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Nehemja 6,10

DelaiahMehetabeelShemaiah
Fear

8 Jeg sendte ham dette svaret: “Ingenting av det du sier har skjedd; du finner det opp i ditt eget sinn.”

9 De prøvde alle å skremme oss, og tenkte: “Deres hender vil bli for svake for arbeidet, og det vil ikke bli fullført.” Men jeg ba: “Nå, Gud, styrk mine hender.”

Jeg gikk til huset til Sjemaja, sønn av Delaja, sønn av Mehetabel, som var innesperret hjemme. Han sa: “La oss møtes i Guds hus, inne i tempelet, og lukke tempeldørene, for de kommer for å drepe deg—om natten kommer de for å drepe deg.”

11 Men jeg sa: “Skulle en mann som meg flykte? Og hvem som meg ville gå inn i tempelet for å redde sitt liv? Jeg vil ikke gå inn.”

12 Da innså jeg at Gud ikke hadde sendt ham, men han hadde uttalt sin profeti mot meg fordi Tobia og Sanballat hadde leid ham.

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BSB
Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”
KJV
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
WEB
I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home; and he said, “Let us meet together in God’s house, within the temple, and let’s shut the doors of the temple; for they will come to kill you. Yes, in the night they will come to kill you.”
ASV
And I went unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
DARBY
And I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, who had shut himself up. And he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill thee; even in the night are they coming to kill thee.
BLB
And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah son of Mehetabel, and he was confined. And he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, in the midst of the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple. For they are coming in to kill you, and by night they are coming in to kill you.”
ÅB
Da jeg engang kom inn til Semaja, sønn av Delaja, Mehetabels sønn, i hans hus, hvor han holdt seg innelukket, sa han: La oss gå sammen inn i Guds hus, i det indre av templet og la oss stenge templets dører! For de kommer og vil drepe deg, ja, de kommer og vil drepe deg inatt.
OTB
Jeg gikk til huset til Sjemaja, sønn av Delaja, sønn av Mehetabel, som var innesperret hjemme. Han sa: “La oss møtes i Guds hus, inne i tempelet, og lukke tempeldørene, for de kommer for å drepe deg—om natten kommer de for å drepe deg.”
B1930
Da jeg engang kom inn til Semaja, sønn av Delaja, Mehetabels sønn, i hans hus, hvor han holdt sig innelukket, sa han: La oss gå sammen inn i Guds hus, i det indre av templet og la oss stenge templets dører! For de kommer og vil drepe dig, ja, de kommer og vil drepe dig inatt.

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