Verse 8

And now for a little while grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men nå, for en kort stund, har Herren vår Gud vist oss nåde ved å la noen av oss slippe unna og gi oss et trygt sted i sitt hellige hus, for å gi oss en ny forståelse og liv midt i vårt slaveri.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og nå, for en kort stund, har nåde blitt vist fra Herren vår Gud, for å gi oss en rest som har unnsluppet, og for å gi oss et holdepunkt i hans hellige sted, slik at vår Gud kan opplyse våre øyne og gi oss en liten fornyelse i vårt fangenskap.

• Norsk King James

  Og nå har Herren vår Gud vist oss nåde for en kort tid, ved å la oss forlate en rest for å unnslippe, og gi oss en støtte i sitt hellige hus, så vår Gud kan opplyse våre øyne og gi oss litt oppmuntring i vårt fangenskap.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men nå har Herren vår Gud vist oss sin nåde for en liten stund, og latt noen av oss slippes fri, og gitt oss en liten fot å stå på i sitt hellige sted, for å la oss få lys i øynene våre og gir oss en liten oppgangstid i vår slavetid.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men nå, for en liten stund har nåde kommet fra Herren vår Gud som har latt noen få av oss unnslippe, og gitt oss en fotfeste på sitt hellige sted, for å opplyse våre øyne, og for å gi oss en liten fornyelse i vår fangenskap.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men nå har vi for en kort tid fått nåde fra Herren vår Gud, så det er en levning som har sluppet unna, og for å gi oss en bolt i hans hellige sted, så vår Gud kan få våre øyne til å se lyset igjen og gi oss litt liv i vår trelldom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og nå, et kort øyeblikk, har HERREN, vår Gud, vist oss nåde ved å la en rest overleve som kan unnslippe og gi oss et feste i hans hellige sted, slik at vår Gud kan opplyse våre øyne og gi oss en oppvåkning midt i vårt fangenskap.

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

  Men nå har vi for en kort tid fått nåde fra Herren vår Gud, så det er en levning som har sluppet unna, og for å gi oss en bolt i hans hellige sted, så vår Gud kan få våre øyne til å se lyset igjen og gi oss litt liv i vår trelldom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men nå har Herren vår Gud i et lite øyeblikk gitt oss nåde for å la oss ha en rest og gi oss et fast sted i hans hellige sted, for å opplyse våre øyne og gi oss litt livskraft i vår trelldom.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has shown us grace by leaving us a remnant and giving us a secure footing in His holy place, so our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little relief in our bondage.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men nå har vår Gud gitt oss en kort tid med nåde, så noen av oss har blitt spart og fått en fotfeste på hans hellige sted, for at vår Gud kunne lyse opp våre øyne og gi oss litt liv under vår trelldom.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men nu er for et lidet Øieblik skeet os Naade af Herren vor Gud, at han haver ladet os (nogle) Undkomne blive tilovers og givet os en Nagle i sit hellige Sted, at vor Gud vilde oplyse vore Øine og give os et lidet Livsophold i vor Tjeneste.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men nå har en liten nåde blitt vist fra Herren vår Gud, som har latt en rest av oss slippe unna, og gitt oss en plass i sin hellige bolig, så vår Gud kan opplyse våre øyne og gi oss litt oppreisning i vårt fangenskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men nå er det for en liten stund blitt vist oss nåde fra Herren vår Gud, for å etterlate oss en rest som har unnsluppet, og å gi oss en nagle i hans hellige sted, slik at vår Gud kan opplyse våre øyne og gi oss noe liv i vår slaveri.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men nå, en kort stund, har Herren vår Gud vist nåde, så vi kan få en flukt og gi oss en fast plass i hans hellige sted, ved at vår Gud opplyser våre øyne og gir oss en liten pust i vår trelldom.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men nå har Herren vår Gud vist oss nåde for en liten stund, for å la oss få en rest til å unnslippe, og for å gi oss en bolt i hans hellige sted, slik at vår Gud kan opplyse våre øyne og gi oss litt liv i vår trelldom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og nå, for en kort stund, har nåde kommet til oss fra Herren vår Gud, for å la et lite antall av oss slippe fri og gi oss en plass i hans hellige sted, slik at vår Gud kan gi lys til våre øyne og litt nytt liv mens vi fortsatt er i lenker.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But now is there a litle and sodane graciousnes come from the LORDE oure God, so that some of vs are escaped, that he maie geue vs a nayle in his holy place, that oure God maye lighte oure eyes, and geue vs a litle lyfe in oure bondage.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And now for a litle space grace hath bene shewed from the Lord our God, in causing a remnant to escape, & in giuing vs a nayle in his holy place, that our God may light our eyes, & giue vs a litle reuiuing in our seruitude.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And nowe for a litle space grace hath ben shewed from the Lorde our God, in causing a remnaunt to escape, and in geuing vs a nayle in his holy place, that our God may light our eyes, and geue vs a litle lyfe to take breath in our bondage:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And now for a little space grace hath been [shewed] from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And now, as a small moment hath grace been from Jehovah our God, to leave to us an escape, and to give to us a nail in His holy place, by our God's enlightening our eyes, and by giving us a little quickening in our servitude;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now for a little moment grace hath been showed from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And now for a little time grace has come to us from the Lord our God, to let a small band of us get free and to give us a nail in his holy place, so that our God may give light to our eyes and a measure of new life in our prison chains.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “But now briefly we have received mercy from the LORD our God, in that he has left us a remnant and has given us a secure position in his holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 13:3 : 3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
• Eccl 12:11 : 11 The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given by one shepherd.
• 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 22:23-25 : 23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. 24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups to all the vessels of pitchers. 25 In that day, says the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in a sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD has spoken it.
• Isa 56:5 : 5 Even unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Jer 42:2 : 2 And said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech you, our supplication be accepted before you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few out of many, as your eyes do see us:)
• Jer 44:14 : 14 So that none of the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.
• Ezek 6:8-9 : 8 Yet I will leave a remnant, that you may have some who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries. 9 And those of you who escape shall remember me among the nations where they are carried captive, because I am grieved by their adulterous heart, which has departed from me, and by their eyes, which go lusting after their idols; and they shall loathe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.
• Ezek 14:22 : 22 Yet, behold, in it shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come to you, and you shall see their way and their deeds: and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.
• Ezek 37:11-14 : 11 Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off. 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14 And shall put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall you know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, says the LORD.
• Hos 6:2 : 2 After two days he will revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his presence.
• Hab 3:2 : 2 O LORD, I have heard Your speech, and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.
• Zech 8:6 : 6 Thus says the LORD of hosts; If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvelous in My eyes? says the LORD of hosts.
• Zech 8:12 : 12 For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
• Zech 10:4 : 4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the peg, out of him the battle bow, out of him every ruler together.
• Rom 9:27 : 27 Isaiah also cries concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
• Rom 11:5-6 : 5 Even so then, at this present time there is also a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
• Rev 3:12 : 12 He who overcomes, I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
• Ps 34:5 : 5 They looked to him and were radiant: and their faces were not ashamed.
• Ps 85:6 : 6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
• Ps 138:7 : 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You shall stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand shall save me.
• 1 Sam 14:27 : 27 But Jonathan had not heard when his father charged the people with the oath, so he put out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
• 1 Sam 14:29 : 29 Then Jonathan said, "My father has troubled the land. See, my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
• 2 Kgs 19:4 : 4 It may be the LORD your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God; and will rebuke the words which the LORD your God has heard: therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that are left.
• 2 Kgs 19:30-31 : 30 And the remnant that has escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of Mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
• Ezra 9:9 : 9 For we were bondservants, yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, to repair its desolations, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
• Ezra 9:13-15 : 13 And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great trespass, seeing that You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such deliverance as this; 14 Should we again break Your commandments and join in affinity with the peoples of these abominations? Would You not be angry with us until You had consumed us, so that there should be no remnant or escaping? 15 O LORD God of Israel, You are righteous, for we remain yet as escaped, as it is this day. Behold, we are before You in our trespasses, for we cannot stand before You because of this.
• Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, I beg You, let now Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants, who desire to fear Your name: and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
• Neh 9:31 : 31 Nevertheless, in Your great mercies, You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; for You are a gracious and merciful God.
• Job 33:30 : 30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.