Verse 2

And said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech you, our supplication be accepted before you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few out of many, as your eyes do see us:)

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  og sa til ham: 'La vår bønn falle for ditt ansikt. Be Herren din Gud for oss, for hele denne gjenværende rest, for vi er bare en liten gruppe her.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De sa til profeten Jeremia: «La vår bønn bli akseptert for deg, og be for oss til Herren din Gud, for hele denne rest; for vi er kun få av mange, slik som dine øyne ser oss.

• Norsk King James

  Og de sa til profeten Jeremia: Vi ber deg, vær snill og hør på vår bønn, og be til Herren din Gud for oss; vi, som er de som er igjen, er bare en liten gruppe.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de sa til profeten Jeremia: Vær så snill å la vår ydmyke bønn nå fram til deg, og be for oss til Herren din Gud, for hele denne rest; for vi er bare en liten rest igjen, som du ser.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og de sa til profeten Jeremia: «La vår bønn komme fram for deg, og be for oss til Herren din Gud, for hele denne rest. Vi er bare få igjen av mange, som du ser.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og de sa til profeten Jeremia: Vi ber deg, la vår bønn bli godtatt hos deg, og be for oss til Herren din Gud, for hele denne rest (for vi er bare få igjen av mange, slik som dine øyne ser oss).

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De sa til profeten Jeremias: «La vår bønn bli hørt av deg, og be for oss til Herren, din Gud, for dette gjenværende fåtalet – for slik dine øyne ser, er vi bare noen få igjen av mange.»

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

  Og de sa til profeten Jeremia: Vi ber deg, la vår bønn bli godtatt hos deg, og be for oss til Herren din Gud, for hele denne rest (for vi er bare få igjen av mange, slik som dine øyne ser oss).

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De sa til profeten Jeremia: «Kjære, la våre bønner nå fram for deg, og be til Herren din Gud for oss, for hele denne resten, for vi er bare noen få igjen av de mange, slik som dine øyne ser oss.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our petition fall before you and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant. For we are few left from many, as your own eyes can see us.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Jeremiah.42.2", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֗יא תִּפָּל־נָ֤א תְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל בַּעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּעַ֖ד כָּל־הַשְּׁאֵרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֑את כִּֽי־נִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּ מְעַט֙ מֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עֵינֶ֖יךָ רֹא֥וֹת אֹתָֽנוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyōmərû* to-*yirmeyāhû* the-*nāḇî*, *tippāl*-*nā* *təḥinnāṯênû* before-you, and *hiṯpallêl* for-us to-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵā* for all-the-*šəʾêrîṯ* the-*zōʾṯ*, for-we-*nišʾarnû* *məʿaṭ* from-the-*harbêh*, as *ʿênêḵā* *rōʾôṯ* us.", "grammar": { "*wayyōmərû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they said", "*yirmeyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah", "*nāḇî*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the prophet", "*tippāl*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular jussive - may it fall", "*nā*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*təḥinnāṯênû*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person plural suffix - our supplication", "*hiṯpallêl*": "Hithpael imperative masculine singular - pray", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêḵā*": "masculine plural noun in construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*šəʾêrîṯ*": "feminine singular noun - remnant/remainder", "*zōʾṯ*": "feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this", "*nišʾarnû*": "Niphal perfect 1st person plural - we remain/are left", "*məʿaṭ*": "adjective - few", "*harbêh*": "adjective with definite article - the many", "*ʿênêḵā*": "feminine dual noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*rōʾôṯ*": "Qal participle feminine plural - seeing" }, "variants": { "*tippāl*": "may fall/descend/be accepted", "*təḥinnāṯênû*": "our supplication/plea/petition", "*hiṯpallêl*": "pray/intercede/supplicate", "*šəʾêrîṯ*": "remnant/remainder/survivors", "*nišʾarnû*": "we remain/are left/survive", "*məʿaṭ*": "few/little/small number", "*harbêh*": "many/much/abundant" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De sa til Jeremía, profeten: 'La våre bønner komme for ditt ansikt, og be for oss til Herren, din Gud, for hele denne resten av folket. For vi er bare noen få igjen av mange, slik som dine øyne nå ser oss.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de sagde til Jeremias, Propheten: Kjære, lad vor (ydmyge) Begjæring falde for dit Ansigt, og bed for os til Herren din Gud, for alt dette, som er overblevet; — thi vi ere overblevne, Faa af Mange, saasom dine Øine see os —

