Verse 20

She said, 'I have one small request to make of you. Do not refuse me.' The king replied, 'Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse you.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hun sa: «Jeg vil be deg om en liten bønn; avvis meg ikke.» Kongen svarte: «Be, mor, for jeg vil ikke avvise deg.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sa hun: Jeg ønsker én liten ting av deg; jeg ber deg, si ikke nei til meg. Og kongen sa til henne: Be om det, min mor; for jeg vil ikke si nei til deg.

• Norsk King James

  Da sa hun: Jeg ber om en liten tjeneste fra deg; si ikke nei til meg. Og kongen sa til henne: Be om det, min mor, for jeg vil ikke si deg nei.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hun sa: Jeg har en liten bønn til deg, avvis meg ikke. Kongen svarte: Be, min mor, jeg vil ikke avvise deg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hun sa: «Jeg har en liten forespørsel å gjøre til deg. Avslå meg ikke.» Kongen svarte: «Be, min mor, for jeg vil ikke avslå deg.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa hun: Jeg har ett lite ønske til deg; jeg ber deg, si meg ikke nei. Og kongen sa til henne: Spør, min mor, for jeg vil ikke si nei til deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa hun: ‘Jeg har en liten anmodning til deg; vær så snill og nekt meg ikke.’ Og kongen svarte: ‘Spør, min mor, for jeg vil ikke si nei.’

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

  Da sa hun: Jeg har ett lite ønske til deg; jeg ber deg, si meg ikke nei. Og kongen sa til henne: Spør, min mor, for jeg vil ikke si nei til deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hun sa: 'Jeg har én liten bønn å be deg om; ikke avvis meg.' Kongen sa til henne: 'Be, min mor, for jeg vil ikke avvise deg.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hun sa: «Jeg spør deg om én liten ting; ikke avvis meg.» Kongen sa til henne: «Spør, min mor, for jeg vil ikke avvise deg.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og hun sagde: Jeg begjærer een liden Begjæring af dig, du ville ikke forskyde mit Ansigt! og Kongen sagde til hende: Begjær, min Moder, thi jeg vil ikke forskyde dit Ansigt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa hun: Jeg ber om en liten bønnefellessak fra deg; jeg ber deg, si meg ikke imot. Og kongen sa til henne: Be, min mor, for jeg vil ikke si deg imot.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then she said, I desire one small petition of you; please do not deny me. And the king said to her, Ask on, my mother, for I will not refuse you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så sa hun: Jeg ber deg om en liten anmodning; ikke avslå meg. Kongen sa til henne: Be om det, min mor; for jeg vil ikke avslå deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hun sa: "Jeg har en liten bønn å be deg, avslå den ikke." Og kongen sa til henne: "Be, min mor, for jeg vil ikke avvise deg."

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hun sa: Jeg ber om én liten ting av deg; nekt meg det ikke. Kongen sa til henne: Be om det, mor, for jeg vil ikke nekte deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa hun: Jeg har en liten bønn til deg; si ikke nei til meg. Og kongen sa: Si den, min mor, for jeg vil ikke si nei til deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And she sayde: One peticion desyre I of the make not my face ashamed. The kynge saydt: Axe O my mother, I wyl not shame thy face.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then she sayd, I desire a small request of thee, say me not nay. Then the King sayde vnto her, Aske on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then she sayd: I desire a litle petition of thee, I pray thee say me not nay. And the king sayd vnto her: Aske on, my mother, for I wil not say thee nay.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; [I pray thee], say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then she said, I ask one small petition of you; don't deny me. The king said to her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And she saith, `One small petition I ask of thee, turn not back my face;' and the king saith to her, `Ask, my mother, for I do not turn back thy face.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then she said, I ask one small petition of thee; deny me not. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then she said, I have one small request to make to you; do not say, No, to me. And the king said, Say on, my mother, for I will not say, No, to you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then she said, "I ask one small petition of you; don't deny me." The king said to her, "Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  She said,“I would like to ask you for just one small favor. Please don’t refuse me.” He said,“Go ahead and ask, my mother, for I would not refuse you.”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 7:7-9 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened. 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him?
• Matt 10:35-36 : 35 For I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 A person's enemies will be those of his own household.
• Matt 11:24 : 24 But I tell you that it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.
• Matt 18:19 : 19 Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
• Matt 20:20-21 : 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling before him and asking something from him. 21 'What do you want?' he asked. She said to him, 'Declare that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.'
• Luke 11:9-9 : 9 So I say to you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
• John 2:3-4 : 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, 'They have no more wine.' 4 Jesus said to her, 'Woman, what does this have to do with me? My time has not yet come.'
• John 14:13-14 : 13 And whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in my name, I will do it.
• John 15:16 : 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.