Verse 19

And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, I pray you, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees: but the water is bad, and the ground barren.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: 'Se, herres vurdering er korrekt; byen har en god beliggenhet, men vannet er dårlig, og landet er ufruktbart.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: "Se, herre, denne byens beliggenhet er bra, som du ser, men vannet er dårlig, og jorden er ubefruktbar."

• Norsk King James

  Og mennene i byen sa til Elisja: «Se, jeg ber deg, tilstanden i denne byen er god, som min herre ser; men vannet er ubrukelig, og jorden er øde.»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: Herre, byen ligger godt til, som du ser, men vannet er dårlig, og landet er ufruktbart.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: "Byens beliggenhet er god, som vår herre ser, men vannet er dårlig, og landet gir ikke avling."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: «Se, det denne byen ligger bra til, som min herre ser; men vannet er dårlig, og landet er ufruktbart.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Byens menn sa til Elisa: «Se, jeg ber deg, byen ser fin ut slik min herre ser det, men vannet forsvinner og jorden er øde.»

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

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: «Se, det denne byen ligger bra til, som min herre ser; men vannet er dårlig, og landet er ufruktbart.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: «Se, herre, byen er god å bo i, som du ser, men vannet er dårlig og jorden gjør folk ufruktbare.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The people of the city said to Elisha, 'Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad, and the land is unproductive.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "2 Kings.2.19", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֔ע הִנֵּה־נָ֞א מוֹשַׁ֤ב הָעִיר֙ ט֔וֹב כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲדֹנִ֖י רֹאֶ֑ה וְהַמַּ֥יִם רָעִ֖ים וְהָאָ֥רֶץ מְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃", "text": "And *wayyō'mərû* *'anšê* the-*'îr* to-*'ĕlîšā'*, *hinnēh*-*nā'* *môšab* the-*'îr* *ṭôb*, as *'ădōnî* *rō'eh*; but-the-*mayim* *rā'îm* and-the-*'āreṣ* *məšakkālet*.", "grammar": { "*wayyō'mərû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural of *'āmar* - and they said", "*'anšê*": "masculine plural construct of *'îš* - men of", "*'îr*": "feminine singular noun - city", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*nā'*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*môšab*": "masculine singular noun - site/location/dwelling", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good/pleasant", "*'ădōnî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my lord", "*rō'eh*": "qal participle masculine singular of *rā'â* - seeing", "*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters", "*rā'îm*": "masculine plural adjective - bad/evil", "*'āreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land/earth", "*məšakkālet*": "piel participle feminine singular of *šākōl* - causing bereavement/miscarrying" }, "variants": { "*hinnēh*-*nā'*": "behold please/look now", "*môšab* the-*'îr*": "the situation of the city/location of the town", "*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/favorable", "*ka'ăšer* *'ădōnî* *rō'eh*": "as my lord sees/as my master can observe", "*mayim* *rā'îm*": "bad waters/harmful water", "*'āreṣ* *məšakkālet*": "land causing miscarriage/soil causing bereavement" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Byens menn sa til Elisja: "Byen har en god beliggenhet, som min herre ser, men vannet er dårlig og jorden ufruktbar."

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Mændene i Staden sagde til Elisa: Kjære, see, (her er) godt at boe i Staden, ligesom min Herre seer; men (her er) ondt Vand, og Landet er ufrugtbart.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: Byens beliggenhet er god, som herren min ser, men vannet er dårlig, og landjorden er ufruktbar.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: Se, vi ber deg, byens beliggenhet er god, slik min herre ser det, men vannet er dårlig og landet fører til ufruktbarhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: 'Vi ber deg, stedet her er godt, som min herre ser, men vannet er dårlig, og landet er ufruktbart.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Byens menn sa til Elisja: Vennligst, herre, som du ser, er denne byens beliggenhet god, men vannet er dårlig, og landet er ufruktbart.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: Som du ser, er denne byens beliggenhet god, men vannet er dårlig, og det gjør at kveget kaster.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the men of the cite sayde vnto Eliseus: Beholde, there is good dwellynge in this cite, as my lorde seyth, but the water is euell, and the londe vnfrutefull.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the men of the citie saide vnto Elisha, Beholde, we pray thee: the situation of this citie is pleasant, as thou, my lorde, seest, but the water is naught, and the ground baren.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the men of the citie saide vnto Elisa: beholde sir, the dwelling of this citie is pleasaunt, as thou thy selfe seest: but the water is naught, & the grounde barren.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city [is] pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water [is] naught, and the ground barren.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, we pray you, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees: but the water is bad, and the land miscarries.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the men of the city say unto Elisha, `Lo, we pray thee, the site of the city `is' good, as my lord seeth, and the waters `are' bad, and the earth sterile.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad, and the land miscarrieth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now the men of the town said to Elisha, You see that the position of this town is good; but the water is bad, causing the young of the cattle to come to birth dead.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The men of the city said to Elisha, "Behold, please, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land miscarries."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elisha Demonstrates His Authority The men of the city said to Elisha,“Look, the city has a good location, as our master can see. But the water is bad and the land doesn’t produce crops.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 7:19 : 19 And the LORD spoke to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take your rod, and stretch out your hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.
• Exod 15:23 : 23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
• Exod 23:26 : 26 No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.
• Num 12:11 : 11 And Aaron said to Moses, 'Alas, my lord, I beseech you, do not lay the sin upon us, wherein we have acted foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.'
• Deut 28:2-4 : 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you, and overtake you, if you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God. 3 Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your kine, and the flocks of your sheep.
• Deut 28:11 : 11 And the LORD shall make you plentiful in goods, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers to give you.
• Deut 28:15-18 : 15 But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes which I command you this day; that all these curses shall come upon you, and overtake you: 16 Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field. 17 Cursed shall be your basket and your store. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your land, the increase of your kine, and the flocks of your sheep.
• Josh 6:17 : 17 And the city shall be accursed, it and all that are in it, to the LORD: only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
• Josh 6:26 : 26 And Joshua swore an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, who rises up and builds this city Jericho: he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest son he shall set up its gates.
• 1 Kgs 16:34 : 34 In his days, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.
• 1 Kgs 18:7 : 7 And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Are you my lord Elijah?
• 1 Kgs 18:13 : 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
• Hos 9:14 : 14 Give them, O LORD: what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
• 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.