Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Matthew.23.4", "source": "Δεσμεύουσιν γὰρ φορτία βαρέα καὶ δυσβάστακτα, καὶ ἐπιτιθέασιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους τῶν ἀνθρώπων· τῷ δὲ δακτύλῳ αὐτῶν οὐ θέλουσιν κινῆσαι αὐτά.", "text": "*Desmeuousin* *gar* *phortia* *barea* and *dysbastakta*, and *epititheasin* upon the *ōmous* of-the *anthrōpōn*; with-the *de* *daktylō* of-them not *thelousin* *kinēsai* them.", "grammar": { "*Desmeuousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they bind/tie up", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*phortia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - burdens/loads", "*barea*": "accusative, neuter, plural - heavy/weighty", "*dysbastakta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - difficult to bear/carry", "*epititheasin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they place upon/lay on", "*epi*": "preposition with accusative - upon/on", "*ōmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - shoulders", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people", "*tō daktylō*": "dative, masculine, singular - with the finger (instrumental)", "*de*": "adversative particle - but/yet/however", "*ou thelousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural with negative - they do not wish/want", "*kinēsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to move/stir", "*auta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - them (referring to burdens)" }, "variants": { "*Desmeuousin*": "bind/tie up/bundle together", "*phortia*": "burdens/loads/cargo", "*barea*": "heavy/weighty/burdensome", "*dysbastakta*": "hard to carry/difficult to bear", "*epititheasin*": "place upon/lay on/put on", "*ōmous*": "shoulders", "*thelousin*": "wish/want/desire", "*kinēsai*": "to move/stir/shift" } }

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For de binder tunge byrder og gjør dem vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskers skuldre; men de selv vil ikke røre dem med en finger.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  «De binder tunge byrder og legger dem på menneskenes skuldre, men de vil ikke røre dem med så mye som en finger.»

• Norsk King James

  De pålegger tunge byrder som er vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menns skuldre; men de selv vil ikke røre dem med én finger.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De binder tunge byrder og legger dem på menneskenes skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For de binder tunge byrder og legger dem på menneskers skuldre; men de selv vil ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  De binder tunge byrder og legger dem på folks skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med én finger.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For de legger tunge byrder, vanskelig å bære, på menneskers skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For de legger på mennesker tunge byrder, byrder som er vanskelige å bære, men selv vil de ikke røre en finger for å lette på dem.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For de binder tunge byrder som er vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskenes skuldre, men selv vil de ikke bevege dem med en finger.

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

  For de binder tunge byrder som er vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskenes skuldre, men selv vil de ikke bevege dem med en finger.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De binder tunge bører sammen og legger dem på menneskers skuldre, men de selv vil ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  De binder tunge byrder og legger dem på menneskers skuldre, men vil selv ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi de binde svære Byrder, hvilke man vanskelig kan bære, og lægge Menneskene dem paa Skuldrene; men selv ville de ikke bevæge dem med deres Finger.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For de binder tunge byrder som er vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskers skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For de binder tunge byrder og legger dem på andres skuldre, men de selv vil ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De binder sammen tunge byrder som er vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskenes skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De binder tunge byrder, vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskers skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De lager strenge lover og legger tunge byrder på menneskers skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For they saye and do not. Ye and they bynde hevy burthes and grevous to be borne and ley the on menes shulders: but they themsylfes will not heave at them with one of their fyngers.