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Verse 8

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

Other Translations

GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk
Israels konge svarte Josjafat: "Det er enda en mann som kan søke råd fra Herren, men jeg hater ham fordi han aldri profeterer noe godt om meg, bare ondt. Det er Mika, sønn av Jimla." Josjafat sa: "Kongen skulle ikke si slik."
Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst
Israels konge sa til Josjafat: «Det er ennå én mann, Mika, sønn av Jimla, som vi kan spørre Herren til råds gjennom. Men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri noe godt om meg, bare ondt.» Josjafat sa: «La ikke kongen si slik.»
Norsk King James
Kongen av Israel svarte Josjafat: "Det er én mann til, Mikaja, sønn av Imalah. Vi kan spørre ham om Herren; men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer ikke godt om meg, bare ondt." Josjafat sa: "La ikke kongen si slik."
Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866
Israels konge svarte Josafat: Det er enda en mann vi kan spørre Herren gjennom, men jeg hater ham, fordi han ikke profeterer godt for meg, bare ondt; og det er Mika, sønn av Jimla. Josafat sa: Kongen må ikke si slikt.
Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål
Kongen av Israel sa til Joasjafat: 'Det er én mann igjen som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom, men jeg hater ham fordi han aldri profeterer noe godt om meg, bare ondt. Det er Mika, sønn av Jimla.' Joasjafat sa: 'La ikke kongen si det slik.'
Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611
Kongen av Israel svarte Josjafat: «Det er fortsatt en mann, Mika, sønn av Jimla, som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom. Men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer ikke godt om meg, bare ondt.» Josjafat sa: «La ikke kongen si slik.»
o3-mini KJV Norsk
Da svarte Israels konge: «Det finnes ennå én mann, Mikaia, Imlahs sønn, gjennom hvem vi kan forhøre oss hos Herren; men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer ikke godt om meg, men ondt.» Josjafat svarte: «La ikke kongen si så.»
En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)
Kongen av Israel svarte Josjafat: «Det er fortsatt en mann, Mika, sønn av Jimla, som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom. Men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer ikke godt om meg, bare ondt.» Josjafat sa: «La ikke kongen si slik.»
Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst
Kongen av Israel sa til Josjafat: «Det er enda én mann vi kan rådspørre Herren gjennom, Mika, sønn av Jimla, men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri noe godt om meg, bare ondt.» Josjafat sa: «La ikke kongen si slik.»
Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, only bad. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.' Jehoshaphat replied, 'The king should not say such a thing.'
biblecontext
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GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024
Kongen av Israel svarte Josjafat: «Det er én mann til som vi kan rådspørre Herren gjennom, men jeg hater ham fordi han aldri profeterer noe godt om meg, bare ondt. Han heter Mika, sønn av Jimla.» Josjafat sa: «La ikke kongen si slikt.»
Original Norsk Bibel 1866
Og Israels Konge sagde til Josaphat: (Her er) endnu en Mand, ved hvem man kan spørge Herren ad; men jeg, jeg hader ham, fordi han spaaer ikke Godt over mig, men Ondt; (det er) Michæas, Jimlas Søn; og Josaphat sagde: Kongen sige ikke saa.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
KJV 1769 norsk
Israels konge sa til Josjafat: Det er ennå en mann, Mika, sønn av Jimla, som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom, men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri noe godt om meg, bare ondt. Og Josjafat sa: Ikke la kongen si slik.
Norsk oversettelse av Webster
Israels konge sa til Josjafat: Det finnes enda en mann som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom, Mika, sønn av Jimla. Men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri noe godt om meg, bare ondt. Josjafat sa: La ikke kongen si så.
Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation
Kongen av Israel svarte Josjafat: 'Det er en mann til som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom, men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri noe godt om meg, bare ondt. Det er Mika, sønn av Jimla.' Josjafat sa: 'La ikke kongen si slikt!'
Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901
Kongen av Israel svarte Josjafat: "Det er enda én mann vi kan spørre Jehova gjennom, Mika, Imla-s sønn. Men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri noe godt om meg, bare ondt." Josjafat sa: "La ikke kongen si sånt."
Norsk oversettelse av BBE
Kongen av Israel sa til Josjafat: Det er enda en mann som vi kan spørre Herren om råd gjennom, Mika, sønn av Jimla. Men jeg liker ham ikke, for han profeterer aldri noe godt om meg, bare ondt. Josjafat sa: Kongen bør ikke si sånt.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The kinge of Israel saide vnto Iosaphat Here is yet a man, one Micheas the sonne of Iemla, at whom we maye axe of the LORDE: but I hate him, for he prophecieth me no good, but euell. Iosaphat sayde: Let not the kynge saye so.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the King of Israel said vnto Iehoshaphat, There is yet one man (Michaiah the sonne of Imlah) by whom we may aske counsel of the Lord, but I hate him: for he doeth not prophecie good vnto me, but euill; Iehoshaphat sayd, Let not the King say so.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the king of Israel sayde vnto Iehosaphat: There is yet one man (Michea the sonne of Iimla) by whom we may aske counsell of the Lorde: But I hate him, for he doth not prophecie good vnto me, but euyll. And Iehosaphat sayde: Let not the king say so.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. Jehoshaphat said, "Don't let the king say so."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, `Yet -- one man to seek Jehovah by him, and I have hated him, for he doth not prophesy concerning me good, but evil -- Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, `Let not the king say so.'
American Standard Version (1901)
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
World English Bible (2000)
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil." Jehoshaphat said, "Don't let the king say so."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat,“There is still one man through whom we can seek the LORD’s will. But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said,“The king should not say such things.”

