Verse 12

Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one I rode upon.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Deretter sto jeg opp om natten sammen med noen få menn, uten å fortelle noen hva Gud hadde legget på hjertet mitt å gjøre for Jerusalem. Jeg hadde ikke med meg andre dyr enn det jeg red på.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg sto opp om natten, jeg og noen få menn med meg. Jeg hadde ikke fortalt noen hva min Gud hadde lagt på hjertet mitt å gjøre for Jerusalem. Det var ingen dyr med meg, bortsett fra det jeg red på.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg sto opp om natten, jeg og noen få menn med meg; jeg sa ikke til noen hva Gud hadde lagt på hjertet mitt å gjøre i Jerusalem; jeg hadde heller ikke noe dyr med meg, bortsett fra dyret jeg red på.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  sto jeg opp om natten, jeg og noen få menn med meg. Jeg hadde ikke fortalt noen hva min Gud hadde lagt på mitt hjerte å gjøre for Jerusalem. Det var ingen dyr med meg, bortsett fra det jeg red på.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Om natten reiste jeg meg, jeg og noen få menn med meg. Jeg hadde ikke fortalt noen hva min Gud hadde lagt i mitt hjerte å gjøre for Jerusalem, og jeg hadde ingen andre dyr med meg enn det jeg selv red på.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg sto opp om natten, sammen med noen få menn, uten å fortelle noen hva min Gud hadde lagt i mitt hjerte å gjøre for Jerusalem. Det var heller ikke noe dyr med meg bortsett fra det jeg red på.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om natten sto jeg opp sammen med noen få menn, uten å fortelle noen om hva min Gud hadde lagt i mitt hjerte å gjøre i Jerusalem. Det var heller ikke med noe annet dyr enn det jeg red på.

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

  Jeg sto opp om natten, sammen med noen få menn, uten å fortelle noen hva min Gud hadde lagt i mitt hjerte å gjøre for Jerusalem. Det var heller ikke noe dyr med meg bortsett fra det jeg red på.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derefter sto jeg opp om natten, jeg og noen få menn med meg. Jeg hadde ikke fortalt til noen hva min Gud hadde lagt i mitt hjerte å gjøre for Jerusalem. Det var ingen dyr med meg, unntatt det dyret jeg red på.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then I arose at night, along with a few men. I had not told anyone what my God had placed on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me except the one I was riding on.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sto jeg opp om natten, jeg og noen få menn med meg. Jeg hadde ikke fortalt noen hva min Gud hadde lagt i mitt hjerte å gjøre for Jerusalem, og det var ingen dyr med meg, bortsett fra det dyret jeg red på.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  da gjorde jeg mig rede om Natten, jeg og faa Mænd med mig, og jeg gav ikke tilkjende for (noget) Menneske, hvad min Gud havde givet i mit Hjerte at gjøre ved Jerusalem; og der var intet Dyr med mig, uden det Dyr, som jeg red paa.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; ither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: ither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg sto opp om natten, jeg og noen få menn med meg. Jeg fortalte ingen hva min Gud hadde lagt på hjertet mitt å gjøre i Jerusalem. Det var ingen andre dyr med meg enn det dyret jeg red på.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg sto opp om natten, jeg og noen få menn med meg; jeg fortalte ingen mann hva min Gud hadde lagt i mitt hjerte å gjøre for Jerusalem; det var heller ingen dyr med meg, bortsett fra det dyret jeg red på.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg sto opp om natten, sammen med noen få menn, uten å si til noen hva Gud hadde lagt meg på hjertet å gjøre for Jerusalem. Jeg hadde ingen andre dyr med meg enn det dyret jeg red på.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da reiste jeg meg om natten, jeg og noen få menn med meg; og jeg hadde ikke fortalt noen hva min Gud hadde lagt på mitt hjerte å gjøre for Jerusalem; og det var ingen dyr med meg, bortsett fra det dyret jeg red på.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Om natten reiste jeg meg, tok med meg en liten gruppe menn; jeg sa ingenting til noen om hva Gud hadde lagt på mitt hjerte å gjøre for Jerusalem: og jeg hadde ingen dyr med meg, bortsett fra det jeg satt på.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I gat me vp in ye night season, & a fewe men with me: for I tolde no man what God had geue me in my hert to do at Ierusalem: & there was not one beest wt me, saue it yt I rode vpon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I rose in the night, I, and a fewe men with me: for I told no man, what God had put in mine heart to do at Ierusalem, & there was not a beast with me, saue the beast whereon I rode.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I gat me vp in the night season, and a fewe men with me, neither tolde I any man what God had geuen me in my heart to do at Hierusalem: and there was not one beast with me, saue it that I rode vpon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I [any] man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither [was there any] beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any animal with me, except the animal that I rode on.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and I rise by night, I and a few men with me, and have not declared to a man what my God is giving unto my heart to do for Jerusalem, and there is no beast with me except the beast on which I am riding.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And in the night I got up, taking with me a small band of men; I said nothing to any man of what God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem: and I had no beast with me but the one on which I was seated.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any animal with me, except the animal that I rode on.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one I was riding.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 6:27 : 27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him. And so it was, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
• Judg 9:32 : 32 Now therefore arise by night, you and the people with you, and lie in wait in the field.
• Ezra 7:27 : 27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
• Ps 51:18 : 18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.
• Ps 122:6 : 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you.
• Eccl 3:7 : 7 A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
• Jer 31:33 : 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, says the LORD, I will put my law within them, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
• Jer 32:40 : 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
• Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
• Mic 7:5 : 5 Do not trust in a friend, put no confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom.
• Jas 1:16-17 : 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
• Rev 17:17 : 17 For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill his purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
• Gen 32:22-24 : 22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok. 23 And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over what he had. 24 And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.
• Josh 10:9 : 9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal.
• Matt 2:14 : 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
• Matt 10:16 : 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: therefore, be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
• 2 Cor 8:16 : 16 But thanks be to God, who put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.