Verse 13

You said also, Behold, what a weariness it is! and you have sneered at it, says the LORD of hosts; and you brought what was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus you brought an offering: should I accept this from your hand? says the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dere sier: Se, for en byrde! Og dere snøfter foraktelig, sier hærskarenes Herre. Dere bringer stjålne, lamme og syke dyr som offer. Skal jeg godta slike gaver fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dere sier også: Se, for en byrde det er! og dere har sneert av det, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Dere har brakt det som var revet i stykker og det halte og syke; således har dere brakt et offer. Skal jeg akseptere dette av deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Norsk King James

  Dere sa også: Se, hvor slitne vi er! og dere har sett ned på det, sier Herren over hærskarene; og dere har brakt inn det som var revet, og det som var halte, og det som var syke; så dere har brakt et offer: Skal jeg ta imot dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og dere sier: For en møye! Og dere fnyser av det, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Dere bærer fram det som er røvet, halt og sykt, som offer. Skal jeg ha glede av slikt fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dere sier også: 'Hvor trykkende det er!' Og dere blåser det bort, sier Herren over hærskarene. Dere bringer til offertjenesten det som er røvet, det halte og det syke. Skal jeg akseptere det fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dere har også sagt: 'Se, hvilken byrde!' Og dere har blåst av det, sier Herren over hærskarene; og dere brakte det som var revet i stykker, det halte og det syke. Slik brakte dere et offer: Skal jeg akseptere dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dere sa også: 'Se, hvilken byrde dette er!' Og dere har foraktet det, sier Herren Hærskarers Herre; dere har brakt det som er ødelagt, de lamme og de syke, og således har dere ofret et offer. Skal jeg ta imot dette fra deres hender, sier Herren?

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

  Dere har også sagt: 'Se, hvilken byrde!' Og dere har blåst av det, sier Herren over hærskarene; og dere brakte det som var revet i stykker, det halte og det syke. Slik brakte dere et offer: Skal jeg akseptere dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dere sier også: 'Se, hvilken byrde!' og dere snur ryggen til det, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Dere bringer det stjålne, det halte og syke; slik bringer dere ofre. Skulle jeg godta dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You say, 'What a burden!' and you sniff at it with contempt, says the LORD of Hosts. When you bring stolen, lame, or sick animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands? says the LORD.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dere sier også: 'Å, for en byrde!' og dere fnyser av det, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Og dere bringer fram det stjålne, det halte og det syke; så bringer dere fram offergaver. Skal jeg like dette fra deres hender? Sier Herren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og I sagde: See, hvilken Møie! dog I kunde blæse det frem, sagde den Herre Zebaoth; og I fremførte det Røvede og det Halte og det Syge, og fremførte Madoffer (deraf); skulde jeg have Behagelighed til Saadant af eders Haand? sagde Herren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dere sier også: Se, for en byrde! Og dere fnyste av det, sier hærskarenes Herre, og dere brakte det som var ødelagt, halt og sykt; slik brakte dere et offer. Skal jeg akseptere dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dere sier også, 'Se, for et slit det er!' og dere har snufset på det," sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud; "og dere har brakt det som ble tatt med vold, det halte og det syke; slik bringer dere offeret. Skal jeg akseptere dette fra dere?" sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og dere sier: 'Se, for en byrde,' og blåser luft. Dere har brakt det som er stjålet, halt og sykt. Skal jeg godta det fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dere sier også: Se, hvilken byrde! Og dere blåser foraktelig, sier Herren over hærskarene. Dere har brakt frem det som er tatt med vold, det halte og syke, og slik bærer dere frem offeret: Skal jeg ta imot dette fra deres hånd? sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og dere sier, Se, for en trøtthet det er! og dere sukker ved det, sier Herren over hærskarene. Og dere har gitt det som er skadet av dyr, og det som har fått foten sin skadet og er sykt; dette er det offeret dere gir: Vil dette være til behag for meg fra deres hender? sier Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now saye ye: It is but laboure and trauayle, and thus haue ye thought scorne at it, (sayeth the LORDE off hoostes) offerynge robbery, yee the lame and the sicke. Ye haue brought me in a meatofferynge, shulde I accepte it of youre honde, sayeth the LORDE?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Ye said also, Beholde, it is a wearines, and ye haue snuffed at it, sayth the Lord of hostes, and ye offred that which was torne, and the lame and the sicke: thus yee offred an offring: shoulde I accept this of your hand, sayth the Lord?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And ye saide, beholde it is a weerynesse, and you haue snuffed at it saith the Lorde of hoastes, and ye haue offered the stolne, and the lame, and the sicke, ye haue offered an offering: shoulde I accept this of your handes, saith the lorde?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness [is it]! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought [that which was] torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You say also, 'Behold, what a weariness it is!' and you have sniffed at it," says Yahweh of Hosts; "and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?" says Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And ye have said, `Lo, what a weariness,' And ye have puffed at it, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have brought in plunder, And the lame and the sick, And ye have brought in the present! Do I accept it from your hand? said Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Ye say also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts; and ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the offering: should I accept this at your hand? saith Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You say also, 'Behold, what a weariness it is!' and you have sniffed at it," says Yahweh of Armies; "and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?" says Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You also say,‘How tiresome it is.’ You turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and instead bring what is stolen, lame, or sick. You bring these things for an offering! Should I accept this from you?” asks the LORD.

