Verse 8

And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og de dårer sa til de kloke: Gi oss noe av oljen deres, for lampene våre slukner.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  De uforstandige sa til de kloke: "Gi oss litt av oljen deres, for lampene våre slokner."

• Norsk King James

  Og de tåpelige sa til de kloke: Gi oss litt av oljen deres, for lampene våre har sluknet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De uforstandige sa til de kloke: Gi oss av oljen deres, for lampene våre slukkes.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og de dårlige sa til de kloke: Gi oss av deres olje, for våre lamper slokner.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  De ukloke sa til de kloke: 'Gi oss litt av oljen deres, for lampene våre slokner.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De uforstandige sa til de kloke: Gi oss av oljen deres, for lampene våre slukner.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De dumme sa til de kloke: Gi oss litt av oljen deres, for lampene våre har sluknet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og de uforstandige sa til de kloke: «Gi oss av deres olje, for lampene våre holder på å slokne.»

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

  Og de uforstandige sa til de kloke: «Gi oss av deres olje, for lampene våre holder på å slokne.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De uforstandige sa til de kloke: Gi oss noe av oljen deres, for lampene våre slukner.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  De uforstandige sa til de kloke: 'Gi oss litt av deres olje, for lampene våre slukner.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men de daarlige sagde til de kloge: Giver os af eders Olie, thi vore Lamper udslukkes.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De ukloke sa til de kloke: Gi oss litt av oljen deres, for lampene våre slokner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De ukloke sa til de kloke: 'Gi oss noe av oljen deres, for lampene våre er i ferd med å slokne.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De ufornuftige sa til de kloke: Gi oss olje fra deres, for lampene våre slokner.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De ukloke sa til de kloke: Gi oss av oljen deres, for lampene våre slukner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De ukloke sa til de kloke: Gi oss av oljen deres, for lampene våre slukner.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ye folysshe sayde to ye wyse: geve vs of youre oyle for our lampes goo out?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the foolish sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of youre oyle, for oure lapes are gone out.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the foolish said to the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are out.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So the foolyshe sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The foolish ones said to the wise,‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

Referenced Verses

• Luke 12:35 : 35 Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning;
• Luke 16:24 : 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
• Acts 8:24 : 24 Then Simon answered and said, Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things you have spoken may come upon me.
• Heb 4:1 : 1 Let us therefore fear, lest, while a promise of entering into his rest remains, any of you should seem to have come short of it.
• Rev 3:9 : 9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
• Job 8:13-14 : 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; the hypocrite's hope shall perish: 14 Whose hope will be cut off, and whose trust is a spider's web.
• Job 18:5 : 5 Indeed, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
• Job 21:17 : 17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out! And how often does their destruction come upon them! God distributes sorrows in His anger.
• Prov 4:18-19 : 18 But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness: they do not know at what they stumble.
• Prov 13:9 : 9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
• Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.
• Matt 3:9 : 9 And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say to you, that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
• Matt 13:20-21 : 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But they have no root and last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
• Luke 8:18 : 18 Take heed therefore how you hear: for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.