Verse 23

And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Arams konges tjenere sa til ham: «Deres guder er guder av fjellene, derfor var de sterkere enn oss. Men hvis vi kjemper mot dem på slettene, vil vi helt sikkert være sterkere enn dem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Tjenerne til kongen av Syria sa til ham: Deres guder er guder av fjellene; derfor var de sterkere enn oss; men la oss kjempe mot dem i dalen, og sannelig, vi skal være sterkere enn dem.

• Norsk King James

  Kongens tjenere fra Syria sa til ham: Deres guder er gudene i fjellene; derfor var de sterkere enn oss. Men la oss kjempe mot dem på sletten, så skal vi bli sterkere enn dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Syrernes tjenere sa til ham: «Deres guder er guder av fjellene. Det er derfor de er sterkere enn oss. La oss slåss mot dem på flat mark; da vil vi vinne over dem.»

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Arams tjenerne sa til kongen: «Deres guder er fjellguder, det er derfor de overvant oss. Men hvis vi kjemper mot dem på flat mark, vil vi sikkert overvinne dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Tjenerne til kongen av Syria sa til ham: "Deres guder er guder over høydene; derfor var de sterkere enn oss. La oss heller kjempe mot dem på sletten, så skal vi sikkert være sterkere enn dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kongens tjenere i Syria sa til ham: Deres guder er fjellets guder, derfor har de vært sterkere enn oss; men la oss kjempe mot dem på sletten, så vil vi uten tvil være sterkere enn de.

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

  Tjenerne til kongen av Syria sa til ham: "Deres guder er guder over høydene; derfor var de sterkere enn oss. La oss heller kjempe mot dem på sletten, så skal vi sikkert være sterkere enn dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Tjenerne til kongen av Aram sa til ham: "Deres guder er fjellenes guder. Derfor var de sterkere enn oss. Men hvis vi kjemper mot dem på slettene, blir vi sterkere enn dem."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, 'Their gods are gods of the hills; that is why they were stronger than us. But if we fight them on the plains, surely we will be stronger than they are.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kongens tjenere sa til ham: «Deres gud er en gud av fjellene. Det er derfor de overvant oss. Men la oss kjempe mot dem på slettene, da vil vi med sikkerhet være sterkere enn dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Kongen af Syriens Tjenere sagde til ham: Deres Guder ere Bjergenes Guder, derfor ere de stærkere end vi; men sandeligen, lader os stride mod dem paa det jævne (Land, hvad gjælder), om vi ikke skulle blive stærkere end de?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kongen av Syrias tjenere sa til ham: Deres guder er fjellguder, derfor var de sterkere enn vi. La oss kjempe mot dem i sletten, så vil vi sikkert være sterkere enn dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kongens tjenere sa til ham: Deres gud er en gud av åsene; derfor var de sterkere enn vi. La oss kjempe mot dem på sletten, så vil vi sikkert være sterkere enn de.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kongen av Arams tjenere sa til ham: 'Deres guder er fjellguder, derfor var de sterkere enn oss; men hvis vi kjemper med dem i dalen, vil vi sikkert være sterkere enn dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Syrerkongens tjenere sa til ham: Deres Gud er en gud av høydene; derfor var de sterkere enn oss. La oss sloss mot dem på slettene, så vil vi visselig være sterkere enn de.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Aramæernes tjenere sa til ham: 'Deres gud er en gud av åsene; det er derfor de var sterkere enn vi. Men la oss kjempe mot dem i lavlandet, så vil vi sikkert være sterkere enn de.'

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For the kynge of ye Syrians seruauntes sayde vnto him: Their goddes are goddes of the mountaynes, therfore haue they gotten the victory. But let vs fyghte with them on the playne, and thou shalt se that we shal ouercome them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the seruants of the King of Aram said vnto him, Their gods are gods of the moutaines, and therefore they ouercame vs: but let vs fight against them in the playne, and doubtlesse we shal ouercome them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the seruauntes of the king of Syria sayde vnto him: The gods of the hilles are their gods, and therefore they had the better of vs: but let vs fight against them in the playne, and for what ye will we shall haue the better of them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods [are] gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, `Gods of hills `are' their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain -- are we not stronger than they?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the king of Aram's servants said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; that is why they were stronger than we: but if we make an attack on them in the lowlands, we will certainly be stronger than they.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the advisers of the king of Syria said to him:“Their God is a god of the mountains. That’s why they overpowered us. But if we fight them in the plains, we will certainly overpower them.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 14:23 : 23 For they also built for themselves high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
• 1 Kgs 20:28 : 28 And there came a man of God, and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, Thus says the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.
• 2 Kgs 19:12 : 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them whom my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?
• 2 Chr 32:13-19 : 13 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of those lands able to deliver their lands out of my hand? 14 Who among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed was able to deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of my hand? 15 Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you in this manner, nor believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand and from the hand of my fathers, how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand? 16 And his servants spoke yet more against the LORD God and against his servant Hezekiah. 17 He also wrote letters to insult the LORD God of Israel and to speak against Him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver His people out of my hand. 18 Then they cried out with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem on the wall, to frighten them and to trouble them, that they might capture the city. 19 And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of men's hands.
• Ps 50:21-22 : 21 These things you have done, and I kept silence; you thought that I was altogether like you: but I will reprove you, and set them in order before your eyes. 22 Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
• Ps 121:1-2 : 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from where comes my help. 2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
• Isa 42:8 : 8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, nor my praise to carved images.
• Rom 1:21-23 : 21 Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and to birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things.
• 1 Sam 4:8 : 8 Woe to us! who shall deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.