Verse 25

But thus says the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men så sier Herren: 'Ja, byttet kan tas fra den sterke, og fangene kan bli reddet fra den fryktelige; for jeg vil stride mot dem som strider mot deg, og jeg vil frelse dine barn.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men så sier Herren: Selv fangene fra den sterke skal bli tatt, og byttet fra den fryktede skal bli befridd. For jeg vil kjempe mot dem som kjemper mot deg, og jeg vil frelse dine barn.

• Norsk King James

  Men slik sier Herren: Selv de fangede fra de mektige skal bli tatt bort, og byttet av de fryktelige skal bli frigitt; for jeg vil kjempe mot ham som kjemper mot deg, og jeg vil frelse dine barn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ja, så sier Herren: Selv de mektiges fanger skal bli tatt fra dem, og tyrannens bytte skal slippe unna. Jeg vil stride mot dem som strider mot deg, og jeg vil redde dine barn.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ja, så sier Herren: Selv de fangne hos en helt skal tas bort, og de som borgeren tok, skal slippe fri. Jeg vil stride mot dem som strider med deg, og dine barn vil jeg frelse.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men så sier Herren: Selv fangene til den mektige skal tas bort, og byttet fra den grusomme skal bli befridd. For jeg vil stride med dem som strider mot deg, og jeg vil redde dine barn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men slik sier Herren: Selv fangene til de mektige skal bortføres, og byttet til de fryktelige skal bli frigitt, for jeg vil kjempe med dem som kjemper med deg, og jeg vil frelse dine barn.

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

  Men så sier Herren: Selv fangene til den mektige skal tas bort, og byttet fra den grusomme skal bli befridd. For jeg vil stride med dem som strider mot deg, og jeg vil redde dine barn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ja, sier Herren: Fangene skal tas fra den sterke, og byttet skal befris fra tyrannen. Jeg vil stride mot dem som strider mot deg, og dine barn vil jeg frelse.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But this is what the Lord says: 'Yes, the captives of the mighty will be taken, and the prey of the ruthless will be rescued. I will contend with those who oppose you, and I will save your children.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men så sier Herren: Ja, fanger skal bli tatt fra den mektige, og bytte skal unnslippe tyrannen. Jeg vil føre din sak og frelse dine barn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ja, saa sagde Herren: Baade skulle den Vældiges Fanger tages (fra ham), og det, en Tyran haver taget, skal undkomme; og jeg, jeg vil trætte med dem, som trætte med dig, og jeg, jeg vil frelse dine Børn.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men slik sier Herren: Selv de sterke skal bli fratatt sitt bytte, og byttet fra de fryktelige skal bli befridd. Jeg vil stride med den som strider mot deg, og jeg vil frelse dine barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men slik sier Herren: Selv fangene fra den mektige skal tas bort, og byttet fra de fryktelige skal bli befridd; for jeg vil kjempe med ham som kjemper med deg, og jeg vil redde dine barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men så sier Herren: Selv de fangene som er tatt av de sterke, skal bli tatt tilbake, og byttet fra de forferdelige skal bli frigitt. Jeg vil stride mot dem som strider mot deg, og jeg vil frelse dine barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men så sier Herren: Selv fangene fra den mektige skal bli tatt bort, og byttet fra den fryktelige skal bli befridd; for jeg vil strides med dem som strides med deg, og jeg vil frelse dine barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Herren sier: Selv fangene til den sterke vil bli tatt fra ham, og den grusomme må gi slipp på sitt bytte; for jeg vil ta opp din sak mot dine hatere, og jeg vil beskytte dine barn.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And therfore thus saieth the LORDE: The prisoners shalbe taken from the giaunte, and the spoyle delyuered from the violete: for I wil maynteyne thy cause agaynst thine aduersaries, and saue thy sonnes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But thus sayeth the Lord, euen the captiuitie of the mightie shall be taken away: and the pray of the tyrant shal be deliuered: for I wil contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will saue thy children,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But thus saith the Lorde: The prisoners shalbe taken from the mightie, & the spoyle shalbe recouered from the violent: for I wyll maynteyne thy cause agaynst thine aduersaries, and I wyll saue thy sonnes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But thus says Yahweh, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For thus said Jehovah: Even the captive of the mighty is taken, And the prey of the terrible is delivered, And with thy striver I strive, and thy sons I save.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thus saith Jehovah, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the Lord says, Even the prisoners of the strong will be taken from him, and the cruel made to let go his goods: for I will take up your cause against your haters, and I will keep your children safe.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But thus says Yahweh, "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Indeed,” says the LORD,“captives will be taken from a warrior; spoils will be rescued from a conqueror. I will oppose your adversary and I will rescue your children.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 35:4 : 4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you.
• Jer 50:33-34 : 33 Thus says the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all who took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. 34 Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
• Isa 54:15-17 : 15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whoever shall gather together against you shall fall for your sake. 16 Behold, I have created the smith who blows the coals in the fire, and that brings forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17 No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, says the LORD.
• Isa 41:11-12 : 11 Behold, all those who were incensed against you shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and those who strive with you shall perish. 12 You shall seek them, and shall not find them, even those who contended with you: those who war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
• Isa 54:13 : 13 And all your children shall be taught by the LORD; and great shall be the peace of your children.
• Jer 50:17-19 : 17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven them away: first the king of Assyria has devoured him; and last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones. 18 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria. 19 And I will bring Israel again to his dwelling place, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on Mount Ephraim and Gilead.
• Rom 8:31-39 : 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written: 'For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.' 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• Jer 51:35-36 : 35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say. 36 Therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you; and I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.
• Jer 29:10 : 10 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
• Gen 12:3 : 3 And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.
• Isa 14:2 : 2 And the people will take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel will possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and maidservants: and they will take them captive, whose captives they were; and they will rule over their oppressors.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 And it will be said in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
• Num 23:8-9 : 8 How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him and from the hills I behold him; behold, the people shall dwell alone and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
• Isa 10:27 : 27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from your shoulder, and his yoke from your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
• Isa 52:2-5 : 2 Shake yourself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose yourself from the bands of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. 3 For thus says the LORD, You have sold yourselves for nothing; and you shall be redeemed without money. 4 For thus says the Lord GOD, My people went down previously into Egypt to live there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. 5 Now therefore, what have I here, says the LORD, that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them make them to wail, says the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
• Heb 2:14-15 : 14 Since then the children partake of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 And deliver those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
• Zech 14:12 : 12 And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
• Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets; for God has avenged you on her.
• 1 John 3:8 : 8 He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
• Zech 9:11 : 11 As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant I have sent forth your prisoners out of the pit where there is no water.
• Zech 9:13-16 : 13 For I have bent Judah for myself, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and made you like the sword of a mighty man. 14 The LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth like lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. 15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink and make noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar. 16 The LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be like the stones of a crown, lifted up like an ensign upon his land.
• Zech 12:3-6 : 3 And in that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all who burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. 4 In that day, says the LORD, I will strike every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open my eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the people with blindness. 5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. 6 In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a hearth of fire among wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people around about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
• Zech 14:3 : 3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
• Gal 4:26 : 26 But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.