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for they saye & do not. For they bynde heuy and intollerable burthens, and laye them vpon mens shulders: But they them selues wil not heaue at them with one of their fyngers.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For they binde heauie burdens, & grieuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselues will not moue them with one of their fingers.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea, they bynde together heauy burthens, and greeuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders: but they them selues wyll not moue them with one of their fingers.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay› [them] ‹on men's shoulders; but they› [themselves] ‹will not move them with one of their fingers.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 11:46 : 46 { "verseID": "Luke.11.46", "source": "Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Καὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς νομικοῖς, Οὐαί! ὅτι φορτίζετε τοὺς ἀνθρώπους φορτία δυσβάστακτα, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἑνὶ τῶν δακτύλων ὑμῶν οὐ προσψαύετε τοῖς φορτίοις.", "text": "He *de* *eipen*, Also to you the *nomikois*, *Ouai*! because *phortizete* the *anthrōpous* *phortia* *dysbastakta*, and *autoi* with one of the *daktylōn* of you not *prospsauete* the *phortiois*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "conjunction - but/and/now", "*eipen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - said/spoke", "*nomikois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the lawyers/experts in the law", "*Ouai*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*phortizete*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you burden/load", "*anthrōpous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - men/people", "*phortia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - burdens/loads", "*dysbastakta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - hard to bear/difficult to carry", "*autoi*": "personal pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - yourselves", "*daktylōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of fingers", "*prospsauete*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you touch/approach", "*phortiois*": "dative, neuter, plural - to the burdens/loads" }, "variants": { "*phortizete*": "burden/load/weigh down", "*phortia*": "burdens/loads/cargo", "*dysbastakta*": "hard to bear/difficult to carry/burdensome", "*prospsauete*": "touch/approach/come near to" } }
• Acts 15:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Acts.15.10", "source": "Νῦν οὖν τί πειράζετε τὸν Θεόν, ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τῶν μαθητῶν, ὃν οὔτε οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν οὔτε ἡμεῖς ἰσχύσαμεν βαστάσαι;", "text": "Now therefore why *peirazete ton Theon*, to *epitheinai zugon epi ton trachēlon tōn mathētōn*, which neither the *pateres* of us nor we *ischusamen bastasai*?", "grammar": { "*peirazete*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd person, plural - you test/tempt", "*ton Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God", "*epitheinai*": "aorist, infinitive, active - to place/put upon", "*zugon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - yoke", "*epi*": "preposition + accusative - upon", "*ton trachēlon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the neck", "*tōn mathētōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the disciples", "*pateres*": "nominative, masculine, plural - fathers", "*ischusamen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 1st person, plural - we were able", "*bastasai*": "aorist, infinitive, active - to bear/carry" }, "variants": { "*peirazete*": "you test/tempt/try", "*epitheinai*": "to place upon/put on/lay on", "*zugon*": "yoke/burden", "*trachēlon*": "neck/throat", "*mathētōn*": "disciples/learners/followers", "*ischusamen*": "we were able/had strength/were strong enough", "*bastasai*": "to bear/carry/endure" } }