Referenced Verses

• Mic 6:3 : 3 O my people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me.
• Zech 7:5-6 : 5 Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months, even those seventy years, did you at all fast to Me, even to Me? 6 And when you ate and when you drank, did you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?
• Mal 1:7-8 : 7 You offer defiled bread upon my altar; and you say, How have we polluted you? In that you say, The table of the LORD is contemptible. 8 And if you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Offer it now to your governor; will he be pleased with you, or accept you? says the LORD of hosts.
• Mal 2:13 : 13 And this you have done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and crying out, so much that he regards not the offering any more, nor receives it with good will at your hand.
• Matt 6:1-2 : 1 Be careful not to do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise, you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2 Therefore, when you do your charitable deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
• Matt 6:5 : 5 And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
• Matt 6:16 : 16 Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
• Mark 14:4-5 : 4 And there were some who had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
• Mark 14:37-38 : 37 And he came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? 38 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
• 1 Sam 2:29 : 29 Why do you scorn my sacrifice and my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honor your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel my people?
• Isa 1:12 : 12 When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?
• Isa 43:22-23 : 22 But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of Me, O Israel. 23 You have not brought Me the sheep of your burnt offerings; nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with incense.
• Isa 57:6 : 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is your portion; they, they are your lot. To them you have poured a drink offering, you have offered a meat offering. Should I find comfort in these?
• Jer 7:9-9 : 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know; 10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? 11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, says the LORD.
• Jer 7:21-24 : 21 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat meat. 22 For I did not speak to your fathers, nor command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: 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. 24 But they did not listen, nor incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
• Ezek 4:14 : 14 Then I said, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul has not been polluted, for from my youth up till now I have not eaten of that which dies of itself or is torn in pieces, neither has abominable flesh come into my mouth.
• Ezek 44:31 : 31 The priests shall not eat anything that has died naturally, or was torn, whether it is bird or beast.
• Amos 5:21-23 : 21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not delight in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though you offer me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; nor will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. 23 Take away from me the noise of your songs; for I will not hear the melody of your lutes.
• Amos 8:5 : 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the Sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the balances with deceit?
• Lev 22:8 : 8 What dies of itself, or is torn by beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself with it: I am the LORD.
• Lev 22:19-23 : 19 You shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the cattle, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatever has a blemish, you shall not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21 And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering in cattle or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it. 22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a growth, or scurvy, or scabbed, you shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. 23 Either a bullock or a lamb that has anything superfluous or lacking in its parts, you may offer as a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
• Deut 15:21 : 21 And if there is any blemish in it, such as if it is lame, or blind, or has any bad blemish, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.