Verse 28

Therefore the king took counsel and made two calves of gold, and said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kongen rådslo og laget to gullkalver og sa til folket: 'Det er for mye for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se, Israel, dine guder som førte deg opp fra landet Egypt!'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Kongen rådførte seg og laget to gullkalver og sa til dem: Det er for mye for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se, dine guder, Israel, som førte deg opp fra landet Egypt.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor rådførte kongen seg og laget to gullkalver, og sa til dem: Det er for mye for dere å dra til Jerusalem: se, her er deres guder, Israel, som førte dere opp fra landet i Egypt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kongen rådførte seg og laget to gullkalver; han sa til folket: 'Det er for mye for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Her er dine guder, Israel, som førte deg opp fra Egypt.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da tok kongen et råd og laget to gullkalver. Han sa til folket: "Det er for mye for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se her, Israel, dine guder som førte deg opp fra Egypt."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor rådførte kongen seg, laget to gullkalver, og sa til dem: Det er for mye for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se, Israel, dine guder som førte deg opp fra Egyptens land.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For dersom dette folket drar opp for å ofre i Herrens hus i Jerusalem, vil deres hjerter vende seg tilbake til deres herre, Rehoboam, konge av Juda, og de vil drepe meg og vende tilbake til Rehoboam.

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

  Derfor rådførte kongen seg, laget to gullkalver, og sa til dem: Det er for mye for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se, Israel, dine guder som førte deg opp fra Egyptens land.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da tok kongen råd og laget to gullkalver. Han sa til folket: Det er for mye for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se, her er dine guder, Israel, som førte deg opp fra Egyptens land.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kongen rådførte seg og laget to gullkalver. Så sa han til folket: «Det er nok for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se, Israel, dette er dine guder som førte deg opp fra Egyptens land!»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor holdt Kongen et Raad og gjorde to Guldkalve; og han sagde til dem: Det er eder for meget at gaae op til Jerusalem; see, dine Guder, Israel! som opførte dig af Ægypti Land.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor rådspurte kongen seg, laget to gullkalver og sa til folket: Det er for mye for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se, Israel, disse gudene som førte dere opp fra Egypts land.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor rådførte kongen seg, og han laget to gullkalver. Han sa til dem: Det er for langt for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se her, dine guder, Israel, som førte deg opp fra landet Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Etter å ha rådført seg, laget kongen to gullkalver og sa til folkene: 'Det er nok nå med å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se, Israel, dine guder som førte deg opp av Egyptens land.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kongen rådførte seg og laget to gullkalver. Han sa til dem: Det er for mye for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se, dine guder, Israel, som førte deg opp fra landet Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Etter å ha rådført seg laget kongen to gullkalver. Han sa til folket: Det er for mye for dere å dra opp til Jerusalem. Se, Israel, dette er dine guder som førte deg opp fra Egyptens land.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the kynge helde a councell and made two golden calues, and sayde vnto them: It is to moch for you to go to Ierusale: beholde, there is thy God (O Israel) which broughte ye out of Egipte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Whereupon the King tooke counsell, and made two calues of golde, and saide vnto them, It is too much for you to goe vp to Ierusalem: beholde, O Israel, thy gods, which brought thee vp out of the lande of Egypt.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherupon the king toke counsel, and made two calues of golde, and sayd vnto them, It is muche for you to go vp to Hierusalem: Behold O Israel, these are thy goddes, which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves [of] gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: see your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the king taketh counsel, and maketh two calves of gold, and saith unto them, `Enough to you of going up to Jerusalem; lo, thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So after taking thought the king made two oxen of gold; and he said to the people, You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; see! these are your gods, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and see your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  After the king had consulted with his advisers, he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people,“It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 32:4 : 4 He received them from their hand, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molten calf: and they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."
• Exod 32:8 : 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made a molten calf, have worshiped it, have sacrificed to it, and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'"
• 2 Kgs 10:29 : 29 However from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu did not turn away from them, namely, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
• 2 Kgs 17:16 : 16 They left all the commandments of the LORD their God, made for themselves cast images, even two calves, made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
• 2 Chr 11:15 : 15 And he ordained priests for the high places, for the devils, and for the calves which he made.
• Hos 8:4-7 : 4 They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I did not acknowledge it. From their silver and their gold, they have made idols for themselves, that they may be cut off. 5 Your calf, O Samaria, has cast you off; my anger is kindled against them. How long will it be until they attain innocence? 6 For it is from Israel; the workman made it, and it is not God. But the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. 7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. It has no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal. If it does yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
• Hos 10:5-6 : 5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for its people shall mourn over it, and its priests who rejoiced on it, for its glory, because it has departed from it. 6 It shall also be carried to Assyria as a gift to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
• 2 Pet 2:19 : 19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.
• Exod 1:10 : 10 Come, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it happen, that when any war breaks out, they join also with our enemies, and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.
• Exod 20:4 : 4 You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
• Isa 30:1 : 1 Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, that seek counsel, but not from me; and that make a covering, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
• Isa 30:10 : 10 Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not prophesy to us right things, speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
• Deut 4:14-18 : 14 And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it. 15 Take therefore good heed to yourselves; for you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: 16 Lest you corrupt yourselves, and make for yourselves a carved image, the likeness of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air, 18 The likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
• 1 Kgs 12:8-9 : 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him, 9 and he said to them, What counsel do you give that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which your father put upon us lighter?