Verse 3

God has delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison to you? Then their anger was pacified toward him when he said that.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Gud overga Midjans høvdinger Oreb og Zeeb i deres hender; hva har jeg oppnådd i forhold til dere?» Etter at han hadde sagt dette, ble de mer tilfredse med ham.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Gud har gitt Midjans fyrster, Oreb og Zeeb, i deres hender. Hva kunne jeg gjøre i sammenligning med dere? Da avtok deres vrede mot ham da han talte slik.

  • Norsk King James

    Gud har overgitt prinsene av Midian, Oreb og Zeeb, i deres hender. Hva kunne jeg gjort i forhold til dere? Deres sinne avtok mot ham da han sa dette.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Gud ga midianitthøvdingene Oreb og Seeb i deres hender. Hva har jeg gjort i forhold til dere? Da han sa dette, roet deres sinne seg.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Gud har gitt over Midjans fyrster, Oreb og Seeb, i deres hender. Hva har jeg kunnet gjøre i forhold til dere?" Da roet deres vrede seg mot ham når han sa dette.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Gud har gitt Midjans fyrster, Oreb og Zeeb, i deres hender. Hva kunne jeg gjøre sammenlignet med dere? Deres sinne stilnet da han sa dette.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Gud har overgitt midjanittenes ledere, Oreb og Zeeb, i deres hender; hva kunne jeg da ha gjort sammenlignet med dere? Da roet deres vrede seg over ham.

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

    Gud har gitt Midjans fyrster, Oreb og Zeeb, i deres hender. Hva kunne jeg gjøre sammenlignet med dere? Deres sinne stilnet da han sa dette.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Gud har gitt Midians førere, Oreb og Seeb, i deres hender. Hva har jeg kunnet gjøre i forhold til dere?» Da han sa dette, ble deres sinne mot ham dempet.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    God gave the leaders of Midian—Oreb and Zeeb—into your hands. What was I able to do compared to you?' At this, their anger toward him subsided when he said this.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Gud har gitt Midjans fyrster til deres hånd – Oreb og Ze'eb. Hva kunne jeg gjøre sammenlignet med dere?» Da hans ord falt, ble deres sinne mot ham mildere.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Gud har givet Midianiternes Fyrster, Oreb og Seeb, i eders Haand, og hvad formaaer jeg at gjøre, som I? Der han havde sagt det Ord, da lod deres (hastige) Aand af fra ham.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Gud har overgitt midianittenes fyrster, Oreb og Seeb, i deres hender. Hva kunne jeg gjøre i forhold til dere? Da hørte de hans ord og la vreden mot ham bort.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Gud har gitt Midjans fyrster, Oreb og Seeb, i deres hånd. Hva kunne jeg gjøre i sammenligning med dere? Da hans tale dempet deres sinne mot ham.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Gud har gitt Oreb og Seeb, Midians ledere, i deres hånd; hva kunne jeg oppnå i forhold til dere?' Da roet sinnet deres seg, da han sa dette.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Gud har gitt dere Midians fyrster, Oreb og Zeeb, i deres hender. Hva kunne jeg gjøre i forhold til dere? Da ble deres vrede mot ham dempet, da han sa dette.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Gud har gitt Oreb og Zeeb, Midjans høvdinger, i deres hender; hva har jeg kunnet gjøre i forhold til dere? Da han sa dette, ble de roligere i sinnet mot ham.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    God hath delyuered ye prynces of the Madianites Oreb and Zeb in to youre hande, how coulde I do that ye haue done? Whaa he had sayde this, their blast was swaged from him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    God hath deliuered into your handes the princes of Midian, Oreb & Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? & when he had thus spoken, then their spirits abated toward him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    God hath delyuered into your handes the lordes of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: And what was I able to do lyke as you haue done? And then their spirites abated from of him, when he had sayde that.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Into your hand hath God given the heads of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what have I been able to do like you?' Then their temper desisted from off him in his speaking this thing.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    God has given into your hands the chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; what have I been able to do in comparison with you? And when he said this, their feeling about him became kinder.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?" Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    It was to you that God handed over the Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb! What did I accomplish to rival that?” When he said this, they calmed down.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.
  • Judg 7:24-25 : 24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all Mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites and take before them the waters as far as Beth Barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together and took the waters as far as Beth Barah and Jordan. 25 And they captured two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they killed Oreb on the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued the Midianites, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of Jordan.
  • Ps 44:3 : 3 For they did not gain the land in possession by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them: but Your right hand, and Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, because You had favor unto them.
  • Ps 115:1 : 1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, for Your mercy and for Your truth's sake.
  • Ps 118:14-16 : 14 The LORD is my strength and song, and has become my salvation. 15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly. 16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
  • Prov 25:11 : 11 A word spoken at the right time is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
  • Prov 25:15 : 15 By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks a bone.
  • John 4:37 : 37 For in this the saying is true, One sows and another reaps.
  • Rom 12:3 : 3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to every one that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to each one the measure of faith.
  • Rom 12:6 : 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
  • Rom 15:18-19 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in making the Gentiles obedient by word and deed, 19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so from Jerusalem and all around to Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vanity; but in humility let each consider others better than themselves.