Verse 4

Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren. Return every man to his house, for this thing is of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp og kjempe mot deres brødre. Gå hver tilbake til sitt hjem, for dette er min vilje. De adlød Herrens ord og vendte tilbake og dro ikke mot Jeroboam.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp og ikke kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend tilbake hver mann til sitt hus, for dette kommer fra meg.» Og de adlød Herrens ord og vendte tilbake fra å gå mot Jeroboam.

• Norsk King James

  Slik sier HERRN: Dere skal ikke gå opp eller kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend tilbake hver mann til sitt hus, for dette er min hensikt. Og de adlød HERRNs ord og returnerte fra å gå mot Jeroboam.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp og kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend tilbake, hver til sitt hjem, for dette er min vilje. Og de adlød Herrens ord og vendte tilbake, uten å dra mot Jeroboam.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sier Herren: Dra ikke opp og kjemp ikke mot deres brødre! Vend tilbake, hver mann til sitt hus, for dette er kommet fra meg. De adlød Herrens ord og vendte tilbake, gav opp sin reise mot Jeroboam.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp for å kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend tilbake til deres hus, for dette er min gjerning. Og de fulgte Herrens ord og vendte om fra å dra mot Jeroboam.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Slik sier Herren: Dere skal verken gå opp eller kjempe mot deres brødre. Hver og en skal vende tilbake til sitt hjem, for dette er gjort av meg. Og de adlød Herrens ord og avsto fra å kjempe mot Jeroboam.

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

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp for å kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend tilbake til deres hus, for dette er min gjerning. Og de fulgte Herrens ord og vendte om fra å dra mot Jeroboam.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp og kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend hjem, hver til sitt hus, for dette er fra meg.» Da hørte de på Herrens ord og vendte tilbake fra å gå mot Jeroboam.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not go up or fight against your brothers. Return every man to his house, for this matter is from Me.’” So they obeyed the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp og ikke kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend tilbake, hver til sitt hus, for denne saken kommer fra meg. De hørte Herrens ord og vendte tilbake fra å gå mot Jeroboam.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa sagde Herren: I skulle ikke drage op og ei stride imod eders Brødre; vender tilbage, hver til sit Huus, thi denne Handel er skeet af mig; og de adløde Herrens Ord og vendte tilbage fra at drage imod Jeroboam.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp og kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend tilbake, hver og en til sitt hus, for dette er min vilje. Og de adlød Herrens ord og dro tilbake fra å kjempe mot Jeroboam.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp og ikke kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend tilbake, hver til sitt hus, for dette er fra meg. Så de lyttet til Herrens ord og vendte tilbake fra å gå mot Jeroboam.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp eller kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend hjem hver til sitt hus, for dette er fra meg.'" Og de hørte Herrens ord og vendte tilbake fra å dra mot Jeroboam.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp og kjempe mot deres brødre. Vend tilbake, hver mann til sitt hus, for dette er fra meg. Så hørte de på Herrens ord og vendte tilbake, istedenfor å gå mot Jeroboam.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke gå til krig mot deres brødre. La hver mann vende tilbake til sitt hus, for dette er min hensikt. Så de lyttet til Herrens ord og vendte tilbake fra å kjempe mot Jeroboam.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus sayeth the LORDE: Ye shal not go vp, ner fyght agaynst youre brethren: let euery man go home agayne, for this is my dede. They herkened vnto the wordes of ye LORDE, and wete not forth agaynst Ieroboa.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus sayth the Lorde, Ye shall not goe vp, nor fight against your brethren: returne euery man to his house: for this thing is done of me. They obeyed therfore the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Ieroboam.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go vp nor fight against your brethren: returne euery man to his house, for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the wordes of the Lorde, and returned from going against Ieroboam.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus says Yahweh, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they listened to the words of Yahweh, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thus said Jehovah, Ye do not go up nor fight with your brethren, turn back each to his house, for from Me hath this thing been;' and they hear the words of Jehovah, and turn back from going against Jeroboam.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The Lord has said, You are not to go to war against your brothers: let every man go back to his house, for this thing is my purpose. So they gave ear to the words of the Lord and were turned back from fighting against Jeroboam.

• World English Bible (2000)

  'Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Return every man to his house; for this thing is of me."'" So they listened to the words of Yahweh, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  ‘The LORD says this:“Do not attack and make war with your brothers. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” They obeyed the LORD and called off the attack against Jeroboam.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 10:15-16 : 15 So the king did not listen to the people, for the cause was of God, that the LORD might fulfill his word, which he spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What part have we in David? And we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel; and now, David, see to your own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
• 2 Chr 25:7-9 : 7 But a man of God came to him, saying, O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you; for the LORD is not with Israel, with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if you will go, do it, be strong for the battle; God shall make you fall before the enemy, for God has power to help, and to cast down. 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give you much more than this. 10 Then Amaziah separated them, the army that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again; and their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
• 2 Chr 28:8-9 : 8 And the children of Israel carried away captive two hundred thousand of their brethren, women, sons, and daughters, and took also much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. 9 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded, and he went out before the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage that reaches up to heaven. 10 And now you purpose to keep the children of Judah and Jerusalem as bondmen and bondwomen for yourselves, but are there not with you sins against the LORD your God? 11 Now hear me therefore, and return the captives, whom you have taken captive of your brethren, for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you. 12 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war, 13 And said to them, You shall not bring the captives here, for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, you intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass, for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the leaders and all the congregation. 15 And the men who were mentioned by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all who were naked among them, and dressed them, and shod them, and gave them food and drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble among them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren. Then they returned to Samaria.
• Gen 50:20 : 20 But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.
• 1 Kgs 11:29-38 : 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field. 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces: for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you. 32 (But he shall have one tribe for the sake of my servant David, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.) 33 Because they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do what is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. 34 However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes. 35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it to you, even ten tribes. 36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there. 37 And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel. 38 And it shall be, if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do what is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with you, and build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.
• 1 Kgs 22:36 : 36 And there went a proclamation throughout the army as the sun went down, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
• 2 Sam 2:26 : 26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long shall it be before you tell the people to return from pursuing their brothers?
• Gen 13:8 : 8 And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.
• Ps 33:11 : 11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
• Hos 8:4 : 4 They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I did not acknowledge it. From their silver and their gold, they have made idols for themselves, that they may be cut off.
• Acts 7:26 : 26 And the next day he showed himself to them as they were quarreling, and would have set them at peace, saying, Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong one another?
• 1 Cor 6:5-8 : 5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? No, not one who shall be able to judge between his brethren? 6 But brother goes to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because you go to law one with another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather allow yourselves to be defrauded? 8 No, you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren.
• Heb 13:1 : 1 Let brotherly love continue.
• 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;
• 1 John 3:11-13 : 11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. 13 Do not marvel, my brothers, if the world hates you.