Verse 13

And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for you? Would you be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among my own people.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Elisja sa til Gehasi: 'Si til henne: Se, du har vist oss stor omsorg. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Skal vi tale din sak til kongen eller til hærføreren?' Hun svarte: 'Nei, jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han sa til ham: "Si til henne: Se, du har sørget så mye for oss. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Skal vi tale til kongen eller hærføreren på dine vegne?" Hun svarte: "Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk."

• Norsk King James

  Han sa til Gehazi: Si til henne: Se, du har vist oss så mye omsorg; hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Vil du ha sagt noe til kongen eller til hærføreren? Hun svarte: Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han hadde sagt til sin tjener: Si til henne: Du har hatt så stor omsorg for oss. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Er det noe vi kan tale til kongen eller hærføreren om? Hun svarte: Jeg bor trygt blant mitt eget folk.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  sa han til Gehasi: 'Si til henne, du har gjort deg så mye umak for oss. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Er det noe vi kan tale til kongen eller hærføreren for deg?' Hun svarte: 'Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han sa til ham: Si til henne: Se, du har brydd deg mye for oss. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Kan vi tale til kongen eller hærføreren på vegne av deg? Hun svarte: Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han sa: «Se, du har vist oss så stor omsorg med all denne gjestfriheten. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Skal vi tale for deg for kongen eller for hærlederen?» Hun svarte: «Jeg bor blant mitt folk.»

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

  Han sa til ham: Si til henne: Se, du har brydd deg mye for oss. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Kan vi tale til kongen eller hærføreren på vegne av deg? Hun svarte: Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han sa til Gehasi: «Si til henne: ‘Du har gjort så mye for oss. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Kan vi si et ord til kongen eller hærføreren på dine vegne?’» Hun svarte: «Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Elisha said to him, "Tell her this: 'You have gone to all this trouble for us. What can be done for you? Should I speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?'" She replied, "I am content to live among my own people."

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "2 Kings.4.13", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ אֱמָר־נָ֣א אֵלֶיהָ֮ הִנֵּ֣ה חָרַ֣דְתְּ ׀ אֵלֵינוּ֮ אֶת־כָּל־הַחֲרָדָ֣ה הַזֹּאת֒ מֶ֚ה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת לָ֔ךְ הֲיֵ֤שׁ לְדַבֶּר־לָךְ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ א֖וֹ אֶל־שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֑א וַתֹּ֕אמֶר בְּת֥וֹךְ עַמִּ֖י אָנֹכִ֥י יֹשָֽׁבֶת", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to-him, *ʾĕmār*-please to-her, *hinnēh* *ḥāradt* for-us *ʾet*-all-the-*ḥărādâ* the-this. What to-*laʿăśôt* for-you? Is-there to-*lədabbēr*-for-you to-the-*melek* or to-*śar* the-*ṣābāʾ*? And *wattōʾmer*, in-midst-of *ʿammî* I *yōšābet*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾĕmār*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - say", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold", "*ḥāradt*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you have been anxious/concerned", "*ḥărādâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the anxiety/concern", "*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to do", "*lədabbēr*": "preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct - to speak", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king", "*śar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - commander of", "*ṣābāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the army", "*wattōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and she said", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*yōšābet*": "verb, qal participle, feminine singular - dwelling" }, "variants": { "*ḥāradt*": "been anxious/shown concern/been troubled", "*ḥărādâ*": "anxiety/concern/care/trouble", "*śar* *haṣṣābāʾ*": "commander of the army/army captain", "*bətôk* *ʿammî* *ʾānōkî* *yōšābet*": "I dwell among my own people/I live within my community" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han sa til Gehazi: 'Si til henne: Se, du har vært så omhyggelig for oss med all denne omsorgen. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Kan vi tale til kongen eller til hærføreren for deg?' Hun svarte: 'Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi han havde sagt til ham: Kjære, siig til hende: See, du haver handlet heel omhyggeligt for os med denne Omhyggelighed; hvad skal man gjøre for dig? er der (nogen Ting, hvori man kan) tale for dig til Kongen eller til Stridshøvedsmanden? og hun havde sagt: Jeg boer midt iblandt mit Folk.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han sa til ham: Si til henne: Se, du har tatt deg av oss med alt dette strevet. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Ønsker du at vi skal tale til kongen eller hærføreren for deg? Hun svarte: Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa til ham: Si til henne: Se, du har vært så omsorgsfull mot oss; hva kan gjøres for deg? Ønsker du at vi skal tale til kongen eller hærføreren for deg? Hun svarte: Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han sa til ham: 'Si til henne: Du har brydd deg om oss med alt dette bryet, hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Skal vi tale på dine vegne til kongen eller hærføreren?' Hun svarte: 'Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han sa til gehasi: Si til henne: Du har gjort så meget for oss. Hva kan vi gjøre for deg? Ønsker du å få en anbefaling til kongen eller til hærføreren? Hun svarte: Jeg bor blant mitt folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han sa til Gehasi: «Si til henne: 'Du har gjort mye for oss. Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Skal jeg tale til kongen eller hærføreren for deg?'» Hun svarte: «Jeg bor trygt blant mitt eget folk.»

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He sayde vnto him: Speake thou vnto her, beholde, thou hast mynistred vnto vs in all these thinges, what shal I do for the? Hast thou eny matter to be spoken for to the kynge, or to the chefe captayne of the hoost? She sayde: I dwell amonge my people.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then he sayd vnto him, Say vnto her now, Beholde, thou hast had all this great care for vs, what shall we doe for thee? Is there any thing to bee spoken for thee to the King or to the captaine of the hoste? And shee answered, I dwell among mine owne people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And againe he said vnto him: Tel her, beholde thou hast ben carefull for vs with all this care, What shal we now do for thee? Wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captayne of the hoast? She aunswered: I dwell among myne owne people.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what [is] to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to him, Say now to her, Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for you? would you be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? She answered, I dwell among my own people.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith to him, `Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble; what -- to do for thee? is it to speak for thee unto the king, or unto the head of the host?' and she saith, `In the midst of my people I am dwelling.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to him, Now say to her, See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? will you have any request made for you to the king or the captain of the army? But she said, I am living among my people.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to him, "Say now to her, 'Behold, you have cared for us with all this care. What is to be done for you? Would you like to be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the army?'" She answered, "I dwell among my own people."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elisha said to Gehazi,“Tell her,‘Look, you have treated us with such great respect. What can I do for you? Can I put in a good word for you with the king or the commander of the army?’” She replied,“I’m quite secure.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 19:13 : 13 And say to Amasa, Are you not of my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not captain of the host before me continually in the place of Joab.
• 2 Sam 19:32-38 : 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old; and he had provided the king with sustenance while he remained at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man. 33 And the king said to Barzillai, Come over with me, and I will feed you with me in Jerusalem. 34 And Barzillai said to the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? 35 I am this day eighty years old; and can I distinguish between good and evil? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear anymore the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king? 36 Your servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king; and why should the king recompense me with such a reward? 37 Let your servant, I pray you, turn back again, that I may die in my own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you. 38 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you; and whatever you shall request of me, that I will do for you.
• 1 Kgs 2:32 : 32 And the Lord will return his blood upon his own head, who struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, my father David not knowing of it: namely, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
• 2 Kgs 3:15-18 : 15 But now bring me a musician. And it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. 16 And he said, "Thus says the LORD: 'Make this valley full of ditches.' 17 For thus says the LORD: 'You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you may drink, both you and your cattle and your animals.' 18 And this is but a trivial thing in the sight of the LORD; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
• 2 Kgs 8:1 : 1 Then Elisha spoke to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, and go you and your household, and stay wherever you can stay: for the LORD has called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land for seven years."
• 2 Kgs 8:3-6 : 3 And it happened at the end of seven years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went to plead to the king for her house and for her land. 4 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, "Tell me, I beg you, all the great things that Elisha has done." 5 And it happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, "My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life." 6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, "Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now."
• 2 Kgs 9:5 : 5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting; and he said, I have a message for you, O captain. And Jehu said, To which of us all? And he said, To you, O captain.
• Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; so you shall dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed.
• Matt 10:40-42 : 40 He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. 41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.
• Luke 9:3-5 : 3 And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor bag, neither bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece. 4 And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5 And whoever will not receive you, when you leave that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.
• Rom 16:2 : 2 That you receive her in the Lord, as becomes saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she needs from you: for she has been a helper of many, and of myself also.
• Rom 16:6 : 6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for us.
• Phil 4:18-19 : 18 But I have all and abound; I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. 19 But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
• 1 Thess 5:12-13 : 12 And we urge you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
• 1 Tim 6:6-8 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, let us be content with that.
• 2 Tim 1:16-18 : 16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain; 17 But when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently and found me. 18 The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day, and you know very well how many things he ministered to me at Ephesus.
• Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
• Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with what you have. For He has said, 'I will never leave you, nor forsake you.'
• Gen 14:24 : 24 except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion."
• Ruth 1:1-4 : 1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem in Judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and remained there. 3 And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left with her two sons. 4 And they took wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they lived there about ten years.