Verse 33

{ "verseID": "Numbers.22.33", "source": "וַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙ הָֽאָת֔וֹן וַתֵּ֣ט לְפָנַ֔י זֶ֖ה שָׁלֹ֣שׁ רְגָלִ֑ים אוּלַי֙ נָטְתָ֣ה מִפָּנַ֔י כִּ֥י עַתָּ֛ה גַּם־אֹתְכָ֥ה הָרַ֖גְתִּי וְאוֹתָ֥הּ הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃", "text": "And-*wə-tirʾanî* the-*ʾātôn* and-*wə-tēṭ* before-me this *šālōš* *rəgālîm*; *ʾûlay* *nāṭtāh* from-before-me, for *ʿattāh* also-*gam-ʾōtkāh* *hāragtî* and-*wə-ʾôtāh* *heḥĕyêtî*", "grammar": { "*wə-tirʾanî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - and she saw me", "*ʾātôn*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the female donkey", "*wə-tēṭ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she turned aside", "*šālōš*": "cardinal number, feminine - three", "*rəgālîm*": "masculine plural noun - times/feet/occasions", "*ʾûlay*": "adverb - perhaps/maybe", "*nāṭtāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she turned aside", "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*gam-ʾōtkāh*": "conjunction + direct object marker + 2nd masculine singular suffix - also you", "*hāragtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I would have killed", "*wə-ʾôtāh*": "conjunction + direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and her", "*heḥĕyêtî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I would have kept alive" }, "variants": { "*ʾātôn*": "female donkey/she-ass", "*rəgālîm*": "times/feet/occasions", "*nāṭtāh*": "turned aside/veered away", "*hāragtî*": "killed/slain", "*heḥĕyêtî*": "kept alive/preserved/let live" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Eselet så meg og svingte av for meg disse tre gangene. Hadde det ikke svingt av for meg, ville jeg nå ha drept deg og latt det være i live.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Eselet så meg og vek fra meg disse tre gangene. Hadde det ikke vært for at det vek fra meg, ville jeg nå ha drept deg og latt det leve.»

• Norsk King James

  Og eselet så meg og vendte seg fra meg disse tre gangene; hadde den ikke vendt seg fra meg, så ville jeg nå ha drept deg og latt den leve.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Eselet så meg og svingte unna foran meg tre ganger. Hvis det ikke hadde snudd, ville jeg ha drept deg nå, men latt det leve.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Eselet så meg og bøyde av for meg tre ganger. Hadde det ikke gjort det, ville jeg nå ha slått deg ihjel, men latt det leve."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Eselet så meg og vendte seg bort fra meg disse tre gangene. Hadde det ikke gjort det, ville jeg nå ha drept deg og latt eselet leve.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Balaam sa til Herrens engel: «Jeg har syndet, for jeg visste ikke at du stod i veien mot meg. Nå, om det behager deg, vender jeg tilbake.»

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

  Eselet så meg og vendte seg bort fra meg disse tre gangene. Hadde det ikke gjort det, ville jeg nå ha drept deg og latt eselet leve.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Eselet så meg og har veket unna meg disse tre gangene. Hvis det ikke hadde veket unna meg, ville jeg nå ha drept deg, men latt det leve.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared it.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Aseninden saae mig og veg nu tre Gange (af Veien) for mit Ansigt; ellers, dersom hun ikke havde veget (af Veien) for mit Ansigt, da vilde jeg endog saa slaget dig nu ihjel og ladet hende leve.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Eslet så meg og vendte seg fra meg disse tre gangene. Hadde det ikke vendt seg fra meg, ville jeg nå ha drept deg, men latt det leve.»

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the donkey saw me, and turned away from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now I would have slain you, and saved her alive.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Eselet så meg og vek av for meg disse tre gangene. Hadde hun ikke vek av, ville jeg nå ha drept deg og latt henne leve."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Eselet så meg og vek av fra meg disse tre gangene. Hvis hun ikke hadde gjort det, ville jeg nå ha drept deg, men latt henne leve.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Eselet så meg og vek unna meg disse tre gangene. Hadde det ikke veket unna meg, ville jeg nå ha drept deg og latt det leve.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Eselet så meg og vek av fra meg disse tre gangene. Hadde det ikke gjort det, ville jeg ha drept deg og spart henne.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and the asse sawe me and avoyded me thre tymes: or else (had she not turned fro me) I had suerly slayne the and saued her alyue.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And ye Asse sawe me, & auoyded fro me thre tymes: or els yf she had not turned asyde fro me, I had slayne the, & saued the Asse alyue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the asse sawe me, and turned fro me now three times: for els, if she had not turned fro me, surely I had euen nowe slaine thee, and saued her aliue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the asse saw me, and turned from me now three times: or els if she had not turned fro me, I had surely slayne thee, and saued her aliue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and the donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times: unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain you, and saved her alive.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the ass seeth me, and turneth aside at my presence these three times; unless she had turned aside from my presence, surely now also, thee I had slain, and her kept alive.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times: unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the ass saw me, turning to one side from me three times: if she had not gone to one side, I would certainly have put you to death and kept her safe.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and the donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. Unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The donkey saw me and turned from me these three times. If she had not turned from me, I would have killed you but saved her alive.”

Referenced Verses

• Num 14:37 : 37 { "verseID": "Numbers.14.37", "source": "וַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים מוֹצִאֵ֥י דִבַּת־הָאָ֖רֶץ רָעָ֑ה בַּמַּגֵּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה", "text": "And-*yāmutû* the-*ʾănāšîm* *môṣîʾē* *dibbat*-the-*ʾāreṣ* *rāʿāh* in-the-*maggēpāh* before *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*yāmutû*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - they died", "*ʾănāšîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - men", "*môṣîʾē*": "hiphil participle construct, masculine plural - those bringing out", "*dibbat*": "feminine singular construct - evil report/slander of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - land/earth", "*rāʿāh*": "feminine singular adjective - evil/bad", "*maggēpāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - plague/pestilence", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton" }, "variants": { "*yāmutû*": "died/perished", "*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/individuals", "*môṣîʾē*": "bringers of/those who spread", "*dibbat*": "evil report/slander/defamation", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/country/ground", "*rāʿāh*": "evil/bad/malicious", "*maggēpāh*": "plague/pestilence/strike", "*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah - divine name" } }
• Num 16:33-35 : 33 { "verseID": "Numbers.16.33", "source": "וַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּ הֵ֣ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָהֶ֛ם חַיִּ֖ים שְׁאֹ֑לָה וַתְּכַ֤ס עֲלֵיהֶם֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ מִתּ֥וֹךְ הַקָּהָֽל׃", "text": "And *wayyērədû* them and-all-that belonged-to-them *ḥayyîm* to-*šəʾōlâ*, and *wattəkas* over-them the-*hāʾāreṣ*, and *wayyōʾḇdû* from-midst the-*haqqāhāl*", "grammar": { "*wayyērədû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went down", "*ḥayyîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - living", "*šəʾōlâ*": "noun, feminine singular + directional he - to Sheol", "*wattəkas*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she covered", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land", "*wayyōʾḇdû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they perished", "*haqqāhāl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the assembly" }, "variants": { "*šəʾōlâ*": "to Sheol/to the grave/to the pit", "*wayyōʾḇdû*": "perished/were destroyed/were lost" } } 34 { "verseID": "Numbers.16.34", "source": "וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֛ר סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם נָ֣סוּ לְקֹלָ֑ם כִּ֣י אָֽמְר֔וּ פֶּן־תִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּ הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And-all-*Yiśrāʾēl* that were-around-them *nāsû* at-their-*ləqōlām*, for they-*ʾāmərû*, lest-*tiḇlāʿēnû* the-*hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*nāsû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they fled", "*ləqōlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - at their sound/voice", "*ʾāmərû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they said", "*tiḇlāʿēnû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 1st common plural suffix - she will swallow us", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*ləqōlām*": "at their cry/sound/voice", "*pen*": "lest/otherwise/perhaps" } } 35 { "verseID": "Numbers.16.35", "source": "וְאֵ֥שׁ יָצְאָ֖ה מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וַתֹּ֗אכַל אֵ֣ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ אִ֔ישׁ מַקְרִיבֵ֖י הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פ", "text": "And-*ʾēš* *yāṣəʾâ* from-with *YHWH*, and *wattōʾkal* *ʾēt* the-fifty and-two-hundred *ʾîš* the-ones-who-*maqrîḇê* the-*haqqəṭōret*", "grammar": { "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*yāṣəʾâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it went out", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*wattōʾkal*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she consumed", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*maqrîḇê*": "Hiphil participle, masculine plural construct - ones bringing near", "*haqqəṭōret*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the incense" }, "variants": { "*yāṣəʾâ*": "came out/went forth", "*wattōʾkal*": "consumed/devoured", "*maqrîḇê*": "offered/presented/brought near" } }
• 1 Kgs 13:24-28 : 24 { "verseID": "1 Kings.13.24", "source": "וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ וַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּ אַרְיֵ֛ה בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַתְּהִ֤י נִבְלָתוֹ֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהַחֲמוֹר֙ עֹמֵ֣ד אֶצְלָ֔הּ וְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמֵ֖ד אֵ֥צֶל הַנְּבֵלָֽה", "text": "And *wayyēlek* and *wayyimṣāʾēhû* *ʾaryēh* in the *derek* and *wayĕmîtēhû* and *wattĕhî* *niblātô* *mušleket* in the *derek* and the *ḥămôr* *ʿōmēd* beside her and the *ʾaryēh* *ʿōmēd* beside the *nĕbēlâ*", "grammar": { "*wayyēlek*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he went", "*wayyimṣāʾēhû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he found him", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun ms - lion", "*derek*": "noun fs with definite article - the way/road", "*wayĕmîtēhû*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he killed him", "*wattĕhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3fs - and it was", "*niblātô*": "noun fs + 3ms suffix - his corpse", "*mušleket*": "hophal participle fs - cast/thrown", "*ḥămôr*": "noun ms with definite article - the donkey", "*ʿōmēd*": "qal participle ms - standing", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun ms with definite article - the lion", "*nĕbēlâ*": "noun fs with definite article - the corpse" }, "variants": { "*derek*": "way/road/path/journey", "*niblātô*": "his corpse/carcass/dead body" } } 25 { "verseID": "1 Kings.13.25", "source": "וְהִנֵּ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֣ים עֹבְרִ֗ים וַיִּרְא֤וּ אֶת־הַנְּבֵלָה֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְאֶת־הָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמֵ֖ד אֵ֣צֶל הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ בָעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁ֛ר הַנָּבִ֥יא הַזָּקֵ֖ן יֹשֵׁ֥ב בָּֽהּ", "text": "And behold *ʾănāšîm* *ʿōbĕrîm* and *wayyirʾû* the *nĕbēlâ* *mušleket* in the *derek* and the *ʾaryēh* *ʿōmēd* beside the *nĕbēlâ*, and *wayyābōʾû* and *wayĕdabbĕrû* in the *ʿîr* where the *nābîʾ* the *zāqēn* *yōšēb* in it", "grammar": { "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun mp - men", "*ʿōbĕrîm*": "qal participle mp - passing by", "*wayyirʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they saw", "*nĕbēlâ*": "noun fs with definite article - the corpse", "*mušleket*": "hophal participle fs - cast/thrown", "*derek*": "noun fs with definite article - the way/road", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun ms with definite article - the lion", "*ʿōmēd*": "qal participle ms - standing", "*wayyābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they came", "*wayĕdabbĕrû*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3mp - and they spoke", "*ʿîr*": "noun fs with definite article - the city", "*nābîʾ*": "noun ms with definite article - the prophet", "*zāqēn*": "adjective ms with definite article - the old", "*yōšēb*": "qal participle ms - dwelling" }, "variants": { "*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/persons", "*nĕbēlâ*": "corpse/carcass/dead body", "*zāqēn*": "old/elderly/aged" } } 26 { "verseID": "1 Kings.13.26", "source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַנָּבִיא֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֱשִׁיב֣וֹ מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ֒ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֣ים ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָרָ֖ה אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ יְהוָ֜ה לָאַרְיֵ֗ה וַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֙הוּ֙ וַיְמִתֵ֔הוּ כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ", "text": "And *wayyišmaʿ* the *nābîʾ* who *hēšîbô* from the *derek* and *wayyōʾmer*, '*ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm* he is, who *mārâ* *pî YHWH*, and *wayyittĕnēhû YHWH* to the *ʾaryēh* and *wayyišbĕrēhû* and *wayĕmîtēhû* according to *dĕbar YHWH* which *dibbēr-lô*'", "grammar": { "*wayyišmaʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he heard", "*nābîʾ*": "noun ms with definite article - the prophet", "*hēšîbô*": "hiphil perfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - he brought him back", "*derek*": "noun fs with definite article - the way/road", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm*": "construct state + definite article - man of the God", "*mārâ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he rebelled against", "*pî YHWH*": "construct state + proper noun - mouth of YHWH", "*wayyittĕnēhû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he gave him", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun ms with definite article - the lion", "*wayyišbĕrēhû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he tore/broke him", "*wayĕmîtēhû*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he killed him", "*dĕbar YHWH*": "construct state - word of YHWH", "*dibbēr-lô*": "piel perfect 3ms + preposition + 3ms suffix - he spoke to him" }, "variants": { "*mārâ*": "rebelled against/disobeyed/defied", "*wayyišbĕrēhû*": "tore/broke/mauled him" } } 27 { "verseID": "1 Kings.13.27", "source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־בָּנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר חִבְשׁוּ־לִ֖י אֶֽת־הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ", "text": "And *wayĕdabbēr* to his *bānāyw* saying, '*ḥibšû-lî* the *ḥămôr*,' and *wayyaḥăbōšû*", "grammar": { "*wayĕdabbēr*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3ms - and he spoke", "*bānāyw*": "noun mp + 3ms suffix - his sons", "*ḥibšû-lî*": "qal imperative mp + preposition + 1cs suffix - saddle for me", "*ḥămôr*": "noun ms with definite article - the donkey", "*wayyaḥăbōšû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they saddled" }, "variants": { "*ḥibšû*": "saddle/bind/restrain" } } 28 { "verseID": "1 Kings.13.28", "source": "וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיִּמְצָ֤א אֶת־נִבְלָתוֹ֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וֽ͏ַחֲמוֹר֙ וְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמְדִ֖ים אֵ֣צֶל הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה לֹֽא־אָכַ֤ל הָֽאַרְיֵה֙ אֶת־הַנְּבֵלָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁבַ֖ר אֶֽת־הַחֲמֽוֹר׃", "text": "And *wə-yēlek* and *wə-yimṣāʾ* the-*niḇlāṯô* *mušleḵet* in-the-*derek* and-the-*ḥămôr* and-the-*ʾaryēh* *ʿōmḏîm* beside the-*nəḇēlâ*; not-*ʾāḵal* the-*ʾaryēh* the-*nəḇēlâ* and-not *šāḇar* the-*ḥămôr*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yēlek*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went", "*wə-yimṣāʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he found", "*niḇlāṯô*": "noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his corpse/carcass", "*mušleḵet*": "Hophal participle feminine singular - being thrown/cast", "*derek*": "noun masculine singular - way/road/path", "*ḥămôr*": "noun masculine singular - donkey/ass", "*ʾaryēh*": "noun masculine singular - lion", "*ʿōmḏîm*": "Qal participle masculine plural - standing", "*nəḇēlâ*": "noun feminine singular - corpse/carcass", "*ʾāḵal*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - ate/consumed", "*šāḇar*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - broke/tore" }, "variants": { "*niḇlāṯô*": "his corpse/his dead body/his carcass", "*mušleḵet*": "thrown/cast/flung", "*ʿōmḏîm*": "standing/remaining/positioned", "*ʾāḵal*": "ate/devoured/consumed", "*šāḇar*": "broke/tore/shattered" } }