Verse 3

Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, or he may strike us with plague or with the sword."

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    De sa: «Hebreernes Gud har kalt på oss. La oss få dra tre dagers reise inn i ørkenen for å ofre våre offer til Herren vår Gud, så han ikke rammer oss med pest eller sverd.»

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    De sa: «Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss; la oss derfor gå en tre dagers reise inn i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, så han ikke kommer over oss med pest eller sverd.»

  • Norsk King James

    Og de sa: Hebreernes Gud har truffet oss; la oss dra, vi ber deg, tre dager inn i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud; ellers kan han ramme oss med pest eller sverd.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    De sa: Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vær så snill og la oss dra tre dagsreiser inn i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud, så han ikke slår oss med pest eller sverd.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    De sa: 'Hebreernes Gud har åpenbart seg for oss. La oss få dra en tre dagers reise ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud, ellers vil han slå oss med pest eller sverd.'

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da sa de: Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vennligst la oss dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, for at han ikke skal ramme oss med pest eller sverd.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    De sa: Den hebreiske Gud har vært med oss; la oss få reise tre dagers ferd inn i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren, vår Gud, for at han ikke skal ramme oss med pest eller sverd.

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

    Da sa de: Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vennligst la oss dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, for at han ikke skal ramme oss med pest eller sverd.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    De sa: «Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. La oss få gå tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, for at han ikke skal slå oss med pest eller sverd.»

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    De sa: 'Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. La oss få gå tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, ellers vil han slå oss med pest eller sverd.'

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og de sagde: De Ebræers Gud mødte os; Kjære, lad os gaae tre Dages Reise i Ørken og gjøre Herren vor Gud Offer, at han ikke skal møde os med Pestilentse eller med Sværdet.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    De svarte: «Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vi ber deg, la oss dra en tre-dagers reise ut i ørkenen, så vi kan ofre til Herren vår Gud, for at han ikke skal ramme oss med pest eller sverd.»

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray you, a three-day journey into the desert and sacrifice to the Lord our God; lest he strike us with pestilence or with the sword.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    De sa: "Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vær så snill, la oss dra tre dagsreiser inn i ørkenen og ofre til Herren, vår Gud, ellers kan han slå oss med pest eller sverd."

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Da sa de: «Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. La oss be deg om å få reise tre dagsreiser inn i ørkenen, så vi kan ofre til Herren vår Gud, ellers kan Han ramme oss med pest eller sverd.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    De sa: Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss. Vi ber om å få dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud, ellers kan han slå oss med pest eller sverd.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    De sa: Hebreernes Gud har møtt oss; la oss få dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud, så han ikke kommer over oss med sykdom eller sverd.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    I knowe not the Lorde, nether will let Israel goo. And they sayde: the God of the Ebrues hath mett with vs: let vs goo (we praye the) iij. dayes iourney in to the deserte, that we maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde oure God: lest he smyte vs ether with pestilence or with swerde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I knowe not the LORDE, nether wil I let Israel go.They sayde: The God of the Hebrues hath called vs. Let vs go now therfore thre dayes iourney in the wildernes, & do sacrifice vnto the LORDE or God, yt there happen not vnto vs pestilece or swerde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they saide, We worship the God of the Ebrewes: we pray thee, let vs goe three daies iourney in the desert, and sacrifice vnto the Lord our God, least he bring vpon vs the pestilence or sword.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they sayde, The God of the Hebrewes is called ouer vs: let vs go we pray thee three dayes iourney into the desert, and do sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God: lest he smyte vs with pestilence or with the sworde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they say, `The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with sword.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they said, The God of the Hebrews has come to us: let us then go three days' journey into the waste land to make an offering to the Lord our God, so that he may not send death on us by disease or the sword.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And they said,“The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go a three-day journey into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, so that he does not strike us with plague or the sword.”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 3:18 : 18 The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you, along with the elders, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'
  • Deut 28:21 : 21 The LORD will cause pestilence to cling to you until He has consumed you from the land that you are entering to possess.
  • 2 Kgs 17:25 : 25 When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of the people.
  • 2 Chr 30:8 : 8 Now do not harden your necks as your ancestors did. Submit to the LORD; come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.
  • Ezra 7:23 : 23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be carried out diligently for the house of the God of heaven, so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.
  • Ezek 6:11 : 11 This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out, 'Alas!' because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine, and plague.
  • Zech 14:16-19 : 16 Then all who survive from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Booths. 17 If any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, they will have no rain. 18 If the family of Egypt does not go up and come, they too will receive the plague that the Lord will strike on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths. 19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.