Verse 15

This is what the LORD says: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping—Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted because they are no more.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Så sier Herren: «Hold tilbake din røst fra gråt og øynene fra tårer, for din innsats skal belønnes, sier Herren, og de skal vende tilbake fra fiendens land.»

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Så sier Herren: En røst ble hørt i Rama, klage og bitter gråt; Rakel gråter over sine barn, hun nekter å la seg trøste for sine barn, fordi de er borte.

  • Norsk King James

    Så sier Herren: En stemme ble hørt i Rama, klage og bitter gråt; Rahel gråtende etter sine barn nektet å la seg trøste, fordi de ikke var der.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Så sier Herren: En røst er hørt i Rama, klage og bitter gråt, Rakel gråter over sine barn; hun vil ikke la seg trøste, for de er borte.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Så sier Herren: En stemme høres i Rama, klage og bitter gråt. Rakel gråter over sine barn, hun vil ikke la seg trøste over sine barn, for de er borte.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Så sier Herren: En stemme hørtes i Rama, klage og bitter gråt; Rakel gråter over sine barn og nekter å la seg trøste over sine barn, fordi de ikke er mer.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Slik sier HERREN: I Ramah ble det hørt en stemme av klage og bitter gråt; Rakhel gråt for sine barn og nektet å få trøst fordi de ikke lenger var.

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

    Så sier Herren: En stemme hørtes i Rama, klage og bitter gråt; Rakel gråter over sine barn og nekter å la seg trøste over sine barn, fordi de ikke er mer.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Så sier Herren: En røst høres i Rama, klage og bitter gråt. Rakel gråter over sine barn; hun vil ikke la seg trøste, for de er ikke mer.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Så sier Herren: En stemme høres i Rama, klagesang og bitter gråt. Rakel gråter over sine barn og vil ikke la seg trøste, for de er ikke mer. Sela

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Saa sagde Herren: Der er hørt en Røst i Rama, en Klage, en bitter Graad, Rachel græder over sine Børn; hun vægrer sig ved at trøstes over sine Børn, thi de ere ikke (mere til).

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Så sier Herren: En stemme ble hørt i Rama, klage og bitter gråt; Rakel gråt for sine barn og nekter å la seg trøste for sine barn, fordi de ikke er mer.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Thus says the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Så sier Herren: En stemme høres i Rama, klage og bitter gråt, Rakel gråter for sine barn; hun nekter å bli trøstet for sine barn, fordi de ikke er mer.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Så sier Herren: En røst høres i Rama, klage og bitter gråt. Rakel gråter over sine barn og lar seg ikke trøste, for de er ikke mer.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Så sier Herren: En stemme høres i Rama, klage og bitter gråt, Rakel gråter for sine barn; hun vil ikke la seg trøste for sine barn, for de er ikke lenger.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Så har Herren sagt: I Rama høres gråt, klaging og bitter sorg; Rakel gråter over sine barn; hun lar seg ikke trøste over tapet av dem.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus saieth the LORDE: The voyce of heuynes, wepynge and lamentacion came vp in to heauen: euen of Rachel mournynge for hir children, and wolde not be comforted, because they were awaye.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus saith the Lord, A voyce was heard on hie, a mourning and bitter weeping. Rahel weeping for her children, refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thus saith the Lorde, The voyce of heauinesse, weepyng, and lamentation was hearde on hye, euen of Rachel mournyng for her children, and woulde not be comforted because they were not.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, [and] bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they [were] not.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Thus says Yahweh: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Thus said Jehovah, A voice in Ramah is heard, wailing, weeping most bitter, Rachel is weeping for her sons, She hath refused to be comforted for her sons, because they are not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus saith Jehovah: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So has the Lord said: In Ramah there is a sound of crying, weeping and bitter sorrow; Rachel weeping for her children; she will not be comforted for their loss.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Thus says Yahweh: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD says,“A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone.”

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 40:1 : 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had released him at Ramah. He was bound in chains among the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being taken to Babylon.
  • Jer 10:20 : 20 My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are broken. My children have left me—they are no more. There is no one to pitch my tent or set up my curtains.
  • Gen 37:35 : 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.'
  • Josh 18:25 : 25 Gibeon, Ramah, and Beeroth,
  • 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 35:19 : 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
  • Ps 77:2 : 2 My voice cries out to God, and I will call aloud; my voice reaches God, and He listens to me.
  • Isa 22:4 : 4 Therefore I said, 'Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly. Do not try to comfort me concerning the destruction of my people.'
  • Lam 5:7 : 7 Our ancestors sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.
  • Ezek 2:10 : 10 He spread it out before me, and it was written on both the front and back. Written on it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.
  • Matt 2:16-18 : 16 Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi. 17 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: 18 'A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.'
  • Gen 5:24 : 24 Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God took him.
  • 1 Sam 7:17 : 17 But he always returned to Ramah, where his home was. There he judged Israel and also built an altar to the LORD.
  • Job 7:21 : 21 Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins? For I will soon lie down in the dust; you will search for me, but I will be no more.
  • Ps 37:36 : 36 Yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched for him, he could not be found.