Verse 1

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the LORD: and the creditor has come to take my two sons to be slaves.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    En kvinne, en av konene til profetens disipler, ropte til Elisja og sa: 'Tjeneren din, mannen min, er død, og du vet at han fryktet Herren. Nå har kreditoren kommet for å ta mine to sønner som slaver.'

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    En kvinne blant profetenes disipler ropte til Elisja: "Din tjener, min ektemann, er død, og du vet at din tjener fryktet Herren. Nå har kreditoren kommet for å ta mine to sønner som slaver."

  • Norsk King James

    Nå ropte en kvinne, som var en av konene til profetenes sønner, til Elisha og sa: Din tjener, min mann, er død; og du vet at din tjener fryktet Herren; og kreditoren er kommet for å ta mine to sønner som gjeldslaver.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    En kvinne, som var en av profetlærlingenes koner, kom ropende til Elisa og sa: Din tjener, min mann, er død, og du vet at han fryktet Herren. Nå har kreditoren kommet for å ta mine to sønner som treller.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    En kvinne blant profetdisiplenes hustruer ropte til Elisja og sa: 'Din tjener, min mann, er død, og du vet at din tjener fryktet Herren. Nå kommer kreditoren for å ta mine to sønner som slaver.'

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    En kvinne av profetenes koner ropte til Elisja og sa: Din tjener, min mann, er død. Du vet at han fryktet Herren. Nå har fordringshaveren kommet for å ta mine to sønner til slaver.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    En kvinne, en av konene til profetens sønner, ropte til Elisha og sa: «Min tjener, min mann, er død, og du vet at han fryktet HERREN. Nå har kreditoren kommet for å ta mine to sønner for å gjøre dem til treller.»

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

    En kvinne av profetenes koner ropte til Elisja og sa: Din tjener, min mann, er død. Du vet at han fryktet Herren. Nå har fordringshaveren kommet for å ta mine to sønner til slaver.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    En kvinne fra profetenes disipler ropte til Elisja og sa: «Din tjener, min mann, er død, og du vet at din tjener fryktet Herren. Nå er kreditoren kommet for å ta mine to sønner som slaver.»

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    A certain woman, the wife of one of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. Now the creditor has come to take my two sons as slaves."

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    En av konenes til profetenes sønner ropte til Elisja og sa: 'Din tjener, min mann, er død, og du vet at din tjener fryktet Herren. Nå har kreditoren kommet for å ta mine to sønner som slaver.'

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og en Qvinde af Propheternes Børns Hustruer raabte til Elisa og sagde: Din Tjener, min Mand, er død, og du, du veed, at din Tjener frygtede Herren; nu kommer Aagerkarlen og vil tage begge mine Sønner til sine Tjenere.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    En kvinne blant profetenes hustruer ropte til Elisja og sa: Din tjener, min mann, er død, og du vet at han fryktet Herren. Nå har kreditoren kommet for å ta mine to sønner som slaver.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    En kvinne blant profetsønnenes koner ropte til Elisja og sa: Din tjener, min mann, er død; og du vet at din tjener fryktet Herren. Nå er kreditoren kommet for å ta mine to barn som slaver.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    En kvinne blant profetens hustruer ropte til Elisja og sa: 'Din tjener, min mann, er død, og du vet at din tjener fryktet Herren. Nå har kreditoren kommet for å ta mine to barn som slaver.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    En kvinne, en av profetenes koner, ropte til Elisja: Din tjener, min mann, er død, og du vet at han fryktet Herren. Nå har en kreditor kommet for å ta mine to barn som treller.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    En kvinne, kona til en av profetenes sønner, kom gråtende til Elisa og sa: «Din tjener, min mann, er død. Du vet at han fryktet Herren. Nå har kreditten kommet for å ta mine to barn som slaver for å betale gjelden hans.»

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And there cried a woman amoge the wyues of the prophetes children vnto Eliseus, and sayde: Thy seruaunt my hu?bade is deed, and thou knowest that thy seruaunt feared the LORDE. Now commeth the man that he was detter vnto, and wyll take awaye both my children to be bonde seruauntes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And one of the wiues of the sonnes of the Prophets cryed vnto Elisha, saying, Thy seruant mine husbande is dead, and thou knowest, that thy seruant did feare the Lord: and the creditour is come to take my two sonnes to bee his bondmen.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there cryed a certayne woman of the wyues of the sonnes of the prophetes, vnto Elisa, saying: Thy seruaunt my husband is dead, & thou knowest that thy seruaunt did feare the Lorde: And the creditor is come to fet my two sonnes to be his bondmen.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant did fear Yahweh: and the creditor is come to take to him my two children to be bondservants.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, `Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now a certain woman, the wife of one of the sons of the prophets, came crying to Elisha and said, Your servant my husband is dead; and to your knowledge he was a worshipper of the Lord; but now, the creditor has come to take my two children as servants in payment of his debt.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared Yahweh. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Elisha Helps a Widow and Her Sons Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying,“Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the LORD. Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 2:3 : 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came to Elisha and said to him, Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today? And he said, Yes, I know it; be quiet.
  • Neh 5:2-5 : 2 For there were those who said, We, our sons, and our daughters are many: therefore we need to take grain for them, that we may eat and live. 3 Others said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses to buy grain because of the famine. 4 There were also those who said, We have borrowed money for the king's tax, against our lands and vineyards. 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and indeed, we bring into bondage our sons and daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are already in bondage; nor is it in our power to redeem them, for other men have our lands and vineyards.
  • Lev 25:39-41 : 39 And if your brother who dwells by you becomes poor, and is sold to you; you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant: 40 But as a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the year of Jubilee: 41 And then he shall depart from you, both he and his children with him, and shall return to his own family, and to the possession of his fathers shall he return.
  • Lev 25:48 : 48 After he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
  • Matt 18:25 : 25 But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
  • Matt 18:30 : 30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.
  • Matt 18:35 : 35 So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you do not forgive from your hearts every one his brother their trespasses.
  • Acts 13:26 : 26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whoever among you fears God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
  • Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
  • Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been revealed.
  • Rev 19:5 : 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all you His servants, and you that fear Him, both small and great.
  • 1 Sam 22:2 : 2 And everyone that was in distress, and everyone that was in debt, and everyone that was discontented, gathered to him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
  • 1 Kgs 18:3 : 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
  • 1 Kgs 20:35 : 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Strike me, I pray you. And the man refused to strike him.
  • Neh 7:2 : 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man and feared God above many.
  • Neh 10:31 : 31 And if the people of the land bring goods or any food on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it from them on the Sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would forgo the seventh year and the exaction of every debt.
  • Ps 103:11 : 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him.
  • Ps 103:17 : 17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children's children;
  • Ps 112:1-2 : 1 Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments. 2 His descendants shall be mighty upon the earth; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
  • Ps 115:13 : 13 He will bless those who fear the LORD, both small and great.
  • Ps 147:11 : 11 The LORD takes pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
  • Eccl 8:12 : 12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his days are prolonged, yet surely I know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
  • Jer 34:14 : 14 At the end of seven years let every man set free his Hebrew brother, who has been sold to you; and when he has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you. But your fathers did not listen to me, nor incline their ear.
  • Mal 3:16 : 16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke often one to another: and the LORD listened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the LORD and thought upon his name.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But to you who fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings, and you shall go forth and grow up like stall-fed calves.
  • 2 Kgs 2:5 : 5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today? And he answered, Yes, I know it; be quiet.
  • 2 Kgs 4:38 : 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.
  • Gen 22:12 : 12 And he said, Do not lay your hand upon the boy, nor do anything to him: for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son from me.