Verse 23

Thus says the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the garment of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sier Herren, Gud over hærskarene: I de dager skal ti menn fra alle språk blant nasjonene gripe tak i en jødisk manns kappe og si: 'La oss gå med dere, for vi har hørt at Gud er med dere.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: I de dagene skal ti menn fra alle språk blant nasjonene ta tak i kanten av en jødes kappe og si: Vi vil gå med dere, for vi har hørt at Gud er med dere.

• Norsk King James

  Slik sier Herren, Gud over hærskaren; I de dager skal det skje at ti menn fra alle språkene i folkene skal ta tak i jøden, og si, Vi vil gå med deg; for vi har hørt at Gud er med deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så sier Herrens, hærskarenes Gud: Det skal skje i de dager at ti menn fra alle nasjoners språk skal gripe fatt i jakkesnippen til en jødisk mann og si: Vi vil gå med dere, for vi har hørt at Gud er med dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: I de dager skal ti menn fra alle folkets språkgrupper ta tak i kappen til en jøde og si: 'La oss gå med dere, for vi har hørt at Gud er med dere.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: I de dager skal det skje at ti menn fra alle folkeslags språk skal gripe tak i kanten av en manns kappe som er en jøde, og si: Vi vil gå med deg, for vi har hørt at Gud er med deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Slik sier HERRENs hærskarer: I de dager skal det skje at ti menn, fra alle nasjoners språk, skal gripe tak i kanten på den jødiske mannens kappe og si: «Vi vil følge med deg, for vi har hørt at Gud er med deg.»

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

  Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: I de dager skal det skje at ti menn fra alle folkeslags språk skal gripe tak i kanten av en manns kappe som er en jøde, og si: Vi vil gå med deg, for vi har hørt at Gud er med deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: I de dager skal ti mennesker av alle nasjonenes tungemål ta fatt i kappefliken til en jødisk mann og si: La oss få gå med dere, for vi har hørt at Gud er med dere.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In those days, ten men from every language and nation will take hold of the robe of a Jewish man and say, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: I de dager skal ti menn fra alle språk i nasjonene gripe fatt i kappen til en jøde og si: «Vi vil gå med dere, for vi har hørt at Gud er med dere.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa sagde den Herre Zebaoth: (Det skal skee) i de samme Dage, at ti Mænd af alle Hedningernes Tungemaal skulle tage fat, ja, de skulle tage fat paa en jødisk Mands Flig, sigende: Vi ville gaae med eder, thi vi have hørt, (at) Gud er med eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: I de dager skal det skje at ti menn fra alle nasjoners språk skal gripe en jødisk manns kappe og si: Vi vil gå med deg, for vi har hørt at Gud er med dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så sier Yahve, hærskarenes Gud: "I de dager, vil ti menn ta tak, fra alle folkene og språkene til nasjonene, de vil gripe tak i kanten av kappen til en jøde, og si: 'Vi vil gå med deg, for vi har hørt at Gud er med deg.'"

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Slik sier Herren over hærskarenes Gud: I de dager skal ti menn fra alle folkeslags språk ta tak i kanten av en jødes kappe, idet de sier: Vi går med dere, for vi har hørt at Gud er med dere!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: På den tid skal ti menn fra alle nasjonenes språk ta tak i kappen til en jøde og si: Vi vil gå med dere, for vi har hørt at Gud er med dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dette er hva hærskarenes Gud har sagt: I de dager vil ti menn fra alle språk blant nasjonene strekke ut hendene og ta tak i skjørtet til en jøde og si: Vi vil gå med deg, for vi har hørt at Gud er med deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes: In that tyme shal ten men (out of all maner of languages of the Gentiles) take one Iewe by the hemme of his garment, and saye: we wil go with you, for we haue herde, that God is amonge you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, In those dayes shall ten men take holde out of all languages of the nations, euen take holde of the skirt of him that is a Iewe, and say, We will go with you: for we haue heard that God is with you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes: In that time shall ten men (out of al maner of language of the Gentiles) take one Iewe by the hemme of his garment, and say, We wyll go with you: for we haue heard that God is among you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days [it shall come to pass], that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard [that] God [is] with you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: "In those days, ten men will take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they will take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, 'We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: In those days take hold do ten men of all languages of the nations, Yea, they have taken hold on the skirt of a man, a Jew, saying: We go with you, for we heard God `is' with you!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: In those days [it shall come to pass], that ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is what the Lord of armies has said: In those days, ten men from all the languages of the nations will put out their hands and take a grip of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for it has come to our ears that God is with you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus says Yahweh of Armies: "In those days, ten men will take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they will take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, 'We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘In those days ten people from all languages and nations will grasp hold of– indeed, grab– the robe of one Jew and say,“Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 14:25 : 25 And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.
• Isa 66:18 : 18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
• Isa 45:14 : 14 Thus says the LORD, The labor of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you, and they shall be yours: they shall follow you; in chains they shall come over, and they shall bow down to you, they shall make supplication to you, saying, Surely God is with you; and there is no other, there is no God.
• Acts 13:47-48 : 47 For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set you to be a light to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth. 48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
• Gen 31:7 : 7 And your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God did not allow him to harm me.
• Gen 31:41 : 41 Thus have I been twenty years in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your cattle: and you have changed my wages ten times.
• Num 10:29-32 : 29 And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying to the place which the LORD said, I will give it to you: come with us, and we will do you good: for the LORD has spoken good concerning Israel. 30 And he said to him, I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my kindred. 31 And he said, Do not leave us, I pray you; for you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you may be to us instead of eyes. 32 And it shall be, if you go with us, yes, it shall be, that whatever good the LORD shall do to us, the same we will do to you.
• Num 14:14-16 : 14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that you LORD are among this people, that you LORD are seen face to face, and that your cloud stands over them, and that you go before them, by day in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. 15 Now if you shall kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying, 16 Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he swore to them, therefore he has slain them in the wilderness.
• Num 14:22 : 22 Because all those men who have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not listened to my voice;
• Deut 4:6-7 : 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. 7 For what nation is there so great, who has God so near to them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
• Josh 2:9-9 : 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that your terror has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did unto the two kings of the Amorites, who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath. 12 Now therefore, I pray, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: 13 And that you will save my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
• Ruth 1:16-17 : 16 And Ruth said, Do not urge me to leave you, or to turn back from following you: for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay: your people shall be my people, and your God my God: 17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me.
• 1 Sam 15:27-28 : 27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it tore. 28 And Samuel said to him, The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.
• 2 Sam 15:19-22 : 19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why are you also going with us? Return to your place, and stay with the king: for you are a stranger and also an exile. 20 Whereas you came just yesterday, should I this day make you wander with us? seeing I go where I may, return, and take back your brethren: mercy and truth be with you. 21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will your servant be. 22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
• 1 Kgs 8:42-43 : 42 (For they shall hear of your great name, and of your strong hand, and of your outstretched arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; 43 Hear in heaven your dwelling place, and act according to all that the stranger calls to you for: that all people of the earth may know your name, to fear you, as do your people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have built, is called by your name.
• 2 Kgs 2:6 : 6 And Elijah said to him, Stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they both went on.
• 1 Chr 12:18 : 18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, O David, and we are on your side, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you. So David received them, and made them captains of the band.
• Job 19:3 : 3 These ten times you have reproached me; you are not ashamed that you make yourselves strange to me.
• 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.
• Isa 3:6 : 6 When a man shall take hold of his brother in his father’s house, saying, You have clothing, be our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand:
• Isa 4:1 : 1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes; only let us be called by your name, to take away our reproach.
• Acts 19:12 : 12 So that handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
• Isa 55:5 : 5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and the Holy One of Israel; for He has glorified you.
• Isa 60:3 : 3 And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
• Mic 5:5 : 5 And this man shall be the peace when the Assyrian comes into our land and when he treads in our palaces. Then we shall raise against him seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.
• Matt 18:21-22 : 21 Then Peter came to him, and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times? 22 Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, Up to seven times: but, Up to seventy times seven.
• Luke 8:44 : 44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stopped.
• Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no one could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and languages, stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb.
• Rev 14:6-7 : 6 And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth, to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people. 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea, and the springs of water.