Verse 3

When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped, giving thanks to the LORD, saying, "He is good; His love endures forever."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Alle Israels barn så ilden falle, og Herrens herlighet var over huset. Da bøyde de seg med ansiktet mot jorden på steingulvet, tilbad Herren og lovpriste ham, for han er god, og hans miskunn varer til evig tid.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da alle Israels barn så hvordan ilden kom ned og Herrens herlighet var over huset, bøyde de seg med ansiktene mot jorden på stenhellen og tilba og priste Herren og sa: "For Han er god; Hans miskunn varer til evig tid."

• Norsk King James

  Og da hele Israels barn så hvordan ilden kom ned, og HERRENS herlighet var over huset, bøyde de seg med ansiktet mot bakken og tilbad, og lovpriste HERREN og sa: For han er god; for hans miskunn varer evig.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da alle Israels barn så ilden falle ned og Herrens herlighet over huset, bøyde de seg med ansiktet mot jorden, tilba og takket Herren, for han er god og hans miskunn varer evig.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da så alle Israels barn ilden falle ned og Herrens herlighet over huset. De bøyde seg med ansiktet mot jorden på steingulvet, tilba og lovet Herren, for han er god, og hans miskunnhet varer evig.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og da alle israelittene så hvordan ilden kom ned og Herrens herlighet over tempelet, bøyde de seg med ansiktene mot jorden på steinbelegget og tilba, og priste Herren, idet de sa: For han er god, hans miskunn varer evig.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da alle Israels barn så hvordan ilden steg ned og at Herrens herlighet dekket huset, falt de med ansiktene mot jorden på fortauet, tilba og lovpriste Herren, og sa: «For han er god; hans barmhjertighet varer evig.»

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

  Og da alle israelittene så hvordan ilden kom ned og Herrens herlighet over tempelet, bøyde de seg med ansiktene mot jorden på steinbelegget og tilba, og priste Herren, idet de sa: For han er god, hans miskunn varer evig.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Alle Israels barn så hvordan ilden kom ned og Herrens herlighet hvilte over templet. De bøyde seg ned med ansiktet mot bakken på den flisebelagte golvflaten, tilbad og lovet Herren, for han er god, og hans miskunnhet varer til evig tid.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Alle Israels barn så ilden komme ned og Herrens herlighet over huset. De falt ned med ansiktet mot jorden på steingulvet, tilba og takket Herren, for han er god, hans miskunn varer til evig tid.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der alle Israels Børn saae Ilden nedfalde og Herrens Herlighed over Huset, da bøiede de sig ned med Ansigterne til Jorden mod Gulvet, og tilbade og takkede Herren, at han er god, at hans Miskundhed er evindelig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da hele Israel så hvordan ilden kom ned, og Herrens herlighet over huset, bøyde de seg med ansiktene mot jorden på brolegningen og tilba og priste Herren og sa: «For han er god; hans miskunn varer evig.»

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed with their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying, For He is good; for His mercy endures forever.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Alle Israels barn så på da ilden kom ned, og da Yahwehs herlighet var over huset; og de bøyde seg med ansiktet til jorden på steinhellen og tilba, og takket Yahweh, og sa: For han er god; for hans miskunnhet varer evig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og alle Israels barn så ilden stige ned og Herrens herlighet over huset. De bøyde seg med ansiktene mot jorden på steinbrolegningen og tilbad og priste Herren, for han er god, og hans miskunnhet varer til evig tid.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og alle Israels barn så på da ilden kom ned, og Herrens herlighet var over huset. De bøyde seg med ansiktet mot jorden på steingulvet, tilba, og takket Herren med ordene: «For han er god, for hans miskunn varer evig.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og hele Israel så på mens ilden kom ned, og Herrens herlighet var på huset; og de bøyde seg ned på knærne, med ansiktet mot jorden, og tilba og priste Herren og sa: Han er god, for hans miskunn varer til evig tid.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And all the children of Israel sawe the fyre fall downe, and the glory of the LORDE ouer the house: and they fell on their knees wt their faces to the grounde vpon the pauement, and worshipped, and gaue thankes vnto the LORDE, because he is gracious, and because his mercy endureth for euer.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when all the children of Israel saw the fire, and the glory of the Lord come downe vpon the house, they bowed themselues with their faces to the earth vpon the pauement, and worshipped and praysed the Lord, saying, For he is good, because his mercy lasteth for euer.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when al the children of Israel saw howe the fire and the glorie of the Lord came downe vpon the house, they fell downe flat vpon their faces to the earth vpon the pauement, and worshipped and confessed vnto the lord, That he is gracious, and that his mercie lasteth euer.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, [saying], For [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the glory of Yahweh was on the house; and they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped, and gave thanks to Yahweh, [saying], For he is good; for his loving kindness endures for ever.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And all the sons of Israel are looking on the descending of the fire, and the honour of Jehovah on the house, and they bow -- faces to the earth -- on the pavement, and do obeisance, and give thanks to Jehovah, for good, for to the age `is' His kindness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And all the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the glory of Jehovah was upon the house; and they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and gave thanks unto Jehovah, [saying], For he is good; for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And all the children of Israel were looking on when the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord was on the house; and they went down on their knees, with their faces to the earth, worshipping and praising the Lord, and saying, He is good; for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

• World English Bible (2000)

  All the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the glory of Yahweh was on the house; and they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped, and gave thanks to Yahweh, [saying], "For he is good; for his loving kindness endures for ever."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the LORD’s splendor over the temple, they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement. They worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying,“Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 5:13 : 13 The trumpeters and singers joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: 'He is good; His love endures forever.' Then the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud,
• 2 Chr 20:21 : 21 Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed singers to sing to the LORD and give praise in the splendor of his holiness as they went out ahead of the army, singing: 'Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever.'
• Ezra 3:11 : 11 With praise and thanksgiving, they sang to the LORD: 'He is good; his steadfast love endures forever for Israel.' And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD because the foundation of the LORD’s house had been laid.
• Ps 95:6 : 6 Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker.
• Ps 103:17 : 17 But from everlasting to everlasting, the Lord's steadfast love is with those who fear Him, and His righteousness is with their children's children.
• Ps 136:1-9 : 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for His steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His steadfast love endures forever. 4 To Him who alone does great wonders, for His steadfast love endures forever. 5 To Him who made the heavens with understanding, for His steadfast love endures forever. 6 To Him who spread out the earth upon the waters, for His steadfast love endures forever. 7 To Him who made the great lights, for His steadfast love endures forever. 8 The sun to govern the day, for His steadfast love endures forever. 9 The moon and stars to rule over the night, for His steadfast love endures forever. 10 To Him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for His steadfast love endures forever. 11 And brought Israel out from among them, for His steadfast love endures forever. 12 With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, for His steadfast love endures forever. 13 To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts, for His steadfast love endures forever. 14 And made Israel pass through its midst, for His steadfast love endures forever. 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for His steadfast love endures forever. 16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness, for His steadfast love endures forever. 17 To Him who struck down great kings, for His steadfast love endures forever. 18 And killed mighty kings, for His steadfast love endures forever. 19 To Sihon, king of the Amorites, for His steadfast love endures forever. 20 And to Og, king of Bashan, for His steadfast love endures forever. 21 And gave their land as an inheritance, for His steadfast love endures forever. 22 An inheritance to Israel, His servant, for His steadfast love endures forever. 23 He remembered us in our low estate, for His steadfast love endures forever. 24 And rescued us from our adversaries, for His steadfast love endures forever. 25 He gives food to all living things, for His steadfast love endures forever. 26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His steadfast love endures forever.
• Isa 63:7 : 7 I will recount the LORD's kindnesses, the praises of the LORD, according to all the LORD has done for us—yes, the great goodness to the house of Israel, which he has granted them according to his compassion and the abundance of his steadfast love.
• Jer 33:11 : 11 The sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bridegroom and the bride, the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the Lord, saying, 'Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, for the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever,' will again be heard. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first, says the Lord.
• Luke 1:50 : 50 His mercy is for those who fear Him from generation to generation.
• Heb 7:24-25 : 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
• Exod 4:31 : 31 The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had taken notice of the Israelites and had seen their suffering, they bowed down and worshiped.
• Lev 9:24 : 24 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
• Num 14:5 : 5 Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the entire assembly of the Israelite community.
• Num 16:22 : 22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and cried out, "O God, the God who gives breath to all living things, will you be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?"
• 1 Kgs 18:39 : 39 When all the people saw it, they fell facedown and said, "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!"
• 1 Chr 16:41 : 41 Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen were designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever.
• 1 Chr 29:20 : 20 Then David said to the whole assembly, 'Praise the LORD your God.' So the entire assembly praised the LORD, the God of their fathers; they bowed down and prostrated themselves before the LORD and the king.