Verse 9

For we were bondservants, yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, to repair its desolations, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For vi står som slaver; men selv i vårt slaveri har ikke vår Gud forlatt oss. Han har vendt de ansvarliges gunst mot oss, så vi kan overleve og gjenoppbygge Guds hus, og gjenreise dets ruiner og gi oss en beskyttelse i Juda og Jerusalem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For vi var slaver, men vår Gud har ikke forlatt oss i vårt fangenskap, men har vist oss miskunn for kongene av Persia, for å gi oss en oppvåkning, for å reise opp Guds hus og reparere ødeleggelsene derav, og for å gi oss en mur i Juda og Jerusalem.

• Norsk King James

  For vi var slaver; men vår Gud har ikke forlatt oss i vårt fangenskap, men har vist oss barmhjertighet i øynene på kongene i Persia, for å gi oss oppreisning, for å gjenoppbygge vårt Guds hus og reparere ødeleggelsene, og gi oss en mur i Juda og i Jerusalem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For vi er slaver, men vår Gud har ikke forlatt oss i vår slavetid. Han har latt oss finne nåde hos kongene i Persia, slik at de har gitt oss livsnåde til å oppbygge vårt Guds hus og gjenopprette dets ruiner, og gitt oss en mur i Juda og Jerusalem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For vi er slaver, men i vår fangenskap har ikke vår Gud forlatt oss. Han har vist oss nåde i øynene til kongene i Persia, så han har gitt oss en livlinje, gjenoppbygget Guds hus og satt dets ruiner i stand, og gitt oss et gjemmested i Juda og Jerusalem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For vi var slaver, men likevel har vår Gud ikke forlatt oss i vår trelldom. Han har ustrakt sin nåde mot oss i de persiske kongenes nærvær, for å gi oss liv, gjenreise vårt Guds hus og reparere ødeleggelsene derav, og gi oss et vern i Juda og i Jerusalem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For vi var treller, men vår Gud har ikke forlatt oss i vårt fangenskap; han har vist oss nåde for Persias kongers øyne, for å gi oss livskraft, gjenreise Guds hus, reparere ruinene og sette opp en mur i Juda og i Jerusalem.

