Verse 3

And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da sa Samuel til hele Israels hus: "Hvis dere vender tilbake til Herren av hele deres hjerte, fjern de fremmede gudene og Astarte-bildene fra blant dere. Forbered hjertene deres for Herren og tjen Ham alene. Da skal Han frelse dere fra filistrenes hånd."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Samuel talte til hele Israels hus og sa: Hvis dere vender tilbake til Herren av hele deres hjerte, da fjern de fremmede gudene og Astarte blant dere, og gjør deres hjerter rede for Herren og tjen ham alene. Så skal han fri dere fra filistrenes hånd.

• Norsk King James

  Og Samuel sa til hele Israels hus: Hvis dere vender tilbake til Herren med hele hjertet deres, så må dere fjerne de fremmede gudene og Ashtaroth fra blant dere, og forberede hjertene deres for Herren, og bare tjene ham; så vil han frelse dere fra filistrene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sa Samuel til hele Israels hus: Hvis dere vender om til Herren av hele deres hjerte, fjern da de fremmede gudene fra blant dere, også Astartene, og gjør hjertet deres klart for Herren og tjen ham alene. Da vil han fri dere fra filisternes hånd.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da sa Samuel til hele Israels hus: Hvis dere av hele deres hjerte vender tilbake til Herren, så fjern de fremmede gudene og astarternes bilder fra blant dere, og gjør hjertene deres rede for Herren og tjen bare ham. Så vil han fri dere fra filisternes hånd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Samuel talte til hele Israels hus og sa: Hvis dere vender tilbake til Herren av hele deres hjerte, så fjern de fremmede gudene og Astarte fra blant dere, og forbered deres hjerter for Herren, og tjen ham alene. Så vil han fri dere fra filisternes hånd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da talte Samuel til hele Israels hus og sa: «Om dere vender dere til Herren med hele deres hjerte, kast da de fremmede gudene og Ashtaroth fra dere, gjør hjertene deres rede for Herren, og tjen ham alene; han vil da redde dere fra filisternes hånd.»

