Verse 4

Your father made our yoke grievous; therefore, make your father's grievous service and his heavy yoke which he put upon us lighter, and we will serve you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De sa: 'Din far gjorde vår åk tung. Nå, hvis du letter det harde arbeidet som din far påla oss, så vil vi tjene deg.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Din far la et tungt åk på oss; mildne nå den strenge tjenesten og det tunge åket din far la på oss, så skal vi tjene deg.

• Norsk King James

  Din far gjorde vårt åk tungt: nå gjør derfor tjenesten han påla oss lettere, så skal vi tjene deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Din far påla oss et tungt åk, men hvis du nå gjør din fars harde tjeneste og det tunge åket lettere, vil vi tjene deg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  "Din far gjorde vårt åk tungt. Nå, lett du arbeidet fra din fars harde tjeneste og det tunge åket han la på oss, så vil vi tjene deg."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Din far gjorde vårt åk tungt. Gjør nå din fars strenge tjeneste og det tunge åket lettere for oss, så vil vi tjene deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Faren din påla oss et tungt åkke; derfor, nå, let ned den byrden faren din la på oss, så vil vi tjene deg.»

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

  Din far gjorde vårt åk tungt. Gjør nå din fars strenge tjeneste og det tunge åket lettere for oss, så vil vi tjene deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Din far gjorde vårt åk tungt. Løsne nå det harde arbeidet og det tunge åket som din far la på oss, så vil vi tjene deg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They said to him, "Your father made our yoke heavy. Now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he placed on us, and we will serve you."

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "1 Kings.12.4", "source": "אָבִ֖יךָ הִקְשָׁ֣ה אֶת־עֻלֵּ֑נוּ וְאַתָּ֡ה עַתָּ֣ה הָקֵל֩ מֵעֲבֹדַ֨ת אָבִ֜יךָ הַקָּשָׁ֗ה וּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹ הַכָּבֵ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן עָלֵ֖ינוּ וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃", "text": "*ʾĀḇîkā* *hiqšāh* the-*ʿullēnû*, and you *ʿattāh* *hāqēl* from-*ʿaḇōdat* *ʾāḇîkā* the-*haqqāšāh* and-from-*ʿullô* the-*hakkāḇēd* which-*nātan* upon-us, and *naʿaḇdekā*.", "grammar": { "*ʾĀḇîkā*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*hiqšāh*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular of קשה - made hard/difficult", "*ʿullēnû*": "noun + 1st plural suffix - our yoke", "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*hāqēl*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular of קלל - make light/lighten", "*ʿaḇōdat*": "construct noun, feminine singular - service of/labor of", "*ʾāḇîkā*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*haqqāšāh*": "definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the hard/difficult", "*ʿullô*": "noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his yoke", "*hakkāḇēd*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the heavy", "*nātan*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - gave/put", "*naʿaḇdekā*": "qal imperfect, 1st plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - we will serve you" }, "variants": { "*hiqšāh*": "made hard/made difficult/made severe", "*ʿullēnû*": "our yoke/our burden", "*hāqēl*": "lighten/make easier/reduce", "*ʿaḇōdat*": "service/labor/work", "*haqqāšāh*": "the hard/difficult/harsh", "*hakkāḇēd*": "the heavy/burdensome/oppressive", "*nātan*": "gave/put/placed", "*naʿaḇdekā*": "we will serve you/be your servants" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Din far la et tungt åk på oss, men hvis du nå gjør ditt fars harde arbeid lettere og reduserer det tunge åket han la på oss, vil vi tjene deg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Din Fader gjorde vort Aag haardt, men gjør du os nu din Faders den haarde Tjeneste og hans det svare Aag lettere, som han lagde paa os, saa ville vi tjene dig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Din far la en tung byrde på oss; gjør nå den tunge tjenesten fra din far og det tunge åket han la på oss lettere, så skal vi tjene deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Din far gjorde vårt åk tungt. Nå ber vi deg gjøre det tunge arbeidet som din far la på oss, lettere, så skal vi tjene deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  'Din far gjorde vårt åk tungt. Nå, let du noe av den harde tjenesten og det tunge åket han la på oss, så vil vi tjene deg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Din far la et tungt åk på oss. Gjør nå den harde tjenesten fra din far, og det tunge åket han la på oss, lettere, så vil vi tjene deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Din far la et tungt åk på oss. Hvis du gjør byrden han la på oss lettere og mildner vårt harde arbeid, vil vi tjene deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thy father made oure yock to harde: therfore make thou now the harde bondage and the sore yock lighter, and we wyll submytte oure selues vnto the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thy father made our yoke grieuous: now therefore make thou the grieuous seruitude of thy father, and his sore yoke which he put vpon vs, lighter, and we will serue thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thy father made our yocke greeuous, nowe therfore make thou the greenous seruice of thy father and his sore yocke whiche he put vpon vs, lighter, and we will serue thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Thy father made hard our yoke, and thou, now, make light `some' of the hard service of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Your father made us work too hard. Now if you lighten the demands he made and don’t make us work as hard, we will serve you.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 8:11-18 : 11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for his own use, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. 12 And he will appoint captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and equipment for his chariots. 13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. 14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 15 And he will take a tenth of your grain, and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers and to his servants. 16 And he will take your male servants, and your female servants, and your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work. 17 He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you shall be his servants. 18 And you shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
• 1 Kgs 4:7 : 7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each man provided for one month in a year.
• 1 Kgs 9:15 : 15 This is the reason for the levy which king Solomon raised; to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
• 1 Kgs 9:22-23 : 22 But of the children of Israel Solomon made no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 23 These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people that did the work.
• 2 Chr 10:4-5 : 4 Your father made our yoke grievous; now therefore, lighten the grievous servitude of your father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve you. 5 And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. So the people departed.
• Matt 11:29-30 : 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
• Matt 23:4 : 4 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.
• 1 John 5:3 : 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome.
• 1 Kgs 4:20-25 : 20 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea in numbers, eating and drinking and rejoicing. 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents and served Solomon all the days of his life. 22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour and sixty measures of meal, 23 Ten fat oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl. 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River: and he had peace on all sides around him. 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.