Verse 2

You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Dere lengter, men har ikke: dere myrder, og ønsker å ha, men kan ikke oppnå: dere kjemper og kriger, men har ikke, fordi dere ikke ber.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Dere ønsker, men har ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men kan ikke få det. Dere strides og kjemper, men har ikke, fordi dere ikke ber.

• Norsk King James

  Dere vil ha, men oppnår ikke: dere drar til vold, og har begjær etter eiendom, men kan ikke få det: dere kjemper og slåss, likevel har dere ingenting, fordi dere ikke ber.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dere begjærer, men har ikke; dere dreper og er misunnelige, men kan ikke få; dere kjemper og strider, men har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Dere begjærer og har ikke; dere dreper og misunner og kan ikke oppnå; dere kjemper og strider, men dere har ikke, fordi dere ikke ber.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Dere begjærer, men har ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men kan ikke oppnå det dere ønsker; dere kjemper og står imot, men dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dere begjærer, men har ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men kan ikke oppnå; dere strider og kjemper, men har ikke, fordi dere ikke ber.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dere begjærer, men eier ikke; dere dreper og ønsker å få, men oppnår ikke; dere kjemper og kriger, men får ingenting, for dere ber ikke.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Dere begjærer og får ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men klarer ikke å oppnå noe; dere kjemper og kriger, men dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

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

  Dere begjærer og får ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men klarer ikke å oppnå noe; dere kjemper og kriger, men dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dere begjærer, men får ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men kan ikke oppnå. Dere kjemper og strider, men dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Dere begjærer, men får ikke; dere dreper og brenner av misunnelse, men kan ikke oppnå det dere ønsker. Dere krangler og kjemper, men har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  I begjære, og have ikke; I slaae ihjel og bære Nid, og kunne ikke faae; I føre Strid og Krig, men I have ikke, fordi I ikke bede.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dere begjærer, men har ikke; dere dreper og higer etter å få, men kan ikke oppnå; dere kjemper og strider, men har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  You desire and do not have; you kill, and covet, and cannot obtain. You fight and war, yet you do not have because you do not ask.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dere begjærer, men har ikke. Dere dreper, misunner, og kan ikke oppnå. Dere slåss og fører krig. Dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dere ønsker, men får ikke; dere dreper og misunder, men kan ikke oppnå; dere kjemper og kriger, men har ikke, fordi dere ikke ber.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dere begjærer, men får ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men kan ikke oppnå; dere kjemper og strider, men dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dere brenner av begjær, men oppnår ikke ønsket deres, så dere dreper; dere er fulle av misunnelse og klarer ikke få det dere vil, så dere kjemper og strider. Dere oppnår ikke det dere ønsker fordi dere ikke ber om det.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ye lust and have not. Ye envie and have indignacion and cannot obtayne. Ye fight and warre and have not because ye axe not.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ye lust, and haue not. Ye envie and haue indignacion, and can not obtayne. Ye fight & warre, and haue not, because ye axe not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Ye lust, and haue not: ye enuie, and desire immoderately, and cannot obtaine: ye fight and warre, and get nothing, because ye aske not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ye lust, and haue not: Ye enuie, and haue indignation, and can not obtayne: Ye fyght and warre, ye haue not, because ye aske not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask;

Referenced Verses

• John 16:24 : 24 Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be full.
• 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.
• Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened.
• Luke 11:9-9 : 9 So I say to you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a piece of bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
• Jas 5:1-5 : 1 Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4 Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. 5 You have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
• John 4:10 : 10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
• Prov 1:19 : 19 Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
• Eccl 4:8 : 8 There was a man all alone. He had no son or brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. 'For whom am I toiling,' he asked, 'and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?' This too is meaningless—a miserable business!
• Isa 7:12 : 12 But Ahaz said, 'I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.'
• Hab 2:5 : 5 Indeed, because wine betrays, and an arrogant man is restless, enlarging his appetite like Sheol and never satisfied, he gathers all the nations to himself and collects all peoples as his own.