 'Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, 'Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has arranged the members, each one of them, in the body just as He desired. 19 If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But as it is, there are many members, yet one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I have no need of you,' nor can the head say to the feet, 'I have no need of you.' 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable. 23 And the parts of the body that we think are less honorable, we bestow greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24 whereas our presentable parts have no need of it. But God has composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. If one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28 And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, guidance, and different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you a more excellent way.
• Col 4:1 : 1 Masters, treat your servants with justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
• Rev 3:7 : 7 To the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write: These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one can open.