Verse 15

And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han sa til ham, 'Unnskyld meg, Herre. Hvordan kan jeg frelse Israel? Min slekt er den minste i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min fars hus.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa han til ham: Å, min Herre, hvordan kan jeg redde Israel? Se, min familie er den minste i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min fars hus.

• Norsk King James

  Og han sa til ham: Åh, min Herre, hvordan skal jeg redde Israel? Se, min familie er fattig i Manasse, og jeg er den minste i min fars hus.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han svarte: Kunst meg, Herre! Hvordan kan jeg redde Israel? Min slekt er den minste i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min fars hus.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han svarte: «Herre, hvordan kan jeg frelse Israel? Min slekt er den yngste i Manasse, og jeg er den minste i min fars hus.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han svarte: «Å Herre, hvordan skal jeg frelse Israel? Min slekt er den minste i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min fars hus.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da spurte Gideon: ‘Å, min Herre, med hva skal jeg redde Israel? Se, familien min er fattig i Manasse, og jeg er den minste i min fars hus.’

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

  Han svarte: «Å Herre, hvordan skal jeg frelse Israel? Min slekt er den minste i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min fars hus.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han svarte: «Å, min herre, hvordan kan jeg frelse Israel? Min slekt er den svakeste i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min fars hus.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But Gideon said to him, 'Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Look, my family is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father's house.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Gideon sa: Men Herre, hvordan kan jeg frelse Israel? Min klan er den svakeste i Manasse, og jeg er den minste i min familie.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde til ham: (Hør) mig, Herre! hvormed skal jeg frelse Israel? see, min Slægt er den ringeste i Manasse, og jeg er den Yngste i min Faders Huus.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa han til ham: Å, min Herre, hvordan kan jeg frelse Israel? Se, min familie er den minste i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min fars hus.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa til ham: Å, min Herre, hvordan kan jeg redde Israel? Se, min slekt er den svakeste i Manasse, og jeg er den minst betydningsfulle i min fars hus.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han svarte: ‘Å, min herre, hvordan kan jeg frelse Israel? Min slekt er den svakeste i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min fars hus.’

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han sa til ham: Å, Herre, hvordan kan jeg frelse Israel? Se, min slekt er den fattigste i Manasse, og jeg er den minste i min fars hus.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa han til ham: Å, Herre, hvordan kan jeg redde Israel? Se, min familie er den fattigste i Manasse, og jeg er den minste i min fars hus.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he sayde: My LORDE, wherwithall shal I delyuer Israel? Beholde, my kynred is the smallest in Manasse, & I am the leest in my fathers house?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he answered him, Ah my Lord, whereby shal I saue Israel? beholde, my father is poore in Manasseh, and I am the least in my fathers house.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he aunswered him: Oh Lorde, wherwith shall I saue Israel? Behold my kinred is poore in Manasses, and I am litle in my fathers house.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family [is] poor in Manasseh, and I [am] the least in my father's house.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to him, Oh, Lord, with which shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith unto him, `O, my lord, wherewith do I save Israel? lo, my chief `is' weak in Manasseh, and I the least in the house of my father.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto him, Oh, Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to him, O Lord, how may I be the saviour of Israel? See, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to him, "O Lord, how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Gideon said to him,“But Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 3:11 : 11 And Moses said to God, Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
• 1 Sam 9:21 : 21 And Saul answered and said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? why then do you speak so to me?
• 1 Sam 18:23 : 23 And Saul's servants spoke those words in David's ears. And David said, Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
• Jer 1:6 : 6 Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
• Jer 50:45 : 45 Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he has taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall drag them out: surely he shall make their dwelling desolate with them.
• Mic 5:2 : 2 But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to me the one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origins have been from of old, from everlasting.
• Luke 1:34 : 34 Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I do not know a man?
• 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
• Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
• Exod 4:10 : 10 And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before, nor since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.
• Exod 18:21-25 : 21 Moreover, you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 22 And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you. 23 If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will go to their place in peace. 24 So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he said. 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
• Gen 32:10 : 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two groups.