Verse 5

The people spoke against God and Moses: 'Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, no water, and we detest this miserable food!'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De klaget til Gud og Moses og sa: «Hvorfor førte dere oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Vi har verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr denne elendige maten.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og folket talte mot Gud og mot Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr dette tarvelige brødet.

• Norsk King James

  Og folket klagde til Gud og mot Moses: "Hvorfor har dere ført oss ut av Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? For det finnes ikke noe brød og vi har ikke vann; og vi hater dette lyse brødet!"

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Folket klagde mot Gud og Moses: Hvorfor førte dere oss ut av Egypt for å dø i ødemarken? Her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi hater dette elendige brødet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og folket talte mot Gud og mot Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Her er verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr denne usle maten.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Folket talte mot Gud og Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr denne lette maten.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Folket talte imot Gud og Moses: «Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Det er verken brød eller vann, og vi forakter dette mager-brødet.»

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

  Folket talte mot Gud og Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr denne lette maten.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Folket klagde mot Gud og Moses: "Hvorfor førte du oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Det er verken brød eller vann her, og vi avskyr dette elendige brødet."

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Folket talte mot Gud og Moses: 'Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Vi har verken brød eller vann, og vi er lei av denne miserable maten.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Folket talede imod Gud og imod Mose: Hvorfor opførte I os af Ægypten, for at døe i Ørken? thi (her) er hverken Brød eller Vand, og vor Sjæl kjedes ved det meget ringe Brød.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Folket talte mot Gud og mot Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Det er verken brød eller vann, og vi er lei av dette elendige brødet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the people spoke against God and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loathes this light bread.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Folket talte mot Gud og mot Moses: Hvorfor har du ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Det er ikke brød og ikke vann, og vi avskyr dette lette brødet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De snakket imot Gud og mot Moses: 'Hvorfor har du ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi er leie av denne elendige maten.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Folk talte mot Gud og mot Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? For her er det ikke brød og ikke vann; og vi avskyr dette usle brødet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de klaget mot Gud og mot Moses og sa: Hvorfor har du ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? For her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr dette elendige brødet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the people spake agenst God and agenst Moses: wherfore hast thou brought us out of Egipte for to dye in the wildernesse for here is nether bred nor water and oure soules lotheth this lyghte bred.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and they spake agaynst God and agaynst Moses: Wherfore hast thou brought vs out of the lande of Egipte, to slaye vs in the wildernesse? For here is nether bred ner water, and oure soule lotheth this lighte meate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the people spake against God and against Moses, saying, Wherefore haue ye brought vs out of Egypt, to die in the wildernesse? for here is neither bread nor water, & our soule lotheth this light bread.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the people spake agaynst God and agaynst Moyses: wherefore haue ye brought vs out of Egypt, for to dye in the wildernesse? for here is neither bread nor water, and our soule lotheth this lyght bread.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light bread.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the people speak against God, and against Moses, `Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The people spoke against God, and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light bread."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And the people spoke against God and against Moses,“Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness, for there is no bread or water, and we detest this worthless food.”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 78:19 : 19 They spoke against God, saying, 'Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?'
• Ps 78:24-25 : 24 He rained down manna for them to eat and gave them the grain of heaven. 25 Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food to their fill.
• Prov 27:7 : 7 A satisfied soul tramples on honey, but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
• Exod 14:11 : 11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
• Exod 15:24 : 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, 'What are we to drink?'
• Exod 16:2-3 : 2 The entire assembly of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt, where we sat by pots of meat and ate bread until we were full! But you brought us into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger."
• Exod 16:7-8 : 7 and in the morning, you will see the glory of the LORD, because He has heard your complaints against Him. Who are we that you complain against us?" 8 And Moses added, "The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because He has heard your complaints against Him. But who are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD."
• Exod 16:15 : 15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.
• Exod 16:31 : 31 The house of Israel named it manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.
• Exod 17:2-3 : 2 So the people quarreled with Moses, saying, "Give us water to drink." Moses replied to them, "Why are you quarreling with me? Why are you testing the LORD?" 3 But the people were very thirsty for water there, and they complained against Moses, saying, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?"
• Num 11:1-9 : 1 Now the people began to complain bitterly in the hearing of the LORD, and when the LORD heard this, His anger burned, and fire from the LORD consumed the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire subsided. 3 So that place was named Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them. 4 The rabble among them began to crave other food, and the Israelites also started to weep again, saying, 'Who will give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. 6 But now our appetite is gone; there’s nothing to see but this manna! 7 The manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of bdellium. 8 The people went around gathering it, ground it in handmills or crushed it in mortars, cooked it in pots, and made it into cakes. It tasted like a cake baked with the richness of oil. 9 When the dew came down on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.
• Num 14:1-4 : 1 Then the entire assembly raised their voices and cried, and the people wept throughout that night. 2 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness! 3 Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt? 4 And they said to each other, "Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.
• Num 16:13-14 : 13 Isn't it enough that you brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also lord it over us? 14 What's more, you haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you intend to gouge out the eyes of these men? We will not come!"
• Num 17:12 : 12 So Aaron did as Moses commanded and ran into the midst of the assembly, and the plague had already begun among the people. He put the incense in and made atonement for the people.
• Ps 68:6 : 6 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling.