Verse 21

Finally, the opportune time came. On his birthday, Herod gave a banquet for his high officials, military commanders, and the leading men of Galilee.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og da den rette dagen kom, da Herodes holdt middag for sine høye embedsmenn, sine offiserer og de fremste blant galileerne:

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og da den gunstige dagen kom, feiret Herodes sin fødselsdag med stor fest for sine mektige menn, og for sine tribuner og de fremste blant Galilea,

• Norsk King James

  Og da en passende dag var kommet, holdt Herodes et måltid for sine herrer, høye offiserer og overhodene i Galilea;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  På en passende dag feiret Herodes sin bursdag og holdt et gjestebud for sine høytstående menn, befalingsmennene og de fremste mennene i Galilea.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og da en beleilig dag kom, da Herodes på sin fødselsdag gjorde et gjestebud for sine høvedsmenn og de fremste menn i Galilea.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Så kom det en gunstig dag da Herodes, på sin bursdag, holdt et gjestebud for sine stormenn, sine hærførere og de fremste folkene fra Galilea.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  En dag som ga seg selv, da Herodes feiret sin fødselsdag og hadde laget et måltid for sine stormenn, høvedsmenn og høye innflytelsesrike i Galilea,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  På en passende dag, da Herodes holdt bursdagsfest med et måltid for sine herrer, ledende offiserer og de fremste i Galilæa,

• gpt4.5-preview

  Så kom en passende anledning da Herodes på sin fødselsdag holdt et festmåltid for sine stormenn, offiserer og ledende menn i Galilea.

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

  Så kom en passende anledning da Herodes på sin fødselsdag holdt et festmåltid for sine stormenn, offiserer og ledende menn i Galilea.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men det kom en gunstig dag: Da Herodes på sin fødselsdag holdt et gjestebud for de høye embedsmennene sine, offiserene og de fremste mennene i Galilea,

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men så kom det en beleilig dag da Herodes, på sin fødselsdag, holdt et gjestebud for sine høytstående embetsmenn, militære ledere og de ledende menn i Galilea.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og da der kom en beleilig Dag, der Herodes gjorde sine Store og de øverste Høvedsmænd og de Ypperste i Galilæa et Gjæstebud paa sin Fødselsdag,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og da en passende dag kom, og Herodes holdt gjestebud på sin fødselsdag for sine stormenn, høvedsmenn og ledende menn i Galilea,

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And when a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his lords, high captains, and chief men of Galilee;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så kom det en beleilig dag, da Herodes på sin fødselsdag holdt en middag for sine stormenn, feltherrene og de fremste menn i Galilea.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og en gunstig dag kom da Herodes feiret sin fødselsdag og holdt et gjestebud for sine stormenn, tusenførere og de fremste menn i Galilea.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  En dag, da det var en beleilig anledning, hadde Herodes en fest på sin fødselsdag for sine høvdinger, hærførere og de fremste mennene i Galilea.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En passende anledning kom seg da Herodes feiret sin fødselsdag og holdt et festmåltid for sine fornemme, høytstående offiserer og de fremtredende mennene i Galilea.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But when a couenient daye was come: Herode on his birth daye made a supper to ye LORdes captayns and chefe estates of Galile.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there came a conuenient daye, that Herode on his byrth daye made a supper to the lordes, captaynes and chefe estates of Galile.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the time being conuenient, when Herod on his birth day made a banket to his princes and captaines, and chiefe estates of Galile:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whe a conuenient day was come, that Herode on his birth daye made a supper to the lordes, hye captaynes, and chiefe estates of Galilee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief [estates] of Galilee;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And a seasonable day having come, when Herod on his birthday was making a supper to his great men, and to the chiefs of thousands, and to the first men of Galilee,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

Referenced Verses

• Esth 2:18 : 18 Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He also declared a holiday for the provinces and distributed gifts with royal generosity.
• Gen 40:20 : 20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he held a feast for all his servants. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his servants.
• 2 Sam 13:23-29 : 23 Two years later, when Absalom's sheep were being sheared at Baal Hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come. 24 Absalom went to the king and said, 'Your servant has shearers. Will the king and his attendants please join me?' 25 The king replied, 'No, my son. All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.' Although Absalom urged him, he refused to go, but he gave him his blessing. 26 Then Absalom said, 'If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.' The king asked him, 'Why should he go with you?' 27 But Absalom pressed him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king's sons. 28 Absalom ordered his servants, saying, 'Watch when Amnon’s heart is cheerful from drinking wine, and when I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I ordered you? Be strong and courageous.’ 29 So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules, and fled.
• Esth 1:3-7 : 3 In the third year of his reign, he held a banquet for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials of the provinces were present before him. 4 He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his majestic greatness for many days—one hundred and eighty days in total. 5 When these days were over, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people who were present in the citadel of Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the courtyard of the garden of the king's palace. 6 The garden was decorated with fine white and blue linen fastened with cords of linen and purple material to silver rods on marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of alabaster, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones. 7 Drinks were served in golden goblets of various designs, and the royal wine flowed in abundance, as befits the king's generosity.
• Gen 27:41 : 41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.'
• Esth 3:7 : 7 In the first month, the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot) before Haman for each day and each month, until the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
• Ps 37:12-13 : 12 The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. 13 The Lord laughs at him because He sees that his day is coming.
• Prov 31:4-5 : 4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to crave strong drink. 5 Lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
• Dan 5:1-4 : 1 King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine in their presence. 2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar commanded that the gold and silver vessels his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem be brought in, so that the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines could drink from them. 3 So the gold vessels taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem were brought in, and the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. 4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
• Hos 7:5 : 5 On the day of our king, the princes became inflamed with wine, and the king stretched out his hand to mockers.
• Luke 3:1 : 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
• Acts 12:2-4 : 2 He executed James, the brother of John, with the sword. 3 When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter as well. (It was during the days of Unleavened Bread.) 4 After arresting him, he placed him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of soldiers, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
• 1 Pet 4:3 : 3 For you have already spent enough time in the past doing what the Gentiles choose to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
• Rev 11:10 : 10 The inhabitants of the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, sending gifts to one another, because these two prophets had tormented those who dwell on the earth.