Verse 17

Then I said to them, You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sa jeg til dem: 'Dere ser den utfordrende situasjonen vi er i. Jerusalem ligger i ruiner, og portene er brent ned. Kom, la oss bygge opp Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger blir til spott.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa jeg til dem: Dere ser den nød vi er i, hvordan Jerusalem ligger øde og portene er brent med ild. Kom, la oss bygge opp Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger er til spott.

• Norsk King James

  Så sa jeg til dem: Dere ser den nød vi står i, hvordan Jerusalem ligger øde, og portene der er brent med ild: Kom, og la oss bygge opp Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger blir til skamme.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så sa jeg til dem: Dere ser den nød vi er i, at Jerusalem ligger i ruiner, og portene er brent. Kom, la oss bygge opp Jerusalems murer så vi ikke lenger skal være til skam.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sa jeg til dem: Dere ser nøden vi er i, hvordan Jerusalem ligger i ruiner og portene er brent av ild. Kom, la oss bygge opp Jerusalems murer så vi ikke lenger skal være til skamme.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa jeg til dem: «Dere ser den nød vi er i, hvordan Jerusalem ligger i ruiner, og portene er brent med ild. Kom, la oss bygge opp igjen Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger blir til spott.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa jeg til dem: «Dere ser hvor elendige tider vi lever i! Jerusalem ligger øde, og portene er brent opp med ild. Kom, la oss gjenoppbygge Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger skammer oss.»

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

  Da sa jeg til dem: «Dere ser den nød vi er i, hvordan Jerusalem ligger i ruiner, og portene er brent med ild. Kom, la oss bygge opp igjen Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger blir til spott.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da sa jeg til dem: "Dere ser den nødsituasjonen vi er i, at Jerusalem ligger i ruiner og dens porter er brent opp med ild. Kom, la oss bygge murene rundt Jerusalem, så vi ikke lenger skal være en skam."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem is in ruins, and its gates have been burned by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace."

