Verse 14

And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han fulgte rådet fra de unge mennene og sa: 'Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre. Min far tukte dere med pisker, men jeg vil gi dere en strengere straff.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han svarte dem som de unge menn hadde rådet ham, og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, og jeg vil legge til på åket; min far tuktet dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• Norsk King James

  Og svarte dem etter rådet fra de unge mennene, og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil legge mer til: min far straffet dere med pisker, men jeg vil straffe dere med scorpioner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han snakket til dem etter de unges råd og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil legge til vekten; min far tukter dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han talte til dem etter de unges råd: «Jeg vil gjøre deres byrde tyngre, og jeg vil legge enda mer til den. Min far tuktet dere med pisker, men jeg vil tuktet dere med skorpioner.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han svarte dem slik de unge mennene hadde rådet ham, og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre; min far tuktet dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han svarte dem etter de unge mennes råd og sa: «Din far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil forverre det; min far straffet dere med pisk, men jeg vil straffe dere med skorpioner.’

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

  Han svarte dem slik de unge mennene hadde rådet ham, og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre; min far tuktet dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han talte til dem etter rådet fra de unge mennene og sa: «Jeg vil gjøre deres åk enda tyngre og legge til det. Min far tukter dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  he followed the advice of the young men and said, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han talte til dem etter de unge menns råd og sa: Jeg vil gjøre deres åk enda tyngre og legge mer til det; min far tuktet dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han talede til dem efter de Unges Raad og sagde: Min Fader gjorde eders Aag svart, men jeg, jeg vil lægge til over det; min Fader tugtede eder med Svøber, men jeg vil tugte eder med Skorpioner.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  og svarte dem etter det rådet de unge mennene hadde gitt, og sa: Min far gjorde åket deres tungt, men jeg vil legge til det. Min far straffet dere med pisker, men jeg vil straffe dere med skorpioner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og han talte til dem i tråd med rådet fra de unge mennene, og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil legge mer til det; min far tuktet dere med pisker, men jeg vil tukte dere med skorpioner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han talte til dem etter rådet fra de unge mennene, og sa: «Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil gjøre det enda tyngre. Min far tuktet dere med pisker, men jeg – med skorpioner.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han svarte dem etter rådet fra de unge mennene og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk tungt, men jeg vil legge mer til: Min far straffet dere med pisker, men jeg vil straffe dere med skorpioner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men ga dem svaret som de unge mennene foreslo, og sa: Min far gjorde deres åk hardt, men jeg vil gjøre det hardere; min far straffet dere med pisker, men jeg vil straffe dere med skorpioner.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & spake vnto the after ye yonge mens councell, & sayde: Yf my father haue made yor yock to heuy, I wil make it yet heuyer. My father chastened you wt scourges, but I wyl beate you wt scorpios.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And spake to them after ye counsell of the yong men, saying, My father made your yoke grieuous, but I wil incease it: my father chastised you with rods, but I will correct you with scourges.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And aunswered them after the aduise of the young men, saying: My father made your yoke greeuous, and I wyll adde thereto: my father chastised you with whyppes, but I wyll chastise you with scourges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and speaketh unto them according to the counsel of the lads, saying, `My father made your yoke heavy, and I -- I add unto it; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- with scorpions.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But gave them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said,“My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 10:10-11 : 10 And the young men that were brought up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus shall you answer the people who spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it somewhat lighter for us; thus shall you say to them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 11 For my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
• 2 Chr 22:4-5 : 4 Therefore, he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, leading to his destruction. 5 He also followed their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.
• Prov 12:5 : 5 The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
• Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.
• Eccl 2:19 : 19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I have labored and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
• Eccl 7:8 : 8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
• Eccl 10:16 : 16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
• Dan 6:7 : 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counselors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
• Jas 3:14-4:2 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envy and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. 1 From where do wars and fights among you come? Do they not come from your desires that war within your members? 2 You desire and do not have; you kill, and covet, and cannot obtain. You fight and war, yet you do not have because you do not ask.