Verse 18

Then Elisha said, 'Take the arrows.' So he took them. Elisha told the king of Israel, 'Strike the ground.' He struck the ground three times and stopped.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sa han: 'Ta pilene.' Og han tok dem. Så sa han til Israels konge: 'Slå ned på bakken.' Og han slog tre ganger og stoppet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sa han: «Ta pilene.» Og han tok dem. Og han sa til kongen av Israel: «Slå på bakken.» Og han slo tre ganger, og stoppet.

• Norsk King James

  Og han sa: "Ta pilene." Og han tok dem. Og han sa til kongen av Israel: "Slå på jorden." Og han slo tre ganger, og stoppet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sa: Ta pilene, og han tok dem; og han sa til Israels konge: Slå på bakken, og han slo tre ganger og stoppet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sa han: 'Ta pilene,' og han tok dem. Han sa til Israels konge: 'Slå på bakken,' og han slo tre ganger og stoppet opp.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så sa han: "Ta pilene." Og han tok dem. Han sa til Israels konge: "Slå på bakken." Og han slo tre ganger og stoppet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han sa videre: «Ta pilene.» Og kongen tok dem, og Elisha sa til ham: «Slå ned på jorden.» Han slo ned tre ganger, og stoppet.

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

  Så sa han: "Ta pilene." Og han tok dem. Han sa til Israels konge: "Slå på bakken." Og han slo tre ganger og stoppet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han sa: "Ta pilene," og han tok dem. Så sa han til Israels konge: "Slå ned på jorden," så slo han tre ganger og stoppet.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Deretter sa han: 'Ta pilene.' Så tok han dem, og han sa til Israels konge: 'Slå på bakken.' Da slo han tre ganger og stoppet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde: Tag Pilene, og han tog dem; og han sagde til Kongen af Israel; Slaa paa Jorden, og han slog tre Gange og stod (siden stille).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Deretter sa han: «Ta pilene.» Og han tok dem. Han sa til Israels konge: «Slå på bakken.» Og han slo tre ganger og stoppet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  He said, "Take the arrows." And he took them. He said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground." And he struck three times and stopped.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa: Ta pilene; og han tok dem. Han sa til Israels konge: Slå jorden; og han slo tre ganger og stanset.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han sa: 'Ta pilene,' og han tok dem. Han sa til Israels konge: 'Slå på bakken,' og han slo tre ganger og stoppet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han sa: "Ta pilene;" og han tok dem. Da sa han til Israels konge: "Slå på bakken;" og han slo tre ganger og holdt opp.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han sa, Ta pilene; og han tok dem. Og han sa til Israels konge, Slå dem til jorden; og han gjorde det tre ganger og ikke mer.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde: Take ye arowes. And wha he had taken them, he sayde vnto the kynge of Israel: Smyte the earth. And he smote thre tymes and stode still.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Againe he said, Take the arrowes; he tooke them; he sayde vnto the King of Israel, Smite the ground; he smote thrise, and ceased.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he saide: Take the arrowes. And he toke them: And he said vnto the king of Israel, Smyte the grounde. And he smote thrise, and ceassed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, Take the arrows. And he took [them]. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, Take the arrows; and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, Smite on the ground; and he struck thrice, and stayed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith, `Take the arrows,' and he taketh; and he saith to the king of Israel, `Smite to the earth;' and he smiteth three times, and stayeth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Take the arrows; and he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground; and he smote thrice, and stayed.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, Take the arrows: and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, Send them down into the earth; and he did so three times and no more.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "Take the arrows;" and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground;" and he struck three times, and stopped.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Elisha said,“Take the arrows,” and he did so. He told the king of Israel,“Strike the ground!” He struck the ground three times and stopped.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 17:11 : 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered his hands, Amalek prevailed.
• 2 Kgs 4:6 : 6 When all the vessels were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." But he replied, "There are no more vessels." Then the oil stopped flowing.
• Isa 20:2-4 : 2 at that time, the LORD spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, 'Go, untie the sackcloth from around your waist and remove the sandals from your feet.' And he did so, walking around naked and barefoot. 3 Then the LORD said, 'Just as my servant Isaiah has walked around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning against Egypt and Cush,' 4 'so will the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush—young and old—naked and barefoot, with their buttocks exposed, bringing shame to Egypt.'
• Ezek 4:1-9 : 1 Now, you, son of man, take a brick and set it before you; then inscribe on it the city of Jerusalem. 2 Build siege works against it, construct a ramp, set up camps around it, and place battering rams against it all around. 3 Then take an iron plate and place it as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Set your face against it, besiege it, and let it be under siege. This will be a sign for the house of Israel. 4 Lie on your left side and put the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it. You will bear their iniquity for the number of days you lie on that side. 5 I assign you the years of their iniquity as the number of days—three hundred ninety days—during which you will bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 6 When you have completed these, lie down again, this time on your right side, and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah for forty days, a day for each year. I have assigned you this period. 7 Direct your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and prophesy against it. 8 I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege. 9 Take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, put them in one container, and make bread for yourself. For the number of days that you lie on your side—three hundred ninety days—you will eat it. 10 The amount you eat each day will be twenty shekels by weight, and you will eat it at set times each day.
• Ezek 5:1-4 : 1 And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it like a razor for barbers, and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take scales to weigh and divide the hair. 2 A third of it you shall burn in the fire within the city when the days of the siege are completed. Then you shall take another third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And the final third you shall scatter to the wind, and I will unsheathe a sword to chase after them. 3 Take some small amount of the hair and bind it in the edges of your garment. 4 Then take some of these again, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From it, a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.
• Ezek 12:1-7 : 1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: 2 Son of man, you are living among a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. 3 Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings as if for exile and go into exile in their sight—by day, in their sight—so that they may see. Move from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house. 4 Bring out your belongings as if for exile during the day, in their sight. Then, in the evening, leave in their sight, as if you were departing into exile. 5 In their sight, dig through the wall and carry your belongings through it. 6 Carry your things on your shoulder in their sight, at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel. 7 So I did as I was commanded. By day, I brought out my belongings as if for exile. In the evening, I dug through the wall with my hands. I brought them out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder in their sight.