Verse 20

He who is so impoverished that he has no offering chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks for himself a skillful workman to prepare a graven image that will not be moved.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Den som er fattig og ikke har en offergave, velger et tre som ikke råtner; han leter etter en dyktig håndverker for å lage et skåret bilde som står støtt.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Den som er så fattig at han ikke kan gi en gave, velger et tre som ikke vil råtne; han søker en dyktig håndverker til å tilberede et bilde som ikke kan flyttes.

  • Norsk King James

    Den som er så fattig at han ikke har noe offer, velger seg et tre som ikke råtner; han søker en dyktig håndverker for å lage et gravert bilde som ikke skal beveges.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Den som er for fattig til et slikt offer, velger et tre som ikke råtner. Han søker en dyktig håndverker til å lage et utskåret bilde som ikke vakler.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Den fattige som gir en ofring velger tre som ikke råtner, han søker en kyndig håndverker for å lage et bilde som ikke vakler.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Den som er for fattig til å gi en gave, velger et tre som ikke råtner; han leter etter en klok håndverker for å lage et utskåret bilde som ikke skal forskyves.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Den som er så fattig at han ikke har noe offer, velger et tre som ikke rutter; han søker en dyktig håndverker for å lage et utskåret bilde som ikke skal vakle.

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

    Den som er for fattig til å gi en gave, velger et tre som ikke råtner; han leter etter en klok håndverker for å lage et utskåret bilde som ikke skal forskyves.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Den fattige som ikke kan gi et stort offer, utvelger et tre som ikke råtner. Han søker en dyktig håndverker for å lage en idolsom ikke faller.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    A person who is too poor to afford such an idol selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Den som er for fattig til en slik gave, velger tre som ikke råtner og søker en dyktig håndverker for å sette opp en billedstøtte som ikke vakler.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    (Desligeste) hvo, som er for fattig til (at gjøre) en Opløftelse, udvælger et Træ, som ikke raadner; han søger sig en viis Mester til at berede et udskaaret Billede, som ikke skal bevæges.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Den som er for fattig til en gave, velger et tre som ikke råtner; han søker en kyndig håndverker til å lage et utskåret bilde som ikke kan beveges.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Den som er for fattig til et slikt offer, velger et tre som ikke vil råtne; han søker en dyktig håndverker til å reise en gravert billedstøtte som ikke kan beveges.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Den som er fattig velger et tre som ikke råtner, han søker en kyndig håndverker som skal lage en utskåret figur som ikke kan bevege seg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Den som ikke har råd til en slik gave, velger seg et tre som ikke råtner; han søker en kunstferdig håndverker til å lage en utskåret bilde som ikke vakler.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Den vise håndverkeren velger ut offerets morbærtre, et tre som ikke blir mykt; så bildet kan festes til det og ikke flyttes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Morouer shal the ymage maker (yt the poore man which is disposed, maye haue somthinge to set vp also) seke out and chose a tre, that is not rotten, and carue ther out an ymage, yt moueth not?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Doeth not the poore chuse out a tree that will not rot, for an oblation? he seeketh also vnto him a cunning workeman, to prepare an image, that shall not be moued.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Moreouer, shal the image maker that the poore man which is disposed may haue some thyng to set vp also, seeke out and choose a tree that is not rotten, and carue thereout an image that moueth not?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    He that [is] so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree [that] will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, [that] shall not be moved.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He who is too impoverished for [such] an offering chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks to him a skillful workman to set up an engraved image, that shall not be moved.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    He who is poor `by' heave-offerings, A tree not rotten doth choose, A skilful artizan he seeketh for it, To establish a graven image -- not moved.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He that is too impoverished for [such] an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The wise workman makes selection of the mulberry-tree of the offering, a wood which will not become soft; so that the image may be fixed to it and not be moved.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skillful workman to set up an engraved image for him that will not be moved.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot; he then seeks a skilled craftsman to make an idol that will not fall over.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 5:3-4 : 3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place. 4 And when they arose early the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the torso of Dagon was left to him.
  • Isa 41:7 : 7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smooths with the hammer him that struck the anvil, saying, It is ready for the soldering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
  • Isa 46:7 : 7 They carry him upon the shoulder, they bear him, and set him in his place, and he stands; from his place he shall not move: yes, one shall cry to him, yet he cannot answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
  • Jer 10:3-4 : 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They decorate it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, so that it does not move.
  • Dan 5:23 : 23 But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them, and you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, brass, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.
  • Isa 2:8-9 : 8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, what their own fingers have made. 9 And the average man bows down, and the great man humbles himself; therefore do not forgive them.
  • Isa 44:13-19 : 13 The carpenter stretches out his rule; he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. 14 He cuts down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, which he strengthens for himself among the trees of the forest: he plants an ash, and the rain nourishes it. 15 Then it shall be for a man to burn: for he will take of it, and warm himself; yes, he kindles it, and bakes bread; yes, he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it a carved image, and falls down to it. 16 He burns part of it in the fire; with part of it he eats flesh; he roasts a roast, and is satisfied: yes, he warms himself, and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 17 And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his carved image: he falls down to it, and worships it, and prays to it, and says, Deliver me, for you are my god. 18 They have not known nor understood: for he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yes, also I have baked bread on the coals of it; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the rest of it an abomination? shall I fall down to the stump of a tree?