Verse 27

Then he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a burnt sacrifice on the city wall. Great wrath came upon Israel, so they withdrew from him and returned to their own land.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da Moabs konge så at slaget var tapt, tok han sin førstefødte sønn, som skulle arve ham, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. Det kom en stor vrede over Israel, så de trakk seg tilbake og vendte hjem til sitt eget land.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så tok han sin eldste sønn, som skulle ha regjert i hans sted, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. Og det ble stor harme mot Israel; og de dro bort fra ham og vendte tilbake til sitt eget land.

• Norsk King James

  Da tok han sin eldste sønn, som skulle ha regjert etter ham, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. Og det ble stor forbannelse mot Israel; og de dro bort fra ham og vendte tilbake til sitt eget land.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da tok han sin førstefødte sønn, som skulle ha blitt konge i hans sted, og ofret ham som brennoffer på bymuren. Da ble det stor vrede mot Israel, og de forlot ham og vendte tilbake til sitt eget land.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så tok han sin eldste sønn, som skulle regjere etter ham, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. Det ble stor vrede mot Israel, så de forlot ham og vendte tilbake til sitt eget land.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da tok han sin eldste sønn, som skulle ha regjert i hans sted, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. Og det ble stor forbitrelse mot Israel. De dro fra ham og vendte tilbake til sitt land.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da tok han sin eldste sønn, som skulle ha regjert i hans sted, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på bymuren. Stor forargelse reiste seg mot Israel, og de lot ham, før de vendte tilbake til sitt eget land.

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

  Da tok han sin eldste sønn, som skulle ha regjert i hans sted, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. Og det ble stor forbitrelse mot Israel. De dro fra ham og vendte tilbake til sitt land.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så tok han sin førstefødte sønn som skulle bli konge etter ham, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. En stor vrede kom over Israel, så de trakk seg tilbake fra ham og vendte tilbake til sitt eget land.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så tok han sin førstefødte sønn, som skulle bli konge etter ham, og ofret ham som brennoffer på muren. Da kom det stor vrede over Israel, så de dro bort fra ham og vendte tilbake til sitt eget land.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da tog han sin Søn, den Førstefødte, som skulde bleven Konge i hans Sted, og offrede ham til Brændoffer paa Muren; da blev der en stor Vrede mod Israel, og de droge fra ham og kom tilbage til (deres) Land.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så tok han sin eldste sønn, som skulle ha hersket i hans sted, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. Da ble det stor vrede mot Israel, og de dro bort fra ham og vendte tilbake til sitt eget land.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then he took his eldest son, who was to reign in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great wrath against Israel, and they departed from him and returned to their own land.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da tok han sin eldste sønn, som skulle ha regjert i hans sted, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. Da ble det stor vrede mot Israel; og de dro bort fra ham og vendte tilbake til sitt eget land.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han tok da sin eldste sønn, som skulle bli konge i hans sted, og ofret ham som brennoffer på muren. Da ble det stor vrede mot Israel, og de dro bort fra ham og vendte tilbake til sitt land.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så tok han sin eldste sønn, som skulle ha regjert etter ham, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. Og det ble stor vrede mot Israel, og de dro bort fra ham og vendte tilbake til sitt eget land.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så tok han sin eldste sønn, som skulle blitt konge etter ham, og ofret ham som et brennoffer på muren. Så kom det stor vrede over Israel; og de vendte tilbake fra ham, til sitt eget land.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then toke he his first sonne, which shulde haue bene kynge in his steade, and offred him for a burntofferynge vpon the wall. Then came there a greate wrath ouer Israel, that they departed from him, and turned agayne into their londe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then he tooke his eldest sonne, that should haue reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offring vpon the wall: so that Israel was sore grieued, and they departed from him, and returned to their countrey.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And then he toke his eldest sonne that should haue raigned in his steade, and offered him for a burnt offering vpon the wall: And there was great indigtion against Israel, and they departed from him, and returned to their owne lande.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him [for] a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to [their own] land.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he taketh his son, the first-born who reigneth in his stead, and causeth him to ascend -- a burnt-offering on the wall, and there is great wrath against Israel, and they journey from off him, and turn back to the land.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he took his oldest son, who would have been king after him, offering him as a burned offering on the wall. So there was great wrath against Israel; and they went away from him, back to their country.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him up as a burnt sacrifice on the wall. There was an outburst of divine anger against Israel, so they broke off the attack and returned to their homeland.

Referenced Verses

• Mic 6:7 : 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand streams of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
• Amos 2:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom.'
• Deut 12:31 : 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because they practice for their gods every abomination that the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
• Judg 11:31 : 31 whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites will belong to the Lord, and I will offer it as a burnt offering.'
• Judg 11:39 : 39 After the two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she was a virgin. From this, it became a custom in Israel
• 1 Sam 14:36-46 : 36 Saul said, 'Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn. Let us not leave one of them alive.' They replied, 'Do whatever seems best to you.' But the priest said, 'Let us inquire of God here.' 37 Saul inquired of God, 'Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?' But He did not answer him that day. 38 Then Saul said, 'Come here, all you chiefs of the people. Investigate and find out what sin has been committed today. 39 As surely as the Lord, who saves Israel, lives—even if it is my son Jonathan—he must die.' But no one among the people said a word. 40 Then Saul said to all Israel, 'You stand on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will stand on the other.' And the people said to Saul, 'Do whatever seems right to you.' 41 Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel: 'Give a perfect lot.' Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the people were cleared. 42 Saul said, 'Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son.' And Jonathan was taken. 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, 'Tell me what you have done.' So Jonathan told him, 'I merely tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand, and now I must die?' 44 Saul said, 'May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not surely die, Jonathan.' 45 But the people said to Saul, 'Should Jonathan die, he who has brought about this great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he acted with God’s help today.' So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death. 46 Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.
• 1 Kgs 20:13 : 13 Meanwhile, a prophet approached Ahab, king of Israel, and said, 'This is what the LORD says: Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and you will know that I am the LORD.'
• 1 Kgs 20:28 : 28 Then a man of God approached the king of Israel and said, "This is what the LORD says: Because the Arameans think that the LORD is a god of the hills and not a god of the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your hands, and you will know that I am the LORD."
• 1 Kgs 20:43 : 43 Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went to his palace in Samaria.
• Ps 106:37-38 : 37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. 38 They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.
• Ezek 16:20 : 20 You even took the sons and daughters you bore to me and sacrificed them to the idols as food. Was your prostitution not enough?
• Gen 22:2 : 2 Then God said, 'Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.'
• Gen 22:13 : 13 Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he went and took the ram, and he offered it as a burnt offering instead of his son.