Verse 20

And say moreover, Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jakob ga samme instruksjoner til den andre tjeneren, den tredje, og alle de som fulgte flokkene, og sa: 'På denne måten skal dere snakke til Esau når dere møter ham.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og si dere også: Se, din tjener Jakob er bak oss. For han sa: Jeg vil forsone ham med gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg se hans ansikt; kanskje vil han godta meg.

• Norsk King James

  Og si videre: Se, din tjener Jakob er bak oss. For han sa: Jeg vil blidgjøre ham med gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg se hans ansikt; kanskje vil han ta imot meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dere skal også si: Se, din tjener Jakob er bak oss. Han tenkte: Jeg vil forsone ham med gaven som går foran meg, deretter vil jeg se ansiktet hans; kanskje han vil ta imot meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han befalte også den andre, den tredje, og alle som fulgte flokkene: 'Slik skal dere si når dere møter Esau:

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og si: 'Se, din tjener Jakob kommer bak oss.'" For han sa: "Jeg vil blidgjøre ham med gaven som går foran meg, og etterpå vil jeg se hans ansikt. Kanskje han vil ta imot meg."

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og dere skal videre si: «Se, din tjener Jakob er med oss bak.» For han har sagt: «Jeg vil gjenopprette ham med den gave som går foran, og etterpå vil jeg møte ham, i håp om at han vil ta imot meg.»

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

  Og si: 'Se, din tjener Jakob kommer bak oss.'" For han sa: "Jeg vil blidgjøre ham med gaven som går foran meg, og etterpå vil jeg se hans ansikt. Kanskje han vil ta imot meg."

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jakob befalte også den andre og den tredje og alle som fulgte etter flokkene: «Slik skal dere tale til Esau når dere møter ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He also instructed the second, the third, and all those who followed the herds: 'This is what you are to say to Esau when you meet him.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han befalte også den andre og den tredje og alle de som fulgte etter flokkene: 'Slik skal dere tale til Esau når dere møter ham.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og I skulle ogsaa sige: See, din Tjener Jakob er bag os; thi han tænkte: Jeg vil forsone hans Ansigt med den Skjenk, den, som gaaer for mig, og siden see hans Ansigt; kanskee han antager min Person.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dere skal også si: Se, din tjener Jakob er bak oss. For han tenkte: Jeg skal formildne ham med gaven som går foran meg, og etterpå kan jeg se hans ansikt. Kanskje vil han ta imot meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du skal si: 'Også din tjener Jakob er bak oss.'" For han sa: "Jeg vil blidgjøre ham med gaven som går foran meg, og etterpå vil jeg møte ham. Kanskje vil han ta imot meg."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og dere skal si: Se, din tjener Jakob kommer etter oss.' For han tenkte: 'Jeg vil blidgjøre ham med gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg møte ham ansikt til ansikt; kanskje vil han ta imot meg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og dere skal si: Se, din tjener Jakob er bak oss. For han sa: Jeg vil formilde ham med gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg se ham ansikt til ansikt; kanskje vil han akseptere meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dere skal si videre, Jakob, din tjener, kommer etter oss. For han tenkte: Jeg vil formilde ham med den gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg møte ham. Kanskje vil han ta vel imot meg.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  ad saye more ouer. Beholde thy seruaunte Iacob cometh after vs for he sayde. I will pease his wrath with the present yt goth before me and afterward I will see him myself so peradventure he will receaue me to grace.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and saye vnto him also: Beholde, yi seruaut Iacob is behynde vs. For he thought: I wyll reconcyle him with the present that goeth before me, after warde wyll I se him my self, peraduenture he shall receaue me to grace.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And ye shall say moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iaakob commeth after vs (for he thought, I will appease his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterwarde I will see his face: it may be that he will accept me.)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And say moreouer: beholde, thy seruaunt Iacob also commeth after vs: for he sayde, I wyll appeace his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see him my selfe, peraduenture he wyll receaue me to grace.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob [is] behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall say, 'Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.'" For, he said, "I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye have said also, Lo, thy servant Jacob `is' behind us;' for he said, `I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterwards I see his face; it may be he lifteth up my face;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall say, 'Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.'" For, he said, "I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You must also say,‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought,“I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.”

Referenced Verses

• Job 42:8-9 : 8 Therefore take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering, and My servant Job shall pray for you. For I will accept him, lest I deal with you according to your foolishness, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has. 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD commanded them, for the LORD had accepted Job.
• Prov 21:14 : 14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a reward in the bosom pacifies strong wrath.
• Jonah 3:9 : 9 Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we do not perish?
• 2 Tim 2:25 : 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth,
• Prov 6:35 : 35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he be content, though you give many gifts.
• Prov 15:18 : 18 A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms strife.
• Prov 16:14 : 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
• Gen 43:11 : 11 And their father Israel said to them, If it must be so, then do this; take some of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down a gift for the man, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
• 1 Sam 6:5 : 5 Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your mice that ruin the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps He will lighten His hand from upon you, your gods, and your land.
• 1 Sam 25:17-35 : 17 Now therefore know and consider what you will do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his household, for he is such a scoundrel that one cannot speak to him. 18 Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves, two skins of wine, five sheep already prepared, five measures of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and loaded them on donkeys. 19 And she said to her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal. 20 And as she rode on the donkey and came down under cover of the hill, behold, David and his men were coming down toward her, and she met them. 21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missing of all that belonged to him, and he has repaid me evil for good. 22 So may God do to David's enemies, and more also, if by morning I leave anyone who urinates against the wall, of all who belong to him. 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off the donkey and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, 24 And she fell at his feet and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be; and let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant. 25 Please do not let my lord regard this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent. 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has restrained you from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal. 27 And now this blessing, which your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord. 28 Please forgive the trespass of your maidservant, for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of the LORD, and evil has not been found in you all your days. 29 Yet a man has risen to pursue you and seek your life; but the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD your God; and the lives of your enemies, He shall sling out, as from the pocket of a sling. 30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD has done for my lord according to all the good He has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you ruler over Israel, 31 that this will be no grief to you, nor a cause of remorse of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause or that my lord has avenged himself. But when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your maidservant. 32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. 33 And blessed is your advice, and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand. 34 For indeed, as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has kept me back from harming you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely by morning light no males would have been left to Nabal. 35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and respected your person.
• 1 Kgs 20:31 : 31 And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray you, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: perhaps he will save your life.