Verse 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.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men han svarte og sa til sin far: 'Se, så mange år jeg har tjent deg, og aldri har jeg oversett ditt bud; og likevel gav du meg aldri engang et geitebarn, så jeg kunne glede meg med mine venner.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men han svarte sin far og sa: "Se, i så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og jeg har aldri brutt din befaling; men du har aldri gitt meg en unge geit, så jeg kunne glede meg med vennene mine.

• Norsk King James

  Og han svarte og sa til sin far, Se, i så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og jeg har aldri overtrådt din befaling; og dog har du aldri gitt meg en geit, så jeg kunne glede meg med mine venner:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men han svarte faren: Se, i så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og har aldri overtrådt ditt bud, men du har aldri gitt meg så mye som et kje til å feire med vennene mine.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men han svarte sin far og sa: Se, så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og jeg har aldri overtrådt et av dine bud; og likevel har du aldri gitt meg en kje for at jeg kunne glede meg med mine venner.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men han svarte faren: 'Se her, i alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg brutt ditt bud. Men du har aldri gitt meg en geitekilling så jeg kunne feire med vennene mine.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men han svarte faren: Se, alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg og aldri overtrådt dine bud, likevel har du aldri gitt meg en kje så jeg kunne feire med vennene mine.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han svarte: 'Se, alle disse år har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg trollet mot dine bud, men du har aldri gitt meg en ung geit så jeg kunne feire med vennene mine.'

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men han svarte og sa til sin far: ‘I alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg brutt noe av dine bud; likevel har du aldri gitt meg engang et kje så jeg kunne ha fest med vennene mine.

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

  Men han svarte og sa til sin far: ‘I alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg brutt noe av dine bud; likevel har du aldri gitt meg engang et kje så jeg kunne ha fest med vennene mine.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men han svarte sin far: Se, i alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg overtrådt ditt bud, men meg har du aldri gitt så mye som en kje for at jeg kunne være glad med vennene mine.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Han svarte faren: 'Se, så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg overtrådt dine befalinger, men du har aldri gitt meg en kje for å feire med vennene mine.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men han svarede og sagde til Faderen: See, saa mange Aar tjener jeg dig og overtraadte end aldrig dit Bud, og du haver aldrig givet mig et Kid, at jeg kunde være lystig med mine Venner.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han svarte sin far: Se, så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg overtrådt ditt bud, men du har aldri gitt meg en kje, så jeg kunne fryde meg med mine venner.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years I have served you, nor have I transgressed at any time your commandment: and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men han svarte faren: 'Se, alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg, og aldri overtrådt en eneste av dine befalinger, men meg har du aldri gitt så mye som en kje for at jeg kunne feire med vennene mine.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  men han svarte faren: Se, i så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg krenket dine bud, men meg har du aldri gitt en kje så jeg kunne holde fest med vennene mine.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men han svarte faren: Se, i alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg og aldri overtrådt et eneste av dine bud, men du har aldri gitt meg en kje for å feire med vennene mine.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men han svarte faren: Her har jeg tjent deg i mange år, og aldri har jeg gjort mot ditt bud. Men meg har du ikke engang gitt et kje så jeg kunne ha fest med vennene mine.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He answered and sayde to his father: Loo these many yeares have I done the service nether brake at eny tyme thy commaundment and yet gavest thou me never soo moche as a kyd to make mery wt my lovers:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he answered, and sayde vnto his father: Lo, thus many yeares haue I done the seruyce, nether haue I yet broken thy commaundement, and thou gauest me neuer one kydd, yt I might make mery with my frendes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But he answered & said to his father, Loe, these many yeeres haue I done thee seruice, neither brake I at any time thy commadement, and yet thou neuer gauest mee a kidde that I might make merie with my friends.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He aunswered and sayde to his father: Lo, these many yeres haue I done thee seruice, neither brake I at any tyme thy commaundement, and yet thou neuer gauest me a kidde to make mery with my friendes:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And he answering said to› [his] ‹father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and [yet] thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

• World English Bible (2000)

  But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  but he answered his father,‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!

Referenced Verses

• Luke 18:11-12 : 11 'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.' 12 'I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'
• Luke 18:20-21 : 20 You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.' 21 The man said, 'All these I have kept since I was a boy.'
• Luke 19:21 : 21 'For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'
• Rom 3:20 : 20 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
• Rom 3:27 : 27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? No, but by the law of faith.
• Rom 7:9 : 9 At one time I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life and I died.
• Rom 10:3 : 3 For they are ignorant of the righteousness of God and seek to establish their own; they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.
• Phil 3:4-6 : 4 Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks they have grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 Circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
• 1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
• Rev 2:17 : 17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
• Rev 3:17 : 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, I have become wealthy, and I don’t need anything,' yet you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
• 1 Sam 15:13-14 : 13 When Samuel reached him, Saul said, 'Blessed are you of the LORD! I have carried out the LORD's instruction.' 14 But Samuel said, 'What is this sound of sheep and cattle that I hear?'
• Isa 58:2-3 : 2 Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God. 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?' Yet on the day of your fasting, you pursue your own desires and oppress all your workers.
• Isa 65:5 : 5 They say, 'Keep away; do not come near me, for I am holier than you.' These are like smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
• Zech 7:3 : 3 They asked the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts and the prophets, 'Should I weep in the fifth month and abstain, as I have done for so many years?'
• Mal 1:12-13 : 12 But you profane it by saying, 'The LORD's table is defiled, and its food is contemptible.' 13 You say, 'What a burden!' and you sniff at it with contempt, says the LORD of Hosts. When you bring stolen, lame, or sick animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands? says the LORD.
• Mal 3:14 : 14 You have said, 'Serving God is futile. What profit is there in keeping his requirements or walking mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?
• Matt 20:12 : 12 'These who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.'
• Luke 15:7 : 7 I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
• Luke 17:10 : 10 In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'
• Luke 18:9 : 9 Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in their own righteousness and treated others with contempt: