Verse 17

And David said to God, Was it not I who commanded the people to be numbered? It is I who have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? Let your hand, I pray, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on your people, that they should be afflicted.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  David sa til Gud: 'Er det ikke jeg som befalte folketelling? Jeg er den som har syndet og handlet galt, men hva har disse menneskene gjort? Herre, min Gud, la din hånd ramme meg og min fars hus, men ikke ram ditt folk med pest.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  David sa til Gud: Er det ikke jeg som beordret folket å bli telt? Jeg har syndet og virkelig gjort ondt; men disse sauene, hva har de gjort? Herre, min Gud, la din hånd være over meg og min fars hus, men ikke over ditt folk, så de lider pest.

• Norsk King James

  Og David sa til Gud: Er det ikke jeg som befalte at folket skulle telles? Det er meg som har syndet og gjort ondt; men hva har disse fårene gjort? La din hånd, jeg ber deg, O Herre min Gud, være over meg og over min fars hus; men ikke over ditt folk, at de skal bli plaget.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  David sa til Gud: Var det ikke jeg som befalte å telle folket? Jeg har syndet og handlet ille. Men disse fårene, hva har de gjort? Herre min Gud, la din hånd ramme meg og min fars hus, men ikke plagen ditt folk!

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  David sa til Gud: Var det ikke jeg som befalte folketellingen? Jeg er den som har syndet og handlet ondt; men disse får, hva har de gjort? Herre, min Gud, la din hånd være mot meg og min fars hus, men ikke mot ditt folk for å slå dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og David sa til Gud: Er det ikke jeg som befalte at folket skulle telles? Det er jeg som har syndet og gjort ondt, men hva har disse fårene gjort? Jeg ber deg, Herre min Gud, la din hånd være over meg og over min fars hus, men ikke på ditt folk, slik at de blir rammet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  David sa til Gud: «Er det ikke jeg som befalte folket å telles? Det er jeg som har syndet og handlet ondt, men hva har disse fårene gjort? La din hånd, jeg bønnfaller, ramme meg og mitt fedres hus, men ikke ditt folk, så de ikke skal rammes av ulykke.»

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

  Og David sa til Gud: Er det ikke jeg som befalte at folket skulle telles? Det er jeg som har syndet og gjort ondt, men hva har disse fårene gjort? Jeg ber deg, Herre min Gud, la din hånd være over meg og over min fars hus, men ikke på ditt folk, slik at de blir rammet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  David sa til Gud: 'Var det ikke jeg som befalte folketelling? Jeg er den som har syndet og handlet ondt, men disse som er som sauer, hva har de gjort? Herre, min Gud, la din hånd komme over meg og min fars hus, men ikke la plagen ramme ditt folk.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  David said to God, "Was it not I who gave the command to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? LORD my God, let Your hand fall on me and my family, but do not let this plague remain on Your people."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  David sa til Gud: «Var det ikke jeg som befalte å telle folket? Jeg, den som har syndet og gjort mye ondt. Men disse, de er bare sauer. Hva har de gjort? Herre, min Gud, vend din hånd mot meg og min fars hus, men ikke la folket plages.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og David sagde til Gud: Haver jeg ikke sagt, at man skulde tælle Folket? ja jeg, jeg er den, som syndede og gjorde meget ilde, men disse Faar, hvad have de gjort? Herre min Gud! Kjære, lad din Haand være paa mig og paa min Faders Huus, og ikke paa dit Folk til Plage!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  David sa til Gud: Var det ikke jeg som beordret tellingen av folket? Det er jeg som har syndet og gjort ondt; men disse, som er som får, hva har de gjort? Herre min Gud, la din hånd være på meg og min fars hus, men ikke på ditt folk så de blir rammet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  David sa til Gud: Var det ikke jeg som befalte å telle folket? Det er jeg som har syndet og handlet veldig dårlig; men disse, som er som sauer, hva har de gjort? Jeg ber, la din hånd, Herre min Gud, være mot meg og min fars hus, men ikke mot ditt folk, så de lider.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  David sa til Gud: 'Var det ikke jeg som sa at folket skulle telles? Det er jeg som har syndet og handlet ondt. Men disse, flokken, hva har de gjort? Herre, min Gud, la din hånd være over meg og min fars hus, men ikke mot ditt folk, så de blir rammet av pest!'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  David sa til Gud: Det er jeg som har befalt at folket skulle telles. Det er jeg som har syndet og handlet veldig ondt; men disse sauene, hva har de gjort? Herre, min Gud, la din hånd komme over meg og min fars hus, men ikke mot ditt folk, så de skal bli rammet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og David sa til Gud: Var det ikke jeg som ga ordre om at folket skulle telles? Det er jeg som har syndet og gjort stor feil; men disse er bare sauer; hva har de gjort? la din hånd, Herre Gud, løftes mot meg og mot min familie, men ikke mot ditt folk for å sende sykdom over dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Dauid sayde vnto God: Am not I he that caused the people to be nombred? I am he that hath synned and done euell: as for these shepe, what haue they done? LORDE my God, let thine hande be agaynst me and agaynst my fathers house, and not agaynst thy people to plage them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Dauid said vnto God, Is it not I that commanded to nomber the people? It is euen I that haue sinned and haue committed euil, but these sheepe what haue they done? O Lorde my God, I beseech thee, let thine hande be on me and on my fathers house, and not on thy people for their destruction.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Dauid sayde vnto God: Is it not I that commaunded the people to be numbred? It is I that haue sinned and done euyll in deede: and what haue these sheepe done? Let thyne hande O Lorde my God be on me, and on my fathers house: but not on thy people, that they shoulde be punished.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And David said unto God, [Is it] not I [that] commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but [as for] these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  David said to God, Isn't it I who commanded the people to be numbered? It is even I who have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Yahweh my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And David saith unto God, `Did not I -- I say to number the people? Yea, I it `is' who have sinned, and done great evil: and these, the flock, what did they? O Jehovah, my God, let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father, and not on Thy people -- to be plagued.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O Jehovah my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against thy people, that they should be plagued.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And David said to God, Was it not I who gave the order for the people to be numbered? It is I who have done the sin and the great wrong; but these are only sheep; what have they done? let your hand, O Lord God, be lifted up against me and against my family, but not against your people to send disease on them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  David said to God, "Isn't it I who commanded the people to be numbered? It is even I who have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Yahweh my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David said to God,“Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! As for these sheep– what have they done? O LORD my God, attack me and my family, but remove the plague from your people!”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 44:33 : 33 Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant stay instead of the lad as a slave to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers.
• Exod 20:5 : 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.
• Exod 32:32-33 : 32 Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, please blot me out of Your book which You have written." 33 The LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, him I will blot out of My book.
• Josh 22:18 : 18 But that you must turn away this day from following the LORD? And it will be, seeing you rebel today against the LORD, that tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.
• 2 Sam 7:8 : 8 Now therefore, so shall you say to my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
• 2 Sam 12:10 : 10 Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house; because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
• 2 Sam 24:1 : 1 And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
• 2 Sam 24:17 : 17 And David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let Your hand, I pray You, be against me, and against my father's house.
• 1 Kgs 22:17 : 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered on the hills, as sheep without a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
• 1 Chr 21:8 : 8 And David said to God, I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech you, remove the iniquity of your servant; for I have acted very foolishly.
• Ps 44:11 : 11 You have given us like sheep appointed for food, and have scattered us among the heathen.
• Ps 51:4 : 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done this evil in your sight, that you may be justified when you speak and be clear when you judge.
• Ps 51:14 : 14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
• Ps 74:1 : 1 O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
• Isa 39:7-8 : 7 And of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget, they shall take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
• Ezek 16:63 : 63 That you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I am pacified toward you for all that you have done, says the Lord GOD.
• John 10:11-12 : 11 I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep. 12 But the hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
• Rom 9:3 : 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
• 1 John 3:16 : 16 By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.