Verse 3

And they said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty, but indeed return to Him a trespass offering. Then you shall be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand has not been removed from you."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De svarte: «Hvis dere sender tilbake arken til Israels Gud, må dere ikke sende den tom. Gi ham en erstatning, så dere kan bli helbredet og få vite hvorfor hans hånd har vært tung mot dere.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De svarte: Hvis dere sender bort arken til Israels Gud, må dere ikke sende den tom; men gi ham et skyldoffer, så dere kan bli helbredet, og det skal bli kjent for dere hvorfor hans hånd ikke fjernes fra dere.

• Norsk King James

  De sa: Hvis dere sender bort Israels Guds ark, så send den ikke tilbake uten noe; men gi ham et offer for feil: så skal dere bli helbredet, og dere skal få vite hvorfor hans hånd ikke er blitt tatt bort fra dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De svarte: Hvis dere sender Israels Guds ark tilbake, må dere ikke sende den tom. Dere må gi ham et skyldoffer, så dere kan bli helbredet, og det vil bli klart hvorfor hans hånd ikke ville vike fra dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De sa: Hvis dere sender tilbake Israels Guds ark, må dere ikke sende den tom. Dere må gi ham en skyldoffer. Bare da vil dere bli helbredet og få vite hvorfor hans hånd ikke blir trukket tilbake fra dere.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De svarte: Hvis dere sender bort Israels Guds ark, må dere ikke sende den tom, men gi ham for enhver pris et skyldoffer. Da vil dere bli helbredet, og det vil bli klart for dere hvorfor hans hånd ikke er blitt tatt bort fra dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De svarte: «Hvis dere sender bort arken til Israels Gud, så send den ikke tom; men gi ham på en eller annen måte et syndoffer, så skal dere bli helbredet, og dere skal få vite hvorfor hans hånd ikke er fjernet fra dere.»

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

  De svarte: Hvis dere sender bort Israels Guds ark, må dere ikke sende den tom, men gi ham for enhver pris et skyldoffer. Da vil dere bli helbredet, og det vil bli klart for dere hvorfor hans hånd ikke er blitt tatt bort fra dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De svarte: «Hvis dere sender Israels Guds ark tilbake, må dere ikke sende den uten en gave, men send en skyldoffer med den, så dere blir helbredet. Da vil dere også vite hvorfor hans hånd ikke viker fra dere.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They responded, "If you send the ark of the God of Israel back, do not send it away empty. Make sure to return a guilt offering to him as well; then you will be healed, and it will become clear to you why his hand has not been lifted from you."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De svarte: Hvis dere sender tilbake Israels Guds ark, skal dere ikke sende den tom av sted, men gi ham like for vederlaget. Da vil dere bli helbredet og dere vil forstå hvorfor hans hånd ikke vek fra dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de sagde: Dersom I sende Israels Guds Ark bort, da sender den ikke tom bort, men I skulle aldeles give ham et Skyldoffer med tilbage; da skulle I blive lægte, og det skal blive eder vitterligt, hvorfor hans Haand vilde ikke vige fra eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De svarte: Hvis dere sender Israels Guds ark bort, må dere ikke sende den tom, men gi ham et skyldoffer. Da vil dere bli helbredet, og dere vil få vite hvorfor hans hånd ikke er fjernet fra dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De svarte: "Hvis dere sender bort Israels Guds ark, må dere ikke sende den tom tilbake. Sørg for å gi en skyldoffer; da vil dere bli helbredet, og dere vil forstå hvorfor hans hånd ikke er fjernet fra dere."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De svarte: 'Hvis dere skal sende bort Israels Guds ark, må dere ikke sende den tilbake uten noe; dere må helt sikkert gi en skyldoffer med den. Da vil dere bli helbredet, og det vil bli kjent for dere hvorfor Hans hånd ikke vendte seg bort fra dere.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De svarte: Hvis dere sender bort Israels Guds ark, må dere ikke sende den tom, men gi ham for enhver pris et botsoffer. Da skal dere bli helbredet, og det skal bli kjent hvorfor hans hånd ikke har blitt fjernet fra dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De svarte: Hvis dere sender tilbake Israels Gud ark, må dere ikke sende den uten en gave. Send en skyldoffer sammen med den, da vil dere få fred igjen, og det blir klart for dere hvorfor hans hånd ikke har blitt løftet fra dere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They sayde: Yf ye wyll sende awaye the Arke of the God of Israel, sende it not awaye emptye, but geue a trespace offerynge: so shal ye be made whole, and ye shal knowe, why his hande departeth not from you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they sayd, If you send away the Arke of the God of Israel, send it not away emptie, but giue vnto it a sinne offering: then shall ye be healed, and it shall be knowen to you, why his hand departeth not from you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They sayde: If you send away the arke of the God of Israel, send it not emptie: but rewarde it with sinne offeryng, and then ye shall be whole, and it shall be knowen to you, why his hand departeth not from you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, don't send it empty; but by all means return him a trespass-offering: then you shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they say, `If ye are sending away the ark of the God of Israel, ye do not send it away empty; for ye do certainly send back to Him a guilt-offering; then ye are healed, and it hath been known to you why His hand doth not turn aside from you.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but by all means return him a trespass-offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they said, If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it without an offering, but send him a sin-offering with it: then you will have peace again, and it will be clear to you why the weight of his hand has not been lifted from you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, don't send it empty; but by all means return him a trespass offering: then you shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They replied,“If you are going to send the ark of the God of Israel back, don’t send it away empty. Be sure to return it with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why his hand is not removed from you.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:15 : 15 You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; none shall appear before me empty);
• Deut 16:16 : 16 Three times in a year shall all your males appear before the LORD your God in the place which He shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
• 1 Sam 6:9 : 9 And watch, if it goes up the road to its own territory, to Beth Shemesh, then He has done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know that it was not His hand that struck us, but it happened to us by chance.
• Job 10:2 : 2 I will say to God, Do not condemn me; show me why You contend with me.
• Job 34:31-32 : 31 Surely it is proper to say to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend anymore; 32 That which I do not see, teach me; if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
• 1 Sam 5:7 : 7 When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh upon us and Dagon our god.
• 1 Sam 5:9 : 9 And it was so, that after they had carried it there, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction; He struck the men of the city, both small and great, and they had tumors in their secret parts.
• 1 Sam 5:11 : 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, that it may not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
• Exod 34:20 : 20 But the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem him, then you shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.
• Lev 5:6 : 6 And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin.
• Lev 5:15-19 : 15 If a person commits a trespass, and sins unintentionally in the holy things of the LORD, then he shall bring for his trespass to the LORD a ram without blemish from the flocks, valued by you in shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: 16 And he shall make restitution for the harm that he has done in the holy thing, and add one-fifth to it, and give it to the priest: and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. 17 And if a person sins, and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he did not know it, yet he is guilty, and shall bear his guilt. 18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish from the flock, valued by you, for a trespass offering, to the priest: and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his ignorance in which he erred and did not know it, and it shall be forgiven him. 19 It is a trespass offering: he has certainly trespassed against the LORD.
• Lev 6:6 : 6 And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest:
• Lev 7:1-7 : 1 Likewise, this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. 2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering, they shall kill the trespass offering, and he shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. 3 And he shall offer from it all the fat, the tail, and the fat that covers the entrails, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, with the kidneys, he shall remove it: 5 And the priest shall burn them on the altar for an offering made by fire to the LORD: it is a trespass offering. 6 Every male among the priests shall eat it: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy. 7 As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest who makes atonement with it shall have it.