Verse 6

But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned; if the sword comes, and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men hvis vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i trompeten, slik at folket ikke blir advart, og sverdet kommer og tar en sjel bort fra dem, skal denne sjelen gå tapt i sin synd, men jeg vil holde vaktmannen ansvarlig for hans blod.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men hvis vekteren ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i hornet, og folket ikke blir advart, kommer sverdet og tar bort noen av dem, han blir tatt bort i sin urett, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av vekterens hånd.

• Norsk King James

  Men hvis vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i trompeten, slik at folket ikke blir advart; hvis sverdet kommer og tar en av dem, blir han borte i sin ondskap; men jeg vil kreve hans blod fra vaktmannens hånd.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men hvis vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i trompeten, så folket ikke blir advart, og sverdet kommer og tar en av dem, blir vedkommende tatt for sin misgjerning, men jeg vil kreve blodet fra vaktmannens hånd.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men hvis vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i basunen, så folket ikke blir advart, og sverdet kommer og tar bort noen av dem, da blir han tatt bort i sin misgjerning, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av vaktmannens hånd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men hvis vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i trompeten, så folket ikke er advart, og sverdet kommer og tar et menneske bort fra dem, blir han tatt bort i sin skyld; men hans blod vil jeg kreve av vaktmannens hånd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men om vaktmannen ser sverdet nærme seg og ikke blåser horn, slik at folket ikke blir advart, og sverdet så kommer og tar en av dem, da er han tatt bort på grunn av sin ugudelighet; hans blod vil jeg holde vaktmannens ansvar.

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

  Men hvis vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i trompeten, så folket ikke er advart, og sverdet kommer og tar et menneske bort fra dem, blir han tatt bort i sin skyld; men hans blod vil jeg kreve av vaktmannens hånd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men dersom vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i hornet, så folket ikke blir advart, og sverdet kommer og tar en av dem, da skal han dø for sin synd, men hans blod vil jeg kreve fra vaktmannens hånd.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person will die for their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men dersom vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke støter i hornet og folket ikke blir advart, og sverdet kommer og tar noen bort, da skal denne bli tatt bort for sin misgjerning, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av vaktmannens hånd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men om Vægteren saae Sværdet komme, og ei blæste i Trompeten, og Folket ei advaredes, og Sværdet kom og tog en Sjæl bort af dem, — han blev borttagen for sin Misgjernings Skyld, men jeg vil kræve hans Blod af Vægterens Haand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men hvis vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i trompeten, slik at folket ikke blir advart, og sverdet kommer og tar noen bort blant dem, da vil han tas bort for sin synd, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av vaktmannens hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men hvis vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i trompeten, og folket ikke blir advart, og sverdet kommer og tar noen blant dem, blir han tatt bort på grunn av sin synd, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av vaktmannens hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men hvis vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i trompeten, så folket ikke blir advart, og sverdet kommer og tar en sjel bort, da er den personen tatt bort i sin misgjerning, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av vaktmannens hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men dersom vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke blåser i trompeten slik at folket ikke blir advart, og sverdet kommer og tar en fra dem; da blir han tatt bort i sin synd, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av vaktmannens hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men hvis vaktmannen ser sverdet komme og ikke gir beskjed ved hornet, og folket ikke får vite om faren, og sverdet kommer og tar noen av dem bort, da vil vedkommende bli tatt i sin synd, men jeg vil gjøre vaktmannen ansvarlig for hans blod.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Agayne, yf the watch man se the swerde come, and shewe it not with the trompet, so yt the people is not warned: yff the swearde come then, and take eny man from amoge the: the same shall be taken awaye in his owne synne, but his bloude will I requyre off the watchmans honde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But if the watchman see the sworde come, and blowe not the trumpet, and the people be not warned: if the sworde come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away for his iniquitie, but his blood will I require at the watchmans hande.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Againe, if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, so that the people is not warned, if the sworde come then, and take any man from among them: the same shalbe taken away in his owne sinne, but his blood wyl I require at the watchmans hand.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take [any] person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But if the watchman sees the sword come, and doesn't blow the trumpet, and the people aren't warned, and the sword comes, and take any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the watchman, when he seeth the sword coming in, And he hath not blown with a trumpet, And the people hath not been warned, And come in doth a sword, And taketh away of them -- a soul, He in his iniquity is taken away, And his blood from the hand of the watchman I require.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned, and the sword come, and take any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not give a note on the horn, and the people have no word of the danger, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them; he will be taken away in his sin, but I will make the watchman responsible for his blood.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But if the watchman sees the sword come, and doesn't blow the trumpet, and the people aren't warned, and the sword comes, and take any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But suppose the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. Then the sword comes and takes one of their lives. He is swept away for his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for that person’s death.’

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 3:18-20 : 18 When I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; and you do not give him warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 19 Yet if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. 20 Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die: because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.
• Ezek 33:8-9 : 8 When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you shall surely die; if you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 9 Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.
• 2 Sam 4:11 : 11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house on his bed? Shall I not therefore now require his blood from your hand, and remove you from the earth?
• Ezek 18:20 : 20 The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
• Ezek 18:24 : 24 But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, should he live? All his righteousness that he has done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them he shall die.
• Ezek 34:10 : 10 Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; nor shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be food for them.
• John 8:21-24 : 21 Then Jesus said again to them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, you cannot come. 22 Then the Jews said, Will he kill himself? because he says, Where I go, you cannot come. 23 And he said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you do not believe that I am he, you shall die in your sins.
• Prov 14:32 : 32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.
• Isa 56:10-11 : 10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yes, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his territory.
• Gen 9:5 : 5 And surely for your blood, the blood of your lives, I will demand an account; at the hand of every beast I will demand it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother I will demand the life of man.
• Gen 42:22 : 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not listen? therefore, behold, his blood is now required.