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

  For vi var slaver, men likevel har vår Gud ikke forlatt oss i vår trelldom. Han har ustrakt sin nåde mot oss i de persiske kongenes nærvær, for å gi oss liv, gjenreise vårt Guds hus og reparere ødeleggelsene derav, og gi oss et vern i Juda og i Jerusalem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For vi er slaver, men i vår trelldom har ikke vår Gud forlatt oss, men han har gitt oss velvilje hos perserkongene, slik at de har gitt oss livskraft til å gjenreise vår Guds hus og sette i stand dets ruiner og gi oss en mur i Juda og i Jerusalem.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'Though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has shown us kindness in the sight of the kings of Persia. He has granted us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and He has given us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For selv om vi er treller, har vår Gud ikke forlatt oss i vår trelldom, men har gitt oss velvilje i kongene av Persias øyne, så de har gitt oss liv til å gjenreise vår Guds hus, gjenoppbygge ruinene og gi oss en mur i Juda og Jerusalem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi vi ere Tjenere, dog vor Gud haver ikke forladt os i vor Tjeneste, og han haver bøiet Miskundhed til os for Kongerne i Persien, at give os Livsophold til at ophøie vor Guds Huus og at oprette dets øde (Steder), og at give os et Gjærde i Juda og Jerusalem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For vi var slaver; men vår Gud har ikke forlatt oss i vårt fangenskap, men har gitt oss nåde i Persias kongers øyne, for å gi oss en oppreisning, sette opp Guds hus og gjenoppbygge ruinen, og gi oss en mur i Juda og Jerusalem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For vi er tjenere, men vår Gud har ikke forlatt oss i vår slaveri, men har utvidet miskunn mot oss i kongene av Persias nærvær, for å gi oss liv, for å reise opp vår Guds hus og reparere ruinene av det, og å gi oss en mur i Juda og i Jerusalem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For vi er treller, men i vår trelldom har Gud ikke forlatt oss, men har gitt oss barmhjertighet for Persias konger, så vi kan stå opp igjen, bygge opp Guds hus, og gi oss en mur i Juda og Jerusalem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For vi er treller; men vår Gud har ikke forlatt oss i vår trelldom, men gitt oss kjærlighet i de persiske kongenes øyne, for å gi oss liv, oppreise Guds hus og reparere dets ruiner, og gi oss en mur i Juda og i Jerusalem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For vi er tjenere; men vår Gud har ikke vendt seg bort fra oss i vår fangenskap, men har hatt barmhjertighet med oss foran Persias konger, for å gi oss ny styrke til å bygge opp igjen Guds hus og gjøre dets ruiner vakre, og gi oss en mur i Juda og Jerusalem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For we are bondmen, and or God hath not forsake vs though we be bondmen, and hath enclyned mercy vnto vs in the sighte of the kynges of Persia, that they shulde geue vs lyfe, and promote the house of oure God, and to sett vp the desolacion therof, and to geue vs an hedge in Iuda and Ierusalem.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For though we were bondmen, yet our God hath not forsaken vs in our bondage, but hath enclined mercy vnto vs in the sight of the Kings of Persia, to giue vs life, & to erect the house of our God, & to redresse the places thereof, and to giue vs a wall in Iudah and in Ierusalem.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For we were bondmen, and yet our God hath not forsaken vs in our bondage, but hath enclined mercie vnto vs in the sight of the king of Persia, to geue vs lyfe to set vp the house of our God, and to redresse the desolation therof, and to geue vs a wall in Iuda and Hierusalem.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For we [were] bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the ruins of it, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for servants we `are', and in our servitude our God hath not forsaken us, and stretcheth out unto us kindness before the kings of Persia, to give to us a quickening to lift up the house of our God, and to cause its wastes to cease, and to give to us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended lovingkindness unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the [ ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For we are servants; but our God has not been turned away from us in our prison, but has had mercy on us before the eyes of the kings of Persia, to give us new strength to put up again the house of our God and to make fair its waste places, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Although we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our servitude. He has extended kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, in that he has revived us to restore the temple of our God and to raise up its ruins and to give us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 1:1-4 : 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, 2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Who is there among you of all his people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (he is the God), which is in Jerusalem. 4 And whoever remains in any place where he sojourns, let the men of his place help him with silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, besides the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 1:7-9 : 7 Also King Cyrus brought out the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusalem and had put them in the house of his gods; 8 Even these did Cyrus king of Persia bring out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. 9 And this is the number of them: thirty basins of gold, a thousand basins of silver, twenty-nine knives, 10 Thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with those of the captivity who were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
• Ezra 6:1-9 : 1 Then King Darius made a decree, and a search was made in the house of the scrolls, where the treasures were stored in Babylon. 2 And a scroll was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, with this record written in it: 3 In the first year of King Cyrus, the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid; its height sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits; 4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be given from the king's treasury: 5 And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place, and place them in the house of God. 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.
• Ezra 6:14-15 : 14 And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
• Ezra 7:6 : 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
• Ezra 7:8 : 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
• Ezra 7:11-28 : 11 Now this is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel. 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. 13 I make a decree, that all of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, who are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with you. 14 Since you are sent by the king, and of his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand; 15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem, 16 And all the silver and gold that you can find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem: 17 That you may buy speedily with this money bulls, rams, lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. 18 And whatever seems good to you, and to your brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do according to the will of your God. 19 The vessels also that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem. 20 And whatever more shall be needed for the house of your God, which you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house. 21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily, 22 Up to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. 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? 24 Also we certify you, that concerning any of the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. 25 And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, set magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach those who do not know them. 26 And whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. 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: 28 And has extended mercy to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered chief men from Israel to go up with me.
• Neh 9:36-37 : 36 Here we are, servants today! And the land that You gave to our forefathers to eat its fruit and its bounty, here we are, servants in it. 37 And it yields much increase to the kings You have set over us because of our sins; also, they have dominion over our bodies and our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
• Ps 106:45-46 : 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and relented according to the multitude of his mercies. 46 He made those who carried them captives to pity them.
• Ps 136:23-24 : 23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endures forever: 24 And has redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endures forever.
• Isa 5:2 : 2 And he fenced it, and removed its stones, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress in it: and he expected it to bring forth grapes, but it brought forth wild grapes.
• Isa 5:5 : 5 And now, I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down:
• Ezek 11:16 : 16 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the nations, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
• Dan 9:25 : 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem until the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublesome times.
• Hag 1:9 : 9 You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of My house that is in ruins, while each of you runs to his own house.
• Zech 2:5 : 5 For I, says the LORD, will be a wall of fire around her, and will be the glory in her midst.
• Zech 4:6-9 : 6 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. 7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace to it. 8 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. 10 For who has despised the day of small things? For they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.