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Nehemiah.2.17", "source": "וָאוֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם אַתֶּ֤ם רֹאִים֙ הָרָעָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנַ֣חְנוּ בָ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ חֲרֵבָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ נִצְּת֣וּ בָאֵ֑שׁ לְכ֗וּ וְנִבְנֶה֙ אֶת־חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְלֹא־נִהְיֶ֥ה ע֖וֹד חֶרְפָּֽה", "text": "*wā-ʾômar* to-them you *rōʾîm* the-*rāʿāh* *ʾăšer* we in-it *ʾăšer* *yərûšālaim* *ḥărēbāh* *û-šəʿāreyhā* *niṣṣətû* in-the-*ʾēš* go and-*nibneh* *ʾet*-*ḥômat* *yərûšālaim* and-*lōʾ*-*nihyeh* again *ḥerpāh*", "grammar": { "*wā-ʾômar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular - and I said", "*rōʾîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - seeing", "*rāʿāh*": "feminine singular - distress/misfortune", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*ḥărēbāh*": "adjective feminine singular - desolate/in ruins", "*û-šəʿāreyhā*": "conjunction + masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and its gates", "*niṣṣətû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - were burned", "*ʾēš*": "feminine singular - fire", "*lēkû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - go", "*nibneh*": "qal imperfect 1st plural cohortative - let us build", "*ḥômat*": "feminine singular construct - wall of", "*nihyeh*": "qal imperfect 1st plural - we will be", "*ḥerpāh*": "feminine singular - reproach/disgrace" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāh*": "distress/trouble/misfortune", "*ḥărēbāh*": "desolate/in ruins/destroyed", "*niṣṣətû*": "were burned/set on fire", "*nibneh*": "let us build/rebuild", "*ḥerpāh*": "reproach/disgrace/object of scorn" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sa jeg til dem: Dere ser hvilken nød vi er i; Jerusalem ligger i ruiner, og portene er brent opp med ild. Kom, la oss bygge Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger skal være i vanære.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde jeg til dem: I see den Ulykke, i hvilken vi ere, at Jerusalem er øde, og dens Porte ere opbrændte med Ild; kommer og lader os bygge Jerusalems Mure, at vi ikke ydermere skulle være en Forsmædelse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burd with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så sa jeg til dem: Dere ser nøden vi er i, hvordan Jerusalem ligger i ruiner, og portene der er brent med ild. Kom, la oss bygge opp Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger er en skam.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så sa jeg til dem: Dere ser den onde tilstanden vi er i, hvordan Jerusalem ligger øde, og dens porter er brent med ild: kom, la oss bygge opp Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger skal være til spott.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg sa til dem: 'Dere ser nøden vi er i, hvordan Jerusalem ligger i ruiner og portene er brent opp. Kom, la oss bygge opp igjen Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger er en spott.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så sa jeg til dem: Dere ser den vanskelige situasjonen vi er i, hvordan Jerusalem ligger i ruiner, og portene er brent opp: Kom, la oss bygge opp Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger er en skam.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa jeg til dem: Dere ser hvilken dårlig tilstand vi er i; hvordan Jerusalem ligger øde og portene er brent med ild: kom, la oss bygge opp Jerusalems mur, så vi ikke lenger blir til skam.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & I saide vnto the: Ye se the myserye yt we are in, how Ierusale lyeth wayst, & how ye gates therof are brent wt fyre, come, let vs buylde vp ye walles of Ierusale, yt we be nomore a rebuke.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Afterward I said vnto them, Ye see the miserie that we are in, how Ierusalem lyeth waste, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire: come and let vs buylde the wall of Ierusalem, that we be no more a reproche.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Afterwarde sayde I vnto them: Ye see the miserie that we are in, howe Hierusalem lyeth waste, and howe the gates thereof are burnt with fire: come therefore, and let vs buylde vp the wall of Hierusalem, and that we be no more a rebuke.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we [are] in, how Jerusalem [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then said I to them, You see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and the gates of it are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and I say unto them, `Ye are seeing the evil that we are in, in that Jerusalem `is' waste, and its gates have been burnt with fire; come and we build the wall of Jerusalem, and we are not any more a reproach.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I unto them, Ye see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I said to them, You see what a bad condition we are in; how Jerusalem is a waste, and its doorways burned with fire: come, let us get to work, building up the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be put to shame.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said to them, "You see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won't be disgraced."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then I said to them,“You see the problem that we have: Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned. Come on! Let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that this reproach will not continue.”

Referenced Verses

• Neh 1:3 : 3 And they said to me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.
• Ezek 5:14 : 14 Moreover I will make you a waste, and a reproach among the nations that are around you, in the sight of all that pass by.
• Lam 3:45-46 : 45 You have made us like refuse and scorn among the people. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
• Ps 44:13 : 13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to those that are around us.
• Ps 79:4 : 4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.
• Jer 24:9 : 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their harm, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.
• Lam 2:2 : 2 The Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob, and has not pitied: He has thrown down in His wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground: He has defiled the kingdom and its princes.
• Lam 2:8-9 : 8 The Lord has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: He has stretched out a line, He has not withdrawn His hand from destroying: therefore He made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.
• 1 Sam 11:2 : 2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, "On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it as a reproach upon all Israel."
• Ezra 5:1-2 : 1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even to them. 2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, arose and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
• Ezra 10:2-4 : 2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have sinned against our God and have taken foreign wives from the peoples of the land, yet now there is hope for Israel in this matter. 3 Therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the advice of my lord and those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the law. 4 Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be strong and do it.
• Ps 79:12 : 12 And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.
• Ps 89:50-51 : 50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants; how I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 51 With which your enemies have reproached, O LORD, with which they have reproached the footsteps of your anointed.
• Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. 4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you.
• Lam 3:51 : 51 My eye affects my heart because of all the daughters of my city.
• Ezek 22:4-5 : 4 You have become guilty by the blood that you have shed, and have defiled yourself with your idols which you have made; and you have caused your days to draw near, and have come even to your years: therefore I have made you a reproach to the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. 5 Those who are near, and those who are far from you, shall mock you, who are infamous and much vexed.