Verse 9

So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between good and evil, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Gi derfor din tjener et lydhørt hjerte til å dømme ditt folk, så jeg kan skille mellom godt og ondt. For hvem kan ellers dømme dette store folket ditt?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Gi derfor din tjener et hjerte som forstår å dømme ditt folk, så jeg kan skjelne mellom godt og ondt. For hvem kan dømme dette ditt store folk?

• Norsk King James

  Gi derfor din tjener et forståelsesfullt hjerte til å dømme ditt folk, så jeg kan skille mellom godt og ondt; for hvem kan dømme dette store folket ditt?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  'Gi derfor din tjener et forståelsesfullt hjerte til å dømme ditt folk og til å skille mellom godt og ondt, for hvem kan ellers dømme dette store folket?'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Gi derfor din tjener et lyttende hjerte til å dømme ditt folk, til å skille mellom godt og ondt. For hvem er i stand til å dømme dette store folket av ditt?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  "Gi derfor din tjener et lydhørt hjerte så han kan dømme ditt folk og skjelne mellom godt og ondt. For hvem er i stand til å dømme dette ditt store folk?"

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Gi derfor din tjener et innsiktsfullt hjerte til å dømme ditt folk, så jeg kan skille mellom rett og galt, for hvem kan ellers dømme ditt så store folk?»

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

  "Gi derfor din tjener et lydhørt hjerte så han kan dømme ditt folk og skjelne mellom godt og ondt. For hvem er i stand til å dømme dette ditt store folk?"

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gi derfor din tjener et lydhørt hjerte til å dømme ditt folk, så jeg kan skille mellom godt og ondt. For hvem kan ellers dømme dette store folket ditt?

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Gi derfor din tjener et lydhørt hjerte til å dømme ditt folk og kunne skille mellom godt og ondt. For hvem er i stand til å dømme dette ditt store folk?»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa giv din Tjener et forstandigt Hjerte til at dømme dit Folk og med Forstand at skille imellem Godt og Ondt; thi hvo kan (ellers) dømme dette dit mægtige Folk?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Gi derfor din tjener et klokt hjerte til å dømme ditt folk, så jeg kan skille mellom godt og ondt. For hvem kan dømme dette ditt så store folk?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore give your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil: for who is able to judge this your great people?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Gi derfor din tjener en forstandshjerte til å dømme ditt folk, så jeg kan skjelne mellom godt og ondt; for hvem er i stand til å dømme dette ditt store folk?"

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Gi derfor din tjener et lydhørt hjerte så han kan dømme ditt folk, og skille mellom godt og ondt, for hvem kan dømme dette ditt store folk?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Gi derfor din tjener et lydhørt hjerte til å dømme ditt folk og skille mellom godt og ondt; for hvem er i stand til å dømme dette ditt store folk?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gi derfor din tjener et klokt hjerte til å dømme ditt folk, så han kan se hva som er godt og hva som er ondt, for hvem kan dømme dette store folket?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Geue thy seruaunt therfore an obedient hert, that he maye iudge thy people, & vnderstonde what is good & bad: for who is able to iudge this thy mightie people?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Giue therefore vnto thy seruant an vnderstanding heart, to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good & bad: for who is able to iudge this thy mightie people?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Geue therfore thy seruaunt an vnderstanding heart to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good & bad: For who is able to iudge this thy so mightie a people?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”

Referenced Verses

• Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without rebuke, and it will be given to him.
• 2 Sam 14:17 : 17 And your servant thought, 'May the word of my lord the king bring me peace, for my lord the king is like an angel of God in discerning good and evil. May the LORD your God be with you.'
• Ps 72:1-2 : 1 God, grant your judgments to the king and your righteousness to the king's son. 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.
• Prov 2:3-9 : 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, 8 guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of His faithful ones. 9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path.
• Heb 5:14 : 14 But solid food is for the mature, those who through practice have trained their senses to discern good from evil.
• Isa 11:2-4 : 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest upon him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and reverence for the LORD. 3 And his delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what his eyes see, nor decide by what his ears hear. 4 But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
• John 5:30 : 30 I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is just because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.
• Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to gain understanding rather than silver!
• Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding, that I may keep Your law and observe it with all my heart.
• 1 Chr 22:12 : 12 Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding and put you in charge of Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
• 2 Chr 1:10 : 10 Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?
• Ps 119:144 : 144 Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding, that I may live.
• 2 Cor 3:5 : 5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.
• Eph 5:17 : 17 Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
• Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that comes from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and sincere.
• Phil 1:10 : 10 So that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.
• 1 Cor 2:14-15 : 14 But the natural person does not accept the things of God's Spirit, because they are foolishness to him. He cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual person examines all things, but he himself is not subject to being examined by anyone.
• 2 Cor 2:16 : 16 To one, we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is adequate for such a task?
• Jer 1:6 : 6 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD! I do not know how to speak because I am too young.'
• Matt 3:11 : 11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
• Matt 3:14 : 14 But John tried to stop Him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?'
• Prov 3:13-18 : 13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding. 14 For the profit from wisdom is better than the profit from silver, and her gain than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire compares with her. 16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who hold her fast are blessed.
• Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.
• Prov 20:12 : 12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—the Lord has made both of them.
• Eccl 7:11 : 11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and it is an advantage for those who see the light of day.
• Eccl 7:19 : 19 Wisdom makes a wise person stronger than ten rulers in a city.
• Eccl 9:15-18 : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man. 16 So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded. 17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
• 1 Chr 29:19 : 19 And give my son Solomon an undivided heart to keep your commandments, your statutes, and your decrees, and to carry out all these plans, building the temple for which I have made preparations.
• Ps 119:73 : 73 Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
• 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 When all Israel heard the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of the king, for they saw that he had the wisdom of God to administer justice.
• Exod 3:11-12 : 11 But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?' 12 God reassured him, 'I will certainly be with you. And this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.'
• Exod 4:10-13 : 10 Moses said to the LORD, 'Pardon me, Lord, but I am not eloquent—neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.' 11 The LORD said to him, 'Who gave human beings their mouths? Or who makes them mute, deaf, seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.' 13 But Moses said, 'Pardon me, Lord. Please send someone else.'