Verse 3

In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree: The house of God in Jerusalem is to be rebuilt as a place where sacrifices are offered, with its foundations firmly laid. Its height is to be sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  I det første regjeringsåret til kong Kyros, ga han en befaling: 'Guds hus i Jerusalem skal gjenoppbygges, stedet for ofring, og fundamentene skal legges. Huset skal være seksti alen høyt og seksti alen bredt.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  I det første året av kong Kyros' regjering utstedte den samme Kyros en erklæring angående Guds hus i Jerusalem: La huset bygges opp, stedet hvor de ofret, og la grunnvollene legges solid. Det skal ha en høyde av seksti alen og en bredde av seksti alen.

• Norsk King James

  I det første året av kong Kyros, utstedte han et dekret om at huset til Gud skulle bygges i Jerusalem, der ofrene ble ofret, og at grunnvollene skulle legges solid; høyden skulle være seksti alen, og bredden seksti alen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  I det første året til kong Kyros ga han en befaling om Guds hus i Jerusalem at huset skulle bygges som et sted hvor man ofrer offer, og at murene skulle være seksti alen høye og seksti alen brede.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  I det første året av Kyros, kongen, ga han en befaling: Guds hus i Jerusalem skal bygges på det stedet hvor de ofrer ofrene, og dets grunnvoller skal legges, med en høyde på seksti alen og en bredde på seksti alen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  I det første året som Kyros var konge, gav kong Kyros en befaling angående Guds hus i Jerusalem: La huset bli bygget, stedet hvor de ofret, og grunnvollene ble lagt med styrke; høyden og bredden skulle være tretti meter.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  I det første året under kong Kyros – den samme kong Kyros – utstedte han et påbud angående Guds hus i Jerusalem: La huset bli gjenreiset, det sted der de ofrer, og la fundamentene bli lagt grundig; høyden skal være seksti alen, og bredden seksti alen.

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

  I det første året som Kyros var konge, gav kong Kyros en befaling angående Guds hus i Jerusalem: La huset bli bygget, stedet hvor de ofret, og grunnvollene ble lagt med styrke; høyden og bredden skulle være tretti meter.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  I det første året av kong Kyros, ga kong Kyros en befaling om at Guds hus i Jerusalem skulle bygges som et sted hvor ofringer skulle bli utført, med solide grunnmurer. Dets høyde og bredde skulle være seksti alen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  I det første året av kong Kyros’ regjeringstid utstedte kong Kyros en befaling om at Guds tempel i Jerusalem skulle gjenreises, stedet der ofre blir brakt, og dens grunnvoller skulle legges igjen. Høyden skulle være seksti alen, og bredden skulle være seksti alen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  I Kong Cyri første Aar gav Kong Cyrus Befaling om Guds Huus i Jerusalem, at Huset skulde bygges til at være et Sted, hvor man offrer Offer, og at de skulde opføre dets Mure, tredsindstyve Alen i sin Høide, og tredsindstyve Alen i sin Bredde;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  I det første året til kong Kyros, ga denne Kyros en befaling om Guds hus i Jerusalem: La huset bli bygd, stedet hvor de ofret, og la grunnvollene bli godt lagt; høyden skulle være seksti alen, og bredden seksti alen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  In the first year of King Cyrus, the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid; its height sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  I det første året til kong Kyros utstedte han et dekret: Når det gjelder Guds hus i Jerusalem, la huset bygges, stedet der de ofrer, og la grunnvollene legges sterkt; huset skal være seksti alen høyt og seksti alen bredt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  'I det første året til kong Kyros ga kong Kyros en befaling angående Guds hus i Jerusalem: La huset bygges på stedet der de ofrer, og legg fundamentene sterkt; det skal være seksti alen høyt og seksti alen bredt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  I det første året til kong Kyros ga kong Kyros en befaling: Angående Guds hus i Jerusalem, skal huset bygges, stedet hvor de ofrer, og grunnvollene skal legges kraftig; dets høyde skal være seksti alen, og bredden seksti alen;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  I det første året av kong Kyros' styre ga Kyros en befaling: I forbindelse med Guds hus i Jerusalem skal huset gjenoppføres, stedet der de frembærer ofringer. La grunnvollene legges; huset skal være seksti alen høyt og seksti alen bredt;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In the first yeare of kynge Cyrus, comaunded the same kynge Cyrus to buylde ye house of God at Ierusalem, in the place where the sacrifice is made, & to laye the foundacion to beare thre score cubites heyght, & thre score cubites bredth,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  In the first yeere of King Cyrus, King Cyrus made a decree for the house of God in Ierusalem, Let the house be buylt, euen the place where they offred sacrifices, and let the walles thereof be ioyned together: let the height thereof be three score cubites, and the breadth thereof three score cubites,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In the first yere of king Cyrus, gaue the same king Cyrus commaundement concerning the house of God at Hierusalem, that the same house should be builded in the place where they offer the sacrifices, & to ioyne the walles together of threescore cubites heyght, and threescore cubites breadth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  In the first year of Cyrus the king [the same] Cyrus the king made a decree [concerning] the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations of it be strongly laid; the height of it sixty cubits, and the breadth of it sixty cubits;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king hath made a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: the house let be builded in the place where they are sacrificing sacrifices, and its foundations strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made an order: In connection with the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be put up, the place where they make offerings, and let the earth for the bases be put in place; let it be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide;

