Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.26.17", "source": "כְּמ֤וֹ הָרָה֙ תַּקְרִ֣יב לָלֶ֔דֶת תָּחִ֥יל תִּזְעַ֖ק בַּחֲבָלֶ֑יהָ כֵּ֛ן הָיִ֥ינוּ מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "Like *hārāh* *taqrîb* to *lāledet*, *tāḥîl* *tizʿaq* in *ḥăbāleyhā*, so *hāyînû* from *pāneḵā*, *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*Kemô*": "preposition - 'like/as'", "*hārāh*": "feminine singular adjective - 'pregnant woman'", "*taqrîb*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she draws near'", "*lāledet*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - 'to give birth'", "*tāḥîl*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she writhes'", "*tizʿaq*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she cries out'", "*baḥăbāleyhā*": "preposition with masculine plural noun and 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'in her labor pains'", "*kēn*": "adverb - 'so/thus'", "*hāyînû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - 'we were'", "*mippāneḵā*": "preposition with plural noun and 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'from your face/presence'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'YHWH'" }, "variants": { "*hārāh*": "pregnant woman/one who conceived", "*taqrîb*": "draws near/approaches/comes close", "*tāḥîl*": "writhes/twists/trembles/is in anguish", "*tizʿaq*": "cries out/calls/shouts", "*ḥăbāleyhā*": "labor pains/birth pangs/cords" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Som en gravid kvinne som nærmer seg fødsel, vrir og skriker i smertene sine, slik har vi vært i din nærhet, Herre.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Som en kvinne i fødselsveer, som nærmer seg fødselen, har smerte og skriker i sine nød, slik har vi vært i ditt åsyn, Herre.

• Norsk King James

  Som en kvinne med barn som nærmer seg tiden for fødsel, lider i smerte og roper ut i sine veer; slik har vi vært i ditt nærvær, Herre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Som en gravid kvinne nær fødsel, skriker i smerte, slik var vi for ditt åsyn, Herre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Som en gravid kvinne nær fødselens tid, som er i smerte og roper i sine veer, slik var vi foran ditt ansikt, Herre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Som en kvinne med barn, som nærmer seg sin fødselstid, er i smerte og skriker ut i sine plager, slik har vi vært for dine øyne, HERRE.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Som en fødende kvinne, nær den stund når hun skal føde, er i smerte og roper ut av kvalene, slik har vi vært for deg, Herre.

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

  Som en kvinne med barn, som nærmer seg sin fødselstid, er i smerte og skriker ut i sine plager, slik har vi vært for dine øyne, HERRE.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Som en gravid kvinne i fødselssmerter, som roper i smertenes høyde, slik var vi for ditt åsyn, Herre.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her labor pains, so were we in Your presence, LORD.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Som en gravid kvinne som nærmer seg fødsel, vrir og skriker i sine rier, slik har vi vært for ditt ansikt, Herre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ligesom en Frugtsommelig, naar hun er nær ved at føde, bliver bange (og) maa raabe i sine Smerter, saa gik det os, Herre! for dit Ansigt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Som en kvinne med barn, som nærmer seg sin fødestund, har smerter og roper i sine veer; slik har vi vært i ditt påsyn, Herre.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Like a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs; so have we been in Your sight, O LORD.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Som en kvinne med barn, som nærmer seg tiden for sin fødsel, er i smerte og skriker i sine plager; slik har vi vært foran deg, Herre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Som en gravid kvinne nær fødsel, i smerte og skriker i sine kvaler, slik har vi vært for ditt ansikt, Herre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Som en kvinne gravid og nær sin fødsel, plages og skriker i sine smerter; slik har vi vært foran deg, Herre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Som en kvinne med barn, hvis tid er nær, er i nød og skriker i sin smerte; slik har vi vært foran deg, Herre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Like as a wife wt childe (whe hir trauayle cometh vpo her) is ashamed, crieth and suffreth the payne: Eue so are we (o LORDE) in thy sight.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Like as a woman with childe, that draweth neere to the trauaile, is in sorow, and cryeth in her paines, so haue we bene in thy sight, O Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Like as a woman with chylde that draweth nye towardes her trauayle is sorie and cryeth in her paynes: euen so haue we ben in thy sight O Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Like as a woman with child, [that] draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, [and] crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Like as a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs; so we have been before you, Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  When a pregnant woman cometh near to the birth, She is pained -- she crieth in her pangs, So we have been from Thy face, O Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain and crieth out in her pangs; so we have been before thee, O Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  As a woman with child, whose time is near, is troubled, crying out in her pain; so have we been before you, O Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Like as a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs; so we have been before you, Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver and strains and cries out because of her labor pains, so were we because of you, O LORD.

