Verse 22

And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not listen? therefore, behold, his blood is now required.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ruben svarte dem: 'Sa jeg ikke til dere: Synd ikke mot gutten? Men dere lot ikke være. Nå kreves hans blod av oss.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Reuben svarte dem: Sa jeg ikke til dere, synd ikke mot gutten; men dere ville ikke høre? Se, derfor kreves hans blod.

• Norsk King James

  Og Ruben svarte dem: Sa jeg ikke til dere: Ikke synd mot gutten; men dere ville ikke høre? Derfor, se, også hans blod kreves.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Ruben svarte dem: "Sa jeg ikke til dere at dere ikke skulle synde mot gutten? Men dere ville ikke lytte. Nå blir det krevd oss til betaling for hans blod."

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  22 Ruben svarte dem og sa: Sa jeg ikke til dere, 'ikke synd mot gutten'? Men dere ville ikke høre, og nå blir hans blod krevet av oss.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Reuben svarte dem og sa: Talte jeg ikke til dere og sa: Synd ikke mot gutten! Men dere ville ikke høre. Nå blir også hans blod krevd av oss.

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

  Reuben svarte dem og sa: Talte jeg ikke til dere og sa: Synd ikke mot gutten! Men dere ville ikke høre. Nå blir også hans blod krevd av oss.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ruben svarte dem: Sa jeg ikke til dere: Gjør ikke synd mot gutten? Men dere ville ikke høre. Så nå kreves hans blod av oss.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Reuben replied to them, 'Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy, but you wouldn't listen? Now his blood is being demanded from us.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ruben svarte dem: Sa jeg ikke til dere, synd ikke mot gutten? Men dere ville ikke høre. Se, nå kreves hans blod.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Ruben svarede dem og sagde: Talede jeg det ikke til eder, der jeg sagde: Synder ikke mod Drengen, og I hørte ikke? og see, hans Blod udkræves ogsaa.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ruben svarte dem og sa: Sa jeg ikke til dere at dere ikke måtte synde mot barnet? Men dere ville ikke høre, og se, nå kreves hans blod.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ruben svarte dem og sa: "Sa jeg ikke til dere: 'Synd ikke mot barnet'? Men dere ville ikke høre. Derfor kreves hans blod nå."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Ruben svarer dem og sier: «Sa jeg ikke til dere: Synd ikke mot gutten, men dere hørte ikke, og nå kreves hans blod av oss.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Ruben svarte dem og sa: Sa jeg ikke til dere: Syng ikke mot gutten, men dere ville ikke høre? Derfor kreves hans blod.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Ruben sa til dem: Sa jeg ikke til dere at dere ikke skulle gjøre noe ondt mot gutten? Men dere hørte ikke; derfor har straffen kommet over oss for hans blod.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ruben answered the saynge: sayde I not vnto you that ye shulde not synne agaynst the lad? but ye wolde not heare And now verely see his bloude is requyred.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ruben answered them, and saide: Tolde not I you ye same, whan I sayde: O synne not agaynst ye lad, but ye wolde not heare. Now is his bloude requyred.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Reuben answered them, saying, Warned I not you, saying, Sinne not against the childe, and ye would not heare? and lo, his blood is now required.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ruben aunswered them, saying: sayd I not vnto you, that you shoulde not sinne against the lad, and ye would not heare? and see, nowe his blood is required.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Reuben answereth them, saying, `Spake I not unto you, saying, Sin not against the lad? and ye hearkened not; and his blood also, lo, it is required.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Reuben said to them,“Didn’t I say to you,‘Don’t sin against the boy,’ but you wouldn’t listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 2:32 : 32 And the Lord will return his blood upon his own head, who struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, my father David not knowing of it: namely, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
• 2 Chr 24:22 : 22 So Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
• Ps 9:12 : 12 When he avenges blood, he remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the humble.
• Gen 37:21-22 : 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
• Gen 9:5-6 : 5 And surely for your blood, the blood of your lives, I will demand an account; at the hand of every beast I will demand it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother I will demand the life of man. 6 Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God He made man.
• Luke 11:50-51 : 50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 51 From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple: truly I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.
• Luke 23:41 : 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.
• Acts 28:4 : 4 And when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, justice does not allow to live.
• Rom 2:15 : 15 Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts alternately accusing or else excusing each other;)
• Rev 13:10 : 10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
• Rev 16:9 : 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent to give Him glory.
• Gen 4:10 : 10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
• Gen 37:29-30 : 29 And Reuben returned to the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes. 30 And he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
• Ezek 3:18 : 18 When I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; and you do not give him warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.