Verse 32

And the angel of the LORD said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Look, I went out to withstand you, because your way is perverse before me:

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herrens engel sa til ham: 'Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet ut for å stå imot deg, fordi veien er for rask mot meg.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Herrens engel sa til ham: «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt tre ganger? Se, jeg gikk ut for å motstå deg fordi din vei er fordervet for meg.»

• Norsk King James

  Og Herrens engel sa til ham: Hvorfor har du slått ditt esel disse tre gangene? Se, jeg gikk ut for å stå imot deg, fordi veien din er vrang for meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herrens engel sa til ham: Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet for å hindre deg, for veien din er mot meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Herrens engel sa til ham: "Hvorfor slo du eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet for å motstå deg, for veien er vrang etter min mening."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Herrens engel sa til ham, «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har gått ut for å hindre deg, for din vei er mot meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Eselet så meg og vendte seg bort fra meg disse tre ganger. Hadde det ikke gjort det, ville jeg uten tvil ha drept deg og latt det leve.»

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

  Herrens engel sa til ham, «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har gått ut for å hindre deg, for din vei er mot meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herrens engel sa til ham: «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet for å stå imot deg, fordi veien din er forkastelig for meg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The angel of the LORD asked him, 'Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me.'

• biblecontext

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• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herrens Engel sagde til ham: Hvorfor haver du slaget din Aseninde nu tre Gange? see, jeg er udgangen at imodstaae (dig), thi denne Vei er forvendt for mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Herrens engel sa til ham: «Hvorfor har du slått eslet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har gått ut for å motsette meg deg fordi veien din er pervers i mine øyne.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herrens engel sa til ham: "Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet ut for å stå deg imot, fordi din vei er vrang for meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Herrens engel sa til ham: «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg er kommet for å stå deg imot, for din vei er pervertert for mitt åsyn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Herrens engel sa til ham: «Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har kommet for å stå imot deg, fordi din vei er tverr mot meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Herrens engel sa til ham: Hvorfor har du slått eselet ditt disse tre gangene? Se, jeg har gått ut for å stå imot deg, fordi din vei er imot min vilje.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ye angell of ye Lord sayed vnto him: Wherfore smytest thou thyne asse this.iij. tymes? beholde I came oute to resyst the for the waye is contrary vnto me:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the angell of the LORDE sayde vnto him: Wherfore hast thou smytte thine Asse now thre tymes? Beholde, I am come out to resiste ye, for yi waye is frowarde, & cotrary vnto me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Angel of the Lord said vnto him, Wherefore hast thou nowe smitten thine asse three times? beholde, I came out to withstande thee, because thy way is not straight before me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the angell of the Lorde said vnto him: Wherfore hast thou smytten thine asse these three times? Beholde, I came out to withstande thee, because thyne heart hath declined out of the way before me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because [thy] way is perverse before me:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The angel of Yahweh said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because your way is perverse before me:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the messenger of Jehovah saith unto him, `Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? lo, I -- I have come out for an adversary, for `thy' way hath been perverse before me,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because thy way is perverse before me:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why have you given your ass blows these three times? See, I have come out against you to keep you back, because your purpose is not pleasing to me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come forth as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The angel of the LORD said to him,“Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you because what you are doing is perverse before me.

Referenced Verses

• Num 22:22 : 22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
• Num 22:28 : 28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?
• 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.
• Deut 23:4 : 4 Because they did not meet you with bread and water on the way, when you came out of Egypt; and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
• Deut 25:4 : 4 You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.
• Ps 36:6 : 6 Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast.
• Ps 145:9 : 9 The LORD is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works.
• Ps 147:9 : 9 He gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens which cry.
• Prov 14:2 : 2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
• Prov 28:6 : 6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
• Prov 28:18 : 18 Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
• Jonah 4:11 : 11 And should I not spare Nineveh, that great city, where there are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
• 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.
• Acts 13:10 : 10 And said, O full of all deceit and all trickery, you child of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
• 2 Pet 2:14-15 : 14 Having eyes full of adultery and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices and are accursed children. 15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
• Exod 3:2-6 : 2 And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, but the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned. 4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here I am. 5 And he said, Do not draw near here; take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground. 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
• Num 22:20 : 20 And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, and go with them; but only the word which I shall say to you, that shall you do.