Verse 14

Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, "What did these men say, and where did they come from?" Hezekiah replied, "They came from a distant land—from Babylon."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jesaja kom til kong Hiskia og spurte: «Hva sa disse mennene, og fra hvor kommer de?» Hiskia svarte: «De kommer fra et fjernt land, fra Babylon.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra til deg? Hiskia svarte: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Norsk King James

  Så kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra? Hiskia svarte: De kom fra et fjernt land, fra Babylon.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra er de kommet til deg? Hiskia svarte: De er kommet fra et land langt borte, fra Babel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: 'Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg?' Hiskia svarte: 'De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg? Hiskia sa: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte: «Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kommer de fra?» Hiskia svarte: «De kommer fra et fjernt land, nemlig fra Babylon.»

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

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg? Hiskia sa: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: 'Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra til deg?' Hiskia svarte: 'De kom fra et fjernt land, fra Babel.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte ham: «Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg?» Hiskia svarte: «De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babel.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kom Esaias, Propheten, til Kong Ezechias og sagde til ham: Hvad have disse Mænd sagt, og hvorfra ere de komne til dig? og Ezechias sagde: De ere komne af et Land langt fra, fra Babel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene? Og hvorfra kom de til deg? Og Hiskia sa: De er kommet fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say? And from where did they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come from a far country, even from Babylon.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da kom Jesaja, profeten, til kong Hiskia og spurte ham: Hva sa disse mennene? Og hvor kom de fra til deg? Hiskia svarte: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa: 'Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra?' Hiskia svarte: 'Fra et fjernt land har de kommet, fra Babel.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte: «Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra?» Hiskia svarte: «De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham, Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra? Og Hiskia sa, De kom fra et fjernt land, til og med fra Babylon.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then came Esay the prophet vnto kynge Ezechias, and sayde vnto him: What haue these men sayde? and whence came they vnto the? Ezechias sayde: They came to me out of a farre countre, euen from Babilon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Isaiah the Prophet came vnto King Hezekiah, and saide vnto him, What saide these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiah said, They be come from a farre countrey, euen from Babel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Isai the prophete came vnto king Hezekia, and sayd vnto him: What sayde these men? and from wence came they to thee? And Hezekia sayde: They be come from a farre countrey, euen from Babylon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, [even] from Babylon.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to you? Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Isaiah the prophet cometh in unto king Hezekiah, and saith unto him, `What said these men? and whence come they unto thee?' And Hezekiah saith, `From a land afar off they have come -- from Babylon.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and where did they come from? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, even from Babylon.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and said to him, "What did these men say? From where did they come to you?" Hezekiah said, "They are come from a far country, even from Babylon."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Isaiah the prophet visited King Hezekiah and asked him,“What did these men say? Where do they come from?” Hezekiah replied,“They come from the distant land of Babylon.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 28:49 : 49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand.
• Josh 9:6 : 6 They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel: “We have come from a distant land; now make a treaty with us.”
• Josh 9:9 : 9 They answered him, “Your servants have come from a very distant land because of the name of the LORD your God. For we have heard of His fame and all He did in Egypt,
• 2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 'I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. 9 Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in His eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites! 10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.' 11 This is what the Lord says: 'Look, I am going to bring disaster upon you from within your own household. I will take your wives before your very eyes and give them to someone close to you, who will sleep with them in broad daylight. 12 You did it in secret, but I will make this happen in front of all Israel and in broad daylight.' 13 Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' Nathan replied, 'The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die. 14 However, because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for the Lord, the son born to you will surely die.' 15 After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and the child became ill.
• 2 Kgs 5:25-26 : 25 When Gehazi went inside and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, 'Where have you been, Gehazi?' He answered, 'Your servant didn’t go anywhere.' 26 But Elisha said to him, 'Was my spirit not with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, male servants, and female servants?'
• 2 Chr 16:7-9 : 7 At that time, Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, 'Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.' 8 Were not the Cushites and the Libyans a mighty army with great numbers of chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand. 9 For the eyes of the LORD roam throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, you will face wars. 10 Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison because he was enraged over this. At the same time, Asa oppressed some of the people.
• 2 Chr 25:7-9 : 7 But a man of God came to him and said, 'O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim.' 8 Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow. 9 Amaziah asked the man of God, 'But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite soldiers?' The man of God replied, 'The LORD can give you much more than that.'
• 2 Chr 25:15-16 : 15 The anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, 'Why do you consult these gods, which could not save their own people from your hand?' 16 While the prophet was still speaking, Amaziah said to him, 'Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?' The prophet stopped but said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.'
• Ps 141:5 : 5 Let a righteous person strike me—it is a kindness; let them rebuke me—it is oil on my head, which my head will not refuse. For my prayer is still against the deeds of the wicked.
• Prov 25:12 : 12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.
• Isa 13:5 : 5 They come from a distant land, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole earth.
• Isa 39:3-8 : 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, "What did these men say, and where did they come from?" Hezekiah replied, "They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon." 4 Then Isaiah asked, "What have they seen in your palace?" Hezekiah answered, "They have seen everything in my palace. There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them." 5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD of Armies: 6 'Behold, the days are coming when everything in your palace, and all that your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left,' says the LORD. 7 Some of your own descendants, who will issue from you and whom you will father, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good," for he thought, "There will be peace and security in my days."
• Jer 26:18-19 : 18 'Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah, “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a pile of ruins, and the temple mount will become overgrown with thickets.”' 19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and plead for His favor? And the LORD relented concerning the disaster that He pronounced against them. But we are about to bring a terrible disaster upon ourselves!
• Amos 7:12-13 : 12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, 'Seer, go and flee to the land of Judah; there you can earn your bread and prophesy there.' 13 'But never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.'
• Mark 6:18-19 : 18 John had been telling Herod, 'It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.' 19 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she was unable to do so.