Verse 20

Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king's country.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og Herodes var sterkt misfornøyd med dem fra Tyros og Sidon; men de kom til ham med enighet, og da de hadde fått Blastus, kongens kammertjener, til venn, ønsket de fred; fordi deres land ble næret av kongens land.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men Herodes var i konflikt med innbyggerne i Tyros og Sidon. De kom enstemmig til ham og fikk en viss Blastus, kongens kammertjener, til å be om fred; for landet deres var avhengig av kongens landbrød.

• Norsk King James

  Og Herodes var svært skuffet over dem fra Tyrus og Sidon; men de kom samlet til ham, og etter å ha gjort Blastus, kongens kammerherre, til venn, ba de om fred; fordi landet deres var avhengig av kongens forsyning.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herodes planla å føre krig mot byene Tyrus og Sidon; men de kom samlet til ham, fikk Blastus, kongens tjener, på sin side og ba om fred, fordi deres land mottok matforsyninger fra kongens område.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men Herodes var meget vred på dem fra Tyrus og Sidon: men de kom til ham etter enighet, og vant Blastus, kongens kammerherre, over, og ba om fred, fordi deres land ble næret av kongens land.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Herodes var i strid med folkene i Tyrus og Sidon. De kom enstemmig til ham, og ved å overbevise Blastus, kongens kammerherre, ba de om fred, fordi deres land ble forsynt fra kongens område.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Herodes var meget misfornøyd med folkene fra Tyros og Sidon, men de kom samlet til ham. Etter å ha fått kongens kammerherre Blastus som sin venn, ba de om fred, fordi landet deres ble forsynt av kongens land.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Herodes var sterkt misfornøyd med dem fra Tyr og Sidon, men de forente seg, og ved å gjøre Blastus, kongens kammerherre, til sin venn, ba de om fred, siden deres land ble forsynt av kongens rike.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Herodes var svært irritert på folket fra Tyrus og Sidon. Men de kom sammen som én gruppe til ham, og etter at de hadde vunnet vennskapet til Blastus, kongens kammerherre, ba de om fred, fordi deres land ble forsørget fra kongens område.

