Verse 2

And he called him and said to him, How is it that I hear this about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you may no longer be steward.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og han kalte ham til seg og sa til ham: Hvordan er det at jeg hører dette om deg? Gi rede for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og han kalte ham til seg og sa til ham: Hva er det jeg hører om deg? Gi regnskap for forvaltningen din; for du kan ikke lengre være forvalter.

• Norsk King James

  Han kalte ham til seg og sa: Hvordan er det mulig at jeg hører dette om deg? Gi meg en redegjørelse for ditt forvalterskap, for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han kalte ham til seg og sa: Hvorfor hører jeg dette om deg? Legg fram et regnskap for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger ha ansvar for huset.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og han kalte ham og sa til ham: Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Gi regnskap for din forvaltning; for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Han kalte ham inn og sa til ham: Hva er det jeg hører om deg? Gi regnskap for forvaltningen din, for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så kalte han ham til seg og sa: Hvordan kan jeg høre dette om deg? Gjør regnskap for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han kallet ham og sa: «Hvordan kommer det at jeg hører dette om deg? Redegjør for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.»

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og han kalte ham til seg og sa til ham: Hva er det jeg hører om deg? Gi nå regnskap for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være min forvalter.

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

  Og han kalte ham til seg og sa til ham: Hva er det jeg hører om deg? Gi nå regnskap for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være min forvalter.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han kalte ham til seg og sa: 'Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Gjør rede for forvaltningen din, for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So he called him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be manager.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Luke.16.2", "source": "Καὶ φωνήσας αὐτὸν, εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Τί τοῦτο ἀκούω περὶ σοῦ; ἀπόδος τὸν λόγον τῆς οἰκονομίας σου· οὐ γὰρ δύνήσῃ ἔτι οἰκονομεῖν.", "text": "And *phōnēsas* him, *eipen* to him, What this *akouō peri* you? *Apodos ton logon tēs oikonomias* of you; not *gar dynēsē eti oikonomein*.", "grammar": { "*phōnēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine - having called", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke", "*akouō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I hear/am hearing", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*Apodos*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - give/render/deliver", "*logon*": "accusative singular masculine - account/reckoning/report", "*tēs oikonomias*": "genitive singular feminine - of the stewardship/management", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*dynēsē*": "future middle/passive indicative, 2nd singular - you will be able", "*eti*": "adverb - still/any longer", "*oikonomein*": "present active infinitive - to manage/be steward" }, "variants": { "*phōnēsas*": "having called/summoned", "*logon*": "account/word/reckoning/report", "*oikonomias*": "stewardship/management/administration", "*oikonomein*": "to manage/to be steward/to administer" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Han kalte forvalteren til seg og sa: Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Gjør rede for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han kaldte ham og sagde til ham: Hvi hører jeg dette om dig? Gjør Regnskab for din Huusholdning; thi du kan ikke længere forestaae Huset.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han kalte ham til seg og sa: Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Legg fram regnskap for hvordan du har forvaltet det du hadde ansvar for; for du kan ikke lenger være min forvalter.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han kalte ham til seg og sa: 'Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Gi regnskap for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han kalte ham til seg og sa: Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Gi regnskap for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da kalte han ham til seg og sa: Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Gi regnskap for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være min forvalter.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han kalte ham inn og sa: Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Gi meg en redegjørelse for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være min forvalter.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he called him and sayd vnto him: How is it that I heare this of the? Geve a comptes of thy steward shippe: For thou mayste be no longer stewarde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he called him, and sayde vnto him: How is it, that I heare this of the? geue acomptes of yi stewardshipe, for thou mayest be no longer stewarde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee called him, and saide vnto him, Howe is it that I heare this of thee? Giue an accounts of thy stewardship: for thou maiest be no longer steward.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he called hym, and sayde vnto hym: Howe is it, that I heare this of thee? Geue accomptes of thy stewardeshyppe, for thou mayest be no longer stewarde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having called him, he said to him, What `is' this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So he called the manager in and said to him,‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’

Referenced Verses

• Gen 3:9-9 : 9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you? 10 And he said, I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11 And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?
• Gen 4:9-9 : 9 And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
• Gen 18:20-21 : 20 And the LORD said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grievous, 21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to me; and if not, I will know.
• 1 Sam 2:23-24 : 23 And he said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. 24 No, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear; you make the LORD's people transgress.
• Eccl 11:9-9 : 9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes — but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. 10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh, for childhood and youth are vanity.
• Eccl 12:14 : 14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
• Matt 12:36 : 36 But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for in the day of judgment.
• Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?
• Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
• Luke 19:21-26 : 21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow. 22 And he said to him, Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow. 23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest? 24 And he said to those who stood by, Take the pound from him and give it to him who has ten pounds. 25 And they said to him, Lord, he has ten pounds. 26 For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
• Rom 14:12 : 12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.
• 1 Cor 1:11 : 11 For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.
• 1 Cor 4:2 : 2 Moreover, it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful.
• 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts; and then each person will receive praise from God.
• 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
• 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
• 1 Tim 5:24 : 24 Some men's sins are clearly evident, preceding them to judgment, but those of some follow later.
• 1 Pet 4:5 : 5 They shall give account to him that is ready to judge the living and the dead.
• 1 Pet 4:10 : 10 As every person has received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
• Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.