Verse 27

When he makes her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, the water that brings a curse will enter her, causing her abdomen to swell and her thigh to shrink. The woman will then become a curse among her people.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis hun har vært utro mot sin ektemann, vil de bitre vannene trenge inn i henne; magen vil hovne opp og hoften svulme, og hun vil bli en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Når hun har drukket vannet, vil det skje at hvis hun er blitt uren og har forbrutt seg mot sin mann, skal forbannelsens vann gå inn i henne og bli bittert, og hennes mage skal svulme og hennes lår visne, og kvinnen skal bli til en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• Norsk King James

  Når han har fått henne til å drikke vannet, og hvis hun er uren og har syndet mot sin mann, da vil vannet som forårsaker forbannelsen gå inn i henne, gjøre magen svulmen, og låret råttent; og kvinnen skal bli en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Når hun har drukket vannet, om hun virkelig har gjort seg uren og var utro mot sin mann, da skal vannet bringe forbannelser over henne, får magen til å svulme og hoftene til å visne; og kvinnen skal bli en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Når han har gitt henne vannet å drikke, og om hun har gjort seg uren og vært utro mot mannen sin, skal vannet som bringer forbannelsen gå inn i henne som bitterhet, magen svulmer opp og hoften faller. Kvinnen skal bli en ed mellom sitt folk.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og når han har fått henne til å drikke vannet, da skal det skje at hvis hun er blitt uren, og har krenket sin mann, skal vannet som fremkaller forbannelse, gå inn i henne og bli bittert, og hennes mage skal svulme og hennes hofte råtne: og kvinnen skal være en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Når hun har drukket vannet, skal det skje at dersom hun er uren og har begått overtredelse mot sin mann, trer det bitre vannet inn i henne og blir bittert, magen hennes hovner og låret hennes råtner; og kvinnen skal være til forbannelse blant sitt folk.

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

  Og når han har fått henne til å drikke vannet, da skal det skje at hvis hun er blitt uren, og har krenket sin mann, skal vannet som fremkaller forbannelse, gå inn i henne og bli bittert, og hennes mage skal svulme og hennes hofte råtne: og kvinnen skal være en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Når han har gitt henne vannet å drikke, hvis hun har gjort seg uren og vært utro mot sin mann, da skal det forbannede vannet gå inn i henne som bitterhet, og hennes lår skal svinne, og hennes buk svulme opp, og kvinnen skal bli til en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Når han har gitt henne vannet å drikke, hvis hun har gjort seg uren og vært troløs mot sin mann, skal vannet som bringer forbannelse, trenge inn i henne og bringe bitter smerte. Hennes mage skal hovne opp, og hennes lår skal visne. Hun skal bli en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Naar han har givet hende Vandet at drikke, da skal det skee, om hun er bleven ureen og haver forgrebet sig saare imod sin Mand, da skal det Vand, som gjør Forbandelse, komme i hende (og blive hende) til Beeskheder, at hendes Bug skal opsvulme, og hendes Lænder svinde; og den Qvinde skal være til en Forbandelse midt iblandt sit Folk.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Når han har fått henne til å drikke vannet, vil det skje at hvis hun har gjort seg uren og vært utro mot sin mann, skal det bitre vannet som bringer forbannelsen trenge inn i henne og bli til smerte, og hennes mage skal svulme opp og hennes lår svikte. Kvinner skal bli en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And when he has made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she is defiled and has broken faith with her husband, that the water that brings a curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall waste away, and the woman shall become a curse among her people.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Når han har fått henne til å drikke vannet, skal det hende, hvis hun er uren, og har forbrutt seg mot sin mann, at vannet som fører forbannelse vil gå inn i henne og bli bittert, og hennes mage vil svulme opp, og hennes lår vil falle bort: og kvinnen vil bli en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Når hun har drukket vannet, dersom hun er blitt uren og har vært utro, vil de bitre forbannelsesvannene føre til at hennes mage svulmer og hennes lår svinner, og kvinnen vil bli en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og når han har fått henne til å drikke vannet, da skal det skje, hvis hun er blitt uren og har syndet mot sin mann, at det vannet som bringer forbannelsen, skal gå inn i henne og bli bittert, og hennes kropp skal svulme opp og hennes lår falle bort, og kvinnen skal bli en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og dersom kvinnen har gjort seg uren og syndet mot sin mann, når hun har drukket det bitre vannet, skal det gå inn i henne og forårsake sykdom i magen og avmagring i bena, og hun skal bli en forbannelse blant sitt folk.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and when he hath made her drynke the water. Yf she be defyled and haue trespased agenst her husbond then shall the cursynge water goo in to her and be so bitter yt hir bely shall swell and hir thye shall rotte and she shalbe a curse amonge hir people.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And wha she hath dronken the water, yf she be defyled and haue trespaced agaynst hir hu?bande, then shal the cursinge water go in to her, and be so bytter, that hir wombe shal berst, and hir thye shall rotte, and the wife shal be a curse amonge hir people.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When yee haue made her drinke the water, (if she bee defiled and haue trespassed against her husband) then shall the cursed water, turned into bitternesse, enter into her, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot, and the woman shal be accursed among her people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he hath made the woman drynke the waters, if she be defiled and haue trespassed agaynst her husbande, then shall the cursed and bytter waters go into her, and her belly shal swell, and her thigh shall rotte: and the woman shalbe a curse among her people.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, [that], if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, [and become] bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he has made her drink the water, then it shall happen, if she is defiled, and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causes the curse will enter into her and become bitter, and her body will swell, and her thigh will fall away: and the woman will be a curse among her people.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  yea, he hath caused her to drink the water, and it hath come to pass, if she hath been defiled, and doth commit a trespass against her husband, that the waters which cause the curse have gone into her for bitter things, and her belly hath swelled, and her thigh hath fallen, and the woman hath become an execration in the midst of her people.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her [and become] bitter, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it will be that if the woman has become unclean, sinning against her husband, when she has taken the bitter water it will go into her body, causing disease of the stomach and wasting of the legs, and she will be a curse among her people.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he has made her drink the water, then it shall happen, if she is defiled, and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causes the curse will enter into her and become bitter, and her body will swell, and her thigh will fall away: and the woman will be a curse among her people.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When he has made her drink the water, then, if she has defiled herself and behaved unfaithfully toward her husband, the water that brings a curse will enter her to produce bitterness– her abdomen will swell, her thigh will fall away, and the woman will become a curse among her people.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 29:18 : 18 I will pursue them with sword, famine, and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse and an object of astonishment, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations where I have banished them.
• Jer 42:18 : 18 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As my anger and wrath were poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so too will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing, horror, condemnation, and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.
• Zech 8:13 : 13 As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will become a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.
• Jer 44:12 : 12 I will take the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to the land of Egypt to live there, and they will all meet their end in the land of Egypt. They will fall by the sword and perish by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by the sword and famine. They will become an object of cursing and astonishment, a curse and a reproach.
• Jer 29:22 : 22 Because of them, all the exiles of Judah in Babylon will use this curse: 'May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire.'
• Isa 65:15 : 15 You will leave behind your name as a curse for my chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will put you to death; but to his servants, he will give another name.
• Jer 24:9 : 9 I will make them a horror and an object of calamity among all the kingdoms of the earth—a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I drive them.
• Deut 28:37 : 37 You will become an object of horror, a byword, and a taunt among all the peoples to which the LORD will drive you.
• Ps 83:9-9 : 9 Even Assyria has joined them; they have strengthened the descendants of Lot. Selah. 10 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, 11 who were destroyed at En-dor and became like dung on the ground.
• Prov 5:4-9 : 4 But in the end, she is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. 6 She does not consider the path of life; her ways wander, but she does not know it. 7 Now, my children, listen to me, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. 8 Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house. 9 Lest you give your vigor to others, and your years to someone cruel; 10 Lest strangers feast on your strength, and your hard-earned wealth end up in the house of a foreigner. 11 At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.
• Eccl 7:26 : 26 I found that more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be caught by her.
• Num 5:20 : 20 But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and defiled yourself, and if a man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you—
• Rom 6:21 : 21 But what fruit did you produce then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death.
• 2 Cor 2:16 : 16 To one, we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is adequate for such a task?
• Heb 10:26-30 : 26 For if we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severe punishment do you think someone deserves who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, 'Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,' says the Lord. And again, 'The Lord will judge His people.'
• 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 especially those who follow the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. They are bold and arrogant, and they are unafraid to slander celestial beings.