Verse 15

And did he not make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Har ikke Gud skapt dem til én? Har de ikke begge fått del i livets ånd? Hva søker denne enheten? Gode avkom. Så vær varsomme med deres ånd, og vær ikke troløse mot din ungdoms hustru.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Har ikke Gud gjort én? Og i ham var det en del av Ånden. Og hvorfor én? For å søke et gudfryktig avkom. Derfor, pass på deres ånd, og ingen må handle troløst mot ungdommens kone.

• Norsk King James

  Og gjorde han ikke én? Likevel hadde han fortsatt Ånden. Og hvorfor én? For at han skulle søke et gudfryktig avkom. Derfor, vær oppmerksom på ånden deres, og la ingen handle svikefullt mot sin ungdoms kvinne.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Har ikke en handlet slik, fordi han hadde en utmerket ånd? Men hva ønsket den ene? Guds avkom. Så ta dere i vare i ånden deres, slik at ingen handler svikefullt mot sin ungdoms hustru.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men har ikke én Gud gjort dem, og hva var resten av åndens formål? Hva begjærer den ene Gud? Gudfryktig avkom. Pass derfor på deres ånd, og ikke vær troløse mot deres ungdoms hustru.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Har ikke Gud gjort dem til ett? Og har han ikke også resten av ånden? Og hvorfor én? For å søke en gudfryktig slekt. Derfor, vokt deres ånd, og ingen må være utro mot sin ungdoms hustru.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Skapte han dem ikke som ett? Likevel beholdt han restene av ånden. Og hvorfor skulle de være ett? For at han skulle søke et gudfryktig etterslekt. Ta derfor vare på deres ånd, og la ingen handle forrædersk mot sin ungdoms kone.

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

  Har ikke Gud gjort dem til ett? Og har han ikke også resten av ånden? Og hvorfor én? For å søke en gudfryktig slekt. Derfor, vokt deres ånd, og ingen må være utro mot sin ungdoms hustru.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Har ikke Gud skapt ett, men med et overskudd av ånd til ham? Og hva ønsker det ene? Gudfryktige etterkommere. Så vær tro mot din ånd, og svik ikke din ungdoms hustru.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Did not God make them one, with a portion of His spirit in their union? And what was the one seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Malachi.2.15", "source": "וְלֹא־אֶחָ֣ד עָשָׂ֗ה וּשְׁאָ֥ר ר֙וּחַ֙ ל֔וֹ וּמָה֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ד מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ זֶ֣רַע אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ בְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔ם וּבְאֵ֥שֶׁת נְעוּרֶ֖יךָ אַל־יִבְגֹּֽד׃", "text": "And-not-*ʾeḥād* *ʿāśâ* and-*šəʾār* *rûaḥ* to-him and-what the-*ʾeḥād* *məbaqqēš* *zeraʿ* *ʾĕlōhîm* and-*nišmartem* in-*rûḥăkem* and-in-*ʾēšet* *nəʿûreykā* not-*yibgōd*", "grammar": { "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number - one", "*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he did/made", "*šəʾār*": "masculine singular noun - remnant/rest", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - spirit/breath", "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number - one", "*məbaqqēš*": "piel participle masculine singular - seeking", "*zeraʿ*": "masculine singular construct - seed/offspring of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God", "*nišmartem*": "niphal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - take heed/guard yourselves", "*rûḥăkem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your spirit", "*ʾēšet*": "feminine singular construct - wife of", "*nəʿûreykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your youth", "*yibgōd*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let him deal treacherously" }, "variants": { "*ʾeḥād*": "one/united", "*ʿāśâ*": "he did/made/created", "*šəʾār*": "remnant/remainder/rest", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/mind/wind", "*məbaqqēš*": "seeking/looking for/desiring", "*zeraʿ* *ʾĕlōhîm*": "seed of God/godly offspring", "*nišmartem*": "take heed/guard yourselves/be careful", "*rûḥăkem*": "your spirit/mind/disposition", "*yibgōd*": "let him deal treacherously/faithlessly/deceitfully" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Har ikke Gud gjort dem til ett, og har han ikke gitt dem en rest av ånden? Og hvorfor én? For å søke gudelige etterkommere. Vær da på vakt i deres ånd, og la ingen svike hustruen fra sin ungdom.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og den Ene handlede ikke (saaledes), thi han havde en ypperligere Aand, men hvad gjorde den Ene? han søgte Guds Sæd; derfor tager eder vare i eders Aand, at Ingen handler troløst imod sin Ungdoms Hustru.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og gjorde han ikke én, selv om han hadde rest av ånden? Og hvorfor én? For at han kunne søke et gudfryktig avkom. Derfor ta dere i vare for deres ånd, og la ingen svikte sin ungdoms hustru.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Gjorde han så ikke én, enda han hadde en resteånd? Og hvorfor én? Han søkte et gudfryktig avkom. Pass derfor på deres ånd, og la ingen svike ungdommens hustru.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Har ikke Gud gjort dem til ett? Og har de ikke del i Åndens rest? Og hva søker den ene annet enn gudfryktig avkom? Så vær på vakt over din ånd, og vær ikke troløs mot din ungdoms hustru.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Har han ikke skapt én, selv om han kunne ha lagt igjen av Ånden? Og hvorfor én? Han søkte gudfryktig avkom. Så pass på deres ånd, og la ingen handle svikefullt mot sin ungdoms hustru.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  ... Så ta vare på din ånd, og la ingen være falsk mot sin ungdoms hustru.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So dyd not the one, & yet had he an excellent sprete. What dyd then the one? He sought the sede promised of God. Therfore loke well to youre sprete, & let no man despyse ye wife of his youth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And did not hee make one? yet had hee abundance of spirit: and wherefore one? because he sought a godly seede: therefore keepe your selues in your spirit, & let none trespasse against the wife of his youth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And did not he make one? yet had he aboundaunce of spiritie: And wherfore one? Because he sought a godly seede: therefore kepe your selues in your spirite, and let none transgresse against the wyfe of his youth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He did not make one `only', And He hath the remnant of the Spirit. And what `is' the one `alone'! He is seeking a godly seed. And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And with the wife of thy youth, None doth deal treacherously.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  ... So give thought to your spirit, and let no one be false to the wife of his early years.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 19:4-6 : 4 And he answered and said to them, Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh? 6 Therefore they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.
• Gen 1:27 : 27 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
• 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
• 1 Cor 7:14 : 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
• Gen 2:7 : 7 And the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
• Gen 6:2 : 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.
• Job 27:3 : 3 As long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
• Prov 4:23 : 23 Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
• Prov 6:25 : 25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart; neither let her take you with her eyelids.
• Prov 7:25 : 25 Let not your heart incline to her ways, do not stray in her paths.
• Eccl 12:7 : 7 Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
• Jer 2:21 : 21 Yet I had planted you a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then have you turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine to me?
• Hos 1:10 : 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, there it shall be said to them, You are the sons of the living God.
• Mal 2:14 : 14 Yet you say, Why? Because the LORD has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and the wife of your covenant.
• Matt 5:28-29 : 28 But I say to you, that whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 And if your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you: for it is better for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
• Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
• Gen 24:3-7 : 3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. 4 But you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac." 5 And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?" 6 And Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not take my son back there. 7 The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my relatives, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
• Gen 24:44 : 44 and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'
• Gen 26:34-35 : 34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.
• Gen 27:46 : 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these who are of the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?
• Gen 28:2-4 : 2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother. 3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people; 4 And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.
• Deut 7:4 : 4 For they will turn your son away from following me, that they may serve other gods: so the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and destroy you suddenly.
• Ezra 9:4 : 4 Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel assembled to me, because of the transgression of those who had been carried away; and I sat astonished until the evening sacrifice.
• Neh 13:24 : 24 and their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of each people.
• Gen 2:20-24 : 20 And Adam gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 And with the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, He made a woman and brought her to the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
• Mark 10:6-8 : 6 But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. 7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And the two shall become one flesh: so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.
• John 20:22 : 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit:
• Acts 3:25 : 25 You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
• 2 Cor 6:18 : 18 And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
• Eph 6:4 : 4 And, you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
• 1 Tim 3:4-5 : 4 One who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all respectfulness; 5 For if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
• 1 Tim 3:11-12 : 11 In the same way, their wives must be dignified, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
• Titus 1:6 : 6 If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.
• Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin: and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.