Verse 11

O Lord, I beg You, let now Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants, who desire to fear Your name: and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Å, Herre, la ditt øre være oppmerksom på din tjeners bønn og på dine tjeneres bønn, som er ivrige etter å frykte ditt navn. Gi nå din tjener fremgang i dag, og la ham finne nåde hos denne mannen." Jeg var kongens munnskjenk.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Å, Herre, jeg ber deg, la ditt øre være oppmerksomt til din tjeners bønn og til dine tjeneres bønn, som ønsker å frykte ditt navn. Gi din tjener fremgang i dag, og la ham finne barmhjertighet hos denne mannen.» For jeg var kongens munnskjenk.

  • Norsk King James

    O Herre, jeg ber deg, la øret ditt være oppmerksomt til bønnen til din tjener, og til bønnen til dine tjenere som ønsker å frykte navnet ditt; la din tjener lykkes i dag, og gi ham din nåde i denne mannens øyne, for jeg var kongens smaker.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Å, Herre, la ditt øre høre din tjeners bønn og bønnene til dine tjenere som gjerne vil frykte ditt navn. Gi din tjener fremgang i dag og la ham finne barmhjertighet hos denne mannen, for jeg var kongens munnskjenk.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Å, Herre, la ditt øre være oppmerksomt til din tjeners bønn og til dine tjeneres bønn, dem som frykter ditt navn. Gi ditt tjenere hell i dag, og gi ham nåde for denne mann.» Jeg var kongens munnskjenk.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Å Herre, jeg ber deg, la ditt øre være oppmerksomt på din tjeners bønn og bønnen til dine tjenere som ønsker å frykte ditt navn. Gi velgang, jeg ber deg, din tjener i dag, og la ham finne nåde for denne mannens øyne. For jeg var kongens munnskjenk.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Herre, jeg ber deg, la ditt øre nå lytte til bønnen til din tjener og til bønnene til dine tjenere som frykter ditt navn. Velgjøren, jeg ber deg, din tjener i dag, og vis ham din miskunn for denne mannens øyne, for jeg var kongens vinkeeper.

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

    Å Herre, jeg ber deg, la ditt øre være oppmerksomt på din tjeners bønn og bønnen til dine tjenere som ønsker å frykte ditt navn. Gi velgang, jeg ber deg, din tjener i dag, og la ham finne nåde for denne mannens øyne. For jeg var kongens munnskjenk.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Å, Herre, la ditt øre være oppmerksom mot din tjeners bønn og dine tjeneres bønner, de som ønsker å frykte ditt navn. La din tjener i dag ha framgang, og gi ham barmhjertighet for denne mannen! Jeg var kongens munnskjenk.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Grant success to your servant today and show him mercy in the presence of this man. I was the cupbearer to the king.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Å, Herre, la nå ditt øre være oppmerksom på bønnen til din tjener og til dine tjenere som gleder seg i å frykte ditt navn. Gi din tjener suksess i dag, og la ham finne nåde hos denne mannen.» Jeg var kongens munnskjenk.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Ak. Herre! Kjære, lad dit Øre mærke paa din Tjeners Bøn og paa dine Tjeneres Bøn, de, som have Lyst til at frygte dit Navn, og Kjære, lad det lykkes for din Tjener idag, og giv ham Barmhjertigheder for denne Mands Ansigt; men jeg var (da) Kongens Mundskjenk.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thi ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Å Herre, jeg ber deg, la ditt øre være oppmerksomt på din tjeners bønn, og til dine tjeneres bønn, som ønsker å frykte ditt navn. La det lykkes for din tjener i dag, og gi ham nåde hos denne mannen. For jeg var kongens munnskjenk.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Herre, jeg ber deg, la ditt øre være oppmerksomt på din tjeners bønn og på dine tjeneres bønn, de som gleder seg over å frykte ditt navn; og hjelp din tjener til å lykkes i dag og å finne nåde hos denne mannen. Jeg var nemlig kongens munnskjenk.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Å, Herre, la ditt øre være oppmerksom på bønnen fra din tjener og bønnen fra dine tjenere som har sin glede i å frykte ditt navn. Gi, jeg ber deg, din tjener fremgang i dag, og la ham finne barmhjertighet hos denne mannen." Jeg var på den tiden kongens munnskjenk.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Å Herre, jeg bønnfaller deg, la ditt øre være oppmerksomt på bønnen fra din tjener, og fra dine tjenere som har glede i å frykte ditt navn. La din tjener nå ha framgang i dag, og gi ham barmhjertighet hos denne mannen. Jeg var nemlig munnskjenk hos kongen.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Å Herre, la ditt øre høre din tjeners bønn, og bønnen fra dine tjenere, som gleder seg over å ære ditt navn. Gi lykke, Herre, til din tjener i dag, og la ham finne nåde i dette menneskets øyne. (Nå var jeg kongens munnskjenk.)

