Verse 12

Is not this the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than to die in the wilderness.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Er ikke dette hva vi sa til deg i Egypt: 'La oss være, så vi kan tjene egypterne'? For det er bedre for oss å være slaver for egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Sa vi ikke til deg i Egypt: 'La oss være, så vi kan tjene egypterne'? For det hadde vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.

• Norsk King James

  Er ikke dette ordet vi sa til deg i Egypt: La oss være i fred, så vi kan tjene egypterne? For det hadde vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Er ikke dette hva vi sa til deg i Egypt: 'La oss være i fred, så vi kan tjene egypterne'? For det er bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Var det ikke dette vi sa til deg i Egypt: 'La oss være i fred, så vi kan tjene egypterne'? For det er bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Var det ikke dette vi sa til deg i Egypt, at vi ba deg la oss være i fred, så vi kunne tjene egypterne? For det hadde vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Er ikke dette det ord vi sa til deg i Egypt: 'La oss være i fred så vi kan tjene egypterne'? For det ville vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.

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

  Var det ikke dette vi sa til deg i Egypt, at vi ba deg la oss være i fred, så vi kunne tjene egypterne? For det hadde vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Var ikke dette det vi sa til deg i Egypt: La oss være i fred, så vi kan tjene egypterne? For det hadde vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Isn't this what we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone so we can serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Er ikke dette det vi sa til deg i Egypt: 'La oss være i fred så vi kan tjene egypterne'? Det hadde vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Er det ei det Ord, som vi sagde til dig i Ægypten, sigende: Lad af fra os, og vi ville tjene de Ægypter; thi det er os bedre at tjene Ægypterne end at døe i Ørken?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Var det ikke dette vi sa til deg i Egypt, ‘La oss være i fred så vi kan tjene egypterne’? For det hadde vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Var det ikke akkurat det vi sa til deg i Egypt: 'La oss være i fred, så vi kan tjene egypterne'? For det ville vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Var det ikke dette vi sa til deg i Egypt: 'La oss være, så vi kan tjene egypterne, for det hadde vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ørkenen'?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  «Var det ikke det vi sa til deg i Egypt, 'La oss være, så vi kan tjene egypterne'? For det hadde vært bedre for oss å tjene egypterne enn å dø i ødemarken.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  «Sa vi ikke til deg i Egypt: La oss være, la oss arbeide for egypterne? For det er bedre å være tjenere for egypterne enn å dø i ødemarken.»

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Dyd not we tell the this in Egipte saynge, let us be in rest and serue the Egiptians? For it had bene better for us to haue serued the Egiptians, than for to dye in the wildernesse.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Is not this it, that we sayde vnto the in Egipte? Leaue of, & let vs serue the Egipcians: for it were better for vs to serue the Egipcians, then to dye in the wyldernes?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Did not wee tell thee this thing in Egypt, saying, Let vs be in rest, that we may serue the Egyptians? for it had bene better for vs to serue the Egyptians, then that wee shoulde dye in the wildernesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Dyd not we tell thee this in Egypt, saying, let vs be in rest, that we maye serue the Egyptians? For it had ben better for vs to haue serued the Egyptians, then for to dye in the wyldernesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [Is] not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For [it had been] better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Isn't this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?' For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Is not this the word which we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Cease from us, and we serve the Egyptians; for better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in a wilderness?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Did we not say to you in Egypt, Let us be as we are, working for the Egyptians? for it is better to be the servants of the Egyptians than to come to our death in the waste land.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Isn't this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?' For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Isn’t this what we told you in Egypt,‘Leave us alone so that we can serve the Egyptians, because it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!’”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 5:21 : 21 And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge; because you have made our odor to be loathed in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.
• Exod 6:9 : 9 And Moses spoke so to the children of Israel: but they did not listen to Moses because of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage.
• Hos 4:17 : 17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone.
• Jonah 4:3 : 3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
• Jonah 4:8 : 8 And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a scorching east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted and wished to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
• Mark 1:24 : 24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.
• Mark 5:7 : 7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you by God, do not torment me.
• Mark 5:17-18 : 17 And they began to beg him to depart out of their region. 18 And when he was getting into the ship, he who had been possessed with the demon begged him that he might be with him.
• Exod 3:9 : 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.