Verse 37

Yet if they come to themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn and pray to you in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done wrong, and have dealt wickedly;

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og de tenker etter i det landet hvor de er bortført til, og omvender seg og bønnfaller deg i fangenskapet og sier: 'Vi har syndet, handlet ille og gjort urett,'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men hvis de tar det til hjerte i det landet hvor de er bortført, og vender om og ber til deg i sitt fangenskaps land, sier: Vi har syndet, vi har gjort urett, vi har handlet ondt,

• Norsk King James

  Likevel, hvis de kommer til seg selv i det landet de er ført bort til som fanger, og vender seg og ber til deg der, og sier: Vi har syndet, gjort galt og handlet ondt;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  og de tar det til hjertet i landet hvor de er fanget, og vender om og ber til deg om nåde i sitt fangenskapsland, og bekjenner: Vi har syndet, handlet urett og vært ugudelige,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  og de tar det til hjertene i det landet hvor de holdes fanget og kommer til deg og ber om nåde i det land de er tatt til fange og sier: Vi har syndet, vi har gjort urett, vi har vært ugudelige.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men hvis de tar det til etterretning i det landet de blir bortført til, og vender om og ber til deg i fangenskapets land, og sier: Vi har syndet, vi har forbrutt oss, og vi har handlet ondt,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  men om de innser sin skyld i det landet de er ført til, og vender om og ber til deg og sier: 'Vi har syndet, vi har handlet galt, og vi har gjort ondt';

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

  Men hvis de tar det til etterretning i det landet de blir bortført til, og vender om og ber til deg i fangenskapets land, og sier: Vi har syndet, vi har forbrutt oss, og vi har handlet ondt,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  og de da vender om i sitt fangenskapsland og angrer og påkaller deg i fangenskapet og sier: ‘Vi har syndet, gjort urett og handlet ondt’,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  and they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, and we have acted wickedly.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.6.37", "source": "וְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ אֶל־לְבָבָ֔ם בָּאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁבּוּ־שָׁ֑ם וְשָׁ֣בוּ ׀ וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ בְּאֶ֤רֶץ שִׁבְיָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר חָטָ֥אנוּ הֶעֱוִ֖ינוּ וְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃", "text": "And-*hēšîbû* to-their-*ləbābām* in-the-*ʾāreṣ* which *nišbû*-there and-*šābû* and-*hitḥannənû* to-you in-*ʾereṣ* their-*šibyām* *lēʾmōr* *ḥāṭāʾnû* *heʿĕwînû* and-*rāšāʿnû*", "grammar": { "*hēšîbû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural - they bring back/return", "*ləbābām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their heart", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land", "*nišbû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they were taken captive", "*šābû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they return/repent", "*hitḥannənû*": "verb, hitpael perfect, 3rd person common plural - they implore favor", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*šibyām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their captivity", "*lēʾmōr*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ḥāṭāʾnû*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural - we have sinned", "*heʿĕwînû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person common plural - we have done wrong", "*rāšāʿnû*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural - we have acted wickedly" }, "variants": { "*hēšîbû*": "they bring back/they return/they restore/they consider", "*ləbābām*": "their heart/their mind/their inner being", "*nišbû*": "they were taken captive/they were carried away captive", "*šābû*": "they return/they repent/they turn back", "*hitḥannənû*": "they implore favor/they make supplication/they plead for mercy", "*šibyām*": "their captivity/their imprisonment", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say", "*ḥāṭāʾnû*": "we have sinned/we have missed the mark/we have offended", "*heʿĕwînû*": "we have done wrong/we have committed iniquity/we have been perverse", "*rāšāʿnû*": "we have acted wickedly/we have been guilty/we have done evil" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  og de vender om i hjertet i det landet hvor de er ført i fangenskap, og vender om og ber og bønnfaller deg i sitt fangenskaps land og sier: ‘Vi har syndet, handlet ille og gjort urett’,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  og de tage det igjen til Hjerte udi Landet, hvor de ere fangne udi, og omvende sig og bede til dig om Naade i deres Fængsels Land og sige: Vi have syndet, handlet ilde og været ugudelige,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  men om de kommer til sannhetserkjennelse i landet hvor de er ført som fanger, omvender seg og ber til deg i fangenskapens land og sier: Vi har syndet, gjort urett og vært onde,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  hvis de så omvender seg i det landet hvor de tas til fange, og vender seg til deg og bønnfaller i fangenskapslandet, og sier: Vi har syndet, vi har gjort urett, og vi har handlet ondt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og de vender om i sitt hjerte dit de er ført i fangenskap, omvender seg og ber til deg i sitt fangenskaps land og sier: Vi har syndet, vi har gjort urett og handlet ondt;

