Verse 10

Do not forsake your own friend, nor your father's friend, and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity; better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ikke forlat din venn og din fars venn, og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på din nøds dag. Bedre er en nær nabo enn en fjern bror.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Forlat ikke din venn og din fars venn; ei heller gå til din brors hus på din nødens dag: for bedre er en nabo som er nær enn en bror langt borte.

• Norsk King James

  Forsøm ikke din venn og din fars venn; gå ikke inn i din brors hus i nødens stund, for bedre er en nær nabo enn en bror som bor langt borte.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Forlat ikke din venn eller din fars venn, og oppsøk ikke brorens hus på ulykkens dag; en nabo nær er bedre enn en bror langt borte.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Forlat ikke din venn eller din fars venn, og gå ikke til din brors hus på din dag i nød. Bedre er en nabo nær enn en bror langt borte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ikke forlat din egen venn, eller din fars venn; og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på ulykkens dag, for bedre er en nabo i nærheten enn en bror langt borte.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Forlat ikke din venn eller din fars venn, og gå ikke til din brors hus i din ulykke, for en nær nabo er bedre enn en bror langt borte.

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

  Ikke forlat din egen venn, eller din fars venn; og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på ulykkens dag, for bedre er en nabo i nærheten enn en bror langt borte.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Din venn og din fars venn, forlat dem ikke. Gå ikke inn i din brors hus på din ulykkes dag; en nær nabo er bedre enn en fjern bror.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Do not abandon your friend or your father's friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in your day of disaster; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Forlat ikke din venn og din fars venn; gå heller ikke til din brors hus på trengselens dag. En nabo i nærheten er bedre enn en bror langt borte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Forlad ikke din Ven og din Faders Ven, og gak ikke i din Broders Huus paa din Modgangs Dag; en Nabo er bedre nær hos, end en Broder langt borte.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Forlat ikke din venn eller din fars venn, og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på ulykkens dag; for en nabo nærme er bedre enn en bror langt borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Forlat ikke din venn og din fars venn, gå ikke til din brors hus på dagen for din ulykke. Bedre er en nabo som er nær, enn en bror langt borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Forlat ikke din egen venn, og ikke din fars venn, og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på ulykkens dag; bedre er en nabo i nærheten enn en bror langt borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Din venn, og din fars venn, forsøm dem ikke; og gå ikke til brorens hus på din ulykkes dag: bedre er en nabo som er nær enn en bror langt borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gi ikke opp din venn eller din fars venn; og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på nødens dag: bedre er en nabo i nærheten enn en bror langt borte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thyne owne frende and thy fathers frende se thou forsake not, but go not in to thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble. Better is a frende at hode, then a brother farre of.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake thou not: neither enter into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thyne owne frende and thy fathers frende see thou forsake not, and go not into thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble: for better is a frende at hand, then a brother farre of.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better `is' a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 18:24 : 24 A man who has friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
• 1 Kgs 12:6-8 : 6 And King Rehoboam consulted with the old men who stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do you advise that I should answer this people? 7 And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever. 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him,
• Prov 17:17 : 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
• 2 Sam 21:7 : 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
• Isa 41:8-9 : 8 But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. 9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called you from the chief men thereof, and said to you, You are my servant; I have chosen you, and not cast you away. 10 Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
• Obad 1:12-14 : 12 But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother in the day of his calamity; nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; nor should you have spoken proudly in the day of distress. 13 You should not have entered the gate of My people in the day of their calamity; indeed, you should not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity. 14 You should not have stood at the crossroads to cut off those among them who escaped; nor should you have delivered up those among them who remained in the day of distress.
• Luke 10:30-37 : 30 And Jesus answered and said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that way, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34 And went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you. 36 Now, which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves? 37 And he said, He who showed mercy on him. Then Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise.
• Acts 23:12 : 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
• Jer 2:5 : 5 Thus says the LORD, What wrong have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have followed idols, and have become idolaters?
• Prov 19:7 : 7 All the brethren of the poor hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
• 2 Sam 19:24 : 24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
• 2 Sam 19:28 : 28 For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those that eat at your own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry anymore to the king?
• 2 Chr 10:6-8 : 6 And King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel do you give me to return an answer to this people? 7 And they spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever. 8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, who stood before him.
• 2 Chr 24:22 : 22 So Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
• Job 6:21-23 : 21 For now you are nothing; you see my downfall and are afraid. 22 Did I say, Bring to me? Or Give a reward for me of your substance? 23 Or Deliver me from the enemy's hand? Or Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
• Acts 23:23-35 : 23 And he called two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen at the third hour of the night; 24 And provide animals to set Paul on, and bring him safely to Felix the governor. 25 And he wrote a letter in this manner: 26 Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings. 27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. Then I came with an army and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman. 28 And when I wanted to know the charges for which they accused him, I brought him before their council. 29 I found him to be accused over questions about their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving death or imprisonment. 30 And when it was disclosed to me that a plot was about to be executed against the man, I sent him immediately to you, having also commanded his accusers to state their case before you. Farewell. 31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 On the next day they left the horsemen to go with him and returned to the barracks. 33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him. 34 When the governor had read the letter, he asked from what province he was. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, I will hear you when your accusers have come also. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.