Verse 29

And he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years I have served you, nor have I transgressed at any time your commandment: and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends:

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men han svarte og sa til sin far: 'Se, så mange år jeg har tjent deg, og aldri har jeg oversett ditt bud; og likevel gav du meg aldri engang et geitebarn, så jeg kunne glede meg med mine venner.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men han svarte sin far og sa: "Se, i så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og jeg har aldri brutt din befaling; men du har aldri gitt meg en unge geit, så jeg kunne glede meg med vennene mine.

• Norsk King James

  Og han svarte og sa til sin far, Se, i så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og jeg har aldri overtrådt din befaling; og dog har du aldri gitt meg en geit, så jeg kunne glede meg med mine venner:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men han svarte faren: Se, i så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og har aldri overtrådt ditt bud, men du har aldri gitt meg så mye som et kje til å feire med vennene mine.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men han svarte sin far og sa: Se, så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og jeg har aldri overtrådt et av dine bud; og likevel har du aldri gitt meg en kje for at jeg kunne glede meg med mine venner.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men han svarte faren: 'Se her, i alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg brutt ditt bud. Men du har aldri gitt meg en geitekilling så jeg kunne feire med vennene mine.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men han svarte faren: Se, alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg og aldri overtrådt dine bud, likevel har du aldri gitt meg en kje så jeg kunne feire med vennene mine.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han svarte: 'Se, alle disse år har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg trollet mot dine bud, men du har aldri gitt meg en ung geit så jeg kunne feire med vennene mine.'

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men han svarte og sa til sin far: ‘I alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg brutt noe av dine bud; likevel har du aldri gitt meg engang et kje så jeg kunne ha fest med vennene mine.

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

  Men han svarte og sa til sin far: ‘I alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg brutt noe av dine bud; likevel har du aldri gitt meg engang et kje så jeg kunne ha fest med vennene mine.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men han svarte sin far: Se, i alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg overtrådt ditt bud, men meg har du aldri gitt så mye som en kje for at jeg kunne være glad med vennene mine.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But he answered his father, 'Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Han svarte faren: 'Se, så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg overtrådt dine befalinger, men du har aldri gitt meg en kje for å feire med vennene mine.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men han svarede og sagde til Faderen: See, saa mange Aar tjener jeg dig og overtraadte end aldrig dit Bud, og du haver aldrig givet mig et Kid, at jeg kunde være lystig med mine Venner.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han svarte sin far: Se, så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg overtrådt ditt bud, men du har aldri gitt meg en kje, så jeg kunne fryde meg med mine venner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men han svarte faren: 'Se, alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg, og aldri overtrådt en eneste av dine befalinger, men meg har du aldri gitt så mye som en kje for at jeg kunne feire med vennene mine.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  men han svarte faren: Se, i så mange år har jeg tjent deg, og aldri har jeg krenket dine bud, men meg har du aldri gitt en kje så jeg kunne holde fest med vennene mine.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men han svarte faren: Se, i alle disse årene har jeg tjent deg og aldri overtrådt et eneste av dine bud, men du har aldri gitt meg en kje for å feire med vennene mine.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men han svarte faren: Her har jeg tjent deg i mange år, og aldri har jeg gjort mot ditt bud. Men meg har du ikke engang gitt et kje så jeg kunne ha fest med vennene mine.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He answered and sayde to his father: Loo these many yeares have I done the service nether brake at eny tyme thy commaundment and yet gavest thou me never soo moche as a kyd to make mery wt my lovers:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he answered, and sayde vnto his father: Lo, thus many yeares haue I done the seruyce, nether haue I yet broken thy commaundement, and thou gauest me neuer one kydd, yt I might make mery with my frendes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But he answered & said to his father, Loe, these many yeeres haue I done thee seruice, neither brake I at any time thy commadement, and yet thou neuer gauest mee a kidde that I might make merie with my friends.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He aunswered and sayde to his father: Lo, these many yeres haue I done thee seruice, neither brake I at any tyme thy commaundement, and yet thou neuer gauest me a kidde to make mery with my friendes:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And he answering said to› [his] ‹father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and [yet] thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

• World English Bible (2000)

  But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  but he answered his father,‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!

Referenced Verses

• Luke 18:11-12 : 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.
• Luke 18:20-21 : 20 You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother. 21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
• Luke 19:21 : 21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.
• Rom 3:20 : 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
• Rom 3:27 : 27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
• Rom 7:9 : 9 For I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
• Rom 10:3 : 3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
• Phil 3:4-6 : 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has reason to trust in the flesh, I more: 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 Regarding zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness in the law, blameless.
• 1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
• Rev 2:17 : 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the hidden manna to eat, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.
• Rev 3:17 : 17 Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and do not know that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
• 1 Sam 15:13-14 : 13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said to him, Blessed are you of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. 14 And Samuel said, What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
• Isa 58:2-3 : 2 Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice and take delight in approaching God. 3 Why have we fasted, they say, and you do not see? Why have we afflicted our soul, and you take no notice? Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure and exact all your labors.
• Isa 65:5 : 5 Who say, 'Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am holier than you.' These are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
• Zech 7:3 : 3 And to speak to the priests who were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these many years?
• Mal 1:12-13 : 12 But you have profaned it, in that you say, The table of the LORD is defiled; and its produce, even its food, is contemptible. 13 You said also, Behold, what a weariness it is! and you have sneered at it, says the LORD of hosts; and you brought what was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus you brought an offering: should I accept this from your hand? says the LORD.
• Mal 3:14 : 14 You have said, 'It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?'.
• Matt 20:12 : 12 Saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
• Luke 15:7 : 7 I say to you, that likewise there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
• Luke 17:10 : 10 So likewise you, when you have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done what was our duty to do.
• Luke 18:9 : 9 And he spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: