Verse 19

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we do not die: for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  All folket sa til Samuel: «Be for dine tjenere til Herren din Gud, så vi ikke dør! For vi har lagt til alle våre synder, denne ondskapen ved å be om en konge.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og hele folket sa til Samuel: Be for dine tjenere til Herren din Gud, så vi ikke dør! For vi har lagt til alle våre synder denne ondskap ved å be om en konge.

• Norsk King James

  Og hele folket sa til Samuel: Be for oss, dine tjenere, til Herren din Gud, så vi ikke dør; for vi har tilføyd våre synder med denne onde handlingen, å be om en konge.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hele folket sa til Samuel: Be for oss, dine tjenere, til Herren din Gud, så vi ikke skal dø. For vi har lagt denne onden til alle våre synder ved å ønske oss en konge.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og folket sa til Samuel: "Be til Herren din Gud for dine tjenere, så vi ikke dør. For vi har lagt til all vår synd denne onde handlingen: å be om en konge."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og hele folket sa til Samuel: Be for dine tjenere til Herren din Gud, at vi ikke skal dø; for vi har lagt til alle våre synder denne onde gjerning, å be om en konge.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og alt folket sa til Samuel: »Be for dine tjenere til Herren, din Gud, at vi ikke skal gå til grunne, for vi har lagt denne ondskapen til alle våre synder, ved å be om en konge.»

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

  Og hele folket sa til Samuel: Be for dine tjenere til Herren din Gud, at vi ikke skal dø; for vi har lagt til alle våre synder denne onde gjerning, å be om en konge.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Folket sa til Samuel: "Be for dine tjenere til Herren din Gud, så vi ikke dør; for vi har lagt til all vår synd denne onde gjerning, å be om en konge for oss."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The people all said to Samuel, 'Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we will not die, for we have added this evil to all our sins by asking for a king.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hele folket sa til Samuel: Be for dine tjenere til Herren din Gud, så vi ikke dør, for vi har lagt til alle våre synder denne onde handlingen å kreve en konge.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og alt Folket sagde til Samuel: Bed ydmygeligen for dine Tjenere til Herren din Gud, at vi ikke skulle døe; thi vi lagde det Onde til alle vore Synder, at begjære os en Konge.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og hele folket sa til Samuel: Be for dine tjenere til Herren din Gud, så vi ikke dør, for vi har lagt dette onde til alle våre synder, å kreve oss en konge.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hele folket sa til Samuel: «Be til Herren din Gud for dine tjenere, så vi ikke dør; for vi har lagt til alt vårt synder dette onde, å be om en konge.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og alt folket sa til Samuel: 'Be for dine tjenere til Herren din Gud, så vi ikke dør, for vi har lagt til all vår synd den onde handlingen å be om en konge.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og hele folket sa til Samuel: Be for oss til Herren din Gud, så vi ikke dør, for vi har lagt til alle våre synder denne onde: å be om en konge.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og hele folket sa til Samuel: Be til Herren din Gud for oss, så vi ikke dør, for i tillegg til alle våre synder har vi gjort dette onde, å ønske oss en konge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and they sayde all vnto Samuel: Praie thou vnto the LORDE thy God for thy seruauntes, that we dye not: for beside oure sinnes we haue done this euell also, that we haue desyred vnto vs a kinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And all the people said vnto Samuel, Pray for thy seruaunts vnto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we haue sinned in asking vs a King, beside all our other sinnes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And al the people sayd vnto Samuel: Pray for thy seruauntes vnto the Lord thy God, that we dye not: for we haue sinned in asking vs a king, besyde all our other sinnes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and all the people say unto Samuel, `Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, and we do not die, for we have added to all our sins evil to ask for us a king.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.

• World English Bible (2000)

  All the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  All the people said to Samuel,“Pray to the LORD your God on behalf of us– your servants– so we won’t die, for we have added to all our sins by asking for a king.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 9:28 : 28 Entreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.
• 1 John 5:16 : 16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should pray about that.
• Exod 10:17 : 17 Now, therefore, forgive my sin, I pray you, only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that He may take away from me this death only.
• 1 Sam 12:23 : 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
• Job 42:8 : 8 Therefore take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering, and My servant Job shall pray for you. For I will accept him, lest I deal with you according to your foolishness, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.
• Ps 78:34-35 : 34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and sought diligently after God. 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
• Isa 26:16 : 16 LORD, in trouble they have visited You, they poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.
• Jer 15:1 : 1 Then the LORD said to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
• Mal 1:9 : 9 And now, I pray you, plead with God that he will be gracious to us: this has been by your means: will he regard you? says the LORD of hosts.
• Acts 8:24 : 24 Then Simon answered and said, Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things you have spoken may come upon me.
• Jas 5:15 : 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
• 1 Sam 7:5 : 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to the LORD.
• 1 Sam 7:8 : 8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Do not cease to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us from the hand of the Philistines.
• Gen 20:7 : 7 Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live: and if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you, and all that belong to you.