Nb: Sofie våknet med et rykk.
En: Sofie woke with a start.

Nb: Regnet trommet hardt mot vinduet.
En: The rain drummed hard against the window.

Nb: Utenfor var Bergen mørkt og vått.
En: Outside, Bergen was dark and wet.

Nb: Hun gikk ned til kjøkkenet.
En: She went down to the kitchen.

Nb: Hans og Ingrid var der allerede.
En: Hans and Ingrid were already there.

Nb: "Er alt bra?"
En: "Is everything alright?"

Nb: spurte hun.
En: she asked.

Nb: "Nei," svarte Hans.
En: "No," replied Hans.

Nb: "Elva har flommet over.
En: "The river has overflowed.

Nb: Hagen er fylt med vann."
En: The garden is filled with water."

Nb: Ingrid så bekymret ut.
En: Ingrid looked worried.

Nb: "Hva skal vi gjøre?"
En: "What are we going to do?"

Nb: Hans sukket.
En: Hans sighed.

Nb: "Jeg vet ikke.
En: "I don't know.

Nb: Vi må se hvor mye skade det er."
En: We need to see how much damage there is."

Nb: De tok på regnklær og gikk ut.
En: They put on rain gear and went outside.

Nb: Vannet nådde dem til anklene.
En: The water reached their ankles.

Nb: Blomsterbedene var borte.
En: The flower beds were gone.

Nb: Hagen var et stort basseng.
En: The garden was a large pool.

Nb: Sofie kjente en klump i magen.
En: Sofie felt a lump in her stomach.

Nb: De gikk til naboene.
En: They went to the neighbors.

Nb: Alle sloss med vannet.
En: Everyone was fighting the water.

Nb: Noen bar bøtter.
En: Some carried buckets.

Nb: Andre prøvde å bygge barrierer.
En: Others tried to build barriers.

Nb: "Vi må jobbe sammen," sa Hans.
En: "We need to work together," said Hans.

Nb: "La oss hjelpe hverandre."
En: "Let's help each other."

Nb: Sofie, Hans og Ingrid hentet koster og bøtter.
En: Sofie, Hans, and Ingrid fetched brooms and buckets.

Nb: De begynte å fjerne vannet.
En: They started removing the water.

Nb: Det var slitsomt arbeid.
En: It was exhausting work.

Nb: Hendene deres ble røde og kalde.
En: Their hands became red and cold.

Nb: Men de ga ikke opp.
En: But they did not give up.

Nb: Timene gikk.
En: Hours passed.

Nb: Regnet lettet.
En: The rain eased.

Nb: Vannet sank sakte.
En: The water slowly receded.

Nb: De kunne se gresset igjen.
En: They could see the grass again.

Nb: En nabo, fru Olsen, kom bort.
En: A neighbor, Mrs. Olsen, came over.

Nb: "Takk," sa hun.
En: "Thank you," she said.

Nb: "Vi klarer oss."
En: "We will manage."

Nb: Sofie smilte.
En: Sofie smiled.

Nb: "Vi klarer det sammen."
En: "We will manage together."

Nb: Da kvelden kom, var vannet nesten borte.
En: By evening, the water was almost gone.

Nb: Huset stod trygt.
En: The house was safe.

Nb: Hagen trengte mye omsorg, men den var der fortsatt.
En: The garden needed a lot of care, but it was still there.

Nb: Ingrid satte på varm te.
En: Ingrid made some hot tea.

Nb: "Vi klarte det," sa hun.
En: "We did it," she said.

Nb: Hans nikket.
En: Hans nodded.

Nb: "Ja, vi klarte det."
En: "Yes, we did."

Nb: Sofie kikket ut vinduet.
En: Sofie looked out the window.

Nb: Regndråpene var små og milde nå.
En: The raindrops were small and gentle now.

Nb: Bergen begynte å puste igjen.
En: Bergen began to breathe again.

Nb: Hun følte seg trygg.
En: She felt safe.

Nb: Familien var sammen, og de kunne klare hva som helst.
En: The family was together, and they could handle anything.

Nb: "En storm kan ikke stoppe oss," sa Sofie bestemt.
En: "A storm can't stop us," said Sofie firmly.

Nb: Så satt de der, sammen, og lot varmen fra teen fylle dem.
En: So, there they sat, together, letting the warmth from the tea fill them.

Nb: Stormen var over.
En: The storm was over.

Nb: Familien kunne se fremover igjen.
En: The family could look forward again.

Nb: Bergen var fremdeles der, sterk og vakker, akkurat som dem.
En: Bergen was still there, strong and beautiful, just like them.