Verse 1

So I ask, did God reject His people? Certainly not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Jeg sier da: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Det må være umulig! For jeg er også en israelitt, av Abrahams sæd, av Benjamin.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Så sier jeg, har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Aldeles ikke! For jeg er også en israelitt, av Abrahams etterkommere, fra Benjamins stamme.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg sier da, Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Langt ifra! For jeg er også en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, av Benjamins stamme.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor sier jeg: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? På ingen måte! Jeg er jo også en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, fra Benjamins stamme.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Jeg sier da: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Langt derifra! Jeg er også en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, av Benjamins stamme.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Så sier jeg: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? På ingen måte. For jeg er også en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, fra Benjamins stamme.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg spør da: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Slett ikke. For også jeg er en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, fra Benjamins stamme.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg sier da: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Nei, absolutt ikke. For jeg er også en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, fra Benjamins stamme.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Jeg spør da: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? På ingen måte! For også jeg er en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, av Benjamins stamme.

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

  Jeg spør da: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? På ingen måte! For også jeg er en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, av Benjamins stamme.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg spør altså: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Slett ikke! For også jeg er en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, av Benjamins stamme.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Så spør jeg: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? På ingen måte. For jeg er jo selv en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt og Benjamins stamme.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor siger jeg: Mon Gud haver forskudt sit Folk? Det være langt fra! — thi jeg er og en Israelit, af Abrahams Afkom, af Benjamins Stamme. —

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg sier da: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Slett ikke. For jeg er jo også en israelitt, av Abrahams slekt, av Benjamins stamme.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I say then, Has God cast away His people? Certainly not. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Spør jeg da, har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Aldri i livet! For jeg er også en israelitt, en etterkommer av Abraham, av Benjamins stamme.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så jeg spør: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Slett ikke! For jeg er også en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, fra Benjamins stamme.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg sier da: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Slett ikke! For jeg er også en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, fra Benjamins stamme.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så jeg sier: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? La det ikke være noen slik tanke. For jeg er av Israel, av Abrahams ætt, fra Benjamins stamme.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I saye then: hath god cast awaye his people? God forbyd. For even I verely am an Israelite of the seed of Abraha and of ye tribe of Beniamin

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I saye then: Hath God thrust out his people? God forbyd: for I also am an Israelite, of the sede of Abraham out of the trybe of Ben Iamin.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I Demaund then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid: for I also am an Israelite, of the seede of Abraham, of the tribe of Beniamin.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I say then, hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seede of Abraham, of the tribe of Beniamin,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the tribe of Benjamin.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I ask then, Did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I say, then, Did God cast away His people? let it not be! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So I say, Has God put his people on one side? Let there be no such thought. For I am of Israel, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Israel’s Rejection not Complete nor Final So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 For the LORD will not abandon His people for the sake of His great name, because it has pleased the LORD to make you His people.
• 2 Cor 11:22 : 22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
• Phil 3:5 : 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;
• Jer 33:24-26 : 24 Have you not noticed what these people are saying: 'The Lord has rejected the two families he chose'? So they despise my people and no longer regard them as a nation. 25 This is what the Lord says: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth, 26 then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and my servant David and will not choose one of his descendants to rule over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.
• Hos 9:17 : 17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; they will become wanderers among the nations.
• Amos 9:8-9 : 8 'Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet, I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,' declares the Lord. 9 For behold, I am giving the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as one shakes a sieve, but not a single pebble shall fall to the ground.
• Acts 22:3 : 3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
• Acts 26:4 : 4 The way of life I have lived since my youth, from the very beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem, is well known to all the Jews.
• Rom 3:4 : 4 Absolutely not! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: "So that You may be justified in Your words and prevail when You are judged."
• Rom 9:3 : 3 For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own people according to the flesh.
• 2 Kgs 23:27 : 27 The LORD said, 'I will also remove Judah from my presence as I removed Israel. I will reject this city, Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple about which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’'
• Ps 77:7 : 7 I remember my song in the night; I meditate with my heart, and my spirit searches diligently.
• Ps 89:31-37 : 31 If his sons forsake my law and do not walk according to my judgments, 32 if they profane my statutes and do not keep my commandments, 33 then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes. 34 But I will not remove my steadfast love from him, nor will I betray my faithfulness. 35 I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that has gone out of my lips. 36 Once I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David: 37 His offspring will endure forever, and his throne will be like the sun before me.
• Ps 94:14 : 14 For the LORD will not reject His people; He will never forsake His inheritance.
• Jer 31:36-37 : 36 Only if these decrees vanish from my sight, declares the LORD, will the descendants of Israel ever cease to be a nation before me. 37 This is what the LORD says: If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will reject all the descendants of Israel because of all they have done, declares the LORD.