Verse 6

So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, What do you mean, O sleeper? arise, call upon your God, perhaps that God will consider us, that we do not perish.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kapteinen kom til ham og sa: 'Hva er det med deg, sovende mann? Stå opp, rop til din Gud! Kanskje Gud vil legge merke til oss, så vi ikke går under.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Skipets styrmann kom til ham og sa: Hva gjør du, sovende? Stå opp, påkall din Gud! Kanskje vil Gud tenke på oss, så vi ikke går under.

• Norsk King James

  Kapteinen kom til ham og sa: Hva betyr dette, du som sover? Stå opp, be til din Gud; kanskje Gud vil ta seg av oss, så vi ikke går under.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kapteinen kom ned til ham og sa til ham: Hvordan kan du sove så tungt? Stå opp, rop til din gud! Kanskje din gud vil huske på oss, så vi ikke går til grunne.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kapteinen gikk bort til ham og sa: "Hvordan kan du ligge her og sove? Stå opp og rop til din Gud! Kanskje Gud vil ta hensyn til oss, så vi ikke går under."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da kom skipsføreren til ham og sa: Hvordan kan du sove? Stå opp, be til din Gud! Kanskje Gud vil tenke på oss, så vi ikke omkommer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Styrmannen gikk bort til ham og sa: «Hva mener du, du som sover? Rekk deg opp og påkall din Gud, om det lar seg gjøre at han vil tenke på oss, så vi ikke går under.»

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

  Da kom skipsføreren til ham og sa: Hvordan kan du sove? Stå opp, be til din Gud! Kanskje Gud vil tenke på oss, så vi ikke omkommer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kapteinen kom til ham og sa: «Hvordan kan du sove? Stå opp og rop til din Gud! Kanskje Gud vil tenke på oss så vi ikke går under.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing, sound asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps your god will consider us, so that we will not perish."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kapteinen kom til ham og sa: 'Hvordan kan du sove? Stå opp og rop til din Gud! Kanskje vil Gud bry seg om oss, så vi ikke går under.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Styrmanden gik til ham og sagde til ham: Hvi sover du saa hart? staa op, kald paa din Gud, maaskee Gud vilde tænke mildelig paa os, at vi ikke forgaae.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Skipsføreren kom ned til ham og ropte: «Hva er det med deg, sovende mann? Stå opp, kall på din Gud! Kanskje Gud vil tenke på oss så vi ikke går under.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Skipets kaptein kom til ham og sa: "Hvordan kan du sove? Stå opp, kall på din gud! Kanskje guden vil huske på oss, så vi ikke går under."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kapteinen nærmet seg ham og sa: «Hvordan kan du sove? Stå opp, rop til din Gud! Kanskje Gud vil tenke på oss, så vi ikke går under.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da kom skipsføreren til ham og sa: Hva mener du med å sove sånn? Stå opp, kall på din Gud! Kanskje Gud vil tenke på oss, slik at vi ikke går under.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Skipets kaptein kom til ham og sa, Hvordan kan du sove? Stå opp, kall på din Gud! Kanskje din Gud vil tenke på oss, så vi ikke går under.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ye master of the sheppe came to him and sayd vn to hi why slomberest thou? vpp and call vn to thy god that God maye thinke on vs that we perish not.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So the master of the shippe came to him and sayde vnto him: why slomberest thou? Vp, call vpon thy God: yf God (happly) wil thynke vpon vs, that we peryshe not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the shipmaster came to him, and saide vnto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise, call vpon thy God, if so be that God wil thinke vpon vs, that we perish not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the shippe maister came to him, and saide: What meanest thou sleeper? Up, and call vpon thy God, if so be that God wyl shine vnto vs, that we perishe not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your gods! Maybe the gods will notice us, so that we won't perish."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the chief of the company draweth near to him, and saith to him, `What -- to thee, O sleeper? rise, call unto thy God, it may be God doth bethink himself of us, and we do not perish.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the ship's captain came to him and said to him, What are you doing sleeping? Up! say a prayer to your God, if by chance God will give a thought to us, so that we may not come to destruction.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won't perish."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The ship’s captain approached him and said,“What are you doing asleep? Get up! Cry out to your god! Perhaps your god might take notice of us so that we might not die!”

Referenced Verses

• Jonah 3:9 : 9 Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we do not perish?
• Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
• 2 Sam 12:22 : 22 He said, While the child was alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell if God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
• Esth 4:16 : 16 "Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish."
• Ps 78:34 : 34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and sought diligently after God.
• Ps 107:6 : 6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
• Ps 107:12-13 : 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
• Ps 107:18-20 : 18 Their soul abhors all manner of food; and they draw near to the gates of death. 19 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses. 20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
• Ps 107:28-29 : 28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distresses. 29 He makes the storm calm, so that the waves are still.
• Isa 3:15 : 15 What do you mean by crushing My people, and grinding the faces of the poor? says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
• Jer 2:27-28 : 27 Saying to a tree, You are my father; and to a stone, You have brought me forth: for they have turned their back to me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. 28 But where are your gods that you have made? let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble: for according to the number of your cities are your gods, O Judah.
• Ezek 18:2 : 2 What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge’?
• Joel 2:11 : 11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army, for his camp is very great, for he is strong who executes his word. For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; who can endure it?
• Mark 4:37-41 : 37 And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the stern of the ship, asleep on a pillow; and they awoke him, and said to him, Master, do you not care that we are perishing? 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 And he said to them, Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
• Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
• Rom 13:11 : 11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
• Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore he says, Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.