Verse 16

Thus says the LORD, Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sier Herren: Stå på veiene og se, spør etter de gamle stiene. Spør etter den gode vei og gå på den, så skal dere finne hvile for sjelene deres. Men de sier: Vi vil ikke gå der.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sier Herren: Stå på veiene og se, og spør etter de gamle stier, hvor den gode vei er, og gå på den, så skal dere finne hvile for deres sjeler. Men de sa: «Vi vil ikke gå på den.»

• Norsk King James

  Slik sier HERREN: Stå på veiene, og se, og spør etter de gamle stiene, hvor er den gode veien, og gå i den, så skal dere finne hvile for deres sjeler. Men de sa: Vi vil ikke gå i den.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Slik sier Herren: Stå på veiene og se, spør etter de gamle stiene, hvor den gode vei er, og gå på den, så skal dere finne ro for deres sjeler. Men de sa: Vi vil ikke gå.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sier Herren: «Stå på veiene, se og spør etter de gamle stier. Finn ut hvor den gode veien er, og gå på den, så skal dere finne hvile for deres sjeler.» Men de sa: «Vi vil ikke gå på den.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så sier Herren: Stå ved veiene og se, spør etter de gamle stier, hvor den gode veien er, og vandre på den, så skal dere finne ro for deres sjeler. Men de sa: Vi vil ikke vandre på den.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Slik sier HERREN: Stå fast i de gamle veier, se og spør etter de gamle stiene – finn den gode vei og følg den, så skal dere finne hvile for sjelene deres. Men de sa: 'Vi skal ikke gå den vei.'

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

  Så sier Herren: Stå ved veiene og se, spør etter de gamle stier, hvor den gode veien er, og vandre på den, så skal dere finne ro for deres sjeler. Men de sa: Vi vil ikke vandre på den.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så sier Herren: 'Stå ved veiene og se, spør etter de gamle stiene, hvor den gode veien er, og gå på den, så skal dere finne hvile for deres sjeler.' Men de sa: 'Vi vil ikke gå der.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This is what the Lord says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sier Herren: Stå ved veiene og se, og spørr etter de gamle stiene; hvor er den gode veien, og gå på den, og dere skal finne hvile for deres sjeler. Men de sa: «Vi vil ikke gå.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa sagde Herren: Staaer paa Veiene, og seer til, og spørger om de gamle Stier, hvor den gode Vei mon være, og vandrer paa den, og I skulle finde Rolighed for eders Sjæl; men de sagde: Vi ville ikke gaae.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så sier Herren: Stå ved veiene, og se, og spør etter de gamle stiene, hvor den gode veien er, og vandre på den, og dere skal finne hvile for deres sjeler. Men de sa: Vi vil ikke vandre på den.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Slik sier Herren: Stå på veiene og se, og spør etter de gamle stiene, hvor den gode veien er; og gå på den, så skal du finne hvile for deres sjeler. Men de sa: «Vi vil ikke gå på den.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Slik sier Herren: Stå ved veiene og se, og spør etter de gamle stier, hvor den gode veien er, og vandre der, så finner dere hvile for deres sjeler. Men de sier, 'Vi vil ikke gå.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så sier Herren: Stå i veiene og se, og spør etter de gamle stiene, hvor den gode veien er; gå på den, og dere skal finne hvile for deres sjeler: men de sa, Vi vil ikke gå på den.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dette er hva Herren har sagt: Ta din plass og se etter veiene; let etter de gamle stiene, og spør: Hvor er den gode veien? og gå på den, så dere kan finne ro for deres sjeler. Men de sa, Vi vil ikke gå på den.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus saieth the LORDE: go into the stretes, considre and make inquisicion for the olde waye: and yf it be the good and right waye, then go therin, that ye maye fynde rest for youre soules. (But they saye: we will not walke therin)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus sayeth the Lord, Stande in the waies and beholde, and aske for the olde way, which is the good way and walke therein, and yee shall finde rest for your soules: but they saide, We will not walke therein.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus saith the Lorde, Go into the streetes, consider and make inquisition for the olde way, and if it be the good and right way, then go therein, that ye may finde rest for your soules: but they say, we wyll not walke therin.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where [is] the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus says Yahweh, Stand you in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk [therein].

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thus said Jehovah: Stand ye by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old, Where `is' this -- the good way? and go ye in it, And find rest for yourselves. And they say, `We do not go.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk [therein] .

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is what the Lord has said: Take your place looking out on the ways; make search for the old roads, saying, Where is the good way? and go in it that you may have rest for your souls. But they said, We will not go in it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus says Yahweh, "Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, 'Where is the good way?' and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to his people:“You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls.” But they said,“We will not follow it!”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 18:15 : 15 Because my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not established;
• Deut 32:7 : 7 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you.
• Mal 4:4 : 4 Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
• Isa 30:21 : 21 And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.
• Luke 16:29 : 29 Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
• Jer 44:16 : 16 As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you.
• Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony: if they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
• Isa 28:12 : 12 To whom he said, This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
• Matt 11:28-29 : 28 Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest for your souls.
• Col 2:6 : 6 As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him:
• Jer 7:23 : 23 But this thing I commanded them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people: and walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.
• Jer 18:12 : 12 And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own plans, and we will everyone do the imagination of his evil heart.
• Isa 2:5 : 5 O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
• John 12:35 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; for he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
• John 13:17 : 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
• Acts 17:11 : 11 These were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
• Rom 4:1-6 : 1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has reason to boast; but not before God. 3 For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness. 4 Now to him who works, the reward is not given of grace, but as a debt. 5 But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works,
• Rom 4:12 : 12 And the father of circumcision to those who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had while still uncircumcised.
• Jer 22:21 : 21 I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, I will not hear. This has been your manner from your youth, that you obeyed not my voice.
• Jer 2:25 : 25 Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst: but you said, There is no hope: no; for I have loved foreign gods, and after them I will go.
• Song 1:7-8 : 7 Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon. Why should I be like one who turns aside by the flocks of your companions? 8 If you do not know, O fairest among women, follow the trail of the flock, and feed your young goats beside the shepherds' tents.
• Heb 6:12 : 12 That you not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
• Heb 11:2-12:1 : 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death; and was not found, because God had taken him: for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household; by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out to a place which he would afterward receive as an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11 Through faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the seashore innumerable. 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. 15 And truly, if they had called to mind that country from which they had come, they might have had opportunity to return. 16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 of whom it was said, 'In Isaac your seed shall be called,' 19 concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. 22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones. 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command. 24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 28 Through faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. 29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians attempting to do so, were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. 31 By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. 32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trials of cruel mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. 39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. 1 Therefore, seeing we also are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
• Matt 21:28-32 : 28 But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented and went. 30 And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir; but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax collectors and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and harlots believed him, and when you had seen it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.