Verse 5

Then I said, O Lord GOD, cease, I beg you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da sa jeg: 'Herre Gud, vær så snill, stopp! Hvordan kan Jakob overleve, han som er så liten?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud, stopp, jeg ber deg! Hvordan kan Jakob reise seg igjen? For han er liten.

• Norsk King James

  Da sa jeg, O Herre Gud, hold opp, jeg ber deg: Hvordan skal Jakob klare seg? For han er så liten.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg sa: Herre Gud, la det være, jeg ber deg! Hvordan skal Jakob kunne bestå? For han er liten.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da sa jeg: 'Herre Gud, stopp! Hvordan kan Jakob bli stående? For han er liten.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa jeg: Å Herre Gud, stans, jeg ber deg: Hvordan skal Jakob kunne reise seg? For han er liten.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa jeg: Herre, Gud, stopp, jeg ber deg – for hvem skal Jakob reise seg? For han er liten.

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

  Da sa jeg: Å Herre Gud, stans, jeg ber deg: Hvordan skal Jakob kunne reise seg? For han er liten.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da sa jeg: "Herre Gud, stans! Hvordan kan Jakob bestå, for han er liten?"

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then I said, 'Lord God, please stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da sa jeg: "Herre Gud, stans! Hvordan kan Jakob overleve? Han er så liten."

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg sagde: Herre Herre! lad dog af, hvorledes skal Jakob kunne bestaae? thi han er ringe.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud, stans, jeg ber deg: Hvordan skal Jakob reise seg? For han er liten.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sa jeg: "Herre Gud, stopp, jeg ber deg! Hvordan kan Jakob bestå? For han er liten."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  'Herre Jehova, hold tilbake, jeg ber deg, hvordan skal Jakob reise seg igjen - for han er liten?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud, hold opp, jeg ber deg! Hvordan skal Jakob stå? For han er liten.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud, la det være en ende: hvordan skal Jakob kunne holde stand? For han er liten.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde I: O LORDE God, holde thyne honde: for who shulde els helpe vp Iacob that is brought so lowe?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseeche thee: who shal raise vp Iaakob? for he is small.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde I, O Lorde God, ceasse I beseche thee: who shall rayse vp Iacob? for he is smal.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I said, "Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise -- for he `is' small?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then said I, O Lord God, let there be an end: how will Jacob be able to keep his place? for he is small.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said, "Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I said,“Sovereign LORD, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 85:4 : 4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause Your anger toward us to cease.
• Isa 1:9 : 9 Except the LORD of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom, and we would have been like Gomorrah.
• Isa 10:25 : 25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and my anger in their destruction.
• Jer 30:19 : 19 And out of them shall come thanksgiving and the voice of those who make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
• Joel 2:17 : 17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare your people, O LORD, and give not your heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?
• Amos 7:2-3 : 2 And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beg you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 3 The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, says the LORD.