Verse 30

Then Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Samson sa: ‘La meg dø sammen med filisterne!’ Han bøyde seg med all sin styrke, og huset raste over fyrstene og hele folket der. De han drepte i sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Samson sa: «La meg dø med filisterne!» Han bøyde seg med all sin styrke, og huset falt over herrene og hele folket som var der. De døde som han drepte ved sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Norsk King James

  Og Samson sa: La meg dø med filistrene. Og han bøyde seg med all sin kraft; og huset falt over herrene og over alt folket som var der. Så var de som døde ved hans død flere enn de som han drepte i sitt liv.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Samson sa: La meg dø med filisterne! Og han bøyde seg med all sin kraft. Da falt huset over fyrstene og hele folket som var der. Han drepte flere ved sin død enn han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sa han: 'La meg dø sammen med filisterne.' Han presset med all styrke, og huset raste sammen over høvdingene og alle folkene der. De som døde sammen med ham den dagen, var flere enn de han hadde drept i løpet av livet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Samson sa: La meg dø med filisterne! Han bøyde seg med all sin styrke, og huset falt over fyrstene og alle folkene som var der inne. De han drepte i sin død var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han sa: ‘La meg dø med filisterne!’ Med all sin kraft bøyde han seg, og huset styrtet over herrene og over alle de som var der. Dermed ble flere drept ved hans død enn de han hadde drept i løpet av sitt liv.

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

  Samson sa: La meg dø med filisterne! Han bøyde seg med all sin styrke, og huset falt over fyrstene og alle folkene som var der inne. De han drepte i sin død var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Samson sa: «La meg dø sammen med filisterne!» Så presset han med all sin kraft, og huset falt sammen over høvdingene og alt folket som var der. Så mange han drepte i sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Samson said, 'Let me die with the Philistines!' Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. So he killed many more when he died than while he lived.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sa Simson: «La meg dø sammen med filisterne.» Han bøyde seg med all sin kraft, og huset falt over høvdingene og alle folket som var i det. Så de døde som han drepte ved sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Samson sagde: Min Sjæl døe med Philisterne! og han bøiede sig med Kraft; da faldt Huset paa Fyrsterne og paa alt Folket, som der vare udi; og de Døde vare flere, som han dræbte, der han døde, end som han dræbte i sit Liv.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Samson sa: La meg dø med filisterne. Han bøyde seg med all sin styrke, og huset falt over fyrstene og hele folket deri. De som han drepte i sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Samson sa: «La meg dø sammen med filistrene.» Så bøyde han seg med all sin makt, og huset falt over høvdingene og alt folket som var der inne. Så de døde som han drepte ved sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Samson sa: 'La meg dø med filisterne.' Han bøyde seg med kraft, og huset falt over fyrstene og over hele folket som var der, og de døde som han drepte ved sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Samson sa: «La meg dø sammen med filistrene.» Så bøyde han seg med all sin styrke, og huset falt over fyrstene og alle folket som var der. De døde han drepte i sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa Samson: La meg dø med filisterne. Han presset med all sin styrke, og huset falt ned over fyrstene og alle i det. De døde som han drepte ved sin død, var flere enn dem han hadde drept i sin levetid.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & saide: My soule dye wt the Philistynes, & he bowed him selfe mightely. Then fell the house vpon the prynces & vpon all the people that were therin, so that there were mo of ye slayne which dyed in his death, the he slewe whyle he lyued.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Samson saide, Let me lose my life with the Philistims: and he bowed him with all his might, and the house fell vpon the princes, & vpon all the people that were therein. so the dead which he slewe at his death were mo then they which he had slaine in his life.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Samson sayde: My soule shall dye with the Philistines, and bowed them with all his myght, and the house fell vpon the lordes and vpon all the people that were therin: And so ye dead which he slue at his death, were mo then they which he slue in his lyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with [all his] might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that [were] therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than [they] which he slew in his life.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were therein. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Samson saith, `Let me die with the Philistines,' and he inclineth himself powerfully, and the house falleth on the princes, and on all the people who `are' in it, and the dead whom he hath put to death in his death are more than those whom he put to death in his life.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than they that he slew in his life.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and the house came down on the chiefs and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he sent to destruction by his death were more than all those on whom he had sent destruction in his life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were therein. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Samson said,“Let me die with the Philistines!” He pushed hard and the temple collapsed on the rulers and all the people in it. He killed many more people in his death than he had killed during his life.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 16:25 : 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
• Matt 24:38-39 : 38 For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
• Acts 20:24 : 24 But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
• 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.
• Phil 2:8 : 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
• Phil 2:17 : 17 Yes, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
• Phil 2:30 : 30 Because for the work of Christ he came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
• Col 2:15 : 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
• 1 Thess 5:2 : 2 For you know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night.
• Heb 2:14-15 : 14 Since then the children partake of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 And deliver those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
• Heb 12:1-4 : 1 Therefore, seeing we also are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him who endured such hostility from sinners against himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your minds. 4 You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed, striving against sin.
• Gen 3:15 : 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.
• Judg 14:19 : 19 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and killed thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of garments to those who explained the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
• Judg 15:8 : 8 He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter, and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
• Judg 15:15 : 15 He found a new jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand, took it, and killed a thousand men with it.
• Job 20:5 : 5 That the triumph of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
• Job 31:3 : 3 Is not destruction for the wicked, and a strange punishment for the workers of iniquity?
• Ps 62:3 : 3 How long will you imagine mischief against a man? You shall all be slain; as a leaning wall shall you be, and as a tottering fence.
• Eccl 9:12 : 12 For man also does not know his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in a snare, so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.