Verse 18

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Who shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så dro israelittene opp til Betel og spurte Gud: 'Hvem av oss skal dra opp først for å kjempe mot Benjamin?' Herren svarte: 'Juda skal dra først.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Israels barn stod opp og dro til Betel for å søke Gud og sa: Hvem av oss skal gå opp først for å kjempe mot Benjamins barn? Og Herren sa: Juda skal gå opp først.

• Norsk King James

  Og Israels barn sto opp, og gikk opp til Guds hus og ba Gud om råd, og sa: Hvem av oss skal gå opp først til kamp mot Benjamin?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De dro opp til Betel og spurte Gud: Hvem av oss skal først dra opp i kamp mot Benjamins barn? Og Herren sa: Juda skal begynne.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Israels barn dro opp og gikk til Betel for å spørre Gud, og de spurte: "Hvem av oss skal først dra opp til kamp mot Benjamins barn?" Herren sa: "Juda skal først."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Israels barn reiste seg, gikk opp til Guds hus og spurte Gud: Hvem av oss skal dra først i kamp mot Benjamins barn? Og Herren sa: Juda skal dra opp først.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da reiste Israels barn seg og gikk opp til Guds hus for å søke Hans råd. De sa: 'Hvem av oss skal gå først i kampen mot Benjamin-stammens barn?' Og Herren sa: 'Judah skal gå først.'

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

  Og Israels barn reiste seg, gikk opp til Guds hus og spurte Gud: Hvem av oss skal dra først i kamp mot Benjamins barn? Og Herren sa: Juda skal dra opp først.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da dro israelittene opp til Betel og spurte Gud: «Hvem skal gå først for å kjempe mot Benjamin?» Herren sa: «Juda skal gå først.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The Israelites went up to Bethel and inquired of God. They said, "Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjaminites?" The LORD replied, "Judah shall go first."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De dro opp til Betel og spurte Gud: 'Hvem av oss skal dra først til strid mot Benjamin-sønnene?' Herren svarte: 'Juda skal dra først.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da gjorde de sig rede og droge op til Guds Huus, og adspurgte Gud, og Israels Børn sagde: Hvo skal drage op for os til at begynde Krigen mod Benjamins Børn? og Herren sagde: Juda skal begynde.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og israelittene sto opp og dro til Guds hus og spurte Herren om råd, og sa: Hvem av oss skal først gå til kamp mot benjaminittene? Og Herren sa: Juda skal gå opp først.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Israels barn reiste seg og dro opp til Betel og spurte råd fra Gud; de sa: Hvem skal gå opp først for oss til å kjempe mot Benjamins barn? Herren sa: Juda skal gå opp først.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De reiste seg og dro opp til Betel, og spurte Gud: 'Hvem skal gå først i kamp for oss mot Benjamins sønner?' Og Herren sa: 'Juda skal først.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Israels barn dro opp til Betel og spurte Herren til råds og sa: Hvem skal først dra opp i strid mot Benjamins barn for oss? Og Herren sa: Juda skal gå opp først.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de reiste seg og dro opp til Betel for å få veiledning fra Gud, og Israels barn sa: Hvem skal være den første som drar opp til kampen mot Benjamins barn? Og Herren sa: Juda skal dra opp først.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the children of Israel arose, and wente vp to the house of God (in Silo) and axed at God, and sayde: Who shall go vp for vs to beginne the battayll with ye children of BenIamin? The LORDE saide: Iuda shall begynne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the children of Israel arose, and went vp to the house of God, and asked of God, saying, Which of vs shal goe vp first to fight against the children of Beniamin? And the Lord said, Iudah shalbe first.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the children of Israel arose, and wet vp to the house of God, and asked of God, saying: Whiche of vs shall go vp first to the battel against the children of Beniamin? And the Lorde sayd: Iuda shall begin.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah [shall go up] first.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The children of Israel arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? Yahweh said, Judah [shall go up] first.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they rise and go up to Beth-El, and ask of God, and the sons of Israel say, `Who doth go up for us at the commencement to battle with the sons of Benjamin?' and Jehovah saith, `Judah -- at the commencement.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah [shall go up] first.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they got up and went up to Beth-el to get directions from God, and the children of Israel said, Who is to be the first to go up to the fight against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah is to go up first.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The children of Israel arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God; and they said, "Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?" Yahweh said, "Judah [shall go up] first."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Israelites went up to Bethel and asked God,“Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” The LORD said,“Judah should lead.”

Referenced Verses

• Num 27:21 : 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask for him the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him, the entire congregation.
• Judg 20:23 : 23 (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
• Judg 20:26-27 : 26 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up and came to the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. 27 And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
• Joel 1:14 : 14 Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,
• Gen 49:8-9 : 8 Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise: your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.
• Num 27:5 : 5 And Moses brought their case before the LORD.
• Josh 9:14 : 14 And the men took some of their provisions, and did not ask counsel from the mouth of the LORD.
• Josh 18:1 : 1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
• Judg 1:1-2 : 1 Now after the death of Joshua, it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
• Judg 18:31 : 31 And they set up for themselves Micah's carved image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
• Judg 19:18 : 18 He said to him, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah toward the side of Mount Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but now I am going to the house of the LORD, and there is no one who receives me into their house.
• Judg 20:7 : 7 Behold, you are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.