Verse 20

And we answered my lord, 'We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.'"

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Vi svarte min herre: ‘Vi har en gammel far, og en liten bror som ble født da han var gammel. Hans bror er død, han alene er igjen av sin mor, og hans far elsker ham.’

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og vi sa til min herre: Vi har en far, en gammel mann, og en sønn av hans alderdom, en liten en; og hans bror er død, og han alene er tilbake av sin mor, og hans far elsker ham.

• Norsk King James

  Og vi sa til min herre: Vi har en far, en gammel mann, og en sønn fra hans alderdom, en liten; og hans bror er død, og han er alene igjen av sin mor, og faren elsker ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vi svarte: Vi har en gammel far og en ung bror født i hans alderdom. Hans bror er død, og han er den eneste sønn moren hans har igjen, og faren elsker ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og vi svarte til herren min: 'Vi har en gammel far og en ung gutt, født i hans alderdom. Hans bror er død, og han alene er igjen etter sin mor, og hans far elsker ham.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og vi sa til min herre: Vi har en gammel far, og en liten gutt som er født i hans alderdom, og hans bror er død, og han alene er igjen av sin mor, og hans far elsker ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og vi svarte: 'Vi har en far, en gammel mann, og en yngling, en liten en; hans bror er død, og han står alene igjen med sin mor, og faren elsker ham.'

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

  Og vi sa til min herre: Vi har en gammel far, og en liten gutt som er født i hans alderdom, og hans bror er død, og han alene er igjen av sin mor, og hans far elsker ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Vi sa til min herre: Vi har en gammel far og en ung bror født i hans alderdom. Hans bror er død, og han alene er tilbake av sin mors barn, og hans far elsker ham.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og vi svarte min herre: Vi har en gammel far, og en liten bror født i hans alderdom. Hans bror er død, og han alene er igjen etter sin mor, og hans far elsker ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde vi til min Herre: Vi have en gammel Fader, og (han haver) en ung Søn, (han avlede i sin) Alderdom; og hans Broder er død, og han, han er alene bleven igjen efter sin Moder, og hans Fader haver ham kjær.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old a, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og vi sa til min herre: Vi har en far, en gammel mann, og en ung sønn av hans alderdom, som er liten, og hans bror er død, og han er den eneste som er igjen etter hans mor, og faren elsker ham.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Vi sa til min herre: 'Vi har en gammel far, og et barn av hans alderdom, en liten en; og hans bror er død, og han alene er igjen av sin mor, og hans far elsker ham.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Vi svarte min herre: Vi har en gammel far og en yngre bror, født i hans alderdom. Hans bror er død, så han er den eneste sønnen igjen av sin mor, og faren elsker ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og vi sa til min herre: Vi har en gammel far og en sønn av hans alderdom, en liten en; og hans bror er død, og han alene er igjen av sin mor; og hans far elsker ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og vi sa til min herre: Vi har en gammel far og en liten sønn, som han fikk da han var gammel; hans bror er død, og han er den eneste sønnen til sin mor, og han er svært kjær for sin far.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And we answered my lord we haue a father that is old and a yonge lad which he begat in his age: ad the brother of the sayde lad is dead and he is all that is left of that mother. And his father loueth him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then answered we: We haue a father, which is olde, and a yonge lad begotten in his age, and his brother is deed, & he is left alone of his mother, and his father loueth him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And we answered my Lorde, We haue a father that is olde, and a young childe, which he begate in his age: and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loueth him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And we aunswered my lorde: we haue a father that is olde, and a young lad, which he begat in his age: and the brother of the sayd lad is dead, and he is all that is left of his mother, and his father loueth him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  We said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loveth him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.

• World English Bible (2000)

  We said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  We said to my lord,‘We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

Referenced Verses

• Gen 37:3 : 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because he was the child of his old age, and he made him a robe of many colors.
• Gen 42:38 : 38 But Jacob said, 'My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.'
• Gen 43:7-8 : 7 They replied, “The man kept asking us about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How could we have known he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?” 8 Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will get up and go, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.
• Gen 44:27-30 : 27 Then your servant, my father, said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons.' 28 'One of them went away from me, and I said, "Surely he has been torn to pieces," and I have not seen him since.' 29 'If you take this one also from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to the grave in sorrow.' 30 So now, if I come to your servant, my father, and the boy is not with us—since his life is so closely bound up with the boy's life—
• Gen 46:21 : 21 The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
• Gen 49:8 : 8 'Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, and your father's sons will bow down to you.'
• Luke 7:12 : 12 As Jesus approached the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town was with her.
• Gen 37:19 : 19 They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!"
• Gen 37:33-35 : 33 He recognized it and said, "It is my son's tunic! A wild animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces." 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son for many days. 35 All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "I will go down to Sheol mourning my son." And his father wept for him.
• Gen 42:13 : 13 And they said, 'Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no longer alive.'
• Gen 42:36 : 36 Their father Jacob said to them, 'You have deprived me of my children! Joseph is gone; Simeon is gone; and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!'
• Gen 35:18 : 18 As her life was slipping away, because she was dying, she named him Ben-Oni, but his father called him Benjamin.