Verse 2

Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jorden var tom og uten liv, og mørket lå over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og jorden var uten form og tom, og mørke lå over dypets overflate. Og Guds Ånd svevde over vannet.

• Norsk King James

  Og jorden var uten form og tom; og mørket dekket dypet. Og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jorden var øde og tom, og det var mørke over dypet. Guds ånd svevde over vannet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørket lå over dypet. Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypet. Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypets overflate. Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• claude3.7

  And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

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

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypet. Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypet. Guds ånd svevde over vannene.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypet. Guds ånd svevde over vannene.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Jorden var øde og tom, og der var mørkt ovenover Afgrunden, og Guds Aand svævede ovenover Vandene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jorden var uten form og tom, og mørket lå over dypet. Og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jorden var formløs og tom. Mørke lå over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  var jorden øde og tom, mørke var over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevet over vannene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jorden var øde og tom, og mørke lå over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jorden var øde og uten form, og mørke lå over dypet, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The erth was voyde and emptie ad darcknesse was vpon the depe and the spirite of god moved vpon the water

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and ye earth was voyde and emptie, and darcknes was vpon the depe, & ye sprete of God moued vpo the water.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the earth was without forme and voide, and darkenesse was vpon the deepe, and the Spirit of God moued vpon ye waters.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the earth was without fourme, and was voyde: & darknes was vpon the face of the deepe, and the spirite of God moued vpon the face of the waters.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness `is' on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 4:23 : 23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.
• Ps 104:30 : 30 When You send forth Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
• Isa 45:18 : 18 For this is what the LORD says—He who created the heavens, He is God, He who formed the earth and made it, He established it, He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—He says: 'I am the LORD, and there is no other.'