Verse 55

But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them shall become irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and shall trouble you in the land where you dwell.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da vil de som blir igjen av landets innbyggere, bli torner i deres øyne og stikkende torn på deres sider, og de vil plage dere i det landet dere bor i.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut landets innbyggere fra deres ansikt, da skal de som dere lar bli igjen, være som torner i deres øyne og som brodder i deres sider, og de skal plages dere i landet dere bor.

• Norsk King James

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut innbyggerne i landet foran dere, skal det skje at de som dere lar bli igjen av dem, skal være som torner i deres øyne og törner i deres sider, og de skal plage dere i det land hvor dere bor.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut landets innbyggere foran dere, skal de som blir igjen, bli som torner i øynene deres og som brodd i sidene deres, og de skal plage dere i landet dere bor i.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut landets innbyggere foran dere, skal de som dere lar bli igjen bli som torner i øynene deres og som pigger i sidene deres, og de skal plage dere i det landet dere bor i.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut innbyggerne i landet foran dere; da vil de som dere lar bli igjen av dem, bli tornebusker i øynene deres og torner i sidene deres, og de vil plage dere i det landet hvor dere bor.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men om dere ikke driver ut de innfødte fra landet, vil de som blir værende bli en torn i deres øyne og en plage i landet dere skal bo.

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

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut innbyggerne i landet foran dere; da vil de som dere lar bli igjen av dem, bli tornebusker i øynene deres og torner i sidene deres, og de vil plage dere i det landet hvor dere bor.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut landets innbyggere foran dere, skal de som dere lar bli igjen, bli torner i deres øyne og brodder i deres sider. De skal plage dere i landet der dere bor.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they will harass you in the land where you live.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut innbyggerne i landet foran dere, da skal de som blir tilbake av dem, bli torner ved deres øyne og brodder ved deres sider, og de skal plage dere på det landet dere bor.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og dersom I ikke fordrive Landets Indbyggere fra eders Ansigt, da skulle de, som I lade blive tilovers af dem, vorde til Torne i eders Øine og til Braadde i eders Sider, og de skulle trænge eder i det Land, som I boe udi.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut innbyggerne i landet foran dere, da skal de som dere lar bli tilbake av dem bli som torner i øynene deres og pigger i sidene deres og plage dere i landet hvor dere bor.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut landets innbyggere foran dere, da skal de dere lar bli igjen blant dere, være som pigger i øynene deres og torner i sidene deres, og de vil plage dere i landet dere bor i.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men hvis dere ikke driver ut landets innbyggere foran dere, skal de dere lar bli igjen være som torner i øynene og pigger i sidene på dere, og de skal plage dere i landet dere bor i.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men dersom dere ikke driver ut landets innbyggere foran dere, da skal de som dere lar bli igjen, bli som torner i øynene deres og som pigger i siden, og de skal plage dere i landet der dere bor.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men hvis dere er trege med å drive ut landets folk, vil de som blir igjen der bli som torner i øynene og pigger i deres sider, og plage dere i landet dere bor.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But and yf ye will not dryue out the inhabiters of ye londe before you then these which ye let remayne of the shalbe thornes in youre eyes and dartes in youre sydes and shall vexe you in the lode wherein ye dwell.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf ye wyll not dryue out the inhabiters of ye lande before yor face, then they who ye suffre to remayne, shall be come thornes in youre eyes, and dartes in youre sydes, & shall vexe you in the londe where ye dwell.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But if ye will not driue out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those which yee let ramaine of them, shalbe prickes in your eyes, and thornes in your sides, and shall vexe you in the land wherein ye dwell.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But and if ye wyll not dryue out the inhabiters of the lande before you, then those whiche ye let remayne of them, shalbe prickes in your eyes, and dartes in your sides, and shall vexe you in the lande wherein ye dwell.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them [shall be] pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But if you will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then shall those who you let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land in which you dwell.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And if ye do not dispossess the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it hath been, those whom ye let remain of them, `are' for pricks in your eyes, and for thorns in your sides, and they have distressed you on the land in which ye are dwelling,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then shall those that ye let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if you are slow in driving out the people of the land, then those of them who are still there will be like pin-points in your eyes and like thorns in your sides, troubling you in the land where you are living.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them will be as pricks in your eyes and as thorns in your sides, and they will harass you in the land in which you dwell.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those whom you allow to remain will be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your side, and will cause you trouble in the land where you will be living.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 2:3 : 3 Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.
• Ps 106:34-36 : 34 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD had commanded them. 35 But they were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. 36 And they served their idols, which were a snare to them.
• Ezek 28:24 : 24 And there shall be no more a pricking brier to the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
• Exod 23:33 : 33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.
• Deut 7:16 : 16 And you shall consume all the people which the LORD your God shall deliver to you; your eye shall have no pity on them: neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare to you.
• Josh 23:12-13 : 12 Otherwise, if you do at all turn back, and join to the remnant of these nations, even those that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you: 13 Know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you.
• Judg 1:21-36 : 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, Show us, we pray you, the entrance into the city, and we will show you mercy. 25 And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day. 27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out. 29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became forced laborers. 31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob. 32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out. 33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became forced laborers to them. 34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain; for they would not allow them to come down to the valley. 35 But the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became forced laborers. 36 And the boundary of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
• Deut 7:4 : 4 For they will turn your son away from following me, that they may serve other gods: so the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and destroy you suddenly.