Verse 14

Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also'—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    La det skje, at den unge kvinnen som jeg sier til: «Her, tilbeyt meg krukken din, så jeg kan drikke», og som svarer: «Drikk, og jeg skal også vanne kamelene dine» – la henne være den du har utvalgt for din tjener Isak. Slik skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.»

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Måtte det hende slik, at den jenta jeg sier til: 'Vær så snill, senk krukken din, så jeg kan drikke' og hun sier: 'Drikk, og jeg vil gi kamelene dine også', la det være henne du har utvalgt for din tjener Isak. Ved det skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.

  • Norsk King James

    Og la det bli slik at jenten som jeg ber, Senk din krukke så jeg kan drikke; og hun skal si, Drikk, og jeg vil også la kamelene dine drikke. La henne være den du har utpekt for din tjener Isak; med dette vil jeg vite at du har vist nåde mot min herre.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    La det skje at når jeg sier til en ung kvinne: 'Vipp ned krukken din så jeg kan få drikke,' og hun sier: 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi kamelene dine å drikke,' da la henne være den du har utpekt for din tjener Isak, så jeg kan vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    La det skje at den unge kvinnen som jeg sier til 'Gi meg et lite drikk, vennligst,' og hun sier 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi kamelene dine vann', at hun er den du har utsett for din tjener Isak. Ved det skal jeg vite at du har vist nåde mot min herre.'

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    La det være slik at den unge kvinnene jeg sier til: 'La meg få drikke litt vann fra krukken din,' og hun svarer: 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi dine kameler drikke,' skal være hun du har bestemt for din tjener Isak. Ved det skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.»

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    «La det skje at den jomfru jeg skal si til: ‘Senke din vannkrukke, jeg ber deg, så jeg kan drikke’, svarer: ‘Drikk, så vil jeg også lade dine kameler’,. La henne være den kvinne du har bestemt for din tjener Isak; slik skal jeg vite at du har vist min herre godhet.»

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

    La det være slik at den unge kvinnene jeg sier til: 'La meg få drikke litt vann fra krukken din,' og hun svarer: 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi dine kameler drikke,' skal være hun du har bestemt for din tjener Isak. Ved det skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.»

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Dersom jeg sier til en ung kvinne: Senk krukken din så jeg kan få drikke, og hun svarer: Drikk, og kamelene dine vil jeg også gi å drikke, da er hun den du har utvalgt for din tjener Isak. Gjennom henne skal jeg vite at du har vist min herre godhet.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    May it be that when I say to a young woman, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I'll water your camels too,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Og la det skje at den unge kvinnen som jeg sier til: 'Bøy krukken din, så jeg kan drikke,' og hun sier: 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi kamelene dine å drikke,' la henne være den du har utvalgt til din tjener Isak. Da vil jeg vite at du har vist miskunn mot min herre.»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og naar det skeer, at (der kommer nu) en Pige, til hvilken jeg siger: Bøi nu din Krukke ned og lad mig drikke, og hun siger: Drik, og jeg vil endog give dine Kameler at drikke; (da lad det skee,) at hun er den, som du haver udseet til din Tjener Isak, og jeg derpaa kan kjende, at du haver gjort Miskundhed mod min Herre.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    La det bli slik at den unge kvinnen jeg sier til: «La meg få drikke litt vann fra krukken din», og som svarer: «Drikk, og jeg vil gi kamelene dine vann også», la henne være den du har utsett for din tjener Isak. Da skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    La det skje at den unge kvinnen som jeg sier til: 'Vennligst la meg få drikke litt vann fra krukken din,' og hun sier: 'Drikk, og jeg skal også gi kamelene dine vann å drikke,' er den du har utvalgt for din tjener Isak. Da vil jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Det skal skje at den unge kvinnen som jeg sier til: 'Lut ned vannkrukken din, så jeg kan drikke', og hun sier: 'Drikk, og jeg vil også gi kamelene dine drikke', henne har du utpekt for din tjener Isak. Ved dette skal jeg vite at du har vist nåde mot min herre.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    La det nå skje at den unge kvinnen jeg sier: La meg drikke litt vann fra krukken din, og hun sier: Drikk, og jeg vil gi kamelene dine å drikke også. La henne være den du har utpekt for din tjener Isak. Slik skal jeg vite at du har vist godhet mot min herre.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Måtte den jenta jeg sier til: Sett ned din krukke og gi meg å drikke, og som svarer: Her har du å drikke, og jeg skal også gi vann til kamelene dine; måtte hun være den du har utvalgt for din tjener Isak. Så vil jeg vite at du har vært god mot min herre Abraham.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Now the damsell to whome I saye stoupe doune thy pytcher and let me drynke. Yf she saye drynke and I will geue thy camels drynke also yt same is she that thou hast ordened for they servaunte Isaac: yee and therby shall I knowe that thou hast shewed mercy on my master.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now yf there come a damsell, to whom I saye: bowe downe thy pytcher, & let me drynke, and yf she saye: drynke, and I wyll geue ye Camels drynke also: That ye same be she, whom thou hast prouyded for thy seruaunt Isaac: & that I maye knowe by ye same that thou hast shewed mercy vpon my master.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Graunt therefore that ye maide, to whom I say, Bowe downe thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drinke: if she say, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also: may be she that thou hast ordeined for thy seruant Izhak: and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed mercy on my master.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Nowe let the damsel to whom I say, stoupe downe thy pitcher I pray thee, that I may drinke: If she say also, drinke, and I wyll geue thy Camelles drinke also: let the same be she that thou hast ordeyned for thy seruaunt Isahac, and thereby shall I knowe that thou hast shewed mercy on my maister.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink.' She will say, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.' Let the same be she who you have appointed for your servant Isaac. Thereby will I know that you have shown kindness to my master."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and it hath been, the young person unto whom I say, Incline, I pray thee, thy pitcher, and I drink, and she hath said, Drink, and I water also thy camels) -- her Thou hast decided for Thy servant, for Isaac; and by it I know that Thou hast done kindness with my lord.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now, may the girl to whom I say, Let down your vessel and give me a drink, and who says in answer, Here is a drink for you and let me give water to your camels: may she be the one marked out by you for your servant Isaac: so may I be certain that you have been good to my master Abraham.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,' and she will say, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,'--let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I will say to a young woman,‘Please lower your jar so I may drink.’ May the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac reply,‘Drink, and I’ll give your camels water too.’ In this way I will know that you have been faithful to my master.”

