Verse 5

And said, I beg you, O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy for those that love Him and observe His commandments:

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg sa: Å, Herre, himmelens Gud, du store og fryktinngytende Gud, som holder din pakt og bevarer miskunn mot dem som elsker deg og holder dine bud.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg sa: «Jeg ber deg, Herre, himmelens Gud, den store og forferdelige Gud, som holder pakten og viser miskunn mot dem som elsker Ham og holder Hans bud.

• Norsk King James

  og sa: Jeg ber deg, Gud i himmelen, den store og fryktinngytende Gud, som holder pakt og viser miskunn mot dem som elsker deg og holder budene dine:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg sa: Å, Herre, himmelens Gud, den store og fryktinngytende Gud, som holder pakt og miskunn med dem som elsker deg og holder dine bud!

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg sa: «Å, Herre, Himmelens Gud, den store og fryktinngytende Gud, som holder sin pakt og trofasthet mot dem som elsker ham og holder hans bud!

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  og sa: Jeg ber deg, Herre, himmelens Gud, den store og fryktinngytende Gud, som holder fast ved pakten og nåden for dem som elsker ham og holder hans bud:

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg sa: 'Jeg ber deg, Herre, himmelens Gud, den store og fryktinngytende Gud, som holder sin pakt og utøver barmhjertighet mot dem som elsker ham og følger hans bud:'

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

  og sa: Jeg ber deg, Herre, himmelens Gud, den store og fryktinngytende Gud, som holder fast ved pakten og nåden for dem som elsker ham og holder hans bud:

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg sa: 'Å, Herre, himmelens Gud, den store og fryktinngytende Gud som holder fast ved sin pakt og sin kjærlighet mot dem som elsker ham og holder hans bud,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then I said, 'Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Nehemiah.1.5", "source": "וָאֹמַ֗ר אָֽנָּ֤א יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם הָאֵ֥ל הַגָּד֖וֹל וְהַנּוֹרָ֑א שֹׁמֵ֤ר הַבְּרִית֙ וָחֶ֔סֶד לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃", "text": "*wā-ʾōmar* *ʾānnāʾ* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *ha-šāmayim* *hā-ʾēl* *ha-gādôl* and-*ha-nôrāʾ* *šōmēr* *ha-bərît* and-*ḥesed* to-*ʾōhăbāyw* and-to-*šōmərê* *miṣwōtāyw*.", "grammar": { "*wā-ʾōmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I said", "*ʾānnāʾ*": "interjection - I pray/please/oh", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of", "*ha-šāmayim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens", "*hā-ʾēl*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the God", "*ha-gādôl*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the great", "*ha-nôrāʾ*": "definite article + niphal participle, masculine singular - the awesome/fearsome", "*šōmēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - keeping/preserving", "*ha-bərît*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the covenant", "*ḥesed*": "masculine singular noun - lovingkindness/mercy/steadfast love", "*ʾōhăbāyw*": "qal participle, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lovers/those who love him", "*šōmərê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - keepers of", "*miṣwōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his commandments" }, "variants": { "*ʾānnāʾ*": "oh/I pray/please/we beseech you", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*nôrāʾ*": "awesome/fearsome/terrible/dreadful", "*ḥesed*": "steadfast love/lovingkindness/mercy/faithfulness", "*šōmēr*": "keeping/preserving/maintaining/guarding" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg sa: «Å, Herre, himmelens Gud, den store og forferdelige Gud, som holder pakten og viser miskunnhet mot dem som elsker ham og holder hans bud!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg sagde: Ak Herre, Himmelens Gud! den store og den forfærdelige Gud, som holder Pagten og Miskundheden med dem, som ham elske og holde hans Bud!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jeg sa: Jeg ber deg, Herre, himmelens Gud, den store og fryktinngytende Gud, som bevarer pakt og nåde for dem som elsker ham og holder hans bud:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg sa: Jeg ber deg, Herre, himmelens Gud, den store og forferdelige Gud, som holder pakt og viser miskunn mot dem som elsker ham og holder hans bud:

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg sa: "Å, Herre, himmelens Gud, den store og fryktinngytende Gud, som holder pakten og viser nåde mot dem som elsker deg og holder dine bud,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg sa: Jeg bønnfaller deg, Herre, himmelens Gud, du store og fryktinngytende Gud, som holder pakt og viser godhet mot dem som elsker deg og holder dine bud.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og jeg sa: Å Herre, himmelens Gud, den store Gud, fryktet og trofast, som viser nåde mot dem som elsker ham og holder hans bud:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & sayde: O LORDE God of heauen, thou greate & terrible God, thou yt kepest couenaunt & mercy for them yt loue the & obserue thy comaundementes:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And sayde, O Lorde God of heauen, the great and terrible God, that keepeth couenant and mercy for them that loue him, and obserue his commandements,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayde: O Lorde God of heauen, thou great and terrible God, thou that kepest couenaunt and mercie for them that loue thee & obserue thy commaundementes:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and said, I beg you, Yahweh, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I say, `I beseech thee, O Jehovah, God of the heavens, God, the great and the fearful, keeping the covenant and kindness for those loving Him, and for those keeping His commands,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And said, O Lord, the God of heaven, the great God, greatly to be feared, keeping faith and mercy with those who have love for him and are true to his laws:

• World English Bible (2000)

  and said, "I beg you, Yahweh, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then I said,“Please, O LORD God of heaven, great and awesome God, who keeps his loving covenant with those who love him and obey his commandments,

Referenced Verses

• Exod 20:6 : 6 But showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
• Deut 7:21 : 21 You shall not be frightened by them: for the LORD your God is among you, a mighty God and awesome.
• Neh 4:14 : 14 And I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Do not be afraid of them: remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
• Neh 9:32 : 32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy, do not let all the hardship seem little before You that has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our forefathers, and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.
• Ps 47:2 : 2 For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.
• Dan 9:4-9 : 4 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps the covenant and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments; 5 We have sinned and committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and from Your judgments: 6 Neither have we listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us belongs confusion of face, as it is this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those near and those far off, through all the countries where You have driven them, because of their trespass which they have trespassed against You. 8 O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him; 10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. 11 Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, even by departing, that they might not obey Your voice; therefore, the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against Him. 12 And He has confirmed His words, which He spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us a great calamity: for under the whole heaven, such as has been done upon Jerusalem has not been done. 13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us: yet we have not made our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. 14 Therefore the LORD has watched over the calamity, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all His works which He does: for we have not obeyed His voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself a name, as it is this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 16 O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I plead with You, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain: because for our sins and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a reproach to all around us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and cause Your face to shine upon Your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 18 O my God, incline Your ear, and hear; open Your eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name: for we do not present our supplications before You for our righteousness, but for Your great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act; do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God: for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.
• Heb 6:13-18 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 Saying, 'Surely, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.' 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For people indeed swear by something greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end to all dispute. 17 In this way, God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, confirmed it with an oath: 18 That by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us:
• 1 Kgs 8:23 : 23 And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, who keeps covenant and mercy with your servants that walk before you with all their heart:
• 1 Chr 17:21 : 21 And what one nation in the earth is like your people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make you a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations before your people, whom you have redeemed out of Egypt?
• Deut 7:9 : 9 Know therefore that the LORD your God, he is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy with those who love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;