Referenced Verses

• John 16:21 : 21 { "verseID": "John.16.21", "source": "Ἡ γυνὴ ὅταν τίκτῃ λύπην ἔχει, ὅτι ἦλθεν ἡ ὥρα αὐτῆς: ὅταν δὲ γεννήσῃ τὸ παιδίον, οὐκέτι μνημονεύει τῆς θλίψεως, διὰ τὴν χαρὰν ὅτι ἐγεννήθη ἄνθρωπος εἰς τὸν κόσμον.", "text": "The *gynē* when *tiktē lypēn echei*, because *ēlthen* the *hōra* of her: when but *gennēsē* the *paidion*, no longer *mnēmoneuei tēs thlipseōs*, through the *charan* because *egennēthē anthrōpos* into the *kosmon*.", "grammar": { "Ἡ": "definite article, nominative, feminine, singular - the", "*gynē*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - woman", "ὅταν": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever", "*tiktē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - she gives birth", "*lypēn*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - sorrow", "*echei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - has", "ὅτι": "conjunction - because", "*ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came", "ἡ": "definite article, nominative, feminine, singular - the", "*hōra*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - hour", "αὐτῆς": "personal pronoun, genitive, feminine, singular - of her", "ὅταν": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever", "δὲ": "conjunctive particle - but/and", "*gennēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - she gives birth to", "τὸ": "definite article, accusative, neuter, singular - the", "*paidion*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - child", "οὐκέτι": "adverb - no longer", "*mnēmoneuei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - remembers", "τῆς": "definite article, genitive, feminine, singular - the", "*thlipseōs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - affliction/distress", "διὰ": "preposition - because of", "τὴν": "definite article, accusative, feminine, singular - the", "*charan*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - joy", "ὅτι": "conjunction - because", "*egennēthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was born", "*anthrōpos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - human/man", "εἰς": "preposition - into", "τὸν": "definite article, accusative, masculine, singular - the", "*kosmon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - world" }, "variants": { "*gynē*": "woman/wife", "*tiktē*": "gives birth/is in labor", "*lypēn*": "sorrow/pain/distress", "*echei*": "has/experiences", "*ēlthen*": "came/has come", "*hōra*": "hour/time/appointed time", "*gennēsē*": "gives birth to/delivers", "*paidion*": "child/infant", "*mnēmoneuei*": "remembers/recalls", "*thlipseōs*": "affliction/distress/tribulation", "*charan*": "joy/gladness", "*egennēthē*": "was born/has been born", "*anthrōpos*": "human/person/man", "*kosmon*": "world/earth" } }
• Isa 13:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Isaiah.13.8", "source": "וְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ ׀ צִירִ֤ים וַֽחֲבָלִים֙ יֹֽאחֵז֔וּן כַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖ה יְחִיל֑וּן אִ֤ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ יִתְמָ֔הוּ פְּנֵ֥י לְהָבִ֖ים פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*Wə*-*niḇhālû* *ṣîrîm* *wa*-*ḥăḇālîm* *yōʾḥēzûn* like-the-*yôlēḏāh* *yəḥîlûn* *ʾîš* to-*rēʿēhû* *yiṯmāhû* *pənê* *ləhāḇîm* *pənêhem*", "grammar": { "*wəniḇhālû*": "conjunction + verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will be dismayed/terrified", "*ṣîrîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - pangs/labor pains", "*waḥăḇālîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, plural - and pains/birth pangs", "*yōʾḥēzûn*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + paragogic nun - they will seize/grasp", "*kayyôlēḏāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular + definite article - like the woman giving birth", "*yəḥîlûn*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + paragogic nun - they will writhe/be in anguish", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/each one", "*ʾel-rēʿēhû*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his neighbor/companion", "*yiṯmāhû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be astonished/amazed", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - faces of", "*ləhāḇîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - flames", "*pənêhem*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their faces" }, "variants": { "*niḇhālû*": "will be dismayed/terrified/alarmed/panic", "*ṣîrîm*": "pangs/labor pains/distress", "*ḥăḇālîm*": "pains/birth pangs/sorrows", "*yōʾḥēzûn*": "will seize/grasp/take hold of", "*yəḥîlûn*": "will writhe/be in anguish/twist in pain", "*yiṯmāhû*": "will be astonished/amazed/look in horror", "*pənê ləhāḇîm pənêhem*": "their faces are faces of flames/their faces are flushed" } }
