Verse 10

Mordecai wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent the letters by mounted couriers riding fast horses bred from royal mares.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn, og forseglet det med kongens seglring. Så sendte han skrivene med budbærere til hest, som red på raske hester av kongens stall.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn og forseglet det med kongens ring, og sendte brevene med rytterbud, som red på hester, muldyr, kameler og unge dromedarer.

• Norsk King James

  Og han skrev i kong Ahasuerus' navn, og forseglet det med kongens ring, og sendte brev med budbringere til hest, og ryttere på muldyr, kameler, og unge dromedarer:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn og forseglet det med kongens ring, og sendte brevene med kurerer på hester, de som red på raskeste hester, avlede fra hoppehester.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn og forseglet det med kongens ring, og sendte skriftene med kurerene, rytterne på kongens raske hester, avdrevet av feltridderne.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn, og forseglet det med kongens ring, og sendte brevene med bud på hesteryggen, riddere på muldyr, kameler og unge dromedarer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Brev ble skrevet i kong Ahasveros navn, forseglet med kongens ring, og sendt ut med bud på hesteryggen, med ryttere på muldyr, kameler og unge dromedarer.

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

  Han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn, og forseglet det med kongens ring, og sendte brevene med bud på hesteryggen, riddere på muldyr, kameler og unge dromedarer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn og forseglet det med kongens signetring. Så sendte han brevene med kurerer på hester, ryttere på raske hester fra kongens staller.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han skrev i kong Ahasverus’ navn, forseglet det med kongens signetring, og sendte skrivelsene med budbringere på hester, ridedyr, raske hester, avlet fra kongens staller.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han skrev i Kong Ahasveri Navn og beseglede med Kongens Ring, og sendte Brevene ved Løbernes Haand paa Heste, (ved dem,) som rede paa Dromedarer, paa Muler, (der vare) fødte af Hopper,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mul, camels, and young dromedari:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn, forseglet det med kongens ring, og sendte brev med rytterbud på hesteryggen, og ryttere på muldyr, kameler, og unge dromedarer.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he wrote in King Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by mounted couriers on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn, forseglet det med kongens ring, og sendte brev med kurerer til hest, som red på raske ganger avlet fra kongens staller:

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn og forseglet med kongens signetring, og sendte brevene med budbringerne som red raskt på hester, kameler, mulesler og unge hopper.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han skrev i kong Ahasverus' navn og forseglet det med kongens ring, og sendte brev med kurerer på hester, som red på raske ganger som ble brukt i kongens tjeneste, oppdrettet fra kongelige staller.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Brevene ble sendt i kong Ahasverus' navn, forseglet med kongens ring, og ble fraktet av ryttere på raske hester, avlet av kongens eget stutteri, ment for kongens gjøremål.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And it was written in the kynge Ahasuerus name, and sealed with the kynges rynge. And by postes that rode vpon swyfte yonge Mules, sent he the wrytinges,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee wrote in the King Ahashuerosh name, and sealed it with the Kings ring: and he sent letters by postes on horsebacke and that rode on beastes of price, as dromedaries and coltes of mares.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus name, & sealed it with the kinges ring, and by postes that rode vpon horses, and swyft young Mules, sent he the writinges,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed [it] with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, [and] riders on mules, camels, [and] young dromedaries:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He wrote the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by post on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he writeth in the name of the king Ahasuerus, and sealeth with the signet of the king, and sendeth letters by the hand of the runners with horses, riders of the dromedary, the mules, the young mares,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he wrote the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by post on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The letters were sent in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with his ring, and they were taken by men on horseback, going on the quick-running horses used for the king's business, the offspring of his best horses:

• World English Bible (2000)

  He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by courier on horseback, riding on royal horses that were bread from swift steeds.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Mordecai wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king’s signet ring. He then sent letters by couriers on horses, who rode royal horses that were very swift.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 21:8 : 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city.
• 2 Chr 30:6 : 6 Couriers went with the letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah, proclaiming the king’s command: 'Return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.'
• Esth 3:12-13 : 12 On the thirteenth day of the first month, the king’s scribes were summoned and an edict was written according to all that Haman commanded. It was addressed to the satraps of the king, to the governors of each province, and to the officials of every people, to each province in its script and to each people in its language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s signet ring. 13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces, ordering the destruction, killing, and annihilation of all the Jews—young and old, children and women—in a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions.
• Job 9:25 : 25 My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away and do not see any good.
• Eccl 8:4 : 4 Since the king’s word has authority, who can question him, saying, 'What are you doing?'
• Isa 60:6 : 6 A multitude of camels will cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense and will proclaim the praises of the Lord.
• Isa 66:20 : 20 They will bring all your fellow Israelites from all the nations as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, on mules and camels—to My holy mountain, Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in clean vessels to the house of the Lord.
• Jer 2:23 : 23 How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not followed the Baals’? Consider your path in the valley; acknowledge what you have done—like a swift young she-camel running here and there.
• Jer 51:21 : 21 With you, I shatter horse and rider; with you, I shatter chariot and driver.
• Dan 4:1 : 1 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.