Verse 14

And the LORD God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; on your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life:

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da sa Herren Gud til slangen: «Fordi du gjorde dette, skal du være forbannet blant alt annet fe og alle ville dyr. På magen skal du krype, og støv skal du spise alle dine dager.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa Herren Gud til slangen: Fordi du har gjort dette, skal du være forbannet fremfor alt fe og alle markens dyr. På buken skal du krype, og støv skal du ete alle dine levedager.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor sa Gud til slangen: Fordi du har gjort dette, er du forbannet over alle husdyr og alle ville dyr. På magen skal du krype, og støv skal du spise hele ditt liv.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gud Herren sa til slangen: Fordi du har gjort dette, skal du være forbannet blant alle husdyr og blant alle villdyr, på buken skal du krype, og støv skal du spise alle dine livsdager.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da sa Herren Gud til slangen: "Fordi du har gjort dette, skal du være forbannet framfor alt kveg og alle ville dyr. På buken skal du krype, og støv skal du spise alle dine levedager.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa Herren Gud til slangen: «Fordi du har gjort dette, skal du være forbannet blant alt fe og alle dyr på marken. På buken skal du krype, og støv skal du spise alle dine dager.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa HERREN Gud til slangen: «Fordi du gjorde dette, er du forbannet over alle husdyr og markens dyr. Du skal krypende bevege deg på magen og spise støv alle dine dager.»

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

  Da sa Herren Gud til slangen: «Fordi du har gjort dette, skal du være forbannet blant alt fe og alle dyr på marken. På buken skal du krype, og støv skal du spise alle dine dager.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så sa Herren Gud til slangen: "Fordi du har gjort dette, skal du være forbannet blant all buskap og alle ville dyr! På buken skal du krype, og støv skal du spise alle dine levedager.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So the LORD God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals. You will crawl on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sa Herren Gud til slangen: «Fordi du har gjort dette, er du forbannet, mer enn alt feet og alle dyrene på marken. På buken skal du krype og støv skal du spise alle dine levedager.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Gud Herren til Slangen: Efterdi du gjorde dette, da vær forbandet fremfor alt Qvæget og fremfor alle (vilde) Dyr paa Marken; du skal gaae paa din Bug og æde Støv alle dit Livs Dage.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Herren Gud sa til slangen: "Fordi du har gjort dette, er du forbannet framfor alt kveg og alle dyr på marken. På buken skal du krype, og støv skal du spise alle dine levedager.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herren Gud sa til slangen: «Fordi du har gjort dette, er du forbannet blant alt storfeet og alle dyrene på marken. På buken skal du krype, og støv skal du spise alle dine levedager.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa Herren Gud til slangen: "Fordi du har gjort dette, skal du være forbannet blant alt fe og alle dyr i marken. På buken skal du krype, og støv skal du spise alle dine dager."

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa Herren Gud til slangen: Fordi du gjorde dette, skal du være forbannet blant alle husdyr og alle ville dyr. På buken skal du krype, og støv skal du ete alle dine levedager.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa Herren Gud til slangen: Fordi du har gjort dette, skal du være forbannet fremfor alt fe og alle ville dyr. På buken skal du krype, og støv skal du spise alle dine dager.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the LORde God sayd vnto the serpet because thou haste so done moste cursed be thou of all catell and of all beastes of the feld: vppo thy bely shalt thou goo: and erth shalt thou eate all dayes of thy lyfe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde the LORDE God vnto the serpent: Because thou hast done this, cursed be thou aboue all catell and aboue all beastes of the felde. Vpon thy bely shalt thou go, & earth shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy life.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the Lord God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattell, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou goe, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy life.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the lord god said vnto ye serpent: Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattel, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above every animal of the field. On your belly shall you go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, `Because thou hast done this, cursed `art' thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. On your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD God said to the serpent,“Because you have done this, cursed are you above all the cattle and all the living creatures of the field! On your belly you will crawl and dust you will eat all the days of your life.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 65:25 : 25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,' says the LORD.
• Mic 7:17 : 17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth; they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of you.
• Ps 72:9 : 9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
• Isa 29:4 : 4 And you shall be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground, and your speech shall be low out of the dust, and your voice shall be, as one that has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech shall whisper out of the dust.
• Gen 3:1 : 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
• Gen 9:6 : 6 Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God He made man.
• Exod 21:28-32 : 28 If an ox gores a man or a woman, and they die, then the ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be acquitted. 29 But if the ox was known to gore in time past, and its owner has been warned, and he has not kept it in, and it kills a man or woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. 30 If there is imposed on him a sum of money, then he shall pay to redeem his life whatever is imposed on him. 31 Whether it has gored a son or a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him. 32 If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
• Lev 20:25 : 25 You shall therefore make a difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean birds and clean: and you shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by bird, or by any manner of living thing that creeps on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
• Deut 28:15-20 : 15 But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes which I command you this day; that all these curses shall come upon you, and overtake you: 16 Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field. 17 Cursed shall be your basket and your store. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your land, the increase of your kine, and the flocks of your sheep. 19 Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out. 20 The LORD shall send upon you cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that you set your hand unto for to do, until you be destroyed, and until you perish quickly; because of the wickedness of your doings, whereby you have forsaken Me.