Verse 9

Why should You be as a man astonished, as a mighty man who cannot save? Yet You, O LORD, are in the midst of us, and we are called by Your name; do not leave us.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvorfor er du som en forbauset mann, som en helt som ikke kan hjelpe? Men du er iblant oss, Herre, og ditt navn kalles over oss. Forlat oss ikke.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvorfor skulle du være som en forbløffet mann, som en mektig mann som ikke kan redde? Likevel, Herre, du er midt iblant oss, og vi er kalt ved ditt navn; forlat oss ikke.

• Norsk King James

  Hvorfor skal du være som en mann i vanskeligheter, som en mektig mann som ikke kan frelse? Men, Å HERREN, du er midt iblant oss, og vi er kalt ved ditt navn; forlat oss ikke.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvorfor er du som en forundret mann, som en kriger ute av stand til å redde? Men du, Herre, er midt iblant oss, vi er kalt ved ditt navn, forlat oss ikke!

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvorfor skulle du være som en forvirret mann, som en kriger som ikke kan frelse? Du er midt iblant oss, Herre, og ditt navn er over oss; forlat oss ikke.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvorfor er du som en forundret mann, som en mektig som ikke kan redde? Du, Herre, er jo midt iblant oss, og vi er kalt ved ditt navn; forlat oss ikke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvorfor skal du være som en forbløffet mann, en mektig som ikke kan redde? Likevel, HERRE, er du midt iblandt oss, og vi bærer ditt navn; forlat oss ikke.

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

  Hvorfor er du som en forundret mann, som en mektig som ikke kan redde? Du, Herre, er jo midt iblant oss, og vi er kalt ved ditt navn; forlat oss ikke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvorfor er du som en mann forvirret, som en helt som ikke kan frelse? Du er jo midt iblant oss, Herre, og ditt navn er kalt over oss. Forlat oss ikke!

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Why are You like a man stunned, like a warrior unable to save? Yet You are in our midst, LORD, and Your name is called upon us. Do not abandon us!

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvorfor opptrer du som en forvirret mann, som en kriger som ikke kan redde? Du er jo midt iblant oss, Herre, og vi er kalt ved ditt navn. Forlat oss ikke!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvorfor vil du være som en forskrækket Mand, som en vældig (Stridsmand), der ikke kan frelse? og du, Herre! er midt iblandt os, og vi kaldes efter dit Navn, lad os ikke fare!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvorfor skulle du være som en forskrekket mann, som en mektig mann som ikke kan frelse? Du, Herre, er tross alt midt iblant oss, vi er kalt med ditt navn; forlat oss ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvorfor skulle du være som en skremt mann, som en mektig mann som ikke kan redde? Du, Herre, er jo midt iblant oss, og vi er kalt med ditt navn; forlat oss ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvorfor er du som en målløs mann, som en mektig mann som ikke kan redde? Du er jo midt iblant oss, Herre, og ditt navn er blitt påkalt over oss, forlat oss ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvorfor skulle du være som en forskrekket mann, som en helt som ikke kan redde? Likevel er du, Herre, midt iblant oss, og vi er kalt med ditt navn; forlat oss ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvorfor er du som en mann tatt på senga, som en kriger ute av stand til å hjelpe? Men du, Herre, er med oss, og vi er kalt ved ditt navn; ikke forlat oss.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Why wilt thou make thy self a cowarde, and as it were a giaute that yet maye not helpe? For thou art ours (o LORDE) and we beare thy name, therfore forsake vs not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Why art thou as a man astonied, and as a strong man that cannot helpe? Yet thou, O Lord, art in the middes of vs, and thy Name is called vpon vs: forsake vs not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Why wylt thou make thy selfe a cowarde, and as it were a giaunt that yet may not helpe? But thou O Lorde art in the middest of vs, and thy name is called vpon of vs, forsake vs not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man [that] cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, [art] in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can't save? yet you, Yahweh, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; don't leave us.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Why art Thou as one dumb? As a mighty one not able to save? And Thou `art' in our midst, O Jehovah, And Thy name over us is called, leave us not.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Why shouldest thou be as a man affrighted, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O Jehovah, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Why are you like a man surprised, like a man of war who is not able to give help? but you, O Lord, are with us, and we are named by your name; do not go away from us.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can't save? Yet you, Yahweh, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; don't leave us.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Why should you be like someone who is helpless, like a champion who cannot save anyone? You are indeed with us, and we belong to you. Do not abandon us!”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 59:1 : 1 Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor his ear dull, that it cannot hear:
• Isa 63:19 : 19 We are yours: you never ruled over them; they were not called by your name.
• Jer 15:16 : 16 Your words were found, and I ate them; and your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, O LORD God of hosts.
• Ps 46:5 : 5 God is in her midst; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
• Exod 29:45-46 : 45 I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.
• Num 11:23 : 23 And the LORD said to Moses, Is the LORD's hand shortened? You shall see now whether My word shall come to pass to you or not.
• Isa 50:1-2 : 1 Thus says the LORD, Where is the certificate of your mother's divorce, whom I have put away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you have sold yourselves, and for your transgressions your mother is put away. 2 Why, when I came, was there no man? When I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink because there is no water and die for thirst.
• Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in ancient days, in the generations of old. Are you not the one who cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
• Jer 8:19 : 19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of those who dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their carved images and strange idols?
• Dan 9:18-19 : 18 O my God, incline Your ear, and hear; open Your eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name: for we do not present our supplications before You for our righteousness, but for Your great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act; do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God: for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.
• Zech 2:5 : 5 For I, says the LORD, will be a wall of fire around her, and will be the glory in her midst.
• 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
• Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with what you have. For He has said, 'I will never leave you, nor forsake you.'
• Rev 21:3 : 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
• Num 14:15-16 : 15 Now if you shall kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying, 16 Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he swore to them, therefore he has slain them in the wilderness.
• Deut 23:14 : 14 For the LORD your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you; therefore shall your camp be holy, that He see no unclean thing in you, and turn away from you.
• 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it has pleased the LORD to make you his people.
• Ps 27:9 : 9 Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help. Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.
• Ps 44:23-26 : 23 Awake, why do You sleep, O Lord? Arise, cast us not off forever. 24 Why do You hide Your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression? 25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly clings to the earth. 26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for Your mercies' sake.
• Lev 26:11-12 : 11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. 12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.
• Isa 12:6 : 6 Cry out and shout, inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of you.