Verse 5

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la høyre hånd min miste sin kraft.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd miste sin ferdighet.

• Norsk King James

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd miste sin dyktighet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, må min høyre hånd glemme sin dyktighet!

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, må min høyre hånd glemme sin ferdighet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Om jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd miste sin dyktighet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om jeg glemmer deg, o Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd glemme sin dyktighet.

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

  Om jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd miste sin dyktighet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd miste sin ferdighet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.137.5", "source": "אִֽם־אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח יְמִינֽ͏ִי׃", "text": "If *ʾeškāḥēk* *Yᵉrūšālāim*, *tiškaḥ* *yᵉmīnī*", "grammar": { "*ʾeškāḥēk*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - I forget you", "*Yᵉrūšālāim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*tiškaḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she will forget", "*yᵉmīnī*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my right hand" }, "variants": { "*ʾeškāḥēk*": "I forget you/I should forget you", "*tiškaḥ* *yᵉmīnī*": "may my right hand forget/let my right hand forget [its skill]" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd glemme sin dyktighet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dersom jeg forglemmer dig, Jerusalem, da forglemme sig min høire Haand!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd glemme sin dyktighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd miste sin dyktighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Om jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, må min høyre hånd glemme meg!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd glemme sin ferdighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvis jeg glemmer deg, Jerusalem, la min høyre hånd miste sin dyktighet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf I forget the (o Ierusalem) let my right hande be forgotten.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If I forget thee, O Ierusalem, let my right hand forget to play.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If I forget thee O Hierusalem: let my right hande forget her cunning.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her cunning].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If I forget you, Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgetteth!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget [her skill] .

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If I keep not your memory, O Jerusalem, let not my right hand keep the memory of its art.

• World English Bible (2000)

  If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand be crippled!

Referenced Verses

• Neh 1:2-4 : 2 That Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said to me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire. 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,
• Neh 2:2-3 : 2 Therefore the king said to me, Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was very much afraid, 3 And said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?
• Ps 84:1-2 : 1 How lovely are your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
• Ps 84:10 : 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
• Ps 102:13-14 : 13 You shall arise and have mercy upon Zion, for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come. 14 For your servants take pleasure in her stones and favor the dust thereof.
• Ps 122:5-9 : 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you. 7 Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you. 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good.
• Isa 62:1 : 1 For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines forth like brightness, and her salvation like a burning lamp.
• Isa 62:6-7 : 6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never be silent day or night: you who remind the LORD, do not keep silent, 7 And give him no rest, until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
• Jer 51:50 : 50 You who have escaped the sword, go away, do not stand still; remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
• Dan 6:10-11 : 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he knelt on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before. 11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
• Zech 11:17 : 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword shall be against his arm and against his right eye. His arm shall be completely withered, and his right eye shall be totally blinded.