Verse 6

Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men jeg sa: 'Å, suverene Herre, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er ennå ung.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er bare en ungdom.

• Norsk King James

  Da sa jeg: Å Herre! se, jeg kan ikke snakke, for jeg er ung.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg sa: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal tale, for jeg er bare ung.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da sa jeg: «Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er bare en ungdom.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er et barn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så sa jeg: «Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er bare et barn.»

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

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er et barn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da sa jeg: «Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal tale, for jeg er ung.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD! I do not know how to speak because I am too young.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Jeremiah.1.6", "source": "וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה לֹא־יָדַ֖עְתִּי דַּבֵּ֑ר כִּי־נַ֖עַר אָנֹֽכִי׃", "text": "*wā-ʾōmar* *ʾăhāh* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *hinnēh* not-*yādaʿtî* *dabbēr* because-*naʿar* *ʾānōkî*", "grammar": { "*wā-ʾōmar*": "waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 1st singular - and I said", "*ʾăhāh*": "interjection - ah/alas", "*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*yādaʿtî*": "Qal perfect 1st singular - I know", "*dabbēr*": "Piel infinitive construct - to speak", "*naʿar*": "singular noun - youth/young man", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I" }, "variants": { "*ʾăhāh*": "ah/alas/oh no", "*naʿar*": "youth/young man/boy/inexperienced person" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da sa jeg: «Å, Allmektige Herre Gud, jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal tale, for jeg er bare en gutt.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg sagde: Ak Herre Herre! see, jeg veed ikke at tale, thi jeg er ung.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er et barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal tale; for jeg er et barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa jeg: Å, Herre Gud! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er bare en ung mann.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa jeg, Å, Herre Jehova! Se, jeg kan ikke tale, for jeg er bare et barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa jeg: Å, Gud Herre! se, jeg har ikke ordets makt, for jeg er et barn.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The sayde I: Oh LORDE God, I am vnmete, for I am yet but yonge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said I, Oh, Lord God, behold, I can not speake, for I am a childe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde I: O Lorde God, I can not speake, for I am yet but young.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then said I, Ah, Lord Yahweh! behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known -- to speak, for I `am' a youth.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I answered,“Oh, Sovereign LORD, Really I do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 6:12 : 12 And Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
• Exod 4:10-16 : 10 And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before, nor since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue. 11 And the LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of him whom you will send. 14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he comes forth to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15 And you shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do. 16 And he shall be your spokesman to the people, and he shall be, even he shall be to you instead of a mouth, and you shall be to him instead of God.
• 1 Kgs 3:7-9 : 7 And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. 8 And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude. 9 Therefore give your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil: for who is able to judge this your great people?
• Jer 32:17 : 17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, you have made the heaven and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm, and there is nothing too hard for you:
• Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, Woe is me, for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
• Jer 4:10 : 10 Then I said: Ah, Lord GOD! surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, You shall have peace; whereas the sword reaches to the soul.
• Jer 14:13 : 13 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, the prophets say to them, 'You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.''
• Exod 4:1 : 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.
• Exod 6:30 : 30 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?