Verse 5

Their buyers slaughter them without remorse, and those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich.' Their own shepherds show no pity on them.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De som kjøper dem, dreper dem uten medfølelse. De som selger dem, sier: «Lovet være Herren, for jeg har blitt rik.» Men deres hyrder viser ingen omsorg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De som eier dem, dreper dem uten å føle skyld. De som selger dem, sier: Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er blitt rik. Deres egne hyrder har ingen medlidenhet med dem.

• Norsk King James

  Dens eiere slakter dem uten å føle skyld; de som selger dem sier: Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er rik; og deres egne gjeter viser ingen medfølelse.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De som kjøper dem, dreper dem uten skyld, og de som selger dem sier: 'Velsignet er Herren, jeg har blitt rik!' Deres hyrder har ingen medfølelse med dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De som kjøper dem, dreper dem uten å bli skyldige. De som selger dem, sier: ‘Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er blitt rik!’ Og deres egne hyrder synes ikke synd på dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Deres eiere dreper dem og føler seg ikke skyldige: og de som selger dem sier: Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er blitt rik, og deres egne hyrder har ingen medlidenhet med dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Deres eiere slakter dem uten å føle skyld, og de som selger dem uttaler: Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er rik; samtidig viser ikke deres egne hyrder dem barmhjertighet.

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

  Deres eiere dreper dem og føler seg ikke skyldige: og de som selger dem sier: Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er blitt rik, og deres egne hyrder har ingen medlidenhet med dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De som kjøper dem, slakter dem uten å bli skyldige, og de som selger dem sier: 'Velsignet er Herren, for jeg har blitt rik'. Og deres gjetere viser ingen medfølelse.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De som kjøper dem, dreper dem uten skyld, og de som selger dem, sier: 'Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er blitt rik.' Og deres egne hyrder har ingen medfølelse med dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  hvilke de, som kjøbe dem, dræbe og holdes ikke skyldige, og de, som sælge dem, sige: Lovet være Herren, at jeg er bleven rig! og ingen af deres Hyrder skal spare dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De som eier dem, dreper dem uten anger. De som selger dem sier, 'Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er blitt rik', og deres egne hyrder viser dem ingen barmhjertighet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Whose owners slay them and hold themselves not guilty. And those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich.' And their own shepherds do not pity them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Deres kjøpere slakter dem og går ustraffet. De som selger dem sier, 'Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er rik;', og deres egne hyrder har ingen medlidenhet med dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De som kjøper dem, slakter dem og er uten skyld, og de som selger dem, sier: Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er blitt rik, og deres hyrder har ingen medfølelse med dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  deres eiere slakter dem uten skyldfølelse, og de som selger dem sier: Velsignet være Herren, for jeg er blitt rik; og deres egne hyrder synes ikke synd på dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Deres eiere dreper dem uten samvittighet, og de som får betaling for dem sier: Måtte Herren velsigne meg, for jeg har fått rikdom; og hyrdene viser dem ingen nåde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  which shalbe slayne of those that possesse them: yet they take it for no synne, but they yt sell the, saye: The LORDE be thanked, I am rich: Yee their owne shepherdes spare them not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They that possesse them, slay them and sinne not: and they that sell them, say, Blessed be the Lord: for I am riche, and their owne shepherds spare them not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Which haue ben slaine of those that possessed them, yet they toke it for no sinne, but they that solde them said, The Lorde be thanked, for I am riche: yea their owne shepheardes spare the not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed [be] the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Their buyers slaughter them, and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, 'Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich;' and their own shepherds don't pity them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Whose buyers slay them, and are not guilty, And their sellers say, Blessed `is' Jehovah, And I am rich, And their shepherds have no pity on them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Whose owners put them to death and have no sense of sin; and those who get a price for them say, May the Lord be praised for I have much wealth: and the keepers of the flock have no pity for them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Their buyers slaughter them, and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, 'Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich;' and their own shepherds don't pity them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Those who buy them slaughter them and are not held guilty; those who sell them say,‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich.’ Their own shepherds have no compassion for them.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 50:7 : 7 All who found them devoured them. Their enemies said, 'We are not guilty, for they sinned against the LORD, their true pasture and the hope of their ancestors—the LORD.'
• Hos 12:8 : 8 Canaan, in whose hands are deceitful scales, loves to defraud.
• Mic 3:1-3 : 1 Then I said: "Hear now, leaders of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not your responsibility to know justice? 2 You who hate good and love evil; you tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones. 3 You eat the flesh of my people, strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot, like flesh in a cauldron.
• Mic 3:9-9 : 9 Hear this, leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, you who despise justice and twist all that is right: 10 You build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.' 12 Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple will become a high place overgrown with thickets.
• Matt 21:12-13 : 12 Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves, 13 and he said to them, 'It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of thieves!'
• Matt 23:13 : 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.
• 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.
• John 16:2 : 2 They will ban you from the synagogue. But the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.
• 1 Tim 6:5-9 : 5 These lead to constant friction among people who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means to profit. Stay away from such people. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
• Rev 18:13 : 13 and cinnamon, spice, incense, ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots, and human bodies and souls.
• Ezek 22:25-27 : 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets within her, like a roaring lion that tears its prey; they have devoured lives, seized treasure and precious things, and made many widows within her. 26 Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common or teach the difference between the unclean and the clean. They shut their eyes to my Sabbaths, and so I am profaned among them. 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain.
• Ezek 34:2-4 : 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.
• Ezek 34:6 : 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.
• 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 34:18-19 : 18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pastures? Must you also trample the rest of your pastures with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? 19 Must My flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
• 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,
• Gen 37:26-28 : 26 Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed. 28 When the Midianite merchants passed by, they pulled Joseph up out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
• Deut 29:19-21 : 19 The LORD will not be willing to forgive such a person. His anger and jealousy will burn against them, and every curse written in this scroll will fall on them. The LORD will blot out their name from under the heavens. 20 The LORD will single them out for disaster from all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law. 21 Future generations—your children who come after you and the foreigner who comes from a distant country—will see the calamities that have fallen on the land and the diseases with which the LORD has afflicted it.
• 2 Kgs 4:1 : 1 A certain woman, the wife of one of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. Now the creditor has come to take my two sons as slaves."
• Neh 5:8 : 8 I said to them, 'We have redeemed our fellow Jews who were sold to the nations, as much as we were able. Now, you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!' They stayed silent, unable to say a word.
• Jer 2:3 : 3 Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest. All who tried to devour it were held guilty; disaster came upon them,’ declares the LORD.
• Jer 23:1-2 : 1 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture, declares the LORD. 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.