Verse 3

And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us, it may save us from the hand of our enemies.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, sa Israels eldste: «Hvorfor har Herren latt oss bli slått av filistrene i dag? La oss sende bud etter Herrens paktsark fra Sjilo, så den kan være med oss og redde oss fra våre fiender.»

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, sa Israels eldste: Hvorfor har Herren latt oss bli slått i dag av filisterne? La oss hente Herrens pakts ark fra Sjilo, så den kan være blant oss og redde oss fra våre fienders hånd.

  • Norsk King James

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, sa Israels eldste: Hvorfor har Herren slått oss i dag foran filisterne? La oss hente pakten med Herren fra Shilo til oss, så den kan redde oss fra våre fienders hender når den kommer.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, sa Israels eldste: «Hvorfor lot Herren oss tape i dag mot filisterne? La oss hente Herrens paktkiste fra Sjilo, så den kan være blant oss og redde oss fra våre fiender.»

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, spurte Israels eldste: «Hvorfor lot Herren oss bli beseiret i dag av filisterne? La oss hente Herrens paktsark fra Sjilo, så den kan være med oss og redde oss fra våre fiender.»

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, sa Israels eldste: Hvorfor har Herren latt oss bli slått i dag av filisterne? La oss hente Herrens paktkiste fra Sjilo, så den kan komme blant oss og frelse oss fra våre fiender.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Da folket kom inn til leiren, sa Israels eldste: «Hvorfor har Herren straffet oss i dag for filisternes skyld? La oss hente paktens ark til Herren fra Shiloh til oss, så den, når den kommer inn blant oss, kan frelse oss fra våre fienders makt.»

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

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, sa Israels eldste: Hvorfor har Herren latt oss bli slått i dag av filisterne? La oss hente Herrens paktkiste fra Sjilo, så den kan komme blant oss og frelse oss fra våre fiender.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, sa Israels eldste: «Hvorfor har Herren slått oss i dag foran filisterne? La oss hente Herrens paktkiste fra Sjilo så den kan være med oss og redde oss fra våre fiender.»

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel said, 'Why has the Lord allowed us to be defeated today by the Philistines? Let us fetch the Ark of the Covenant from Shiloh so it can come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies.'

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, spurte Israels eldste: «Hvorfor har Herren latt oss bli slått foran filisterne i dag? La oss hente Herrens paktkiste fra Silo, slik at den kan være med oss og redde oss fra våre fienders makt.»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og der Folket kom (igjen) i Leiren, da sagde Israels Ældste: Hvorfor har Herren slaget os idag for Philisternes Ansigt? lader os tage til os fra Silo Herrens Pagtes Ark, og lader den komme midt iblandt os, saa skal den frelse os af vore Fjenders Haand.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, sa Israels eldste: Hvorfor har Herren latt oss bli slått av filisterne i dag? La oss hente Herrens paktsark fra Sjilo til oss, så den kan redde oss fra våre fienders hånd.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, sa Israels eldste: Hvorfor har Herren latt oss bli slått i dag av filisterne? La oss hente Herrens paktsark fra Sjilo til oss, så den kan være med oss og frelse oss fra våre fienders hånd.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Folk kom tilbake til leiren, og Israels eldste sa: 'Hvorfor har Herren slått oss i dag foran filisterne? La oss hente Herrens paktsark fra Sjilo, så den kan være midt iblant oss og redde oss fra fiendenes hånd.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Da folket kom tilbake til leiren, sa Israels eldste: "Hvorfor har Herren slått oss i dag foran filisterne? La oss hente Herrens paktsark fra Sjilo, slik at den kan komme blant oss og redde oss fra fiendens hånd."

