Verse 10

As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you: and when they said, He is not there; he made the kingdom and nation swear that they did not find you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det finnes ikke et folk eller et kongerike som min herre ikke har sendt for å lete etter deg. Når de sa: 'Han er ikke her,' tok han en ed fra kongeriket og folket om at de ikke hadde funnet deg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det er ikke nasjon eller rike hvor min herre ikke har sendt noen for å lete etter deg. Når de sa: Han er ikke her, tok han et løfte fra riket og nasjonen at de ikke hadde funnet deg.

• Norsk King James

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, har det ikke vært et rike eller en nasjon hvor min herre ikke har sendt for å lete etter deg; og da de sa: Han er ikke her, tok han en ed fra det riket og den nasjonen, at de ikke fant deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det finnes ingen nasjon eller rike min herre ikke har sendt for å lete etter deg. Hvis de svarte at du ikke var der, tok han en ed av dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det er ingen nasjon eller rike som min herre ikke har sendt bud til for å finne deg. Når de sa: Han er ikke her, fikk han kongedømmet og folket til å sverge at de ikke hadde funnet deg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det finnes ikke noe folk eller rike hvor min herre ikke har sendt bud for å lete etter deg; og når de sa: Han er ikke her, fikk han riket og folket til å sverge på at de ikke hadde funnet deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Levende er Herren, din Gud! Det finnes ingen nasjon eller rike som din herre ikke har sendt for å lete etter deg, og når de sier at du ikke er der, har han sverget i navnet til riket og nasjonen at de ikke fant deg.

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

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det finnes ikke noe folk eller rike hvor min herre ikke har sendt bud for å lete etter deg; og når de sa: Han er ikke her, fikk han riket og folket til å sverge på at de ikke hadde funnet deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever: Det finnes ikke nasjon eller rike hvor min herre ikke har sendt for å lete etter deg. Når de sa: Han er ikke her, tok han en ed av riket eller nasjonen at de ikke kunne finne deg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  "As surely as the LORD your God lives," he continued, "there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever they said, 'He is not here,' he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever: Det er ikke et folk eller et rike hvor min herre ikke har sendt noen for å lete etter deg. Når de sa: 'Han er ikke her,' fikk han riket og folket til å sverge på at de ikke hadde funnet deg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Saa vist som) Herren din Gud lever, der er intet Folk eller Rige, til hvilket min Herre jo har sendt hen, der at lede efter dig, og de sagde: (Han er) ikke (her); og han tog en Ed af det Rige og Folk, at man ikke havde fundet dig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det finnes ikke et folk eller kongerike som min herre ikke har sendt for å lete etter deg. Og når de sa: Han er ikke her, tok han en ed av kongeriket og folket at de ikke hadde funnet deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det finnes ikke et folkeslag eller et rike hvor min herre ikke har sendt folk for å lete etter deg. Og når de sa: Han er ikke her, tok han et løfte av riket og folkeslaget om at de ikke fant deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det er ikke det land eller rike som min herre ikke har sendt bud til for å lete etter deg, og når de sa: Han er ikke her, lot han det rike sverge at de ikke hadde funnet deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det er ikke noe rike eller noen nasjon hvor min herre ikke har sendt etter deg. Når de sa: Han er ikke her, tok han en ed av rike og nasjon på at de ikke hadde funnet deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ved Herren din Guds liv, det er ikke et folk eller et rike hvor min herre ikke har sendt for å lete etter deg, og når de sa: Han er ikke her, fikk han dem til å sverge på at de ikke hadde sett deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As truly as the LORDE thy God lyueth, there is no people ner kingdome, but my lorde hath sent thither to seke the. And whan they sayde: He is not here, he toke an ooth of the same kyngdome and nacion, that they had not founde the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  As the Lorde thy God liueth, there is no nation or kingdome, whither my lorde hath not sent to seeke thee: and when they sayd, He is not here, he tooke an othe of the kingdome and nation, if they had not found thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As the Lorde thy God liueth, there is no nation or kingdome, whyther my lord hath not sent to seeke thee: And when they saide, he is not there: he toke an oth of the kingdome and nation when he found thee not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [As] the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, [He is] not [there]; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom, where my lord has not sent to seek you: and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they didn't find you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Jehovah thy God liveth, if there is a nation and kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee; and they said, He is not, then he caused the kingdom and the nation to swear, that it doth not find thee;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As Jehovah thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom, where my lord has not sent to seek you. When they said, 'He is not here,' he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they didn't find you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As certainly as the LORD your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say,‘He’s not here,’ he makes them swear an oath that they could not find you.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.
• 1 Kgs 17:5 : 5 So he went and did according to the word of the LORD: for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
• 1 Kgs 17:9 : 9 Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.
• 1 Kgs 17:12 : 12 And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I do not have a cake, but only a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a jar: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
• 1 Kgs 18:15 : 15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.
• Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have imagined.
• Ps 12:7-8 : 7 You shall keep them, O LORD, you shall preserve them from this generation forever. 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
• Ps 31:20 : 20 You shall hide them in the secret of your presence from the pride of man: you shall keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
• Ps 91:1 : 1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
• Jer 26:20-23 : 20 And there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah. 21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled and went into Egypt; 22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. 23 And they brought Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the tombs of the common people.
• Jer 36:26 : 26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD hid them.
• John 8:59 : 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
• 1 Sam 29:6 : 6 Then Achish called David and said to him, Surely, as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and coming in with me in the army is good in my sight, for I have found no evil in you since the day of your coming to me until this day; nevertheless the lords do not favor you.
• 1 Kgs 1:29 : 29 And the king swore and said, As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,
• 1 Kgs 2:24 : 24 Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.