Verse 10

Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; do not be sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sa han til dem: 'Gå og spis fete retter og drikk søte drikker, og del med de som ikke har noe klart. For denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke nedstemte, for Herren er deres styrke.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sa han til dem: Gå bort, spis fete retter, og drikk søte drikker, og send deler til dem som ikke har noe ferdig, for denne dag er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke bedrøvet; for glede i Herren er deres styrke.

• Norsk King James

  Da sa han til dem: Gå av sted, spis det fete, og drikk det søte, og send porsjoner til de som ikke har noe forberedt: for denne dagen er hellig; ikke vær lei dere; for gleden i Herren er deres styrke.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sa videre: «Gå og spis fete retter og drikk søte drikker, og send deler til dem som ikke har forberedt noe, for denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke bekymret, for gleden i Herren er deres styrke.»

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sa han til dem: 'Gå av sted, spis fete retter og drikk søte drikker, og send deler til dem som ikke har gjort noe klart, for denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke bedrøvet, for glede i Herren er deres styrke.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så sa han til dem: «Gå hjem, spis fete retter og drikk søte drikkevarer, og send deler til dem som ikke har noe forberedt; for denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke bedrøvet, for glede i Herren er deres styrke.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa han til dem: «Gå deres vei, spis det fete og drikk det søte, og send også mat til dem som ikke har noe forberedt, for denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke triste, for Herrens glede er deres styrke.»

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

  Så sa han til dem: «Gå hjem, spis fete retter og drikk søte drikkevarer, og send deler til dem som ikke har noe forberedt; for denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke bedrøvet, for glede i Herren er deres styrke.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og han sa til dem: «Gå og spis fete retter, drikk søte drikker, og send gaver til dem som ikke har noe forberedt, for denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke bedrøvet, for Herrens glede er deres styrke.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Nehemiah said, 'Go and celebrate with rich foods and sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sa han til dem: 'Gå hjem og spis fete retter og drikk søte drikker, og send noe til dem som ikke har noe forberedt. For denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke bedrøvet, for Herrens glede er deres styrke.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fremdeles sagde han til dem: Gaaer, æder det Fede og drikker det Søde, og sender den Dele, som Intet haver tilberedt, thi denne Dag er vor Herre hellig; derfor bekymrer eder ikke, thi Herrens Glæde, den er eders Styrke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: ither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så sa han til dem: Gå av sted, spis det fete og drikk det søte, og send deler til dem som ikke har noe forberedt, for denne dag er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke bedrøvet, for Herrens glede er deres styrke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sa han til dem: "Gå av sted, spis det fete og drikk det søte, og send deler til dem som ingenting har forberedt; for denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre: vær ikke bedrøvet, for Herrens glede er deres styrke."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han sa til dem: «Gå, spis gode retter og drikk søte drikker, og send deler til dem som ikke har noe tilberedt; for i dag er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke bedrøvet, for gleden i Herren er deres styrke.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han sa til dem: Gå nå, spis det fete og drikk det søte og send porsjoner til dem som ingenting er forberedt for; for denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre: vær ikke bedrøvet; for Herrens glede er deres styrke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa han til dem: Gå nå og ta med dere det beste mat og drikke og send noe til dem som ikke har noe klart: for denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre: og la det ikke være sorg i hjertene; for Herrens glede er deres styrke.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore sayde he vnto them: Go youre waye, and eate the fat, and drynke the swete, and sende parte vnto them also that haue not prepared themselues: for this daye is holy vnto oure LORDE, be not ye sory therfore: for the ioye of the LORDE is youre strength.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He saide also vnto the, Go, and eate of the fat, & drinke the sweete, & send part vnto them, for whome none is prepared: for this day is holie vnto our Lorde: be ye not sorie therefore: for the ioy of the Lord is your strength.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he saide vnto them: Go your way, and eate the fat, and drinke the sweete, and send part vnto them also that haue not prepared for them selues, for this day is holy vnto our Lorde: be not ye sory therefore, for the ioy of the Lorde is your strength.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for [this] day [is] holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord: neither be you grieved; for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith to them, `Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for to-day `is' holy to our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your [ strength.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Don't be grieved; for the joy of Yahweh is your strength."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to them,“Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Referenced Verses

• Prov 17:22 : 22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.
• Ps 28:7-8 : 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise him. 8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
• 2 Cor 12:8-9 : 8 For this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times, that it might depart from me. 9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
• Ps 149:2 : 2 Let Israel rejoice in him who made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
• Esth 9:19 : 19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, who dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
• Esth 9:22 : 22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned for them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
• Eccl 2:24 : 24 There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy the good of his labor. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.
• Eccl 9:7 : 7 Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now accepts your works.
• 2 Cor 8:2 : 2 How in a severe test of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the riches of their generosity.
• Deut 26:11-13 : 11 And you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you. 12 When you have made an end of tithing all the tithes of your increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within your gates, and be filled; 13 Then you shall say before the LORD your God, I have removed the sacred things out of my house, and also have given them to the Levite, and to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandments which you have commanded me: I have not transgressed your commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
• Eccl 11:2 : 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
• Song 5:1 : 1 I have come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.
• Isa 12:1-3 : 1 And in that day you shall say, O LORD, I will praise you: though you were angry with me, your anger is turned away, and you comforted me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also has become my salvation. 3 Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation.
• Isa 35:1-4 : 1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the majesty of our God. 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.
• Isa 61:10 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
• Isa 6:7-8 : 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said, Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged. 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.
• 1 Tim 6:17-18 : 17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy; 18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share;
• Joel 2:23 : 23 Be glad then, children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the former rain in due measure, and he will cause the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain in the first month.
• Luke 11:41 : 41 But rather give alms of such things as you have; and behold, all things are clean to you.
• Eccl 3:13 : 13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.
• Eccl 5:18 : 18 Behold, what I have seen: it is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him; for it is his portion.
• Job 31:16-18 : 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my portion alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it; 18 (For from my youth he was raised with me as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)