Verse 18

Judges and officers you shall make for yourself in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Du skal utpeke dommere og tjenestemenn i alle stammer og i alle byene som Herren din Gud gir dere, og de skal dømme folket med rettferdig dom.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dommerne og offiserer skal du sette i alle portene dine, som Herren din Gud gir deg, i dine stammer; og de skal dømme folket med rettferdige dommer.

• Norsk King James

  Dommere og embetsfolk skal du sette over deg i alle dine porter, som Herren din Gud gir deg, i dine stammer; og de skal dømme folket med rettferdig dom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal sette dommere og tjenestemenn i alle byene dine, som Herren din Gud gir deg, for dine stammer; og de skal dømme folket med rettferdighet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Du skal utnevne dommere og tjenestemenn innenfor alle dine porter som Herren din Gud gir deg, én for hver stamme, og de skal dømme folket med rettferdig dom.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dommer og myndighetspersoner skal du sette over deg i alle dine porter som Herren din Gud gir deg, stamme for stamme, og de skal dømme folket med rettferdig dom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Du skal utpeke dommere og embetsmenn i alle de byporter som HERREN, din Gud, gir deg, innenfor alle dine stammer; de skal dømme folket med rettferdighet.

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

  Dommer og myndighetspersoner skal du sette over deg i alle dine porter som Herren din Gud gir deg, stamme for stamme, og de skal dømme folket med rettferdig dom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dommer og tjenestemenn skal du utnevne for deg i alle byene som Herren din Gud gir deg for dine stammer, og de skal dømme folket med rettferdig dom.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dommerne og offiserne skal du sette over deg i alle dine byer som Herren din Gud gir deg for dine stammer, og de skal dømme folket med rettferdige dommer.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal sætte dig Dommere og Fogeder i alle dine Porte, som Herren din Gud giver dig, for dine Stammer; og de skulle dømme Folket med retfærdig Dom.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dommere og tjenestemenn skal du sette inn i alle dine porter, som Herren din Gud gir deg, i dine stammer, og de skal dømme folket med rettferdig dom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du skal utnevne dommere og embedsmenn i alle dine byer, som Herren din Gud gir deg, etter dine stammer; og de skal dømme folket med rettferdig dom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Du skal utnevne dommere og embetsmenn for deg i alle dine porter som Herren din Gud gir deg, for dine stammer; og de skal dømme folket med rettferdig dom.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dommerne og embetsmenn skal du sette over deg i alle portene som Herren din Gud gir deg, i henhold til dine stammer; og de skal dømme folket med rettferdig dom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Du skal utnevne dommere og tilsynsmenn i alle byene han gir deg, i hver stamme: og de skal være rettferdige menn, som dømmer folket i rettferdighet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ivdges and officers thou shalt make the in all thi cities which the Lorde thi God geueth the thorow out thi trybes. and lett the iudge the people righteously.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ivdges & officers shalt thou ordeyne within all yi gates, which ye LORDE thy God geueth the amoge thy trybes, yt they maye iudge the people with righteous iudgment.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Iudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy cities, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall iudge the people with righteous iudgement.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy cities which the Lorde thy God geueth thee throughout thy tribes, and they shall iudge the people with iust iudgement.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Judges and officers shall you make you in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Judges and authorities thou dost make to thee within all thy gates which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, for thy tribes; and they have judged the people -- a righteous judgment.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall make judges and officers in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Provision for Justice You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the LORD your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 23:4 : 4 Of which, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
• 1 Chr 26:29 : 29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outside business over Israel, for officers and judges.
• Exod 18:25-26 : 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
• Exod 21:6 : 6 then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever.
• Deut 1:15-17 : 15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and known men, and made them leaders over you, captains over thousands, captains over hundreds, captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. 16 And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger who is with him. 17 You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid of anyone, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too difficult for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.
• Deut 17:9 : 9 and you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge who is in office in those days, and inquire, and they shall declare to you the verdict of the judgment.
• Deut 17:12 : 12 The man who acts presumptuously and will not listen to the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or to the judge, that man shall die; so you shall put away the evil from Israel.
• Deut 19:17-18 : 17 Then both men in the controversy shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who serve in that time; 18 And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness who has testified falsely against his brother;
• Deut 21:2 : 2 Then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him that is slain;
• Rom 13:1-6 : 1 Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except from God; the authorities that exist are ordained by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist shall bring judgment upon themselves. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who does evil. 5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience' sake. 6 For this reason, pay your taxes also, for they are God's ministers attending continually to this very thing.
• 2 Chr 19:5-9 : 5 And he appointed judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what you do, for you judge not for man but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. 7 Therefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it, for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. 8 Moreover, in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them, saying, This you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10 And whatever cause shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, you shall even warn them that they do not trespass against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren: this do, and you shall not trespass. 11 And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah, the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.
• Ps 82:2-3 : 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy.