Verse 9

And as bands of robbers wait for someone, so the company of priests murder on the way by agreement: for they commit lewdness.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Som røvere i bakhold står prestene; de dreper på veien til Sikem, de begår grusomme handlinger.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Som bander av røvere ligger de på lur etter mennesker; presteskarene myrder på veien ved Sikem, for de begår skamløse handlinger.

• Norsk King James

  Som røverbander som venter på en mann, så begår prestene drap i veien; de handler i avskyelighet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Som røvere som ligger i bakhold, slik er prestesamfunnet; de myrder på veien mot Sikem; ja, de gjør skammelige ting.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Som røverflokk i bakhold er prestenes bande, de myrder på veien til Sikem. For skamløse handlinger har de gjort.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Som bander av røvere ligger på lur for en mann, slik dreper prestenes gjeng på veien med avtale; for de gjør skamløse gjerninger.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og slik som røverband lurer på et offer, slik myrder prestene i flokk, i fellesskap; for de begår horeri.

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

  Som bander av røvere ligger på lur for en mann, slik dreper prestenes gjeng på veien med avtale; for de gjør skamløse gjerninger.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Som bander ligger prestene i bakhold, de myrder på veien mot Sikem. For de begår skamløs ondskap.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As marauders lie in wait for someone, so a band of priests murder on the road to Shechem; they commit heinous crimes.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Som band av røvere som ligger i bakhold, er flokken av prester; på veien til Sikem myrder de, for de gjør skjendige gjerninger.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og som naar Nogen bier efter Krigstropperne, (saa er) Præsternes Selskab, de myrde paa Veien til Sichem; sandelig, de gjøre skjændelige Ting.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Liksom røverbande som lurer på noen, er prestene en flokk som myrder på veien og begår skamløse handlinger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Som røverbander venter i bakhold på en mann, slik slår presteskapet i hjel på veien til Sikem, og utfører skammelige gjerninger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Som røverbander venter på en mann, slik myrder en flokk av prester på veien til Sikem, de har gjort ondskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Som flokker av røvere som venter på et menneske, slik dreper prestene på veien mot Sikem; ja, de har begått skjendige handlinger.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Som en gjeng med tyver som ligger i bakhold for en mann, slik ligger prestene i skjul for dem som skynder seg til Sikem, for de har onde planer.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The multitude of the prestes is like an heape of theues, murtherers & bloudthurstie: for they haue wrought abhominacion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And as the eues waite for a man, so the companie of Priestes murther in the way by consent: for they worke mischiefe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And as theeues armed wayte for him that passeth by the way: suche is the counsell of the priestes, which with one agreed counsell murther cruelly suche as kepe the way, yea they dare do all vnspeakable mischiefe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, So the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, Committing shameful crimes.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.

• World English Bible (2000)

  As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The company of priests is like a gang of robbers, lying in ambush to pounce on a victim. They commit murder on the road to Shechem; they have done heinous crimes!

Referenced Verses

• Hos 7:1 : 1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was exposed, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief comes in, and the gang of robbers plunders outside.
• Hos 5:1 : 1 Listen to this, O priests; and pay attention, O house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
• Mic 3:9 : 9 Hear this, I pray you, you leaders of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
• Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they do not gnaw the bones until the morning.
• Mark 14:1 : 1 After two days was the feast of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by deceit and kill him.
• Luke 22:2-6 : 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 3 Then Satan entered into Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve. 4 And he went his way, and spoke with the chief priests and captains about how he might betray him to them. 5 And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. 6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of the crowd.
• John 11:47 : 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, What shall we do? for this man does many miracles.
• 1 Kgs 12:25 : 25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mount of Ephraim and lived there, and went out from there and built Penuel.
• Ezra 8:31 : 31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and from those who ambushed us along the way.
• Job 1:15-17 : 15 when the Sabeans raided them and took them away; and they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you." 16 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you." 17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and carried them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you."
• Prov 1:11-19 : 11 If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; 12 Let us swallow them alive like the grave, and whole, like those who go down into the pit; 13 We shall find all kinds of precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; 14 Throw in your lot with us; let us all have one purse," 15 My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path; 16 For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. 17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18 And they lie in wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives. 19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its owners.
• Jer 7:9-9 : 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know; 10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
• Jer 11:9 : 9 And the LORD said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Ezek 22:9 : 9 In you are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in you they eat on the mountains: in the midst of you they commit lewdness.
• Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her princes in its midst are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
• Acts 4:24 : 24 And when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said, Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,