Verse 1

Listen to me, you distant islands, and pay attention, you faraway nations: The Lord called me from the womb; even before I was born, He mentioned my name.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Hør på meg, øyer, og lytt, dere folkeslag langt borte! Herren kalte meg fra mors liv; fra mors mage nevnte han navnet mitt.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Hør, dere øyer, lytt til meg! Lytt, dere folk i det fjerne: Herren har kalt meg fra mors liv, fra min mors skjød har han nevnt mitt navn.

  • Norsk King James

    Hør, o øyer, til meg; og hør, dere folk fra fjerne steder. Herren har kalt meg fra mors mag, han har nevnt navnet mitt fra tidlig i livet.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hør meg, dere øyer! Lytt, dere folk langt borte! Herren kalte meg før jeg ble født, han husket mitt navn fra min mors liv.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Lykkes, øyer, og hør etter, folkeslag langt borte! Herren kalte meg fra morsliv av, fra min mors skjød har han nevnt mitt navn.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Lytt til meg, dere kyster, og hør, dere folk langveisfra! Herren kalte meg fra mors liv; fra min mors indre nevnte han mitt navn.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Hør, øyer, til meg, og lytt, folk fra fjerne land! Herren kalte meg allerede i livmoren; fra min mors dyp gjorde han omtale om mitt navn.

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

    Lytt til meg, dere kyster, og hør, dere folk langveisfra! Herren kalte meg fra mors liv; fra min mors indre nevnte han mitt navn.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Hør på meg, dere øyer, og lytt, dere folkeslag langt borte: Herren kalte meg fra mors liv, fra min mors skjød har han nevnt mitt navn.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Hør på meg, dere øyer! Lytt, folk langt borte! Herren kalte meg fra mors liv, fra min mors skjød nevnte han mitt navn.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hører mig, I Øer! og mærker, I Folk langt borte! Herren kaldte mig fra (Moders) Liv, han kom mit Navn ihu fra min Moders Liv af.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Hør på meg, dere fjerne øyer, og lytt, dere folk, fra det fjerne; Herren har kalt meg fra mors liv; fra min mors liv hørte jeg mitt navn bli nevnt.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Listen to me, O islands; and hear me, you people from afar; The LORD has called me from the womb; from my mother's body he has made mention of my name.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Hør på meg, øyer, og lytt, dere folk fra fjern: Herren har kalt meg fra mors liv; fra min mors kropp har han nevnt mitt navn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Lytt til meg, dere øyer, og hør etter, dere folk fra det fjerne. Herren har kalt meg fra mors liv; Han nevnte mitt navn mens jeg ennå var i min mors skjød.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Lytt til meg, øyer, og hør, alle folk langt borte: Herren har kalt meg fra mors liv; fra min mors skjød har han nevnt mitt navn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Lytt til meg, dere fjerne kystland; og hør på, dere folk langt borte: Herren har merket meg ut fra begynnelsen; mens jeg ennå var i min mors liv, husket han mitt navn.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Herken vnto me, ye Iles, and take hede ye people from farre: The LORDE hath called me fro my byrth, and made mecion of my name fro my mothers wobe:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Heare yee me, O yles, and hearken, yee people from farre. The Lorde hath called me from the wombe, and made mention of my name from my mothers bellie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Ye Isles hearken vnto me, and take heede ye people from farre: The Lord hath called me from my birth, and made mention of my name from my mothers wombe:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Listen, isles, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Hearken, O isles, unto me, And attend, O peoples, from afar, Jehovah from the womb hath called me, From the bowels of my mother He hath made mention of my name.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Ideal Israel Delivers the Exiles Listen to me, you coastlands! Pay attention, you people who live far away! The LORD summoned me from birth; he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 1:5 : 5 Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
  • Gal 1:15 : 15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
  • Isa 44:2 : 2 This is what the LORD says—your Maker and the One who formed you from the womb, who helps you: 'Do not fear, my servant Jacob, and Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.'
  • Isa 42:1-4 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring forth justice to the nations. 2 He will not cry out or raise his voice, nor make his voice heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully bring forth justice. 4 He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice on the earth, and the coastlands wait for his law.
  • Isa 49:5 : 5 And now this is what the Lord says—He who formed me in the womb to be His servant, to bring Jacob back to Him and gather Israel to Himself. For I have been honored in the eyes of the Lord, and my God has been my strength.
  • Isa 55:3 : 3 Incline your ear and come to me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.
  • Luke 1:15 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
  • Luke 1:31 : 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
  • Luke 2:10-11 : 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that is for all the people. 11 Today, in the city of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
  • John 10:36 : 36 what about the one whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?
  • Eph 2:17 : 17 He came and proclaimed peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
  • 1 Pet 1:20 : 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
  • Zeph 2:11 : 11 The Lord will be awesome to them when He destroys all the gods of the earth. People from every shore and nation will bow down to Him, each from their own place.
  • Matt 1:20-21 : 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.' 21 'She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'
  • Isa 57:19 : 19 Creating praise on the lips: Peace, peace, to those far and near, says the LORD. And I will heal them.
  • Isa 60:9 : 9 Surely the coastlands will wait for me; the ships of Tarshish will come first, bringing your sons from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you.
  • Isa 66:19 : 19 I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of the survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud (those who draw the bow), to Tubal and Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. And they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
  • Isa 51:5 : 5 My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone out, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The coastlands will look to Me and wait in hope for My arms.
  • Isa 42:12 : 12 Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.
  • Isa 44:24 : 24 This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: 'I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens by myself and spreads out the earth by my own hand.'
  • Isa 45:22 : 22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
  • Isa 46:3 : 3 Listen to Me, house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, you who have been carried by Me from the womb, lifted up from birth.
  • Ps 71:5-6 : 5 For you are my hope, Lord, my confidence from my youth. 6 I have relied on you from birth; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.
  • Isa 9:6 : 6 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
  • Isa 41:1 : 1 Be silent before me, you coastlands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them approach and speak; let us come together for judgment.
  • Isa 7:14 : 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.