Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Psalms.79.2", "source": "נָֽתְנ֡וּ אֶת־נִבְלַ֬ת עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ מַ֭אֲכָל לְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בְּשַׂ֥ר חֲ֝סִידֶ֗יךָ לְחַיְתוֹ־אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*nāṯnû* *ʾeṯ*-*niḇlaṯ* *ʿăḇāḏeḵā* *maʾăḵāl* to-*ʿôp̄* *haššāmāyim* *bəśar* *ḥăsîḏeḵā* to-*ḥayṯô*-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*nāṯnû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they gave", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*niḇlaṯ*": "feminine singular construct - corpse/carcass of", "*ʿăḇāḏeḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servants", "*maʾăḵāl*": "masculine singular noun - food/meal", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for", "*ʿôp̄*": "masculine singular construct - birds/fowl of", "*ha*": "definite article - the", "*šāmāyim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens/sky", "*bəśar*": "masculine singular construct - flesh of", "*ḥăsîḏeḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your faithful ones/saints", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for", "*ḥayṯô*": "feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - beasts of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*niḇlaṯ*": "corpses/dead bodies/carcasses", "*ʿăḇāḏeḵā*": "your servants/your slaves", "*maʾăḵāl*": "food/meal/something to be eaten", "*ʿôp̄*": "birds/flying creatures", "*šāmāyim*": "heavens/sky", "*bəśar*": "flesh/meat/body", "*ḥăsîḏeḵā*": "your faithful ones/your godly ones/your saints", "*ḥayṯô*": "beasts/animals/living creatures", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De har gitt likene av dine tjenere til å være føde for himmelens fugler, og kjøttet av dine trofaste til jordens villdyr.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De døde kroppene av dine tjenere har de gitt som føde til himmelens fugler, kjøttet av dine hellige til dyrene på jorden.

• Norsk King James

  De døde kroppene til tjenerne dine har de gitt til mat for fuglene under himmelen, kjøttet av dine hellige til de ville dyrene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De har gitt dine tjeneres døde kropper som mat til himmelens fugler, og dine helliges kjøtt til de ville dyrene på jorden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De har gitt dine tjeneres lik som føde for himmelens fugler, kjøttet av dine trofaste til jordens ville dyr.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De har gitt de døde kroppene av dine tjenere som mat til himmelens fugler, kjøttet av dine hellige til jordens dyr.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De har overlatt dine tjeneres døde kropper til å være føde for himmelens fugler, og dine helliges legemer til bytte for jordens dyr.

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

  De har gitt de døde kroppene av dine tjenere som mat til himmelens fugler, kjøttet av dine hellige til jordens dyr.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De ga dine tjeneres døde kropper som føde for himmelens fugler, kjøttet av dine trofaste som mat til jordens ville dyr.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They have given the dead bodies of Your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of Your faithful ones to the wild animals of the earth.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De har gitt likene av dine tjenere som føde for himmelens fugler, kjøttet av dine trofaste til jordens ville dyr.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De have givet Fuglene under Himmelen dine Tjeneres (døde) Kroppe til Spise; dine Helliges Kjød (gave de) til de (vilde) Dyr i Landet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De har gitt dine tjeneres døde kropper til rovfuglene i himmelen, de helliges kjøtt til dyrene på jorden.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  The dead bodies of Your servants they have given to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De har gitt likene av dine tjenere som føde for himmelens fugler, kjøttet av dine hellige til jordens dyr.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De har gitt likene av dine tjenere som mat til himmelens fugler, kjøttet av dine hellige til jordens ville dyr.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De døde kroppene av dine tjenere har de gitt som føde til himmelens fugler og ditt helliges kjøtt til jordens dyr.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De har gitt likene av dine tjenere som mat til himmelens fugler og kjøttet av dine hellige til jordens dyr.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The deed bodies of thy seruauntes haue they geuen vnto ye foules of the ayre to be deuoured, and the flesh of thy sayntes vnto ye beestes of the londe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The dead bodies of thy seruats haue they giuen to be meat vnto foules of ye heauen: and the flesh of thy Saintes vnto the beastes of the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They haue geuen the dead bodies of thy seruauntes to be meate vnto the foules of the ayre: and the fleshe of thy saintes vnto the beastes of the lande.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The dead bodies of thy servants have they given [to be] meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food for the birds of the sky, The flesh of your saints to the animals of the earth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  They gave the dead bodies of Thy servants Food for the fowls of the heavens, The flesh of Thy saints For the wild beast of the earth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens, The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They have given the bodies of your servants as food to the birds of the air, and the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints to the animals of the earth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They have given the corpses of your servants to the birds of the sky; the flesh of your loyal followers to the beasts of the earth.