Verse 7

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Da Jotam fikk høre dette, gikk han til fjellet Gerisim, stilte seg på toppen og ropte høyt: 'Hør på meg, dere innbyggere av Sikem, så skal Gud også høre på dere.'

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Da dette ble fortalt Jotam, gikk han og sto på toppen av fjellet Gerisim, løftet sin røst og ropte: «Hør på meg, dere menn av Sikem, så Gud kan høre på dere!

  • Norsk King James

    Og da de fortalte det til Jotam, gikk han opp og sto på toppen av fjellet Gerizim, hevet stemmen og ropte og sa til dem: Hør på meg, dere menn i Shechem, slik at Gud kan høre dere.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da Jotam fikk høre det, dro han til toppen av Garisim-fjellet, ropte høyt og sa til dem: «Hør på meg, dere menn i Sikem, så skal Gud høre på dere.»

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Da de fortalte Jotam det, gikk han og stilte seg på toppen av fjellet Gerisim, hevet stemmen og ropte til dem: «Hør på meg, Sikems menn, så Gud må høre på dere!

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da de fortalte det til Jotam, gikk han opp på toppen av fjellet Gerisim, ropte med høy stemme og sa: Lytt til meg, menn av Sikem, så Gud kan lytte til dere.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Da de meldte dette til Jotam, dro han opp til toppen av Gerizim-fjellet, løftet sin røst og ropte: «Hør på meg, dere i Sikem, så Gud også må høre dere!»

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

    Da de fortalte det til Jotam, gikk han opp på toppen av fjellet Gerisim, ropte med høy stemme og sa: Lytt til meg, menn av Sikem, så Gud kan lytte til dere.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da Jotam fikk høre dette, gikk han opp på toppen av Garisim-fjellet og ropte ut med høy røst: 'Hør på meg, borgere av Sikem, så Gud vil høre på dere!'

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When Jotham was told about this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He raised his voice, called out, and said to them, "Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Da dette ble fortalt Jotam, gikk han opp på toppen av Garisim-fjellet og ropte høyt og sa: «Hør på meg, Sikems herrer, så Gud kan høre på dere.»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og man gav Jotham det tilkjende, og han gik hen og stod paa Grissims Bjergs Top, og opløftede sin Røst og raabte og sagde til dem: Hører mig, I Mænd i Sichem, saa skal Gud høre eder.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Da de fortalte dette til Jotam, gikk han til toppen av Gerisim-fjellet, ropte høyt og sa til dem: Hør på meg, dere menn av Sikem, så Gud kan høre på dere.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Da de fortalte dette til Jotam, gikk han og sto på toppen av Garisim-fjellet, ropte med høy stemme og sa til dem: «Hør på meg, dere menn i Sikem, så Gud kan høre på dere.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Da de fortalte det til Jotam, gikk han og stilte seg på toppen av Garisim-fjellet. Han ropte høyt og sa: «Hør på meg, dere ledere av Sikem, så skal Gud høre på dere!

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Da Jotam fikk høre om dette, gikk han og stilte seg på toppen av Gerisim-fjellet, løftet sin røst og ropte: «Hør på meg, dere Sikemisitter, så Gud kan høre på dere.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da Jotam fikk høre dette, gikk han opp på Garisim-fjellet og ropte med høy stemme: Hør på meg, dere menn i Sikem, så Gud kan lytte til dere.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan this was tolde Iotham, he wente, and stode vpon the toppe of mount Grisim, and lifte vp his voyce, cried, and sayde: Heare me ye men of Sichem, that God maye heare you also

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when they told it to Iotham, he went and stoode in the top of mount Gerizim, & lift vp his voyce, and cryed, & sayd vnto them, Hearken vnto mee, you men of Shechem, that God may hearken vnto you.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when they tolde it to Ioatham, he went and stoode in the top of mount Garizim, and lyft vp his voyce, & cryed, and sayd vnto them: Hearken vnto me you men of Sichem, that God may hearken vnto you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they declare `it' to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth up his voice, and calleth, and saith to them, `Hearken unto me, O masters of Shechem, and God doth hearken unto you:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now Jotham, on hearing of it, went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and crying out with a loud voice said to them, Give ear to me, you townsmen of Shechem, so that God may give ear to you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, "Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Jotham’s Parable When Jotham heard the news, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below,“Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 11:29 : 29 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and the curse upon Mount Ebal.
  • Deut 27:12 : 12 These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have come over the Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
  • John 4:20 : 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.
  • Josh 8:33 : 33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against Mount Gerizim, and half of them over against Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
  • Ps 18:40-41 : 40 You have also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy those who hate me. 41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
  • Ps 50:15-21 : 15 And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me. 16 But to the wicked God says, What right do you have to declare My statutes, or to take My covenant in your mouth? 17 Seeing you hate instruction, and cast My words behind you. 18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have been partaker with adulterers. 19 You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son. 21 These things you have done, and I kept silence; you thought that I was altogether like you: but I will reprove you, and set them in order before your eyes.
  • Prov 1:28-29 : 28 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me; 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD;
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
  • Prov 28:9 : 9 He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
  • Isa 1:15 : 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.
  • Isa 58:6-9 : 6 Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you do not hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then shall your light break forth like the morning, and your health shall spring forth speedily: and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD shall answer; you shall cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If you take away the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, and speaking vanity; 10 And if you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light rise in obscurity, and your darkness be as the noonday:
  • Matt 18:26-34 : 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all. 27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. 28 But that same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred pence; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what you owe. 29 And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and begged him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay you all. 30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very sorry, and came and told their lord all that had been done. 32 Then his lord, after he had called him, said to him, O wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you? 34 And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.
  • Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.