Verse 6

Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD! I do not know how to speak because I am too young.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men jeg sa: 'Å, suverene Herre, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er ennå ung.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er bare en ungdom.

• Norsk King James

  Da sa jeg: Å Herre! se, jeg kan ikke snakke, for jeg er ung.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg sa: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal tale, for jeg er bare ung.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da sa jeg: «Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er bare en ungdom.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er et barn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så sa jeg: «Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er bare et barn.»

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

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er et barn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da sa jeg: «Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal tale, for jeg er ung.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da sa jeg: «Å, Allmektige Herre Gud, jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal tale, for jeg er bare en gutt.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg sagde: Ak Herre Herre! see, jeg veed ikke at tale, thi jeg er ung.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er et barn.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal tale; for jeg er et barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er bare en ung mann.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa jeg, Å, Herre Jehova! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er bare et barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa jeg: Å, Gud Herre! se, jeg har ikke ordets makt, for jeg er et barn.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The sayde I: Oh LORDE God, I am vnmete, for I am yet but yonge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said I, Oh, Lord God, behold, I can not speake, for I am a childe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde I: O Lorde God, I can not speake, for I am yet but young.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then said I, Ah, Lord Yahweh! behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known -- to speak, for I `am' a youth.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I answered,“Oh, Sovereign LORD, Really I do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 6:12 : 12 But Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, "The Israelites have not listened to me. Why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?"
• Exod 4:10-16 : 10 Moses said to the LORD, 'Pardon me, Lord, but I am not eloquent—neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.' 11 The LORD said to him, 'Who gave human beings their mouths? Or who makes them mute, deaf, seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.' 13 But Moses said, 'Pardon me, Lord. Please send someone else.' 14 Then the LORD's anger burned against Moses, and He said, 'What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. Even now he is on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you.' 15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what to do. 16 He will speak for you to the people, and he will serve as your mouth, and you will serve as God to him.
• 1 Kgs 3:7-9 : 7 Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, but I am only a young and inexperienced servant who does not know how to carry out his duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or record. 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between good and evil, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?
• Jer 32:17 : 17 Ah, Lord GOD! You made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
• Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, "Woe to me! For I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts."
• Jer 4:10 : 10 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at their throats.'
• Jer 14:13 : 13 But I said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, the prophets are telling them, 'You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.'"
• Exod 4:1 : 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’?
• Exod 6:30 : 30 But Moses said to the LORD, 'Behold, I am unskilled in speech, so how will Pharaoh listen to me?'