Verse 30

Samson said, 'Let me die with the Philistines!' Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. So he killed many more when he died than while he lived.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Samson sa: ‘La meg dø sammen med filisterne!’ Han bøyde seg med all sin styrke, og huset raste over fyrstene og hele folket der. De han drepte i sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Samson sa: «La meg dø med filisterne!» Han bøyde seg med all sin styrke, og huset falt over herrene og hele folket som var der. De døde som han drepte ved sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Norsk King James

  Og Samson sa: La meg dø med filistrene. Og han bøyde seg med all sin kraft; og huset falt over herrene og over alt folket som var der. Så var de som døde ved hans død flere enn de som han drepte i sitt liv.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Samson sa: La meg dø med filisterne! Og han bøyde seg med all sin kraft. Da falt huset over fyrstene og hele folket som var der. Han drepte flere ved sin død enn han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sa han: 'La meg dø sammen med filisterne.' Han presset med all styrke, og huset raste sammen over høvdingene og alle folkene der. De som døde sammen med ham den dagen, var flere enn de han hadde drept i løpet av livet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Samson sa: La meg dø med filisterne! Han bøyde seg med all sin styrke, og huset falt over fyrstene og alle folkene som var der inne. De han drepte i sin død var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han sa: ‘La meg dø med filisterne!’ Med all sin kraft bøyde han seg, og huset styrtet over herrene og over alle de som var der. Dermed ble flere drept ved hans død enn de han hadde drept i løpet av sitt liv.

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

  Samson sa: La meg dø med filisterne! Han bøyde seg med all sin styrke, og huset falt over fyrstene og alle folkene som var der inne. De han drepte i sin død var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Samson sa: «La meg dø sammen med filisterne!» Så presset han med all sin kraft, og huset falt sammen over høvdingene og alt folket som var der. Så mange han drepte i sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sa Simson: «La meg dø sammen med filisterne.» Han bøyde seg med all sin kraft, og huset falt over høvdingene og alle folket som var i det. Så de døde som han drepte ved sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Samson sagde: Min Sjæl døe med Philisterne! og han bøiede sig med Kraft; da faldt Huset paa Fyrsterne og paa alt Folket, som der vare udi; og de Døde vare flere, som han dræbte, der han døde, end som han dræbte i sit Liv.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Samson sa: La meg dø med filisterne. Han bøyde seg med all sin styrke, og huset falt over fyrstene og hele folket deri. De som han drepte i sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Samson sa: «La meg dø sammen med filistrene.» Så bøyde han seg med all sin makt, og huset falt over høvdingene og alt folket som var der inne. Så de døde som han drepte ved sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Samson sa: 'La meg dø med filisterne.' Han bøyde seg med kraft, og huset falt over fyrstene og over hele folket som var der, og de døde som han drepte ved sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Samson sa: «La meg dø sammen med filistrene.» Så bøyde han seg med all sin styrke, og huset falt over fyrstene og alle folket som var der. De døde han drepte i sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa Samson: La meg dø med filisterne. Han presset med all sin styrke, og huset falt ned over fyrstene og alle i det. De døde som han drepte ved sin død, var flere enn dem han hadde drept i sin levetid.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & saide: My soule dye wt the Philistynes, & he bowed him selfe mightely. Then fell the house vpon the prynces & vpon all the people that were therin, so that there were mo of ye slayne which dyed in his death, the he slewe whyle he lyued.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Samson saide, Let me lose my life with the Philistims: and he bowed him with all his might, and the house fell vpon the princes, & vpon all the people that were therein. so the dead which he slewe at his death were mo then they which he had slaine in his life.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Samson sayde: My soule shall dye with the Philistines, and bowed them with all his myght, and the house fell vpon the lordes and vpon all the people that were therin: And so ye dead which he slue at his death, were mo then they which he slue in his lyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with [all his] might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that [were] therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than [they] which he slew in his life.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were therein. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Samson saith, `Let me die with the Philistines,' and he inclineth himself powerfully, and the house falleth on the princes, and on all the people who `are' in it, and the dead whom he hath put to death in his death are more than those whom he put to death in his life.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than they that he slew in his life.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and the house came down on the chiefs and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he sent to destruction by his death were more than all those on whom he had sent destruction in his life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were therein. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Samson said,“Let me die with the Philistines!” He pushed hard and the temple collapsed on the rulers and all the people in it. He killed many more people in his death than he had killed during his life.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 16:25 : 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
• Matt 24:38-39 : 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
• Acts 20:24 : 24 'But I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus—to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.'
• Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
• Phil 2:8 : 8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross.
• Phil 2:17 : 17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
• Phil 2:30 : 30 because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for what was lacking in your service to me.
• Col 2:15 : 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities, and he publicly exposed them, triumphing over them in him.
• 1 Thess 5:2 : 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
• Heb 2:14-15 : 14 Since the children share in flesh and blood, He too likewise partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death—that is, the devil. 15 and might free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
• Heb 12:1-4 : 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us. 2 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. 4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
• Gen 3:15 : 15 'And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.'
• Judg 14:19 : 19 Then the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, took their belongings, and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he went back to his father’s house.
• Judg 15:8 : 8 He attacked them viciously, defeating them completely. Then he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
• Judg 15:15 : 15 Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he reached out, took it, and struck down a thousand men with it.
• Job 20:5 : 5 that the triumph of the wicked is short-lived, and the joy of the godless lasts only a moment?
• Job 31:3 : 3 Is it not disaster for the wicked and calamity for those who do evil?
• Ps 62:3 : 3 Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
• Eccl 9:12 : 12 For no one knows their time. Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so are people ensnared by an evil time when it suddenly falls upon them.