• Matt 11:28-30 : 28 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.28", "source": "¶Δεῦτε πρός με, πάντες οἱ κοπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμένοι, κἀγὼ ἀναπαύσω ὑμᾶς.", "text": "*Deute* to me, all the ones *kopiōntes* and *pephortismenoi*, and I *anapausō* you.", "grammar": { "*Deute*": "adverb/imperative - come", "*kopiōntes*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - laboring/toiling", "*pephortismenoi*": "perfect participle, passive, nominative, masculine, plural - having been burdened", "*anapausō*": "future, active, 1st singular - I will give rest" }, "variants": { "*Deute*": "come/come here", "*kopiōntes*": "laboring/toiling/growing weary", "*pephortismenoi*": "having been burdened/loaded down/heavy laden", "*anapausō*": "I will give rest/refresh/relieve" } } 29 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.29", "source": "Ἄρατε τὸν ζυγόν μου ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς, καὶ μάθετε ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ· ὅτι πρᾷός εἰμι καὶ ταπεινὸς τῇ καρδίᾳ: καὶ εὑρήσετε ἀνάπαυσιν ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν.", "text": "*Arate* the *zygon* of me upon you, and *mathete* from me; because *praos* I am and *tapeinos* in the *kardia*: and you will *heurēsete* *anapausin* for the *psychais* of you.", "grammar": { "*Arate*": "aorist imperative, active, 2nd plural - take up", "*zygon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - yoke", "*mathete*": "aorist imperative, active, 2nd plural - learn", "*praos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - gentle/meek", "*tapeinos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - humble/lowly", "*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - heart", "*heurēsete*": "future, active, 2nd plural - you will find", "*anapausin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - rest", "*psychais*": "dative, feminine, plural - souls" }, "variants": { "*Arate*": "take up/lift", "*zygon*": "yoke/joining", "*mathete*": "learn/be instructed", "*praos*": "gentle/meek/mild", "*tapeinos*": "humble/lowly/meek", "*kardia*": "heart/inner self", "*heurēsete*": "you will find/discover", "*anapausin*": "rest/relief/refreshment", "*psychais*": "souls/lives/selves" } } 30 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.30", "source": "Ὁ γὰρ ζυγός μου χρηστός, καὶ τὸ φορτίον μου ἐλαφρόν ἐστιν.", "text": "For the *zygos* of me *chrēstos*, and the *phortion* of me *elaphron* *estin*.", "grammar": { "*zygos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - yoke", "*chrēstos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - kind/good/easy", "*phortion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - burden/load", "*elaphron*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light/not heavy", "*estin*": "present, active, 3rd singular - is" }, "variants": { "*zygos*": "yoke/joining", "*chrēstos*": "kind/good/easy/pleasant", "*phortion*": "burden/load/cargo", "*elaphron*": "light/not heavy/easy to bear", "*estin*": "is" } }
• Gal 6:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Galatians.6.13", "source": "Οὐδὲ γὰρ οἱ περιτεμνόμενοι αὐτοὶ νόμον φυλάσσουσιν· ἀλλὰ θέλουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, ἵνα ἐν τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ σαρκὶ καυχήσωνται.", "text": "For neither the ones *peritemnomenoi* themselves *nomon phylassousin*; but *thelousin* you *peritemnesthai*, that in the *hymetera sarki kauchēsōntai*.", "grammar": { "*peritemnomenoi*": "present, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being circumcised", "*nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - law", "*phylassousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd plural - they keep", "*thelousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd plural - they wish", "*peritemnesthai*": "present, passive, infinitive - to be circumcised", "*hymetera*": "dative, feminine, singular - your", "*sarki*": "dative, feminine, singular - flesh", "*kauchēsōntai*": "aorist, middle, subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might boast" }, "variants": { "*peritemnomenoi*": "being circumcised/those who receive circumcision", "*nomon*": "law/commandment/rule", "*phylassousin*": "they keep/observe/guard", "*thelousin*": "they wish/want/desire", "*peritemnesthai*": "to be circumcised", "*hymetera*": "your/yours", "*sarki*": "flesh/body/physical condition", "*kauchēsōntai*": "they might boast/glory/take pride" } }
• Acts 15:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Acts.15.28", "source": "Ἔδοξεν γὰρ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ ἡμῖν, μηδὲν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος πλὴν τῶν ἐπάναγκες τούτων·", "text": "For it *edoxen* to the *Hagiō Pneumati*, and to us, nothing *pleon epitithesthai* to you *baros plēn tōn epanankes toutōn*;", "grammar": { "*edoxen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - it seemed good", "*gar*": "conjunction - for", "*tō Hagiō*": "dative, neuter, singular - to the Holy", "*Pneumati*": "dative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*hēmin*": "dative, 1st person, plural - to us", "*mēden*": "accusative, neuter, singular - nothing", "*pleon*": "accusative, neuter, singular comparative - more", "*epitithesthai*": "present, infinitive, middle - to lay upon", "*humin*": "dative, 2nd person, plural - to you", "*baros*": "accusative, neuter, singular - burden", "*plēn*": "preposition + genitive - except", "*tōn epanankes*": "genitive, neuter, plural - the necessary things", "*toutōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - these" }, "variants": { "*edoxen*": "it seemed good/it was decided", "*Hagiō Pneumati*": "Holy Spirit", "*pleon*": "more/greater/further", "*epitithesthai*": "to lay upon/place on/impose", "*baros*": "burden/weight/load", "*epanankes*": "necessary/essential/required" } }