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

  Herodes var svært irritert på folket fra Tyrus og Sidon. Men de kom sammen som én gruppe til ham, og etter at de hadde vunnet vennskapet til Blastus, kongens kammerherre, ba de om fred, fordi deres land ble forsørget fra kongens område.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herodes var sterkt uenig med folkene fra Tyrus og Sidon. Men de kom enstemmig til ham, og etter å ha overbevist kongens kammerherre Blastus, bad de om fred, fordi deres land fikk forsyning fra det kongelige landområdet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. Together they came to him, and after persuading Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they sought peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Herodes var svært uenig med folket i Tyros og Sidon; men de kom enstemmig til ham, og etter å ha overtalt Blastos, kongens kammerherre, ba de om fred, fordi deres land ble forsynt fra kongens område.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Herodes havde isinde at føre Krig mod de Tyrer og Sidonier; men de kom samdrægtigen til ham og fik Blastus, som var Kongens Kammertjener, paa sin Side og bade om Fred, fordi deres Land fik Levnetsmidler fra Kongens.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one cord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired pee; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Herodes var svært misfornøyd med folket i Tyrus og Sidon, men de kom enstemmig til ham, og etter å ha vunnet kongens kammerherre Blastus' vennskap, ba de om fred, fordi landet deres fikk forsyninger fra kongens land.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herodes var meget sint på folket fra Tyrus og Sidon. De kom samlet til ham, og etter å ha fått Blastus, kongens kammerherre, som venn, ba de om fred fordi deres land var avhengig av kongens land for mat.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Herodes var sterkt opprørt over tyrerne og sidonierne, og de kom samlet til ham og fikk overbevist Blastus, kongens kammerherre, om å be om fred, fordi de ble forsynt fra kongens land.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han var svært misfornøyd med folkene i Tyrus og Sidon; de kom enstemmig til ham, og etter å ha vunnet Blastus, kongens kammerherre, på sin side, ba de om fred, fordi deres land fikk forsyninger fra kongens land.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Herodes var svært sint på folket i Tyros og Sidon. De kom samlet til ham, og etter å ha fått støtte fra Blastus, kongens kammerherre, ba de om fred fordi landet deres var avhengig av hans land for å få mat.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Herode was displeased with them of Tyre and Sydon. And they came all at once and made intercession vnto Blastus the kynges chamberlen and desyred peace because their countrey was norysshed by the kynges londe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he was displeased with the of Tyre and Sido. Neuertheles they came vnto him with one accorde, and made intercession to Blastus the kynges chamberlayne, and desyred peace, because their countre was norished by the kynges londe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Herod was angrie with them of Tyrus and Sidon, but they came all with one accord vnto him, and perswaded Blastus the Kings Chamberlaine, and they desired peace, because their countrey was nourished by the Kings land.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Herode was displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: But they came all with one accorde to hym, and made intercession vnto Blastus the kynges chaumberlayne, and desired peace, because their countrey was norisshed by the kyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's [country].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came unto him, and having made a friend of Blastus, who `is' over the bed-chambers of the king, they were asking peace, because of their country being nourished from the king's;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king's country.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's country for its food.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 27:17 : 17 Judah and the land of Israel, they were your merchants: they traded in your market with wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
• Ezra 3:7 : 7 They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, to those of Zidon, and to those of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
• Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.
• Prov 20:18 : 18 Every purpose is established by counsel, and with good advice make war.
• Prov 25:8 : 8 Do not go forth hastily to contend, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
• Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding pacifies great offenses.
• Isa 23:1-4 : 1 The burden concerning Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish; for it is destroyed, so there is no house, no entrance: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. 2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the island; you whom the merchants of Zidon, that cross over the sea, have filled. 3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a marketplace of nations. 4 Be ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea has spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I do not travail, nor bring forth children, neither do I rear young men, nor raise virgins.
• Isa 27:4-5 : 4 Fury is not in Me: who would set briers and thorns against Me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. 5 Or let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me; and he shall make peace with Me.
• Gen 10:15 : 15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
• Gen 10:19 : 19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go to Gerar, unto Gaza; as you go, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
• Josh 19:29 : 29 And then the coast turned to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turned to Hosah; and its outgoings were at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
• 1 Kgs 5:9-9 : 9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; I will convey them by sea in floats to the place you appoint, and will have them unloaded there, and you shall receive them, and you shall fulfill my desire by providing food for my household. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food for his household, and twenty measures of pure oil; this was given by Solomon to Hiram year by year.
• 2 Chr 2:10 : 10 And behold, I will give to your servants, the woodcutters who cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
• 2 Chr 2:15 : 15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:
• Hos 2:8-9 : 8 For she did not know that I gave her grain, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. 9 Therefore I will return, and take away my grain in its time, and my wine in its season, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.
• Amos 4:6-9 : 6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places: yet you have not returned to me, says the LORD. 7 And also I have withheld the rain from you, when there were still three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece where it did not rain withered. 8 So two or three cities wandered to one city to drink water, but they were not satisfied: yet you have not returned to me, says the LORD. 9 I have struck you with blight and mildew: when your gardens, your vineyards, your fig trees, and your olive trees increased, the locust devoured them: yet you have not returned to me, says the LORD.
• Hag 1:8-9 : 8 Go up to the mountains, bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD. 9 You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of My house that is in ruins, while each of you runs to his own house. 10 Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. 11 For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
• Hag 2:16-17 : 16 Since those days were, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were but twenty. 17 I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me, says the LORD.
• Matt 11:21-22 : 21 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment than for you.
• Luke 14:31-32 : 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and desires conditions of peace.
• Luke 16:8 : 8 And the master commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.