Verse 16

But when he became strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction. He transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men da han ble mektig, ble hans hjerte overmodig til sin ødeleggelse. Han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men da han ble mektig, ble hans hjerte stolt til sin egen ødeleggelse, for han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud og gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsens alter.

• Norsk King James

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hjertet hans hovmodig, og han kom til sin undergang; han overtrådte mot Herren sin Gud og gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hjertet hans hovmodig til han ødela seg selv, og han handlet ille mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men da han var blitt så mektig, ble hans hjerte oppblåst til hans egen ødeleggelse. Han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hans hjerte oppblåst til hans ødeleggelse. Han syndet mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel og brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men da han ble mektig, ble han hovmodig til sin undergang; for han syndet mot Herren sin Gud og gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

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

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hans hjerte oppblåst til hans ødeleggelse. Han syndet mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel og brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men når han var blitt mektig, ble hans hjerte hovmodig, til hans egen skade. Han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud, og han gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But after Uzziah became strong, his heart was lifted up with pride, leading to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men da han var blitt mektig, ble hans hjerte hovmodig til sitt eget fall, for han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud. Han gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men der han var bleven stærk, ophøiede hans Hjerte sig, indtil han fordærvede (sig), og han forgreb sig imod Herren sin Gud, og gik ind i Herrens Tempel for at gjøre Røgelse paa Røgelsealteret.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men da han ble mektig, ble hjertet hans arrogant og førte til hans undergang. For han handlet i strid med Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hans hjerte hovmodig så han handlet urett, og han syndet mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da han ble sterk, ble hjertet hans stort til hans ødeleggelse, og han syndet mot Herren sin Gud, og gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hans hjerte hovmodig, så han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud; han gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsalteret.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hans hjerte stolt til hans fall; og han gjorde ondt mot Herren, sin Gud; for han gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan his power was greate, his hert arose to his awne destruccion: for he trespaced agaynst the LORDE his God, and wente in to the temple of the LORDE, to burne incense vpon the altare of incense.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But when he was strong, his heart was lift vp to his destruction: for he trasgressed against the Lord his God, & went into the Temple of the Lord to burne incense vpon the altar of incense.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But in his strength his heart arose to his destruction: For he transgressed against the Lorde his God, and went into the temple of the Lorde to burne incense vpon the aulter of incense.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to [his] destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into the temple of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And at his being strong his heart hath been high unto destruction, and he trespasseth against Jehovah his God, and goeth in unto the temple of Jehovah to make perfume upon the altar of perfume.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Jehovah his God; for he went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But when he had become strong, his heart was lifted up in pride, causing his destruction; and he did evil against the Lord his God; for he went into the Temple of the Lord for the purpose of burning perfumes on the altar of perfumes.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into the temple of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the LORD his God. He entered the LORD’s temple to offer incense on the incense altar.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 25:19 : 19 You say, Lo, you have struck the Edomites; and your heart is lifted up to boast; stay now at home; why should you meddle to your hurt, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?
• 2 Chr 32:25 : 25 But Hezekiah did not repay the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud, therefore wrath was upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
• Deut 8:14 : 14 Then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
• Deut 8:17 : 17 And you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.
• Deut 32:13-15 : 13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; 14 Butter of cattle, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and you drank the pure blood of the grape. 15 But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked: you have grown fat, you have grown thick, you are covered with fatness; then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
• 1 Kgs 12:33-13:4 : 33 So he offered upon the altar that he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised in his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. 1 And, behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus says the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you shall he offer the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and men's bones shall be burnt upon you. 3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD has spoken; Behold, the altar shall be split apart, and the ashes upon it shall be poured out. 4 And it came to pass, when King Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, Seize him. And his hand, which he stretched out against him, withered, so that he could not pull it back to himself.
• 2 Kgs 14:10 : 10 You have indeed struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up; boast of this, and stay at home, for why should you meddle to your hurt, that you should fall, you and Judah with you?
• 2 Kgs 16:12-13 : 12 And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached the altar and offered on it. 13 He burned his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
• Num 16:1 : 1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men.
• Num 16:7 : 7 And put fire in them, and put incense in them before the LORD tomorrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD chooses, he shall be holy: you take too much upon you, sons of Levi.
• Num 16:18 : 18 And they took each man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense on them, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
• Num 16:35 : 35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
• Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Hab 2:4 : 4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him, but the just shall live by his faith.
• Col 2:18 : 18 Let no one beguile you of your reward in a false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,