Verse 3

Balaam said to Balak, 'Stand beside your burnt offering while I go. Perhaps the LORD will meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.' Then he went to a barren height.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sa Bileam til Balak: 'Stå her ved ditt brennoffer mens jeg går bort; kanskje Herren vil møte meg. Hva enn han viser meg, skal jeg fortelle deg.' Og han gikk av sted.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Bileam sa til Balak: Stå ved ditt brennoffer, mens jeg går av sted, kanskje Herren vil komme og møte meg. Det han viser meg, vil jeg fortelle deg. Og han gikk til et avsides sted.

• Norsk King James

  Balaam sa til Balak: Stå ved ditt brennoffer, mens jeg går for å se om Herren vil møte meg. Hva han viser meg, vil jeg fortelle deg. Og han gikk til en høyde.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Bileam sa til Balak: Stå ved ditt brennoffer, mens jeg går for å se om Herren møter meg. Det ord han gjør kjent for meg, skal jeg fortelle deg. Så gikk han opp på en høyde.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Bileam sa til Balak: «Stå ved ditt brennoffer, så skal jeg gå bort. Kanskje Herren vil møte meg, og hva han åpenbarer for meg, vil jeg fortelle deg.» Og han gikk til et høyt sted.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Bileam sa til Balak: Stå ved ditt brennoffer, så vil jeg gå bort; kanskje Herren vil møte meg, og hva han viser meg vil jeg fortelle deg. Så gikk han til et høyt sted.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Balaam sa til Balak: «Stå ved ditt brennoffer, så går jeg; kanskje Herren vil møte meg, og alt det han viser meg, skal jeg fortelle deg.» Og han gikk opp til et høyt sted.

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

  Og Bileam sa til Balak: Stå ved ditt brennoffer, så vil jeg gå bort; kanskje Herren vil møte meg, og hva han viser meg vil jeg fortelle deg. Så gikk han til et høyt sted.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Bileam sa til Balak: 'Stå her ved ditt brennoffer mens jeg går. Kanskje Herren møter meg, og det Han viser meg, skal jeg gi deg beskjed om.' Og han gikk til et ensomt sted.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Bileam sa til Balak: 'Stå ved ditt brennoffer mens jeg går. Kanskje Herren kommer for å møte meg, og hva han åpenbarer for meg, vil jeg fortelle deg.' Så gikk han avsted til et ensomt sted.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Bileam sagde til Balak: Stil dig ved dit Brændoffer, og jeg vil gaae hen, maaskee Herren visseligen møder mig, og det Ord, som han lader mig see, vil jeg give dig tilkjende; og han gik op paa et høit Sted.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Bileam sa til Balak: Stå her ved ditt brennoffer, så vil jeg gå avsted; kanskje Herren vil komme og møte meg, og hva han viser meg, vil jeg fortelle deg. Og han gikk opp til et høyt sted.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me, I will tell you. And he went to a high place.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Bileam sa til Balak: Bli stående ved ditt brennoffer, så skal jeg gå bort; kanskje vil Herren møte meg, og det Han viser meg, vil jeg fortelle deg. Så gikk han opp på en naken høyde.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Bileam sa til Balak: 'Stå ved ditt brennoffer mens jeg går. Kanskje Herren vil møte meg, og det han lar meg få vite, vil jeg fortelle deg.' Så gikk han til et høyt sted.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Bileam sa til Balak: Bli stående ved ditt brennoffer, mens jeg går av sted. Kanskje vil Herren møte meg, og det han viser meg, vil jeg fortelle deg. Så gikk han opp på en bar høyde.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa Bileam til Balak: Stå ved brennofferet ditt, så går jeg for å se om Herren vil møte meg; og hva han sier til meg, skal jeg fortelle deg. Og han gikk til et utsiktspunkt på en høyde.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Balam sayed vnto Balac: stonde by the sacrifyce whyle I goo to wete whether the Lorde will come ad mete me: and what soeuer he sheweth me I will tell the and he went forthwith.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Balaam sayde vnto Balac: Stonde thou by yi burntofferynge, I wil go, yf happly the LORDE wil mete me, & call me, yt I maye tell the, what so euer he sheweth me. And he wente his waye, as he sayde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Balaam sayde vnto Balak, Stande by the burnt offring, and I will goe, if so be that the Lorde will come and meete me: and whatsoeuer he sheweth me, I will tell thee: so he went forth alone.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Balaam said vnto Balac: Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go, if happly the Lorde will meete me: and whatsoeuer he sheweth me, I wyll tell thee. And he went vp hyer.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you. He went to a bare height.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Balaam saith to Balak, `Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me -- I have declared to thee;' and he goeth `to' a high place.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Balaam said to Balak, Take your place by your burned offering, and I will go and see if the Lord comes to me: and I will give you word of whatever he says to me. And he went to an open place on a hill.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Balaam said to Balak, "Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you." He went to a bare height.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Balaam said to Balak,“Station yourself by your burnt offering, and I will go off; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he reveals to me I will tell you.” Then he went to a deserted height.

Referenced Verses

• Num 23:15 : 15 Balaam said to Balak, 'Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.'
• Num 24:1 : 1 When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to seeking omens as he had done before, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
• Gen 8:20 : 20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and took some of every clean animal and every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
• Gen 22:2 : 2 Then God said, 'Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.'
• Gen 22:7-8 : 7 Isaac spoke to his father Abraham, 'My father!' 'Here I am, my son,' Abraham replied. Isaac said, 'The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?' 8 Abraham answered, 'God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.' And the two of them walked on together.
• Gen 22:13 : 13 Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he went and took the ram, and he offered it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
• Exod 18:12 : 12 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other sacrifices to God. Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
• Lev 1:1 : 1 The LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying:
• Num 22:8-9 : 8 Balaam said to them, 'Spend the night here, and I will bring back a word to you, as the LORD speaks to me.' So the Moabite leaders stayed with Balaam. 9 Then God came to Balaam and asked, 'Who are these men with you?'
• Num 22:31-35 : 31 Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown. 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.' 33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared it.' 34 Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, 'I have sinned. I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you are displeased, I will go back.' 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.