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

  Og Samuel talte til hele Israels hus og sa: Hvis dere vender tilbake til Herren av hele deres hjerte, så fjern de fremmede gudene og Astarte fra blant dere, og forbered deres hjerter for Herren, og tjen ham alene. Så vil han fri dere fra filisternes hånd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Samuel sa til hele Israels hus: "Hvis dere virkelig vender om til Herren av hele deres hjerter, fjern da de fremmede gudene og astartebildene blant dere, og retter deres hjerter mot Herren, og tjen ham alene; så vil han redde dere fra filisternes hånd."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, 'If you are truly returning to the LORD with all your heart, rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth among you. Commit your hearts to the LORD and worship Him only, and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Samuel sa da til hele Israels hus: «Hvis dere av hele deres hjerte vender tilbake til Herren, fjern da de fremmede gudene og astarterne fra deres midte. Rett deres hjerte til Herren og tjen bare ham. Da skal han fri dere ut av filisternes hånd.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da talede Samuel til alt Israels Huus, sigende: Dersom I omvende eder til Herren i eders ganske Hjerte, saa borttager de Fremmedes Guder midt ud fra eder, og Astharoth, og bereder eders Hjerte til Herren og tjener ham alene; og han skal frie eder af Philisternes Haand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Samuel talte til hele Israels hus og sa: Om dere vil vende tilbake til Herren av hele hjertet, så fjern de fremmede gudene og Astarte-bildene fra blant dere, og vend deres hjerter til Herren og tjen ham alene. Da vil han fri dere fra filisternes hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Samuel talte til hele Israels hus og sa: Hvis dere vender tilbake til Yahweh av hele deres hjerte, sett da bort de fremmede gudene og Astarot blant dere, rett deres hjerter mot Yahweh, og tjen ham alene; så vil han redde dere fra filisternes hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Samuel talte til hele Israels hus og sa: 'Hvis dere med hele deres hjerte vender om til Jehova, så fjern de fremmede gudene fra deres midte, og også Astarte; og forbered deres hjerter for Jehova, og tjen bare ham, så vil han fri dere ut av filisternes hånd.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Samuel talte til hele Israels hus og sa: «Om dere vender om til Herren av hele deres hjerte, så fjern de fremmede gudene og Astarte-bildene fra dere, og vend hjertene deres til Herren, og tjen ham alene. Da vil han fri dere fra filistrenes hånd.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa Samuel til hele Israel: Hvis dere virkelig vil vende tilbake til Herren av hele deres hjerte, så fjern de fremmede gudene og Astarte-statuene blant dere, og vend hjertene deres til Herren og tjen bare ham. Da vil han redde dere fra filistrenes hånd.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Samuel sayde vnto all the house of Israel: Yf ye turne you withall youre hert vnto the LORDE, then put awaye from you the straunge goddes and Astaroth, and directe youre hert vnto the LORDE and serue him onely, so shall he delyuer you out of the hande of the Philistynes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Samuel spake vnto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye be come againe vnto the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, and Ashtaroth, & direct your hearts vnto the Lord, & serue him only, and he shall deliuer you out of the hand of ye Philistims.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Samnel spake vnto al the house of Israel, saying: If ye be come agayne vnto the Lorde with all your heartes, then put away the straunge gods and Astaroth from among you, and prepare your heartes vnto the Lord, and serue him onely: For he shall ryd you out of the hand of the Philistines.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, [then] put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Samuel speaketh unto all the house of Israel, saying, `If with all your heart ye are turning back unto Jehovah -- turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart unto Jehovah, and serve Him only, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto Jehovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe from the hands of the Philistines.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Samuel said to all the people of Israel,“If you are really turning to the LORD with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the LORD and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:4 : 4 You shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and hold fast to him.
• Luke 4:8 : 8 And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.
• Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
• Matt 4:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to him, Go away, Satan, for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and only him shall you serve.
• Deut 6:13 : 13 You shall fear the LORD your God and serve him, and shall swear by his name.
• Deut 10:20 : 20 You shall fear the LORD your God; him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast, and swear by his name.
• Josh 24:23 : 23 Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.
• Gen 35:2 : 2 Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your clothes:
• Josh 24:14 : 14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river, and in Egypt; and serve the LORD.
• Deut 30:2-9 : 2 And shall return to the LORD your God, and shall obey his voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul; 3 Then the LORD your God will end your captivity, and have compassion upon you, and will return and gather you from all the nations, where the LORD your God has scattered you. 4 If any of yours are driven out to the farthest parts of heaven, from there will the LORD your God gather you, and from there will he bring you: 5 And the LORD your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and he will do you good, and multiply you above your fathers. 6 And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live. 7 And the LORD your God will put all these curses upon your enemies, and on those who hate you, who persecuted you. 8 And you shall return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command you this day. 9 And the LORD your God will make you abundant in every work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over you for good, as he rejoiced over your fathers: 10 If you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul.
• 1 Sam 31:10 : 10 They placed his armor in the house of Ashtaroth and fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
• 1 Kgs 8:48 : 48 And so return to you with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, who led them away captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name:
• 1 Chr 22:19 : 19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built for the name of the LORD.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
• Judg 10:6 : 6 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and did not serve Him.
• 2 Chr 30:19 : 19 That prepares his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
• Joel 2:12-13 : 12 Therefore also now, says the LORD, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning. 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and he repents of the evil.
• Ezek 18:31 : 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby you have transgressed; and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, O house of Israel?
• Hos 6:1-2 : 1 Come, and let us return to the LORD: for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck us, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days he will revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his presence.
• Job 11:13-14 : 13 If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward Him; 14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wickedness dwell in your tents.
• Prov 16:1 : 1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, are from the LORD.
• 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 Nevertheless, there are good things found in you, in that you have removed the groves out of the land and have prepared your heart to seek God.
• Judg 2:13 : 13 And they forsook the LORD and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
• Judg 10:16 : 16 And they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and His soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
• Hos 14:1 : 1 O Israel, return to the LORD your God; for you have fallen by your iniquity.
• Jer 4:3-4 : 3 For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your unplowed ground, and sow not among thorns. 4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.
• Matt 15:8 : 8 This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
• Matt 6:24 : 24 No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
• John 4:24 : 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.