Verse 9

But if you turn to Me, and keep My commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out to the farthest part of the heaven, yet I will gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen to set My name there.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men hvis dere vender tilbake til meg og holder mine bud, og gjør dem, selv om deres forviste er i himmelens ytterste ender, så vil jeg samle dem derfra og føre dem til det stedet jeg har utvalgt for å la mitt navn bo.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men hvis dere vender dere til meg og holder mine bud og gjør dem, selv om dere er fordrevet til himmelens ytterste ende, vil jeg samle dere derfra og bringe dere til stedet som jeg har valgt for å la mitt navn bo der.'

• Norsk King James

  Men hvis dere vender om til meg og holder budene mine og gjør dem; selv om dere måtte bli kastet ut til den ytterste delen av himmelen, vil jeg samle dem derfra og føre dem til det stedet jeg har valgt for å sette navnet mitt der.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  men hvis dere vender om til meg og holder mine bud og gjør dem, da vil jeg samle dere, selv om dere er drevet bort til himmelens ende, og bringe dere til det stedet jeg har utvalgt for å la mitt navn bo der.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men om dere vender tilbake til meg og holder mine bud og gjør dem, selv om dere var spredt til himmelens ytterste ender, vil jeg samle dere derfra og føre dere til stedet jeg har utvalgt for mitt navn skal bo.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men om dere vender dere til meg, og holder mine bud og gjør etter dem, om noen av dere så er ved himmelens ytterste ende, skal jeg samle dem derfra og føre dem til det stedet jeg har utvalgt for å la mitt navn bo der.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men om dere vender dere til meg og holder mine bud, selv om noen av dere er drevet helt ut til verdens ender, vil jeg samle dem derfra og føre dem til det stedet jeg har utpekt for å ære mitt navn.

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

  Men om dere vender dere til meg, og holder mine bud og gjør etter dem, om noen av dere så er ved himmelens ytterste ende, skal jeg samle dem derfra og føre dem til det stedet jeg har utvalgt for å la mitt navn bo der.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men hvis dere vender tilbake til meg og holder mine bud og gjør dem, selv om utlendingene blant dere er blitt spredt til verdens ende, vil jeg samle dem derfra og bringe dem til det stedet jeg har valgt for å la mitt navn bo der.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men hvis dere vender tilbake til meg, holder mine bud og gjør dem, selv om dere er förvist til himmelens ytterste grense, skal jeg samle dere derfra og føre dere til stedet jeg har utvalgt for å sette mitt navn der.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  men (naar) I vende om til mig og holde mine Bud og gjøre dem, dersom (da Nogen) af eder er bortdreven indtil Himmelens Ende, vil jeg samle dem derfra og føre dem til det Sted, som jeg haver udvalgt til at lade mit Navn boe der.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men hvis dere vender tilbake til meg, og holder mine bud og gjør dem, selv om dere er drevet ut til himmelens ytterste del, vil jeg samle dem derfra og bringe dem til stedet jeg har valgt for å sette mitt navn der.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  men hvis dere vender tilbake til meg og holder mine bud og gjør dem, selv om deres utviste er ved himmelens ende, vil jeg samle dem derfra og føre dem til det stedet jeg har valgt for å la mitt navn bo der.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  men dersom dere vender tilbake til meg og holder mine bud og gjør dem, vil jeg samle dere, selv om deres forviste er ved himmelens ende, og bringe dere til det stedet jeg har valgt å la mitt navn bo der.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men hvis dere vender om til meg, holder mine bud og gjør dem, selv om dere er spredt til verdens ende, vil jeg samle dere derfra og bringe dere til stedet jeg har valgt for mitt navn skal bo.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men hvis dere vender tilbake til meg og holder mine bud og gjør dem, selv om dere som har blitt bortført bor ved himmelens ytterste grense, vil jeg hente dem derfra og føre dem til det stedet jeg har utvalgt for mitt navns bolig.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf ye turne vnto me, and kepe my commaundementes & do them: though ye were cast out vnto the vttemost parte of heauen yet wyl I gather you from thence, and wyll brynge you from thence, eue vnto the place, that I haue chosen for my name to dwell there.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But if ye turne vnto me, & keepe my commandements, and doe them, though your scattering were to the vttermost part of the heauen, yet will I gather you from thence, and will bring you vnto the place that I haue chosen to place my Name there.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But if ye turne vnto me, and kepe my commaundementes, & do them: though ye were cast out vnto the vttermost part of heauen, yet wil I gather you from thence, and will bring you vnto the place that I haue chosen, to set my name there.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But [if] ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, [yet] will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye have turned back unto Me, and kept My commands, and done them -- if your outcast is in the end of the heavens, thence I gather them, and have brought them in unto the place that I have chosen to cause My name to tabernacle there.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but if ye return unto me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if you come back to me and keep my orders and do them, even if those of you who have been forced out are living in the farthest parts of heaven, I will get them from there, and take them back to the place marked out by me for the resting-place of my name.

• World English Bible (2000)

  but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But if you repent and obey my commandments and do them, then even if your dispersed people are in the most remote location, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen for my name to reside.’

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:29-31 : 29 But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30 When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you, even in the latter days, if you turn to the LORD your God, and be obedient to his voice; 31 (For the LORD your God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake you, neither destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.
• Deut 12:5 : 5 But you shall seek the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, to His habitation you shall come:
• Deut 30:2-5 : 2 And shall return to the LORD your God, and shall obey his voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul; 3 Then the LORD your God will end your captivity, and have compassion upon you, and will return and gather you from all the nations, where the LORD your God has scattered you. 4 If any of yours are driven out to the farthest parts of heaven, from there will the LORD your God gather you, and from there will he bring you: 5 And the LORD your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and he will do you good, and multiply you above your fathers.
• Ezra 6:12 : 12 And may the God who has caused His name to dwell there destroy all kings and people who attempt to alter or destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made a decree; let it be done swiftly.
• Ps 147:2 : 2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem: he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
• Jer 12:15 : 15 And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them out, I will return and have compassion on them and will bring them back, each one to his heritage and each one to his land.
• Jer 29:11-14 : 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me, and you will go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD; and I will bring you back to the place from which I caused you to be carried away captive.
• Jer 31:10 : 10 Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, and declare it in the distant isles, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.
• Jer 32:37 : 37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, where I have driven them in my anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
• Jer 50:19-20 : 19 And I will bring Israel again to his dwelling place, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on Mount Ephraim and Gilead. 20 In those days and at that time, says the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon those whom I reserve.
• Ezek 36:24 : 24 For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
• Isa 56:8 : 8 The Lord GOD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, Yet will I gather others to him, besides those that are gathered to him.
• Lev 26:39-42 : 39 And those who are left of you shall waste away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they waste away with them. 40 If they shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary to me; 41 And that I also have walked contrary to them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity: 42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
• Jer 3:14 : 14 Turn, O backsliding children, says the LORD; for I am married to you: and I will take you, one from a city, and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
• Matt 24:31 : 31 And he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
• Isa 11:12 : 12 And he shall set up a sign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
• Ps 106:47 : 47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks to your holy name, and to triumph in your praise.
• 1 Kgs 9:3 : 3 And the LORD said to him, I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before Me: I have hallowed this house, which you have built, to put My name there forever; and My eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.
• 1 Chr 16:35 : 35 And say, 'Save us, O God of our salvation, gather us together, and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise.'
• Deut 12:21 : 21 If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter from your herd and from your flock which the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat in your gates whatever your soul desires.