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    O LORDE, let thine eares marke the prayer of thy seruaunt, & the prayer of thy seruauntes, whose desyre is to feare thy name, & let thy seruaunt prospere this daye, & graunte him mercy in the sight of this man: for I was the kynges butlar.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let thine eare now hearken to the prayer of thy seruant, and to the prayer of thy seruants, who desire to feare thy Name, & I pray thee, cause thy seruant to prosper this day, and giue him fauour in the presence of this man: for I was the Kings butler.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    O Lorde I besech thee, let thyne eare hearken to the prayer of thy seruaunt, and to the prayer of thy seruauntes, whose desire is to feare thy name: and let thy seruaunt prosper this day, and graunt him mercie in the sight of this man. For I was the kinges butler.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Lord, I beg you, let now your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cup bearer to the king.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `I beseech Thee, O Lord, let, I pray Thee, Thine ear be attentive unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto the prayer of Thy servants, those delighting to fear Thy Name; and give prosperity, I pray Thee, to Thy servant to-day, and give him for mercies before this man;' and I have been butler to the king.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who delight to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cupbearer to the king.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." Now I was cup bearer to the king.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Please, Lord, listen attentively to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me in the presence of this man.” Now I was cupbearer for the king.

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 1:6 : 6 Let Your ear now be attentive, and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant, which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against You: both I and my father's house have sinned.
  • Neh 2:1 : 1 And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence previously.
  • Gen 40:21 : 21 And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
  • Gen 40:23 : 23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
  • Gen 41:9 : 9 Then the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
  • Gen 43:14 : 14 And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
  • Ezra 1:1 : 1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, so that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing, saying,
  • Ezra 7:6 : 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
  • Ezra 7:27-28 : 27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem: 28 And has extended mercy to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered chief men from Israel to go up with me.
  • Gen 32:11 : 11 Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and attack me, and the mother with the children.
  • Gen 32:28 : 28 And he said, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince you have power with God and with men, and have prevailed.
  • Gen 40:2 : 2 And Pharaoh was angry with two of his officers, with the chief of the butlers, and with the chief of the bakers.
  • Gen 40:9-9 : 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 10 And on the vine were three branches: and it seemed to bud, and its blossoms burst forth, and its clusters produced ripe grapes: 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 12 And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: 13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your place; and you shall deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, as you did when you were his butler.
  • Neh 2:8 : 8 And a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which pertain to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
  • Ps 86:6 : 6 Listen, O LORD, to my prayer and attend to the voice of my supplications.
  • Ps 130:2 : 2 Lord, hear my voice; let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
  • Prov 1:29 : 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD;
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wills.
  • Isa 26:8-9 : 8 Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O LORD, we have waited for You; the desire of our soul is for Your name and for the remembrance of You. 9 With my soul I have desired You in the night; yes, with my spirit within me I will seek You early; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
  • Heb 13:18 : 18 Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honorably.