Verse 42

And the soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them swim away and escape.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og soldatenes råd var å drepe fangene, for at ingen av dem skulle svømme ut og rømme.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og soldatene besluttet at de skulle drepe fangene, for å være sikre på at ingen skulle svømme vekk og rømme.

• Norsk King James

  Og soldatenes råd var å drepe fangene, for at ingen av dem skulle svømme vekk og slippe unna.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Soldatene planla å drepe fangene for å forhindre at noen svømte bort.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Soldatene rådet til å drepe fangene, for at ingen av dem skulle svømme bort og rømme.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Soldatene bestemte at fangene skulle drepes, i frykt for at noen skulle svømme i land og flykte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Soldatene hadde planlagt å drepe fangene for at ingen skulle svømme i land og unnslippe.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Soldatenes råd var å drepe fangene, slik at ingen skulle klare å svømme unna og unnslippe.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Soldatene tenkte da på å drepe fangene, slik at ingen kunne svømme bort og unnslippe.

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

  Soldatene tenkte da på å drepe fangene, slik at ingen kunne svømme bort og unnslippe.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Soldatene planla å drepe fangene for å forhindre at noen svømte i land og rømte.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Soldatene planla å drepe fangene, så ingen av dem skulle svømme bort og flykte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men det var Stridsmændenes Anslag, at de vilde ihjelslaae Fangerne, at ikke Nogen skulde undkomme ved at svømme bort.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Soldatene rådde til å drepe fangene for at ingen skulle svømme unna og rømme.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Soldatene planla å drepe fangene for at ingen av dem skulle svømme bort og rømme.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Soldatene planla å drepe fangene, så ingen skulle svømme i land og unnslippe,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Soldatene ville drepe fangene for at ingen skulle svømme bort og flykte.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Soldatene ville drepe fangene for at ingen skulle svømme bort og rømme.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The soudears counsell was to kyll ye presoners lest eny of them when he had swome out shulde fle awaye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The soudyers councell was to kyll ye presoners, lest eny of them whan he had swymmed out, shulde flye awaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the souldiers counsell was to kill the prisoners, least any of them, when he had swomme out, should flee away.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the souldiers counsel was to kyll the prysoners, lest any of them, when he had swomme out, should runne away.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 74:20 : 20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
• Prov 12:10 : 10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
• Eccl 9:3 : 3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that, they go to the dead.
• Mark 15:15-20 : 15 And so Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and he delivered Jesus, after scourging him, to be crucified. 16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium, and they called together the whole band. 17 And they clothed him with purple, and twisted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, 18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19 And they struck him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees, worshiped him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
• Luke 23:40-41 : 40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.
• Acts 12:19 : 19 And when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.