Verse 5

And the people spoke against God and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loathes this light bread.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De klaget til Gud og Moses og sa: «Hvorfor førte dere oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Vi har verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr denne elendige maten.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og folket talte mot Gud og mot Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr dette tarvelige brødet.

• Norsk King James

  Og folket klagde til Gud og mot Moses: "Hvorfor har dere ført oss ut av Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? For det finnes ikke noe brød og vi har ikke vann; og vi hater dette lyse brødet!"

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Folket klagde mot Gud og Moses: Hvorfor førte dere oss ut av Egypt for å dø i ødemarken? Her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi hater dette elendige brødet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og folket talte mot Gud og mot Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Her er verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr denne usle maten.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Folket talte mot Gud og Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr denne lette maten.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Folket talte imot Gud og Moses: «Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Det er verken brød eller vann, og vi forakter dette mager-brødet.»

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

  Folket talte mot Gud og Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr denne lette maten.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Folket klagde mot Gud og Moses: "Hvorfor førte du oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Det er verken brød eller vann her, og vi avskyr dette elendige brødet."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The people spoke against God and Moses: 'Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, no water, and we detest this miserable food!'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Folket talte mot Gud og Moses: 'Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Vi har verken brød eller vann, og vi er lei av denne miserable maten.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Folket talede imod Gud og imod Mose: Hvorfor opførte I os af Ægypten, for at døe i Ørken? thi (her) er hverken Brød eller Vand, og vor Sjæl kjedes ved det meget ringe Brød.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Folket talte mot Gud og mot Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Det er verken brød eller vann, og vi er lei av dette elendige brødet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Folket talte mot Gud og mot Moses: Hvorfor har du ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Det er ikke brød og ikke vann, og vi avskyr dette lette brødet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De snakket imot Gud og mot Moses: 'Hvorfor har du ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? Her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi er leie av denne elendige maten.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Folk talte mot Gud og mot Moses: Hvorfor har dere ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? For her er det ikke brød og ikke vann; og vi avskyr dette usle brødet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de klaget mot Gud og mot Moses og sa: Hvorfor har du ført oss opp fra Egypt for å dø i ørkenen? For her er det verken brød eller vann, og vi avskyr dette elendige brødet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the people spake agenst God and agenst Moses: wherfore hast thou brought us out of Egipte for to dye in the wildernesse for here is nether bred nor water and oure soules lotheth this lyghte bred.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and they spake agaynst God and agaynst Moses: Wherfore hast thou brought vs out of the lande of Egipte, to slaye vs in the wildernesse? For here is nether bred ner water, and oure soule lotheth this lighte meate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the people spake against God and against Moses, saying, Wherefore haue ye brought vs out of Egypt, to die in the wildernesse? for here is neither bread nor water, & our soule lotheth this light bread.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the people spake agaynst God and agaynst Moyses: wherefore haue ye brought vs out of Egypt, for to dye in the wildernesse? for here is neither bread nor water, and our soule lotheth this lyght bread.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light bread.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the people speak against God, and against Moses, `Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The people spoke against God, and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light bread."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And the people spoke against God and against Moses,“Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness, for there is no bread or water, and we detest this worthless food.”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 78:19 : 19 Yes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
• Ps 78:24-25 : 24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the grain of heaven. 25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.
• Prov 27:7 : 7 The full soul loathes honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
• Exod 14:11 : 11 And they said to Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? why have you dealt with us in this way, to bring us out of Egypt?
• Exod 15:24 : 24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
• Exod 16:2-3 : 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 And the children of Israel said to them, If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, and when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
• Exod 16:7-8 : 7 And in the morning, you shall see the glory of the LORD; for he hears your complaints against the LORD: and what are we, that you complain against us? 8 And Moses said, This shall be when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread to the full in the morning; for the LORD hears your complaints which you make against him: and what are we? Your complaints are not against us, but against the LORD.
• Exod 16:15 : 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, What is it? For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat.
• Exod 16:31 : 31 And the house of Israel called its name Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers made with honey.
• Exod 17:2-3 : 2 Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD? 3 And the people were thirsty there for water; and the people grumbled against Moses, and said, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
• Num 11:1-9 : 1 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD; and the LORD heard it; and His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them, and consumed those who were in the outermost parts of the camp. 2 And the people cried to Moses; and when Moses prayed to the LORD, the fire was quenched. 3 And he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them. 4 And the mixed multitude that was among them fell to lusting, and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic: 6 But now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes. 7 And the manna was like coriander seed, and its color was like the color of bdellium. 8 The people went about and gathered it, ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and its taste was like the taste of fresh oil. 9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
• Num 14:1-4 : 1 And all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried; and the people wept that night. 2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness! 3 Why has the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be prey? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt? 4 And they said to one another, Let us choose a captain, and let us return to Egypt.
• Num 16:13-14 : 13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land that flows with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, unless you make yourself altogether a prince over us? 14 Moreover, you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up.
• Num 16:41 : 41 But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of the LORD.
• Num 17:12 : 12 And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.
• Ps 68:6 : 6 God sets the solitary in families; he brings out those who are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.