Verse 11

And he said, If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me: but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come to help you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Joab sa: 'Hvis Arameerne blir for sterke for meg, skal du komme meg til unnsetning. Men hvis Ammonittene blir for sterke for deg, så vil jeg komme og hjelpe deg.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og han sa: "Hvis arameerne er for sterke for meg, skal du hjelpe meg; men hvis ammonittene er for sterke for deg, vil jeg komme og hjelpe deg.

• Norsk King James

  Og han sa: Hvis syrerne er for sterke for meg, skal du hjelpe meg; men hvis ammonittene er for sterke for deg, så kommer jeg og hjelper deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sa: Hvis arameerne blir for sterke for meg, skal du komme og hjelpe meg; men hvis ammonittene blir for sterke for deg, vil jeg komme og hjelpe deg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han sa: "Hvis arameerne blir for sterke for meg, skal du komme og hjelpe meg. Men hvis ammonittene blir for sterke for deg, vil jeg komme og hjelpe deg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han sa: Hvis arameerne blir for sterke for meg, skal du hjelpe meg. Men hvis ammonittene blir for sterke for deg, vil jeg komme og hjelpe deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han sa: »Om syrianerne skulle være for mektige for meg, skal du hjelpe; men om Ammonittene blir for mektige for deg, da skal jeg komme og hjelpe deg.«

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

  Han sa: Hvis arameerne blir for sterke for meg, skal du hjelpe meg. Men hvis ammonittene blir for sterke for deg, vil jeg komme og hjelpe deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så sa han: «Hvis arameerne blir for sterke for meg, skal du komme meg til unnsetning. Og hvis ammonittene blir for sterke for deg, skal jeg komme deg til unnsetning.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Joab said, 'If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you will help me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to help you.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Joab sa: 'Hvis arameerne er for sterke for meg, skal du komme meg til hjelp. Hvis ammonittene er for sterke for deg, skal jeg komme deg til hjelp.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde: Dersom de Syrer blive mig for stærke, da skal du være mig til Frelsning; men dersom Ammons Børn blive dig for stærke, da vil jeg komme til at frelse dig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han sa: Hvis syrerne blir for sterke for meg, skal du hjelpe meg; men hvis ammonittene blir for sterke for deg, kommer jeg og hjelper deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa: Hvis arameerne er for sterke for meg, skal du komme og hjelpe meg; men hvis Ammons barn er for sterke for deg, skal jeg komme og hjelpe deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han sa: 'Hvis arameerne er for sterke for meg, skal du komme og hjelpe meg, og hvis ammonittene er sterkere enn deg, skal jeg komme og hjelpe deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han sa: Hvis syrerne er for sterke for meg, skal du hjelpe meg; men hvis ammonittene er for sterke for deg, vil jeg komme og hjelpe deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han sa: Hvis arameerne blir for sterke for meg, skal du komme og hjelpe meg. Men hvis ammonittene blir for sterke for deg, vil jeg komme og hjelpe deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And sayde: Yf ye Syrians be to mightie for me, helpe thou me: but yf the children of Ammon be to mightie for the, I shal helpe the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he sayde, If the Aramites be stronger then I, thou shalt helpe me, and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, I will come and succour thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he saide: If the Syrians be stronger then I, thou shalt helpe me: But if the children of Ammon be to strong for thee, I will come and succour thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to thee;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then you are to come to my help; but if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Joab said,“If the Arameans start to overpower me, you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, I will come to your rescue.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 19:9-9 : 9 And the children of Ammon came out, and set the battle in array before the gate of the city; and the kings that came were by themselves in the field. 10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. 11 And the rest of the people he delivered to the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon. 12 And he said, If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.
• Neh 4:20 : 20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.
• Luke 22:32 : 32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith does not fail: and when you have returned, strengthen your brethren.
• Rom 15:1 : 1 We who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
• Gal 6:2 : 2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
• Phil 1:27-28 : 27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 28 And not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a sign of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.