Verse 11

So I contended with the rulers, and said, Why has the house of God been forsaken? And I gathered them together and placed them in their stations.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så jeg irettesatte høvdingene og sa: «Hvorfor er Guds hus blitt forsømt?» Deretter samlet jeg dem og stilte dem tilbake i sine oppgaver.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor irettesatte jeg lederne og sa: Hvorfor er Guds hus forlatt? Så samlet jeg dem og satte dem tilbake på deres poster.

• Norsk King James

  Så konfronterte jeg lederne og sa, "Hvorfor har dere forlatt Guds hus?" Jeg samlet dem, og satte dem tilbake på sine plasser.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da klandret jeg lederne og sa: Hvorfor har Guds hus blitt forlatt? Så samlet jeg dem og satte dem tilbake på deres poster.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg irettesatte derfor prestene og spurte: ''Hvorfor er Guds hus blitt forlatt?'' Jeg samlet levittene og satte dem på deres plasser.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da irettesatte jeg lederne og sa: Hvorfor er Guds hus forlatt? Jeg samlet dem og satte dem på plass igjen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da konfronterte jeg herskerne og sa: «Hvorfor er Guds hus blitt forlatt?» Etterpå samlet jeg dem og satte dem tilbake på sin plass.

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

  Da irettesatte jeg lederne og sa: Hvorfor er Guds hus forlatt? Jeg samlet dem og satte dem på plass igjen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg irettesatte lederne og sa, "Hvorfor er Guds hus forsømt?" Så samlet jeg dem og satte dem tilbake på deres poster.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So I rebuked the officials and asked, "Why is the house of God neglected?" Then I gathered them together and stationed them at their posts.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da satte jeg de ansvarlige til rette og spurte: Hvorfor er Guds hus blitt forsømt? Jeg samlet dem sammen og satte dem på deres plikter.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da trættede jeg med Forstanderne og sagde: Hvorfor forlade vi Guds Huus? og jeg samlede dem og beskikkede dem paa deres Sted.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så irettesatte jeg lederne og sa: Hvorfor er Guds hus blitt forsømt? Og jeg samlet dem og satte dem på plass.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da tok jeg diskusjonen opp med lederne og sa: Hvorfor har Guds hus blitt forsømt? Så samlet jeg dem og satte dem på deres plass.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så konfronterte jeg lederne og sa: "Hvorfor er Guds hus blitt forsømt?" Jeg samlet dem og satte dem på deres plasser igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da klandret jeg lederne og sa: Hvorfor er Guds hus blitt forsømt? Jeg samlet dem og satte dem i deres stillinger.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da irettesatte jeg lederne og spurte: Hvorfor har Guds hus blitt forsømt? Og jeg samlet dem og satte dem tilbake til deres plikter.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then reproued I the rulers, and sayde: Why forsake we the house of God? But I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then reproued I the rulers and sayd, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I assembled them, and set them in their place.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then reproued I the rulers, and sayd: Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I strive with the prefects, and say, `Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I made protests to the chiefs, and said, Why has the house of God been given up? And I got them together and put them in their places.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I contended with the rulers, and said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I registered a complaint with the leaders, asking,“Why is the temple of God neglected?” Then I gathered them and reassigned them to their positions.

Referenced Verses

• Neh 10:39 : 39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine, and the oil, to the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
• Neh 13:17 : 17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day?
• Neh 13:25 : 25 So I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.
• Job 31:34 : 34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, so that I kept silent and went not out of the door?
• Prov 28:4 : 4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.
• Mal 3:8-9 : 8 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, 'In what way have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and try me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out for you a blessing, that there will not be room enough to receive it. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; nor shall your vine cast its fruit before its time in the field, says the LORD of hosts.
• 1 Sam 2:17 : 17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for men despised the offering of the LORD.
• Neh 5:6-9 : 6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. 7 Then I consulted with myself and rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, You are charging interest, each one from his brother. And I called a great assembly against them. 8 And I said to them, According to our ability, we have redeemed our fellow Jews who were sold to the nations; and will you even sell your brethren, or should they be sold to us? Then they were silent and found nothing to answer. 9 Also I said, What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? 10 I likewise, and my brethren and my servants, could demand money and grain from them. I pray you, let us stop this interest. 11 Restore to them, I pray you, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil, that you are charging them. 12 Then they said, We will restore them, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say. Then I called the priests and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise. 13 I also shook out the fold of my garment and said, So may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not keep this promise. Even so may he be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.