Verse 1

When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Arise, make us gods to go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him."

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Da folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg rundt Aron og sa til ham: 'Kom, lag for oss guder som kan gå foran oss! For denne Moses, mannen som førte oss ut av Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som er skjedd med ham.'

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Da folket så at Moses nølte med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg omkring Aron og sa til ham: Stå opp og lag oss guder som kan gå foran oss, for denne Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra landet Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som har skjedd med ham.

  • Norsk King James

    Og da folket så at Moses forsinket kom ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg mot Aron og sa til ham: "Kom, lag oss en gud som kan gå foran oss; for når det gjelder denne Moses, mannen som førte oss ut av Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som er blitt av ham."

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet. De samlet seg mot Aron og sa: "Reis deg, lag guder for oss som kan gå foran oss, for vi vet ikke hva som har hendt med denne Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra Egypt."

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Da folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg rundt Aron og sa til ham: 'Kom, lag oss en gud som kan gå foran oss, for vi vet ikke hva som har hendt med denne Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra Egypt.'

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg om Aron og sa til ham: "Stå opp, lag oss guder som kan gå foran oss; for som for denne Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som har hendt ham."

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Da folket så at Moses nølte med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg hos Aaron og sa til ham: «Stå opp og lag oss guder som skal gå foran oss! For Moses, den mannen som førte oss ut av Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som er blitt med ham.»

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

    Da folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg om Aron og sa til ham: "Stå opp, lag oss guder som kan gå foran oss; for som for denne Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som har hendt ham."

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg rundt Aron og sa til ham: «Reis deg og lag en gud for oss som kan gå foran oss! For denne Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som har skjedd med ham.»

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Get up, make for us gods who will go before us, because this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him."

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet. Da samlet folket seg om Aron og sa til ham: «Reis deg, lag en gud for oss som kan gå foran oss. For denne Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som har hendt med ham.»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og Folket saae, at Mose tøvede at komme ned af Bjerget; og Folket forsamledes mod Aron, og de sagde til ham: Staa op, gjør os Guder, som kunne gaae for os, thi denne Mose, Manden, som førte os op fra Ægypti Land, vide vi ikke, hvad er skeet.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Da folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg rundt Aron og sa til ham: 'Stå opp, lag oss guder som kan gå foran oss, for vi vet ikke hva som har skjedd med Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra Egyptens land.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Da folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg rundt Aron og sa til ham: "Kom, lag oss guder som kan gå foran oss; for denne Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra landet Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som har skjedd med."

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Da folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg mot Aron og sa til ham: 'Reis deg og lag guder for oss som kan gå foran oss, for denne Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som har hendt med.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Da folket så at Moses lot vente på seg med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg omkring Aron og sa til ham: Stå opp, lag oss guder som kan gå foran oss; for hva angår denne Moses, mannen som førte oss opp fra Egyptens land, vet vi ikke hva som har hendt med ham.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da folket så at Moses drøyde med å komme ned fra fjellet, samlet de seg rundt Aron og sa til ham: Kom, lag oss en gud som kan gå foran oss; når det gjelder denne Moses, som tok oss opp fra Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som har skjedd med ham.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And when the people sawe that it was loge or Moses came doune out of the mountayne, they gathered them selues together ad came vnto Aaron and sayde vnto him: Vp ad make vs a god to goo before vs: for of this Moses the felowe that brought vs out of the londe off Egipte, we wote not what ys become.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But whan the people sawe that Moses made loge taryenge to come downe fro the mount, they gathered the together agaynst Aaron, & sayde vnto him: Vp, and make vs goddes, to go before vs, for we can not tell what is become of this man Moses, that brought vs out of Egipte.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Bvt when the people sawe, that Moses taryed long or he came downe from the mountaine, the people gathered themselues together against Aaron, and sayde vnto him, Vp, make vs gods to goe before vs: for of this Moses (the man that brought vs out of the land of Egypt) we knowe not what is become of him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when ye people sawe that it was log or Moyses came downe out of the mountaine, they gathered them selues together vnto Aaron, and sayd vnto hym, Up, make vs Gods to go before vs: for we wote not what is become of this Moyses, the man that brought vs out of the lande of Egypt.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, "Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don't know what has become of him."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, `Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses -- the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt -- we have not known what hath happened to him.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when the people saw that Moses was a long time coming down from the mountain, they all came to Aaron and said to him, Come, make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, "Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don't know what has become of him."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Sin of the Golden Calf When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him,“Get up, make us gods that will go before us. As for this fellow Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him!”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 24:18 : 18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mountain: and Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights.
  • Acts 7:40 : 40 Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.
  • 2 Pet 3:4 : 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
  • Deut 9:9 : 9 When I went up into the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, even the tablets of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights, I neither ate bread nor drank water:
  • Exod 32:7 : 7 The LORD said to Moses, "Go down at once; for your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.
  • Exod 13:21 : 21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
  • Exod 14:11 : 11 And they said to Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? why have you dealt with us in this way, to bring us out of Egypt?
  • Exod 16:3 : 3 And the children of Israel said to them, If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, and when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
  • Exod 20:3-5 : 3 You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.
  • Gen 19:14 : 14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, Get up, get out of this place, for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed to his sons-in-law as one who mocked.
  • Gen 21:26 : 26 And Abimelech said, I do not know who has done this thing; neither did you tell me, nor did I hear of it until today.
  • Gen 39:8 : 8 But he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master does not concern himself with what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my care;
  • Gen 44:4 : 4 And when they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you repaid evil for good?
  • Gen 44:15 : 15 And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?
  • Exod 32:11 : 11 Moses entreated the LORD his God, and said, "LORD, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people, whom You have brought forth from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
  • Exod 33:3 : 3 To a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in your midst; for you are a stiff-necked people: lest I consume you on the way.
  • Exod 33:14-15 : 14 And he said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest. 15 And he said to him, If your presence does not go with me, do not carry us up from here.
  • Deut 4:15-18 : 15 Take therefore good heed to yourselves; for you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: 16 Lest you corrupt yourselves, and make for yourselves a carved image, the likeness of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air, 18 The likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
  • Deut 9:11-12 : 11 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me the two tablets of stone, even the tablets of the covenant. 12 And the LORD said to me, Arise, go down quickly from here; for your people which you have brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they have quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten image.
  • Josh 7:13 : 13 Get up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow: for thus says the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of you, O Israel: you cannot stand before your enemies, until you take away the accursed thing from among you.
  • Hos 12:13 : 13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
  • Mic 6:4 : 4 For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage; and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
  • Acts 17:29 : 29 Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and man's design.
  • Acts 19:26 : 26 Moreover, you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands;
  • Matt 24:43 : 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
  • Matt 24:48 : 48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, My master is delaying his coming,