Verse 12

And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I do not have a cake, but only a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a jar: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men hun svarte: 'Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke brød, bare en håndfull mel i en krukke og litt olje i en beholder. Nå samler jeg noen vedpinner for å gå hjem og lage dette til meg og min sønn. Vi skal spise det, og så skal vi dø.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hun svarte: Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke annet enn en håndfull mel i krukken og litt olje i kruset. Nå samler jeg noen vedpinner, så jeg kan gå hjem og lage det til meg selv og min sønn; vi skal spise det og så dø.

• Norsk King James

  Og hun sa: «Så sant Herren, din Gud lever, jeg har ikke noe brød, bare en håndfull mel i en krukke og litt olje i en beholder; se, jeg samler to vedstykker for å gå inn og gjøre dette til meg og min sønn, så vi kan spise det og dø.»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hun svarte: "Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke brød, bare en håndfull mel i et krus og litt olje i en krokke. Se, jeg samler noen vedpinner for å lage til meg og min sønn, så vi kan spise det og deretter dø."

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hun svarte: «Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke brød å gi deg, bare en håndfull mel i krukken og litt olje i muggen. Nå samler jeg et par vedpinner, og så skal jeg gå hjem og lage et måltid til meg og sønnen min. Vi skal spise det og så dø.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hun svarte: Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke noe brød, bare en håndfull mel i en krukke og litt olje i en flaske. Nå samler jeg to pinner, så jeg kan gå hjem og tilberede det for meg selv og min sønn. Vi skal spise det og deretter dø.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og hun svarte: «Så sant HERREN din Gud lever, jeg har ikke noe brødbakke, bare en håndfull mel i en tømmmer og litt olje i en krukke; og se, jeg samler to vedkubber for å gå inn og lage mat til meg og min sønn, for vi er nær ved å sulte i hjel.»

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

  Hun svarte: Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke noe brød, bare en håndfull mel i en krukke og litt olje i en flaske. Nå samler jeg to pinner, så jeg kan gå hjem og tilberede det for meg selv og min sønn. Vi skal spise det og deretter dø.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hun svarte: «Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke noe brød, bare en håndfull mel i krukken og litt olje i kruset. Nå samler jeg noen vedpinner for å gå hjem og lage det til meg og min sønn, for vi skal spise det og deretter dø.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But she replied, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked. I only have a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I am gathering a couple of sticks to go and prepare it for myself and my son so we may eat it and then die."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hun svarte: 'Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke en kake, bare en håndfull mel i krukken og litt olje i kruset. Se, jeg har samlet noen få vedpinner, så jeg kan gå hjem og lage det til meg og min sønn. Vi skal spise det og deretter dø.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men hun sagde: (Saa vist som) Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke en Kage, uden en Haandfuld Meel i en Krukke og lidet Olie i et Kruus; og see, jeg sanker to Træer og gaaer ind og vil lave det til mig og til min Søn, at vi maae æde det og døe.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hun svarte: Så sant Herren din Gud lever, har jeg ingen kake, bare en håndfull mel i en krukke og litt olje i en krukke. Nå samler jeg et par vedpinner for å gå hjem og lage det til meg og sønnen min, så vi kan spise det og deretter dø.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men hun sa: Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke en kake, bare en håndfull mel i krukken og en liten skvett olje i muggen. Jeg sanker nå et par vedpinner, så jeg kan gå hjem og lage det til meg selv og min sønn, så vi kan spise det og så dø.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hun svarte: 'Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke kake, bare en håndfull mel i en krukke og litt olje i en krukke. Se, jeg henter noen vedpinner og går hjem for å lage det til meg og min sønn. Så skal vi spise det og deretter dø.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men hun svarte: «Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke noe kornbrød, bare en håndfull mel i krukken og litt olje i en krukke. Nå samler jeg noen vedpinner, så jeg kan gå hjem og lage til for meg selv og sønnen min. Vi skal spise det og så dø.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hun svarte: Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke noe brød, bare en håndfull mel i krukken og litt olje i muggen. Nå samler jeg noen vedskånker, så jeg kan gå inn og lage det til for meg og min sønn. Vi skal spise det, og så dø.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  She sayde: As truly as the LORDE yi God lyueth, I haue no bred, but an handfull of floure in a pitcher, & a curtesy oyle in a cruse: and beholde, I haue gathered vp one or two stickes, & wyll go and prepare it for me and my sonne, that we maye eate and dye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And shee sayde, As the Lorde thy God liueth, I haue not a cake, but euen an handfull of meale in a barrel, and a litle oyle in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering a fewe stickes for to go in, and dresse it for me and my sonne, that we may eate it, and dye.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  She sayde: As the Lorde thy God lyueth, I haue no bread redy, but euen an handful of meale in a barrel, & a litle oyle in a cruse: And beholde, I am gathering two stickes, for to go in and dresse it for me and my sonne, that we may eate it, and dye.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And she said, [As] the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I [am] gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  She said, As Yahweh your God lives, I don't have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the jar: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And she saith, `Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but the fulness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and lo, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it -- and died.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  She said, "As Yahweh your God lives, I don't have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  She said,“As certainly as the LORD your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.
• 2 Kgs 4:2-7 : 2 And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? And she said, Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow vessels abroad from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and you shall set aside that which is full. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. 6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me another vessel. And he said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stopped. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and you and your children live on the rest.
• Gen 21:16 : 16 And she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about a bowshot away; for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. So she sat opposite him and lifted up her voice, and wept.
• 1 Sam 14:39 : 39 For as the LORD lives, who saves Israel, though it be Jonathan my son, he shall surely die." But not one of all the people answered him.
• 1 Sam 14:45 : 45 But the people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who has brought this great deliverance in Israel? Far be it! As the LORD lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today." So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
• 1 Sam 20:3 : 3 And David swore moreover, and said, Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.
• 1 Sam 20:21 : 21 And behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, take them; then come: for there is peace to you, and no harm; as the LORD lives.
• 1 Sam 25:26 : 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has restrained you from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal.
• 1 Sam 26:10 : 10 David said furthermore, "As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish."
• 2 Sam 15:21 : 21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will your servant be.
• Jer 4:2 : 2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
• Jer 5:2 : 2 And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
• Jer 14:18 : 18 If I go out to the field, then behold, those slain with the sword; and if I enter the city, then behold, those sick from famine! Yes, both prophet and priest roam about in a land they do not know.
• Lam 4:9 : 9 Those slain by the sword are better than those who die by hunger; for these waste away, stricken for want of the fruits of the field.
• Ezek 12:18-19 : 18 Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with shaking and with anxiety; 19 And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with desolation, that her land may be desolate from all that is in it, because of the violence of all who dwell therein.
• Joel 1:15-16 : 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty it shall come. 16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
• Matt 15:33-34 : 33 And his disciples said to him, Where should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus said to them, How many loaves have you? And they said, Seven, and a few little fish.