Verse 3

Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvor lenge skal jeg bære på sorg i sjelen min, og ha bedrøvelse i hjertet mitt dag etter dag? Hvor lenge skal min fiende opphøye seg over meg?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Se på meg og svar meg, Herre, min Gud! Opplys mine øyne, så jeg ikke sover dødens søvn.

• Norsk King James

  Se til meg og hør meg, Herre, min Gud: lys opp øynene mine, ellers vil jeg falle i dødssøvn;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvor lenge skal jeg ha strev i sjelen og ha sorg i hjertet hver dag? Hvor lenge skal fienden min opphøye seg over meg?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvor lenge må jeg legge planer i mitt indre og ha sorg i mitt hjerte dag etter dag? Hvor lenge skal min fiende opphøye seg over meg?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Se på meg og svar meg, Herre min Gud. Gi mine øyne lys, så jeg ikke sovner inn i døden;

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hør meg, Herre min Gud, og se over meg: gi øynene mine lys, så jeg ikke skal falle i dødens søvn.

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

  Se på meg og svar meg, Herre min Gud. Gi mine øyne lys, så jeg ikke sovner inn i døden;

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvor lenge skal jeg ha råd i min sjel, sorg i mitt hjerte daglig? Hvor lenge skal min fiende bli opphøyd over meg?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and have sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.13.3", "source": "עַד־אָ֨נָה אָשִׁ֪ית עֵצ֡וֹת בְּנַפְשִׁ֗י יָג֣וֹן בִּלְבָבִ֣י יוֹמָ֑ם עַד־אָ֓נָה ׀ יָר֖וּם אֹיְבִ֣י עָלָֽי׃", "text": "Until-when *ʾāšît* *ʿēṣôt* in-*napšî* *yāgôn* in-*ləbābî* *yômām* until-when *yārûm* *ʾōyəbî* over-me", "grammar": { "עַד־אָ֨נָה": "interrogative phrase 'until when/how long'", "*ʾāšît*": "1st person singular qal imperfect verb - I will put/place", "*ʿēṣôt*": "feminine plural noun - counsels/plans/devices", "בְּנַפְשִׁ֗י": "preposition beth ('in') with feminine singular noun ('soul') with 1st person singular suffix - in my soul", "*yāgôn*": "masculine singular noun - sorrow/grief", "בִּלְבָבִ֣י": "preposition beth ('in') with masculine singular noun ('heart') with 1st person singular suffix - in my heart", "*yômām*": "adverb - daily/by day", "*yārûm*": "3rd person masculine singular qal imperfect verb - he will be exalted/lift up", "*ʾōyəbî*": "masculine singular noun ('enemy') with 1st person singular suffix - my enemy", "עָלָֽי": "preposition עַל ('over/upon') with 1st person singular suffix - over me" }, "variants": { "*ʾāšît*": "put/place/set/arrange", "*ʿēṣôt*": "plans/counsels/advice/strategies", "*napšî*": "my soul/my self/my being/my life", "*yāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/anguish", "*ləbābî*": "my heart/mind/inner being", "*yômām*": "daily/by day/all day long", "*yārûm*": "be exalted/triumph/prevail/be lifted up" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvor lenge skal jeg legge planer i min sjel og ha sorg i mitt hjerte daglig? Hvor lenge skal min fiende opphøye seg over meg?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvorlænge skal jeg raadslaae i min Sjæl og have Bedrøvelse i mit Hjerte om Dagen? hvorlænge skal min Fjende ophøie sig over mig?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Se på meg og svar meg, Herre min Gud; gi lys til mine øyne, ellers sovner jeg inn i døden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Se på meg og svar meg, Herre, min Gud. Gi lys til øynene mine, så jeg ikke sovner inn i døden;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Se hit og svar meg, Herre, min Gud, opplys mine øyne, så jeg ikke sovner inn i døden,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Se på meg og svar meg, Herre min Gud. Gi meg lys i øynene, ellers sovner jeg i dødens søvn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hør min bønn og gi meg svar, Herre min Gud; la ditt lys skinne på meg, så jeg ikke overvinnes av dødens søvn.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Considre, ad heare me, o LORDE my God: lighten myne eyes, that I slepe not in death.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beholde, and heare mee, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, that I sleepe not in death:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Loke downe and heare me O God my Lorde: lighten myne eyes, lest that I sleepe in death.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Consider [and] hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Look attentively; Answer me, O Jehovah, my God, Enlighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Consider [and] answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Revive me, or else I will die!

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 9:8 : 8 And now for a little while grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
• Jer 51:39 : 39 In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunk, that they may rejoice and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, says the LORD.
• Ps 5:1 : 1 Listen to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
• 1 Sam 14:27 : 27 But Jonathan had not heard when his father charged the people with the oath, so he put out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
• 1 Sam 14:29 : 29 Then Jonathan said, "My father has troubled the land. See, my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
• Ps 18:28 : 28 For you will light my lamp: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
• Ps 119:153 : 153 RESH. Consider my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget Your law.
• Ps 25:19 : 19 Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with cruel hatred.
• Ps 31:7 : 7 I will be glad and rejoice in your mercy: for you have considered my trouble; you have known my soul in adversities;
• Ps 9:13 : 13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer from those who hate me, you who lift me up from the gates of death:
• Jer 51:57 : 57 I will make her princes, wise men, captains, rulers, and mighty men drunk, and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
• Lam 5:1 : 1 Remember, O LORD, what has come upon us; consider and behold our disgrace.
• Luke 2:32 : 32 a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.
• Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore he says, Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.
• Rev 21:23 : 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God illuminated it, and the Lamb is its light.