Verse 16

For behold, I am raising up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those being destroyed, seek the young, heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For se, jeg vil oppreise en hyrde i landet som ikke bryr seg om de fortapte, ikke søker de unge, ikke helbreder de skadete, eller gir liv til de friske, men som spiser kjøttet til de fete og river av dem hovene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For se, jeg vil reise opp en hyrde i landet, som ikke vil bry seg om de som er tapt, ikke søke den unge, ikke helbrede den skadde, og ikke fø de som står stille, men han skal spise det fete kjøttet og rive klørne av dyrene.

• Norsk King James

  For se, jeg vil reise opp en gjeter i landet som ikke skal lete etter de avskårne, ikke søke de unge, ikke helbrede de som er ødelagt, eller beite de som står stille; han skal i stedet spise det fete kjøttet og rive dem i stykker.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For se, jeg skal reise opp en hyrde i landet som ikke besøker de døende, ikke leter etter de unge, ikke helbreder de skadede, og ikke gir mat til de som står. Han skal spise kjøttet av de fete og rive av deres hover.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For se, jeg vil oppreise en hyrde i landet som ikke bryr seg om de tapte, ikke søker etter dem, ikke leger de sårede og ikke iakttar de friske, men som vil spise kjøttet av de fete og rive av deres klover.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For se, jeg skal oppreise en hyrde i landet, som ikke skal sørge for dem som er borte, eller søke det unge, eller helbrede det som er brukket, eller gi næring til det som står stille; men han skal spise kjøttet av det fete, og rive i stykker deres klør.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For se, jeg vil reise en hyrde i landet som verken vil besøke den som er fjernet, eller søke den unge, helbrede den sårede eller stelle den som står stille, men han vil spise kjøttet av det fete og rive deres klør i stykker.

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

  For se, jeg skal oppreise en hyrde i landet, som ikke skal sørge for dem som er borte, eller søke det unge, eller helbrede det som er brukket, eller gi næring til det som står stille; men han skal spise kjøttet av det fete, og rive i stykker deres klør.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For se, jeg reiser opp en hyrde i landet som ikke skal ta seg av dem som holder på å gå til grunne, som ikke skal lete etter de unge, helbrede de skadde eller gi de sunne næring. Men han skal ete de fete og rive sønder deres hover.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For se, jeg skal sette en hyrde i landet som verken skal oppsøke de som er fortapt, eller lete etter de unge, eller helbrede de skadde, eller gi næring til de sunne, men han skal fortære kjøttet til de fete og rive av deres hover.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi see, jeg opreiser en Hyrde i Landet, han skal ikke besøge det, som udslettes, ikke søge det Unge og ikke læge det Sønderbrudte, han skal ikke opholde det, som staaer, men æde de Fedes Kjød og afrive deres Kløver.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For se, jeg vil oppreise en hyrde i landet som ikke bryr seg om de som er borte, ikke søker etter de unge, ikke helbreder de som er såret og ikke gir føde til de friske. Men han skal spise kjøttet av de fete og rive deres klover i stykker.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are cut off, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor feed what stands still. But he will eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their hooves in pieces.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For se, jeg vil oppreise en hyrde i landet, som ikke vil oppsøke de som er avskåret, heller ikke vil søke de som er spredt, eller helbrede det som er brukket, eller fôre det som er sunt; men han vil ete kjøttet av de fete sauene, og rive dem i stykkers klør.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For se, jeg reiser opp en hyrde i landet; de bortkomne vil han ikke søke, de forvillende vil han ikke oppsøke, de skadede vil han ikke helbrede, de som står vil han ikke støtte, men kjøttet av de fete vil han spise, og deres hover vil han bryte av.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For se, jeg vil reise opp en hyrde i landet som ikke vil besøke de som er skåret av, ikke vil søke de som er forvillet, ikke vil helbrede det som er brutt, ikke vil gi føde til det som er friskt; men han vil spise fettet av sauene og rive deres hover i stykker.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For se, jeg vil sette en hyrde over landet som ikke bryr seg om det som er mistet, og han vil ikke søke de bortkomne, helbrede de skadede, eller gi mat til de syke. Han vil spise de fetes kjøtt og bryte deres klover.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for lo, I will rayse vp a shepherde in the londe, which shall not seke after the thinges that be lost, ner care for soch as go astraye: he shall not heale the wounded, he shal not norish the thinge that is whole: but he shall eate the flesh off soch as be fat, and teare their clawes in peces.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For loe, I will rayse vp a shepheard in the land, which shall not looke for the thing, that is lost, nor seeke the tender lambes, nor heale that that is hurt, nor feede that that standeth vp: but he shall eate the flesh of the fat, and teare their clawes in pieces.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For lo, I wyll rayse vp a shepheard in the lande, which shal not seeke after the thinges that be lost, nor seeke the tender lambes, he shal not heale the wounded, he shal not nourish the thinges that are whole: but he shal eate the fleshe of such as be fat, and teare their clawes in peeces.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, [which] shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For lo, I am raising up a shepherd in the land, The cut off he doth not inspect, The shaken off he doth not seek, And the broken he doth not heal, The standing he doth not sustain, And the flesh of the fat he doth eat, And their hoofs he doth break off.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat [sheep], and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For see, I will put a sheep-keeper over the land, who will have no care for that which is cut off, and will not go in search of the wanderers, or make well what is broken, and he will not give food to that which is ill, but he will take for his food the flesh of the fat, and let their feet be broken.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Indeed, I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not take heed to the sheep headed to slaughter, will not seek the scattered, and will not heal the injured. Moreover, he will not nourish the one that is healthy but instead will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 34:2-6 : 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, the shepherds: This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock? 3 You eat the fat, wear the wool, and slaughter the fattened animals, but you do not feed the flock. 4 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them harshly and brutally. 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild animals; they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
• Jer 23:2 : 2 Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the shepherds who tend My people: You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I am about to punish you for your evil deeds, declares the LORD.
• Jer 23:22 : 22 But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.
• Gen 31:38 : 38 I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, and I have not eaten rams from your flocks.
• Gen 33:13 : 13 But Jacob replied, 'My lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds that are nursing are my responsibility. If they are driven hard even for one day, all the flocks will die.'
• 1 Sam 17:34-35 : 34 David said to Saul, 'Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,' 35 'I went after it, struck it, and rescued the lamb from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its mane, struck it, and killed it.'
• Isa 40:11 : 11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
• Ezek 34:10 : 10 This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand My flock from their hand and stop them from shepherding My flock. The shepherds will no longer feed themselves, for I will rescue My flock from their mouths, so it will no longer be food for them.'
• Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will shepherd them with justice.
• Ezek 34:21 : 21 Because you push with your side and shoulder, and butt all the weak sheep with your horns until you have scattered them far and wide,
• Matt 23:2-4 : 2 saying, 'The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat of authority. 3 So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them. 4 They tie up heavy and unbearable burdens, and place them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.
• Matt 23:13-29 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in. 14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore, you will receive a greater condemnation. 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as you are. 16 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.' 17 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.' 19 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it. 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint, dill, and cumin but have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others. 24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may also become clean. 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and all impurity. 28 So too, on the outside you appear righteous to people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous,
• Luke 12:45-46 : 45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
• John 10:1 : 1 Truly, truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way is a thief and a robber.
• John 10:12-13 : 12 The hired worker, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them. 13 The hired worker runs away because he is a hired worker and does not care about the sheep.