Verse 11

{ "verseID": "1 Corinthians.14.11", "source": "Ἐὰν οὖν μὴ εἰδῶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς φωνῆς, ἔσομαι τῷ λαλοῦντι βάρβαρος, καὶ ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ βάρβαρος.", "text": "*Ean* *oun* *mē* *eidō* the *dynamin* of-the *phōnēs*, *esomai* to-the *lalounti* *barbaros*, *kai* the *lalōn* in *emoi* *barbaros*.", "grammar": { "*Ean*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then/accordingly", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*eidō*": "perfect subjunctive, 1st singular - I might know/understand", "*dynamin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - power/meaning/force", "*phōnēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of sound/voice/language", "*esomai*": "future indicative, 1st singular - I will be", "*lalounti*": "present participle, dative, masculine, singular - to the one speaking", "*barbaros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - foreigner/barbarian", "*kai*": "conjunction - and/also", "*lalōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - the one speaking", "*emoi*": "dative, 1st singular - in/to me", "*barbaros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - foreigner/barbarian" }, "variants": { "*eidō*": "know/understand/comprehend [perfect with present force]", "*dynamin*": "power/meaning/force/significance", "*phōnēs*": "sound/voice/language/speech", "*lalounti*": "one speaking/one talking/speaker", "*barbaros*": "foreigner/barbarian/non-Greek speaker [one who speaks unintelligibly]", "*emoi*": "to me/for me/in my view" } }

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Derfor, hvis jeg ikke kjenner meningen med stemmen, vil jeg bli ansett som en barbar for den som taler, og han som taler, vil være en barbar for meg.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Hvis jeg ikke forstår betydningen av stemmen, vil jeg bli oppfattet som en utlending av den som taler, og den som taler vil bli oppfattet som en utlending av meg.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor, hvis jeg ikke forstår betydningen av stemmen, vil jeg være en fremmed for den som taler, og den som taler, vil være en fremmed for meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis jeg ikke kjenner språkets betydning, blir jeg en fremmed for den som taler, og den som taler, blir en fremmed for meg.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Derfor, hvis jeg ikke vet betydningen av stemmen, vil jeg være en barbar for den som taler, og den som taler vil være en barbar for meg.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Hvis jeg da ikke skjønner betydningen av lyden, vil jeg være som en fremmed for den som taler, og den som taler, som en fremmed for meg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor, hvis jeg ikke kjenner meningen med stemmen, vil jeg være som en utlending for den som taler, og han som taler, vil være som en utlending for meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor, om jeg ikke forstår meningen med en tale, fremstår den for meg som et fremmed språk, og den som taler, blir for meg en fremmed.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men hvis jeg ikke kjenner meningen med språket, vil jeg være som en utlending for den som snakker, og den som snakker, blir en utlending for meg.

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

  Men hvis jeg ikke kjenner meningen med språket, vil jeg være som en utlending for den som snakker, og den som snakker, blir en utlending for meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvis jeg derfor ikke kjenner språkets uttrykk, vil jeg være som en utlending for den som taler, og den som taler, vil være en utlending for meg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If I do not understand the meaning of what someone is saying, I will be a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker will be a foreigner to me.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Derfor, hvis jeg ikke forstår meningen av lyden, vil jeg være en fremmed for den som taler, og den som taler vil være en fremmed for meg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dersom jeg da ikke kjender Sprogets Betydning, bliver jeg en Udlænding for den, som taler, og den, som taler, bliver for mig en Udlænding.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men hvis jeg ikke forstår betydningen av språket, vil jeg være som en utlending for den som taler, og den som taler, vil være som en utlending for meg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks shall be a foreigner to me.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis jeg da ikke kjenner meningen av lyden, vil jeg være som en utlending for den som taler, og den som taler, en utlending for meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvis jeg ikke kjenner betydningen av stemmen, vil jeg være en fremmed for den som taler, og den som taler blir en fremmed for meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvis jeg da ikke kjenner språket, blir jeg som en fremmed for den som taler, og den som taler blir som en fremmed for meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men vet jeg ikke betydningen av språket, blir jeg som en fremmed for den som taler, og han som en fremmed for meg.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth I shalbe vnto him that speaketh an alient: and and he that speaketh shalbe an alient vnto me

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf I knowe not now what ye voyce meaneth, I shalbe an aleaunt vnto him that speaketh: & he that speaketh, shalbe an aleaut vnto me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Except I know then the power of ye voyce, I shall be vnto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh, shalbe a barbarian vnto me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth, I shalbe lyke vnto hym that speaketh, an aliaunt: and he that speaketh, shalbe an aliaunt vnto me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh [shall be] a barbarian unto me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  if, then, I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be to him who is speaking a foreigner, and he who is speaking, is to me a foreigner;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if the sense of the voice is not clear to me, I am like a man from a strange country to him who is talking, and he will be the same to me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If then I do not know the meaning of a language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 28:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Acts.28.2", "source": "Οἵ δὲ βάρβαροι παρεῖχον οὐ τὴν τυχοῦσαν φιλανθρωπίαν ἡμῖν: ἀνάψαντες γὰρ πυράν, προσελάβοντο πάντας ἡμᾶς, διὰ τὸν ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα, καὶ διὰ τὸ ψῦχος.", "text": "The *de barbaroi pareixon* not the *tuxousan philanthropian* to us: *anapsantes gar puran*, they *proselabonto pantas* us, because of the *hueton* the *ephestōta*, and because of the *psuxos*.", "grammar": { "*barbaroi*": "nominative masculine plural - non-Greek speakers/foreigners", "*pareixon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were showing/providing", "*tuxousan*": "aorist active participle, accusative feminine singular - ordinary/common/chance", "*philanthropian*": "accusative feminine singular - kindness/hospitality/benevolence", "*anapsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having kindled/lit", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*puran*": "accusative feminine singular - fire/pyre", "*proselabonto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - they received/welcomed", "*pantas*": "accusative masculine plural - all", "*hueton*": "accusative masculine singular - rain", "*ephestōta*": "perfect active participle, accusative masculine singular - present/impending/threatening", "*psuxos*": "accusative neuter singular - cold" }, "variants": { "*barbaroi*": "foreigners/non-Greek speakers/uncivilized people", "*pareixon*": "were showing/providing/exhibiting", "*tuxousan*": "ordinary/common/chance/casual", "*philanthropian*": "kindness/hospitality/benevolence toward humans", "*anapsantes*": "having kindled/lit/ignited", "*puran*": "fire/bonfire/pyre", "*proselabonto*": "received/welcomed/took to themselves", "*hueton*": "rain/shower", "*ephestōta*": "present/impending/threatening/standing over", "*psuxos*": "cold/chill" } }
• Acts 28:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Acts.28.4", "source": "Ὡς δὲ εἶδον οἱ βάρβαροι κρεμάμενον τὸ θηρίον ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ, ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Πάντως φονεύς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος, ὃν, διασωθέντα ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης, ἡ Δίκη ζῇν οὐκ εἴασεν.", "text": "*Hōs de eidon hoi barbaroi kremamenon to thērion ek tēs xeiros autou*, they *elegon pros allēlous*, \"*Pantōs phoneus estin ho anthrōpos houtos*, who, *diasōthenta ek tēs thalassēs*, *hē Dikē zēn ouk eiasen*.\"", "grammar": { "*Hōs*": "conjunction - when/as", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they saw", "*hoi barbaroi*": "nominative masculine plural - the foreigners", "*kremamenon*": "present middle participle, accusative neuter singular - hanging", "*to thērion*": "accusative neuter singular - the beast/creature", "*ek*": "preposition with genitive - from/out of", "*tēs xeiros autou*": "genitive feminine singular - of his hand", "*elegon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were saying", "*pros allēlous*": "to one another", "*Pantōs*": "adverb - surely/certainly/by all means", "*phoneus*": "nominative masculine singular - murderer", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*ho anthrōpos houtos*": "nominative masculine singular - this man", "*diasōthenta*": "aorist passive participle, accusative masculine singular - having been saved through", "*ek tēs thalassēs*": "from the sea", "*hē Dikē*": "nominative feminine singular - Justice (personified)", "*zēn*": "present active infinitive - to live", "*ouk eiasen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did not allow" }, "variants": { "*barbaroi*": "foreigners/non-Greek speakers/uncivilized people", "*kremamenon*": "hanging/suspended", "*thērion*": "beast/wild animal/venomous creature", "*elegon*": "were saying/kept saying/telling", "*Pantōs*": "surely/certainly/no doubt/absolutely", "*phoneus*": "murderer/killer", "*diasōthenta*": "having been saved/rescued/escaped", "*Dikē*": "Justice/Vengeance (personified goddess of justice)", "*eiasen*": "allowed/permitted" } }