• World English Bible (2000)

  In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, and its breadth sixty cubits;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In the first year of his reign, King Cyrus gave orders concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem:‘Let the temple be rebuilt as a place where sacrifices are offered. Let its foundations be set in place. Its height is to be ninety feet and its width ninety feet,

Referenced Verses

• Deut 12:5-6 : 5 Instead, seek the place that the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put His name and make His presence dwell, and go there. 6 Bring there your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your special gifts, what you have vowed to give, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
• Deut 12:11-14 : 11 Then to the place the Lord your God chooses for His name to dwell, you shall bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes, your special gifts, and all the choice offerings you have vowed to the Lord. 12 You shall rejoice before the Lord your God—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance with you. 13 Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see. 14 But offer them only at the place the Lord chooses in one of your tribal territories. There you are to offer your burnt offerings and perform everything I command you.
• 1 Kgs 6:2-3 : 2 The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. 3 The vestibule in front of the main hall of the house was twenty cubits long, extending along the width of the house, and ten cubits deep in front of the house.
• 2 Chr 2:6 : 6 So now, send me a skilled craftsman, knowledgeable in working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, purple, crimson, and blue yarn, and able to engrave designs. He will work with the skilled craftsmen who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
• 2 Chr 3:3-4 : 3 These are the measurements that Solomon laid for building the house of God: sixty cubits long, according to the old standard, and twenty cubits wide. 4 The porch in front of the house was twenty cubits long, corresponding to the width of the house, and its height was one hundred and twenty cubits. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
• 2 Chr 36:22-Ezra 1:4 : 22 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and he also put it in writing: 23 This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build a temple for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of His people among you—may the LORD their God be with them, and let them go up.’ 1 In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia. He made a proclamation throughout his kingdom and put it in writing, saying: 2 This is what Cyrus, king of Persia, says: 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a temple in Jerusalem, in Judah.' 3 Whoever among you belongs to His people, may their God be with them, and let them go up to Jerusalem, in Judah, and build the temple of the LORD, the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 And let every survivor, wherever they may reside, be supported by the people of that place with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with their voluntary offerings for the house of God in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 5:13-15 : 13 'However, in the first year of Cyrus, king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this temple of God.' 14 And even the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple in Babylon, these King Cyrus took out of the temple in Babylon and handed over to Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed as governor. 15 And he said to him, 'Take these vessels and go; deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.'
• Ps 122:4 : 4 There the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
• Ezek 41:13-15 : 13 Then he measured the temple. It was one hundred cubits long, and the separate courtyard, building, and its walls were also one hundred cubits long. 14 The width of the front of the temple and the separate courtyard to the east was one hundred cubits. 15 He measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the back, along with its galleries on either side, which were one hundred cubits. The interior of the temple and the porches of the courtyard were also measured.
• Rev 21:16 : 16 The city was laid out as a square; its length was as great as its width. He measured the city with the rod: twelve thousand stadia. Its length, width, and height were equal.