Verse 12

'We will give it back,' they responded, 'and we will not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say.' Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath to do what they had promised.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De svarte: 'Vi skal gi det tilbake og kreve ingenting av dem. Vi skal gjøre som du sier.' Da kalte jeg prestene og fikk dem til å sverge at de skulle gjøre det de lovet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De sa: "Vi vil gi dem tilbake og ikke kreve noe av dem. Vi vil gjøre som du sier." Så kalte jeg prestene og lot dem sverge på å gjøre etter dette løftet.

• Norsk King James

  Da sa de: Vi vil gjenopprette dem, og vil ikke kreve noe fra dem; vi vil gjøre som du sier. Så kalte jeg prestene og fikk dem til å sverge at de skulle handle etter dette løftet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De svarte: Vi vil gi det tilbake og ikke kreve noe fra dem. Vi vil gjøre som du har sagt. Og jeg kalte prestene og lot dem gi et løfte om å gjøre som dette ordet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De svarte: 'Vi vil gi det tilbake, og vi vil ikke kreve noe mer av dem. Vi vil gjøre som du sier.' Da kalte jeg prestene og fikk folk til å sverge på å gjøre dette løftet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa de: Vi vil gi dem tilbake og ikke kreve noe av dem; vi skal gjøre som du sier. Så kalte jeg prestene og lot dem avlegge en ed på at de ville gjøre etter dette løftet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De svarte: 'Vi skal gjenopprette alt og kreve ingenting av dem; vi vil gjøre som du sier.' Deretter kalte jeg til meg prestene og lot dem avlegge en ed om å holde dette løftet.

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

  Da sa de: Vi vil gi dem tilbake og ikke kreve noe av dem; vi skal gjøre som du sier. Så kalte jeg prestene og lot dem avlegge en ed på at de ville gjøre etter dette løftet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da sa de: «Vi vil gi tilbake og ikke kreve noe. Vi vil gjøre som du sier.» Og jeg kalte prestene og fikk dem til å sverge på å gjøre som dette løftet.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De sa: 'Vi vil returnere det og ikke kreve noe mer fra dem. Vi vil gjøre som du sier.' Så kalte jeg prestene og tok en ed av dem om å gjøre dette.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde de: Vi ville give det igjen og Intet kræve af dem, saaledes ville vi gjøre, ligesom du haver sagt; og jeg kaldte ad Præsterne og tog en Ed af dem, at de skulde gjøre efter dette Ord.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa de: Vi vil gi dem tilbake, og ikke kreve noe av dem; vi vil gjøre som du har sagt. Så kalte jeg prestene og lot dem avlegge ed på at de skulle gjøre etter dette løftet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then they said, We will restore them, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say. Then I called the priests and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sa de: Vi skal gi dem tilbake og ikke kreve noe av dem. Vi skal gjøre som du sier. Jeg kalte prestene og lot dem sverge en ed om at de ville følge dette løftet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og de sa, 'Vi gir tilbake, og vi krever ingenting fra dem; vi vil gjøre som du sier.' Og jeg kalte prestene og fikk dem til å sverge at de skulle gjøre etter dette.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa de: Vi vil gi dem tilbake, og vil ikke kreve noe mer av dem; slik skal vi gjøre som du sier. Så kalte jeg prestene og tok ed av dem at de skulle gjøre etter dette løftet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Deretter sa de: Vi vil gi dem tilbake og ikke ta noe fra dem; vi vil gjøre som du sier. Så ba jeg prestene om å ta en ed fra dem om at de ville holde denne avtalen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde they: We wyl restore them agayne, and wyl requyre nothinge of them, and wyl do as thou hast spoken. And I called the prestes, and toke an ooth of the, that they shulde do so.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said they, We will restore it, and will not require it of them: we will doe as thou hast said. Then I called the Priestes, and caused them to sweare, that they shoulde doe according to this promes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then saide they: We wyll restore them againe, & wyll require nothing of them, and wyll do as thou hast spoken. And I called the priestes, and tooke an oth of them that they should do so.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as you say. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they say, `We give back, and of them we seek nothing; so we do as thou art saying.' And I call the priests, and cause them to swear to do according to this thing;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then they said, "We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as you say." Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They replied,“We will return these things, and we will no longer demand anything from them. We will do just as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the wealthy and the officials swear to do what had been promised.

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 10:5 : 5 Then Ezra arose and made the leaders of the priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. So they took the oath.
• Ezra 10:12 : 12 The whole assembly responded with a loud voice, "You are right! We must do as you say.
• Neh 10:29 : 29 The rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to follow the Law of God, along with their wives, sons, and daughters, all who could understand—
• Neh 10:31 : 31 They pledged not to give their daughters in marriage to the peoples of the land or to take their daughters for their sons.
• Neh 13:25 : 25 So I confronted them, cursed them, struck some of them, pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God: 'You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.'
• Jer 34:8-9 : 8 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty to them: 9 Each was to free his Hebrew servants, both male and female, so that no one would enslave a fellow Hebrew, a fellow Jew. 10 And all the officials and all the people who entered into the covenant agreed to set free their male and female slaves, so that they would no longer enslave them. They obeyed and set them free.
• Matt 19:21-22 : 21 Jesus replied, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." 22 When the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful, for he had great wealth.
• Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God."
• Luke 19:8 : 8 But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! I am giving half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much."
• 2 Kgs 23:2-3 : 2 The king went up to the house of the Lord, along with all the men of Judah, all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, from the youngest to the oldest. There, he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the house of the Lord. 3 The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord to follow the Lord, to keep His commandments, His testimonies, and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to uphold the words of the covenant written in this book. All the people joined in the covenant.
• 2 Chr 6:22-23 : 22 If someone sins against their neighbor and is required to take an oath before Your altar in this house, 23 then hear from heaven and act. Judge Your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing their conduct on their own head, and vindicating the innocent by rewarding them according to their righteousness.
• 2 Chr 15:13-14 : 13 Anyone who would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. 14 They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with rams' horns.
• 2 Chr 28:14-15 : 14 So the armed men released the captives and the plunder in the presence of the officials and the entire assembly. 15 The men who were designated by name took charge of the captives. They clothed all the naked among them using the plunder, giving them clothes and sandals, food and drink, and anointed them. They led all those who were weak on donkeys, brought them to their relatives in Jericho, the city of palm trees, and then returned to Samaria.