Verse 11

And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them abundantly.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da sa Balak til Bileam: 'Hva har du gjort med meg? Jeg hentet deg for å forbanne mine fiender, men se, du har velsignet dem!'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Balak sa til Bileam: Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg tok deg for å forbanne mine fiender, og se, du har velsignet dem fullt ut.

• Norsk King James

  Balak sa til Balaam: Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg ba deg om å forbanne mine fiender, men se, du har velsignet dem!

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Balak sa til Bileam: Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg hentet deg for å forbande mine fiender, men se, du har velsignet dem isteden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Balak sa til Bileam: «Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg hentet deg for å forbanne mine fiender, men i stedet har du bare velsignet dem!»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Balak sa til Bileam: Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg hentet deg for å forbanne mine fiender, og se, du har velsignet dem grundig.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Balak sa til Balaam: «Hva har du gjort med meg? Jeg tok deg med for å forbanne mine fiender, og se, du har i stedet velsignet dem alle.»

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

  Og Balak sa til Bileam: Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg hentet deg for å forbanne mine fiender, og se, du har velsignet dem grundig.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Balak sa til Bileam: 'Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg hentet deg for å forbande mine fiender, og se, du har velsignet dem.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Balak said to Balaam, 'What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but you have done nothing but bless them!'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Numbers.23.11", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם מֶ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתָ לִ֑י לָקֹ֤ב אֹיְבַי֙ לְקַחְתִּ֔יךָ וְהִנֵּ֖ה בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ בָרֵֽךְ׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *bālāq* *ʾel*-*bilʿām* *meh* *ʿāśîtā* *lî* *lāqōb* *ʾōyəbay* *ləqaḥtîkā* *wə-hinnēh* *bēraktā* *bārēk*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*bālāq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balak", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*bilʿām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Balaam", "*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*ʿāśîtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have done", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*lāqōb*": "qal infinitive construct - to curse", "*ʾōyəbay*": "qal participle plural construct + 1st singular suffix - my enemies", "*ləqaḥtîkā*": "qal perfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I took you", "*wə-hinnēh*": "waw conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold", "*bēraktā*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have blessed", "*bārēk*": "piel infinitive absolute - blessing" }, "variants": { "*ʿāśîtā*": "you have done/you have made", "*lāqōb*": "to curse/to condemn", "*ʾōyəbay*": "my enemies/my adversaries", "*ləqaḥtîkā*": "I took you/I brought you", "*bēraktā*": "you have blessed/you have favored", "*bārēk*": "blessing/indeed blessed (intensive)" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da sa Balak til Bileam: 'Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg hentet deg for å forbanne mine fiender, men se, du har velsignet dem rikelig.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Balak til Bileam: Hvad gjør du (imod) mig? jeg tog dig (hid) til at forbande mine Fjender, og see, du haver aldeles velsignet (dem).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Balak sa til Bileam: Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg hentet deg for å forbanne mine fiender, og se, du har velsignet dem helt og holdent.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Balak sa til Bileam: Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg tok deg for å forbanne mine fiender, og se, du har velsignet dem helt og fullt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Balak sa til Bileam: 'Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg hentet deg for å forbande mine fiender, men se, du har velsignet dem!'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa Balak til Bileam: Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg tok deg for å forbanne mine fiender, og se, du har velsignet dem fullt ut.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa Balak til Bileam: Hva har du gjort mot meg? Jeg sendte bud etter deg for at du skulle forbanne fiendene mine, og se, du har velsignet dem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Balac sayed vnto Balam what hast thou done vnto me? I fett ye to curse myne enemyes: and beholde thou blessest them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The saide Balac vnto Balaam: What doest thou vnto me? I caused to set ye for to curse myne enemies, & beholde, thou blessest the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Balak saide vnto Balaam, What hast thou done vnto mee? I tooke thee to curse mine enemies, and beholde, thou hast blessed them altogether.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Balac sayd vnto Balaam: What hast thou done vnto me? I toke thee to curse myne enemies, and beholde thou hast blessed them altogether.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed [them] altogether.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have blessed them altogether.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Balak saith unto Balaam, `What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee -- and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them altogether."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Balaam Relocates Then Balak said to Balaam,“What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but on the contrary you have only blessed them!”

Referenced Verses

• Num 24:10 : 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
• Neh 13:2 : 2 because they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
• Num 22:11 : 11 Look, a people has come out of Egypt, which covers the face of the earth; come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
• Num 22:17 : 17 For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me.
• Num 23:7-8 : 7 And he took up his parable and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel. 8 How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?
• Ps 109:17-20 : 17 As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him. 18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with a garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 19 Let it be to him as the garment that covers him, and as a belt with which he is girded continually. 20 Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of those who speak evil against my soul.