Verse 55

When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da hele Egypt begynte å sulte, ropte folket til farao etter brød. Da sa farao til hele Egypt: 'Gå til Josef; gjør hva han sier dere skal gjøre!'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og da hele Egyptens land led sult, ropte folket til farao for brød; og farao sa til alle egypterne: Gå til Josef; hva han sier dere, gjør.

• Norsk King James

  Og da hele Egypts land var hungersnødd, ropte folket til Farao etter brød; og Farao sa til alle egypterne: Gå til Josef; hva han sier til dere, gjør det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da hele Egypt sultet, ropte folket til farao om mat. Farao sa til alle egypterne: Gå til Josef; hva han sier til dere, skal dere gjøre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da hele Egypt sultet, ropte folket til farao for brød, og farao sa til alle egypterne: "Gå til Josef og gjør som han sier."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og da hele Egypt var utsultet, ropte folket til farao for brød: og farao sa til alle egypterne: Gå til Josef; hva han sier til dere, gjør det.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da hele Egypt led av hungersnød, ropte folket til Farao om brød, og Farao sa til alle egypterne: 'Gå til Josef og gjør som han sier dere.'

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

  Og da hele Egypt var utsultet, ropte folket til farao for brød: og farao sa til alle egypterne: Gå til Josef; hva han sier til dere, gjør det.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da hele Egypt led av hungersnød, ropte folket til farao etter mat. Farao sa til alle egypterne: «Gå til Josef! Gjør det han sier dere!»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, 'Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da hele Egyptens land ble sultent, ropte folket til Farao etter brød, og Farao sa til alle egypterne: Gå til Josef, gjør det han sier til dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der det ganske Ægypti Land led Hunger, da raabte Folket til Pharao om Brød; men Pharao sagde til alle Ægypter: Gaaer til Joseph, hvad han siger eder, skulle I gjøre.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og når hele Egypt ble sultne, ropte folket til farao for brød: og farao sa til alle egypterne: Gå til Josef; gjør hva han sier til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da hele Egypt sultet, ropte folket til Farao for brød, og Farao sa til alle egypterne: "Gå til Josef. Det han sier til dere, gjør."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og hele Egypts land sultet, og folket ropte til Farao etter brød. Men Farao sa til alle egypterne: "Gå til Josef; hva han sier dere, skal dere gjøre."

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og da hele Egypt sultet, ropte folket til farao etter brød: og farao sa til alle egypterene: Gå til Josef; det han sier til dere, gjør det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da hele Egypt sultet, ropte folket til farao etter brød, og farao sa til dem: Gå til Josef, og gjør det han sier.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When now all the lande of Egipte began to hunger than cried the people to Pharao for bread. And Pharao sayde vnto all Egipte: goo vnto Ioseph and what he sayth to you that doo

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now whan the lande of Egipte beganne to suffre honger also, the people cryed vnto Pharao for bred. But Pharao sayde vnto all ye Egipcians: Go vnto Ioseph, what he sayeth vnto you, yt doo.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  At the length all the lande of Egypt was affamished, and the people cryed to Pharaoh for bread; Pharaoh said vnto all the Egyptians, Goe to Ioseph: what he sayth to you, doe ye.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when the lande of Egypt also began to hunger, the people cryed to Pharao for bread. And Pharao sayde vnto al the Egyptians, go vnto Ioseph: and what he sayeth to you, that do.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people crieth unto Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh saith to all the Egyptians, `Go unto Joseph; that which he saith to you -- do.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt,“Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 41:40-41 : 40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you. 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.
• 2 Kgs 6:25-29 : 25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and a quarter of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. 26 And as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. 27 And he said, If the LORD does not help you, how shall I help you? from the threshing floor, or from the winepress? 28 And the king said to her, What troubles you? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow. 29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said to her on the next day, Give your son, that we may eat him: and she has hidden her son.
• Ps 105:20-22 : 20 The king sent and released him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. 21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions: 22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his elders wisdom.
• Jer 14:1-6 : 1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought. 2 Judah mourns, and its gates languish; they are in mourning on the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up. 3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the water; they came to the wells and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 4 Because the ground is cracked, for there was no rain on the earth, the farmers were ashamed, they covered their heads. 5 Even the deer gave birth in the field, and abandoned it, because there was no grass. 6 And the wild donkeys stood on the high places, they sniffed the wind like jackals; their eyes failed because there was no grass.
• Lam 4:3-9 : 3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones; the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. 4 The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the young children ask for bread, and no one breaks it for them. 5 Those who ate delicacies are desolate in the streets; those who were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. 6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. 7 Her Nazirites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their appearance was like sapphire. 8 Their appearance is blacker than coal; they are not recognized in the streets; their skin clings to their bones; it has withered, it has become like a stick. 9 Those slain by the sword are better than those who die by hunger; for these waste away, stricken for want of the fruits of the field. 10 The hands of the compassionate women have cooked their own children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
• Matt 3:17 : 17 And behold, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
• Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him.
• John 1:14-16 : 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 15 John bore witness of him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me. 16 And of his fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
• Phil 4:19 : 19 But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
• Col 1:19 : 19 For it pleased the Father that in him all fullness should dwell;