Verse 2

And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? And she said, Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a pot of oil.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Elisja sa til henne: 'Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset?' Hun svarte: 'Kvinnen din har ingenting annet i huset enn en liten flaske olje.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Elisja sa til henne: "Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset?" Hun svarte: "Din tjenestekvinne har ingenting i huset, bortsett fra en liten krukke med olje."

• Norsk King James

  Elisha sa til henne: Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset? Hun sa: Jeg har ikke noe i huset, bortsett fra en krukke olje.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Elisa sa til henne: Hva skal jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset? Hun svarte: Jeg, din tjenerinne, har ingenting annet enn en krukke med olje.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Elisja sa til henne: 'Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset?' Hun svarte: 'Din tjenestekvinne har ingenting i huset foruten en liten krukke med olje.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Elisja sa til henne: Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg hva du har i huset? Hun svarte: Jeg har ingenting i huset, bare en krukke med olje.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Elisha spurte henne: «Hva skal jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset?» Hun svarte: «Din tjener har ikke noe annet i huset enn en krukke med olje.»

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

  Elisja sa til henne: Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg hva du har i huset? Hun svarte: Jeg har ingenting i huset, bare en krukke med olje.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Elisja sa til henne: «Hva skal jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset?» Hun svarte: «Din tjenerinne har ingenting i huset, bortsett fra en liten flaske med olje.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Elisha said to her, "What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" She replied, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of oil."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Elisja sa til henne: 'Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset?' Hun svarte: 'Din tjenerinne har ingenting i huset bortsett fra en krukke med olje.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Elisa sagde til hende: Hvad skal jeg gjøre ved dig? giv mig tilkjende, hvad haver du i Huset? og hun sagde: Din Tjenerinde haver Intet i Huset uden et Oliekruus.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Elisja sa til henne: Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset? Hun svarte: Din tjenestekvinne har ingenting annet i huset enn en krukke med olje.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Elisja sa til henne: Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset? Hun svarte: Din tjenestekvinne har ingenting i huset, bortsett fra en krukke med olje.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Elisja sa til henne: 'Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset?' Hun sa: 'Din tjenestepike har ingenting i huset, unntatt en krukke med olje.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Elisja sa til henne: Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset? Hun svarte: Din tjenestepike har ingenting annet i huset enn en krukke med olje.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Elisa sa til henne: «Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Si meg, hva har du i huset?» Hun svarte: «Din tjener har ingenting i huset bortsett fra en krukke med olje.»

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Eliseus sayde vnto her: What shal I do for the? Tell me, what hast thou in the house? She sayde: Thy handmayden hath nothinge in the house but a pitcher wt oyle.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Elisha saide vnto her, What shall I do for thee? tell mee, what hast thou at home? And she sayd, Thine handmayd hath nothing at home, saue a pitcher of oyle.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Elisa saide vnto her: Tell me what I shall do for thee? What hast thou in thyne house? She saide: Thyne handemayde hath nothing at all in the house, saue a pitcher with oyle.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? tell me; what have you in the house? She said, Your handmaid has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Elisha saith unto her, `What do I do for thee? declare to me, what hast thou in the house?' and she saith, `Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Elisha said to her, What am I to do for you? say now, what have you in the house? And she said, Your servant has nothing in the house but a pot of oil.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me: what do you have in the house?" She said, "Your handmaid has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elisha said to her,“What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered,“Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of olive oil.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 17:12 : 12 And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I do not have a cake, but only a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a jar: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
• 2 Kgs 2:9 : 9 And it happened, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken away from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.
• 2 Kgs 6:26-27 : 26 And as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. 27 And he said, If the LORD does not help you, how shall I help you? from the threshing floor, or from the winepress?
• Matt 15:34 : 34 And Jesus said to them, How many loaves have you? And they said, Seven, and a few little fish.
• John 6:5-7 : 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company coming to him, he said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread, so these may eat? 6 And he said this to test him: for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
• Acts 3:6 : 6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.
• 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?