Verse 15

And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am in great distress; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Samuel sa til Saul: 'Hvorfor har du uroet meg ved å kalle meg opp?' Saul svarte: 'Jeg er i stor nød. Filisterne kjemper mot meg, og Gud har vendt seg bort fra meg og svarer meg ikke lenger, hverken ved profeter eller gjennom drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt på deg for å vite hva jeg skal gjøre.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Samuel sa til Saul: Hvorfor har du forstyrret meg ved å hente meg opp? Saul svarte: Jeg er i stor nød! Filisterne fører krig mot meg, og Gud har vendt seg bort fra meg og svarer meg ikke mer, verken ved profetene eller ved drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt på deg, så du kan si meg hva jeg skal gjøre.

• Norsk King James

  Og Samuel sa til Saul: "Hvorfor har du forstyrret meg og kalt meg opp?" Og Saul svarte: "Jeg er i stor nød; for filisterne fører krig mot meg, og Gud har forlatt meg og svarer meg ikke lenger, verken gjennom profeter eller drømmer; derfor har jeg kalt deg opp, for at du kan fortelle meg hva jeg skal gjøre."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Samuel spurte Saul: Hvorfor har du forstyrret meg ved å hente meg opp? Saul svarte: Jeg er i stor nød. Filisterne kjemper mot meg, og Gud har vendt seg bort fra meg. Han svarer meg ikke lenger, verken ved profetene eller i drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt på deg for å få vite hva jeg skal gjøre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Samuel sa til Saul: 'Hvorfor har du uroet meg ved å mane meg frem?' Saul svarte: 'Jeg er i stor nød. Filisterne kjemper mot meg, og Gud har vendt seg bort fra meg og svarer meg ikke mer, verken ved profeter eller drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt på deg, så du kan gjøre kjent for meg hva jeg skal gjøre.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Samuel sa til Saul: Hvorfor har du forstyrret meg ved å bringe meg opp? Saul svarte: Jeg er i stor nød; filisterne fører krig mot meg, og Gud har forlatt meg. Han svarer meg ikke mer, verken ved profeter eller drømmer, derfor har jeg kalt på deg, for at du kan si meg hva jeg skal gjøre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Samuel spurte Saul: 'Hvorfor har du forstyrret meg og fått meg til å komme opp her?' Saul svarte: 'Jeg er dypt fortvilet, for filisterne kjemper mot meg, og Gud har forlatt meg – han svarer meg verken gjennom profeter eller drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt deg, så du kan fortelle meg hva jeg skal gjøre.'

