Verse 21

A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come: but as soon as she has delivered the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a man has been born into the world.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  En kvinne, når hun føder, har sorg, fordi hennes time er kommet; men så snart hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke mer på sin nød, fordi gleden over at et menneske er blitt født inn i verden.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  En kvinne når hun føder, har smerte fordi tiden har kommet; men når hun har født barnet, glemmer hun sin sorg, av glede over at et menneske er født inn i verden.

• Norsk King James

  En kvinne, når hun har fødsel, har sorg fordi hennes time har kommet; men så snart hun har født barnet, glemmer hun sin nød, av glede over at et menneske er født inn i verden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Når kvinnen føder, har hun smerte fordi hennes tid er kommet, men når hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke lenger smerten for gleden over at et menneske er født til verden.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  En kvinne når hun føder, har sorg, fordi hennes time er kommet; men når hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke mer smerten, på grunn av gleden over at et menneske er født til verden.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Når en kvinne føder, har hun sorg fordi hennes time er kommet. Men når hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke lenger sine trengsler, for hun gleder seg over at et menneske er født til verden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Når en kvinne føder, har hun sorg, fordi hennes time er kommet. Men når hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke lenger smerten, fordi hun gleder seg over at et menneske er født til verden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  En kvinne i fødslens pine har sorg, fordi hennes time er kommet; men så snart fødselen er over, vil hun ikke lenger minnes smerten, for gleden over at et menneske er født til verden.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Når en kvinne føder, har hun smerte fordi hennes tid er kommet; men når hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke lenger smerten, av glede over at et menneske er født til verden.

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

  Når en kvinne føder, har hun smerte fordi hennes tid er kommet; men når hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke lenger smerten, av glede over at et menneske er født til verden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Når en kvinne er i fødselsveer, har hun sorg fordi hennes time er kommet. Men når hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke lenger smerten på grunn av gleden over at et menneske er født til verden.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When a woman is in labor, she has sorrow because her time has come. But when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Når en kvinne skal føde, har hun sorg, fordi hennes time er kommet; men når hun har født barnet, minnes hun ikke mer smerten av glede over at et menneske er født til verden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Qvinden, naar hun føder, haver Bedrøvelse, fordi hendes Time er kommen; men naar hun haver født Barnet, kommer hun ikke mere den Trængsel ihu for Glæde over, at et Menneske er født til Verden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Når en kvinne føder, har hun smerter fordi hennes tid er kommet. Men når hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke lenger smerten, fordi hun gleder seg over at et menneske er født til verden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Når en kvinne føder, har hun sorg, fordi hennes tid er kommet. Men når hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke lenger smerten, for glede over at et menneske er født til verden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Når en kvinne føder, har hun sorg fordi hennes time er kommet, men når barnet er født, husker hun ikke lenger smerten, på grunn av gleden over at et menneske er født til verden.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Når en kvinne føder, har hun sorg fordi hennes time er kommet; men når hun har født barnet, husker hun ikke mer smerten, for glede over at et menneske er født til verden.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Når en kvinne skal føde, har hun sorg fordi hennes time er kommet; men når hun har født barnet, glemmer hun smerten for gleden over at et menneske er født til verden.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  A woman when she traveyleth hath sorowe because her houre is come: but assone as she is delivered of the chylde she remembreth no moare the anguysshe for ioye that a man is borne in to the worlde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  A woman whan she trauayleth, hath sorowe, for hir houre is come. But whan she is delyuered of the childe, she thinketh nomore of the anguyshe, for ioye that a man is borne in to the worlde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A woman when she traueileth, hath sorowe, because her houre is come: but assoone as she is deliuered of the childe, she remembreth no more the anguish, for ioy that a man is borne into the world.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  A woman, when she trauayleth, hath sorowe, because her houre is come: but assoone as she is deliuered of the childe, she remembreth no more the anguishe, for ioy that a man is borne into ye world.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world.

• World English Bible (2000)

  A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When a woman gives birth, she has distress because her time has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 30:6-7 : 6 Ask now, and see whether a man is in labor with a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in labor, and all faces turned pale? 7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.
• 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
• Rev 12:2-5 : 2 And she was with child, and she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads. 4 His tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she gave birth to a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
• Hos 13:13-14 : 13 The sorrows of a laboring woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. 14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be your plagues; O grave, I will be your destruction: repentance shall be hidden from my eyes.
• Mic 4:10 : 10 Be in pain and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you shall go forth out of the city, and you shall dwell in the field, and you shall go even to Babylon; there you shall be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
• Luke 1:57-58 : 57 Now Elizabeth's full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
• Gal 4:27 : 27 For it is written: 'Rejoice, O barren, you who do not bear! Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children than she who has a husband.'
• Gen 3:16 : 16 To the woman He said, I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth; in pain you shall bring forth children; your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.
• Gen 21:6-7 : 6 And Sarah said, God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me. 7 And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.
• Gen 30:23-24 : 23 She conceived and bore a son and said, "God has taken away my reproach." 24 She named him Joseph and said, "The LORD shall add to me another son."
• 1 Sam 1:26-27 : 26 And she said, Oh my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman that stood by you here, praying to the LORD. 27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD has granted me my petition which I asked of him:
• Ps 113:9 : 9 He makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD.
• Isa 13:8 : 8 And they will be afraid: pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; they will be in pain as a woman in labor: they will be amazed at one another; their faces will be like flames.
• Isa 26:16-18 : 16 LORD, in trouble they have visited You, they poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them. 17 Like a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs; so have we been in Your sight, O LORD. 18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have, as it were, brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth, nor have the inhabitants of the world fallen.