Verse 2

But Pharaoh replied, "Who is the Lord that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Farao svarte: «Hvem er Herren, så jeg skal følge hans røst og la Israel gå? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg har ingen planer om å slippe Israel fri.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men Farao sa: «Hvem er Herren, så jeg skulle lyde hans ord og la Israel gå? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil heller ikke la Israel gå.»

• Norsk King James

  Men Farao sa: Hvem er Herren, som jeg skal adlyde og la Israel dra? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil ikke la Israel dra.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Farao svarte: Hvem er Herren, som jeg skal adlyde og la Israel dra? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil ikke la Israel dra.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men farao sa: 'Hvem er Herren, så jeg skulle høre på hans røst og la Israel dra? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil ikke slippe Israel.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men farao svarte: Hvem er Herren, som jeg skulle adlyde hans røst og la Israel dra? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil ikke la Israel dra.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Farao svarte: Hvem er Herren, at jeg skal adlyde hans røst og la Israel gå? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil heller ikke la Israel gå.

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

  Men farao svarte: Hvem er Herren, som jeg skulle adlyde hans røst og la Israel dra? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil ikke la Israel dra.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men farao sa: «Hvem er Herren, siden jeg skulle lytte til hans røst og slippe Israel? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil heller ikke slippe Israel.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men farao sa: 'Hvem er Herren, som jeg skulle høre på ham og la Israel dra? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og dessuten vil jeg ikke slippe Israel.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Pharao sagde: Hvo er den Herre, hvis Røst jeg skal adlyde, at lade Israel fare; jeg kjender ikke den Herre, jeg vil heller ikke lade Israel fare.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men farao sa: «Hvem er Herren, som jeg skulle adlyde hans stemme og la Israel dra? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren og vil heller ikke la Israel dra.»

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Farao sa: "Hvem er Herren, at jeg skulle høre på hans røst for å la Israel gå? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og dessuten vil jeg ikke la Israel gå."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men farao sa: «Hvem er Herren, som jeg skulle lytte til og la Israel dra? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil heller ikke la Israel dra.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men farao sa: Hvem er Herren, så jeg skulle høre på han og la Israel gå? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil ikke la Israel gå.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og farao sa: Hvem er Herren, som jeg skal lytte til og la Israel dra? Jeg kjenner ikke Herren, og jeg vil ikke la Israel dra.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Pharao answered: what felowe is the Lord, that I shulde heare his voyce for to let Israel goo?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Pharao answered: What felowe is the LORDE, that I must heare his voyce, and let Israel go?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Pharaoh saide, Who is the Lorde, that I should heare his voyce, & let Israel go? I knowe not the Lord, neither will I let Israel goe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Pharao sayde: who is the Lorde that I shoulde heare his voyce, and let Israel go? I knowe not the Lorde, neyther wyll I let Israel go.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Pharaoh said, Who [is] the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Pharaoh said, "Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don't know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Pharaoh saith, `Who `is' Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Pharaoh said, "Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don't know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Pharaoh said,“Who is the LORD that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the LORD, and I will not release Israel!”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 3:19 : 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
• 2 Kgs 18:35 : 35 Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?'
• Job 21:15 : 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we profit if we entreat him?
• Ps 10:4 : 4 In his pride, the wicked man says, 'He will not seek; there is no God in all his thoughts.'
• Ps 12:4 : 4 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks with arrogance.
• Ps 14:1 : 1 To the director. Of David. The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt and commit abominable deeds; there is no one who does good.
• Jer 44:16-17 : 16 The word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you. 17 Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time, we had plenty of food, prospered, and experienced no disaster.
• John 16:3 : 3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.
• Rom 1:28 : 28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
• 2 Thess 1:8 : 8 In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• 2 Chr 32:15 : 15 Now do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you in this way, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my ancestors. How much less will your God save you from my hand?
• 2 Chr 32:19 : 19 They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as they did about the gods of the peoples of the earth—products of human hands.
• 1 Sam 2:12 : 12 'The sons of Eli were wicked men; they did not know the LORD.'