Referenced Verses

Amos 5:10 : 10 They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.
Mic 2:7 : 7 O you who are named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD restricted? Are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him who walks uprightly?
Jer 38:4 : 4 Therefore the princes said to the king, We beg you, let this man be put to death; for he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them; for this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but the harm.
John 3:19-21 : 19 This is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.
John 7:7 : 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify of it that its works are evil.
John 17:14 : 14 I have given them your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Gal 4:16 : 16 Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?
Rev 11:7-9 : 7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 9 And those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwelt on the earth.
John 15:18-19 : 18 If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Jer 43:3-4 : 3 But Baruch the son of Neriah sets you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. 4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, did not obey the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.
Mic 2:11 : 11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood lies, saying, I will prophesy to you of wine and strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
Zech 11:8 : 8 I also cut off three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
Matt 10:22 : 22 And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he who endures to the end shall be saved.
Gen 37:8 : 8 And his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? or shall you indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him even more for his dreams, and for his words.
1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 And he said, I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts, for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.
1 Kgs 19:14 : 14 And he said, I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts, because the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.
1 Kgs 20:35-43 : 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Strike me, I pray you. And the man refused to strike him. 36 Then he said to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall slay you. And as soon as he departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him. 37 Then he found another man, and said, Strike me, I pray you. And the man struck him, so that in striking he wounded him. 38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. 39 And as the king passed by, he cried to the king: and he said, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he is missing, then shall your life be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver. 40 And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it. 41 And he hastened, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel recognized him that he was of the prophets. 42 And he said to him, Thus says the LORD, Because you have let go out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people. 43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you: because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
1 Kgs 21:27-29 : 27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. 28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 Do you see how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
1 Kgs 22:13 : 13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one accord: let your word, I beg you, be like the word of one of them, and speak what is good.
1 Kgs 22:27 : 27 And say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
2 Kgs 9:22 : 22 And it happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
2 Chr 36:16 : 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
Ps 34:21 : 21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and those who hate the righteous shall be desolate.
Prov 5:12-14 : 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me! 14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Prov 9:8 : 8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Prov 15:12 : 12 A scorner does not love one who reproves him, nor will he go to the wise.
Isa 3:11 : 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given to him.
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:
Isa 49:7 : 7 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to the servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD who is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose you.
Isa 57:19-21 : 19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near, says the LORD, and I will heal him. 20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 21 There is no peace, says my God, to the wicked.
Jer 18:18 : 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
Jer 20:10 : 10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, they say, and we will report it. All my familiar friends watched for my faltering, saying, Perhaps he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.