Verse 21

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our goods.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så utropte jeg en faste der ved elven Ahava for å ydmyke oss for vår Gud og be om en trygg vei for oss selv, våre barn og alle våre eiendeler.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da erklærte jeg en faste der ved elven Ahava, for å ydmyke oss foran vår Gud, for å søke en rett vei for oss, våre små barn og alt vårt gods.

• Norsk King James

  Så proklamerte jeg en faste der, ved elven Ahava, for at vi skulle ydmyke oss for vår Gud, for å søke en rett vei for oss, og for våre små, og for alt vårt gods.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg proklamerte en faste ved elven Ahava, for å ydmyke oss for vår Gud og søke en rett vei for oss, våre barn og alt vårt gods.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og jeg utlyste en faste der ved elven Ahava, for å ydmyke oss foran vår Gud, for å søke fra Ham en rett vei for oss, våre barn, og for alle våre eiendeler.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så erklærte jeg en faste der ved elven Ahava, for at vi kunne ydmyke oss selv for vår Gud, for å søke ham om en rett vei for oss, våre små, og alle våre eiendeler.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da kunngjorde jeg en faste ved Ahava-elven, for at vi skulle ydmyke oss for vår Gud og søke etter hans rette vei for oss, våre små og alt vårt gods.

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

  Så erklærte jeg en faste der ved elven Ahava, for at vi kunne ydmyke oss selv for vår Gud, for å søke ham om en rett vei for oss, våre små, og alle våre eiendeler.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg kunngjorde en faste der ved elven Ahava, for at vi skulle ydmyke oss for vår Gud og be ham om en rett vei for oss, våre barn og alt vårt gods.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da utropte jeg en faste der ved Ahava-elven, for å ydmyke oss for vår Gud og be om en trygg reise for oss selv, våre barn og alt vi eide.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg lod der udraabe en Faste ved den Flod Ahava at ydmyge os for vor Guds Ansigt, for at søge en ret Vei af ham for os og vore smaae Børn og alt Vort Gods.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Deretter annonserte jeg en faste ved elven Ahava, for å ydmyke oss selv for vår Gud, for å søke den rette vei for oss, og for våre små barn, og for alt vårt gods.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så utlyste jeg en faste der ved elven Ahava, så vi kunne ydmyke oss for vår Gud, for å søke fra ham en trygg vei for oss, våre små barn og all vår eiendom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg proklamerte en faste der, ved elven Ahava, for å ydmyke oss for vår Gud, for å søke fra Ham en rett vei for oss, for våre barn og for alle våre eiendeler,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Deretter utropte jeg en faste ved elven Ahava for å ydmyke oss for vår Gud, for å søke av ham en trygg vei for oss og våre barn, og for vårt gods.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Deretter ga jeg ordre om en faste ved elven Ahava, så vi skulle ydmyke oss for vår Gud og be om en trygg vei for oss, våre barn og hele våre eiendeler.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And euen there at the water besyde Aheua, caused I a fastinge to be proclamed, yt we mighte humble oure selues before oure God, to seke of him a righte waye for us, & oure children and all oure substaunce.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there at the Riuer, by Ahaua, I proclaimed a fast, that we might humble our selues before our God, and seeke of him a right way for vs, & for our children, and for all our substance.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And euen there at the water beside Ahaua I proclaymed a fast, that we might humble our selues before our God, and seke of hym a right way for vs, and for our children, and for all our substaunce.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I gave orders for a time of going without food, there by the river Ahava, so that we might make ourselves low before our God in prayer, requesting from him a straight way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our property.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 20:3 : 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
• Lev 16:29 : 29 And this shall be a statute forever to you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger who dwells among you:
• Lev 23:29 : 29 For any person who does not afflict himself on that same day shall be cut off from among his people.
• 1 Sam 7:6 : 6 And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah.
• Joel 1:14 : 14 Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,
• Ezra 8:15 : 15 And I gathered them together by the river that flows to Ahava; and there we stayed in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
• Ps 5:8 : 8 Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before my face.
• Ps 8:2 : 2 Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants, you have ordained strength because of your enemies, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
• Ps 107:2-8 : 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to live in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. 7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. 8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
• Ps 143:8-9 : 8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in You: cause me to know the way I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You. 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies: I flee to You to hide me. 10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God: Your Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
• Prov 3:6 : 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.
• Isa 30:21 : 21 And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.
• Isa 35:8 : 8 And a highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called The Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
• Isa 42:16 : 16 And I will bring the blind by a way they do not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
• Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water he shall guide them.
• Isa 58:3 : 3 Why have we fasted, they say, and you do not see? Why have we afflicted our soul, and you take no notice? Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure and exact all your labors.
• Isa 58:5 : 5 Is this the fast that I have chosen? A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
• Jer 10:23 : 23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
• Jer 31:8-9 : 8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the ends of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and she who is in labor together: a great company shall return there. 9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications I will lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, in which they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
• Jer 50:4-5 : 4 In those days and at that time, says the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go and seek the LORD their God. 5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces toward it, saying, Come and let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
• Ezra 8:31 : 31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and from those who ambushed us along the way.
• Lev 16:31 : 31 It shall be a sabbath of rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls, by a statute forever.
• Num 14:3 : 3 Why has the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be prey? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?
• Num 14:31 : 31 But your little ones, which you said would be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which you have despised.
• Judg 20:26 : 26 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up and came to the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
• Joel 2:12-18 : 12 Therefore also now, says the LORD, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning. 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and he repents of the evil. 14 Who knows if he will turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a grain offering and a drink offering to the LORD your God? 15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly. 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those who nurse at the breast. Let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her room. 17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare your people, O LORD, and give not your heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, Where is their God? 18 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
• Jonah 3:5 : 5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
• Acts 2:39 : 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.
• Mark 10:13-16 : 13 And they brought young children to him, that he might touch them; and his disciples rebuked those who brought them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said to them, Allow the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them: for of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter it. 16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them.