Verse 14

And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathers eggs that are left, I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og min hånd har funnet folkeslagenes rikdommer som et fuglerede; som man samler bortgjemte egg, har jeg samlet all jorden, og ingen har rørt en vinge, åpnet munnen eller kvitret.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og min hånd har funnet rikdommene til folkene som et rede; og som man sanker forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden; og det var ingen som bevegde vingen, eller åpnet munnen, eller kvitret.

• Norsk King James

  Og min hånd har funnet rikdommen som om det var et rede; og som en som samler egg som blir etterlatt, har jeg samlet hele jorden; og ingen rørte vingen, eller åpnet munnen, eller kvitrede.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Min hånd har funnet folkenes rikdom som et fuglerede, og jeg har sanket hele jorden som man sanker forlatte egg, uten at noen slo med vingene, åpnet nebbet eller kvitret.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Min hånd fant folkets rikdom som et rede; som en samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden, og det var ingen som beveget vingen, åpnet munnen eller kvitret.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og min hånd har funnet som en rede folkets rikdommer, og som en samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden; og det var ingen som rørte en vinge, åpnet munnen eller pep.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Min hånd har samlet folkets rikdommer som et rede, og som den som samler etterlatte egg har jeg samlet hele jorden – uten at noen rørte et vingeslag, åpnet munnen eller kvitret.

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

  Og min hånd har funnet som en rede folkets rikdommer, og som en samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden; og det var ingen som rørte en vinge, åpnet munnen eller pep.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Min hånd har grepet som et rede folkenes rikdom. Som en samler forlatte egg har jeg samlet hele verden. Ingen har beveget vingen, åpnet munnen eller kvitret.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  My hand seized the wealth of nations like one finds a nest. As one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; no wing fluttered, no beak opened to chirp.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Min hånd fant som et reir rikdommen fra folkeslagene, og som man samler forlatte egg, samlet jeg hele jorden. Ingen flagrende vinge, ingen åpnet munn, ingen kvitret.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og min Haand haver fundet Folkenes Gods som en Rede, og jeg, jeg haver sanket alt Landet, som man sanker Æg, der ere forladte, og der var Ingen, som rørte en Vinge, og som oplod Næb, og som qviddrede.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Min hånd har funnet folkets rikdommer som et rede, og slik som man samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden; og det var ingen som beveget en vinge, åpnet en munn eller peip.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Og min hånd har funnet folkets rikdommer som et rede; og som man samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden, og det var ingen som beveget en vinge, eller åpnet munnen, eller kvitret.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Min hånd har rørt ved folkenes rikdom som en fuglereir, og som en som samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden. Ingen har beveget en fløy, åpnet en munn eller hvisket.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og min hånd har funnet folkets rikdom som et reir; og som man samler forlatte egg, har jeg samlet hele jorden: og det var ingen som flakset med vingene, eller åpnet munnen, eller pep.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og jeg har lagt mine hender på folkenes rikdom, som et sted hvor en fugl har lagt sine egg; og slik en mann kan ta egg fra en fugl som har gått bort, slik har jeg tatt hele jorden for meg selv: og ikke en vinge beveget seg, og ikke en munn ga lyd fra seg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  My honde hath founde out the hoostes of the people, as it were a nest. And like as egges, that were layde here and there, are gathered together: So do I gather all countrees. And there is no man, yt darre be so bolde, as to touch a fether, that darre open his mouth, or once whisper.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And mine hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people, and as one gathereth egges that are left, so haue I gathered all the earth: and there was none to mooue the wing or to open the mouth, or to whisper.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  My hand hath found out the strength of the people as it were a nest: and like as egges that were layde here and there, are gathered together, so do I gather all countreys, and there was none so bolde as to moue the winge, that dare open his mouth, or once whisper.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs [that are] left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and my hand has found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And my hand as to a nest Getteth to the wealth of the peoples, And as a gathering of forsaken eggs All the earth I -- I have gathered, And there hath not been one moving wing, Or opening mouth, or whispering.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I have put my hands on the wealth of the peoples, as on the place where a bird has put her eggs; and as a man may take the eggs from which a bird has gone, so I have taken all the earth for myself: and not a wing was moved, and not a mouth gave out a sound.

• World English Bible (2000)

  My hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, have I gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their mouth, or chirped."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  My hand discovered the wealth of the nations, as if it were in a nest, as one gathers up abandoned eggs, I gathered up the whole earth. There was no wing flapping, or open mouth chirping.”

Referenced Verses

• Job 31:25 : 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
• Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honor is humility.
• Prov 21:6-7 : 6 The accumulation of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vanity to those who seek death. 7 The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.
• Isa 5:8 : 8 Woe to those who join house to house, who lay field to field, till there is no place, that they may dwell alone in the midst of the earth!
• Jer 49:16 : 16 Your terribleness has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, says the LORD.
• Hos 12:7-8 : 7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand; he loves to oppress. 8 And Ephraim said, Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors they shall find no iniquity in me that is sin.
• Obad 1:4 : 4 Though you exalt yourself like the eagle, and though you set your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down, says the LORD.
• Nah 2:9-3:1 : 9 Take the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is no end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture. 10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melts, and the knees strike together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather paleness. 11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's cub, and none made them afraid? 12 The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with plunder. 13 Behold, I am against you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions: and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no more be heard. 1 Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery; the prey does not depart;
• Hab 2:5-9 : 5 Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither stays at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all people: 6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him who increases that which is not his! How long? And to him who loads himself with thick clay! 7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that will bite you, and awake that will vex you, and you shall be for plunder to them? 8 Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the people shall plunder you; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all who dwell therein. 9 Woe to him who covets an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! 10 You have consulted shame to your house by cutting off many people, and have sinned against your soul. 11 For the stone shall cry out from the wall, and the beam from the timber shall answer it.