Verse 4

Then the king said to me, What do you request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kongen spurte meg: 'Hva ønsker du?' Så ba jeg til Gud i himmelen,

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa kongen til meg: Hva er det du ber om? Så ba jeg til himmelens Gud.

• Norsk King James

  Da sa kongen til meg: Hva ønsker du? Så ba jeg til Gud i himmelen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kongen spurte meg: Hva er det du ønsker? Da ba jeg til himmelens Gud.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kongen spurte meg: Hva er det du ønsker? Da ba jeg til himmelens Gud.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa kongen til meg: «Hva er det du ber om?» Så ba jeg til himmelens Gud.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kongen spurte meg: «Hva er det du ber om?» Og jeg vendte meg til himmelens Gud i bønn.

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

  Da sa kongen til meg: «Hva er det du ber om?» Så ba jeg til himmelens Gud.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kongen sa til meg: "Hva er det du ønsker?" Da ba jeg til himmelens Gud.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The king said to me, "What is it you want?" Then I prayed to the God of heaven,

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Nehemiah.2.4", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִי֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל־מַה־זֶּ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֔ל אֶל־אֱלֹהֵ֖י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם", "text": "*wa-yōʾmer* to-me the-*melek* for-what-this *ʾattāh* *məbaqqēš* *wā-ʾetpallēl* to-*ʾĕlōhê* the-*šāmāyim*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*melek*": "masculine singular - king", "*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular pronoun - you", "*məbaqqēš*": "piel participle masculine singular - requesting/seeking", "*wā-ʾetpallēl*": "conjunction + hithpael imperfect 1st singular - and I prayed", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of", "*šāmāyim*": "masculine plural - heavens" }, "variants": { "*məbaqqēš*": "seeking/requesting/asking", "*wā-ʾetpallēl*": "and I prayed/made supplication", "*ʾĕlōhê* *šāmāyim*": "God of heaven/the heavenly God" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kongen sa til meg: Hva er det du ber om? Så ba jeg til himmelens Gud.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Kongen til mig: Hvad er det, du søger om? da bad jeg til Gud i Himmelen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da spurte kongen meg: Hva er det du ber om? Så ba jeg til Himmelens Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sa kongen til meg: Hva ønsker du? Så ba jeg til himmelens Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kongen sa til meg: 'Hva er det du ønsker?' Da ba jeg til himmelens Gud,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa kongen til meg: Hva er det du ønsker? Så ba jeg til Himmelens Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa kongen til meg: Hva er det du ønsker? Så ba jeg til himmelens Gud.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde the kynge vnto me: What is the thy request? Then made I my prayer to the God of heaue,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the King said vnto me, For what thing doest thou require? Then I prayed to the God of heauen,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the king sayde vnto me: What is then thy request? I made my prayer also to the God of heauen,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then the king said to me, For what do you make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the king saith to me, `For what art thou seeking?' and I pray unto the God of the heavens,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the king said to me, What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then the king said to me, "For what do you make request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The king responded,“What is it you are seeking?” Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven

Referenced Verses

• Neh 1:4 : 4 And it happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
• Prov 3:6 : 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.
• Neh 1:11 : 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.
• 1 Kgs 3:5 : 5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, Ask what I shall give you.
• Phil 4:6 : 6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
• Mark 10:51 : 51 And Jesus answered and said to him, What do you want me to do for you? The blind man said to him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
• Esth 5:6 : 6 And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition? And it shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom, it shall be performed.
• Esth 7:2 : 2 And the king said again to Esther on the second day during the wine banquet, What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you: and what is your request? It shall be fulfilled, even up to half of the kingdom.
• 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray you, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
• Esth 5:3 : 3 Then the king said to her, What do you want, Queen Esther? And what is your request? It shall be given to you, even to the half of the kingdom.