Verse 3

The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking away my position? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.'

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Da sa forvalteren innen seg: Hva skal jeg gjøre? For min herre tar bort fra meg forvaltningen. Jeg kan ikke grave; å tigge skammer jeg meg.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Da tenkte forvalteren for seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre? For min herre tar fra meg forvaltningen. Jeg kan ikke grave, og jeg skammer meg over å tigge.

• Norsk King James

  Da sa forvalteren til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre? Min herre tar fra meg forvalterskapet; jeg kan ikke grave, og jeg skammer meg over å tigge.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Forvalteren sa til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre nå som min herre tar fra meg forvaltningen? Jeg orker ikke å grave, og å tigge skammer jeg meg over.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Da sa forvalteren til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre? For min herre tar bort min forvaltning. Jeg kan ikke grave; å tigge skammer jeg meg over.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Da sa forvalteren til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre, nå som min herre tar forvaltningen fra meg? Jeg har ikke styrke til å grave, og jeg skammer meg over å tigge.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa forvalteren til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre, for min herre tar fra meg stillingen som forvalter? Jeg kan ikke grave, og jeg skammer meg over å tigge.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Forvalteren tenkte for seg selv: «Hva skal jeg gjøre? Min herre tar forvaltningen fra meg. Jeg har ikke evne til å grave, og jeg skammer meg for å tigge.»

• gpt4.5-preview

  Da sa forvalteren til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre nå når min herre tar forvaltningen fra meg? Å grave klarer jeg ikke, og å tigge skammer jeg meg over.

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

  Da sa forvalteren til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre nå når min herre tar forvaltningen fra meg? Å grave klarer jeg ikke, og å tigge skammer jeg meg over.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Forvalteren sa til seg selv: 'Hva skal jeg gjøre nå som min herre tar fra meg forvaltningen? Jeg er ikke sterk nok til å grave, og jeg skammer meg over å tigge.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Forvalteren sa til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre? Min herre tar fra meg forvaltningen. Jeg er ikke sterk nok til å grave, og jeg skammer meg over å tigge.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Huusholderen sagde ved sig selv: Hvad skal jeg gjøre, efterdi min Herre tager Huusholdningen fra mig? Jeg formaaer ikke at grave, jeg skammer mig ved at trygle.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa forvalteren til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre nå som min herre tar fra meg forvaltningen? Jeg er ikke sterk nok til å grave, og skammer meg over å tigge.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my master is taking away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Forvalteren tenkte med seg selv: 'Hva skal jeg gjøre, nå som min herre tar fra meg forvalterstillingen? Jeg har ikke styrke til å grave. Jeg skammer meg over å tigge.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Forvalteren sa da til seg selv: 'Hva skal jeg gjøre, siden min herre tar fra meg forvaltningen? Jeg kan ikke grave, og jeg skammer meg over å tigge.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Forvalteren tenkte for seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre, nå som min herre tar fra meg forvaltningen? Jeg er ikke sterk nok til å grave, og jeg skammer meg over å tigge.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Forvalteren sa til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre nå når min herre tar fra meg stillingen? Jeg har ikke styrke til å grave, og det er skammelig å tigge.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The stewarde sayd wt in him selfe: what shall I do? for my master will take awaye fro me ye stewarde shippe. I canot digge and to begge I am ashamed.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The stewarde sayde within himself: What shal I do? My lorde wil take awaye the stewardshipe fro me. I ca not dygge, and to begg I am ashamed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the stewarde saide within himselfe, What shall I doe? for my master taketh away from me the stewardship. I cannot digge, and to begge I am ashamed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The stewarde sayde within hymselfe: What shall I do, for my maister taketh away from me the stewardshyppe? I can not digge, & to begge I am ashamed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "The manager said within himself, 'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don't have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "The manager said within himself, 'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don't have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the manager said to himself,‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.

Referenced Verses

• Esth 6:6 : 6 Haman entered, and the king said to him, "What should be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?" Now Haman thought to himself, "Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?"
• Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
• Prov 15:19 : 19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.
• Prov 18:9 : 9 A lazy person in his work is a brother to a destroyer.
• Prov 19:15 : 15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.
• Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard does not plow in the winter; at harvest time he looks for something, but finds nothing.
• Prov 21:25-26 : 25 The desire of the lazy person kills them, for their hands refuse to work. 26 All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.
• Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31 Thorns had grown all over it, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 I observed and took it to heart; I saw it and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.
• Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The lazy person says, 'There is a lion in the road, a lion in the streets!' 14 As a door turns on its hinges, so a lazy person turns on their bed. 15 The lazy person buries their hand in the dish and is too weary to bring it back to their mouth. 16 The lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.
• Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds. 24 For riches do not last forever, nor does a crown endure to all generations. 25 When the hay is removed, and new growth appears, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered, 26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. 27 There will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance of your servant girls.
• Prov 29:21 : 21 If a servant is pampered from youth, in the end he will cause grief.
• Isa 10:3 : 3 What will you do on the day of punishment, when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?
• Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
• Hos 9:5 : 5 What will you do on the day of your appointed festival, on the day of the LORD’s feast?
• Mark 10:46 : 46 They came to Jericho. As Jesus was leaving the city with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind man named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging.
• Luke 12:17 : 17 And he thought to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?'
• Luke 16:20 : 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores.
• Luke 16:22 : 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
• Luke 18:4 : 4 For a while, he refused. But later, he said to himself, 'Even though I do not fear God or respect people, I will give her justice.'
• John 9:8 : 8 His neighbors and those who had previously seen him begging asked, 'Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?'
• Acts 3:2 : 2 And a man who had been lame from birth was being carried there. Every day they would set him at the temple gate called Beautiful so that he could ask for alms from those entering the temple.
• Acts 9:6 : 6 Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do."
• 2 Thess 3:11 : 11 We hear that some among you are living idle lives, refusing to work and instead becoming busybodies.