Verse 24

And Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: 'Vær ikke redd for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så vil det gå dere vel.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Gedalja sverget for dem og deres menn og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for å tjene kaldeerne; bli i landet, tjen kongen av Babylon, og alt skal gå vel med dere.

• Norsk King James

  Og Gedaliah ga et løfte til dem og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for å bli tjenerne til kaldéerne: bo i landet, og tjen kongen av Babylon; så skal det gå deg vel.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gedalja sverget for dem og deres menn og sa: Frykt ikke for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå dere vel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Gedalja sverget en ed til dem og deres menn, og sa til dem: 'Vær ikke redde for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så vil det gå dere godt.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå dere vel.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Gedalia sverget til dem og deres menn og sa: «Frykt ikke for å tjene kaldeerne. Bo i landet og tjen Babylonkongen, så skal det gå dere bra.»

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

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå dere vel.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gedalja ga dem og deres menn en ed og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for kaldeernes tjenere. Bli værende i landet, tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå dere vel.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Gedaliah swore an oath to reassure them and their men: 'Do not be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Settle in the land, serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Gedalja sverget for dem og deres menn og sa: 'Vær ikke redd for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå dere vel.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Gedalja svoer dem og deres Mænd, og sagde til dem: Frygter ikke at være Chaldæernes Tjenere; bliver i Landet og tjener Kongen af Babel, saa skal det gaae eder vel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: Vær ikke redd for å tjene kaldeerne. Bli boende i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal det gå godt med dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: Frykt ikke for kaldeernes tjenere; bli i landet, tjen kongen av Babylon, og det skal gå dere godt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa til dem: 'Vær ikke redde for kaldeernes tjenere, bli boende i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, og det skal gå dere vel.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Gedalja sverget til dem og deres menn og sa: Vær ikke redde for å tjene kaldeerne; bli i landet og tjen kongen av Babylon, så vil det gå dere vel.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da ga Gedalja deres menn en forsikring og sa, Frykt ikke for kaldeernes tjenere; fortsett å bo i landet under kongen av Babylon, og alt vil gå bra.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Godolias sware vnto them & to their men, & sayde vnto them: Feare not ye ye officers of the Caldees, tary in the londe, & submytte youre selues vnto the kynge of Babilon, & ye shal prospere.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Gedaliah sware to them, & to their men, and sayd vnto them, Feare not to be the seruants of the Caldees: dwell in the land, & serue the King of Babel, and ye shalbe well.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Gedalia sware to them and to the men whom they had with them, and saide vnto them: Feare not ye because ye are the seruauntes of the Chaldees: dwell in the lande, and serue the king of Babylon, and ye shall be well.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, Don't be afraid because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Gedaliah sweareth to them, and to their men, and saith to them, `Be not afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans, dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it is good for you.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Gedaliah gave his oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear because of the servants of the Chaldaeans; go on living in the land under the rule of the king of Babylon, and all will be well.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, "Don't be afraid because of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Gedaliah took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. He said,“You don’t need to be afraid to submit to the Babylonian officials. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 14:11 : 11 Then she said, I pray you, let the king remember the LORD your God, that you would not allow the avenger of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.
• 2 Sam 19:23 : 23 Therefore the king said to Shimei, You shall not die. And the king swore to him.
• Jer 40:9-9 : 9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, Do not fear to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, who will come to us: but you, gather wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.
• Jer 43:6 : 6 Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
• Ezek 33:24-29 : 24 Son of man, those who inhabit the ruins in the land of Israel are speaking, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us as a possession. 25 Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; You eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall you possess the land? 26 You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you defile every one his neighbor's wife: and shall you possess the land? 27 Say thus to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; As I live, surely those who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and he who is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. 28 For I will make the land most desolate, and the pride of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that no one shall pass through. 29 Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.