Verse 2

And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the way of the gate, and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy came to the king for judgment, Absalom called to him, and said, Of what city are you? And he said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Tidlig om morgenen sto Absalom opp og stilte seg ved veien ved porten. Når en mann kom med en sak for å få dom hos kongen, spurte Absalom ham: «Hvilken by kommer du fra?»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Absalom sto tidlig opp og stilte seg ved veien til porten. Når noen som hadde en sak, kom til kongen for å få dom, kalte Absalom på ham og spurte: Fra hvilken by er du? Og han svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.

• Norsk King James

  Og Absalom sto tidlig opp og stilte seg ved porten; og når noen kom med en sak for kongen, kalte Absalom på dem og spurte: Hvilken by kommer du fra? Og han svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Absalom pleide å stå tidlig opp og stille seg ved veien inn til porten. Når noen hadde en sak som skulle til kongen for dom, ropte Absalom til ham og spurte: 'Hvilken by er du fra?' Og mannen svarte: 'Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Absalom pleide å stå tidlig opp og stille seg ved veiporten. Hver gang noen kom med en sak for kongen som trengte dom, kalte Absalom dem til seg og spurte: 'Hvilken by er du fra?' Og de svarte: 'Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Absalom sto opp tidlig og stilte seg ved veien til porten. Når noen som hadde en sak kom til kongen for dom, kalte Absalom på ham og sa: Hvilken by er du fra? Han svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Absalom sto opp tidlig og stilte seg ved portveien. Slik ble det: Hver gang en mann med en sak kom til kongen for å få dom, ropte Absalom til ham og spurte: «Hvilken by kommer du fra?» Og han svarte: «Din tjener tilhører en av Israels stammer.»

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

  Absalom sto opp tidlig og stilte seg ved veien til porten. Når noen som hadde en sak kom til kongen for dom, kalte Absalom på ham og sa: Hvilken by er du fra? Han svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Absalom sto opp tidlig og stilte seg ved portveien. Når noen som hadde en rettssak for å komme til kongen for dom, kom forbi, ropte Absalom til dem og sa: «Hvilken by kommer du fra?» Og han svarte: «Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Absalom would rise early and stand beside the road to the gate. Whenever a man came with a dispute to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and ask, 'Which city are you from?' And the man would answer, 'Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Absalom pleide å stå tidlig opp og stille seg ved siden av byporten. Når noen hadde en sak og ville gå til kongen for å få en dom, ropte Absalom på dem og spurte hvilken by de kom fra. Når de svarte at de var fra en av Israels stammer,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Absalom stod tidlig op og stod paa Siden af Veien i Porten; og det skede, naar nogen Mand havde en Trætte, at han skulde komme for Kongen til Dom, da kaldte Absalom ad ham og sagde: Af hvilken Stad er du? og han sagde: Din Tjener er af en af Israels Stammer.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Absalom sto opp tidlig og stilte seg ved siden av porten. Når folk som hadde en sak, kom til kongen for å få dom, ropte Absalom til dem og spurte: Fra hvilken by er du? Når de svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Absalom sto tidlig opp og stilte seg ved inngangen til porten. Og når noen som hadde en sak å fremme for kongen, kom for å få en dom, kalte Absalom på ham og sa: Hvilken by er du fra? Han svarte: Tjeneren din er fra en av Israels stammer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Absalom pleide å stå tidlig opp og stille seg ved veien til byporten. Når noen som hadde en sak skulle komme til kongen for dom, kalte Absalom dem til seg og spurte: 'Hvilken by kommer du fra?' Og han svarte: 'Din tjener kommer fra en av Israels stammer.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Absalom stod tidlig opp og stilte seg ved veien til porten. Når noen hadde en sak og kom til kongen for dom, kalte Absalom på dem og spurte: "Hvilken by er du fra?" Og de svarte: "Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer."

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Absalom sto tidlig opp hver morgen og stilte seg ved siden av møtestedet. Når noen kom for å få sin sak dømt av kongen, spurte Absalom: Hvilken by er du fra? Han svarte: Din tjener er fra en av Israels stammer.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Absalo gat him vp allwaye early in the mornynge, and stode in the waye by the porte: and whan eny man had a matter which shulde come to the kynge for iudgment, Absalom called vnto him and sayde: Of what cite art thou? Yf he sayde then: thy seruaunt is of one of the trybes of Israel,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Absalom rose vp early, & stoode hard by the entring in of the gate: and euery man that had any matter, & came to the King for iudgement, him did Absalom call vnto him, and sayde, Of what citie art thou? And he answered, Thy seruant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Absalom rose vp early, and stoode in the place of the entring in of the gate: And euery man that had any matter and came to the king for iudgement, him did Absalom cal vnto him, and sayde: Of what citie art thou? He aunswered: Thy seruaunt is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was [so], that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city [art] thou? And he said, Thy servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, Of what city are you? He said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Absalom hath risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it cometh to pass, every man who hath a pleading to come unto the king for judgment, that Absalom calleth unto him, and saith, `Of what city `art' thou?' and he saith, `Of one of the tribes of Israel `is' thy servant.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. It was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, "What city are you from?" He said, "Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him,“What city are you from?” The person would answer,“I, your servant, am from one of the tribes of Israel.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 18:14 : 14 When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand by you from morning to evening?
• Exod 18:16 : 16 When they have a dispute, they come to me, and I judge between one and another, and make them know the statutes of God and His laws.
• Exod 18:26 : 26 And they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
• Ruth 4:1 : 1 Then Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him, 'Come over here, sit down.' So he turned aside and sat down.
• 2 Sam 19:8 : 8 Then the king arose and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king sits in the gate. And all the people came before the king; for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
• 1 Kgs 3:16-28 : 16 Then two women, who were harlots, came to the king and stood before him. 17 And one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I gave birth to a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after I had given birth, that this woman also gave birth: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, only we two in the house. 19 And this woman's child died in the night, because she lay on it. 20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your servant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. 21 And when I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, it was dead; but when I considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I had borne. 22 And the other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son. And this said, No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king. 23 Then the king said, The one says, This is my son that lives, and your son is the dead; and the other says, No; but your son is the dead, and my son is the living. 24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 26 Then the woman whose the living child was, spoke to the king, for her heart yearned for her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor yours, but divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and do not kill it: she is the mother thereof. 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had made; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.
• Job 24:14 : 14 The murderer, rising with the light, kills the poor and needy, and in the night is like a thief.
• Prov 4:16 : 16 For they do not sleep unless they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
• Matt 27:1 : 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.