Verse 2

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.

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.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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."

• biblecontext

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• 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.»

• 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 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
• 2 Kgs 18:35 : 35 Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?
• Job 21:15 : 15 Who is the Almighty that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?
• Ps 10:4 : 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God; God is not in all his thoughts.
• Ps 12:4 : 4 Who have said, With our tongue we will prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
• Ps 14:1 : 1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds, there is none who does good.
• Jer 44:16-17 : 16 As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you. 17 But we will certainly do whatever thing proceeds out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.
• John 16:3 : 3 And they will do these things to you because they have not known the Father, nor me.
• Rom 1:28 : 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
• 2 Thess 1:8 : 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• 2 Chr 32:15 : 15 Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you in this manner, nor believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand and from the hand of my fathers, how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?
• 2 Chr 32:19 : 19 And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of men's hands.
• 1 Sam 2:12 : 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the LORD.