Verse 4

For my people and I have been sold to be destroyed, killed, and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as slaves, I would have remained silent, because no harm to the king would justify disturbing him in this way."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For vi har blitt solgt, jeg og mitt folk, til å bli ødelagt, drept og tilintetgjort. Hvis vi bare hadde blitt solgt som slaver, ville jeg ha vært stille, men fienden kan ikke kompensere for skaden han påfører kongen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For vi, jeg og mitt folk, er solgt for å bli ødelagt, drept og utryddet. Hadde vi bare blitt solgt som treller og trellkvinner, hadde jeg vært stille, for fienden kan ikke oppveie skade for kongen.»

• Norsk King James

  For vi er solgt, jeg og mitt folk, til å bli utryddet, drept og ødelagt. Men hvis vi bare hadde vært solgt som slaver, ville jeg ikke sagt noe, selv om fienden ikke kunne hindre kongens skade.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For vi har blitt solgt, både jeg og folket mitt, til å bli ødelagt, drept og utryddet. Hadde vi bare blitt solgt som slaver og slavinner, ville jeg ha holdt munn, selv om fienden ikke kunne godtgjøre kongen for skaden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For vi er blitt solgt, både jeg og mitt folk, til å bli utryddet, drept og tilintetgjort. Hadde vi bare blitt solgt som slaver og slavekvinner, hadde jeg tiet, for da ville det ikke vært nok til skade for kongen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For vi er solgt, jeg og mitt folk, til å bli utslettet, bli drept og gå til grunne. Hadde vi bare blitt solgt som treller og trellkvinner, ville jeg ha tiet, men fienden kan ikke oppveie kongens skade.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For vi er solgt, både jeg og mitt folk, for å gå til grunne, bli drept og forsvinne. Men om vi bare hadde blitt solgt som treller, ville jeg vært taus, selv om fienden ikke kunne motvirke den skade kongen påfører.

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

  For vi er solgt, jeg og mitt folk, til å bli utslettet, bli drept og gå til grunne. Hadde vi bare blitt solgt som treller og trellkvinner, ville jeg ha tiet, men fienden kan ikke oppveie kongens skade.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For vi har blitt solgt, jeg og mitt folk, til å bli utryddet, drept og tilintetgjort. Hvis vi bare hadde blitt solgt som slaver og slavinner, ville jeg ha tiet. Men fienden kan ikke kompensere for kongens tap."

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  «For vi har blitt solgt, både jeg og mitt folk, til å utryddes, drepes og tilintetgjøres. Hadde vi bare blitt solgt som slaver og slavekvinner, ville jeg ha tiet. Men fienden kan ikke oppveie kongens skade.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi vi ere solgte, jeg og mit Folk, at ødelægges, at ihjelslaaes og at omkommes; og dersom vi maatte sælges til Tjenere og til Tjenestepiger, saa vilde jeg have tiet, enddog Fjenden kan ikke oprette Kongen den Skade.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For we are sold, I and my people, to be dtroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For vi er solgt, jeg og mitt folk, til å bli ødelagt, drept og utryddet. Men hvis vi bare hadde blitt solgt som slaver og slavekvinner, ville jeg ha holdt min munn, selv om fienden ikke kunne ha oppveid kongens tap.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to perish. But if we had been sold as slaves, I would have remained silent, although the enemy could not compensate for the king's loss.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  for vi er solgt, jeg og mitt folk, til å bli ødelagt, drept og tilintetgjort. Hadde vi bare blitt solgt som tjenere og tjenestepiker, ville jeg tiet, selv om fienden ikke kunne ha oppveid kongens tap.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  for vi er blitt solgt, jeg og mitt folk, til å bli utslettet, drept og ødelagt. Om vi bare var blitt solgt som slaver og slavekvinner, ville jeg ha forholdt meg taus, men fiendskapet er ikke verdt kongens skade."

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For vi er blitt solgt, jeg og mitt folk, til å bli ødelagt, drept og gå til grunne. Men hvis vi hadde blitt solgt som slaver, hadde jeg tiet, selv om fienden aldri kunne ha kompensert for kongens skade.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For vi, jeg og mitt folk, er gitt opp til ødeleggelse, død og utryddelse. Hadde vi vært solgt som treller og trellkvinner, hadde jeg vært stille, for vår nød er liten sammenlignet med kongens tap.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for we are solde to be destroyed, to be slayne, and to perishe. And wolde God we were solde to be bondmen and bondwemen, then wolde I holde my tonge, so shulde not the enemye be so hye to the kynges harme.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For we are solde, I, & my people, to be destroyed, to be slayne and to perish: but if we were solde for seruants, and for handmaides, I woulde haue helde my tongue: although the aduersarie could not recompense the Kings losse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For we are solde I and my people to be destroyed, to be slaine, and to perishe: And would God that we were solde to be bondmen and bondwomen, then would I holde my tongue: although the enemie coulde not recompence the kinges losse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondservants and bondmaids, I had held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king's damage.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for we have been sold, I and my people, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy; and if for men-servants and for maid-servants we had been sold I had kept silent -- but the adversity is not equal to the loss of the king.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king's damage.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For we are given up, I and my people, to destruction and death and to be cut off. If we had been taken as men-servants and women-servants for a price, I would have said nothing, for our trouble is little in comparison with the king's loss.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondservants and bondmaids, I would have held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king's loss."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For we have been sold– both I and my people– to destruction and to slaughter and to annihilation! If we had simply been sold as male and female slaves, I would have remained silent, for such distress would not have been sufficient for troubling the king.”

Referenced Verses

• Esth 3:9 : 9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be written to destroy them, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry out the work, to be deposited in the king’s treasuries."
• Esth 3:13 : 13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces, ordering the destruction, killing, and annihilation of all the Jews—young and old, children and women—in a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions.
• Deut 28:68 : 68 The LORD will bring you back to Egypt in ships, in the way I said you would never see again. There, you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.
• Esth 8:11 : 11 The king’s decree gave the Jews in every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.
• Ps 44:22-23 : 22 would God not have discovered this? For He knows the secrets of the heart. 23 Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
• Joel 3:6 : 6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, removing them far from their own territory.
• Amos 2:6 : 6 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.'
• Gen 37:26-28 : 26 Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed. 28 When the Midianite merchants passed by, they pulled Joseph up out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
• Josh 9:23 : 23 'Now therefore, you are under a curse and will always serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.'
• 1 Sam 22:23 : 23 Stay with me; don’t be afraid. The one who seeks my life is seeking yours as well. You will be safe with me.
• Neh 5:5 : 5 'Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Israelites, and our children are just like theirs, we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, and we are powerless to do anything about it, since our fields and vineyards now belong to others.'
• Esth 4:7-8 : 7 Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the king's treasury for the destruction of the Jews. 8 He also gave him a copy of the text of the decree issued in Susa for their destruction, so that Hathach could show it to Esther and explain it to her, urging her to go to the king, plead for mercy, and intercede for her people.
• Esth 7:6 : 6 Esther said, "The adversary and enemy is this vile Haman." Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.