Verse 4

Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Nesten før jeg hadde gått videre fra dem, fant jeg min elskede. Jeg grep henne, og slapp henne ikke før jeg førte henne inn i huset til min mor, i rommet hvor jeg ble født.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det var bare en liten stund etter jeg hadde gått fra dem, så fant jeg ham som min sjel elsker. Jeg grep ham, og slapp ham ikke før jeg hadde ført ham inn i min mors hus, i rommet til henne som hadde født meg.

• Norsk King James

  Det var bare en kort stund jeg gikk forbi dem, men jeg fant ham som min sjel elsker: jeg holdt ham, og ville ikke slippe ham før jeg hadde ført ham inn i min mors hus, og inn i kammeret til henne som fødte meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da jeg hadde kommet litt videre fra dem, fant jeg den min sjel elsker. Jeg grep ham og ville ikke slippe ham før jeg hadde ført ham til min mors hus, inn i hennes indre kammer, der hun unnfanget meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det var bare en kort stund etter at jeg hadde passert dem, at jeg fant den som min sjel elsker. Jeg grep tak i ham og ville ikke slippe ham før jeg hadde ført ham til min mors hus, til rommet til henne som fødte meg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg hadde knapt forlatt dem, før jeg fant ham som min sjel elsker: Jeg holdt ham fast og ville ikke slippe ham før jeg hadde ført ham inn i min mors hus, inn i kammeret til henne som unnfanget meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Bare et øyeblikk gikk jeg forbi dem, men så fant jeg ham som min sjel elsker; jeg omfavnet ham og ville ikke slippe ham før jeg hadde ført ham inn i min mors hus og inn i rommet til den som fødte meg.

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

  Jeg hadde knapt forlatt dem, før jeg fant ham som min sjel elsker: Jeg holdt ham fast og ville ikke slippe ham før jeg hadde ført ham inn i min mors hus, inn i kammeret til henne som unnfanget meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Knapt hadde jeg gått fra dem, før jeg fant ham som min sjel elsker; jeg grep ham og lot ham ikke gå før jeg hadde ført ham til min mors hus, til rommet der hun som unnfanget meg lå.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Nesten hadde jeg gått forbi dem, før jeg fant ham som min sjel elsker. Jeg holdt ham fast og ville ikke slippe ham før jeg hadde ført ham inn i min mors hus, inn til rommet der jeg ble unnfanget.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der jeg kom lidet frem fra dem, fandt jeg den, som min Sjæl elsker; jeg greb ham, og vil ikke lade ham fare, indtil jeg faaer ledet ham til min Moders Huus, og til hendes inderste Kammer, som undfangede mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det tok ikke lang tid før jeg gikk bort fra dem, da fant jeg ham som min sjel elsker: jeg holdt fast i ham og ville ikke slippe før jeg hadde ført ham inn i min mors hus og inn i rommet til hun som unnfanget meg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loves: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her who conceived me.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så vidt hadde jeg gått fra dem, da jeg fant ham som min sjel elsker. Jeg holdt ham fast og lot ham ikke gå, før jeg hadde ført ham inn i min mors hus, inn i kammeret til henne som unnfanget meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Bare litt hadde jeg passert dem, før jeg fant ham som min sjel elsker! Jeg grep ham og lot ham ikke gå, før jeg førte ham til min mors hus, til rommet der hun som fødte meg bor.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det var ikke lenge etter jeg hadde forlatt dem, at jeg fant han som min sjel elsker. Jeg holdt fast ved ham og ville ikke slippe ham før jeg hadde ført ham inn i min mors hus, inn i rommet til henne som fødte meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg hadde knapt forlatt dem da jeg møtte ham som min sjel elsker. Jeg grep ham og lot ham ikke gå før jeg hadde tatt ham med til min mors hus og inn i rommet til henne som fødte meg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So whan I was a litle past them, I foude him whom my soule loueth. I haue gotten holde vpon him, and wyl not let him go, vntill I brynge him into my mothers house, and in to hir chambre that bare me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When I had past a litle from them, then I found him whom my soule loued: I tooke holde on him and left him not, till I had brought him vnto my mothers house into the chamber of her that conceiued me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So when I was a litle past them, I founde him whom my soule loueth: I haue gotten holde vpon hym, and wyll not let him go, vntyll I bryng him into my mothers house, and into her chaumber that bare me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [It was] but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I had scarcely passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, Into the chamber of her who conceived me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  But a little I passed on from them, Till I found him whom my soul hath loved! I seized him, and let him not go, Till I brought him in unto the house of my mother -- And the chamber of her that conceived me.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I was but a little way from them, when I came face to face with him who is the love of my soul. I took him by the hands, and did not let him go, till I had taken him into my mother's house, and into the room of her who gave me birth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I had scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, into the room of her who conceived me.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Scarcely had I passed them by when I found my beloved! I held onto him tightly and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother’s house, to the bedroom chamber of the one who conceived me.

Referenced Verses

• Song 8:2 : 2 I would lead you and bring you to my mother's house, where you would teach me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
• Prov 4:13 : 13 Hold tightly to instruction; do not let it go. Guard it well, for it is your life.
• Prov 8:17 : 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.
• Song 6:12 : 12 Before I realized it, my desire set me among the chariots of my noble people.
• Song 7:5 : 5 Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, looking toward Damascus.
• Gen 32:26 : 26 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was dislocated as they wrestled.
• Isa 45:19 : 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak the truth and declare what is right.
• Isa 49:14-18 : 14 But Zion said, 'The Lord has abandoned me, and my Lord has forgotten me.' 15 Can a woman forget her nursing child or lack compassion for the child of her womb? Even if these forget, I will not forget you. 16 See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me. 17 Your children hurry back, and those who laid you waste and devastated you will depart from you. 18 Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you. As surely as I live, declares the Lord, you will wear them all as ornaments and put them on like a bride.
• Isa 54:1-3 : 1 Sing, O barren woman who has not given birth! Break forth into song and shout with joy, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman are more than the children of the married woman, says the Lord. 2 Enlarge the place of your tent; stretch out the curtains of your dwellings—do not hold back! Lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. 3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit nations and resettle desolate cities.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
• Jer 29:13 : 13 You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.
• Lam 3:25 : 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
• Hos 12:3-4 : 3 The LORD has a charge against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him for his deeds. 4 In the womb, he grasped his brother’s heel; and in his strength, he struggled with God.
• Matt 7:7 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
• Matt 28:9 : 9 As they were on their way to report to the disciples, Jesus met them and said, 'Greetings!' They came to Him, held His feet, and worshiped Him.
• John 20:16-17 : 16 Jesus said to her, 'Mary.' She turned and said to him in Aramaic, 'Rabboni!' (which means 'Teacher'). 17 Jesus said to her, 'Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, "I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."'
• Gal 4:26 : 26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
• Rev 3:11-12 : 11 I am coming quickly. Hold on to what you have, so that no one may take your crown. 12 The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and they will never go out again. I will write on them the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God, and my new name.