Verse 21

Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Filisterne grep ham, stakk ut øynene hans og førte ham ned til Gaza. De bands ham med bronse lenker og satte ham til å male korn i fengselet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Filisterne grep ham, stakk ut øynene hans og førte ham ned til Gaza. Der bandt de ham med bronselænker, og han måtte male i fangehuset.

• Norsk King James

  Men filistrene grep ham og stakk ut øynene hans og førte ham ned til Gaza, og bandt ham med messinglenker; og han malte i fangehuset.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Filisterne grep ham, stakk ut øynene hans og førte ham ned til Gaza. Der bandt de ham med bronse-lenker, og han ble satt til å male i fengselet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Filisterne grep ham, stakk ut øynene hans og tok ham med til Gaza. Der bandt de ham med kobberlenker, og han ble satt til å male korn i fangehuset.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men filisterne grep ham, stakk ut øynene hans, førte ham ned til Gaza og bandt ham med bronselenker. Der måtte han male i fengselet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Filisterne tok ham imidlertid, slo ut øynene hans, førte ham ned til Gaza, bandt ham med messinglenker, og han ble satt i arbeid i fengselet.

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

  Men filisterne grep ham, stakk ut øynene hans, førte ham ned til Gaza og bandt ham med bronselenker. Der måtte han male i fengselet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Filisterne grep ham, stakk ut øynene hans, førte ham ned til Gaza og bandt ham med bronselenker. Han ble satt til å male korn i fengselet.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Filisterne grep ham og stakk ut øynene hans. De førte ham ned til Gaza, hvor de bandt ham med bronse lenker, og han ble satt til å male korn i fengselet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Philisterne grebe ham og stak hans Øine ud; og de førte ham ned til Assa og bandt ham med to Kobberlænker, og han malede i Fangernes Huus.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men filisterne grep ham, stakk ut hans øyne, førte ham ned til Gaza og bandt ham med bronse-lenker. Og han måtte male korn i fengselet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze chains, and he became a grinder in the prison.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så grep filistrene ham, stakk ut øynene hans og førte ham ned til Gaza, hvor de bandt ham med bronselenker, og han ble satt til å male i fengselet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Filistrene grep ham, stakk ut øynene hans og tok ham ned til Gaza. De bandt ham med kobberlenker, og han ble satt til å arbeide som møllefanger i fengselet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da grep filistrene ham, stakk ut øynene hans og førte ham ned til Gaza. De bandt ham med kobberlenker, og han måtte male i fangehuset.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så grep filisterne ham, stakk ut øynene hans, og førte ham ned til Gaza. Der lenket de ham med bronsebånd og satte ham til å male i fangehuset.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the Philistynes toke him, & put out his eyes, and broughte him downe to Gasa, & bounde him wt fetters, and made him to grynde in the preson.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore the Philistims tooke him, and put out his eyes, and brought him downe to Azzah, and bounde him with fetters: and hee did grinde in the prison house.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the Philistines toke hym, and put out his eyes, and brought him downe to Azzah, and bounde him with fetters of brasse: and he dyd grynde in the prison house.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the Philistines seize him, and pick out his eyes, and bring him down to Gaza, and bind him with two brazen fetters; and he is grinding in the prison-house.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So the Philistines took him and put out his eyes; then they took him down to Gaza, and, chaining him with bands of brass, put him to work crushing grain in the prison-house.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he ground at the mill in the prison.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him in bronze chains. He became a grinder in the prison.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 11:5 : 5 Every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the millstones, and all the firstborn of the livestock.
• Isa 47:2 : 2 Take a millstone and grind flour; remove your veil, strip off your train, uncover your legs, and cross the rivers.
• Matt 24:41 : 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
• 2 Kgs 25:7 : 7 The sons of Zedekiah were slaughtered before his eyes, and then his eyes were blinded. They bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.
• 2 Chr 33:11 : 11 So the LORD brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
• Ps 107:10-12 : 10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains. 11 For they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. 12 So He humbled their hearts with labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
• Ps 149:8 : 8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with iron shackles,
• Prov 2:19 : 19 None who go to her return, nor do they reach the paths of life.
• Prov 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sin.
• Prov 14:14 : 14 The backslider will be filled with their own ways, but a good person will be satisfied with their deeds.