Verse 5

Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dette fordi de ikke møtte deg med brød og vann på veien da dere dro ut av Egypt, og fordi de hyret Bileam, sønn av Beor fra Petor i Mesopotamia, for å forbanne deg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men Herren din Gud ville ikke høre på Bileam, men Herren din Gud vendte forbannelsen til en velsignelse for deg, fordi Herren din Gud elsket deg.

• Norsk King James

  Men Herren din Gud ville ikke høre på Bileam; men Herren din Gud forvandlet forbannelsen til velsignelse for deg, fordi Herren din Gud elsket deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Herren din Gud ville ikke høre på Bileam. Herren din Gud forvandlet forbannelsen til velsignelse for deg, fordi han elsker deg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dette er fordi de ikke møtte dere med brød og vann på veien da dere dro ut av Egypt, og fordi de leide Bileam, sønn av Beor fra Petor i Mesopotamia, til å forbanne deg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Herren din Gud ville ikke høre på Bileam; i stedet gjorde Herren din Gud forbannelsen til velsignelse for deg, fordi Herren din Gud elsker deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Allikevel hørte ikke HERRENS din Gud på Balaam; i stedet forvandlet han forbannelsen til en velsignelse for deg, for HERRENS din Gud elsket deg.

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

  Men Herren din Gud ville ikke høre på Bileam; i stedet gjorde Herren din Gud forbannelsen til velsignelse for deg, fordi Herren din Gud elsker deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dette er fordi de ikke møtte dere med brød og vann på veien da dere kom ut av Egypt, og fordi de leide Bileam, Beors sønn fra Petor i Mesopotamia, for å forbande dere.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This is because they did not meet you with bread and water on your way out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor of Aram Naharaim to curse you.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dette er fordi de ikke møtte dere med brød og vann på veien da dere kom ut av Egypt, og fordi de leide Bileam, Beors sønn, fra Petor i Mesopotamia til å forbanne dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Herren din Gud vilde ikke høre Bileam, og Herren din Gud vendte dig Forbandelsen om til Velsignelse; thi Herren din Gud havde dig kjær.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men Herren din Gud ville ikke høre på Bileam; men Herren din Gud gjorde forbannelsen til en velsignelse for deg, fordi Herren din Gud elsket deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Likevel ville ikke Herren din Gud høre på Bileam, men Herren din Gud forvandlet forbannelsen til velsignelse for deg fordi Herren din Gud elsket deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Herren din Gud ville ikke høre på Bileam, og Herren din Gud gjorde forbannelsen om til en velsignelse for deg, fordi Herren din Gud elsket deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Likevel ville ikke Herren din Gud høre på Bileam, men Herren din Gud gjorde forbannelsen om til en velsignelse for deg, fordi Herren din Gud elsket deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Herren din Gud ville ikke høre på Balaam; Herren forvandlet forbannelsen til velsignelse for deg fordi han elsket deg.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Neuerthelesse the Lorde thy God wolde not herken vnto Balaam, but turned the curse to a blessinge vnto the, because the Lorde thy God loued the.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But ye LORDE yi God wolde not heare Balaam, and turned the curse to a blessynge vnto the: because the LORDE yi God loued the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Neuerthelesse, the Lorde thy God would not hearken vnto Balaam, but the Lord thy God turned the curse to a blessing vnto thee, because the Lord thy God loued thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Neuerthelesse, the Lorde thy God woulde not hearken vnto Balaam: but the Lord thy God turned the curse to a blessing vnto thee, because the Lord thy God loued thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Nevertheless Yahweh your God wouldn't listen to Balaam; but Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because Yahweh your God loved you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jehovah thy God hath not been willing to hearken unto Balaam, and Jehovah thy God doth turn for thee the reviling to a blessing, because Jehovah thy God hath loved thee;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Nevertheless Jehovah thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but Jehovah thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because Jehovah thy God loved thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Nevertheless Yahweh your God wouldn't listen to Balaam; but Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because Yahweh your God loved you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the LORD your God refused to listen to Balaam and changed the curse to a blessing, for the LORD your God loves you.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 7:7-8 : 7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all people: 8 But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
• Rom 8:31 : 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
• 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
• Eph 2:4-5 : 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, made us alive together with Christ, (by grace you are saved;)
• Num 23:5-9 : 5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak. 6 And he returned to him, and behold, he stood by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Moab. 7 And he took up his parable and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel. 8 How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him and from the hills I behold him; behold, the people shall dwell alone and shall not be reckoned among the nations. 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of one-fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like his! 11 And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them abundantly. 12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?
• Num 24:9 : 9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, and like a great lion; who shall stir him up? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.
• Rom 11:28 : 28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.
• Num 22:35 : 35 And the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
• Num 23:16-26 : 16 And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak and say thus. 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the LORD spoken? 18 And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor: 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? 20 Behold, I have received a commandment to bless, and he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it. 21 He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen perverseness in Israel; the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. 22 God brought them out of Egypt; he has the strength of a wild ox. 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel; at this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God done! 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion and lift himself up like a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey and drinks the blood of the slain. 25 And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 26 But Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell you, All that the LORD speaks, I must do?
• Deut 33:3 : 3 Indeed, he loved the people; all his saints are in your hand: and they sit down at your feet; every one shall receive of your words.
• Ps 73:1 : 1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to those who are of a pure heart.
• Prov 26:2 : 2 As the bird by wandering, and the swallow by flying, so a cause-less curse shall not come.
• Jer 31:3 : 3 The LORD appeared to me long ago, saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn you.
• Ezek 16:8 : 8 Now when I passed by you, and looked upon you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my garment over you, and covered your nakedness; yes, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord GOD, and you became mine.
• Mic 6:5 : 5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteousness of the LORD.
• Mal 1:2 : 2 I have loved you, says the LORD. Yet you say, How have you loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the LORD. Yet I loved Jacob,
• Rom 9:13 : 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.