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 6:37 : 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.
  • Judg 6:17 : 17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in your sight, then show me a sign that you talk with me.
  • Gen 15:8 : 8 And he said, Lord GOD, how shall I know that I shall inherit it?
  • Gen 24:44 : 44 and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'
  • Exod 4:1-9 : 1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice, for they will say, The LORD has not appeared to you. 2 And the LORD said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it. 4 And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail. And he stretched out his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand. 5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you. 6 And the LORD said furthermore to him, Now put your hand into your bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 7 And he said, Put your hand into your bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again, and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe you, neither listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which you take out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
  • Judg 7:13-15 : 13 And when Gideon came, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his friend; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the Midianite camp, and came to a tent, and struck it that it fell, and overturned it, so that the tent lay flat. 14 And his friend answered and said, This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; for God has delivered Midian and all the army into his hand. 15 And it was so when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshipped, and returned to the army of Israel and said, Arise, for the LORD has delivered the Midianite army into your hand.
  • Judg 18:5 : 5 And they said to him, Please inquire of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be successful.
  • 1 Sam 6:7-9 : 7 Now therefore, make a new cart, take two milk cows that have never been yoked, and tie the cows to the cart, but bring their calves home away from them. 8 And take the ark of the Lord and set it on the cart, and put the jewels of gold, which you are returning to Him as a trespass offering, in a chest by its side and send it away, so that it may go. 9 And watch, if it goes up the road to its own territory, to Beth Shemesh, then He has done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know that it was not His hand that struck us, but it happened to us by chance.
  • 1 Sam 10:2-9 : 2 When you depart from me today, then you will find two men by Rachel's tomb in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, The donkeys which you went to seek are found: and, behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and worries about you, saying, What shall I do for my son? 3 Then you shall go forward from there, and you shall come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet you three men going up to God at Bethel, one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: 4 And they will greet you, and give you two loaves of bread; which you shall receive from their hands. 5 After that you shall come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and it shall happen, when you come there to the city, that you shall meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a flute, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: 6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and you shall prophesy with them, and will be turned into another man. 7 And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you. 8 And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down to you, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice peace offerings: seven days you shall wait, till I come to you, and show you what you shall do. 9 And it happened, that when he turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. 10 And when they came there to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
  • 1 Sam 14:8-9 : 8 Then Jonathan said, "Behold, we will cross over to these men, and we will reveal ourselves to them." 9 If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' then we will go up, for the LORD has delivered them into our hand; and this will be a sign to us."
  • 1 Sam 20:7 : 7 If he says thus, It is well; your servant shall have peace: but if he is very angry, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
  • 2 Sam 5:24 : 24 And let it be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly, for then the LORD will go out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.
  • 2 Sam 20:9 : 9 And Joab said to Amasa, Are you well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
  • 2 Kgs 20:8-9 : 8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD on the third day? 9 And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? 10 And Hezekiah answered, It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.
  • Prov 19:14 : 14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers, and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
  • Isa 7:11 : 11 Ask for a sign from the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
  • Rom 1:10 : 10 Making request, if by any means now at last I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.