Verse 27

But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he held his peace.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men noen onde menn sa: 'Hvordan kan denne mannen redde oss?' De foraktet ham og førte ham ingen gaver. Men Saul lot som han ikke hørte det.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men noen udannede mennesker sa: «Hvordan skal denne mannen frelse oss?» Og de foraktet ham, og gav ham ingen gaver. Men han lot som ingenting.

• Norsk King James

  Men sønnene av Belial sa: Hvordan skal denne mannen redde oss? Og de foraktet ham, og ga ham ingen gaver. Men han holdt seg stille.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men noen onde mennesker sa: Hvordan kan denne mannen frelse oss? De foraktet ham og ga ham ingen gaver, men Saul lot som han ikke hørte det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men noen onde menn sa: 'Hvordan kan denne mannen frelse oss?' De foraktet ham og brakte ham ingen gaver, men Saul lot som om han ikke hørte det.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men noen onde menn sa: Hvordan skal denne mannen kunne redde oss? Og de foraktet ham og ga ham ingen gaver. Men han holdt fred.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Belials sønner sa: Hvordan skal denne mannen redde oss? De så ned på ham og gav ham ingen gaver, men han lot dem være i fred.

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

  Men noen onde menn sa: Hvordan skal denne mannen kunne redde oss? Og de foraktet ham og ga ham ingen gaver. Men han holdt fred.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men noen usle menn sa: 'Hvordan kan denne mannen frelse oss?' De foraktet ham og brakte ham ingen gave. Men han lot som ingenting.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But some worthless men said, 'How can this man save us?' So they despised him and did not bring him a gift, but Saul kept silent.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men noen onde mennesker sa: 'Hvordan kan denne mannen redde oss?' De foraktet ham og brakte ham ingen gave. Men Saul lot som ingenting.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men (nogle) Belials Børn sagde: Hvad skulde denne frelse os? og de foragtede ham og førte ham ikke Skjenk; men han var, som han havde været døv.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men noen ugudelige menn sa: «Hvordan skal denne mannen frelse oss?» De foraktet ham og bragte ham ingen gaver, men han lot som ingenting.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men noen onde menn sa: "Hvordan kan denne mannen frelse oss?" De foraktet ham og brakte ham ingen gaver. Men han lot som ingenting.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men noen onde menn sa: «Hvordan kan denne redde oss?» Og de foraktet ham og brakte ikke noen gave til ham. Men han lot som ingenting.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men noen onde menn sa: Hvordan kan denne mannen frelse oss? De foraktet ham og brakte ham ingen gaver. Men han lot som ingenting.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men noen verdiløse menn sa: Hvordan kan denne mannen frelse oss? De ringeaktet ham og ga ham ingen gave.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the childre of Belial sayde: What shal this felowe helpe vs, and despysed him, & broughte him no presente. But he made him as though he herde it not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the wicked men saide, Howe shall hee saue vs? So they despised him, and brought him no presents: but he held his tongue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the children of Belial sayd: Howe shall he saue vs? And they despised him, and, brought him no presentes: And he helde his tongue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the sons of worthlessness have said, `What! this one doth save us!' and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But certain good-for-nothing persons said, How is this man to be our saviour? And having no respect for him, they gave him no offering.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But certain worthless fellows said, "How shall this man save us?" They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But some wicked men said,“How can this man save us?” They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:13 : 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, have gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;
• 1 Kgs 10:25 : 25 And they brought every man his gift, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a yearly rate.
• 2 Chr 17:5 : 5 Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
• 1 Sam 2:12 : 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the LORD.
• 1 Sam 11:12 : 12 And the people said to Samuel, "Who is he that said, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' bring the men, that we may put them to death."
• 2 Sam 8:2 : 2 And he defeated Moab and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; with two lines he measured to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants and brought gifts.
• 2 Sam 20:1 : 1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew a trumpet and said, We have no part in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
• 1 Kgs 4:21 : 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.
• 2 Chr 13:7 : 7 And there gathered to him worthless men, sons of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not resist them.
• Ps 38:13 : 13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear, and I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.
• Ps 72:10 : 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
• Isa 36:21 : 21 But they held their peace and answered him not a word, for the king's order was, Do not answer him.
• Matt 2:11 : 11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
• Matt 27:12-14 : 12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then Pilate said unto him, Don't you hear how many things they testify against you? 14 And he answered him to never a word, so much that the governor marveled greatly.
• Acts 7:35 : 35 This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? the same God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
• Acts 7:51-52 : 51 You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. 52 Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? And they have killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers,