Verse 22

And kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De feiret fest for de usyrede brødene i syv dager med glede, fordi Herren hadde gledet dem og snudd Assyrerkongens hjerte mot dem for å styrke deres hender i arbeidet på Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og de holdt de usyrede brøds høytid i syv dager med glede, for HERREN hadde gitt dem glede og vendt assyrerkongens hjerte til dem for å styrke deres hender i arbeidet med Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Norsk King James

  Og de feiret usyrnet brød i syv dager med glede; for Herren hadde gjort dem glade, og vendt hjerte til Assyria-kongen mot dem, for å styrke dem i arbeidet med Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De holdt de usyrede brøds høytid i syv dager med glede, for Herren hadde gledet dem og snudd assyrerkongens hjerte til dem for å styrke deres hender i tjenesten til Guds, ja, Israels Guds hus.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De feiret de usyrede brøds høytid i syv dager med glede, fordi Herren hadde gledet dem, og hadde vendt Assurs konges hjerte til å styrke deres hender i arbeidet på Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og de holdt de usyrede brøds høytid i syv dager med glede, fordi Herren hadde gjort dem glade, og han hadde vendt assyrerkongens hjerte til dem for å styrke deres hender i arbeidet på Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  og de feiret usyretbrødets fest i syv dager med stor glede, for Herren hadde fylt dem med glede og vendt den assyriske kongens hjerte mot dem for å styrke deres krefter i arbeidet med Guds hus, Israels Gud.

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

  Og de holdt de usyrede brøds høytid i syv dager med glede, fordi Herren hadde gjort dem glade, og han hadde vendt assyrerkongens hjerte til dem for å styrke deres hender i arbeidet på Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og de holdt de usyrede brøds fest i syv dager med glede, for Herren hadde gjort dem glade, og hadde vendt det assyriske kongens hjerte til dem, slik at han styrket deres hender i arbeidet med Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the LORD had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he supported them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og de holdt de usyrede brøds høytid i sju dager med glede, for Herren gav dem glede og snudde Assyrerkongens hjerte til dem, så de fikk styrket deres hender i arbeidet på Guds, Israels Guds, hus.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de holdt de usyrede (Brøds) Høitid i syv Dage med Glæde; thi Herren havde glædet dem og omvendt Kongen af Assyriens Hjerte til dem, til at styrke deres Hænder i Guds, (ja) Israels Guds, Huses Gjerning.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og holdt de usyrede brøds høytid i sju dager med glede: for Herren hadde gitt dem glede, og vendt Assyriakonungens hjerte til dem, for å styrke deres hender i arbeidet med Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Og de holdt de usyrede brøds fest i syv dager med glede: for Jahve hadde gjort dem glade, og hadde vendt hjertet til Assyrias konge mot dem, for å styrke deres hender i arbeidet på Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og de feiret de usyrede brøds fest i syv dager med glede, for Herren hadde gitt dem glede, og vendte Assyrs konges hjerte mot dem for å styrke deres hender i arbeidet på Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og de holdt de usyrede brøds høytid i sju dager med glede: for Jehova hadde gjort dem glade og vendt assyrerkongens hjerte til dem for å styrke deres hender i arbeidet med Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og holdt de usyrede brøds høytid i sju dager med glede; for Herren hadde fylt dem med glede ved å vende Assyrerkongens hjerte til dem for å gi dem hjelp i arbeidet med Guds hus, Israels Gud.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & helde the feast of vnleueded bred seuen dayes with ioye: for the LORDE had made them glad, and turned the hert of the kynge of Assur vnto the, so that their handes were strengthed in the worke of the house of God, which is ye God of Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they kept ye feast of vnleauened bread seuen dayes with ioy: for the Lord had made them glad, & turned the heart of the King of Asshur vnto them, to incourage them in the worke of the house of God, euen the God of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And helde the feast of vnleauened bread seuen dayes with ioy: For the Lorde had made them glad, and turned the heart of the king of Assur vnto them, to strengthen their handes in the worke of the house of God, euen the God of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they make the feast of unleavened things seven days with joy, for Jehovah made them to rejoice, and turned round the heart of the king of Asshur unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Jehovah had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them full of joy, by turning the heart of the king of Assyria to them to give them help in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the LORD had given them joy and had changed the opinion of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he assisted them in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 1:1 : 1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, so that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing, saying,
• Ezra 7:27 : 27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
• Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wills.
• 2 Chr 35:17 : 17 And the children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
• 2 Chr 30:21 : 21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.
• 2 Chr 33:11 : 11 Therefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh among the thorns, bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
• Exod 12:15-20 : 15 Seven days shall you eat unleavened bread; indeed, on the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses: for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. 16 And on the first day there shall be a holy assembly, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy assembly for you; no manner of work shall be done on them, except that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you. 17 And you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for on this very day I have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore, you shall observe this day in your generations by an ordinance forever. 18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month at evening. 19 Seven days shall no leaven be found in your houses: for whoever eats what is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a stranger or native in the land. 20 You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwellings you shall eat unleavened bread.
• Exod 13:6-7 : 6 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you, nor shall there be leaven seen with you in all your quarters.
• 2 Kgs 23:29 : 29 In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. And King Josiah went out against him; and he was killed at Megiddo when he had seen him.
• Prov 16:7 : 7 When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Ezra 6:6-9 : 6 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, keep far from there: 7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place. 8 Moreover I make a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that from the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be given to these men, so that they are not hindered. 9 And whatever they need—young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: 10 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons. 11 Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house and set up, let him be hanged upon it, and let his house be made a dunghill for this. 12 And may the God who has caused His name to dwell there destroy all kings and people who attempt to alter or destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made a decree; let it be done swiftly.
• Zech 10:10-11 : 10 I will bring them back out of the land of Egypt and gather them out of Assyria, and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, until no place can be found for them. 11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and strike the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up. And the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt shall depart.
• Matt 26:17 : 17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where do you wish for us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?
• John 19:11 : 11 Jesus answered, You could have no power against me at all, except it were given you from above: therefore he who delivered me to you has the greater sin.
• 1 Cor 5:7-8 : 7 Therefore, purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. 8 Therefore, let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.