Verse 2

You desire and do not have; you kill, and covet, and cannot obtain. You fight and war, yet you do not have because you do not ask.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Dere lengter, men har ikke: dere myrder, og ønsker å ha, men kan ikke oppnå: dere kjemper og kriger, men har ikke, fordi dere ikke ber.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Dere ønsker, men har ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men kan ikke få det. Dere strides og kjemper, men har ikke, fordi dere ikke ber.

• Norsk King James

  Dere vil ha, men oppnår ikke: dere drar til vold, og har begjær etter eiendom, men kan ikke få det: dere kjemper og slåss, likevel har dere ingenting, fordi dere ikke ber.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dere begjærer, men har ikke; dere dreper og er misunnelige, men kan ikke få; dere kjemper og strider, men har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Dere begjærer og har ikke; dere dreper og misunner og kan ikke oppnå; dere kjemper og strider, men dere har ikke, fordi dere ikke ber.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Dere begjærer, men har ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men kan ikke oppnå det dere ønsker; dere kjemper og står imot, men dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dere begjærer, men har ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men kan ikke oppnå; dere strider og kjemper, men har ikke, fordi dere ikke ber.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dere begjærer, men eier ikke; dere dreper og ønsker å få, men oppnår ikke; dere kjemper og kriger, men får ingenting, for dere ber ikke.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Dere begjærer og får ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men klarer ikke å oppnå noe; dere kjemper og kriger, men dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

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

  Dere begjærer og får ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men klarer ikke å oppnå noe; dere kjemper og kriger, men dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dere begjærer, men får ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men kan ikke oppnå. Dere kjemper og strider, men dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Dere begjærer, men får ikke; dere dreper og brenner av misunnelse, men kan ikke oppnå det dere ønsker. Dere krangler og kjemper, men har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  I begjære, og have ikke; I slaae ihjel og bære Nid, og kunne ikke faae; I føre Strid og Krig, men I have ikke, fordi I ikke bede.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dere begjærer, men har ikke; dere dreper og higer etter å få, men kan ikke oppnå; dere kjemper og strider, men har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dere begjærer, men har ikke. Dere dreper, misunner, og kan ikke oppnå. Dere slåss og fører krig. Dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dere ønsker, men får ikke; dere dreper og misunder, men kan ikke oppnå; dere kjemper og kriger, men har ikke, fordi dere ikke ber.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dere begjærer, men får ikke; dere dreper og misunner, men kan ikke oppnå; dere kjemper og strider, men dere har ikke fordi dere ikke ber.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dere brenner av begjær, men oppnår ikke ønsket deres, så dere dreper; dere er fulle av misunnelse og klarer ikke få det dere vil, så dere kjemper og strider. Dere oppnår ikke det dere ønsker fordi dere ikke ber om det.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ye lust and have not. Ye envie and have indignacion and cannot obtayne. Ye fight and warre and have not because ye axe not.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ye lust, and haue not. Ye envie and haue indignacion, and can not obtayne. Ye fight & warre, and haue not, because ye axe not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Ye lust, and haue not: ye enuie, and desire immoderately, and cannot obtaine: ye fight and warre, and get nothing, because ye aske not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ye lust, and haue not: Ye enuie, and haue indignation, and can not obtayne: Ye fyght and warre, ye haue not, because ye aske not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask;

Referenced Verses

• John 16:24 : 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name: ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be complete.
• Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
• Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened.
• Luke 11:9-9 : 9 And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened. 11 If a son asks bread from any of you who is a father, will you give him a stone? or if he asks for a fish, will you give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will you offer him a scorpion? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• Jas 5:1-5 : 1 Come now, you rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded; and their corrosion shall be a witness against you, and shall consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure for the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts. 5 You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been indulgent; you have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
• John 4:10 : 10 Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.
• Prov 1:19 : 19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its owners.
• Eccl 4:8 : 8 There is one alone, without a second; yes, he has neither child nor brother, yet there is no end to all his labor, nor is his eye satisfied with riches, nor does he ask, 'For whom do I labor and deprive my soul of good?' This is also vanity, yes, it is a grievous toil.
• Isa 7:12 : 12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I test the LORD.
• Hab 2:5 : 5 Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither stays at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all people: