Verse 14

But now the LORD has spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab shall be despised, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Nå har Herren talt og sagt: Om tre år, som år i en leiekontrakt, skal Moabs storhet bli betraktet med forakt; de som blir igjen, skal være få og ikke mektige.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men nå har Herren talt og sagt; innen tre år, som årene til en leietjener, skal Moabs ære foraktes med hele den store mengden; og restene skal være veldig små og svake.

• Norsk King James

  Men nå har Herren talt og sagt: Innen tre år, som hos en leiesoldat, skal Moabs herlighet bli foraktet, og de som overlever, skal bli meget få og svake.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men nå har Herren talt og sagt: Om tre år, som arbeidernes år, skal Moabs prakt bli foraktet i all sin mengde, og det skal bli lite igjen, få og svake mennesker.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men nå har Herren talt, og det skal skje om tre år, lik en leiesoldats år, at Moabs herlighet med alt det store i mengden skal bli forraktet, og de som er igjen skal være få, ubetydelige og svake.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men nå har Herren talt og sagt: Innen tre år, slik som årene til en leiekar, skal Moabs herlighet bli foraktet, sammen med hele den store mengden; og restene skal være svært små og svake.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men nå har HERREN talt: Innen tre år, slik som en leiesoldats år, skal Moabs herlighet bli foraktet sammen med den store folkemengde, og de gjenværende skal være svært få og svake.

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

  Men nå har Herren talt og sagt: Innen tre år, slik som årene til en leiekar, skal Moabs herlighet bli foraktet, sammen med hele den store mengden; og restene skal være svært små og svake.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og nå har Herren talt og sagt: Innen tre år, som en dagarbeiders år, skal Moabs herlighet bli foraktet med en stor mengde, og den lille resten skal være ubetydelig, ikke stor.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But now the LORD has spoken, saying: In three years, as precisely as the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab, along with its great multitude, will be brought into contempt. Only a small and insignificant remnant will remain, not mighty at all.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men nå har Herren talt og sagt: Innen tre år, som leiegningsmannens år, skal Moabs herlighet bli foraktet, med alt det store folket, og den lille rest som er tilbake, skal være få og svake.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men nu haver Herren talet og sagt: Om tre Aar, som en Daglønners Aar, da skal Moabs Herlighed blive ringeagtet i al den store Mængde, og der skal blive Lidet tilovers, (ja) faa (og) afmægtige (Folk).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men nå har HERREN talt, og sier: Innen tre år, som tjenestegjerningens år, skal Moabs prakt bli foraktet, sammen med hele den store mengden; og de gjenværende skal være meget få og svake.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men nå har Herren talt og sagt: Innen tre år, som leiearbeiderens år, skal Moabs ære bli brakt til forakt, med hele hans store folkemengde; og resten skal være svært liten og uten betydning.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og nå har Herren talt og sagt: 'Om tre år, som år for en leiesoldat, Vil Moabs ære bli lettvurdert, Med all mengden, Og restene vil være få, små og ikke mektige!'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men nå har Herren talt og sagt: Om tre år, som en leiekars år, skal Moabs ære bli til skam med hele hans store forsamling; og de som blir igjen, skal være meget få og uten betydning.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men nå har Herren sagt: Om tre år, årene til en tjener som arbeider for betaling, vil Moabs herlighet, alt det store folket, bli vendt til skam, og resten av Moab vil være svært lite og uten ære.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But now the LORDE sayeth thus: In thre yeare shal ye power of Moab wt their pope (which is greate) be minished, like as ye burthe of an hyred seruaunte: And as for ye remnaunt of them, they shalbe lesse then a fewe, and not rekened moch worth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And nowe the Lorde hath spoken, saying, In three yeres, as the yeeres of a hireling, and the glorie of Moab shall be contemned in all the great multitude, & the remnant shalbe very small and feeble.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But nowe the Lorde hath spoken, saying: In three yeres, which shalbe as the yeres of an hired seruaunt, shall the glorie of Moab be turned into contempt throughout all his multitude, which is very great: and that which remayneth shalbe very small and feeble.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant [shall be] very small [and] feeble.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But now Yahweh has spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now hath Jehovah spoken, saying, `In three years, as years of an hireling, Lightly esteemed is the honour of Moab, With all the great multitude, And the remnant `is' little, small, not mighty!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But now Jehovah hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But now the Lord has said, In three years, the years of a servant working for payment, the glory of Moab, all that great people, will be turned to shame, and the rest of Moab will be very small and without honour.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But now Yahweh has spoken, saying, "Within three years, as a worker bound by contract would count them, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant will be very small and feeble."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the LORD makes this announcement:“Within exactly three years Moab’s splendor will disappear, along with all her many people; there will be just a few, insignificant survivors left.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 21:16 : 16 For the Lord has said to me, Within a year, according to the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will fail:
• Isa 23:9 : 9 The LORD of hosts has purposed it, to mar the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.
• Isa 25:10 : 10 For on this mountain the hand of the LORD will rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under Him, as straw is trodden down for the refuse heap.
• Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus says the LORD, 'Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches:
• Jer 48:42 : 42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against the LORD.
• Jer 48:46-47 : 46 Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish, for your sons are taken captive and your daughters captive. 47 Yet I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
• Nah 2:9-9 : 9 Take the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is no end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture. 10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melts, and the knees strike together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather paleness.
• Gen 31:1 : 1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was our father's; and from that which was our father's, he has gained all this wealth.
• Deut 15:8 : 8 But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely give him sufficient for his need, in what he wants.
• Esth 5:11 : 11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
• Isa 7:16 : 16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you abhor shall be forsaken by both her kings.
• Isa 15:5 : 5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee to Zoar, like a heifer of three years old: for by the ascent of Luhith with weeping shall they go up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
• Isa 17:4 : 4 And on that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall grow lean.