Verse 3

For the vision is yet for an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it may delay, wait for it, for it will surely come and will not be late.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For synet venter på en bestemt tid; det vitner om endens komme og lyver ikke. Hvis det drar ut, vær tålmodig! For det vil komme, det skal ikke vente.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For synet gjelder en fastsatt tid, men ved slutten vil det tale og ikke lyve; selv om det drøyer, vent på det; for det skal sannelig komme, det skal ikke forsinke.

• Norsk King James

  For visjonen er ennå ikke kommet til sin tid; men når tiden er inne, skal den tale. Om den drøyer, vent på den; for den vil garantert komme.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For synet venter ennå på den fastsatte tiden, og det taler om enden og lyver ikke; selv om det drøyer, vent på det; for det vil komme, det skal ikke holde seg tilbake.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For synet venter på sin tid, det hastes mot slutten og vil ikke svikte. Om det drøyer, vent på det, for det vil komme, det vil ikke forsinke.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For synet gjelder en bestemt tid, men mot slutten skal det tale og ikke lyve. Selv om det drøyer, vent på det; for det skal sannelig komme, det vil ikke utebli.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For åpenbaringen gjelder fortsatt for et bestemt tidspunkt, men når tiden kommer, skal den tale og ikke lyve; selv om den drøyer, vent på den, for den vil uten tvil komme, den skal ikke nøle.

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

  For synet gjelder en bestemt tid, men mot slutten skal det tale og ikke lyve. Selv om det drøyer, vent på det; for det skal sannelig komme, det vil ikke utebli.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For synet venter på sin tid; det taler om enden og lyver ikke. Om det drøyer, vent på det, for det vil komme, det vil ikke utebli.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For synet venter på en bestemt tid, det skyndte seg mot slutten, og det skal ikke svikte. Om det drøyer, vent på det, for det vil sikkert komme, det vil ikke utebli.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi der er endnu Syn til den bestemte Tid, og det skal udsige, (hvad der hører) til Enden, og ikke lyve; om han tøver, bi efter ham; thi han skal visseligen komme, han skal ikke blive tilbage.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For synet gjelder en bestemt tid, men ved slutten skal det tale og ikke lyve: selv om det drøyer, vent på det; for det skal visselig komme, det vil ikke bli forsinket.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie: though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For synet gjelder en tid som er fastsatt, det haster mot slutten og lyver ikke. Om det drøyer, så vent på det; for det skal visselig komme, det skal ikke utebli.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For synet er fortsatt for en tid, men det taler om slutten og lyver ikke. Om det drøyer, vent på det, for det kommer for sikkert; det kommer ikke for sent.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For synet gjelder ennå for den fastsatte tiden, det haster mot slutten og vil ikke svikte. Om det drøyer, så vent på det; for det vil helt sikkert komme, det vil ikke bli forsinket.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For synet er for den fastsatte tid, det haster mot slutten, og det vil ikke svikte. Selv om det drøyer, vent på det; for det vil helt sikkert komme, det vil ikke forsinkes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for ye visio is yet farre of for a tyme, but at ye last it shal come to passe, & not fayle. And though he tary, yet wait thou for him, for in very dede he wil come, and not be slacke.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the last it shal speake, and not lie: though it tarie, waite: for it shall surely come, and shall not stay.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the vision is yet for an appoynted time, but at the last it shall speake, and not lye: though it tary, wayte: for it shall surely come, and shall not stay.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For yet the vision `is' for a season, And it breatheth for the end, and doth not lie, If it tarry, wait for it, For surely it cometh, it is not late.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass– it will not arrive late.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.
• Dan 10:14 : 14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns the days yet to come.
• Isa 30:18 : 18 Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
• Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
• Ezek 12:25 : 25 For I am the LORD. I will speak, and whatever word I speak will come to pass. It will no longer be delayed, for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and fulfill it, declares the Lord GOD.
• 2 Thess 2:6-8 : 6 And now you know what restrains him, so that he will be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only the one now restraining it will do so until he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of His mouth and abolish by the splendor of His coming.
• Heb 10:36-37 : 36 You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37 For yet in a very little while, the One who is coming will come and will not delay.
• Ps 102:13 : 13 But you, LORD, are enthroned forever, and your name endures to all generations.
• Ps 130:5-6 : 5 I wait for the LORD; my soul waits, and I put my hope in His word. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
• Dan 8:19 : 19 He said, 'I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.'
• Luke 18:7-8 : 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay in helping them? 8 I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?
• Acts 1:7 : 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority."
• Dan 11:35 : 35 Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white until the time of the end, for it is still to come at the appointed time.
• Mic 7:7 : 7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
• Exod 12:41 : 41 At the end of four hundred thirty years, to the very day, all the LORD's hosts came out of the land of Egypt.
• 2 Kgs 6:33 : 33 While he was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. The king said, "This disaster is from the LORD. Why should I wait any longer for the LORD?"
• Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Therefore, be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. 8 You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
• Gal 4:2 : 2 But he is under guardians and managers until the time set by his father.
• Dan 8:17 : 17 As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell facedown. He said to me, 'Understand, son of man, that the vision concerns the time of the end.'
• Jer 25:12-14 : 12 'But when the seventy years are completed,' declares the LORD, 'I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, and I will make it desolate forever.' 13 I will bring upon that land everything I have spoken against it, all that is written in this book and prophesied by Jeremiah against all the nations. 14 For many nations and great kings will make them serve, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.
• Luke 2:25 : 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• Dan 9:24-10:1 : 24 Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. 25 Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the Prince, will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a moat, but in difficult times. 26 After the sixty-two weeks, the Anointed One will be cut off and have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and desolation has been decreed until the end of the war. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week, he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, until the decreed destruction is poured out on the desolator. 1 In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. He understood the message and had insight into the vision.
• Dan 11:27 : 27 Both kings, with their hearts set on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but their plans will not succeed, for the end will still come at the appointed time.
• Acts 17:26 : 26 From one man, he made every nation of mankind to live on the entire face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.
• Jer 27:7 : 7 All nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until the time for his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings will make him their slave.