• Isa 21:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Isaiah.21.3", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֗ן מָלְא֤וּ מָתְנַי֙ חַלְחָלָ֔ה צִירִ֣ים אֲחָז֔וּנִי כְּצִירֵ֖י יֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי מִשְּׁמֹ֔עַ נִבְהַ֖לְתִּי מֵרְאֽוֹת׃", "text": "upon-thus *mālə'ū* my *motnay* *ḥalḥālāh* *ṣîrîm* *'aḥazūnî* like *ṣîrê* *yôlēdāh* *na'awêtî* from *šəmōa'* *nibhaltî* from *rə'ôt*", "grammar": { "*mālə'ū*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are filled/became full", "*motnay*": "noun, masculine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my loins/waist", "*ḥalḥālāh*": "noun, feminine singular - anguish/writhing pain", "*ṣîrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - pangs/pains", "*'aḥazūnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural with 1st person singular suffix - they seized me", "*ṣîrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - pangs of", "*yôlēdāh*": "verb participle, qal active, feminine singular - woman giving birth", "*na'awêtî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am bent/twisted/distorted", "*šəmōa'*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with prefix min - from hearing", "*nibhaltî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am terrified/dismayed", "*rə'ôt*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with prefix min - from seeing" }, "variants": { "*ḥalḥālāh*": "anguish/writhing/cramps/pain", "*na'awêtî*": "I am bent over/I am twisted/I am distorted", "*nibhaltî*": "I am terrified/I am dismayed/I am overwhelmed with fear" } }
• 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.3", "source": "Ὅταν γὰρ λέγωσιν, Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια· τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ· καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.", "text": "*Hotan gar legōsin*, *Eirēnē* and *asphaleia*; *tote aiphnidios autois ephistatai olethros*, *hōsper* the *ōdin tē en gastri echousē*; and *ou mē ekphygōsin*.", "grammar": { "*Hotan*": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*legōsin*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they may say/they should say", "*Eirēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - peace", "*asphaleia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - security/safety", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*aiphnidios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - sudden/unexpected", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them/for them", "*ephistatai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - comes upon/stands over", "*olethros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - destruction/ruin", "*hōsper*": "comparative conjunction - just as/exactly as", "*ōdin*": "nominative, feminine, singular - birth pang/labor pain", "*tē*": "dative, feminine, singular - to the", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*gastri*": "dative, feminine, singular - womb/belly", "*echousē*": "present, active, participle, dative, feminine, singular - having/holding", "*ou mē*": "emphatic negation - by no means/certainly not", "*ekphygōsin*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might escape" }, "variants": { "*Eirēnē*": "peace/state of peace", "*asphaleia*": "security/safety/certainty", "*aiphnidios*": "sudden/unexpected/unforeseen", "*ephistatai*": "comes upon/stands over/befalls", "*olethros*": "destruction/ruin/doom", "*ōdin*": "birth pang/labor pain", "*gastri echousē*": "having in womb/pregnant woman", "*ekphygōsin*": "they might escape/they might flee away" } }
• Ps 48:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.48.6", "source": "הֵ֣מָּה רָ֭אוּ כֵּ֣ן תָּמָ֑הוּ נִבְהֲל֥וּ נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃", "text": "*hēmmāh rāʾû* so *tāmāhû nibhălû neḥpāzû*", "grammar": { "*hēmmāh*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*rāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd plural - they saw", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*tāmāhû*": "qal perfect 3rd plural - they were amazed", "*nibhălû*": "niphal perfect 3rd plural - they were terrified/dismayed", "*neḥpāzû*": "niphal perfect 3rd plural - they fled in alarm/hurried away" }, "variants": { "*rāʾû*": "saw/beheld/looked at", "*tāmāhû*": "were amazed/were astonished/were stunned", "*nibhălû*": "were terrified/were alarmed/were dismayed", "*neḥpāzû*": "fled in alarm/hurried away/panicked" } }
