Verse 6

Seek the LORD, and you shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Søk Herren og lev, ellers kommer han som en brann over Josefs hus og fortærer alt, og ingen vil kunne slokke flammen, for Betel vil ikke kunne redde dere.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Søk Herren, så skal dere leve, for at han ikke bryter ut som ild i Josefs hus, og fortærer det, uten at noen kan slukke den i Betel.

  • Norsk King James

    Søk Herren, så skal dere leve; ellers vil han bre seg ut som ild i Josefs hus, og fortære det, uten at noen kan slokke det i Betel.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Søk Herren, så skal dere leve, så han ikke skal komme over Josefs hus som en ild og fortære det, uten at noen slokker i Betel.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Søk Herren, så skal dere leve, ellers vil han bryte ut som en ild mot Josefs hus og fortære det, uten å være noen som slukker den i Betel.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Søk Herren, så skal dere leve, for at han ikke skal bryte løs som en ild i Josefs hus og fortære det, uten at det finnes noen til å slokke det i Betel.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Søk Herren, så skal dere leve, for han kan ellers bryte ut som ild i Josef sitt hus, fortære det, og ingen vil kunne slukke ilden i Bethel.

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

    Søk Herren, så skal dere leve, for at han ikke skal bryte løs som en ild i Josefs hus og fortære det, uten at det finnes noen til å slokke det i Betel.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Søk Herren og lev, for at han ikke skal bryte ut som en ild i Josefs hus og fortære det, uten noen til å slokke i Betel.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Seek the Lord and live, or he will rush like fire against the house of Joseph; it will consume everything, and there will be no one to quench it for Bethel.

  • biblecontext

    { "verseID": "Amos.5.6", "source": "דִּרְשׁ֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וִֽחְי֑וּ פֶּן־יִצְלַ֤ח כָּאֵשׁ֙ בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵ֔ף וְאָכְלָ֥ה וְאֵין־מְכַבֶּ֖ה לְבֵֽית־אֵֽל׃", "text": "*Dirshû* *ʾet*-*YHWH* and-*ḥəyû*, lest-*yiṣlaḥ* like-*ʾēsh* *bêt* *yôsēph* and-*ʾākhlāh* and-*ʾên*-*məkhabbeh* *lə-bêt-ʾēl*", "grammar": { "*Dirshû*": "imperative, qal, masculine plural - seek", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ḥəyû*": "imperative, qal, masculine plural - live", "*yiṣlaḥ*": "imperfect, qal, 3rd masculine singular - he/it will rush/break out", "*ʾēsh*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*bêt*": "construct form, masculine - house of", "*ʾākhlāh*": "perfect consecutive, qal, 3rd feminine singular - and it will devour", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*məkhabbeh*": "participle, piel, masculine singular - one extinguishing/quenching", "*lə-bêt-ʾēl*": "preposition + compound noun - to/for Bethel" }, "variants": { "*Dirshû*": "seek/inquire/consult/resort to", "*yiṣlaḥ*": "break out/rush forth/advance/prosper", "*ʾākhlāh*": "devour/consume/eat", "*məkhabbeh*": "extinguisher/quencher/one who puts out" } }

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Søk Herren og lev, for at han ikke skal bryte ut som en ild i Josefs hus og fortære det, uten at noen kan slokke Betel.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Søger Herren, saa skulle I leve, at han skal ikke komme heftig over Josephs Huus som en Ild og fortære, og der skal Ingen være, som udslukker i Bethel;

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Søk Herren, så skal dere leve, ellers vil han komme som ild mot Josefs hus og fortære det, uten at noen kan slukke i Betel.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Søk Herren, og dere skal leve, For at han ikke skal bryte ut som ild i Josefs hus, Og fortære det, uten noen til å slokke i Betel.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Søk Jehova, og lev, for at han ikke skal slå til som ild mot Josefs hus, og fortære, og det er ingen som kan slukke for Betel.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Søk Herren, så skal dere leve, for at han ikke skal bryte ut som ild i Josefs hus og fortære det uten noen som slukker det i Betel.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Søk Herren for hjelp, så dere kan få liv; for frykt om han kommer som en ild som brenner opp i Josefs hus, forårsaker ødeleggelse, og ingen vil kunne slukke den i Betel.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Seke the LORDE, yt ye maye lyue: lest the house of Ioseph be brent with fyre and cosumed, and lest there be none to quench Bethel.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Seeke the Lorde, and yee shal liue, least he breake out like fire in the house of Ioseph & deuoure it, & there be none to quench it in Beth-el.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Seke the Lord, and ye shall liue: lest he breake out like fire in the house of Ioseph, and deuoure it, and there be noone to quenche it in Bethel.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be] none to quench [it] in Bethel.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Seek Yahweh, and you will live; Lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, And it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Seek ye Jehovah, and live, Lest He prosper as fire `against' the house of Joseph, And it hath consumed, And there is no quencher for Beth-El.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Go to the Lord for help so that you may have life; for fear that he may come like fire bursting out in the family of Joseph, causing destruction, and there will be no one to put it out in Beth-el.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Seek Yahweh, and you will live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Seek the LORD so you can live! Otherwise he will break out like fire against Joseph’s family; the fire will consume and no one will be able to quench it and save Bethel.

Referenced Verses

  • Amos 5:4 : 4 For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, Seek me, and you shall live:
  • Amos 5:14 : 14 Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken.
  • Mark 9:43-48 : 43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched; 44 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched; 46 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire; 48 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
  • Amos 6:6 : 6 Who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the finest ointments: but are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
  • Zech 10:6 : 6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back, for I have mercy on them, and they shall be as though I had not cast them off. For I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.
  • Gen 48:8-9 : 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray you, to me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see your face: and, lo, God has shown me also your seed. 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near to him. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 The Angel who redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put your right hand upon his head. 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations. 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In you shall Israel bless, saying, God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
  • Exod 22:6 : 6 If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that stacked grain or standing grain or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
  • Deut 4:24 : 24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
  • Josh 18:5 : 5 They shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north.
  • Judg 1:22-23 : 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
  • 2 Sam 19:20 : 20 For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I am the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
  • 1 Kgs 11:28 : 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the work of the house of Joseph.
  • Isa 1:31 : 31 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.
  • Jer 4:4 : 4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.
  • Jer 7:20 : 20 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, my anger and my fury will be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it will burn, and will not be quenched.
  • Ezek 20:47-48 : 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned in it. 48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
  • Ezek 33:11 : 11 Say to them, As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?
  • Ezek 37:19 : 19 Say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.