Verse 32

The angel of the LORD asked him, 'Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herrens engel sa til ham: 'Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet ut for å stå imot deg, fordi veien er for rask mot meg.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Herrens engel sa til ham: «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt tre ganger? Se, jeg gikk ut for å motstå deg fordi din vei er fordervet for meg.»

• Norsk King James

  Og Herrens engel sa til ham: Hvorfor har du slått ditt esel disse tre gangene? Se, jeg gikk ut for å stå imot deg, fordi veien din er vrang for meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herrens engel sa til ham: Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet for å hindre deg, for veien din er mot meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Herrens engel sa til ham: "Hvorfor slo du eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet for å motstå deg, for veien er vrang etter min mening."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Herrens engel sa til ham, «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har gått ut for å hindre deg, for din vei er mot meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Eselet så meg og vendte seg bort fra meg disse tre ganger. Hadde det ikke gjort det, ville jeg uten tvil ha drept deg og latt det leve.»

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

  Herrens engel sa til ham, «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har gått ut for å hindre deg, for din vei er mot meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herrens engel sa til ham: «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet for å stå imot deg, fordi veien din er forkastelig for meg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herrens Engel sagde til ham: Hvorfor haver du slaget din Aseninde nu tre Gange? see, jeg er udgangen at imodstaae (dig), thi denne Vei er forvendt for mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Herrens engel sa til ham: «Hvorfor har du slått eslet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har gått ut for å motsette meg deg fordi veien din er pervers i mine øyne.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the angel of the LORD said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Look, I went out to withstand you, because your way is perverse before me:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herrens engel sa til ham: "Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet ut for å stå deg imot, fordi din vei er vrang for meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Herrens engel sa til ham: «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg er kommet for å stå deg imot, for din vei er pervertert for mitt åsyn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Herrens engel sa til ham: «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet for å stå imot deg, fordi din vei er tverr mot meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Herrens engel sa til ham: Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har gått ut for å stå imot deg, fordi din vei er imot min vilje.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ye angell of ye Lord sayed vnto him: Wherfore smytest thou thyne asse this.iij. tymes? beholde I came oute to resyst the for the waye is contrary vnto me:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the angell of the LORDE sayde vnto him: Wherfore hast thou smytte thine Asse now thre tymes? Beholde, I am come out to resiste ye, for yi waye is frowarde, & cotrary vnto me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Angel of the Lord said vnto him, Wherefore hast thou nowe smitten thine asse three times? beholde, I came out to withstande thee, because thy way is not straight before me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the angell of the Lorde said vnto him: Wherfore hast thou smytten thine asse these three times? Beholde, I came out to withstande thee, because thyne heart hath declined out of the way before me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because [thy] way is perverse before me:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The angel of Yahweh said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because your way is perverse before me:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the messenger of Jehovah saith unto him, `Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? lo, I -- I have come out for an adversary, for `thy' way hath been perverse before me,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because thy way is perverse before me:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why have you given your ass blows these three times? See, I have come out against you to keep you back, because your purpose is not pleasing to me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come forth as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The angel of the LORD said to him,“Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you because what you are doing is perverse before me.

Referenced Verses

• Num 22:22 : 22 But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the LORD took his stand in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
• Num 22:28 : 28 Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and it said to Balaam, 'What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?'
• Num 22:35 : 35 The angel of the LORD said to Balaam, 'Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you.' So Balaam went with Balak's officials.
• Deut 23:4 : 4 No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation; none of their descendants may ever enter the assembly of the LORD.
• Deut 25:4 : 4 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
• Ps 36:6 : 6 Lord, your steadfast love reaches to the heavens; your faithfulness to the clouds.
• Ps 145:9 : 9 The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all he has made.
• Ps 147:9 : 9 He provides food for the animals and for the young ravens when they cry.
• Prov 14:2 : 2 Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one whose ways are devious despises Him.
• Prov 28:6 : 6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.
• Prov 28:18 : 18 Whoever walks in integrity will be saved, but one who is crooked in his ways will fall into ruin.
• Jonah 4:11 : 11 So should I not care about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 people who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?'
• Mic 6:5 : 5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised and what Balaam son of Beor answered him, from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.
• Acts 13:10 : 10 And he said, 'You are full of all deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?'
• 2 Pet 2:14-15 : 14 They have eyes full of adultery, never ceasing from sin. They entice unstable souls and have hearts trained in greed. They are accursed children. 15 They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.
• Exod 3:2-6 : 2 The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that the bush was burning with fire, but it was not consumed. 3 So Moses said, 'I will turn aside to see this remarkable sight—why the bush is not burning up.' 4 When the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him out of the bush and said, 'Moses, Moses!' And Moses replied, 'Here I am.' 5 God said, 'Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.' 6 Then he said, 'I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' At this, Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
• Num 22:20 : 20 That night God came to Balaam and said, 'Since these men have come to summon you, go with them. But do only what I tell you.'