• Jer 4:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.31", "source": "כִּי֩ ק֨וֹל כְּחוֹלָ֜ה שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי צָרָה֙ כְּמַבְכִּירָ֔ה ק֧וֹל בַּת־צִיּ֛וֹן תִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַ תְּפָרֵ֣שׂ כַּפֶּ֑יהָ אֽוֹי־נָ֣א לִ֔י כִּֽי־עָיְפָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י לְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פ", "text": "For *qôl* like *ḥôlāh* *šāmaʿtî*, *ṣārāh* like *məbakkîrāh*, *qôl* *bat*-*Ṣiyyôn* *tityappēaḥ* *təpārēś* *kappehâ*; *ʾôy*-*nāʾ* to me, for *ʿāyəpāh* my *napšî* to *hōrəgîm*", "grammar": { "*qôl*": "masculine singular noun - voice/sound", "*ḥôlāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - one in labor/birth pains", "*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I heard", "*ṣārāh*": "feminine singular noun - distress/anguish", "*məbakkîrāh*": "piel participle, feminine singular - woman bearing first child", "*qôl*": "masculine singular noun, construct - voice of", "*bat*": "feminine singular noun, construct - daughter of", "*Ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*tityappēaḥ*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - gasps for breath", "*təpārēś*": "piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - spreads out", "*kappehâ*": "feminine dual noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her hands", "*ʾôy*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*nāʾ*": "particle - please/now", "*ʿāyəpāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is faint/exhausted", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my soul", "*hōrəgîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - murderers/killers" }, "variants": { "*qôl*": "voice/sound/cry", "*ḥôlāh*": "one in labor/birth pains/woman giving birth", "*šāmaʿtî*": "heard/listened to/perceived", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/anguish/trouble", "*məbakkîrāh*": "woman bearing first child/first-time mother", "*bat*": "daughter/female inhabitant", "*Ṣiyyôn*": "Zion (refers to Jerusalem)", "*tityappēaḥ*": "gasps for breath/pants/sighs", "*təpārēś*": "spreads out/extends/stretches forth", "*kappehâ*": "her hands/palms", "*ʾôy*": "woe/alas/ah!", "*nāʾ*": "please/now/I pray", "*ʿāyəpāh*": "is faint/exhausted/weary", "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self", "*hōrəgîm*": "murderers/killers/slayers" } }
• Jer 6:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.6.24", "source": "שָׁמַ֥ענוּ אֶת־שָׁמְע֖וֹ רָפ֣וּ יָדֵ֑ינוּ צָרָה֙ הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּ חִ֖יל כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃", "text": "We-have-*šāmaʿnû* *ʾet*-its-*šāməʿô* they-*rāpû* our-*yādênû* *ṣārāh* *heḥĕzîqatnû* *ḥîl* like-the-*yôlēdāh*.", "grammar": { "*šāmaʿnû*": "qal perfect, 1st person plural - we have heard", "*šāməʿô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its report/news", "*rāpû*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are slack/weak", "*yādênû*": "noun, feminine dual + 1st person plural suffix - our hands", "*ṣārāh*": "noun, feminine singular - distress/anguish", "*heḥĕzîqatnû*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd feminine singular + 1st person plural suffix - it has seized us", "*ḥîl*": "noun, masculine singular - pain/anguish", "*yôlēdāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - woman giving birth" }, "variants": { "*rāpû*": "they are slack/weak/feeble", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/anguish/trouble", "*heḥĕzîqatnû*": "it has seized/taken hold of/gripped us", "*ḥîl*": "pain/anguish/writhing" } }
• Jer 30:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.30.6", "source": "שַׁאֲלוּ־נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ אִם־יֹלֵ֖ד זָכָ֑ר מַדּוּעַ֩ רָאִ֨יתִי כָל־גֶּ֜בֶר יָדָ֤יו עַל־חֲלָצָיו֙ כַּיּ֣וֹלֵדָ֔ה וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ כָל־פָּנִ֖ים לְיֵרָקֽוֹן", "text": "*šaʾălû-nāʾ* and-*rᵉʾû* if-*yōlēḏ* *zāḵār* *maddûaʿ* *rāʾîṯî* all-*geḇer* *yāḏāyw* on-*ḥălāṣāyw* like-*kayyôlēḏāh* and-*nehepeḵû* all-*pānîm* to-*yērāqôn*", "grammar": { "*šaʾălû-nāʾ*": "qal imperative masculine plural + particle of entreaty - ask, please", "*rᵉʾû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - see/look", "*yōlēḏ*": "qal active participle masculine singular - gives birth", "*zāḵār*": "masculine singular noun - male", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*rāʾîṯî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have seen", "*geḇer*": "masculine singular noun - man/strong man", "*yāḏāyw*": "feminine dual noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hands", "*ḥălāṣāyw*": "masculine dual noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his loins/sides", "*kayyôlēḏāh*": "preposition + definite article + qal active participle feminine singular - like the woman giving birth", "*nehepeḵû*": "niphal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are turned/changed", "*pānîm*": "masculine plural noun - faces", "*yērāqôn*": "masculine singular noun - paleness/jaundice" }, "variants": { "*geḇer*": "man/strong man/warrior", "*ḥălāṣāyw*": "loins/sides/thighs", "*nehepeḵû*": "turned/changed/transformed", "*yērāqôn*": "paleness/jaundice/greenness" } }