Verse 38

Elisha returned to Gilgal, where there was a famine in the land. The company of the prophets was sitting before him, and he said to his servant, 'Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Elisja vendte tilbake til Gilgal. Det var hungersnød i landet, og profetdisiplene satt foran ham. Han sa til tjeneren sin: 'Sett på den store gryten og kok suppe for profetdisiplene.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Elisja kom tilbake til Gilgal, og det var hungersnød i landet. Profetenes disipler satt foran ham, og han sa til sin tjener: "Sett over den store gryten og kok grønnsakssuppe til profetenes disipler."

• Norsk King James

  Elisha kom igjen til Gilgal; og det var hungersnød i landet; og profetenes sønner satt foran ham; og han sa til sin tjener: Sett på den store gryten, og kok grøt for profetenes sønner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Elisa vendte tilbake til Gilgal, der det var hungersnød i landet, og profetlærlingene satt foran ham. Han sa til sin tjener: Sett en stor gryte på og kok en rett til profetlærlingene.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Elisja vendte tilbake til Gilgal, der det var hungersnød i landet, og mens profetdisiplene satt foran ham, sa han til tjeneren sin: 'Sett den store gryten over og kok en suppe til profetdisiplene.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så kom Elisja tilbake til Gilgal. Det var hungersnød i landet, og profetens sønner satt foran ham. Han sa til tjeneren sin: Sett over den store gryten og lag grøt til de unge mennene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Elisha dro deretter tilbake til Gilgal, hvor det var hungersnød i landet. Profetenes sønner satt foran ham da han sa til sin tjener: «Sett den store gryten på varmen og kok suppe til profetenes sønner.»

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

  Så kom Elisja tilbake til Gilgal. Det var hungersnød i landet, og profetens sønner satt foran ham. Han sa til tjeneren sin: Sett over den store gryten og lag grøt til de unge mennene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Elisja kom tilbake til Gilgal mens det var hungersnød i landet. Profetenes disipler satt foran ham, og han sa til sin tjener: «Sett den store gryten over og kok en suppe til profetenes disipler.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Elisja vendte tilbake til Gilgal, og det var hungersnød i landet. Profetens sønner satt foran ham, og han sa til sin tjener: 'Sett den store gryten på og lag suppe til profetenes sønner.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Elisa kom tilbage til Gilgal, og der var Hunger i Landet, og Propheternes Børn sadde for hans Ansigt; og han sagde til sin Dreng: Sæt en stor Gryde paa og kog en Ret til Propheternes Børn.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Elisja kom tilbake til Gilgal, og det var hungersnød i landet. Profetsønnene satt foran ham, og han sa til sin tjener: Sett den store gryten over, og kok suppe for profetsønnene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Elisja dro tilbake til Gilgal. Det var hungersnød i landet, og profetsønnene satt foran ham; han sa til sin tjener: Sett den store gryten over og kok suppe til profetsønnene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Elisja vendte tilbake til Gilgal, og det var hungersnød i landet. Profetens sønner satt foran ham, og han sa til sin tjener: 'Sett på den store gryten og kok suppe til profetens sønner.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Elisja vendte tilbake til Gilgal mens det var hungersnød i landet. Profetenes sønner satt foran ham, og han sa til tjeneren sin: Sett på den store gryten og kok en suppe for profetenes sønner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Elisa dro tilbake til Gilgal, hvor det var matmangel i landet, og profetsønnene satt foran ham. Han sa til sin tjener: «Sett den store gryten på ilden og lag suppe til profetsønnene.»

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But wha Eliseus came againe vnto Gilgal, there was a derth in the londe, & the prophetes children dwelt before him, & he sayde vnto his seruaunt: Set on a greate pot, and make potage for the children of the prophetes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Afterward Elisha returned to Gilgal, and a famine was in the land, and the children of the Prophets dwelt with him; hee sayd vnto his seruant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the children of the Prophets.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Elisa came againe to Gilgal, and there was a dearth in the lande, and the children of the prophetes dwelt with him: And he saide vnto his seruaunt, Set a great pot on the fyre and make potage for the children of the prophetes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and [there was] a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets [were] sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal, and the famine `is' in the land, and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him, and he saith to his young man, `Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Elisha went back to Gilgal, now there was very little food in the land; and the sons of the prophets were seated before him. And he said to his servant, Put the great pot on the fire, and make soup for the sons of the prophets.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, "Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elisha Makes a Meal Edible Now Elisha went back to Gilgal, while there was famine in the land. Some of the prophets were visiting him and he told his servant,“Put the big pot on the fire and boil some stew for the prophets.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 2:1 : 1 When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.
• 2 Kgs 2:3 : 3 The sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master away from you?" He replied, "Yes, I know it. Be quiet."
• 2 Kgs 8:1 : 1 Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, take your household, and go live in whatever place you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."
• Luke 10:39 : 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet and listened to His word.
• Acts 22:3 : 3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
• Lev 26:26 : 26 When I break your staff of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven and dole out your bread by weight, and you will eat but not be satisfied.
• Deut 28:22-24 : 22 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, fever, inflammation, scorching heat, drought, blight, and mildew, which will pursue you until you perish. 23 The heavens over your head will be like bronze, and the earth beneath you like iron. 24 The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will come down upon you from the sky until you are destroyed.
• Deut 28:38-40 : 38 You will sow much seed in the field but gather little, because locusts will consume it. 39 You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink their wine or gather their grapes, for worms will eat them. 40 You will have olive trees throughout your territory, but you will not anoint yourself with oil, for your olives will drop off prematurely.
• 1 Sam 7:16-17 : 16 Each year, Samuel traveled in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places. 17 But he always returned to Ramah, where his home was. There he judged Israel and also built an altar to the LORD.
• 1 Sam 19:20 : 20 Saul sent messengers to capture David. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also began to prophesy.
• 2 Sam 21:1 : 1 During the days of David, there was a famine for three years, year after year. David sought the presence of the Lord, and the Lord said, "It concerns Saul and his house, who are guilty of bloodshed, for he killed the Gibeonites."
• John 21:5 : 5 Jesus said to them, 'Children, do you have any fish?' They answered him, 'No.'
• John 21:9 : 9 When they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and some bread.
• Acts 10:38 : 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
• Acts 15:36 : 36 After some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."
• Prov 8:34 : 34 Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the doorposts of my entrances.
• Jer 14:1-6 : 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. 2 Judah mourns, and her gates languish; they sit on the ground in mourning, and the cry of Jerusalem rises up. 3 The nobles sent their servants for water; they went to the cisterns but found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and humiliated, covering their heads. 4 Because the ground is cracked due to the lack of rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. 5 Even the doe in the field abandons her newborn because there is no grass. 6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights, panting like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.
• Ezek 14:13 : 13 Son of man, if a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it, breaking its supply of bread, sending famine upon it, and cutting off from it both man and beast,
• Ezek 24:3 : 3 Speak a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, 'This is what the Lord God says: Put the pot on, put it on, and pour water into it.
• Mark 6:37 : 37 But He answered them, 'You give them something to eat.' They said to Him, 'Should we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?'
• Mark 8:2-6 : 2 I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, because some of them have come from far away. 4 The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?' 5 Jesus asked them, 'How many loaves do you have?' They said, 'Seven.' 6 He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd.
• Luke 2:46 : 46 After three days, they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
• 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.
• Luke 8:35 : 35 The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man who had been possessed by demons sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
• Luke 8:38 : 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
• Luke 9:13 : 13 But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' They replied, 'We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.'