• Rom 1:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Romans.1.14", "source": "Ἕλλησίν τε, καὶ Βαρβάροις· σοφοῖς τε, καὶ ἀνοήτοις ὀφειλέτης εἰμί.", "text": "To *Hellēsin* *te*, *kai* to *Barbarois*· to *sophois* *te*, *kai* to *anoētois* *opheiletēs* *eimi*.", "grammar": { "*Hellēsin*": "dative, masculine, plural - to Greeks", "*te*": "conjunction - both/and", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Barbarois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to Barbarians/non-Greeks", "*sophois*": "dative, masculine, plural, adjective - to wise", "*te*": "conjunction - both/and", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*anoētois*": "dative, masculine, plural, adjective - to foolish", "*opheiletēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - debtor", "*eimi*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I am" }, "variants": { "*Hellēsin*": "Greeks/Hellenists", "*Barbarois*": "Barbarians/non-Greeks/foreigners", "*sophois*": "wise/educated/learned", "*anoētois*": "foolish/unintelligent/unlearned", "*opheiletēs*": "debtor/one indebted/one under obligation" } }
• 1 Cor 14:21 : 21 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.14.21", "source": "Ἐν τῷ νόμῳ γέγραπται, ὅτι Ἐν ἑτερογλώσσοις καὶ ἐν χείλεσιν ἑτέροις λαλήσω τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ· καὶ οὐδʼ οὕτως εἰσακούσονταί μου, λέγει Κύριος.", "text": "In the *nomō* *gegraptai*, *hoti* In *heteroglōssois* *kai* in *cheilesin* *heterois* *lalēsō* to-the *laō* to-*toutō*; *kai* *oud'* *houtōs* *eisakousontai* of-me, *legei* *Kyrios*.", "grammar": { "*nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - in law", "*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - it has been written/it stands written", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that [introduces quotation]", "*heteroglōssois*": "dative, masculine or neuter, plural - with other tongues/foreign languages", "*kai*": "conjunction - and/also", "*cheilesin*": "dative, neuter, plural - with lips", "*heterois*": "dative, neuter, plural - other/different", "*lalēsō*": "future indicative, 1st singular - I will speak", "*laō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to people/nation", "*toutō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to this", "*oud'*": "negative particle + conjunction - and not/not even", "*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/so/in this way", "*eisakousontai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd plural - they will listen/hear", "*legei*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - says/speaks", "*Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Lord/Master" }, "variants": { "*nomō*": "law/Torah/Scripture", "*gegraptai*": "has been written/stands written [perfect indicating permanent state]", "*heteroglōssois*": "other tongues/foreign languages/different speech", "*cheilesin*": "lips/mouths/speech", "*heterois*": "other/different/foreign", "*laō*": "people/nation/population", "*eisakousontai*": "will listen/will hear/will heed/will obey", "*Kyrios*": "Lord/Master/YHWH [translation of Hebrew divine name]" } }
• Col 3:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Colossians.3.11", "source": "Ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι Ἕλλην καὶ Ἰουδαῖος, περιτομὴ καὶ ἀκροβυστία, Βάρβαρος, Σκύθης, δοῦλος, ἐλεύθερος: ἀλλὰ τὰ πάντα καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν Χριστός.", "text": "Where not *eni* *Hellēn* and *Ioudaios*, *peritomē* and *akrobystia*, *Barbaros*, *Skythēs*, *doulos*, *eleutheros*: but the *panta* and in *pasin* *Christos*.", "grammar": { "*Hopou*": "relative adverb - where", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*eni*": "contracted form of present active indicative, 3rd person singular - there is", "*Hellēn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Greek", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Ioudaios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jew", "*peritomē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - circumcision", "*akrobystia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - uncircumcision", "*Barbaros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Barbarian", "*Skythēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Scythian", "*doulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - slave", "*eleutheros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - free person", "*alla*": "contrastive conjunction - but", "*panta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - all things", "*pasin*": "dative, masculine, plural - in all", "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ" }, "variants": { "*eni*": "there is/exists", "*Hellēn*": "Greek/Gentile/non-Jew", "*Ioudaios*": "Jew/Jewish person", "*peritomē*": "circumcision/circumcised people", "*akrobystia*": "uncircumcision/uncircumcised people", "*Barbaros*": "Barbarian/non-Greek speaker/foreigner", "*Skythēs*": "Scythian/nomadic people considered uncivilized", "*doulos*": "slave/servant/bondservant", "*eleutheros*": "free person/freedman", "*panta*": "all things/everything" } }