Verse 17

Elisha said, 'Open the east window.' So he opened it. Elisha then said, 'Shoot!' And he shot. Elisha declared, 'This is the LORD's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram! You will strike the Arameans in Aphek until you completely destroy them.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sa han: 'Åpne vinduet i øst.' Og han åpnet det. Da sa Elisa: 'Skyt!' Og han skjøt. Og han sa: 'Dette er Herrens seierpil, en seierpil mot Syria! Du skal beseire syrerne i Afek helt til de er utslettet.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han sa: «Åpne vinduet mot øst.» Og han åpnet det. Så sa Elisha: «Skyt.» Og han skjøt. Og han sa: «Herrens frelsespil, pilen for frelse fra Syria; for du skal slå syrerne i Afek til du har gjort ende på dem.»

• Norsk King James

  Og han sa: "Åpne vinduet mot øst." Og han åpnet det. Så sa Elisha: "Skyte!" Og han skjøt. Og han sa: "Dette er Herrens frelsespil, og det er pilen av frihet fra Syria; for du skal slå syrerne i Aphek, til de er utryddet."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sa: Åpne vinduet mot øst, og han åpnet det; og Elisa sa: Skyt, og han skjøt. Han sa: En frelsespil fra Herren, og en frelsespil mot syrierne; du skal slå syrierne i Afek til du har gjort ende på dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Elisja sa: 'Åpne vinduet mot øst,' og han åpnet det. Elisja sa: 'Skyt,' og han skjøt. Og han sa: 'Herrens redningspil, pilen som seirer over Aram. Du skal slå Aram i Afek til det er utslettet.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han sa: "Åpne vinduet mot øst." Og han åpnet det. Deretter sa Elisja: "Skyt!" Og han skjøt. Elisja sa: "Herrens frelsespil, frelsespilen mot Syria. Du skal slå syrierne i Afek, til du tilintetgjør dem."

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han sa: «Åpne vinduet mot øst.» Og han åpnet det. Så sa Elisha: «Skyt!» Og han skøyt, og Elisha sa: «Dette er Herrens frelsespil, pilen for frelse fra Syria; du skal slå Syria ved Aphek til du har utslettet dem.»

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

  Han sa: "Åpne vinduet mot øst." Og han åpnet det. Deretter sa Elisja: "Skyt!" Og han skjøt. Elisja sa: "Herrens frelsespil, frelsespilen mot Syria. Du skal slå syrierne i Afek, til du tilintetgjør dem."

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han sa: "Åpne vinduet mot øst," og så åpnet han det. Da sa Elisha: "Skyt!" Og han skjøt. Elisha sa: "Herrens befrielsespil, befrielsespil mot Aram! Du skal slå Aram i Afek til du gjør ende på dem."

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han sa: 'Åpne vinduet mot øst.' Så åpnet han det. Elisja sa: 'Skyt!' og han skjøt. Elisja sa: 'Dette er Herrens seierpil, seierpilen mot Aram! For du skal slå arameerne i Afek til de er fullstendig tilintetgjort.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde: Lad op det Vindue mod Østen, og han oplod det; og Elisa sagde: Skyd, og han skjød; og han sagde; En Frelsnings Piil for Herren og en Frelsnings Piil imod de Syrer, og du skal slaae de Syrer i Aphek, indtil du gjør Ende (paa dem).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han sa: «Åpne vinduet mot øst.» Og han åpnet det. Elisha sa: «Skyt!» Og han skjøt. Da sa Elisha: «Herrens frelsespil, og befrielsespil fra Syria; du skal slå syrerne i Afek til de er utslettet.»

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  He said, "Open the window eastward." And he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot." And he shot. He said, "The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you shall smite the Syrians in Aphek, until you have destroyed them."

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa: Åpne vinduet mot øst; og han åpnet det. Da sa Elisha: Skyt; og han skjøt. Han sa: Herrens seierspil, ja, pil av seier over Syria; for du skal slå syrerne ved Afek, inntil du har tilintetgjort dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og sa: 'Åpne vinduet mot øst,' og han åpnet det. Elisha sa: 'Skyt,' og han skjøt. Han sa: 'En frelsens pil fra Herren, en frelsens pil mot Aram, du skal slå Aram i Afek til undergang.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han sa: "Åpne vinduet mot øst;" og han åpnet det. Så sa Elisja: "Skyt!" og han skjøt. Han sa: "Herrens seierpil, ja, seieren over Syria; for du skal slå syrerne i Afek, til du har ødelagt dem."

