Verse 22

Just as the stars in the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Likesom himmelens hær ikke kan telles og havets sand ikke kan måles, slik vil jeg gjøre Davids, min tjener, ætt tallrik, og levittene som tjener meg.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Som himmelens hær ikke kan telles, heller ikke sanden ved havet måles: slik vil jeg mangfoldiggjøre min tjener Davids ætt, og levittene som tjener meg.

  • Norsk King James

    Som himmelens hær ikke kan telles, og havets sand ikke kan måles: slik vil jeg mangedoble David, min tjener, og levittene som tjener meg.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Som himmelens hær ikke kan telles og havets sand ikke kan måles, slik skal jeg øke Davids ætt, min tjener, og leittene som tjener meg.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Som himmelens hær ikke kan telles og havets sand ikke kan måles, så vil jeg gjøre Davids ætt, min tjener, tallrik, og Levittene, mine tjenere.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Som himmelens hærskare ikke kan telles, og havets sand ikke kan måles: slik vil jeg mangfoldiggjøre avkommet til min tjener David, og til levittene som tjener meg.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Som himmelens hærskarer ikke kan telles, og sanden på havet ikke kan måles, slik vil jeg mangedoble Davids ætt, min tjener, og levittene som tjener meg.

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

    Som himmelens hærskare ikke kan telles, og havets sand ikke kan måles: slik vil jeg mangfoldiggjøre avkommet til min tjener David, og til levittene som tjener meg.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Som hærskaren på himmelen ikke kan telles og som sanden ved havet ikke kan måles, slik vil jeg mangfoldiggjøre Davids ætt, min tjener, og levittene som tjener meg.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Likesom himmelens hær ikke kan telles, og havets sand ikke måles, slik skal jeg gjøre Davids ætlinger og Levittene som tjener meg, tallrike.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Thi (som) Himmelens Hær ikke kan tælles, og Havets Sand ikke maales, saa vil jeg formere Davids, min Tjeners, Sæd og Leviterne, som tjene mig.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Som himmelens hær ikke kan telles, og sanden ved havet ikke kan måles: slik vil jeg mangedoble ætten til min tjener David, og levittene som tjener meg.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant, and the Levites that minister to me.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Likesom himmelens hær ikke kan telles, heller ikke sanden ved havet måles, slik vil jeg mangedoble avkommet til min tjener David, og levittene som tjener meg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Slik himmelens hær ikke kan telles, og sanden på stranden ikke kan måles, slik vil jeg mangfoldiggjøre Davids ætt, min tjener, og levittene, mine tjenere.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Likesom himmelens hær ikke kan telles, heller ikke havets sand måles, slik vil jeg mangfoldiggjøre Davids ætt, min tjener, og levittene som tjener meg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Som det ikke er mulig å telle himmelens hær, eller måle sanden på havet, vil jeg gjøre Davids avkom, min tjener, og levittene, mine tjenere, tallrike.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For like as the starres of heauen maye not be nombred, nether the sonde of the see measured: so will I multiplie the sede of Dauid my seruaunt, and of the Leuites my ministers.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    As the army of heauen can not be nombred, neither the sand of the sea measured: so wil I multiplie the seede of Dauid my seruant, and the Leuites, that minister vnto me.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For like as the starres of heauen may not be numbred, neither the sande of the sea measured: so wyll I multiplie the seede of Dauid my seruaunt, and the Leuites my ministers.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    As the host of the sky can't be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites who minister to me.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    As the host of the heavens is not numbered, Nor the sand of the sea measured, So I multiply the seed of David My servant, And the Levites My ministers.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    As it is not possible for the army of heaven to be numbered, or the sand of the sea measured, so will I make the seed of my servant David, and the Levites my servants.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    As the army of the sky can't be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites who minister to me.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I will make the children who follow one another in the line of my servant David very numerous. I will also make the Levites who minister before me very numerous. I will make them all as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sands which are on the seashore.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 15:5 : 5 He took him outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then He added, "So will your descendants be."
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.
  • Isa 66:21 : 21 And I will also take some of them as priests and Levites, says the Lord.
  • Jer 31:37 : 37 This is what the LORD says: If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will reject all the descendants of Israel because of all they have done, declares the LORD.
  • Ezek 37:24-27 : 24 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My laws and carefully obey My decrees. 25 They will live in the land I gave to My servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived. They and their children and their descendants will dwell there forever, and My servant David will be their prince forever. 26 I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever. 27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  • Heb 11:12 : 12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
  • Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After this, I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
  • Gen 13:16 : 16 I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, your descendants could also be counted.
  • Ezek 44:15 : 15 But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok who faithfully preserved the charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, shall come near Me to serve Me. They shall stand in My presence to offer fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Zech 12:8 : 8 On that day, the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going before them.
  • Gen 28:14 : 14 Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. Through you and your descendants, all the families of the earth will be blessed.
  • Ps 22:30 : 30 All the rich of the earth will feast and bow down; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him—those who cannot keep themselves alive.
  • Ps 89:3-4 : 3 For I have said, 'Your steadfast love is established forever; in the heavens, you will make your faithfulness firm.' 4 I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David, my servant:
  • Ps 89:29 : 29 I will keep my steadfast love for him forever, and my covenant with him will remain faithful.
  • Isa 53:10-12 : 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer. When you make his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand. 11 After his suffering, he will see the result and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death and was numbered with the transgressors. He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.