Verse 3

Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så nå, Herre, ber jeg deg, ta mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve!'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor, Herre, ber jeg deg nå ta mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor ber jeg deg nå, o Herre, ta livet mitt; for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så nå, Herre, ta mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Nå, Herre, ta mitt liv, for jeg vil heller dø enn leve.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  «Så ta nå, Herre, jeg ber deg, mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Nå, Herre, ta mitt liv fra meg,» ba han, «for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.»

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

  «Så ta nå, Herre, jeg ber deg, mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og nå, Herre, ta mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Jonah.4.3", "source": "וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה קַח־נָ֥א אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֛י ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃", "text": "*wə-ʿattāh* *YHWH* take-*nāʾ* *ʾet*-*napšî* from-me *kî* good *môtî* than-*ḥayyāy*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person suffix - my soul/life", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*môtî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my death", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my life" }, "variants": { "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self", "*ṭôb*": "good/better/preferable", "*ḥayyāy*": "my life/living" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  «Så ta nå, Herre, min sjel bort, for døden er bedre for meg enn livet.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og nu, Herre! tag dog min Sjæl fra mig; thi det er mig bedre at døe end at leve.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor, å Herre, jeg ber deg, ta livet mitt fra meg; for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så ta nå, Herre, jeg ber deg, mitt liv fra meg; for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og nå, Herre, ta sjelen min fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så nå, Herre, ta, jeg ber deg, mitt liv fra meg, for det er bedre for meg å dø enn å leve.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så nå, Herre, hør min bønn og ta mitt liv fra meg; for døden er bedre for meg enn livet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Now therfore take my life from me for I had leuer dye then liue.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And now o LORDE, take my life fro me (I beseke the) for I had rather dye then lyue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore nowe O Lorde, take, I beseech thee, my life from me: for it is better for me to die then to liue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And nowe O Lorde, take I beseche thee my lyfe from me: for it is better for me to dye, then to lyue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better `is' my death than my life.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So now, O Lord, give ear to my prayer and take my life from me; for death is better for me than life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So now, LORD, kill me instead, because I would rather die than live!”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 19:4 : 4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree, and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am not better than my ancestors.
• Eccl 7:1 : 1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death is better than the day of one's birth.
• Job 6:8-9 : 8 Oh, that I might have my request and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! 9 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
• Job 7:15-16 : 15 so that my soul chooses strangling, and death rather than my life. 16 I loathe it; I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are vanity.
• Jer 20:14-18 : 14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bore me be blessed. 15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born to you; making him very glad. 16 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and did not repent: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontime; 17 Because he did not slay me from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb always great with me. 18 Why did I come forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
• Jonah 4:8 : 8 And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a scorching east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted and wished to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
• 1 Cor 9:15 : 15 But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void.
• Phil 1:21-25 : 21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I do not know. 23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better; 24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith;
• Job 3:20-21 : 20 Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul; 21 Who long for death, but it does not come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;
• Num 11:15 : 15 And if You deal thus with me, kill me, I pray You, out of hand, if I have found favor in Your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
• Num 20:3 : 3 And the people argued with Moses and spoke, saying, "Would God that we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!