Verse 15

Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but you did laugh.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Sara benektet dette og sa: 'Jeg lo ikke,' for hun var redd. Men han sa: 'Jo, du lo virkelig.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da nektet Sara, og sa: Jeg lo ikke; for hun var redd. Og han sa: Nei, men du lo.

• Norsk King James

  Da nektet Sara og sa: Jeg lo ikke; fordi hun var redd. Og han sa: Nei, men du lo.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Sara nektet og sa: Jeg lo ikke, for hun var redd; men han sa: Nei, du lo.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men Sara nektet og sa: 'Jeg lo ikke!'. For hun var redd. Men han sa: 'Jo, du lo.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da nektet Sara og sa: Jeg lo ikke; for hun var redd. Men han sa: Jo, du lo.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Sara benekter og sier: «Jeg lo ikke», for hun var redd. Og Herren svarer: «Nei, du lo virkelig.»

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

  Da nektet Sara og sa: Jeg lo ikke; for hun var redd. Men han sa: Jo, du lo.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Sara nektet og sa: "Jeg lo ikke," for hun var redd. Men han sa: "Jo, du lo."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But Sarah denied it, saying, 'I did not laugh,' because she was afraid. But He replied, 'No, you did laugh.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.18.15", "source": "וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ שָׂרָ֧ה ׀ לֵאמֹ֛ר לֹ֥א צָחַ֖קְתִּי כִּ֣י ׀ יָרֵ֑אָה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ׀ לֹ֖א כִּ֥י צָחָֽקְתְּ׃", "text": "And-*wattəḵaḥēš* *Śārâ* to-*lēʾmōr* not *ṣāḥaqtî* for she-*yārēʾâ* and-*wayyōʾmer* no for *ṣāḥāqt*.", "grammar": { "*wattəḵaḥēš*": "piel waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - denied", "*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ṣāḥaqtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I laughed", "*yārēʾâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - feared", "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*ṣāḥāqt*": "qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - you laughed" }, "variants": { "*wattəḵaḥēš*": "denied/lied/deceived" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men Sara nektet og sa: 'Jeg lo ikke,' for hun var redd. Men han sa: 'Nei, du lo.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Sara negtede og sagde: Jeg loe ikke; thi hun frygtede; men han sagde: Nei, thi du loe.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da nektet Sara og sa: Jeg lo ikke, for hun var redd. Men han sa: Nei, du lo.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da nektet Sara og sa: "Jeg lo ikke," for hun var redd. Men han sa: "Nei, du lo."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da nektet Sara og sa: 'Jeg lo ikke,' fordi hun var redd. Men han sa: 'Nei, du lo.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da nektet Sara og sa: Jeg lo ikke; for hun var redd. Men han sa: Nei, du lo.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa Sara: Jeg lo ikke; for hun var redd. Men han sa: Nei, du lo.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Than Sara denyed it saynge: I laughed not for she was afrayde. But he sayde: yes thou laughtest.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Sara denyed it, and sayde: I laughed not, for she was afrayed. But he sayde: It is not so, thou dyddest laughe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraide; he said, It is not so: for thou laughedst.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The Sara denied it, saying: I laughed not: for she was afrayde. And he sayde: it is not so, but thou laughedst.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid." He said, "No, but you did laugh."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Sarah denieth, saying, `I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, `Nay, but thou didst laugh.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Sarah lied, saying,“I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the LORD said,“No! You did laugh.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 4:9 : 9 And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
• Gen 12:13 : 13 Say, I pray you, you are my sister: that it may be well with me for your sake; and my soul shall live because of you.
• Job 2:10 : 10 But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
• Ps 44:21 : 21 Shall not God search this out? for He knows the secrets of the heart.
• Prov 12:19 : 19 The lip of truth will be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
• Prov 28:13 : 13 He who covers his sins shall not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
• Mark 2:8 : 8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they reasoned within themselves, he said to them, Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?
• John 2:25 : 25 And had no need that anyone should testify of man, for he knew what was in man.
• John 18:17 : 17 Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, Are you not also one of this man's disciples? He said, I am not.
• John 18:25-27 : 25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. Therefore, they said to him, Are you not also one of his disciples? He denied it and said, I am not. 26 One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did I not see you in the garden with him? 27 Peter then denied again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
• Eph 4:23 : 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
• Col 3:9 : 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its deeds.
• 1 John 1:8 : 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.