Verse 29

It is in my power to do you harm: but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Beware that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg har makt til å påføre deg skade, men din fars Gud talte til meg i natt og advarte meg: 'Vokt deg for å si noe til Jakob, verken godt eller ondt.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det er i min makt å gjøre deg ondt; men din fars Gud talte til meg i går, og sa: Pass deg, at du ikke taler til Jakob, verken godt eller ondt.

• Norsk King James

  Det er i min makt å skade dere; men deres fars Gud talte til meg i natt, og sa: Vær forsiktig så du ikke snakker til Jakob verken godt eller ondt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg har makt til å skade dere, men deres fars Gud talte til meg i natt og sa: «Vær varsom med å si noe til Jakob, enten godt eller ondt.»

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg har makt til å gjøre dere ondt, men din fars Gud talte til meg i går natt og sa: 'Pass deg for å tale til Jakob, verken godt eller ondt.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er i min makt å skade deg, men din fars Gud talte til meg i går natt og sa: 'Vær forsiktig så du ikke sier noe til Jakob, verken godt eller ondt.'

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Det ligger i min makt å gjøre deg vondt, men din fars Gud talte til meg i går kveld og sa: ‘Pass på at du ikke taler til Jacob, verken godt eller ondt.’»

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

  Det er i min makt å skade deg, men din fars Gud talte til meg i går natt og sa: 'Vær forsiktig så du ikke sier noe til Jakob, verken godt eller ondt.'

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det står i min makt å skade deg, men din fars Gud talte til meg i natt og sa: 'Vokt deg for å si noe til Jakob, enten godt eller ondt.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I have the power to harm you, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det står i min makt å gjøre dere vondt, men deres fars Gud talte til meg i natt og sa: 'Pass deg for å tale verken godt eller ondt til Jakob.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg havde (vel) Magt i min Haand at gjøre Ondt ved eder, men eders Faders Gud talede til mig igaar Nat, sigende: Forvar dig at tale med Jakob enten Godt eller Ondt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er i min makt å gjøre dere vondt; men deres fars Gud talte til meg i går natt og sa: Pass deg for å si noe godt eller vondt til Jakob.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det ligger i min makt å skade deg, men din fars Gud talte til meg i natt og sa: 'Ta deg i vare for å ikke snakke til Jakob verken godt eller ondt.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg har makt til å skade deg, men din fars Gud talte til meg i natt og sa: 'Vokt deg for å si noe til Jakob, enten godt eller ondt.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg har makt til å gjøre dere ondt; men deres fars Gud talte til meg i går natt og sa: Vokt deg så du ikke taler noe godt eller ondt til Jakob.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det står i min makt å gjøre deg ondt; men din fars Gud talte til meg i natt og sa: Vokt deg for å si noe, verken godt eller vondt, til Jakob.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  it for I am able to do you evell. But the God of youre father spake vnto me yesterdaye saynge take hede tha thou speake not to Iacob oughte saue goode.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that I coude haue done you euell: but youre fathers God saide yesterdaye vnto me: Bewarre, that thou speake nothinge vnto Iacob but good.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I am able to do you euill: but the God of your father spake vnto me yesternight, saying, Take heed that thou speake not to Iaakob ought saue good.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For it is in my hand through God to do you hurt: But the God of your father spake vnto me yesternight, saying: Take heede that thou speake not to Iacob ought saue good.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Take heed to yourself that you don't speak to Jacob either good or bad.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  my hand is to God to do evil with you, but the God of your father yesternight hath spoken unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself from speaking with Jacob from good unto evil.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Take heed to yourself that you don't speak to Jacob either good or bad.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night,‘Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.’

Referenced Verses

• Gen 31:53 : 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.
• Gen 31:42 : 42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely you would have sent me away now empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.
• Gen 28:13 : 13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants;
• Gen 31:24 : 24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, Beware that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
• Josh 24:2-3 : 2 And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers lived on the other side of the river in ancient times, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods. 3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river, and led him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants, and gave him Isaac.
• 2 Kgs 19:10 : 10 Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
• Ps 52:1 : 1 Why do you boast in mischief, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.
• Dan 2:47 : 47 The king answered and said to Daniel, Truly, your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you could reveal this secret.
• Dan 3:28 : 28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God.
• Dan 6:20 : 20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel: and the king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?
• Dan 6:26 : 26 I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast forever, and his kingdom that shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be until the end.
• John 19:10-11 : 10 Then Pilate said to him, Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have the power to crucify you, and have the power to release you? 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.
• Acts 5:38-39 : 38 And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work is of men, it will come to nothing. 39 But if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it; lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God.
• Acts 9:5 : 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting: it is hard for you to kick against the goads.