Verse 20

Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, came out to meet David and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    David dro hjem for å velsigne sin egen familie. Da kom Mikal, Sauls datter, ut for å møte ham. Hun sa: 'Hvor glitrende Israels konge var i dag, som avkledde seg i tjenestejentenes øyne, som en av de laveste mennene!'

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Da David kom tilbake for å velsigne sitt hus, kom Mikal, Sauls datter, ut for å møte ham. Hun sa: Hvor herlig Israels konge var i dag, som blottet seg for tjenestepikenes øyne, som bare en av de avkledte gjør!

  • Norsk King James

    Deretter vendte David tilbake for å velsigne sitt hus. Michal, Sauls datter, gikk ut for å møte David og sa: Hvor herlig har ikke Israels konge vært i dag, da han opptrådte så lite verdig foran tjenestepikene blant sine tjenere!

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da David kom hjem for å velsigne sitt hus, gikk Mikal, Sauls datter, ut for å møte David. Hun sa: Hvor ærerik var Israels konge i dag, som blottet seg i dag for sine tjenerinners øyne, som en av de lettsindige blottet seg!

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Da David kom hjem for å velsigne sitt hus, gikk Mikal, Sauls datter, ut for å møte ham og sa: «Hvor høyt har Israels konge æret seg selv i dag da han armerte seg for øynene til slavene sine tjenerinner, slik en dagdriver ville gjort!»

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da David vendte tilbake for å velsigne sin husholdning, kom Mikal, Sauls datter, ut og møtte David og sa: Hvor herlig var Israels konge i dag, som blottet seg i dagen for tjenestepikenes øyne, som en av de uverdige menn skulle gjøre!

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Deretter dro David tilbake for å velsigne sitt hus. Michal, Sauls datter, kom ut for å møte David og sa: 'Så herlig var Israels konge i dag, han som viste seg frem i tjenestekvinnenes øyne, som en av de forfengelige som skamløst avdekker seg!'

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

    Da David vendte tilbake for å velsigne sin husholdning, kom Mikal, Sauls datter, ut og møtte David og sa: Hvor herlig var Israels konge i dag, som blottet seg i dagen for tjenestepikenes øyne, som en av de uverdige menn skulle gjøre!

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da David kom tilbake for å velsigne sitt hus, gikk Mikal, Sauls datter, ut for å møte David og sa: "Hvor herlig Israels konge har gjort seg til skamme i dag, da han avkledde seg for tjenestepikenes øyne, som en usømmelig fyr gjør!"

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When David returned to bless his household, Michal, daughter of Saul, came out to meet him and said, 'How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, uncovering himself in the sight of the servant girls of his officials, as a vulgar person might shamelessly uncover himself!'

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Da David vendte hjem for å velsigne sitt hus, kom Mikal, Sauls datter, ut for å møte ham. Hun sa: Hvor ærefull kongen av Israel var i dag som blottet seg i dag for tjenernes slavinner, som en skamløs person blottlegger seg!

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Der David kom tilbage til at velsigne sit Huus, da gik Michal, Sauls Datter, ud imod David og sagde: Hvor æret var Israels Konge idag, som blottede sig idag for sine Tjeneres Tjenestepigers Øine, ligesom en af løse (Folk) ubluelig blotter sig!

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Da David vendte tilbake for å velsigne sitt hus, kom Mikal, Sauls datter, ut for å møte ham og sa: Hvor herlig var Israels konge som viste seg avkledd for tjenestepikenes øyne, som en av de lettere menn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    David vendte tilbake for å velsigne sitt hus. Michal, Sauls datter, kom ut for å møte David og sa: Hvor ærerik var ikke Israels konge i dag, som avkledd i dag for tjenerinnene til sine tjenere, som en av de usle som skamfritt avkler seg!

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    David vendte tilbake for å velsigne sitt hus. Mikal, Sauls datter, gikk ut for å møte David og sa: "Hvor ærerikt var det for Israels konge å avdekke seg i dag for sine tjenestefolks tjenestepiker, som en av de løsslupne menn uten skam!"

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    David vendte tilbake for å velsigne sitt hus. Men Mikal, Sauls datter, kom ut for å møte David og sa: Hvor herlig har Israels konge vært i dag, som blottet seg foran tjenestepikenes øyne, som en simpel mann uten blygsel!

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da David kom hjem for å velsigne sitt hus, gikk Mikal, Sauls datter, ut til ham og sa: Hvor ærerik var Israels konge i dag, som blottet seg uten skam for sine tjenerinners øyne, slik som en simpel mann blottlegger seg!

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan Dauid came agayne to blesse his house, Michol the doughter of Saul wente forth to mete him, and sayde: How glorious hath the kynge of Israel bene to daye, which hath vncouered himselfe before the maydes of his seruauntes, like as the rascall people discouer them selues.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The Dauid returned to blesse his house, and Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meete Dauid, and sayde, O howe glorious was the King of Israel this day, which was vncouered to day in the eyes of the maidens of his seruantes, as a foole vncouereth himselfe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then Dauid returned to blesse his housholde, and Michol the daughter of Saul came out to meete Dauid, & sayd: O howe glorious was the king of Israel this day, whiche was vncouered to day in the eyes of the maydens of his seruauntes, as a foole vncouereth him selfe?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then David returned to bless his household. Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And David turneth back to bless his house, and Michal daughter of Saul goeth out to meet David, and saith, `How honourable to-day was the king of Israel, who was uncovered to-day before the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain ones is openly uncovered!'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then David came back to give a blessing to his family. And Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to him and said, How full of glory was the king of Israel today, who let himself be seen uncovered by his servant-girls like a foolish person uncovering himself without shame!

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then David returned to bless his household. Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, "How glorious the king of Israel was today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When David went home to pronounce a blessing on his own house, Michal, Saul’s daughter, came out to meet him. She said,“How the king of Israel has distinguished himself this day! He has exposed himself today before his servants’ slave girls the way a vulgar fool might do!”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 6:16 : 16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
  • 2 Sam 6:14 : 14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might, and David was girded with a linen ephod.
  • Judg 9:4 : 4 And they gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men, who followed him.
  • 1 Sam 19:23-24 : 23 And he went there to Naioth in Ramah; and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in the same manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
  • Gen 18:19 : 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.
  • Josh 24:15 : 15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
  • 2 Sam 6:18 : 18 And as soon as David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
  • 1 Chr 16:43 : 43 And all the people departed, each man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
  • Neh 4:3-4 : 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even what they build, if a fox goes up, he will break down their stone wall. 4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them as prey in a land of captivity:
  • Job 30:8 : 8 They were children of fools, yes, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
  • Ps 30:1 : 1 I will praise you, O LORD, for you have lifted me up, and have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
  • Ps 69:7-9 : 7 Because for your sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face. 8 I have become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to my mother's children. 9 For the zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproached you have fallen on me.
  • Ps 101:2 : 2 I will conduct myself wisely in a blameless way. O when will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.
  • Isa 53:2-3 : 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground: he has no form or beauty; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid, as it were, our faces from him; he was despised, and we did not esteem him.
  • Mark 3:21 : 21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
  • John 13:6 : 6 Then he came to Simon Peter, and Peter said to him, Lord, are you washing my feet?
  • 1 Cor 4:10-13 : 10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honored, but we are despised. 11 Even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. 12 And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it. 13 Being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
  • Phil 2:7-8 : 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon himself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.