Da trådte moren til det levende barnet fram, for hun følte et inderlig for sitt barn, og hun sa, Min herre, gi henne barnet; skad det ikke. Men den andre kvinnen sa, Det skal verken være mitt eller ditt; la det bli delt.
Then the mother of the living child came forward, for her heart went out to her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the child; do not on any account put it to death. But the other woman said, It will not be mine or yours; let it be cut in two.