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said unto emiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og de sa til Jeremia, profeten: «Vi ber deg, la vår bønn bli hørt av deg, og be for oss til Herren din Gud, for hele denne rest; for vi er bare noen få igjen av mange, som du kan se med dine egne øyne.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og sa til profeten Jeremia: Vi ber deg, la vår bønn bli fremlagt for deg, og be for oss til Herren din Gud, for hele denne resten; for vi er bare få som er igjen av mange, slik du ser oss:

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og de sa til profeten Jeremia: «La vår bønn komme fram for deg, og be for oss til Herren din Gud, for hele denne rest; for vi har blitt igjen som få av mange, slik dine øyne ser oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og sa til profeten Jeremia: Vi ber deg, la vår bønn bli framstilt for deg, og be for oss til Herren din Gud, for denne resten; for vi er bare noen få igjen av mange, slik som dine egne øyne ser oss:

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  og sa til profeten Jeremia: La vårt ønske komme frem for deg, og be for oss til Herren din Gud, selv for denne lille gruppen vi er; for vi er bare en liten rest av en stor mengde, som dine øyne kan se.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & sayde vnto Ieremy the prophet: O heare oure peticio, that thou mayest praye for vs vnto the LORDE yi God, and for the remnaunt, wherof there be very few left off many, as thou seist vs:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And saide vnto Ieremiah the Prophete, Heare our prayer, we beseeche thee, and pray for vs vnto the Lorde thy God, euen for all this remnant (for we are left, but a fewe of many, as thine eyes doe beholde)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayde vnto Ieremie the prophete: O heare our petition, that thou mayest pray for vs vnto the Lorde thy God, namely for all the remnaunt, wherof there be fewe of vs left of many, as thou seest vs:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, [even] for all this remnant; (for we are left [but] a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray you, our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes do see us:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they say unto Jeremiah the prophet, `Let, we pray thee, our supplication fall before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, for all this remnant; for we have been left a few out of many, as thine eyes do see us;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be presented before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let our request come before you, and make prayer for us to the Lord your God, even for this small band of us; for we are only a small band out of what was a great number, as your eyes may see:

• World English Bible (2000)

  and said to Jeremiah the prophet, Please let our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes do see us:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They said to him,“Please grant our request and pray to the LORD your God for all those of us who are still left alive here. For, as you yourself can see, there are only a few of us left out of the many there were before.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:22 : 22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your livestock, and make you few in number; and your highways shall be desolate.
• Jer 36:7 : 7 It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and each will turn from his evil way; for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.
• Isa 1:9 : 9 Except the LORD of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom, and we would have been like Gomorrah.
• Isa 37:4 : 4 It may be the LORD your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD your God has heard: therefore, lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.
• 1 Sam 7:8 : 8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Do not cease to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us from the hand of the Philistines.
• 1 Sam 12:19 : 19 And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we do not die: for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
• Lam 1:1 : 1 How does the city sit solitary, that was full of people! How has she become like a widow! She who was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, has become a tributary!
• Acts 8:24 : 24 Then Simon answered and said, Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things you have spoken may come upon me.
• Jas 5:16 : 16 Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
• Deut 28:62 : 62 And you shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.
• 1 Kgs 13:6 : 6 And the king answered and said to the man of God, Entreat now the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me again. And the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king's hand was restored to him again, and became as it was before.
• Exod 8:28 : 28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away: entreat for me.
• Jer 37:3 : 3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 'Pray now to the LORD our God for us.'
• Jer 37:20 : 20 Therefore hear now, I pray you, O my lord the king: let my plea, I pray you, be accepted before you, that you do not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
• Jer 42:20 : 20 For you dissembled in your hearts, when you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us to the LORD our God; and according to all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do it.
• Jer 17:15-16 : 15 Behold, they say to me, Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now. 16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd to follow you: neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was right before you.
• Jer 21:2 : 2 Please inquire of the LORD for us, for Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, makes war against us, perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all His wondrous works, that he may depart from us.
• Isa 1:15 : 15 And when you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: indeed, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
• Exod 9:28 : 28 Entreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.
• Deut 4:27 : 27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and you shall be left few in number among the heathen, where the LORD shall lead you.
• 1 Sam 12:23 : 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
• Ezek 5:3-4 : 3 You shall also take a few in number, and bind them in your skirts. 4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; from it a fire shall come forth into all the house of Israel.
• Ezek 12:16 : 16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
• Zech 13:8-9 : 8 And it shall come to pass that in all the land, says the LORD, two-thirds shall be cut off and die, but one-third shall be left in it. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
• Matt 24:22 : 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.