Verse 5

If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, how you are cut off!—would they not have stolen till they had enough? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some grapes?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Om tyver kom til deg om natten, eller røvere, ville de ikke stjele mer enn de trengte? Om druesankere kom til deg, ville de ikke etterlate seg noe etter å ha plukket?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvis tyver kom til deg, hvis røvere om natten (hvor er du utryddet!), ville de ikke ha stjålet så mye de ønsket? Hvis innhøstere kom til deg, ville de ikke ha latt noen druer bli igjen?

• Norsk King James

  Hvis tyver kom til deg, og røvere kom om natten, ville de ikke stjele bare det de måtte ha? Hvis druemarkerne kom til deg, ville de ikke ha latt noen druer stå igjen?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis tyver eller ødeleggere kom til deg om natten — hvordan er du blitt utryddet? — ville de ikke ha stjålet det de trengte? Hvis vinhøstere kom til deg, ville de ikke ha latt noen druekvister bli igjen?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Om tyver kom til deg, om natterøvere, ja, hvordan ville du blitt ødelagt! Ville de ikke stjele til der var nok? Om drueplukkere kom til deg, ville de ikke etterlate noen druer?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Om tyver kom til deg, om røvere om natten – hvordan er du blitt ødelagt! – ville de ikke ha stjålet til de hadde nok? Om vintyver kom til deg, ville de ikke ha etterlatt noen druer?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om tyver skulle komme til deg, om natten om røvere (så ville du bli satt ut av spill!), ville de da ikke stjele til de hadde fått nok? Om drueplukkere kom til deg, ville de da ikke la igjen noen druer?

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

  Om tyver kom til deg, om røvere om natten – hvordan er du blitt ødelagt! – ville de ikke ha stjålet til de hadde nok? Om vintyver kom til deg, ville de ikke ha etterlatt noen druer?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Om tyver kommer til deg, om nattens røvere, hvor ødelagt du blir! Vil de ikke stjele til de har nok? Om druesankere kommer til deg, vil de ikke etterlate noe?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If thieves came to you, if robbers came by night—oh, how you would be ruined!—would they not steal only enough for themselves? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Obadiah.1.5", "source": "אִם־גַּנָּבִ֤ים בָּאֽוּ־לְךָ֙ אִם־שׁ֣וֹדְדֵי לַ֔יְלָה אֵ֣יךְ נִדְמֵ֔יתָה הֲל֥וֹא יִגְנְב֖וּ דַּיָּ֑ם אִם־בֹּֽצְרִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔ךְ הֲל֖וֹא יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּ עֹלֵלֽוֹת", "text": "if-*gannābîm* *bāʾû*-to-you if-*šôdĕdê* *laylâ* how *nidmêtâ* *hălôʾ* *yignĕbû* *dayyām* if-*bōṣĕrîm* *bāʾû* to-you *hălôʾ* *yašʾîrû* *ʿōlēlôt*", "grammar": { "*gannābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - thieves", "*bāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they came", "*šôdĕdê*": "participle, masculine plural construct - robbers/destroyers of", "*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*nidmêtâ*": "niphal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you are cut off/destroyed/silenced", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle - would not", "*yignĕbû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they steal", "*dayyām*": "noun with suffix - their sufficiency", "*bōṣĕrîm*": "participle, masculine plural - grape gatherers", "*yašʾîrû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd plural - they would leave", "*ʿōlēlôt*": "noun, feminine plural - gleanings" }, "variants": { "*gannābîm*": "thieves/robbers", "*šôdĕdê*": "robbers/destroyers/plunderers", "*laylâ*": "night/nighttime", "*nidmêtâ*": "you are cut off/destroyed/silenced/ruined", "*dayyām*": "their sufficiency/enough for their need", "*bōṣĕrîm*": "grape gatherers/harvesters", "*ʿōlēlôt*": "gleanings/leftover grapes" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvis tyver kom til deg, hvis nattlige røvere, hvordan er du utslettet! Ville de ikke stjele bare så mye de trengte? Hvis vinhøstere kom til deg, ville de ikke etterlate seg noen druer?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dersom Tyve (vare komne) til dig, dersom Ødelæggere vare komne om Natten, — hvorledes er du udryddet? — mon de ikke (da) skulde have stjaalet (saa meget, som var) nok for dem? om Viinhøstere vare komne til dig, havde de ikke ladet (nogle) Viinqviste blive tilovers?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If thieves came to thee, if rbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Om tyver kom til deg, om nattrøvere – hvor ødelagt er du ikke! – ville de ikke stjele til de hadde nok? Om vinhøstere kom til deg, ville de ikke la noe bli igjen?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Om tyver kom til deg, om røvere om natten – å, hvilken katastrofe venter deg – ville de ikke bare stjele til de hadde nok? Om drueplukkere kom til deg, ville de ikke la noe å sanke?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvis tyver kommer til deg, hvis røvere angriper om natten — hvordan har du blitt ødelagt! Stjeler de ikke bare det de trenger? Hvis innhøstere kommer til deg, lar de ikke etterlatenskaper bli igjen?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Om tyver kom til deg, om røvere om natten (hvor er du utslettet!), ville de ikke stjele bare til de hadde fått nok? Om vinplukkere kom til deg, ville de ikke la noen druer bli igjen?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Om tyver skulle komme om natten – å, hvor du er blitt ødelagt! – ville de ikke stjele til de hadde nok? Om de kom for å plukke dine druer, ville de ta dem alle?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf ye theues & robbers came to ye bynight, thou takinge thy rest: shulde they not steale, till they had ynough? yf the grape gatherers came vpon the, wolde they not leaue the some grapes?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Came theeues to thee or robbers by night? howe wast thou brought to silence? woulde they not haue stolen, til they had ynough? if the grape gatherers came to thee, woulde they not leaue some grapes?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Came theeues to thee, or robbers by night? how wast thou brought to silence? woulde they not haue stollen till they had inough? If the grape gatherers came to thee, woulde they not leaue some grapes?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave [some] grapes?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If thieves came to you, if robbers by night-- oh, what disaster awaits you--wouldn't they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some gleaning grapes?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  If thieves have come in to thee, If spoilers of the night, How hast thou been cut off! Do they not steal their sufficiency? If gatherers have come in to thee, Do they not leave gleanings?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal [only] till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If thieves came, attacking you by night, (how are you cut off!) would they not go on taking till they had enough? if men came cutting your grapes would they take them all?

• World English Bible (2000)

  "If thieves came to you, if robbers by night--oh, what disaster awaits you--wouldn't they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some gleaning grapes?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “If thieves came to rob you during the night, they would steal only as much as they wanted! If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards, they would leave some behind for the poor! But you will be totally destroyed!

Referenced Verses

• Deut 24:21 : 21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
• Jer 49:9 : 9 If grape gatherers come to you, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? If thieves came by night, they would destroy until they had enough.
• Isa 17:6 : 6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree: two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches, says the LORD God of Israel.
• Isa 24:13 : 13 When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, it shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done.
• 2 Sam 1:19 : 19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon your high places: how are the mighty fallen!
• Isa 14:12 : 12 How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the ground, who did weaken the nations!
• Jer 50:23 : 23 How the hammer of the whole earth is cut apart and broken! how Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!
• Lam 1:1 : 1 How does the city sit solitary, that was full of people! How has she become like a widow! She who was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, has become a tributary!
• Mic 7:1 : 1 Woe is me! For I am like when they have gathered the summer fruits, like the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my soul desired the first ripe fruit.
• Zeph 2:15 : 15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how has she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! Everyone that passes by her shall hiss, and shake his hand.
• Rev 18:10 : 10 Standing far off for fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour your judgment has come.