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 7:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.7.33", "source": "וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜ה נִבְלַ֨ת הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֣ת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְאֵ֖ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃", "text": "*wə-hāyətâ* *niblat* *hā-ʿām* *ha-zeh* for-*maʾăkāl* for-*ʿôp* *ha-šāmayim* and-for-*behĕmat* *hā-ʾāreṣ* *wə-ʾên* *maḥărîd*", "grammar": { "*wə-hāyətâ*": "conjunction + perfect verb, 3rd person feminine singular - and it will be", "*niblat*": "construct noun, feminine singular - corpse of", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people", "*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*maʾăkāl*": "masculine singular noun - food", "*ʿôp*": "collective noun - birds of", "*ha-šāmayim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens", "*behĕmat*": "construct noun, feminine singular - beasts of", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the earth", "*wə-ʾên*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and no", "*maḥărîd*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - one frightening away" }, "variants": { "*niblat*": "corpse/carcass/dead body", "*maʾăkāl*": "food/meat/prey", "*ʿôp*": "birds/flying creatures", "*behĕmat*": "beasts/animals/cattle", "*maḥărîd*": "one frightening away/disturbing/causing to tremble" } }
• Jer 16:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.16.4", "source": "מְמוֹתֵ֨י תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים יָמֻ֗תוּ לֹ֤א יִסָּֽפְדוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִקָּבֵ֔רוּ לְדֹ֛מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה יִֽהְי֑וּ וּבַחֶ֤רֶב וּבָֽרָעָב֙ יִכְל֔וּ וְהָיְתָ֤ה נִבְלָתָם֙ לְמַאֲכָ֔ל לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*məmôṯê* *ṯaḥălūʾîm* *yāmuṯû* not *yissāp̄əḏû* and-not *yiqqāḇērû* for-*ḏōmen* upon *pənê* *hā-ʾăḏāmāh* *yihyû* and-with-*ḥereḇ* and-with-*rāʿāḇ* *yiḵlû* and-*hāyəṯāh* *niḇlāṯām* for-*maʾăḵāl* for-*ʿôp̄* *ha-ššāmayim* and-for-*behĕmaṯ* *hā-ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*məmôṯê*": "masculine plural construct noun - deaths of", "*ṯaḥălūʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - diseases/sicknesses", "*yāmuṯû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall die", "*yissāp̄əḏû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be lamented/mourned", "*yiqqāḇērû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be buried", "*ḏōmen*": "masculine singular noun - dung/manure", "*pənê*": "masculine plural construct - face/surface of", "*hā-ʾăḏāmāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the ground/land/earth", "*yihyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be", "*ḥereḇ*": "feminine singular noun - sword", "*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - famine/hunger", "*yiḵlû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be consumed/perish", "*hāyəṯāh*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and it shall be", "*niḇlāṯām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their corpse/carcass", "*maʾăḵāl*": "masculine singular noun - food/eating", "*ʿôp̄*": "masculine singular construct - bird of", "*ha-ššāmayim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens", "*behĕmaṯ*": "feminine singular construct - beast/animal of", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*ṯaḥălūʾîm*": "diseases/sicknesses/grievous deaths", "*ḏōmen*": "dung/refuse/manure", "*ḥereḇ*": "sword/warfare", "*rāʿāḇ*": "famine/hunger/starvation" } }
• Jer 34:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.34.20", "source": "וְנָתַתִּ֤י אוֹתָם֙ בְּיַ֣ד אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְהָיְתָ֤ה נִבְלָתָם֙ לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And I *nātattî* them into *yad* *ʾōyəbêhem* and into *yad* *məbaqšê* their *napšām*, and *hāyətāh* their *niblātām* for *maʾăkāl* for *ʿôp* the *šāmayim* and for *behemat* the *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*nātattî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st common singular - I will give", "*yad*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - hand of", "*ʾōyəbêhem*": "noun, masculine, plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their enemies", "*yad*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - hand of", "*məbaqšê*": "verb, piel participle, masculine plural, construct - seekers of", "*napšām*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their life", "*hāyətāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she will be", "*niblātām*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their corpse", "*maʾăkāl*": "noun, masculine, singular - food", "*ʿôp*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - birds of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine, plural, definite - the heavens", "*behemat*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - beasts of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular, definite - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*nātattî*": "I will give/I will deliver/I will hand over", "*ʾōyəbêhem*": "their enemies/their foes", "*məbaqšê*": "seekers of/those who seek", "*napšām*": "their life/their soul/their breath", "*hāyətāh*": "she will be/it will become", "*niblātām*": "their corpse/their dead body", "*maʾăkāl*": "food/sustenance/prey" } }
• Deut 28:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.26", "source": "וְהָיְתָ֤ה נִבְלָֽתְךָ֙ לְמַאֲכָ֔ל לְכָל־ע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֣ת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְאֵ֖ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃", "text": "*wəhāyətâ* *niblātəkā* *ləmaʾăkāl* *ləkol*-*ʿôp* *haššāmayim* *ûləbehemat* *hāʾāreṣ* *wəʾên* *maḥărîd*", "grammar": { "*wəhāyətâ*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and it will be", "*niblātəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your carcass", "*ləmaʾăkāl*": "preposition (lə-) + noun, masculine singular - for food", "*ləkol*-*ʿôp*": "preposition (lə-) + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - for all birds of", "*haššāmayim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens", "*ûləbehemat*": "conjunction (wə-) + preposition (lə-) + noun, feminine singular construct - and for beasts of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction (wə-) + particle of negation - and there is no", "*maḥărîd*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - one causing to tremble/frightening away" }, "variants": { "*niblātəkā*": "your carcass/corpse/dead body", "*maʾăkāl*": "food/consumption", "*ʿôp*": "birds/fowl/flying creatures", "*haššāmayim*": "the heavens/sky", "*behemat*": "beasts/animals/livestock of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "the earth/land", "*maḥărîd*": "one frightening away/causing to tremble/driving away" } }
• Jer 19:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.19.7", "source": "וּ֠בַקֹּתִי אֶת־עֲצַ֨ת יְהוּדָ֤ה וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וְהִפַּלְתִּ֤ים בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־נִבְלָתָם֙ לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And-*baqqōṯî* *ʾeṯ*-*ʿăṣaṯ* *Yəhûdāh* and-*Yərûšālaim* in-the-*māqôm* the-this, and-*hippalṯîm* in-the-*ḥereḇ* before *ʾōyḇêhem* and-in-*yad* *məḇaqšê* *nap̄šām*; and-*nāṯattî* *ʾeṯ*-*niḇlāṯām* for-*maʾăḵāl* to-*ʿôp̄* the-*šāmayim* and-to-*behĕmaṯ* the-*ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*baqqōṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I will make void", "*ʿăṣaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - counsel of", "*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*māqôm*": "noun, masculine singular - place", "*hippalṯîm*": "hiphil perfect, 1st common singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - I will cause them to fall", "*ḥereḇ*": "noun, feminine singular - sword", "*ʾōyḇêhem*": "qal participle, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their enemies", "*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of", "*məḇaqšê*": "piel participle, masculine plural construct - seekers of", "*nap̄šām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their life", "*nāṯattî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I will give", "*niḇlāṯām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their carcasses", "*maʾăḵāl*": "noun, masculine singular - food", "*ʿôp̄*": "noun, masculine singular construct - birds of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heavens", "*behĕmaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - beasts of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth" }, "variants": { "*baqqōṯî*": "make void/empty/frustrate", "*ʿăṣaṯ*": "counsel/advice/plan", "*hippalṯîm*": "cause them to fall/make them fall/bring them down", "*ḥereḇ*": "sword/knife/weapon", "*ʾōyḇêhem*": "their enemies/foes/adversaries", "*yad*": "hand/power/control", "*məḇaqšê*": "seekers/pursuers/those who seek", "*nap̄šām*": "their life/soul/being", "*nāṯattî*": "give/place/put", "*niḇlāṯām*": "their carcasses/corpses/dead bodies", "*maʾăḵāl*": "food/meal/prey", "*ʿôp̄*": "birds/fowl", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*behĕmaṯ*": "beasts/animals", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }
• Jer 15:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.3", "source": "וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם אַרְבַּ֤ע מִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַחֶ֣רֶב לַֽהֲרֹ֔ג וְאֶת־הַכְּלָבִ֖ים לִסְחֹ֑ב וְאֶת־ע֧וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וְאֶת־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃", "text": "*û-pāqadtî* against-them four *mišpāḥôt* *nəʾum-YHWH*: *ʾet-ha-ḥereb* for-*la-hărōg*, and-*ʾet-ha-kəlābîm* for-*lisḥōb*, and-*ʾet-ʿôp ha-šāmayim* and-*ʾet-behĕmat hā-ʾāreṣ* for-*leʾĕkōl* and-for-*ləhašḥît*.", "grammar": { "*û-pāqadtî*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect 1st common singular - and I will appoint/visit", "*mišpāḥôt*": "noun common feminine plural - kinds/families/types", "*nəʾum-YHWH*": "utterance construct + divine name - declaration of Yahweh/says the LORD", "*ʾet-ha-ḥereb*": "direct object marker + article + noun common feminine singular - the sword", "*la-hărōg*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to kill/slay", "*ʾet-ha-kəlābîm*": "direct object marker + article + noun common masculine plural - the dogs", "*lisḥōb*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to drag/tear", "*ʾet-ʿôp ha-šāmayim*": "direct object marker + noun common masculine singular construct + article + noun common masculine plural - birds of the heavens", "*ʾet-behĕmat hā-ʾāreṣ*": "direct object marker + noun common feminine singular construct + article + noun common feminine singular - beasts of the earth", "*leʾĕkōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat/devour", "*ləhašḥît*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to destroy/corrupt" }, "variants": { "*pāqadtî*": "I will appoint/visit/assign/punish", "*mišpāḥôt*": "families/kinds/categories/types", "*lisḥōb*": "to drag/tear/draw/pull", "*leʾĕkōl ûləhašḥît*": "to eat and to destroy/to devour and to corrupt" } }