Verse 17

So shall you say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers, and their sin, for they did unto you evil, and now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  "Så skal dere si til Josef: Tilgi nå dine brødres overtredelser og deres synd, for de har gjort ondt mot deg." Så tilgi også overtredelsene som tilhører din fars Gud." Josef gråt da de talte til ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Slik skal dere si til Josef: 'Vi ber deg, tilgi nå dine brødres overtredelse og deres synd, for de gjorde deg ondt.' Nå ber vi deg, tilgi overtredelsen til din fars Guds tjenere." Josef gråt da de talte til ham.

• Norsk King James

  Så skal dere si til Josef: Tilgi, jeg ber deg, de overtrampene brødrene dine har gjort, og deres synd; for de har gjort deg ondt; og nå ber vi deg, tilgi dem, for din fars Gud. Og Josef gråt da de talte til ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  'Så skal dere si til Joseph: 'Jeg ber deg, tilgi dine brødres misgjerning og synd, for de gjorde deg ondt.' Nå, tilgi vi ber deg misgjerningen til din fars tjenere.' Og Joseph gråt da de talte til ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Si til Josef: Jeg ber deg, tilgi brødrenes overtredelse og synd, for de gjorde deg ondt. Nå ber vi deg, tilgi brødrenes overtredelse, de som tjener din fars Gud. Og Josef gråt da de talte til ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Slik skal du si til Josef: ‘Vær så snill, tilgi dine brødres overtredelser og synder, for de har gjort deg ondt; og tilgi også overtredelsen til tjenestemennene til din fars Gud.’» Og da de talte til ham, gråt Josef.

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

  Si til Josef: Jeg ber deg, tilgi brødrenes overtredelse og synd, for de gjorde deg ondt. Nå ber vi deg, tilgi brødrenes overtredelse, de som tjener din fars Gud. Og Josef gråt da de talte til ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så skal dere si til Josef: Å, tilgi dine brødres overtredelse og deres synd, for de gjorde deg ondt. Nå ber vi deg tilgi din fars Guds tjenere overtredelsen deres.» Og Josef gråt da de talte slik til ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'This is what you are to say to Joseph: “Please forgive the transgressions of your brothers and their sin, for they treated you so badly.” Now, please forgive the transgressions of the servants of the God of your father.' Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  'Vennligst tilgi dine brødres overtredelse og deres synd, for de gjorde deg ondt.' Nå, vær så snill, tilgi overtredelsen til din fars tjenere, vår Gud.' Josef gråt da de talte til ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa skulle I sige til Joseph: Kjære, forlad dog dine Brødres Overtrædelse og deres Synd, at de gjorde ilde imod dig; Kjære, saa forlad nu din Faders Guds Tjeneres Overtrædelse; da græd Joseph, der de talede til ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så skal dere si til Josef: 'Tilgi, vær så snill, dine brødres overtredelser og synder, for de gjorde deg ondt.' Og nå, vi ber deg, tilgi overtredelsen til din fars Guds tjenere.» Da de talte til ham, gråt Josef.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så skal dere si til Josef: ‘Vennligst tilgi dine brødres overtredelse og deres synd, for de gjorde ondt mot deg.’ Nå, vær så snill, tilgi de som ærer din fars Gud sine overtredelser." Josef gråt da de talte til ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Slik skal dere si til Josef: Jeg ber deg å tilgi dine brødres overtredelse og synd, for de har gjort deg ondt. Nå ber vi deg å tilgi dine tjenere, din fars Guds tjenere.' Da de sa dette til Josef, gråt han.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så skal dere si til Josef: Tilgi dine brøders overtredelse og synd, for det onde de har gjort mot deg. Vi ber deg nå om å tilgi dine fars Guds tjenere. Da de talte til ham, gråt Josef.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Si til Josef: La dine brødres skyld og det onde de gjorde mot deg, bli tilgitt. Nå, om det er din vilje, la synden til dine fars Guds tjenere få tilgivelse. Og ved disse ordene ble Josef overveldet av gråt.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  This wise say vnto Ioseph forgeue I praye the the trespace of thy brethern and their synne for they rewarded the euell. Now therfore we praye the forgeue the trespace of the servuantes of thy fathers God. And Ioseph wepte when they spake vnto him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus shal ye saye vnto Ioseph: O forgeue thy brethren the offence and their synne, that they dyd so euell vnto the. O forgeue now this trespace of vs the seruauntes of thy fathers God. But Ioseph wepte, whan they spake so vnto him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus shal ye say vnto Ioseph, Forgiue now, I pray thee, the trespasse of thy brethren, and their sinne: for they rewarded thee euil; nowe, we pray thee, forgiue the trespasse of the seruants of thy fathers God; Ioseph wept, when they spake vnto him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  This wyse shall ye say vnto Ioseph, Forgeue I pray thee the trespasse of thy brethren, and their sinne: for they rewarded thee euyll. And nowe we praye thee forgeue the trespasse of the seruauntes of the God of thy father. And Ioseph wept when they spake vnto hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "So you shall tell Joseph, 'Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.' Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thus ye do say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for they have done thee evil; and now, bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.

• World English Bible (2000)

  'You shall tell Joseph, "Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you."' Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  ‘Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father.” When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.

Referenced Verses

• 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 42:21-24 : 21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us. 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. 23 And they did not know that Joseph understood them; for he spoke to them by an interpreter. 24 And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
• Gen 45:4-5 : 4 And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. 5 Now do not be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
• Gen 45:8 : 8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
• Gen 49:25 : 25 By the God of your father, who shall help you; and by the Almighty, who shall bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
• Gen 50:20 : 20 But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.
• Job 33:27-28 : 27 He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted what was right, and it did not profit me; 28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
• Ps 21:11 : 11 For they intended evil against you: they devised a mischievous scheme, which they are not able to perform.
• Prov 28:13 : 13 He who covers his sins shall not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
• Matt 6:12 : 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
• Matt 6:14-15 : 14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
• Matt 10:42 : 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.
• Matt 18:35 : 35 So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you do not forgive from your hearts every one his brother their trespasses.
• Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
• Mark 10:41 : 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be very displeased with James and John.
• Luke 17:3-4 : 3 Take heed to yourselves: If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, I repent; you shall forgive him.
• Gal 6:10 : 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
• Gal 6:16 : 16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.
• Eph 4:32 : 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
• Col 3:12-13 : 12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience. 13 Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so also do you.
• Phlm 1:8-9 : 8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you to do what is fitting, 9 Yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus. 10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains: 11 Who in time past was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me. 12 I am sending him back to you. Therefore, receive him, that is, my own heart: 13 Whom I wished to keep with me, so that he might minister to me in your place in my chains for the gospel: 14 But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your benefit should not be by compulsion, but willingly. 15 For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever; 16 No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord? 17 If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me. 18 If he has wronged you or owes you anything, put that on my account; 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it: although I do not say to you that you owe me even your own self besides. 20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord: refresh my heart in the Lord.
• Jas 5:16 : 16 Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.