Verse 14

And said to him, Do you certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to kill you? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De sa til ham: «Vet du at Baalis, kongen av ammonittene, har sendt Jisjmael, sønn av Netanja, for å drepe deg?» Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde ikke på dem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De sa til ham: Vet du sikkert at Baalis, kongen av ammonittene, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å drepe deg? Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde dem ikke.

• Norsk King James

  Og de sa til ham: Vet du at Baalis, kongen av ammonittene, har sendt Ishmael, sønn av Nethaniah, for å drepe deg? Men Gedaliah, sønn av Ahikam, trodde ikke på dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De sa til ham: 'Vet du at kongen av Ammonittene, Baalis, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å drepe deg?' Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde dem ikke.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  og de sa til ham: 'Vet du ikke at Baalis, kongen av ammonittene, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å drepe deg?' Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde dem ikke.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  og sa til ham: Vet du med sikkerhet at Baalis, kongen av ammonittene, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å drepe deg? Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde dem ikke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og de spurte ham: 'Er det sant at Ammonittenes konge Baalis har sendt Ishmael, Nethanias sønn, for å drepe deg?' Men Gedalia, Ahikams sønn, trodde dem ikke.

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

  og sa til ham: Vet du med sikkerhet at Baalis, kongen av ammonittene, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å drepe deg? Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde dem ikke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De sa til ham: 'Vet du at Ba'alis, kongen av ammonittene, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å drepe deg?' Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde dem ikke.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They said to him, 'Do you know that Baalis, the king of Ammon, has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?' But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Jeremiah.40.14", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו הֲיָדֹ֤עַ תֵּדַע֙ כִּ֞י בַּעֲלִ֣יס ׀ מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־עַמּ֗וֹן שָׁלַח֙ אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָ֔ה לְהַכֹּתְךָ֖ נָ֑פֶשׁ וְלֹא־הֶאֱמִ֣ין לָהֶ֔ם גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־אֲחִיקָֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyōmərû* to him, 'Do you *hăyādōaʿ tēdaʿ* that *baʿălîs* *melek bənê-ʿammôn* has *šālaḥ* *ʾet*-*yišmāʿēʾl ben-nətanyâ* to *hakkōtəkā* *nefeš*?' But not *heʾĕmîn* them *gədalyāhû ben-ʾăḥîqām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*hăyādōaʿ tēdaʿ*": "infinitive absolute + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - do you surely know", "*baʿălîs*": "proper noun - Baalis", "*melek bənê-ʿammôn*": "construct phrase - king of the sons of Ammon", "*šālaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sent", "*yišmāʿēʾl ben-nətanyâ*": "proper noun with patronymic - Ishmael son of Nethaniah", "*hakkōtəkā*": "hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to strike/kill you", "*nefeš*": "noun, feminine singular - life/soul/person", "*heʾĕmîn*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he believed", "*gədalyāhû ben-ʾăḥîqām*": "proper noun with patronymic - Gedaliah son of Ahikam" }, "variants": { "*hăyādōaʿ tēdaʿ*": "do you surely know/are you fully aware (emphatic question)", "*baʿălîs*": "Baalis (king of Ammon)", "*šālaḥ*": "sent/dispatched/commissioned", "*hakkōtəkā*": "to strike/kill/attack/slay you", "*nefeš*": "life/soul/person (idiom for killing someone)", "*heʾĕmîn*": "believed/trusted/had faith in" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De sa til ham: «Vet du at Ba'alis, kongen av Ammonittene, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å drepe deg?» Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde dem ikke.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de sagde til ham: Monne du vel vide, at Baalis, Ammons Børns Konge, haver sendt Ismael, Nethanjas Søn, at slaae dig ihjel? men Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, troede dem ikke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og sa til ham: Vet du virkelig at Baalis, kongen av ammonittene, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å drepe deg? Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde dem ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og sa til ham: Vet du at Baalis, kongen over Ammons barn, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å ta ditt liv? Men Gedalja, sønn av Akikam, trodde dem ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De sa til ham: «Vet du virkelig at Baalis, kongen av ammonittene, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å drepe deg?» Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, ga dem ikke tro.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og sa til ham: Vet du at Baalis, kongen av Ammons barn, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å ta ditt liv? Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde dem ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  og sa til ham: Har du fått vite at Baalis, kongen av ammonittene, har sendt Ismael, sønn av Netanja, for å ta ditt liv? Men Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, trodde ikke på det de sa.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  knowest thou not yt Baalis kinge of ye Ammonites hath sent Ismael ye sonne of Nathanias, to slaye the? But Godolias ye sonne of Ahica beleued the not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And said vnto him, Knowest thou not that Baalis the King of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam beleeued them not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Knowest thou not that Baalis the kyng of the Ammonites hath sent Ismael the sonne of Nathaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the sonne of Ahicam beleued them not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and said to him, Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn't believe them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they say unto him, `Dost thou really know that Baalis king of the sons of Ammon hath sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to smite thy soul?' And Gedaliah son of Ahikam hath not given to them credence.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and said unto him, Dost thou know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take thy life? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And said to him, Has it come to your knowledge that Baalis, the king of the children of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to take your life? But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, put no faith in what they said.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and said to him, Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn't believe them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They said to him,“Are you at all aware that King Baalis of Ammon has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to kill you?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam would not believe them.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 41:10 : 10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the rest of the people who were at Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people who remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
• 2 Sam 10:1-6 : 1 And it happened after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. 2 Then David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me. So David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. 3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Do you think that David honors your father, that he has sent comforters to you? Has not David rather sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 4 Therefore Hanun took David's servants, shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 When they told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return. 6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
• Jer 25:21 : 21 Edom, Moab, and the children of Ammon,
• 1 Sam 11:1-3 : 1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you." 2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, "On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it as a reproach upon all Israel." 3 And the elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers throughout all the territory of Israel, and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you."
• Jer 40:8 : 8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
• Jer 41:2 : 2 Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah arose, and the ten men who were with him, and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
• Prov 26:23-26 : 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. 24 He who hates others disguises it with his lips, and stores up deceit within him; 25 When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Though his hatred is concealed by deceit, his wickedness shall be exposed before the assembly.
• Isa 26:10 : 10 Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
• Jer 49:1-6 : 1 Concerning the Ammonites, thus says the LORD: Does Israel have no sons? Does he have no heir? Why then does their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in its cities? 2 Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will cause the alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it will be a desolate heap, and her villages will be burned with fire. Then Israel will inherit those who were his heirs, says the LORD. 3 Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed: cry out, you daughters of Rabbah, clothe yourselves with sackcloth; mourn, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king will go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. 4 Why do you boast in the valleys, your flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? Who trusted in her treasures, saying, Who will come against me? 5 Behold, I will bring fear upon you, says the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those who are round about you; and you will be driven out every man straight forward; and no one will gather him that wanders. 6 And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, says the LORD.
• Ezek 25:2-6 : 2 Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them; 3 And say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus says the Lord GOD; Because you said, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; 4 Behold, therefore I will deliver you to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in you, and make their dwellings in you: they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. 5 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a resting place for flocks: and you shall know that I am the LORD. 6 For thus says the Lord GOD; Because you have clapped your hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all your disdain against the land of Israel;
• Amos 1:13-15 : 13 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they ripped up the pregnant women of Gilead to enlarge their border: 14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: 15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, says the LORD.
• Mic 7:5 : 5 Do not trust in a friend, put no confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom.
• 1 Cor 13:5-7 : 5 Does not behave itself rudely, does not seek its own, is not easily angered, keeps no record of wrongs; 6 Does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.