Verse 1

This Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from defeating the kings and blessed him.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han kom tilbake fra slette av kongene, og velsignet ham;

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Dette er Melkisedek, kongen av Salem, prest for Gud den Høyeste, som møtte Abraham på hans vei tilbake fra slaget mot kongene og velsignet ham.

• Norsk King James

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han kom tilbake fra slaget med kongene, og velsignet ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For denne Melkisedek, konge i Salem og den høyeste Guds prest, møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret kongene, og han velsignet ham.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For denne Melkisedek, konge i Salem, prest for den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake fra kongenes nederlag og velsignet ham,

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Denne Melkisedek var konge i Salem og prest for Gud Den Høyeste. Han møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret kongene, og velsignet ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For denne Melkisedek var konge av Salem, prest for Den høyeste Gud. Han møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret kongene, og han velsignet ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For denne Melkisedek, Salem sin konge og yppersteprest til den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han kom tilbake fra nedslaktningen av kongene og velsignet ham;

• gpt4.5-preview

  For denne Melkisedek, konge i Salem, prest for Den Høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han kom tilbake etter seieren over kongene, og velsignet ham,

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

  For denne Melkisedek, konge i Salem, prest for Den Høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han kom tilbake etter seieren over kongene, og velsignet ham,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for Den høyeste Gud, møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake fra seieren over kongene, og velsignet ham.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem og prest for Gud den Høyeste, møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret kongene, og velsignet ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi denne Melchisedek, Konge i Salem, den høieste Guds Præst, som gik Abraham imøde, der han vendte tilbage fra Kongernes Nederlag, og som velsignede ham,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter kongenes nederlag, og velsignet ham;

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings, and blessed him;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for Den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham etter hans seier over kongene og velsignet ham,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for Den Høyeste Gud, møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret kongene, og velsignet ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for Gud den Høyeste, møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake fra seieren over kongene og velsignet ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Denne Melkisedek, kongen av Salem, prest for Gud den Høyeste, velsignet Abraham da han kom tilbake etter å ha slått kongene.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  This Melchisedech kynge of Salem (which beinge prest of ye most hye god met Abraham as he returned agayne from the slaughter of the kynges and blessed him:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This Melchisedech kynge of Salem (which beynge prest of the most hye God, met Abraham as he returned agayne from the slaughter of the kynges, & blessed him,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For this Melchi-sedec was King of Salem, the Priest of the most high God, who met Abraham, as he returned from the slaughter of the Kings, and blessed him:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For this Melchisedech kyng of Salem, priest of the most hye God, who met Abraham returnyng from the slaughter of the kynges, and blessed hym:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who did meet Abraham turning back from the smiting of the kings, and did bless him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who gave Abraham his blessing, meeting him when he came back after putting the kings to death,

• World English Bible (2000)

  For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Nature of Melchizedek’s Priesthood Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 14:18-20 : 18 Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. 19 He blessed Abram and said, 'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.' And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
• Mark 5:7 : 7 Crying out with a loud voice, he said, 'What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You by God, do not torment me!'
• Ps 76:2 : 2 God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
• Ps 78:35 : 35 They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their Redeemer.
• Ps 78:56 : 56 But they tested and rebelled against God Most High and did not keep His decrees.
• Isa 41:2-3 : 2 Who has stirred up one from the east, calling him in righteousness to his service? He delivers nations before him and subdues kings. He turns them to dust with his sword, and like scattered straw with his bow. 3 He pursues them and moves on unscathed, traveling a path his feet have not tread before.
• Dan 4:2 : 2 I had a dream that made me afraid; as I lay on my bed, the thoughts in my mind and the visions of my head terrified me.
• Dan 5:18 : 18 'O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty, greatness, glory, and splendor.'
• Dan 5:21 : 21 He was driven away from people, his mind became like that of an animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of men and sets over it whomever He wishes.
• Mic 6:6 : 6 With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves?
• Acts 16:17 : 17 She followed Paul and us, shouting, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!'
• Heb 6:20 : 20 where Jesus, the forerunner for us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
• Gen 16:14-16 : 14 Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is located between Kadesh and Bered. 15 Hagar bore a son to Abram, and Abram named the son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.
• Ps 57:2 : 2 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for in You my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until calamities pass by.