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa han: La vinduet åpnes mot øst: og han åpnet det. Da sa Elisja, Skyt; og han skjøt. Og han sa, Herrens frelsespil, frelse over Aram; for du vil overvinne arameerne i Afek og sette en stopper for dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde: Open that wyndowe towarde the East. And he opened it. And Eliseus saide: Shute. And he shot. He sayde: one arowe of the saluacion of the LORDE, one arowe of saluacio agaynst the Syrians: and thou shalt smyte the Syrians at Aphek, tyll they be brought to naughte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And saide, Open the windowe Eastward; when he had opened it, Elisha said, Shoote; he shot; he sayd, Beholde the arrowe of the Lordes deliuerance and the arrowe of deliuerance against Aram: for thou shalt smite the Aramites in Aphek, till thou hast consumed them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And said: Open a windowe eastward. And when he had opened it, Elisa sayd: shoote. And he shot: And he saide, The arrowe of health of the Lorde, and the arrowe of health against Syria: For thou shalt smyte Syria in Aphec, till thou haue made an ende of them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened [it]. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed [them].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. He said, Yahweh's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shall strike the Syrians in Aphek, until you have consumed them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and saith, `Open the window eastward;' and he openeth, and Elisha saith, `Shoot,' and he shooteth; and he saith, `An arrow of salvation to Jehovah, and an arrow of salvation against Aram, and thou hast smitten Aram, in Aphek, till consuming.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, Jehovah's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he said; Let the window be open to the east: and he got it open. Then Elisha said, Let the arrow go; and he let it go. And he said, The Lord's arrow of salvation, of salvation over Aram; for you will overcome the Aramaeans in Aphek and put an end to them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "Open the window eastward;" and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot!" and he shot. He said, "Yahweh's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shall strike the Syrians in Aphek, until you have consumed them."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elisha said,“Open the east window,” and he did so. Elisha said,“Shoot!” and he did so. Elisha said,“This arrow symbolizes the victory the LORD will give you over Syria. You will annihilate Syria in Aphek!”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 20:26 : 26 At the turn of the year, Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went to Aphek to fight against Israel.
• 2 Kgs 5:10-14 : 10 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, 'Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be cleansed.' 11 But Naaman became angry and left, saying, 'I thought he would surely come out to me, stand, call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot, and cure the leprosy.' 12 'Are not the Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be cleansed?' So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 But his servants approached him and said, 'My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he says to you, “Wash and be cleansed”? ' 14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. His flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.
• John 2:5-8 : 5 His mother said to the servants, 'Do whatever He tells you.' 6 Nearby were six stone water jars, used for the Jewish ceremonial washing, each holding twenty to thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them, 'Fill the jars with water.' So they filled them to the brim. 8 Then He told them, 'Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.' So they did.
• John 11:39-41 : 39 'Take away the stone,' he said. But Martha, the sister of the dead man, said, 'Lord, by now there is a stench, because he has been dead for four days.' 40 Jesus said to her, 'Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?' 41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked upward and said, 'Father, I thank you that you have heard me.'
• 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
• Exod 4:2 : 2 The LORD said to him, 'What is that in your hand?' Moses replied, 'A staff.'
• Exod 4:17 : 17 And take this staff in your hand, for with it you shall perform the signs.
• Judg 7:9-9 : 9 That night the LORD said to him, "Get up and go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hands. 10 But if you are afraid to go down, take your servant Purah with you and go down to the camp. 11 Listen to what they are saying, and afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp." So he and his servant Purah went down to the edge of the armed men who were in the camp. 12 Midian, Amalek, and all the people of the east were lying in the valley as thick as locusts. Their camels were too numerous to count, like the sand on the seashore. 13 When Gideon arrived, he overheard a man telling his companion about a dream. He said, "Listen, I had a dream: a round loaf of barley bread tumbled into the Midianite camp, struck a tent with such force that it collapsed and fell completely flat." 14 His companion responded, "This can only mean the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian and the entire camp into his hands." 15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down in worship. He returned to the Israelite camp and said, "Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands." 16 Gideon divided the three hundred men into three groups. He placed trumpets and empty jars, with torches inside the jars, into the hands of all of them. 17 He said to them, "Watch me and do as I do. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then you also blow your trumpets all around the camp and shout, 'For the LORD and for Gideon!'" 19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the guards had been changed. They blew their trumpets and smashed the jars in their hands. 20 The three groups blew their trumpets and broke the jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands, they shouted, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!"
• 1 Sam 4:1 : 1 The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and they camped at Ebenezer while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
• 2 Sam 5:24 : 24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, act quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out ahead of you to strike the Philistine army."