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da folket kom tilbake til sine leirer, sa Israels ledere: Hvorfor har Herren latt filistrene beseire oss i dag? La oss hente Herrens paktkiste fra Sjilo, så den kan være med oss og frelse oss fra våre fiender.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan the people came in to the hoost, the Elders of Israel sayde: Wherfore hath the LORDE caused vs to be smytten this daie before the Philistynes? Let vs take vnto vs the Arke of the LORDES couenaunt from Silo, & let it come amoge vs, that it maye helpe vs from the hande of oure enemies.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So when the people were come into the campe, the Elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lorde smitten vs this day before ye Philistims? let vs bring the Arke of the couenant of the Lord out of Shiloh vnto vs, that when it commeth among vs, it may saue vs out of the hande of our enemies.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when the people were come into their tentes, the elders of Israel sayde: Wherfore hath the Lorde caste vs downe this day before the Philistines? let vs fetch the arke of the appoyntmet of the Lorde out of Silo vnto vs, that when it cometh among vs, it may saue vs out of the hand of our enemies.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has Yahweh struck us today before the Philistines? Let us get the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of Shiloh to us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the people cometh in unto the camp, and the elders of Israel say, `Why hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? we take unto us from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and it cometh into our midst, and He doth save us out of the hand of our enemies.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of Shiloh unto us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when the people came back to their tents, the responsible men of Israel said, Why has the Lord let the Philistines overcome us today? Let us get the ark of the Lord's agreement here from Shiloh, so that it may be with us and give us salvation from the hands of those who are against us.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has Yahweh struck us today before the Philistines? Let us get the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of Shiloh to us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel said,“Why did the LORD let us be defeated today by the Philistines? Let’s take with us the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh. When it is with us, it will save us from the hand of our enemies.”

Referenced Verses

  • Num 10:33 : 33 And they departed from the mount of the LORD, a three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.
  • Num 10:35 : 35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let Your enemies be scattered; and let those who hate You flee before You.
  • Num 31:6 : 6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
  • Deut 29:24 : 24 Even all nations shall say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?
  • Deut 31:26 : 26 Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against you.
  • Josh 4:7 : 7 Then you shall answer them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be a memorial to the children of Israel forever.
  • Josh 6:4-5 : 4 And seven priests shall carry before the ark seven trumpets of ram's horns: and on the seventh day you shall surround the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him.
  • Josh 7:7 : 7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, why have you at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of Jordan!
  • 1 Sam 14:18 : 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.
  • 2 Sam 15:25 : 25 And the king said to Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:
  • 1 Chr 17:1 : 1 Now it happened, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Look, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains.
  • Ps 74:1 : 1 O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
  • Ps 74:11 : 11 Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Pluck it out of Your bosom.
  • Isa 1:11-15 : 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me? says the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed animals; and I delight not in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of goats. 12 When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts? 13 Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates: they are a trouble to me; I am weary to bear them. 15 And when you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: indeed, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 Thus says the LORD, Where is the certificate of your mother's divorce, whom I have put away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you have sold yourselves, and for your transgressions your mother is put away.
  • Isa 58:3 : 3 Why have we fasted, they say, and you do not see? Why have we afflicted our soul, and you take no notice? Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure and exact all your labors.
  • Jer 3:16 : 16 And it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, says the LORD, they shall no longer say, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done anymore.
  • Jer 7:4 : 4 Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
  • Jer 7:8-9 : 8 Behold, you trust in deceptive words that cannot profit. 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know; 10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? 11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, says the LORD. 12 But go now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel. 13 And now, because you have done all these works, says the LORD, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not listen; and I called you, but you did not answer; 14 Therefore I will do unto this house, which is called by my name, in which you trust, and to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. 15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
  • Amos 5:21-22 : 21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not delight in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though you offer me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; nor will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
  • Matt 3:9-9 : 9 And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say to you, that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
  • Matt 23:25-28 : 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you make clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and excess. 26 Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. 28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
  • Rom 2:28-29 : 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
  • 1 Cor 10:1-5 : 1 Moreover, brothers, I would not have you ignorant, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And all ate the same spiritual food; 4 And all drank the same spiritual drink: for they drank from that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. 5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
  • 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 Having a form of godliness but denying its power. From such turn away.
  • Heb 9:4 : 4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant covered all around with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
  • 1 Pet 3:21 : 21 There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
  • Jude 1:5 : 5 I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.