Verse 23

And when investigation was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Saken ble undersøkt og funnet å være sann, og de to ble hengt på en galge. Dette ble opptegnet i boken med kongens nedtegnelser.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da saken ble undersøkt, ble det funnet å være slik, og begge ble hengt på et tre. Det ble skrevet ned i krønikeboken foran kongen.

• Norsk King James

  Da man etterforsket saken, viste det seg å være sant; derfor ble de begge hengt på et tre, og det ble notert i krønikeboken foran kongen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Denne saken ble undersøkt og funnet riktig, og begge ble hengt på et tre; og det ble skrevet ned i krønikenes bok foran kongen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Saken ble undersøkt og funnet å være sann, og begge ble hengt på en galge. Det ble skrevet ned i krønikeboken foran kongen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da undersøkelse av saken ble gjort, ble det funnet ut; derfor ble de begge hengt på en galge, og det ble skrevet ned i annalene foran kongen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da saken ble undersøkt, ble den bekreftet, og derfor ble de to hengt opp på et tre; dette ble nedtegnet i krønikene foran kongen.

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

  Da undersøkelse av saken ble gjort, ble det funnet ut; derfor ble de begge hengt på en galge, og det ble skrevet ned i annalene foran kongen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Saken ble undersøkt, funnet å være sann, og begge ble henrettet på en staur. Dette ble skrevet ned i boken med kongens historie.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The matter was investigated and confirmed, and both men were hanged on the gallows. This was recorded in the book of chronicles in the presence of the king.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og saken ble undersøkt og funnet sann, så de begge ble hengt på en galge. Dette ble skrevet opp i krønikeboken foran kongen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og denne Handel blev undersøgt og fundet (at være saa), og de bleve begge hængte paa et Træ; og det blev skrevet i de daglige Handelers Bog for Kongens Ansigt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicl before the king.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da saken ble undersøkt, viste det seg å være slik, og de ble begge hengt på en galge. Og dette ble skrevet ned i krønikeboken for kongens ansikt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da saken ble undersøkt og funnet å være sann, ble begge hengt på en galge. Dette ble skrevet ned i krønikene foran kongen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Saken ble etterforsket og funnet å være sann, og begge ble hengt på en stake, og det ble skrevet ned i annalene for kongens øyne.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og da saken ble etterforsket og funnet å være så, ble de begge hengt på en galge; og det ble skrevet ned i krønikeboken i kongens nærvær.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og da saken ble undersøkt og funnet sann, ble de to hengt på et tre, og det ble nedtegnet i kongens krøniker.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan inquisicion was made, it was founde so. And they were both hanged on tre: and it was wrytte in the Cronicles before the kynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  and when inquisition was made, it was found so: therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the booke of the Chronicles before the King.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when inquisition was made, it was founde so, and they were both hanged on tree: and it was written in the Chronicles before the king.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the thing is sought out, and found, and they are hanged both of them on a tree, and it is written in the book of the Chronicles before the king.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when the thing had been looked into, it was seen to be true, and the two of them were put to death by hanging on a tree: and it was put down in the records before the king.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When this matter was investigated, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the king's presence.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The king then had the matter investigated and, finding it to be so, had the two conspirators hanged on a gallows. It was then recorded in the daily chronicles in the king’s presence.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 40:19 : 19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from off you.
• Gen 40:22 : 22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
• Esth 10:2 : 2 And all the acts of his power and might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
• Mal 3:16 : 16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke often one to another: and the LORD listened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the LORD and thought upon his name.
• Deut 21:22-23 : 22 And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree, 23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day; (for he who is hanged is accursed of God;) that your land be not defiled, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance.
• Josh 8:29 : 29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening; and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his corpse down from the tree and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones, that remains to this day.
• Esth 5:14-6:2 : 14 Then Zeresh, his wife, and all his friends said to him, Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and tomorrow speak to the king that Mordecai may be hanged on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet. And this pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made. 1 That night the king could not sleep, so he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. 2 And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
• Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's anger subsided.