Verse 1

After many days, the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, "Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og det skjedde etter mange dager at Herrens ord kom til Elia i det tredje året, og sa: 'Gå og vis deg for Akab, for jeg vil gi regn over jorden.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og det skjedde etter mange dager at Herrens ord kom til Elia i det tredje året og sa: Gå og vis deg for Akab, og jeg vil sende regn på jorden.

• Norsk King James

  Og det skjedde etter mange dager at Herren kom til Elias i det tredje året, og sa: Gå, vis deg for Ahab; og jeg vil sende regn over jorden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Etter mange dager, i det tredje året, kom Herrens ord til Elia og sa: Gå og vis deg for Akab, så vil jeg sende regn over jorden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det skjedde etter lang tid at Herrens ord kom til Elia i det tredje året og sa: Gå og vis deg for Akab, så vil jeg sende regn over landet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Etter mange dager skjedde det at Herrens ord kom til Elia i det tredje året, og sa: Gå og vis deg for Akab; så skal jeg sende regn over jorden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og det skjedde etter mange dager at Herrens ord kom til Elias i det tredje året, og han sa: Gå, vis deg for Ahab, så vil jeg sende regn over jorden.

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

  Etter mange dager skjedde det at Herrens ord kom til Elia i det tredje året, og sa: Gå og vis deg for Akab; så skal jeg sende regn over jorden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Etter mange dager kom Herrens ord til Elia i det tredje året. Han sa: 'Gå og vis deg for Akab, for jeg vil sende regn over jorden.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det gikk mye tid, og Herrens ord kom til Elia i det tredje året og sa: «Gå og vis deg for Akab, så vil jeg gi regn på jorden.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skede mange Dage (derefter), at Herrens Ord skede til Elias i det tredie Aar og sagde: Gak, lad dig see for Achab, saa vil jeg give Regn paa Jorderige.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Etter mange dager kom Herrens ord til Elia i det tredje året og sa: Gå og vis deg for Akab, og jeg vil sende regn over jorden.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det skjedde etter mange dager at Herrens ord kom til Elia i det tredje året og sa: Gå, vis deg for Akab, så vil jeg sende regn på jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og mange dager gikk, og Herrens ord kom til Elia i det tredje året, og sa: 'Gå og vis deg for Akab, så vil jeg sende regn over jorden.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Etter mange dager kom Herrens ord til Elia, i det tredje året, og sa: Gå og vis deg for Akab, så vil jeg sende regn over jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En lang tid etter kom Herrens ord til Elia i det tredje året, og det sa: Gå og vis deg for Akab, så jeg kan sende regn på jorden.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And after a longe season came ye worde of the LORDE vnto Elias in the thirde yeare, & sayde: Go thy waye, & shewe yi selfe vnto Achab, yt I maye cause it for to rayne vpon earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  After many dayes, the worde of the Lorde came to Eliiah, in the third yeere, saying, Goe, shewe thy selfe vnto Ahab, and I will sende rayne vpon the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  After processe of many dayes, the word of the Lord came to Elias in the third yere, saying: Go shewe thy selfe vnto Ahab, and I wyll sende rayne vpon the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And it came to pass [after] many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened after many days, that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the days are many, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Elijah in the third year, saying, `Go, appear unto Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened after many days, that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, "Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elijah Meets the King’s Servant Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the LORD’S message came to Elijah,“Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground.”

Referenced Verses

• Luke 4:25 : 25 But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.
• Jas 5:17 : 17 Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 Elijah, the Tishbite from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years, except by my word."
• Deut 28:12 : 12 The LORD will open the heavens, His rich treasury, to give rain to your land in its season and bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.
• Lev 26:4 : 4 then I will provide your rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
• Rev 11:6 : 6 They have authority to shut the sky so no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy. They also have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with any plague whenever they wish.
• 1 Kgs 17:7 : 7 But after a while, the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land.
• 1 Kgs 17:15 : 15 She went and did according to what Elijah said, and she, Elijah, and her household ate for many days.
• 1 Kgs 18:2 : 2 So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. The famine in Samaria was severe.
• 1 Kgs 18:15-40 : 15 But Elijah said, "As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, whom I serve, I will show myself to him today." 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?" 18 Elijah replied, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, by abandoning the commandments of the LORD and following the Baals. 19 Now summon all Israel to meet me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel's table. 20 So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left as a prophet of the LORD, but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let two bulls be given to us. Let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and lay it on the wood without setting fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood without setting fire to it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire—He is God." All the people answered, "What you say is good." 25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, 'Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not set fire to the wood.' 26 So they took the bull that was given to them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, 'O Baal, answer us!' But there was no response, no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made. 27 At noon, Elijah began to mock them, saying, 'Shout louder! Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.' 28 So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. 29 Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening offering. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention. 30 Then Elijah said to all the people, 'Come here to me.' They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD, which had been torn down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, 'Your name shall be Israel.' 32 With the stones, he built an altar in the name of the LORD and dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed. 33 He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces, and laid it on the wood. 34 Then he said, 'Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and the wood.' 'Do it again,' he said, and they did it again. 'Do it a third time,' he ordered, and they did it the third time. 35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench. 36 At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached and said, "LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that You are God in Israel, that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your command. 37 Answer me, LORD, answer me, so that this people will know that You, LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back to Yourself. 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 When all the people saw it, they fell facedown and said, "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!" 40 Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Do not let any of them escape." So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
• Ps 65:9-9 : 9 The whole earth is awed by your signs; where morning dawns and evening fades, you call forth songs of joy. 10 You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have prepared it. 11 You water its furrows abundantly, settle its ridges, and soften it with showers, blessing its growth. 12 You crown the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with abundance. 13 The wilderness pastures overflow, and the hills are clothed with joy.
• Isa 5:6 : 6 I will make it a wasteland; it will neither be pruned nor hoed, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.
• Jer 10:13 : 13 At the sound of His thunder, water roars in the heavens. He causes clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings wind out of His storehouses.
• Jer 14:22 : 22 Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it is You, LORD our God. Therefore, we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
• Joel 2:23 : 23 Be glad, children of Zion; rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as in the past.
• Amos 4:7 : 7 I withheld the rain from you when there were still three months until harvest. I caused it to rain on one city but not on another; one field received rain, while another withered due to lack of it.
• Rev 11:2 : 2 But exclude the outer court of the temple and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample on the holy city for forty-two months.