Verse 4

For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For de binder tunge byrder og gjør dem vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskers skuldre; men de selv vil ikke røre dem med en finger.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  «De binder tunge byrder og legger dem på menneskenes skuldre, men de vil ikke røre dem med så mye som en finger.»

• Norsk King James

  De pålegger tunge byrder som er vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menns skuldre; men de selv vil ikke røre dem med én finger.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De binder tunge byrder og legger dem på menneskenes skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For de binder tunge byrder og legger dem på menneskers skuldre; men de selv vil ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  De binder tunge byrder og legger dem på folks skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med én finger.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For de legger tunge byrder, vanskelig å bære, på menneskers skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For de legger på mennesker tunge byrder, byrder som er vanskelige å bære, men selv vil de ikke røre en finger for å lette på dem.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For de binder tunge byrder som er vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskenes skuldre, men selv vil de ikke bevege dem med en finger.

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

  For de binder tunge byrder som er vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskenes skuldre, men selv vil de ikke bevege dem med en finger.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De binder tunge bører sammen og legger dem på menneskers skuldre, men de selv vil ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They tie up heavy and unbearable burdens, and place them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  De binder tunge byrder og legger dem på menneskers skuldre, men vil selv ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi de binde svære Byrder, hvilke man vanskelig kan bære, og lægge Menneskene dem paa Skuldrene; men selv ville de ikke bevæge dem med deres Finger.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For de binder tunge byrder som er vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskers skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For de binder tunge byrder og legger dem på andres skuldre, men de selv vil ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De binder sammen tunge byrder som er vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskenes skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De binder tunge byrder, vanskelige å bære, og legger dem på menneskers skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De lager strenge lover og legger tunge byrder på menneskers skuldre, men selv vil de ikke røre dem med en finger.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For they saye and do not. Ye and they bynde hevy burthes and grevous to be borne and ley the on menes shulders: but they themsylfes will not heave at them with one of their fyngers.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for they saye & do not. For they bynde heuy and intollerable burthens, and laye them vpon mens shulders: But they them selues wil not heaue at them with one of their fyngers.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For they binde heauie burdens, & grieuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselues will not moue them with one of their fingers.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea, they bynde together heauy burthens, and greeuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders: but they them selues wyll not moue them with one of their fingers.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay› [them] ‹on men's shoulders; but they› [themselves] ‹will not move them with one of their fingers.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 11:46 : 46 And he said, Woe to you also, lawyers! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
• Acts 15:10 : 10 Now therefore why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
• Matt 11:28-30 : 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. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
• Gal 6:13 : 13 For neither do they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, so that they may boast in your flesh.
• Acts 15:28 : 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
• Matt 23:23 : 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith: these you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
• Rev 2:24 : 24 But to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they call them, I will put on you no other burden.