Verse 9

And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it, for there is no other but that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  David sa til Akhimelek: «Har du et spyd eller et sverd her? For jeg tok verken mitt sverd eller annet utstyr med meg, siden kongens oppdrag var hastig.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Presten sa: Sverd av Goliat, filisteren, som du drepte i Ela-dalen, ligger her pakket inn i et klede bak efoden. Ta det, hvis du vil, for det er ikke noe annet her. Og David sa: Det er ikke noe som det; gi det til meg.

• Norsk King James

  Presten svarte: «Her er sverdet til Goliat, filisteren, som du drepte i Elah-dalen; se, det er pakket inn i et klede bak efoden. Hvis du vil ta det, så ta det; det er det eneste her.» David sa: «Det finnes ikke noe annet som dette; gi det til meg.»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Presten svarte: Filisteren Goliats sverd, som du slo i Elah-dalen, det er svøpt i et klede bak livkjortelen. Vil du ta det, så ta det; for her er ikke noe annet enn det. David sa: Det er ikke noe som er likt det, gi meg det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  David sa til Ahimelek: "Har du ikke her et spyd eller et sverd? For jeg tok verken sverdet mitt eller andre våpen med meg, for kongens oppdrag var så hastig."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Presten sa: Sverdet til Goliat, filisteren som du slo i Ela-dalen, ligger her innhyllet i et klede bak efoden. Om du vil ta det, så ta det, for her er det ikke noe annet enn det. David sa: Det finnes ikke noe som dette; gi det til meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Presten svarte: «Se, sverdet til Goliat, den filisteiske, som du slo i dalen Elah, er her, pakket inn i et klut bak ephodet. Ta det hvis du vil, for annet finnes det ikke.» David sa: «Ingenting er likt det; gi det meg.»

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

  Presten sa: Sverdet til Goliat, filisteren som du slo i Ela-dalen, ligger her innhyllet i et klede bak efoden. Om du vil ta det, så ta det, for her er det ikke noe annet enn det. David sa: Det finnes ikke noe som dette; gi det til meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  David sa til Ahimelek: "Har du et spyd eller et sverd her? For jeg tok ikke med meg mitt sverd eller annet utstyr, da kongens sak var hastende."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  David asked Ahimelech, 'Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  David sa til Ahimelek: ‘Har du ikke et spyd eller et sverd her for hånden? For jeg tok verken mitt sverd eller mine våpen med meg, på grunn av kongens oppdrag som hastet.’

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Præsten: Den Philisters Goliaths Sværd, som du slog i Egens Dal, see, det er svøbt i et Klæde bag Livkjortelen; dersom du vil tage dig det, (saa) tag (det), thi her er intet andet foruden det; og David sagde: Der er ikke (noget) som det, giv mig det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Presten sa: Sverdet til Goliat, filisteren som du drepte i Ela-dalen, ligger her innpakket i et klede bak efoden. Hvis du vil ta det, ta det, for det er ikke noe annet her. David sa: Det er ikke noe som dette; gi meg det.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Presten sa: Goliats sverd, filisteren som du drepte i Ela-dalen, det er her, svøpt i et klede bak efoden. Hvis du vil ta det, så ta det; for det er ikke noe annet her. David sa: Det er ingen som det; gi meg det.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Presten sa: «Sverdet til filisteren Goliat, som du slo i Ela-dalen, ligger innpakket i et klede bak efoden. Hvis du vil ha det, så ta det, for det er ikke annet her.» David sa: «Det finnes ikke maken—gi meg det.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og presten sa: Sverd fra Goliat, filisteren, som du drepte i Ela-dalen, er her innpakket i en klut bak efoden. Dersom du vil ta det, så ta det; for det er ingen andre her enn det. Og David sa: Det finnes ikke maken; gi meg det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Presten sa: Sverdet til Goliat filisteren, som du drepte i Ela-dalen, er her, pakket inn i en klut bak efoden; ta det om du vil, for det er ingen andre sverd her. Og David sa: Det finnes ikke et sverd som dette; gi det til meg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The prest sayde: The swerde of Goliath the Philistyne whom thou smotest in the Oke valley, is here wrapped in a cloth behynde the ouerbody cote. Yf thou wylt haue it, take it, for here is els none but it. Dauid sayde: There is not soch another, geue me it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistim, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapt in a cloth behinde the Ephod: if thou wilt take that to thee, take it: for there is none other saue that here: And Dauid sayd, There is none to that, giue it me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the priest sayd: The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou sluest in the valley of Elah, beholde it is here wrapt in a cloth behind the Ephod: If thou wilt take that, take it: for ther is no other saue that here. And Dauid sayd: There is none to that, geue it me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take [it]: for [there is] no other save that here. And David said, [There is] none like that; give it me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it; for there is no other except that here. David said, There is none like that; give it me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the priest saith, `The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou didst smite in the valley of Elah, lo, it is wrapt in a garment behind the ephod, if it thou dost take to thyself, take; for there is none other save it in this `place'.' And David saith, `There is none like it -- give it to me.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you put to death in the valley of Elah, is here folded in a cloth at the back of the ephod: take that, if you will, for there is no other sword here. And David said, there is no other sword like that; give it to me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it; for there is no other except that here." David said, "There is none like that. Give it to me."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David Goes to Gath The priest replied,“The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the valley of Elah, is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod. If you wish, take it for yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing here.” David said,“There’s nothing like it! Give it to me!”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 17:2 : 2 And Saul and the men of Israel gathered and camped by the Valley of Elah, setting the battle in array against the Philistines.
• 1 Sam 17:50-54 : 50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone and struck the Philistine, and killed him. There was no sword in David's hand. 51 David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword, drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. 52 The men of Israel and Judah arose, shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance to the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron. 53 The Israelites returned from chasing after the Philistines and plundered their camp. 54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put the Philistine's armor in his tent.
• 1 Sam 31:10 : 10 They placed his armor in the house of Ashtaroth and fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
• Exod 28:6-9 : 6 and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine woven linen, skillfully worked. 7 It shall have two shoulder straps attached to its two edges, and so it shall be joined together. 8 And the intricately woven waistband of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. 9 And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel: 10 six of their names on one stone, and the other six names on the other stone, according to their birth. 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. You shall set them in settings of gold. 12 And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the children of Israel, and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial. 13 And you shall make settings of gold 14 and two chains of pure gold, like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.