Verse 2

because they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For de kom ikke Israels barn i møte med brød og vann, men de engasjerte Bileam for å forbanne dem. Men vår Gud gjorde forbannelsen om til en velsignelse.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For de møtte ikke Israels barn med brød og vann, men leide Bileam mot dem for å forbanne dem. Men vår Gud gjorde forbannelsen om til en velsignelse.

• Norsk King James

  Fordi de ikke møtte israelittene med brød og vann, men leide Bileam for å forbanne dem; men vår Gud snudde forbannelsen til velsignelse.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  fordi de ikke møtte Israels barn med brød og vann, men leide Bileam til å forbanne dem, selv om vår Gud gjorde forbannelsen til en velsignelse.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For de kom ikke Israels folk i møte med brød og vann, men leide Bileam til å forbanne dem. Men vår Gud vendte forbannelsen til en velsignelse.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dette var fordi de ikke møtte Israels barn med brød og vann, men leide Bileam mot dem for å forbanne dem, men vår Gud gjorde forbannelsen om til en velsignelse.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Fordi de ikke møtte Israels barn med brød og vann, men leide Balaam inn mot dem for å forbanne dem, forandret vår Gud imidlertid forbannelsen til en velsignelse.

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

  Dette var fordi de ikke møtte Israels barn med brød og vann, men leide Bileam mot dem for å forbanne dem, men vår Gud gjorde forbannelsen om til en velsignelse.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dette fordi de ikke møtte Israels barn med brød og vann, men leide Bileam til å forbanne dem. Men vår Gud vendte forbannelsen til velsignelse.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This was because they had not met the Israelites with bread and water but had hired Balaam to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dette fordi de ikke kom Israels barn i møte med brød og vann, men leide Bileam til å forbanne dem. Men vår Gud vendte forbannelsen til en velsignelse.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  fordi de forekom ikke Israels Børn med Brød og med Vand, men leiede Bileam mod ham til at forbande ham, enddog vor Gud vendte den Forbandelse til en Velsignelse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turd the curse into a blessing.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Fordi de ikke møtte Israels barn med brød og vann, men leide Bileam til å forbanne dem. Men vår Gud vendte forbannelsen til velsignelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  fordi de ikke kom Israels barn i møte med brød og vann, men leide Balaam mot dem for å forbanne dem. Men vår Gud forvandlet forbannelsen til en velsignelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dette fordi de ikke kom for å møte Israels barn med brød og vann, men leide Bileam til å forbanne dem, men vår Gud gjorde forbannelsen til velsignelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dette fordi de ikke møtte Israels barn med brød og vann, men leide Bileam til å forbanne dem. Men vår Gud gjorde forbannelsen til en velsignelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For de ga ikke Israels barn brød og vann da de kom til dem, men fikk Bileam til å legge en forbannelse på dem, selv om vår Gud vendte forbannelsen til en velsignelse.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  because they mett not the children of Israel wt bred and water, and hyred Balaam against the, that he shulde curse them: neuertheles oure God turned ye curse in to a blessynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: and our God turned the curse into a blessing.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them that he should curse them: and our God turned the curse into a blessing.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  because they didn't meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: however our God turned the curse into a blessing.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  because they have not come before the sons of Israel with bread and with water, and hire against them Balaam to revile them, and our God turneth the reviling into a blessing.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  because they didn't meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: however our God turned the curse into a blessing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  for they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them.(Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)

Referenced Verses

• Deut 23:5 : 5 Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.
• Josh 24:9-9 : 9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you: 10 But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
• Ps 109:28 : 28 Let them curse, but you bless; when they arise, let them be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice.
• Mic 6:5 : 5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteousness of the LORD.
• Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
• Num 22:3-9 : 3 And Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. 4 And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now this company will lick up all around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. 5 He sent messengers therefore to Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Look, a people has come out of Egypt; see, they cover the face of the earth, and they dwell opposite me. 6 Come now therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed. 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak. 8 And he said to them, Stay here this night, and I will bring word again to you, as the LORD shall speak to me: and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9 And God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with you? 10 And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, 11 Look, a people has come out of Egypt, which covers the face of the earth; come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
• Num 23:8-9 : 8 How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him and from the hills I behold him; behold, the people shall dwell alone and shall not be reckoned among the nations. 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of one-fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like his! 11 And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them abundantly.
• Num 23:18 : 18 And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor:
• Num 24:5-9 : 5 How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, and your tabernacles, O Israel! 6 Like valleys they spread out, like gardens by the riverside, like trees of aloes which the LORD has planted, and like cedar trees beside the waters. 7 He shall pour the water from his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. 8 God brought him out of Egypt; he has the strength of a wild ox: he shall consume the nations, his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. 9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, and like a great lion; who shall stir him up? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you. 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.