• Matt 23:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Matthew.23.23", "source": "Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταί! ὅτι ἀποδεκατοῦτε τὸ ἡδύοσμον καὶ τὸ ἄνηθον καὶ τὸ κύμινον, καὶ ἀφήκατε τὰ βαρύτερα τοῦ νόμου, τὴν κρίσιν, καὶ τὸν ἔλεον, καὶ τὴν πίστιν: ταῦτα ἔδει ποιῆσαι, κἀκεῖνα μὴ ἀφιέναι.", "text": "*Ouai* to-you, *grammateis* and *Pharisaioi*, *hypokritai*! because *apodekatoute* the *hēdyosmon* and the *anēthon* and the *kyminon*, and *aphēkate* the *barutera* of-the *nomou*, the *krisin*, and the *eleon*, and the *pistin*: these *edei* *poiēsai*, and-those *mē aphienai*.", "grammar": { "*Ouai*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*hymin*": "dative, plural - to you (indirect object)", "*grammateis*": "vocative, masculine, plural - scribes (direct address)", "*Pharisaioi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - Pharisees (direct address)", "*hypokritai*": "vocative, masculine, plural - hypocrites (direct address)", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because/that/since", "*apodekatoute*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you tithe/give tenth", "*hēdyosmon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - mint", "*anēthon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - dill", "*kyminon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - cumin", "*aphēkate*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you left/neglected", "*barutera*": "accusative, neuter, plural, comparative - weightier/more important", "*nomou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the law", "*krisin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - justice/judgment", "*eleon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - mercy", "*pistin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - faith/faithfulness", "*tauta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - these things", "*edei*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - it was necessary", "*poiēsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to do", "*kakeina*": "accusative, neuter, plural - and those things", "*mē aphienai*": "present, active, infinitive with negative - not to leave/neglect" }, "variants": { "*apodekatoute*": "tithe/give a tenth of/pay tithes on", "*hēdyosmon*": "mint/aromatic herb", "*anēthon*": "dill/herb", "*kyminon*": "cumin/spice", "*aphēkate*": "left/neglected/abandoned", "*barutera*": "weightier/more important/more significant", "*nomou*": "law/Torah", "*krisin*": "justice/judgment/legal decision", "*eleon*": "mercy/compassion", "*pistin*": "faith/faithfulness/trust", "*edei*": "it was necessary/ought/should", "*poiēsai*": "to do/practice/perform", "*aphienai*": "to leave/neglect/omit" } }
• Rev 2:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Revelation.2.24", "source": "Ὑμῖν δὲ λέγω, καὶ λοιποῖς τοῖς ἐν Θυατείροις, ὅσοι οὐκ ἔχουσιν τὴν διδαχὴν ταύτην, καὶ οἵτινες οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὰ βαθέα τοῦ Σατανᾶ, ὡς λέγουσιν· Οὐ βάλω ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς ἄλλο βάρος.", "text": "To-you but *legō*, and to-rest to-those in *Thuateirois*, as-many-as not *echousin* the *didachēn tautēn*, and whoever not *egnōsan* the *bathea* of-the *Satana*, as *legousin*: Not *balō* upon you *allo baros*.", "grammar": { "*legō*": "present indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*Thuateirois*": "dative, neuter, plural - in Thyatira", "*echousin*": "present indicative, 3rd plural - they have", "*didachēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - teaching/doctrine", "*tautēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular, demonstrative - this", "*egnōsan*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - they knew", "*bathea*": "accusative, neuter, plural - deep things", "*Satana*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Satan", "*legousin*": "present indicative, 3rd plural - they say/call", "*balō*": "future indicative, 1st singular - I will cast/put", "*allo*": "accusative, neuter, singular - other/another", "*baros*": "accusative, neuter, singular - burden/weight" }, "variants": { "*echousin*": "have/hold/possess", "*didachēn*": "teaching/doctrine/instruction", "*egnōsan*": "knew/understood/recognized", "*bathea*": "deep things/depths/mysteries", "*legousin*": "say/speak/call", "*balō*": "cast/throw/place", "*baros*": "burden/weight/load" } }