Verse 31

However, concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da ambassadørene fra Babylons fyrster ble sendt til ham for å spørre om det mirakelet som hadde skjedd i landet, lot Gud ham være alene for å prøve ham og for å kjenne alle hjertets tanker.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men i saken med babylonernes sendebud, som ble sendt for å spørre om tegnet som var gjort i landet, forlot Gud ham for å prøve ham, så han kunne kjenne alt som var i hans hjerte.

• Norsk King James

  Men i saken med ambassadørene fra prinsene i Babylon, som sendte til ham for å spørre om underet som skjedde i landet, lot Gud ham være for å prøve ham, så han kunne vite hva som var i hans hjerte.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men da prinsene fra Babel sendte budbringere for å spørre om det underfulle tegnet som hadde skjedd i landet, forlot Gud ham for å prøve ham, for å kjenne alt som var i hans hjerte.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Likevel, da høvdingene fra Babylon ble sendt til ham for å spørre om undere som hadde skjedd i landet, forlot Gud ham for å sette ham på prøve så han kunne vite alt som var i hans hjerte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men da de babylonske fyrstenes sendebud kom til ham for å spørre om undret som hadde skjedd i landet, forlot Gud ham for å prøve ham, for å kjenne alt som var i hans hjerte.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men i saken til de babylonske fyrstene, som sendte sine sendebud for å undersøke det underverket som var gjort i landet, forlot Gud ham for å prøve ham og kjenne alt som lå i hans hjerte.

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

  Men da de babylonske fyrstenes sendebud kom til ham for å spørre om undret som hadde skjedd i landet, forlot Gud ham for å prøve ham, for å kjenne alt som var i hans hjerte.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men da babylonernes fyrster sendte bud for å forhøre seg om tegnet som hadde funnet sted i landet, lot Gud ham være alene for å prøve ham, slik at det som var i hans hjerte skulle bli kjent.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  However, regarding the envoys sent by the rulers of Babylon to inquire about the miraculous sign that had occurred in the land, God left Hezekiah to test him and to know what was in his heart.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så på samme tid som Babylons høvdinger sendte folk for å forhøre seg om tegnet som hadde skjedd i landet, forlot Gud ham for å prøve ham og for å erkjenne alt som var i hans hjerte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men (det skede) saa, der Fyrsterne af Babels Tolke vare sendte til ham at spørge om det underlige Tegn, som var skeet i Landet, da forlod Gud ham for at forsøge ham, for at kjende alt det, som var i hans Hjerte.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men i saken med ambassadørene fra Babylons fyrster, som ble sendt til ham for å spørre om det under som var skjedd i landet, lot Gud ham være for å prøve ham, for at han skulle vite alt hva som var i hans hjerte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men i saken om ambassadørene fra Babylons fyrster, som ble sendt til ham for å undersøke underet som var gjort i landet, lot Gud ham være alene, for å prøve ham, så han skulle få vite alt som var i hans hjerte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og da ambassadørene fra Babylons ledere, som ble sendt til ham for å spørre om undere i landet, kom, overlot Gud ham for å prøve ham, for å kjenne alt som var i hans hjerte.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men i anliggende med ambassadørene fra Babylons fyrster, som ble sendt for å spørre ham om undrene som var gjort i landet, forlot Gud ham for å prøve ham, så han kunne vite alt som var i hans hjerte.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men i saken med utsendingene sendt av Babylons herskere for å få vite om underet som hadde funnet sted i landet, overlot Gud ham til seg selv for å teste ham og se hva som var i hans hjerte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But whan the interpreters the chefe of Babilon were sent vnto him, to axe question at him (concernynge the wondertoke that had happened in the londe) God lefte him to be tempted, that it mighte be knowne what soeuer was in his hert.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But because of the ambassadours of the princes of Babel, which sent vnto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the lande, God left him to trie him, and to knowe all that was in his heart.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when the princes of Babylon sent vnto him ambassadours, to enquire of the wonder that chaunced in the lande, God left him, to trye him, and that all that was in his heart might be knowen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Howbeit in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was [done] in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all [that was] in his heart.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  However in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and so with the ambassadors of the heads of Babylon, those sending unto him to inquire of the wonder that hath been in the land, God hath left him to try him, to know all in his heart,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Howbeit in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  However, in the business of the representatives sent by the rulers of Babylon to get news of the wonder which had taken place in the land, God gave up guiding him, testing him to see what was in his heart.

• World English Bible (2000)

  However in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So when the envoys arrived from the Babylonian officials to visit him and inquire about the sign that occurred in the land, God left him alone to test him, in order to know his true motives.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 8:2 : 2 And you shall remember all the way which the LORD your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, and to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.
• Gen 22:1 : 1 And it happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
• 2 Chr 32:24 : 24 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the LORD, and He spoke to him and gave him a sign.
• Deut 8:16 : 16 Who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that he might humble you, and that he might test you, to do you good at your latter end;
• Deut 13:3 : 3 You shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God tests you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Judg 16:20 : 20 She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" So he awoke from his sleep, and said, "I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free." But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
• 2 Kgs 20:8-9 : 8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD on the third day? 9 And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? 10 And Hezekiah answered, It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz. 12 At that time Berodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 And Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all the house of his treasures, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all his armory, and all that was found in his treasures; there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not show them.
• Job 1:11-12 : 11 But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face." 12 And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not put forth your hand on himself." So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
• Job 2:3-6 : 3 And the LORD said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and upright man, one who fears God, and shuns evil? And still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause. 4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yes, all that a man has will he give for his life. 5 But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face. 6 And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; but spare his life.
• Ps 27:9 : 9 Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help. Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.
• Ps 51:11-12 : 11 Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free spirit.
• Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold me up, and I shall be safe, and I shall observe Your statutes continually.
• Ps 139:1-2 : 1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought from afar.
• Ps 139:23-24 : 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
• Prov 17:3 : 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
• Isa 38:7-8 : 7 And this shall be a sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He has spoken: 8 Behold, I will bring back the shadow on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which it had gone down.
• Isa 39:1-8 : 1 At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures; there was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and from where did they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon. 4 Then he said, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them. 5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 6 Behold, the days will come when all that is in your house and that which your fathers have stored up until this day shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left, says the LORD. 7 And of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget, they shall take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
• Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
• Mal 3:2-3 : 2 But who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.
• John 15:5 : 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit, for without me you can do nothing.
• Jas 1:13 : 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, nor does He tempt anyone;
• 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ: