Verse 14

May it be that when I say to a young woman, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I'll water your camels too,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    La det skje, at den unge kvinnen som jeg sier til: «Her, tilbeyt meg krukken din, så jeg kan drikke», og som svarer: «Drikk, og jeg skal også vanne kamelene dine» – la henne være den du har utvalgt for din tjener Isak. Slik skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.»

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Måtte det hende slik, at den jenta jeg sier til: 'Vær så snill, senk krukken din, så jeg kan drikke' og hun sier: 'Drikk, og jeg vil gi kamelene dine også', la det være henne du har utvalgt for din tjener Isak. Ved det skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.

  • Norsk King James

    Og la det bli slik at jenten som jeg ber, Senk din krukke så jeg kan drikke; og hun skal si, Drikk, og jeg vil også la kamelene dine drikke. La henne være den du har utpekt for din tjener Isak; med dette vil jeg vite at du har vist nåde mot min herre.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    La det skje at når jeg sier til en ung kvinne: 'Vipp ned krukken din så jeg kan få drikke,' og hun sier: 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi kamelene dine å drikke,' da la henne være den du har utpekt for din tjener Isak, så jeg kan vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    La det skje at den unge kvinnen som jeg sier til 'Gi meg et lite drikk, vennligst,' og hun sier 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi kamelene dine vann', at hun er den du har utsett for din tjener Isak. Ved det skal jeg vite at du har vist nåde mot min herre.'

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    La det være slik at den unge kvinnene jeg sier til: 'La meg få drikke litt vann fra krukken din,' og hun svarer: 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi dine kameler drikke,' skal være hun du har bestemt for din tjener Isak. Ved det skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.»

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    «La det skje at den jomfru jeg skal si til: ‘Senke din vannkrukke, jeg ber deg, så jeg kan drikke’, svarer: ‘Drikk, så vil jeg også lade dine kameler’,. La henne være den kvinne du har bestemt for din tjener Isak; slik skal jeg vite at du har vist min herre godhet.»

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

    La det være slik at den unge kvinnene jeg sier til: 'La meg få drikke litt vann fra krukken din,' og hun svarer: 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi dine kameler drikke,' skal være hun du har bestemt for din tjener Isak. Ved det skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.»

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Dersom jeg sier til en ung kvinne: Senk krukken din så jeg kan få drikke, og hun svarer: Drikk, og kamelene dine vil jeg også gi å drikke, da er hun den du har utvalgt for din tjener Isak. Gjennom henne skal jeg vite at du har vist min herre godhet.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Og la det skje at den unge kvinnen som jeg sier til: 'Bøy krukken din, så jeg kan drikke,' og hun sier: 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi kamelene dine å drikke,' la henne være den du har utvalgt til din tjener Isak. Da vil jeg vite at du har vist miskunn mot min herre.»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og naar det skeer, at (der kommer nu) en Pige, til hvilken jeg siger: Bøi nu din Krukke ned og lad mig drikke, og hun siger: Drik, og jeg vil endog give dine Kameler at drikke; (da lad det skee,) at hun er den, som du haver udseet til din Tjener Isak, og jeg derpaa kan kjende, at du haver gjort Miskundhed mod min Herre.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    La det bli slik at den unge kvinnen jeg sier til: «La meg få drikke litt vann fra krukken din», og som svarer: «Drikk, og jeg vil gi kamelene dine vann også», la henne være den du har utsett for din tjener Isak. Da skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also'—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    La det skje at den unge kvinnen som jeg sier til: 'Vennligst la meg få drikke litt vann fra krukken din,' og hun sier: 'Drikk, og jeg skal også gi kamelene dine vann å drikke,' er den du har utvalgt for din tjener Isak. Da vil jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Det skal skje at den unge kvinnen som jeg sier til: 'Lut ned vannkrukken din, så jeg kan drikke', og hun sier: 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi kamelene dine drikke', henne har du utpekt for din tjener Isak. Ved dette skal jeg vite at du har vist nåde mot min herre.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    La det nå skje at den unge kvinnen jeg sier: La meg drikke litt vann fra krukken din, og hun sier: Drikk, og jeg vil gi kamelene dine å drikke også. La henne være den du har utpekt for din tjener Isak. Slik skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Måtte den jenta jeg sier til: Sett ned din krukke og gi meg å drikke, og som svarer: Her har du å drikke, og jeg skal også gi vann til kamelene dine; måtte hun være den du har utvalgt for din tjener Isak. Så vil jeg vite at du har vært god mot min herre Abraham.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Now the damsell to whome I saye stoupe doune thy pytcher and let me drynke. Yf she saye drynke and I will geue thy camels drynke also yt same is she that thou hast ordened for they servaunte Isaac: yee and therby shall I knowe that thou hast shewed mercy on my master.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now yf there come a damsell, to whom I saye: bowe downe thy pytcher, & let me drynke, and yf she saye: drynke, and I wyll geue ye Camels drynke also: That ye same be she, whom thou hast prouyded for thy seruaunt Isaac: & that I maye knowe by ye same that thou hast shewed mercy vpon my master.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Graunt therefore that ye maide, to whom I say, Bowe downe thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drinke: if she say, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also: may be she that thou hast ordeined for thy seruant Izhak: and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed mercy on my master.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Nowe let the damsel to whom I say, stoupe downe thy pitcher I pray thee, that I may drinke: If she say also, drinke, and I wyll geue thy Camelles drinke also: let the same be she that thou hast ordeyned for thy seruaunt Isahac, and thereby shall I knowe that thou hast shewed mercy on my maister.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink.' She will say, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.' Let the same be she who you have appointed for your servant Isaac. Thereby will I know that you have shown kindness to my master."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and it hath been, the young person unto whom I say, Incline, I pray thee, thy pitcher, and I drink, and she hath said, Drink, and I water also thy camels) -- her Thou hast decided for Thy servant, for Isaac; and by it I know that Thou hast done kindness with my lord.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now, may the girl to whom I say, Let down your vessel and give me a drink, and who says in answer, Here is a drink for you and let me give water to your camels: may she be the one marked out by you for your servant Isaac: so may I be certain that you have been good to my master Abraham.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,' and she will say, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,'--let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I will say to a young woman,‘Please lower your jar so I may drink.’ May the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac reply,‘Drink, and I’ll give your camels water too.’ In this way I will know that you have been faithful to my master.”

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 6:37 : 37 Look, I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If dew is only on the fleece, and the ground remains dry, then I will know that you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have said.
  • Judg 6:17 : 17 Gideon replied, 'If I have found favor in your sight, give me a sign that it is really you speaking to me.'
  • Gen 15:8 : 8 But Abram said, "Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?"
  • Gen 24:44 : 44 and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw water for your camels too," let her be the one the Lord has chosen for my master's son.'
  • Exod 4:1-9 : 1 Then Moses answered and said, 'What if they do not believe me or listen to me, but say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you’? 2 The LORD said to him, 'What is that in your hand?' Moses replied, 'A staff.' 3 Then He said, 'Throw it to the ground.' So Moses threw it to the ground, and it became a serpent, and he ran away from it. 4 Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your hand and grasp its tail.' So Moses stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff again in his hand. 5 'This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.' 6 Furthermore, the LORD said to him, 'Put your hand into your cloak.' So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was diseased, like snow. 7 'Now put your hand back into your cloak,' the LORD said. So he put his hand back into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored to be like the rest of his body. 8 'If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first sign, they may believe the second.' 9 'But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, then take some water from the Nile, pour it on the dry ground, and the water you take from the river will become blood on the ground.'
  • Judg 7:13-15 : 13 When Gideon arrived, he overheard a man telling his companion about a dream. He said, "Listen, I had a dream: a round loaf of barley bread tumbled into the Midianite camp, struck a tent with such force that it collapsed and fell completely flat." 14 His companion responded, "This can only mean the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian and the entire camp into his hands." 15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down in worship. He returned to the Israelite camp and said, "Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands."
  • Judg 18:5 : 5 They said to him, 'Please inquire of God so that we may know whether our journey will be successful.'
  • 1 Sam 6:7-9 : 7 Now then, prepare a new cart with two nursing cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves away back to the barn. 8 Place the ark of the LORD on the cart and the gold objects you are returning to him as a guilt offering in a box beside it. Then send it on its way. 9 Watch to see: if it goes up along the road to its own territory, toward Beth Shemesh, then it is the LORD who has brought this great disaster upon us. But if it does not, then we will know it was not his hand that struck us; it happened by chance.
  • 1 Sam 10:2-9 : 2 When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, 'The donkeys you went to find have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and is concerned about you, asking, “What shall I do about my son?”' 3 From there, you will continue on and come to the oak of Tabor. There you will encounter three men going up to God at Bethel, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. 4 They will greet you kindly and offer you two loaves of bread, which you are to accept from their hands. 5 After that, you will come to the hill of God, where there are Philistine garrisons. As you approach the town, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, and they will be prophesying. 6 Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be transformed into a different person. 7 Once these signs come to pass, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you. 8 Go down ahead of me to Gilgal, and I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and sacrifices of peace offerings. You must wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do. 9 As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, and all these signs came to pass that day. 10 When they arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets came to meet him. Then the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul, and he began to prophesy among them.
  • 1 Sam 14:8-9 : 8 Jonathan said, 'Look, we will cross over to the men and let them see us.' 9 If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come to you,' we will stay in our place and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will go up, for the Lord has handed them over to us. That will be our sign.
  • 1 Sam 20:7 : 7 If he says, 'Good,' it will mean peace for your servant. But if he is very angry, know that he has determined harm.
  • 2 Sam 5:24 : 24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, act quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out ahead of you to strike the Philistine army."
  • 2 Sam 20:9 : 9 Joab said to Amasa, "How are you, my brother?" Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
  • 2 Kgs 20:8-9 : 8 Hezekiah asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?" 9 Isaiah answered, "This is the sign from the LORD to you that He will do what He has promised: Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or shall it go back ten steps?" 10 Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to move forward ten steps; rather, let it go back ten steps." 11 Then the prophet Isaiah called out to the LORD, and He made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairway of Ahaz, the steps it had descended.
  • Prov 19:14 : 14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
  • Isa 7:11 : 11 'Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.'
  • Rom 1:10 : 10 always in my prayers, asking that if it is somehow in God's will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.