Verse 8

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why do you weep? and why do you not eat? and why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Elkana, hennes mann, sa da til henne: 'Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Hvorfor er du så trist? Er ikke jeg bedre for deg enn ti sønner?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Elkana, hennes mann, sa til henne: 'Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Hvorfor er ditt hjerte fullt av sorg? Er jeg ikke mer for deg enn ti sønner?'

• Norsk King James

  Da sa Elkanah, hennes ektemann, til henne: "Hannah, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Og hvorfor er ditt hjerte trist? Er jeg ikke bedre for deg enn ti sønner?"

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sa Elkana, mannen hennes, til henne: "Hanna, hvorfor gråter du, og hvorfor vil du ikke spise? Hvorfor er du så bedrøvet? Er ikke jeg bedre for deg enn ti sønner?"

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Elkana, hennes mann, sa til henne: 'Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Hvorfor er ditt hjerte sorgfullt? Er ikke jeg bedre for deg enn ti sønner?'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa Elkana, hennes mann, til henne: "Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Hvorfor er ditt hjerte sorgfullt? Er ikke jeg bedre for deg enn ti sønner?"

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da spurte Elkanah, hennes mann: «Hannah, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Hvorfor er ditt hjerte så tynget? Er jeg ikke bedre for deg enn ti sønner?»

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

  Da sa Elkana, hennes mann, til henne: "Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Hvorfor er ditt hjerte sorgfullt? Er ikke jeg bedre for deg enn ti sønner?"

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Elkana, hennes mann, sa til henne: 'Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Og hvorfor er hjertet ditt trist? Er jeg ikke bedre for deg enn ti sønner?'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then her husband Elkanah said to her, 'Hannah, why are you crying? Why don’t you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Elkana, hennes mann, sa til henne: «Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor vil du ikke spise? Hvorfor er ditt hjerte sorgtungt? Er ikke jeg bedre for deg enn ti sønner?»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Elkana, hendes Mand, til hende: Hanna, hvorfor vil du græde, og hvorfor vil du ikke æde, og hvorfor haver dit Hjerte saa ondt? er jeg dig ikke bedre end ti Sønner?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa Elkana, hennes mann, til henne:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Elkana, hennes mann, sa til henne: Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Hvorfor er ditt hjerte bedrøvet? Er jeg ikke bedre for deg enn ti sønner?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa Elkana, hennes mann, til henne: "Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Hvorfor er hjertet ditt sorgfylt? Er jeg ikke bedre for deg enn ti sønner?"

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Elkana, hennes mann, sa til henne: Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor spiser du ikke? Hvorfor er hjertet ditt bedrøvet? Er ikke jeg bedre for deg enn ti sønner?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hennes mann Elkana sa til henne: «Hanna, hvorfor gråter du? Hvorfor vil du ikke spise? Hvorfor er hjertet ditt sorgfullt? Er jeg ikke mer for deg enn ti sønner?»

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Elcana hir husbande sayde vnto her: Wherfore wepest thou? and why eatest thou not? And wherfore is thine hert so greued? Am not I better vnto the then ten sonnes?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then sayd Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thine heart troubled? am not I better to thee then ten sonnes?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde Elkana her husband to her: Hanna, why wepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thine hearte troubled? Am not I better to thee then ten sonnes?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? [am] not I better to thee than ten sons?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why weep you? and why don't you eat? and why is your heart grieved? am I not better to you than ten sons?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Elkanah her husband saith to her, `Hannah, why weepest thou? and why dost thou not eat? and why is thy heart afflicted? am I not better to thee than ten sons?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then her husband Elkanah said to her, Hannah, why are you weeping? and why are you taking no food? why is your heart troubled? am I not more to you than ten sons?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why don't you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then her husband Elkanah said to her,“Hannah, why are you crying and why won’t you eat? Why are you so upset? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

Referenced Verses

• Ruth 4:15 : 15 He shall be a restorer of your life and a provider for your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.'
• 2 Sam 12:16-17 : 16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child; and he fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the ground. 17 The elders of his house arose and went to him to raise him up from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat with them.
• 2 Kgs 8:12 : 12 And Hazael said, "Why does my lord weep?" And he answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will slay with the sword, and will dash their children, and rip up their women with child."
• Job 6:14 : 14 To him who is afflicted, pity should be shown by his friend; yet he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
• Ps 43:4 : 4 Then will I go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; yes, upon the harp I will praise you, O God my God.
• Isa 54:1 : 1 Sing, O barren, you who did not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says the LORD.
• Isa 54:6 : 6 For the LORD has called you as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when you were refused, says your God.
• John 20:13 : 13 And they said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.
• John 20:15 : 15 Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek? She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.