Verse 2

And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while you are with Him; and if you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: 'Hør på meg, Asa, og alle dere fra Juda og Benjamin. Herren er med dere så lenge dere holder fast ved ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil dere finne ham. Men hvis dere svikter ham, vil han svikte dere.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  og han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: «Hør på meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil dere finne ham. Men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.»

• Norsk King James

  Og han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør på meg, Asa, og dere alle i Juda og Benjamin; Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham; og hvis dere søker ham, vil han bli funnet av dere; men hvis dere svikter ham, vil han svikte dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han gikk ut til Asa og sa til ham: Hør meg, Asa, hele Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dere når dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere. Men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han gikk ut foran Asa og sa til ham: 'Hør meg, Asa, og hele Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dere når dere er med ham. Om dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere. Men om dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør på meg, Asa, og hele Juda og Benjamin. Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham; hvis dere søker ham, vil dere finne ham, men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og han gikk ut for å møte Asa, og sa til ham: «Hør på meg, Asa, og alle dere i Juda og Benjamin; HERREN er med dere så lenge dere er med ham, og om dere søker ham, vil han bli funnet av dere, men om dere vender dere bort fra ham, vil han vende seg bort fra dere.»

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

  Han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør på meg, Asa, og hele Juda og Benjamin. Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham; hvis dere søker ham, vil dere finne ham, men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør på meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dere når dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere, men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He went out to meet Asa and said to him, 'Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: 'Hør på meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin. HERREN er med dere når dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere, men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han gik ud (og stod) for Asas Ansigt og sagde til ham: Hører mig, Asa og al Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med eder, fordi I ere med ham, og dersom I søge ham, skal han lade sig finde af eder, men om I forlade ham, skal han forlade eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør meg, Asa, og hele Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere; men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: Hør meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin: Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham; hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere. Men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og han gikk ut mot Asa og sa til ham: 'Hør meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin. Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med Ham. Hvis dere søker Ham, vil Han la seg finne av dere, men hvis dere forlater Ham, vil Han forlate dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og han gikk ut for å møte Asa og sa til ham: «Hør meg, Asa, og hele Juda og Benjamin: Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham. Hvis dere søker ham, vil han la seg finne av dere; men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han trådte fram for Asa og sa til ham: Hør på meg, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin: Herren er med dere så lenge dere er med ham. Hvis deres hjerter søker ham, vil han være nær dere, men hvis dere forlater ham, vil han forlate dere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  which wente forth to Asa, and sayde vnto him: Heare me Asa and all Iuda & Ben Iamin: The LORDE is with you, whyle ye are with him: and yf ye seke him, he wylbe founde of you. But yf ye forsake him, he shal forsake you also.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he went out to meete Asa, and said vnto him, O Asa, and all Iudah, and Beniamin, heare ye me. The Lorde is with you, while ye be with him: and if ye seeke him, he wil be founde of you, but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he went out to meete Asa, and said vnto him: Heare me Asa, and al Iuda and Beniamin, the Lorde is with you, while ye be with him: and when ye seeke him, he wyll be founde of you: and againe when ye forsake him, he also wyll forsake you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD [is] with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear you me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he goeth out before Asa, and saith to him, `Hear, me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Jehovah `is' with you -- in your being with Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh you;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He met Asa and told him,“Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 24:20 : 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has also forsaken you.
• 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.
• 2 Chr 15:4 : 4 But when they in their trouble turned to the LORD God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.
• Jas 4:8 : 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
• 2 Chr 15:15 : 15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought Him with their whole desire; and He was found by them: and the LORD gave them rest all around.
• 2 Chr 13:12 : 12 And behold, God himself is with us as our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to sound alarm against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper.
• Deut 20:1 : 1 When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and a people more than you, do not be afraid of them: for the LORD your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
• Judg 9:7 : 7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.
• 2 Kgs 21:14 : 14 And I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
• 2 Chr 32:8 : 8 With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles. And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. 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.
• Jer 29:12-14 : 12 Then you will call upon me, and you will go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD; and I will bring you back to the place from which I caused you to be carried away captive.
• Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened.
• Rom 11:1-2 : 1 I say then, Has God cast away His people? Certainly not. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah? how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,
• Heb 10:38 : 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
• Heb 12:25 : 25 See that you do not refuse him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from him who speaks from heaven:
• 2 Chr 20:20 : 20 And they rose early in the morning and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa. And as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.
• Matt 13:9 : 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
• 2 Chr 20:17 : 17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.
• 2 Chr 20:15 : 15 And he said, Listen, all Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat, Thus says the LORD to you: Do not be afraid or dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.
• 2 Chr 12:1-3 : 1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him. 2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD, 3 With twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen; and the people who came with him out of Egypt were without number, the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
• 2 Chr 13:4 : 4 And Abijah stood upon Mount Zemaraim, which is in Mount Ephraim, and said, Listen to me, Jeroboam, and all Israel;
• 2 Chr 33:12 : 12 And when he was in distress, he sought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
• Ps 49:1-2 : 1 Hear this, all you people; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world: 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
• Isa 7:13 : 13 And he said, Hear now, O house of David; is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also?
• Rev 2:7 : 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
• Rev 2:11 : 11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.
• Rev 2:17 : 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the hidden manna to eat, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.
• Rev 2:29 : 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Rev 3:6 : 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Rev 3:13 : 13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Rev 3:22 : 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.