Verse 11

So should I not care about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 people who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  'Skulle jeg ikke bry meg om Ninive, den store byen, hvor det er mer enn hundre og tjue tusen mennesker som ikke kjenner sine høyre fra venstre, og mange dyr?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og skulle ikke jeg skåne Ninive, den store byen, hvor det er mer enn 120 000 personer som ikke vet forskjellen mellom sin høyre hånd og sin venstre hånd, og også mye buskap?

• Norsk King James

  Og skulle ikke jeg ha medynk med Ninive, den store byen, hvor det bor mer enn seksti tusen mennesker som ikke kan skille mellom høyre og venstre hånd, og mye storfe også?»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Skulle jeg ikke ha medfølelse med Ninive, den store byen hvor det bor mer enn hundre og tjue tusen mennesker som ikke kan forskjell på høyre og venstre hånd, samt mange dyr?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og jeg skulle ikke være bedrøvet over den store byen Ninive, hvor det bor mange tusen mennesker som ikke vet forskjell på høyre og venstre, og mange dyr?»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  «Og skulle ikke jeg ha medfølelse med Nineve, den store byen, hvor det er mer enn 120 000 mennesker som ikke kan forskjell på høyre og venstre hånd, og også mange dyr?»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Skulle jeg ikke da også skåne Ninive, den store byen, der det bor over 120 000 mennesker som ikke kan skille mellom høyre og venstre, og hvor det finnes mange dyr?

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

  «Og skulle ikke jeg ha medfølelse med Nineve, den store byen, hvor det er mer enn 120 000 mennesker som ikke kan forskjell på høyre og venstre hånd, og også mange dyr?»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og skulle ikke jeg ha medlidenhet med den store byen Nineve, der det er mer enn tolv myriader mennesker, som ikke vet forskjell på sin høyre hånd og sin venstre, og mye storfe?'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  «Men skulle ikke jeg bry meg om Ninive, den store byen, hvor det er mer enn hundre og tjue tusen mennesker, som ikke vet forskjell på høyre og venstre, og også mange dyr?»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg, jeg skulde ikke ynkes over Ninive, den store Stad, i hvilken ere mange flere end tolv Gange ti tusinde Mennesker, som ikke vide (Forskjel) imellem deres høire og deres venstre Haand, og mange Dyr!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og skulle ikke jeg spare Ninive, den store byen, hvor det er mer enn hundre og tjue tusen mennesker som ikke kan skille mellom sin høyre hånd og venstre hånd, og også mye storfe?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And should I not spare Nineveh, that great city, where there are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Skulle ikke jeg ha medlidenhet med Ninive, den store byen, hvor det er mer enn hundre og tjue tusen mennesker som ikke kan skille mellom høyre og venstre hånd, og også mye fe?"

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Skulle jeg ikke ha medfølelse med Ninive, den store byen, med mer enn tolv myriader mennesker som ikke vet forskjell på høyre og venstre hånd, og mange dyr!"

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og skulle ikke jeg ha omsorg for Ninive, den store byen, hvor det er mer enn et hundre og tjue tusen mennesker som ikke kan skille mellom sin høyre hånd og venstre, og mange dyr også?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og skal ikke jeg ha barmhjertighet med Ninive, den store byen, der det er mer enn hundre og tjue tusen personer som ikke kan skille mellom høyre og venstre hånd, samt mye buskap?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and shuld not I haue compassion on Niniue that greate citie wherin there is a multitude of people euen aboue an hundred thousande that know not theyr right hand from the lyfte besydes moch catell?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And shulde not I then haue compassion vpon Niniue that greate cite, wherin there are aboue an C. and xx. thousande personnes, yt knowe not their right hode fro the lefte, besydes moch catell?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And shoulde not I spare Nineueh that great citie, wherein are sixe score thousande persons, that cannot discerne betweene their right hand, and their left hand, and also much cattell?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And shall not I spare Niniue that great citie, in the which are more then sixscore thousand persons that knowe not their right hand and their left, and also much cattaile?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and [also] much cattle?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Shouldn't I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can't discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and I -- have not I pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than twelve myriads of human beings, who have not known between their right hand and their left -- and much cattle!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And am I not to have mercy on Nineveh, that great town, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons without the power of judging between right and left, as well as much cattle?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Shouldn't I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can't discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much livestock?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Should I not be even more concerned about Nineveh, this enormous city? There are more than one hundred twenty thousand people in it who do not know right from wrong, as well as many animals!”

Referenced Verses

• Jonah 1:2 : 2 Arise, go to the great city of Nineveh, and proclaim against it, because their wickedness has come up before me.
• Matt 18:33 : 33 'Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had mercy on you?'
• Luke 15:28-32 : 28 But he became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, 'Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, who has squandered your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!' 31 The father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'
• Deut 1:39 : 39 And the little ones you said would be taken as plunder—your children who do not yet know good from evil—they will enter the land. I will give it to them, and they will take possession of it.
• Ps 36:6 : 6 Lord, your steadfast love reaches to the heavens; your faithfulness to the clouds.
• Ps 104:14 : 14 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth,
• Ps 104:27-28 : 27 All creatures look to You to give them their food at the proper time. 28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
• Ps 145:8-9 : 8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in steadfast love. 9 The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all he has made.
• Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. 16 You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
• Isa 1:18 : 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
• Jonah 3:2-3 : 2 “Get up, go to the great city of Nineveh, and proclaim the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, following the LORD's command. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, taking three days to go through it.
• Jonah 3:10-4:1 : 10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, He relented and did not bring upon them the disaster He had threatened. 1 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry.