Verse 7

Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da hærførerne som var ute på marken, og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, til å styre landet og hadde overlatt ham menn, kvinner og barn, de fattige i landet som ikke var blitt ført i fangenskap til Babylon,

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da alle kommandantene for troppene som var ute på markene, og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, som guvernør i landet, og hadde overlatt ham menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige av landet, de som ikke var blitt ført bort til Babylon,

• Norsk King James

  Da hele kapteinene for hærene som var i markene hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde utnevnt Gedaliah, sønn av Ahikam, til guvernør i landet, og hadde betrodd ham menn, kvinner og barn, samt de fattige blant dem som ikke ble ført bort til Babylon,

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da hærførerene og soldatene deres, som var ute på markene, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, over landet, og at han hadde overlatt ham menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige i landet som ikke var ført til Babylon,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da alle hærførerne som var i marken, de og deres menn, hørte at Babylons konge hadde latt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, være overlandet, og at han hadde satt til ham menn, kvinner og barn fra de fattigste i landet som ikke var blitt bortført til Babylon,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da alle lederne av styrkene som var ute i markene, både de og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, som guvernør i landet, og hadde overlatt til ham menn, kvinner og barn, og de fattige i landet, de som ikke ble bortført til Babylon,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da alle kapitlene for de styrkene som var ute på markene, både de selv og deres menn, hørte at Babylons konge hadde oppnevnt Gedalia, Ahikams sønn, til guvernør i landet, og hadde betrodd ham menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige i landet, blant dem som ikke var ført bort til Babylon;

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

  Da alle lederne av styrkene som var ute i markene, både de og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, som guvernør i landet, og hadde overlatt til ham menn, kvinner og barn, og de fattige i landet, de som ikke ble bortført til Babylon,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da hørte alle hærførerne ute på markene, de og deres menn, at Babels konge hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, over landet og til ham hadde han betrodd menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige av landet, dem som ikke var bortført til Babylon.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When all the army commanders who were in the countryside, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women, children, and the poor of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon,

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Alle hærførerne som var ute på markene, de og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, til å styre landet og satt ham til å ha tilsyn med menn, kvinner og barn, og de fattigste i landet som ikke var blitt ført bort til Babylon.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da alle Høvedsmænd for Hærene, som vare paa Marken, de og deres Mænd, hørte, at Kongen af Babel havde beskikket Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, over Landet, og at han havde anbefalet ham Mænd og Qvinder og smaae Børn og af de Ringe i Landet, af dem, som ikke vare bortførte til Babel,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da alle kommandantene for styrkene som var på markene, de og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde gjort Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, til guvernør i landet, og hadde overlatt til ham menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige i landet, av dem som ikke ble ført bort til Babylon;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da alle høvdingene over styrkene som var ute i feltene, de og deres menn, hørte at Babylons konge hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Akikam, til guvernør i landet, og hadde overlatt til ham menn, kvinner og barn, og de fattigste i landet, av dem som ikke ble ført bort til Babylon;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da alle lederne for styrkene som var på markene, de og mennene deres, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, over landet, og hadde overlatt menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige i landet til hans omsorg, de som ikke ble ført til Babylon,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da alle hærførerne som var i feltene, de og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde gjort Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, til stattholder i landet, og hadde betrodd ham menn, kvinner og barn, og de fattigste i landet, dem som ikke var ført bort til Babylon;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da det kom til ørene til alle lederne for styrkene som var ute i felten, og deres menn, at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, til hersker i landet, og hadde lagt under hans omsorg mennene, kvinnene og barna, alle de fattigste i landet, de som ikke var ført bort til Babylon;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now when ye captaynes of the hooste of Iuda (which wt their felowes were scatred abrode on euery syde in ye lode) vnderstode, yt the kynge of Babilo had made Godolias ye sonne of Ahica gouernoure in the lode, & yt man, wife & childe, yee & the poore men in the londe (yt were not led captyue to Babilon) shulde be vnder his Iurisdictio:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe when all the captaines of the hoste, which were in the fieldes, euen they and their men heard, that the King of Babel had made Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam gouernour in the land, and that he had committed vnto him, men, and women, and children, and of the poore of the lande, that were not caried away captiue to Babel,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe whe the captaynes of the hoast of Iuda, which with their felowes were scattered abrode on euery syde in the lande, vnderstoode that the kyng of Babylon had made Gedaliah the sonne of Ahicam gouernour in the lande, and that man, wyfe, and chylde, yea and the poore men in the lande that were not led captiue to Babylon, should be vnder his iurisdiction:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now when all the captains of the forces which [were] in the fields, [even] they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And all the heads of the forces that `are' in the field hear, they and their men, that the king of Babylon hath appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land, and that he hath charged him `with' men, and women, and infants, and of the poor of the land, of those who have not been removed to Babylon;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now when it came to the ears of all the captains of the forces who were in the field, and their men, that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, ruler in the land, and had put under his care the men and women and children, all the poorest of the land, those who had not been taken away to Babylon;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A Small Judean Province is Established at Mizpah Now some of the officers of the Judean army and their troops had been hiding in the countryside. They heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam to govern the country. They also heard that he had been put in charge over the men, women, and children from the poorer classes of the land who had not been carried off into exile in Babylon.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 39:10 : 10 But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left some of the poor of the people who had nothing in the land of Judah and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
• Ezek 33:24-29 : 24 Son of man, those who inhabit the ruins in the land of Israel are speaking, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us as a possession. 25 Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; You eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall you possess the land? 26 You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you defile every one his neighbor's wife: and shall you possess the land? 27 Say thus to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; As I live, surely those who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and he who is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. 28 For I will make the land most desolate, and the pride of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that no one shall pass through. 29 Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
• Ezek 45:16 : 16 All the people of the land shall give this offering for the prince in Israel.
• 2 Kgs 25:4 : 4 And the city was broken into, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldeans were against the city all around:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
• 2 Kgs 25:22-26 : 22 As for the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler over them. 23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. 25 But in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal seed, came with ten men, and struck Gedaliah so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
• Jer 39:4 : 4 And it happened that when Zedekiah, the king of Judah, saw them and all the men of war, they fled and went out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, by the gate between the two walls; and he went out the way of the plain.