Verse 14

Then Haggai answered and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before Me, says the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Slik er også dette folket og denne nasjonen for mitt ansikt, sier Herren. Slik er alt de gjør, og alt de ofrer her, er urent.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da svarte Haggai og sa: Slik er dette folket, og slik er denne nasjonen for meg, sier Herren, og slik er all virksomhet fra deres hender og det som de ofrer der, er urent.

• Norsk King James

  Da svarte Hagai og sa: Slik er dette folket, og slik er denne nasjonen for meg, sier Herren; slik er hvert verk av deres hender; og det de ofrer der, er urent.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da svarte Haggai: Slik er dette folket, og slik er dette folkeslaget for mitt ansikt, sier Herren, og slik er all deres hånds gjerning, og det de ofrer der er urent.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da svarte Haggai og sa: Slik er dette folket, og slik er denne nasjonen for meg, sier Herren, og slik er alt deres henders arbeid; og det de ofrer der, er urent.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da svarte Haggai og sa: Slik er dette folket, og slik er dette folket i mitt nærvær, sier Herren, og slik er alle deres henders verk. Det de ofrer der, er urent.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så svarte Haggai og sa: Slik er dette folket, og slik er denne nasjonen for meg, sier Herren; slik er hver virksomhet med deres hender, og alt de ofrer der, er urent.

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

  Da svarte Haggai og sa: Slik er dette folket, og slik er dette folket i mitt nærvær, sier Herren, og slik er alle deres henders verk. Det de ofrer der, er urent.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så svarte Haggai og sa: Slik er dette folket, slik er denne nasjonen for meg, sier Herren, og slik er alle gjerninger som deres hender gjør. Alt de frem bærer er urent.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Haggai responded and said, 'So it is with this people, and so it is with this nation before me—this is the declaration of the LORD. So is every work of their hands, and whatever they offer there is defiled.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da svarte Haggai og sa: Så er dette folket, og slik er denne nasjonen for meg, sier Herren. Og slik er hver manns verk av deres hender, og det de ofrer der, er urent.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da svarede Haggai og sagde: Saaledes er dette Folk, og saaledes er dette (Slags) Folk for mit Ansigt, siger Herren, og saaledes er al deres Hænders Gjerning, og hvad de offre der, det er ureent.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then answered gai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så svarte Haggai og sa: Slik er dette folket, og slik er denne nasjonen for meg, sier Herren, og slik er alt arbeidet av deres hender; og det de ofrer der er urent.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da svarte Haggai, «‘Slik er dette folket, og slik er denne nasjonen for meg,’ sier Herren; ‘og slik er hvert arbeid de gjør. Det de ofrer der er urent.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Haggai svarte og sa: 'Slik er dette folket, og slik er denne nasjonen for meg, sier Herren, og slik er alle deres henders verk. Det de bringer hit er urent.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Haggai svarte og sa: Slik er dette folket, og slik er denne nasjonen for meg, sier Herren; og slik er alt deres henders verk; og det de ofrer der er urent.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa Haggai: Slik er dette folket og slik er denne nasjonen for mitt ansikt, sier Herren; og så er alt arbeid deres hender gjør; og offeret de gir der er urent.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The prestes gaue answere & sayed: yee, it shall be vnclene. The Aggeus answered, and sayde: Euen so is this people & this nacion before me, saieth ye LORDE: and so are all the workes of their hodes, yee and all that they offre, is vnclene.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (2:15) Then answered Haggai, and sayd, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the Lord: and so are all the workes of their hands, and that which they offer here, is vncleane.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Haggeus aunswered, and sayde: So is this people, and so is this nation before me sayth the Lord, and so is al the worke of their handes: & that which they offer there is vncleane.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then answered Haggai, and said, So [is] this people, and so [is] this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so [is] every work of their hands; and that which they offer there [is] unclean.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Haggai answered, "'So is this people, and so is this nation before me,' says Yahweh; 'and so is every work of their hands. That which they offer there is unclean.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Haggai answereth and saith, `So `is' this people, and so `is' this nation before Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and so `is' every work of their hands, and that which they bring near there -- it is unclean.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith Jehovah; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Haggai said, So is this people and so is this nation before me, says the Lord; and so is every work of their hands; and the offering they give there is unclean.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Haggai answered, "'So is this people, and so is this nation before me,' says Yahweh; 'and so is every work of their hands. That which they offer there is unclean.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Haggai responded,“‘The people of this nation are unclean in my sight,’ decrees the LORD.‘And so is all their effort; everything they offer is also unclean.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
• Prov 28:9 : 9 He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
• Isa 1:11-15 : 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me? says the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed animals; and I delight not in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of goats. 12 When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts? 13 Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates: they are a trouble to me; I am weary to bear them. 15 And when you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: indeed, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
• Titus 1:15 : 15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.
• Jude 1:23 : 23 but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.
• Ezra 3:2-3 : 2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak stood up, and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brothers, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God. 3 And they set the altar upon its bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings on it to the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
• Hag 1:4-9 : 4 Is it time for you, yourselves, to dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies in ruins? 5 Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. 6 You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but do not have enough; you drink, but are not filled; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes. 7 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. 8 Go up to the mountains, bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD. 9 You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of My house that is in ruins, while each of you runs to his own house. 10 Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. 11 For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
• Prov 21:4 : 4 A proud look, a haughty heart, and the plowing of the wicked are sin.
• Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with an evil intent?