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

  Samuel sa til Saul: Hvorfor har du forstyrret meg ved å bringe meg opp? Saul svarte: Jeg er i stor nød; filisterne fører krig mot meg, og Gud har forlatt meg. Han svarer meg ikke mer, verken ved profeter eller drømmer, derfor har jeg kalt på deg, for at du kan si meg hva jeg skal gjøre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Samuel sa til Saul: "Hvorfor har du forstyrret meg ved å mane meg opp?" Saul svarte: "Jeg er i stor nød. Filistrene kjemper mot meg, og Gud har vendt seg fra meg og svarer meg ikke lenger, verken gjennom profeter eller drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt på deg, så du kan fortelle meg hva jeg skal gjøre."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul answered, "I am deeply distressed. The Philistines are waging war against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, not by prophets or by dreams. Therefore, I have called upon you to tell me what I should do."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Samuel sa til Saul: 'Hvorfor har du uroet meg ved å mane meg fram?' Saul svarte: 'Jeg er i stor nød. Filistrene kjemper mot meg, og Gud har vendt seg fra meg og svarer meg ikke lenger, verken gjennom profeter eller drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt på deg, så du kan fortelle meg hva jeg skal gjøre.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Samuel sagde til Saul: Hvorfor gjorde du mig Uro, at du lod hente mig op? da sagde Saul: Jeg er saare angest, thi de Philister stride imod mig, og Gud er vegen fra mig og svarer mig ikke ydermere, hverken formedelst Propheter eller ved Drømme; derfor lod jeg kalde dig, at, du skulde lade mig vide, hvad jeg skal gjøre.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Samuel sa til Saul: Hvorfor har du uroet meg ved å hente meg opp? Saul svarte: Jeg er i stor nød. Filisterne fører krig mot meg, og Gud har vendt seg fra meg og svarer meg ikke mer, verken gjennom profeter eller drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt på deg, så du kan fortelle meg hva jeg skal gjøre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Samuel sa til Saul: Hvorfor har du uroet meg ved å kalle meg fram? Saul svarte: Jeg er i stor nød, for filisterne fører krig mot meg, og Gud har vendt seg bort fra meg og svarer meg ikke mer, verken gjennom profeter eller drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt på deg for at du skal fortelle meg hva jeg skal gjøre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Samuel sa til Saul: 'Hvorfor har du forstyrret meg ved å hente meg opp?' Saul svarte: 'Jeg er i stor nød. Filisterne kjemper mot meg, og Gud har vendt seg bort fra meg og svarer meg ikke mer, verken ved profetene eller drømmer. Derfor har jeg hentet deg, så du skal fortelle meg hva jeg skal gjøre.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Samuel sa til Saul: Hvorfor har du forstyrret meg og hentet meg opp? Saul svarte: Jeg er i stor nød, for filisterne fører krig mot meg, og Gud har vendt seg fra meg og svarer meg ikke, verken ved profeter eller i drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt deg for å la meg få vite hva jeg skal gjøre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Samuel sa til Saul: Hvorfor har du forstyrret meg og gjort meg komme opp? Og Saul svarte: Jeg er i stor nød; for filisterne kjemper mot meg, og Gud har forlatt meg og svarer meg ikke lenger, verken gjennom profetene eller ved drømmer. Derfor har jeg kalt på deg for å få vite hva jeg skal gjøre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Samuel saide vnto Saul: Why hast thou disquyeted me, to cause me be broughte vp? Saul sayde: I am sore troubled, the Philistynes fighte against me, & God is departed frome, & geueth me no answere, nether by prophetes ner by dreames: therfore haue I called the, yt thou mightest shewe me, what I shal do.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me vp? Then Saul answered, I am in great distresse: for the Philistims make warre against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by Prophetes, neither by dreames: therefore I haue called thee, that thou mayest tell me, what I shall doe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Samuel said to Saul: Why hast thou vnquieted me, to make me be brought vp? Saul aunswered: I am sore encumbred, for ye Philistines make warre against me, and God is departed from me, and aunswereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreames: And therefore I haue called thee, that thou mayest tell me what I shall do.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disquieted me, to bring me up? Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Why hast thou troubled me, to bring me up?' And Saul saith, `I have great distress, and the Philistines are fighting against me, God hath turned aside from me, and hath not answered me any more, either by the hand of the prophets, or by dreams; and I call for thee to let me know what I do.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by dreams: so I have sent for you to make clear to me what I am to do.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up?" Saul answered, "I am very distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Samuel said to Saul,“Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul replied,“I am terribly troubled! The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me. He does not answer me anymore– not by the prophets nor by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what I should do.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 28:6 : 6 And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
• 1 Sam 18:12 : 12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.
• Luke 16:23-26 : 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who would pass from here to you cannot; neither can they pass to us who would come from there.
• 1 Sam 16:13-14 : 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
• Judg 16:20 : 20 She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" So he awoke from his sleep, and said, "I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free." But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
• 1 Sam 23:2 : 2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.
• 1 Sam 23:9-9 : 9 And David knew that Saul secretly planned mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod. 10 Then David said, O LORD God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
• 1 Sam 28:8 : 8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on different clothing, and he went with two men, and they came to the woman by night. And he said, Please, divine for me by the familiar spirit, and bring up for me the one whom I shall name to you.
• 1 Sam 28:11 : 11 Then the woman said, Whom shall I bring up for you? And he said, Bring up Samuel for me.
• Ps 51:11 : 11 Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
• Prov 5:11-13 : 11 And you mourn at the last, when your flesh and your body are consumed, 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
• Prov 14:14 : 14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, but a good man will be satisfied from himself.
• Jer 2:17-18 : 17 Have you not brought this upon yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you in the way? 18 And now what do you have to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what do you have to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
• Hos 9:12 : 12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left; yes, woe also to them when I depart from them!
• Matt 25:41 : 41 Then he will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
• 1 Sam 23:4 : 4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.