Verse 7

So I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs—one I called Favor and the other Union—and I shepherded the flock.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så tok jeg på meg plikten å hyrde de slaktede fårene, nemlig de mest utsatte. Jeg tok to staver; den ene kalte jeg «Behag» og den andre «Enhet», og jeg voktet fårene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så jeg føde slaktefårene, spesielt de elendige av flokken. Jeg tok to staver: En kalte jeg Skjønnhet og den andre kalte jeg Bånd. Og jeg føde flokken.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg skal ta vare på flokken som skal slaktes, ja, dere, O de fattige i flokken. Jeg tok to staver; den ene kalte jeg Skjønnhet, og den andre kalte jeg Bånd; og jeg passet flokken.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg voktet slaktefårene, for de var stakkarslige får. Jeg tok to staver, en kalte jeg 'Velvilje' og den andre 'Bånd', og jeg voktet fårene.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og jeg gjetet saueflokken som var bestemt for slakt, for de usle blant fårene. Jeg tok for meg to staver, en kalte jeg ‘Nåde’ og den andre kalte jeg ‘Forbund’. Jeg gjetet flokken.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og jeg skal gjete slakteflokken, også dere, de fattige i flokken. Og jeg tok til meg to staver; den ene kalte jeg Skjønnhet, og den andre kalte jeg Bånd; og jeg gjette flokken.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og jeg skal ta vare på den slakteflokken, dere som er fattige blant flokken. Jeg tok til meg to stokker; den ene kalte jeg Skjønnhet, og den andre Band, og jeg tok vare på flokken.

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

  Og jeg skal gjete slakteflokken, også dere, de fattige i flokken. Og jeg tok til meg to staver; den ene kalte jeg Skjønnhet, og den andre kalte jeg Bånd; og jeg gjette flokken.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så voktet jeg slaktens flokk, og jeg tok meg to staver; jeg kalte den ene for 'Gunst' og den andre for 'Bånd', og jeg voktet flokken.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så jeg voktet slaktesauene, som egentlig var de elendige av hjorden. Jeg tok to staver: Den ene kalte jeg Nåde, den andre kalte jeg Bånd, og jeg voktet sauene.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg fødte disse Slagtefaar, fordi de ere elendige Faar; og jeg tog mig to Stave, een kaldte jeg: Liflighed, og den anden kaldte jeg: Baand, og jeg fødte Faarene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg ble hyrde for slaktens flokk, ja, for de fattige av flokken. Jeg tok to staver, den ene kalte jeg Skjønnhet, og den andre kalte jeg Bånd, og jeg fostret flokken.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  So I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. I took to myself two staffs: one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bonds; and I fed the flock.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så jeg førte sørgeflokken, særlig de undertrykte i flokken. Jeg tok to staver for meg. Den ene kalte jeg "Nåde", og den andre kalte jeg "Enhet", og jeg førte flokken.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så jeg gjeter slakteflokken, dere elendige i flokken, og jeg tar meg to staver; den ene kaller jeg Vennlighet og den andre kaller jeg Bånd, og jeg gjeter flokken.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så jeg ga føde til slakteflokken, ja, den fattige delen av flokken. Og jeg tok to staver for meg; den ene kalte jeg Prydelig, og den andre kalte jeg Forening; og jeg ga flokken føde.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så tok jeg vare på dødens flokk, for de som tjente på flokken; og jeg tok to staver, én kalte jeg Ynde, og den andre Bånd; og jeg tok vare på flokken.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I myself fedde ye slaughter shepe (a poore flocke verely) ad toke vnto me two staues: the one I called louynge mekenesse, the other I called wo, and so I kepte the shepe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I fed the sheepe of slaughter, euen the poore of the flocke, and I tooke vnto me two staues: the one I called Beautie, and the other I called Bandes, and I fed the sheepe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I my selfe fed the slaughter sheepe, a poore flocke veryly, and toke vnto me two staues: the one called Beautie, the other called Bandes: and so fedde the sheepe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I will feed the flock of slaughter, [even] you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called "Favor," and the other I called "Union," and I fed the flock.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I feed the flock of slaughter, even you, ye afflicted of the flock; and I take to me two staves, the one I have called Pleasantness, and the other I have called Bands, and I feed the flock.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So I took care of the flock of death, for those who made profit out of the flock; and I took for myself two rods, naming one Beautiful, and the other Bands; and I took care of the flock.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called "Favor," and the other I called "Union," and I fed the flock.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I began to shepherd the flock destined for slaughter, the most afflicted of all the flock. Then I took two staffs, calling one“Pleasantness” and the other“Union,” and I tended the flock.

Referenced Verses

• Zech 11:4 : 4 This is what the LORD my God says: ‘Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.’
• Zech 11:14 : 14 Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the bond of brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
• Isa 11:4 : 4 But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
• Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners.
• Ezek 37:16-23 : 16 And you, son of man, take one stick and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel associated with him.’ 17 Join them together into one stick so that they become one in your hand. 18 When your people say to you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by this?’ 19 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Behold, I am going to take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will join it to the stick of Judah, making them one stick, and they will be one in My hand.' 20 The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes. 21 Then say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Behold, I will take the Israelites from among the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.' 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them all. They will no longer be two nations or divided into two kingdoms. 23 They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, their vile images, or any of their transgressions. I will save them from all the places where they have sinned, and I will purify them. They will be My people, and I will be their God.
• Zeph 3:12 : 12 But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly; they shall seek refuge in the name of the LORD.
• Jer 5:4-5 : 4 Then I thought, 'These are only the poor; they are foolish because they do not know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.' 5 So I will go to the great leaders and speak to them, for they should know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God. But they too, as one, have broken off the yoke and torn off the bonds.
• Lev 27:32 : 32 Every tithe of the herd or flock, every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod, will be holy to the LORD.
• 1 Sam 17:40 : 40 He took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, and, with his sling in hand, approached the Philistine.
• 1 Sam 17:43 : 43 The Philistine said to David, 'Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?' And he cursed David by his gods.
• Ps 23:4 : 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
• Ps 133:1-3 : 1 A song of ascents by David: Behold, how good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down onto the collar of his robes. 3 It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion, for there the LORD commanded the blessing—life forevermore.
• Zech 13:8-9 : 8 In all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but one-third will be left in it. 9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’
• Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.
• Mark 12:37 : 37 David himself calls him 'Lord.' So how can he be his son?' And the large crowd listened to him with delight.
• John 10:16 : 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
• John 17:21-23 : 21 That all of them may be one, just as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me. 22 I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one. 23 I in them and You in Me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that You sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me.
• Eph 2:13-16 : 13 But now in Christ Jesus, you who were once far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility. 15 He has abolished the law with its commandments and regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross, by which He put their hostility to death.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
• Zech 11:10-11 : 10 So I took my staff called Favor and broke it, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations. 11 So it was broken on that day, and the oppressed of the flock who were watching me understood that this was the word of the LORD.