Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da kom Guds ånd over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada. Han sto fram foran folket og sa: 'Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, og derfor har dere ikke hell i deres ferd? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har også han forlatt dere.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Guds Ånd kom over Sakarja, Jojadas sønn, presten, som sto over folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har også han forlatt dere.

• Norsk King James

  Guds Ånd kom over Zakarias, sønn av Jehojada presten, som sto foran folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan lykkes? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, vil han også forlate dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Guds Ånd kom over Sakarja, Jojadas, prestens, sønn. Han sto opp overfor folket og sa til dem: Dette sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud? Dere kan ikke lykkes, for dere har forlatt Herren, og han har forlatt dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Guds Ånd kom over presten Jojadas sønn Sakarja, og han sto foran folket og sa til dem: 'Så sier Gud: Hvorfor overtrer dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan lykkes? Dere har forlatt Herren, så han har forlatt dere.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Guds ånd kom over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada. Han sto over folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Guds Ånd kom over Zecharia, sønn av presten Jehoiada, som sto foran folket, og han sa: «Slik sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud slik at dere ikke får framgang? Dere har forlatt Herren, og han har da forlatt dere.»

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

  Guds ånd kom over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada. Han sto over folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da kom Guds Ånd over Sakarja, Jojadas sønn, presten. Han sto fram for folket og sa til dem: 'Så sier Gud: Hvorfor overtrer dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke har fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest. Standing above the people, he said to them, 'This is what God says: Why do you disobey the Lord's commands and bring about your own failure? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He has also forsaken you.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herrens Ånd kom over Sakarja, Jojadas sønn, presten, og han sto fram for folket og sa til dem: ‘Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud så dere ikke kan lykkes? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, vil han også forlate dere.’

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Guds Aand iførte Sacharia, Jojadas, Præstens, Søn, og han stod op over Folket og sagde til dem: Saa sagde Gud: Hvorfor overtræde I Herrens Bud? derfor skulle I ikke være lykkelige; thi I have forladt Herren, og han haver forladt eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Guds ånd kom over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada. Han sto over folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor overtrer dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Guds ånd kom over Sakarja, Jojadas sønn, presten, og han sto fremfor folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Guds Ånd kom over Sakarja, Jojadas sønn, presten, og han stilte seg foran folket og sa: «Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han forlatt dere.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Guds Ånd kom over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada, og han stod over folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor bryter dere Herrens bud, så dere ikke kan ha fremgang? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han også forlatt dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da kom Guds ånd over Sakarja, sønn av presten Jojada, og han reiste seg foran folket og sa til dem: Så sier Gud: Hvorfor går dere imot Herrens bud, så det ikke lykkes for dere? Fordi dere har forlatt Herren, har han forlatt dere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the sprete of God came vpon Zachary the sonne of Ioiada the prest, which stode ouer ye people, & sayde vnto the: Thus sayeth God: Wherfore do ye transgresse the comaundementes of the LORDE, which shall not be to yor prosperite: for ye haue forsaken ye LORDE, therfore shal he forsake you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Spirit of God came vpon Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada the Priest, which stoode aboue the people, and sayde vnto them, Thus sayth God, Why transgresse ye the commaundements of the Lorde? surely ye shall not prosper: because ye haue forsaken the Lorde, he also hath forsaken you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the spirite of God came vpon Zacharia the sonne of Iehoiada the priest, which stoode by the people, and sayd vnto them, thus sayth God: Why transgresse ye the commaundementes of the Lorde, that ye can not prosper? For because ye haue forsaken the Lord, he also hath forsaken you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why disobey you the commandments of Yahweh, so that you can't prosper? because you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the Spirit of God hath clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he standeth over-against the people, and saith to them, `Thus said God, Why are ye transgressing the commands of Jehovah, and prosper not? because ye have forsaken Jehovah -- He doth forsake you.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah, so that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Jehovah, he hath also forsaken you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the spirit of God came on Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, and, getting up before the people, he said to them, God has said, Why do you go against the orders of the Lord, so that everything goes badly for you? because you have given up the Lord, he has given you up.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God, 'Why do you disobey the commandments of Yahweh, so that you can't prosper? Because you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  God’s Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them,“This is what God says:‘Why are you violating the commands of the LORD? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the LORD, he has rejected you!’”

Referenced Verses

• Num 14:41 : 41 And Moses said, Why now do you transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
• 2 Chr 20:14 : 14 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly;
• 1 Chr 12:18 : 18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, O David, and we are on your side, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you. So David received them, and made them captains of the band.
• 2 Chr 15:1-2 : 1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Oded: 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.
• Matt 23:35 : 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
• 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 23:11 : 11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.
• Jer 2:19 : 19 Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backslidings shall reprove you: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that you have forsaken the LORD your God, and that my fear is not in you, says the Lord GOD of hosts.
• Jer 4:18 : 18 Your way and your deeds have procured these things for you; this is your wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reaches to your heart.
• Jer 5:19 : 19 And it shall come to pass, when you shall say, Why does the LORD our God do all these things to us? then you shall answer them, Just as you have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall you serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
• Jer 5:25 : 25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good things from you.
• Zech 7:11-14 : 11 But they refused to heed, and shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears, so they should not hear. 12 Yes, they made their hearts like an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts sent in His Spirit by the former prophets: therefore, great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. 13 Therefore it has come to pass, that just as He called and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, says the LORD of hosts: 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they made the pleasant land desolate.
• Deut 29:25-26 : 25 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: 26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given to them:
• Judg 6:34 : 34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer gathered behind him.
• 1 Sam 13:13-14 : 13 And Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you: for now the LORD would have established your kingdom upon Israel forever. 14 But now your kingdom shall not continue: the LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him to be captain over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.
• 2 Sam 12:9-9 : 9 Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house; because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.