Verse 3

Now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så nå, Herre, ber jeg deg, ta mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve!'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor, Herre, ber jeg deg nå ta mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor ber jeg deg nå, o Herre, ta livet mitt; for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så nå, Herre, ta mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Nå, Herre, ta mitt liv, for jeg vil heller dø enn leve.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  «Så ta nå, Herre, jeg ber deg, mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Nå, Herre, ta mitt liv fra meg,» ba han, «for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.»

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

  «Så ta nå, Herre, jeg ber deg, mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og nå, Herre, ta mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  «Så ta nå, Herre, min sjel bort, for døden er bedre for meg enn livet.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og nu, Herre! tag dog min Sjæl fra mig; thi det er mig bedre at døe end at leve.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor, å Herre, jeg ber deg, ta livet mitt fra meg; for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så ta nå, Herre, jeg ber deg, mitt liv fra meg; for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og nå, Herre, ta sjelen min fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så nå, Herre, ta, jeg ber deg, mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så nå, Herre, hør min bønn og ta mitt liv fra meg; for døden er bedre for meg enn livet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Now therfore take my life from me for I had leuer dye then liue.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And now o LORDE, take my life fro me (I beseke the) for I had rather dye then lyue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore nowe O Lorde, take, I beseech thee, my life from me: for it is better for me to die then to liue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And nowe O Lorde, take I beseche thee my lyfe from me: for it is better for me to dye, then to lyue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better `is' my death than my life.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So now, O Lord, give ear to my prayer and take my life from me; for death is better for me than life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So now, LORD, kill me instead, because I would rather die than live!”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 19:4 : 4 He went a day's journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom tree, sat under it, and prayed that he might die. 'Enough, LORD,' he said. 'Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.'
• Eccl 7:1 : 1 A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.
• Job 6:8-9 : 8 Oh, that my request would be granted, and that God would fulfill my hope. 9 That God would be willing to crush me, to let loose His hand and cut me off!
• Job 7:15-16 : 15 I prefer strangling and death rather than this body of mine. 16 I despise my life; I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
• Jer 20:14-18 : 14 Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother gave birth to me not be blessed. 15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, 'A male child has been born to you,' and made him very glad. 16 May that man be like the cities the LORD overthrew without relenting. May he hear cries of distress in the morning and shouts of alarm at noon. 17 For he did not kill me in the womb, so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb forever pregnant. 18 Why did I ever come out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame?
• Jonah 4:8 : 8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wished to die and said, 'It is better for me to die than to live.'
• 1 Cor 9:15 : 15 But I have not made use of any of these rights, and I am not writing this to make it happen for me. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.
• Phil 1:21-25 : 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful labor for me. Yet I do not know what I shall choose. 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better; 24 but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. 25 Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
• Job 3:20-21 : 20 Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter in soul? 21 To those who long for death, but it does not come, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures.
• Num 11:15 : 15 If this is how You are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me—if I have found favor in Your eyes—and do not let me see my misery.
• Num 20:3 : 3 The people quarreled with Moses, saying, "If only we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!