Verse 3

Then Queen Esther answered and said, If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be spared at my petition, and my people at my request:

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dronning Ester svarte: 'Hvis jeg har funnet nåde for dine øyne, konge, og hvis det gleder deg, la meg og mitt folk bli frelst gjennom min bønn.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da svarte dronning Ester og sa: «Hvis jeg har funnet nåde for dine øyne, konge, og hvis det er godt for kongen, la mitt liv bli spart på min bønn, og mitt folk på min anmodning.

• Norsk King James

  Da svarte dronning Esther og sa, Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, o konge, og hvis det gleder deg, la livet mitt bli spart, som jeg ber om, og mitt folk i min forespørsel:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dronning Ester svarte: Hvis jeg har funnet nåde hos deg, konge, og hvis du synes det er godt, så ber jeg om mitt liv og mitt folks liv som svar på min bønn og mitt ønske.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ester dronningen svarte og sa: Om jeg har funnet nåde for deg, konge, og om det er til kongens behag, la mitt liv bli spart som min bønn, og mitt folk som min lengsel.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da svarte dronning Ester og sa: Dersom jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, konge, og dersom det behager kongen, la meg få mitt liv som min bønn, og mitt folk som min anmodning.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dronning Esther svarte: 'Om jeg har funnet nåde for dine øyne, o konge, og om det behager deg, la da mitt liv bli gitt meg etter min anmodning, og mitt folk etter mitt ønske.'

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

  Da svarte dronning Ester og sa: Dersom jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, konge, og dersom det behager kongen, la meg få mitt liv som min bønn, og mitt folk som min anmodning.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dronning Ester svarte: "Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, konge, og hvis det synes godt for kongen, la mitt liv bli skånet etter min bønn, og la mitt folk bli bevart etter min anmodning.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Queen Esther replied, "If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life—this is my request—and spare my people—this is my petition.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dronning Ester svarte: «Hvis jeg har funnet velvilje i dine øyne, konge, og hvis kongen finner det godt, la meg få beholde livet, det er min bønn. Og la mitt folk få leve, det er mitt ønske.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Dronning Esther svarede og sagde: Dersom jeg haver fundet Naade for dine Øine, o Konge! og dersom (det synes) Kongen godt (at være), da gives mig mit Liv for min Bøns Skyld, og mit Folk for min Begjærings Skyld.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then ther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my requt:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da svarte dronning Ester og sa: Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i ditt øyne, konge, og hvis det er kongens vilje, la mitt liv bli spart på min bønn, og mitt folk på min anmodning.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da svarte dronning Ester: Hvis jeg har funnet nåde for dine øyne, konge, og hvis det behager kongen, skjenk meg mitt liv som mitt ønske, og mitt folk som min bønn:

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dronning Ester svarte: "Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, konge, og om det er godt for kongen, la meg få mitt liv som min bønn og mitt folk som mitt ønske;

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da svarte dronning Ester: Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, konge, og hvis det behager kongen, la mitt liv bli reddet ved min bønn, og mitt folk ved min forespørsel.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da svarte dronning Ester og sa: Om jeg har din gunst, konge, og om det behager kongen, la mitt liv bli spart etter min bønn, og mitt folk etter min anmodning.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Hester ye quene answered and sayde: Yf I haue founde grace in thy sighte (O kynge) and yf it please the kynge, then graunte me my lyfe at my desyre and my people for my peticions sake:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ester the Queene answered, and said, If I haue found fauour in thy sight, O King, and if it please the King, let my life be giuen me at my petition, and my people at my request.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Esther the queene aunswered, and saide: If I haue found grace in thy sight O king, and if it please the king, then graunt me my lyfe at my desire, and my people for my petitions sake.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Esther the queen answered, If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Esther the queen answereth and saith, `If I have found grace in thine eyes, O king, and if to the king `it be' good, let my life be given to me at my petition, and my people at my request;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Esther the queen, answering, said, If I have your approval, O king, and if it is the king's pleasure, let my life be given to me in answer to my prayer, and my people at my request:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Esther the queen answered, "If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Queen Esther replied,“If I have met with your approval, O king, and if the king is so inclined, grant me my life as my request, and my people as my petition.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 20:31 : 31 And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray you, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: perhaps he will save your life.
• 2 Kgs 1:13 : 13 And he sent again a captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight.
• Esth 4:8 : 8 Also he gave him a copy of the written decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to show it to Esther and explain it to her, and to charge her to go to the king, to plead with him and make a request before him for her people.
• Esth 5:8 : 8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.
• Esth 7:7 : 7 And the king, arising from the wine banquet in his wrath, went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to plead for his life to Queen Esther; for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king.
• Job 2:4 : 4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.
• Ps 122:6-9 : 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you. 7 Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you. 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good.
• Jer 38:26 : 26 Then you shall say to them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.