Verse 36

Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man among them." They said, "Do whatever seems good to you." Then the priest said, "Let us draw near to God here."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Saul sa: «La oss gå ned etter filisterne om natten og plyndre dem til daggry, og vi vil ikke etterlate noen av dem.» De svarte: «Gjør det som synes best for deg.» Men presten sa: «La oss trekke oss nær til Gud her.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Saul sa: "La oss gå ned etter filisterne om natten, og plyndre dem til morgenens lys, og la oss ikke etterlate oss noen av dem." Og de sa: "Gjør alt som virker godt for deg." Da sa presten: "La oss nærme oss Gud her."

• Norsk King James

  Og Saul sa: "La oss gå ned etter filisterne om natten, og ta byttet fra dem til morgenlys, og la oss ikke la en eneste av dem være igjen." Og de svarte: "Gjør hva som synes godt for deg." Da sa presten: "La oss gå nærmere til Gud."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så sa Saul: «La oss dra ned etter filisterne i natt og røve dem til morgenen lyser, uten å la noen bli igjen.» Folket svarte: «Gjør som du finner best.» Men presten sa: «Vi bør først rådføre oss med Gud.»

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Saul sa: «La oss dra ned etter filistrene i natt og plyndre dem til morgengry, uten å la noen bli igjen blant dem.» De svarte: «Gjør alt som synes godt for deg.» Da sa presten: «La oss nærme oss Gud her.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Saul sa: La oss gå ned etter filisterne i natten, ta dem så langt som til morgenlyset, og ikke la en av dem være igjen. Folket sa: Gjør hva som virker best for deg. Men presten sa: La oss nærme oss Gud her.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Saul sa: «La oss gå ned etter filisterne om natten og plyndre dem helt frem til morgengry, og la oss ikke etterlate en eneste mann av dem.» Og de svarte: «Gjør det som virker rett for deg.» Da sa presten: «La oss nærme oss Gud.»

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

  Saul sa: La oss gå ned etter filisterne i natten, ta dem så langt som til morgenlyset, og ikke la en av dem være igjen. Folket sa: Gjør hva som virker best for deg. Men presten sa: La oss nærme oss Gud her.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Saul sa: "La oss gå ned etter filisterne i natt og plyndre dem til morgengry. La oss ikke la en eneste av dem bli tilbake." Folket svarte: "Gjør det som synes godt for deg." Men presten sa: "La oss trekke oss nær til Gud her."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Saul said, 'Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn. Let us not leave one of them alive.' They replied, 'Do whatever seems best to you.' But the priest said, 'Let us inquire of God here.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Saul sa: «La oss gå ned å forfølge filisterne om natten og plyndre dem til morgengry og ikke la noen av dem bli igjen.» De sa: «Gjør alt som synes godt for deg.» Så sa presten: «La oss komme hit nær til Gud.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Saul sagde: Lader os drage ned efter Philisterne inat og røve dem, indtil det bliver lys Morgen, og vi ville ikke lade en Mand af dem blive tilovers; og de sagde: Gjør alt det, som er godt for dine Øine; men Præsten sagde: Lader os holde os nær hid til Gud.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Saul sa: 'La oss gå ned etter filisterne om natten, herje dem til morgenlyset, og ikke la en mann bli tilbake.' De sa: 'Gjør hva som synes godt for deg.' Da sa presten: 'La oss komme nær Gud.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Saul sa: La oss gå ned etter filisterne om natten, ta bytte fra dem til morgenlyset, og la oss ikke etterlate en mann av dem. De sa: Gjør hva som synes godt for deg. Da sa presten: La oss nærme oss Gud her.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Saul sa: «La oss stige ned etter filisterne om natten og ta dem til bytte til morgengryet. La oss ikke etterlate en eneste av dem.» De svarte: «Gjør alt som synes godt for deg.» Men presten sa: «La oss først tre nær til Gud.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Saul sa: La oss gå ned etter filisterne om natten, ta bytte blant dem til morgengryet inntrer, og la oss ikke etterlate en eneste blant dem. De sa: Gjør alt som synes godt for deg. Presten sa: La oss komme nær til Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Saul sa: La oss dra ned etter filisterne om natten og ødelegge dem til morgenen kommer. Gjør det som synes riktig for deg, sa folket. Da sa presten: La oss nærme oss Gud.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Saul sayde: Let vs go downe after the Philistynes, by nighte, and spoyle them tyll it be cleare mornynge, that we let none escape. They answered: Do what so euer pleaseth the. But the prest sayde: Let vs go nye here vnto God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Saul saide, Let vs goe downe after the Philistims by night, and spoyle them vntill the morning shine, and let vs not leaue a man of them; they saide, Doe whatsoeuer thou thinkest best. Then saide the Priest, Let vs drawe neere hither vnto God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Saul sayde: Let vs go downe after the Philistines by night, and spoyle them, vntil it be day in the morning, and let vs not leaue one man of them. And they sayde: Do whatsoeuer thou thinkest best. Then sayde the priest: Let vs come hyther vnto God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. They said, Do whatever seems good to you. Then said the priest, Let us draw near here to God.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Saul saith, `Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and we prey upon them till the light of the morning, and leave not a man of them.' And they say, `All that is good in thine eyes do.' And the priest saith, `Let us draw near hither unto God.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, attacking them till the morning, till there is not a man of them living. And they said, Do whatever seems right to you. Then the priest said, Let us come near to God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them." They said, "Do whatever seems good to you." Then the priest said, "Let us draw near here to God."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Saul said,“Let’s go down after the Philistines at night; we will rout them until the break of day. We won’t leave any of them alive!” They replied,“Do whatever seems best to you.” But the priest said,“Let’s approach God here.”

Referenced Verses

• Num 27:21 : 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask for him the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him, the entire congregation.
• Josh 10:9-9 : 9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal. 10 And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel and killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 11 And it happened, as they fled from Israel and were on the descent to Beth Horon, that the LORD cast great stones from heaven upon them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword. 12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon. 13 So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.
• Josh 10:19 : 19 And do not stay there, but pursue your enemies, and attack their rear guard. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.
• Josh 11:14 : 14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the livestock, the children of Israel took for a prey to themselves; but every man they struck with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, leaving none that breathed.
• 1 Sam 11:11 : 11 And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies, and they came into the midst of the host at the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day, and it came to pass that those who remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
• 1 Sam 14:3 : 3 Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, was wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.
• 1 Sam 14:18-19 : 18 Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring here the ark of God," for the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel. 19 While Saul talked to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines continued to increase, so Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."
• Ps 73:28 : 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all Your works.
• Isa 48:1-2 : 1 Listen to this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and mention the God of Israel, but not in truth or in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves citizens of the holy city and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.
• Isa 58:2 : 2 Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice and take delight in approaching God.
• Jer 6:5 : 5 Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
• Mal 2:7 : 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
• Jas 4:8 : 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.