Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og Bileam fremsa sin lignelse og sa: 'Balak, Moabs konge, hentet meg fra Aram, fra fjellene i Østen: Kom, forbanne Jakob for meg, og kom, nedkall ulykke over Israel.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og han tok til å si sitt budskap og sa: Fra Aram førte Balak meg hit, Moabs konge fra de østlige fjellene, og sa: Kom, forbann meg Jakob, og kom, tal ondt om Israel.

• Norsk King James

  Og han tok opp sitt ord og sa: Balak, Moabs konge, som har ført meg fra Aram, fra fjellene i øst, har sagt: Kom, forbanne Jakob, og kom, forbanne Israel.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da begynte Bileam sin tale og sa: Fra Aram har Balak, moabittenes konge, kalt meg, fra fjellene i øst: Kom og forbann Jakob for meg, kom og forbann Israel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så begynte Bileam sitt utsagn og sa: «Fra Aram førte Balak meg, Moabs konge, fra fjellene i øst: Kom, forbann Jakob for meg, og kom, si med dom Isr.'s barn.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han begynte sin tale og sa: Balak, Moabs konge, har hentet meg fra Aram, fra fjellene i Øst, med ordene: Kom, forbann Jakob for meg, og kom, utfordre Israel.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så tok han sin parabel til orde og sa: «Balak, Moabs konge, har hentet meg fra Aram, fra fjellene i øst, og sagt: ‘Kom og forban Jakob, og gjør opprør mot Israel.’»

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

  Og han begynte sin tale og sa: Balak, Moabs konge, har hentet meg fra Aram, fra fjellene i Øst, med ordene: Kom, forbann Jakob for meg, og kom, utfordre Israel.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så fremsa han sitt budskap: 'Fra Aram førte Balak meg, Moabs konge fra fjellene i øst: 'Kom og forbann Jakob for meg, kom og forbann Israel!'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Balaam uttered his oracle and said: 'From Aram Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: "Come, curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel."'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så løftet Bileam sin lignelse og sa: 'Fra Aram førte Balak, Moabs konge, meg, fra Østens fjell: Kom, forbann Jakobs folk for meg, og kom, forarg Israel.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da tog han til sit Sprog og sagde: Af Syrien haver Balak, Moabiternes Konge, ladet hente mig fra Bjergene mod Østen: Gak hid, forband mig Jakob, og gak hid, vredes paa Israel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han begynte sin tale og sa: Balak, Moabs konge, har hentet meg fra Aram, fra fjellene i øst, og sagt: Kom, forbann Jakob for meg, og kom, fordøm Israel!

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han begynte sin tale og sa: Fra Aram har Balak hentet meg, Moabs konge fra fjellene i øst: Kom, forbann Jakob for meg, kom og trods Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han begynte sin tale og sa: 'Fra Aram har Balak hentet meg – Moabs konge; fra fjellene i øst: Kom, forbann Jakob for meg, og kom, vær vred på Israel.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han begynte sitt ordspråk og sa: Fra Aram førte Balak meg, Moabs konge fra Østens fjell. Kom, forbann Jakob for meg, og kom, vanær Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og med ordene som Herren hadde gitt ham, sa han: Fra Aram har Balak sendt bud etter meg, Moabs konge fra fjellene i øst: Kom og forbann Jakob for meg, vis vrede mot Israel.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he began hys parable and sayed: Balac the kinge of Moab hath fett me fro Mesopotamia out of the mountaynes of the easte sayenge: come and curse me Iacob come and defye me Israel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then toke he vp his parable, & sayde: Balac the kynge of the Moabites hath caused to fet me out of Syria from the moutaynes towarde the East, (& sayde:) Come, curse me Iacob: come, defye me Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then he vttered his parable, and sayde, Balak the king of Moab hath brought mee from Aram out of the mountaines of the East, saying, Come, curse Iaakob for my sake: come, and detest Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he toke vp his parable, and sayd: Balac the king of Moab hath brought me fro Mesopotamia, out of the mountaynes of the east, saying Come, curse Iacob for my sake, come and defie Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, [saying], Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He took up his parable, and said, From Aram has Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, Come, defy Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `From Aram he doth lead me -- Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come -- curse for me Jacob, And come -- be indignant `with' Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He took up his parable, and said, "From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, defy Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying,“Balak, the king of Moab, brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying,‘Come, pronounce a curse on Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.’

Referenced Verses

• Num 22:5-6 : 5 He sent messengers therefore to Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Look, a people has come out of Egypt; see, they cover the face of the earth, and they dwell opposite me. 6 Come now therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.
• Num 23:18 : 18 And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor:
• Num 24:3 : 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
• 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.
• Job 27:1 : 1 Moreover, Job continued his discourse and said,
• Job 29:1 : 1 Moreover, Job continued his speech and said,
• Ps 78:2 : 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
• Num 24:15 : 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
• Mic 2:4 : 4 In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We are utterly spoiled: he has changed the portion of my people; how has he removed it from me! Turning away, he has divided our fields.
• Num 24:23 : 23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this!
• Hab 2:6 : 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!
• Matt 13:33 : 33 He told them still another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.
• Matt 13:35 : 35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.
• Mark 12:12 : 12 They sought to arrest him, but feared the crowd, for they knew he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.
• Num 24:21 : 21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is your dwelling place, and you put your nest in a rock.
• 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.
• Gen 10:22 : 22 The children of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
• Gen 28:2 : 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.
• Gen 28:7 : 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
• Prov 26:2 : 2 As the bird by wandering, and the swallow by flying, so a cause-less curse shall not come.
• Ezek 17:2 : 2 Son of man, present a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
• Ezek 20:49 : 49 Then I said, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak in parables?
• 1 Sam 17:10 : 10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
• 1 Sam 17:25-26 : 25 The men of Israel said, Have you seen this man that has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. The king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches, will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel. 26 David spoke to the men standing by him, asking, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?
• 1 Sam 17:36 : 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
• 1 Sam 17:45 : 45 Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
• 2 Sam 21:21 : 21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
• 2 Sam 23:9 : 9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines gathered there to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away: