Verse 31

I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, anguish like a woman giving birth to her first child—the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands: 'Woe is me! My life is fainting before the killers.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For jeg hører en røst som en kvinne i fødselsveer, en nød som en fødende kvinne, røsten til Sions datter i hennes nød. Hun sprer hendene og sier: «Ve meg, for min sjel svekkes av morderne!»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For jeg har hørt en røst som av en kvinne i fødselsveer, og smerten som av en som føder sitt første barn, røsten av Sions datter som jamrer seg selv, som sprer ut hendene sine, sier: Ve meg nå! For min sjel er trøtt på grunn av morderne.

• Norsk King James

  For jeg har hørt en stemme som av en kvinne i fødsel, og angsten som av henne som føder sitt første barn, stemmen til Sions datter, som klager og sprer sine hender, og sier: Ve meg nå! for min sjel er urolig på grunn av mordere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For jeg hører en røst som av en kvinne i fødselsnød, en smerte som hos en førsteføderske, Sions datters røst; hun sukker og løfter sine hender: Ve meg nå! Min sjel er trett av de morderne.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For jeg har hørt en stemme som fra en kvinne i fødsel, smerte som hos en førsteføderske, datteren Sions stemme som sukker. Hun strekker hendene ut. 'Ve meg, for min sjel svinner bort på grunn av drapsmenn.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For jeg har hørt en røst som av en fødende kvinne, nødens skrik som av den som bærer fram sitt første barn, røsten til Sions datter som klager over seg selv, som strekker ut hendene og sier: Ve meg nå! for min sjel er trett av drapsmennene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For jeg har hørt en stemme som fra en kvinne i fødsel, og en smerte som den til en som føder sitt førstefødte barn; datteren av Sion sørger, sprer ut hendene sine og sier: «Ve meg nå, for min sjel er tynget av morderes hender.»

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

  For jeg har hørt en røst som av en fødende kvinne, nødens skrik som av den som bærer fram sitt første barn, røsten til Sions datter som klager over seg selv, som strekker ut hendene og sier: Ve meg nå! for min sjel er trett av drapsmennene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For jeg hører en røst som fra en kvinne i nød, som fra en kvinne som føder sitt første barn, det er Sions datter som sukker, som brer ut hendene sine: 'Å, ve meg, for min sjel svinner i møte med morderne!'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For jeg har hørt en stemme som av en fødende kvinne, nød som av en som føder sitt første barn; stemmen til Sions datter, som sukker tungt og sprer sine hender. 'Ve meg! Min sjel er trett av mordere.' Sela.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi jeg hørte en Røst ligesom hendes, der føder, en Angest som dens, der er i Førstefødsels Nød, Zions Datters Røst; hun skal klage sig, udbrede sine Hænder (og sige): Vee mig nu! thi min Sjæl er forsmægtet for deres Skyld, som ihjelslaae.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For jeg har hørt en røst som av en kvinne i fødsel, og smerten som av en som føder sitt første barn, stemmen til Sions datter, som klager over seg selv, som utbrer hendene sine, og sier: Ve meg nå! for min sjel er trett på grunn av mordere.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor, and the anguish as of her that brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewails herself, that spreads her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For jeg har hørt en røst som en kvinne i barnsnød, en angst som den som føder sitt første barn, røsten fra Sions datter, som gisper etter pust, som sprer sine hender, sier: Ve meg nå! for min sjel svinner hen foran morderne.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For en stemme som fra en syk kvinne har jeg hørt, nød som en kvinne som føder for første gang, stemmen til Sions datter, hun klager seg selv, hun strekker ut hendene, 'Ve meg nå, for min sjel er trett av mordere!'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For jeg har hørt en stemme som av en kvinne i fødsel, smerten som av henne som føder sitt første barn, stemmen fra Sions datter som gisper etter pust, som rekker ut hendene og sier: Ve meg nå! for min sjel besvimer foran morderne.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En røst har kommet til mine ører som stemmen til en kvinne med fødselssmerter, smerten til en som gir liv til sitt første barn, stemmen til Sions datter, som kjemper for å puste, som rekker ut hendene og sier: Nå er sorgen min! for styrken har forlatt meg for dem som tar liv.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For (me thinke) I heare a noyse, like as it were of a woman trauelinge, or one laboringe of hir first childe: Euen the voyce of the doughter Sion, that casteth out hir armes, and swowneth, sayenge: Ah wo is me, how sore vexed and faynte is my herte, for them that are slayne?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I haue heard a noyse as of a woman trauailing, or as one labouring of her first child, euen the voyce of the daughter Zion that sigheth and stretcheth out her handes: woe is me nowe: for my soule fainteth because of the murtherers.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For I heare a noyse lyke as it were of a woman trauaylyng, & one labouryng of her first childe, Euen the voyce of the daughter Sion, that casteth out her armes, and sowneth, saying: Ah, wo is me, howe sore vexed and faynt is my heart for feare of the murtherers?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, [and] the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, [that] bewaileth herself, [that] spreadeth her hands, [saying], Woe [is] me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, who gasps for breath, who spreads her hands, [saying], Woe is me now! for my soul faints before the murderers.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For a voice as of a sick woman I have heard, Distress, as of one bringing forth a first-born, The voice of the daughter of Zion, She bewaileth herself, she spreadeth out her hands, `Wo to me now, for weary is my soul of slayers!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that gaspeth for breath, that spreadeth her hands, [saying], Woe is me now! for my soul fainteth before the murderers.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A voice has come to my ears like the voice of a woman in birth-pains, the pain of one giving birth to her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, fighting for breath, stretching out her hands, saying, Now sorrow is mine! for my strength is gone from me before the takers of life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, who gasps for breath, who spreads her hands, [saying], "Woe is me now! For my soul faints before the murderers."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In fact, I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like that of a woman giving birth to her first baby. It is the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, reaching out for help, saying,“I am done in! My life is ebbing away before these murderers!”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 1:15 : 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood.
• Lam 1:17 : 17 Zion stretches out her hands, but there is no one to comfort her. The LORD has decreed for Jacob that his neighbors become his foes; Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them.
• Isa 13:8 : 8 They will be terrified; pain and anguish will grip them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at each other in dismay, their faces aflame.
• Jer 13:21 : 21 What will you say when He appoints leaders over you, those you taught to be rulers? Will not pain seize you like a woman in labor?
• Jer 14:18 : 18 If I go out into the field, I see those slain by the sword. If I enter the city, I see the agonies of famine. Even the prophet and the priest wander aimlessly in the land and have no understanding.
• Jer 15:18 : 18 Why has my pain become perpetual, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You indeed be to me like a deceptive stream, waters that are unreliable?
• Jer 18:21 : 21 So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become childless and widowed, and let their men die by deadly disease; let their young men be struck down in battle.
• Jer 22:23 : 23 You who live in Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when pains come upon you, anguish like that of a woman in labor!
• Jer 30:6 : 6 Ask now and see: Can a man give birth? Why then do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, and every face turned pale?
• Jer 45:2 : 2 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
• Jer 48:41 : 41 The cities are captured, and the strongholds are seized. On that day, the heart of Moab's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
• Jer 49:22 : 22 Behold, an eagle will come up and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. On that day, the hearts of Edom's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
• Jer 49:24 : 24 Damascus has grown weak; she turns to flee, and trembling has seized her. Anguish and pain have gripped her like a woman in labor.
• Jer 50:43 : 43 The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, and his hands hang limp. Anguish grips him, pain like that of a woman in labor.
• Isa 21:3 : 3 Therefore my body is filled with trembling; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman in labor. I am bent over by what I heard; I am dismayed by what I saw.
• Isa 42:14 : 14 For a long time, I have kept silent; I have held my peace and restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry out; I will gasp and pant together.
• Jer 6:2 : 2 I have likened the beautiful and delicate Daughter of Zion to her destruction.
• Jer 6:23-24 : 23 They grasp bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, arrayed as men for battle against you, Daughter Zion.' 24 We have heard the report about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
• Jer 10:19 : 19 Woe to me because of my brokenness! My wound is incurable. Yet I said, 'This is my suffering, and I must endure it.'
• 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."
• Gen 27:46 : 46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, 'I am disgusted with my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these women from the land, what good is my life to me?'
• Job 10:1 : 1 I am disgusted with my life; I will give voice to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.
• Ps 120:5 : 5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, and live among the tents of Kedar.
• Lam 1:20 : 20 See, LORD, how distressed I am! I am in anguish within, my heart is overturned because I have been very rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is only death.
• Lam 2:21 : 21 Young and old lie together in the dust of the streets; my young women and young men have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of your anger; you have slaughtered them without pity.
• Ezek 9:5-6 : 5 To the others, he said in my hearing, 'Pass through the city after him and strike down. Do not let your eye spare, and do not show pity.' 6 Old men, young men, virgins, children, and women—kill them all to the point of destruction. But do not go near anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.' So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
• Ezek 23:46-47 : 46 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: ‘Bring a great assembly against them and hand them over to terror and plunder.' 47 They will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses with fire.
• Hos 13:13 : 13 The pains of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son; when it is time, he does not come to the opening of the womb.
• Mic 7:1 : 1 Woe is me, for I am like those gathering summer fruit, like those gleaning after the harvest; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that my soul desires.
• Matt 21:5 : 5 'Say to the daughter of Zion: See, your King is coming to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.'
• 1 Cor 9:16 : 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to do so. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
• 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.