Verse 3

And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray you, a three-day journey into the desert and sacrifice to the Lord our God; lest he strike us with pestilence or with the sword.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De sa: «Hebreernes Gud har kalt på oss. La oss få dra tre dagers reise inn i ørkenen for å ofre våre offer til Herren vår Gud, så han ikke rammer oss med pest eller sverd.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De sa: «Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss; la oss derfor gå en tre dagers reise inn i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, så han ikke kommer over oss med pest eller sverd.»

• Norsk King James

  Og de sa: Hebreernes Gud har truffet oss; la oss dra, vi ber deg, tre dager inn i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud; ellers kan han ramme oss med pest eller sverd.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De sa: Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vær så snill og la oss dra tre dagsreiser inn i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud, så han ikke slår oss med pest eller sverd.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De sa: 'Hebreernes Gud har åpenbart seg for oss. La oss få dra en tre dagers reise ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud, ellers vil han slå oss med pest eller sverd.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa de: Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vennligst la oss dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, for at han ikke skal ramme oss med pest eller sverd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De sa: Den hebreiske Gud har vært med oss; la oss få reise tre dagers ferd inn i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren, vår Gud, for at han ikke skal ramme oss med pest eller sverd.

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

  Da sa de: Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vennligst la oss dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, for at han ikke skal ramme oss med pest eller sverd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De sa: «Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. La oss få gå tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, for at han ikke skal slå oss med pest eller sverd.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, or he may strike us with plague or with the sword."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De sa: 'Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. La oss få gå tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, ellers vil han slå oss med pest eller sverd.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de sagde: De Ebræers Gud mødte os; Kjære, lad os gaae tre Dages Reise i Ørken og gjøre Herren vor Gud Offer, at han ikke skal møde os med Pestilentse eller med Sværdet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De svarte: «Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vi ber deg, la oss dra en tre-dagers reise ut i ørkenen, så vi kan ofre til Herren vår Gud, for at han ikke skal ramme oss med pest eller sverd.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De sa: "Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vær så snill, la oss dra tre dagsreiser inn i ørkenen og ofre til Herren, vår Gud, ellers kan han slå oss med pest eller sverd."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa de: «Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. La oss be deg om å få reise tre dagsreiser inn i ørkenen, så vi kan ofre til Herren vår Gud, ellers kan Han ramme oss med pest eller sverd.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De sa: Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vi ber om å få dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud, ellers kan han slå oss med pest eller sverd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De sa: Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss; la oss få dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud, så han ikke kommer over oss med sykdom eller sverd.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I knowe not the Lorde, nether will let Israel goo. And they sayde: the God of the Ebrues hath mett with vs: let vs goo (we praye the) iij. dayes iourney in to the deserte, that we maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde oure God: lest he smyte vs ether with pestilence or with swerde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I knowe not the LORDE, nether wil I let Israel go.They sayde: The God of the Hebrues hath called vs. Let vs go now therfore thre dayes iourney in the wildernes, & do sacrifice vnto the LORDE or God, yt there happen not vnto vs pestilece or swerde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they saide, We worship the God of the Ebrewes: we pray thee, let vs goe three daies iourney in the desert, and sacrifice vnto the Lord our God, least he bring vpon vs the pestilence or sword.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they sayde, The God of the Hebrewes is called ouer vs: let vs go we pray thee three dayes iourney into the desert, and do sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God: lest he smyte vs with pestilence or with the sworde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they say, `The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with sword.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they said, The God of the Hebrews has come to us: let us then go three days' journey into the waste land to make an offering to the Lord our God, so that he may not send death on us by disease or the sword.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And they said,“The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go a three-day journey into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, so that he does not strike us with plague or the sword.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 3:18 : 18 And they shall listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us, and now let us go, we beseech you, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
• Deut 28:21 : 21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cling unto you, until He has consumed you from off the land, where you go to possess it.
• 2 Kgs 17:25 : 25 At the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the LORD; so the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
• 2 Chr 30:8 : 8 Now do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD, and enter into His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you.
• Ezra 7:23 : 23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
• Ezek 6:11 : 11 Thus says the Lord GOD; Clap your hands, and stamp your foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.
• Zech 14:16-19 : 16 And it shall come to pass, that everyone that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. 17 And it shall be, that whoever will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, with which the LORD will smite the nations that come not up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. 19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.