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  men hvis de kommer til besinnelse i landet hvor de er holdt fanget, og de vender seg om og ber til deg i fangenskapets land, og sier: Vi har syndet, vi har handlet skjevt, vi har gjort ondt;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  men hvis de angrer i fangenskapens land, vender seg til deg og sier: Vi har syndet, vi har handlet galt og gjort ondt,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and yf they turne within their hertes in the londe where they are presoners, and so conuerte, and make their intercession vnto the in the londe of their captiuyte, and saye: We haue synned, and done amysse, and haue bene vngodly:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If they turne againe to their heart in the lande whither they be caryed in captiues, and turne and pray vnto thee in the lande of their captiuitie, saying, We haue sinned, we haue transgressed and haue done wickedly,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yet if they repent in their heart in the lande where they be in captiuitie, and turne, and pray vnto thee in the land of their captiuitie, saying, We haue sinned, we haue done euyll and wickedly:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Yet [if] they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  yet if they shall repent themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they have turned `it' back unto their heart in the land whither they have been taken captive, and have turned back, and made supplication unto Thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have done wickedly;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if they take thought, in the land where they are prisoners, turning again to you, crying out in prayer to you in that land, and saying, We are sinners, we have done wrong, we have done evil;

• World English Bible (2000)

  yet if they shall repent themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting,‘We have sinned and gone astray, we have done evil!’

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:40-45 : 40 If they shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary to me; 41 And that I also have walked contrary to them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity: 42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. 43 The land also shall be left by them, and shall enjoy its Sabbaths while it lies desolate without them: and they shall accept the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes. 44 And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God. 45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.
• Deut 4:29-30 : 29 But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30 When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you, even in the latter days, if you turn to the LORD your God, and be obedient to his voice;
• Deut 30:1-3 : 1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things have come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you shall call them to mind among all the nations, where the LORD your God has driven you, 2 And shall return to the LORD your God, and shall obey his voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul; 3 Then the LORD your God will end your captivity, and have compassion upon you, and will return and gather you from all the nations, where the LORD your God has scattered you.
• Ezra 9:6-7 : 6 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to You, my God, for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass has grown up to the heavens. 7 Since the days of our fathers we have been in a great trespass to this day; and because of our iniquities, we, our kings, and our priests, have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
• Neh 1:6 : 6 Let Your ear now be attentive, and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant, which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against You: both I and my father's house have sinned.
• Neh 9:26-30 : 26 Nevertheless, they were disobedient and rebelled against You, cast Your law behind their backs, and killed Your prophets who testified against them, to turn them back to You, and they performed great provocations. 27 Therefore You delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who oppressed them. And in the time of their trouble, when they cried to You, You heard from heaven; and according to Your manifold mercies, You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hand of their enemies. 28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before You; therefore You abandoned them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them. Yet when they returned and cried out to You, You heard from heaven, and many times delivered them according to Your mercies. 29 You testified against them, that You might bring them back to Your law. Yet they acted proudly and did not heed Your commandments but sinned against Your judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them. And they shrugged their shoulders, stiffened their necks, and would not hear. 30 Yet for many years You had patience with them and testified against them by Your Spirit in Your prophets. Yet they would not give ear; therefore, You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
• Job 33:27-28 : 27 He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted what was right, and it did not profit me; 28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
• Ps 106:6 : 6 We have sinned with our ancestors, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
• Isa 64:6-9 : 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. 7 And there is none who calls upon your name, who stirs up himself to take hold of you: for you have hidden your face from us, and have consumed us, because of our iniquities. 8 But now, O LORD, you are our father; we are the clay, and you our potter; and we all are the work of your hand. 9 Do not be very angry, O LORD, neither remember iniquity forever: behold, see, we beseech you, we are all your people. 10 Your holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. 11 Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste. 12 Will you refrain yourself for these things, O LORD? Will you hold your peace, and afflict us very sore?
• Jer 3:12-14 : 12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, backsliding Israel, says the LORD; and I will not cause my anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, says the LORD, and I will not keep anger forever. 13 Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the LORD your God, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice, says the LORD. 14 Turn, O backsliding children, says the LORD; for I am married to you: and I will take you, one from a city, and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
• Jer 31:18-20 : 18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bull not accustomed to the yoke: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are the LORD my God. 19 Surely, after I was turned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh: I was ashamed, yes, even humiliated, because I bore the reproach of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the LORD.
• Dan 9:5-9 : 5 We have sinned and committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and from Your judgments: 6 Neither have we listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us belongs confusion of face, as it is this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those near and those far off, through all the countries where You have driven them, because of their trespass which they have trespassed against You. 8 O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him; 10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. 11 Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, even by departing, that they might not obey Your voice; therefore, the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against Him.
• Luke 15:17-19 : 17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 And am no longer worthy to be called your son: make me like one of your hired servants.