Je was op zoek naar: vi ville kunne (Noors - Engels)

om vi ville, kunne vi utviske deres øyne.
if it had been our will, we could have put out their eyes.

om vi ville, kunne vi gjøre det udrikkelig!
had we wanted, we could have made it salty.

vi ville ikke greid det!
we were incapable of doing so.

jeg trodde vi ville være komfortable her.
i thought we'd be comfortable here.

om vi ville, kunne vi la engler fremstå blant dere, og overta jorden.
and had we willed we could have appointed angels born of you in the earth to succeed each other.

om vi ville, kunne vi gjøre det udrikkelig! hvorfor er dere da ikke takknemlige?
did we will, we would make it bitter; so why are you not thankful?

om vi ville, kunne vi gjøre den til en unyttig vekst, og dere ville utbryte:
did we will, we would make it broken orts, and you would remain bitterly jesting --

om vi ville, kunne vi la jorden oppsluke dem, eller la stykker av himmelen falle over dem!
did we will, we would make the earth to swallow them, or we would drop down on them lumps from heaven.

om vi ville, kunne vi ytret noe lignende! dette er jo ikke annet enn gamle historier.»
had we wanted, we could also have composed such statements; they are no more than ancient legends."

om vi ville, kunne vi drukne dem. da har de ingen å kalle til hjelp, og de blir ikke reddet,
and if we like we drown them, whereat they have no one to call for help, nor are they rescued