Verse 3

He will judge between many peoples and settle disputes for strong nations far away. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folkeslag og avsi rettferdige dommer for mektige nasjoner langt borte. Da skal de smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Folk skal ikke heve sverd mot folk, og de skal ikke lære krig lenger.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk og irettesette sterke nasjoner langt borte; de skal smi sine sverd om til plogjern og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Folk skal ikke løfte sverd mot folk, og de skal ikke lenger lære om krig.

• Norsk King James

  Og han skal dømme mange folk og irettesette sterke nasjoner langt borte; de skal smi sine sverd om til ploger og sine spyd til beskjæringsverktøy. Folk skal ikke løfte sverd mot folk, og de skal ikke lære om krig lenger.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk og skifte rett for sterke nasjoner langt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til beskjæringskniver. Folk skal ikke løfte sverd mot hverandre og ikke lenger lære å føre krig.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folkeslag og avgjøre saker for sterke nasjoner, langt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Ingen folkeslag skal løfte sverdet mot et annet, og de skal ikke lenger lære å føre krig.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk og refse sterke nasjoner langt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Folk skal ikke løfte sverd mot folk, og de skal ikke lenger lære å føre krig.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han skal dømme blant mange folk og irettesette mektige nasjoner langt borte. De skal smi om sine sverd til plogjern og sine spyd til beskjæringsgaffler; nasjoner skal ikke løfte sverd mot nasjoner, og de skal ikke lenger lære krig.

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

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk og refse sterke nasjoner langt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Folk skal ikke løfte sverd mot folk, og de skal ikke lenger lære å føre krig.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk og felle dom for mektige nasjoner langt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Ingen nasjon skal løfte sverd mot en annen, og de skal ikke lenger lære krig.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk og skifte rett for mektige nasjoner fjernt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Nasjon skal ikke løfte sverd mot nasjon, og de skal ikke lenger lære å føre krig.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han skal dømme iblandt mange Folk, og straffe stærke Hedninger indtil langt fraliggende (Stæder), og de skulle sammenslaae deres Sværd til Hakker, og deres Spyd til Segle; et Folk skal ikke opløfte Sværd imod et andet, og de skulle ikke ydermere lære (at føre) Krig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk og irettesette sterke nasjoner langt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til beskjæringskniver. Nasjon skal ikke løfte sverd mot nasjon, og de skal ikke lenger lære å føre krig.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And He shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations far off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk, og avgjøre for sterke nasjoner langt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Folk skal ikke løfte sverd mot folk, og de skal ikke lenger lære å føre krig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk, og felle dom over sterke nasjoner langt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær, og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Nasjon skal ikke løfte sverd mot nasjon, og de skal ikke lenger lære å føre krig.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk, og skifte rett for sterke folkeslag langt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Folk skal ikke løfte sverd mot folk, og de skal ikke lenger lære å føre krig.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han skal dømme mellom mange folk og skifte rett for sterke nasjoner langt borte. De skal smi sine sverd om til plogskjær og sine spyd til vingårdskniver. Folk skal ikke løfte sverde mot hverandre, og de skal ikke mer læres opp til krig.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and shall geue sentence amonge the multitude off the Heithen, and refourme the people off farre coutrees: so that of their swerdes they shal make plowshares, and sythes off their speares. One people shall not lift vp a swerde agaynst another, yee they shall nomore lerne to fight:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he shall iudge among many people, & rebuke mightie nations a farre off, & they shall breake their swordes into mattockes, and their speares into sithes: nation shal not lift vp a sword against nation, neither shall they learne to fight any more.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he shall iudge many people, and rebuke mightie nations of farre countreys: so that of their swordes they shal make ploughshares, and sythes of their speares: one people shall not lift vp a sworde against another, yea they shall no more learne to fight.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  And he will judge between many peoples, And will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, Neither will they learn war any more.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He hath judged between many peoples, And given a decision to mighty nations afar off, They have beaten their swords to ploughshares, And their spears to pruning-hooks, Nation lifteth not up sword unto nation, Nor do they learn war any more.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he will be judge between great peoples, and strong nations far away will be ruled by his decisions; their swords will be hammered into plough-blades and their spears into vine-knives: nations will no longer be lifting up their swords against one another, and knowledge of war will have gone for ever.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He will arbitrate between many peoples and settle disputes between many distant nations. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not use weapons against other nations, and they will no longer train for war.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 2:4 : 4 He will judge between the nations and settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they learn war anymore.
• Matt 25:31-32 : 31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
• Ps 110:5-6 : 5 The Lord is at your right hand; He will crush kings on the day of His wrath. 6 He will judge among the nations, filling the lands with corpses; He will crush the heads of many over the wide earth.
• John 5:22-23 : 22 'For the Father judges no one, but He has entrusted all judgment to the Son.' 23 'So that everyone may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.'
• John 5:27-29 : 27 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not be amazed at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice. 29 And they will come out: those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.
• John 16:8-9 : 8 When he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment: 9 about sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; 11 and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
• Acts 17:31 : 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.
• Rev 19:11 : 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.
• Rev 19:17-21 : 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying high overhead: 'Come, gather for the great supper of God,' 18 'that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great.' 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and His army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur. 21 The rest were killed by the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
• Rev 20:8-9 : 8 He will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
• 1 Sam 2:10 : 10 'The LORD will shatter His adversaries; He will thunder against them from heaven. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to His king and exalt the horn of His anointed.'
• Ps 2:5-9 : 5 Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath: 6 I have installed My King on Zion, My holy mountain. 7 I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to me, 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.' 8 Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession. 9 You will break them with an iron rod; You will shatter them like a potter's vessel. 10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your way, for His wrath can flare up quickly. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
• Ps 46:9 : 9 Come, see the works of the LORD, who has brought desolation upon the earth.
• Ps 68:30-31 : 30 From Your temple above Jerusalem, kings will bring You tribute. 31 Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the herd of mighty bulls among the calves of the peoples. Scatter those who delight in war; scatter them with pieces of silver.
• Ps 72:7 : 7 In his days, the righteous one will flourish, and peace will abound as long as the moon endures.
• Ps 82:8 : 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for You will inherit all the nations.
• Ps 96:13 : 13 Let all this happen before the LORD, for he is coming—he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.
• Ps 98:9 : 9 Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
• Ps 110:1-2 : 1 The Lord said to my lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." 2 The Lord will send out the scepter of your strength from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of your enemies."
• Isa 9:7 : 7 The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall upon Israel.
• Isa 11:3-9 : 3 And his delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what his eyes see, nor decide by what his ears hear. 4 But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness will be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his hips. 6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat. The calf, the lion, and the fatted cattle will be together, and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow and the bear will graze; their young ones will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The nursing child will play near the cobra’s hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den. 9 They will neither harm nor destroy on my entire holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
• Isa 25:3 : 3 Therefore, a strong people will glorify you; cities of ruthless nations will fear you.
• Isa 51:5 : 5 My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone out, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The coastlands will look to Me and wait in hope for My arms.
• Isa 60:12 : 12 For any nation or kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations will be utterly ruined.
• Isa 60:17-18 : 17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver; instead of wood, bronze; and instead of stones, iron. I will make your overseers peace and your rulers righteousness. 18 Violence will no longer be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. You will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
• Isa 65:25 : 25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the serpent will eat dust. They will not harm or destroy on all my holy mountain, says the LORD.
• Dan 2:44 : 44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will stand forever.
• Hos 2:18 : 18 On that day, declares the LORD, you will call me 'My Husband' and no longer call me 'My Master.'
• Joel 3:2 : 2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment with them concerning my people and my inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and they have divided up my land.
• Joel 3:9-9 : 9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Arouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and advance. 10 Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’ 11 Hasten and come, all you nations from every side, and gather yourselves there. Bring down, LORD, your mighty ones. 12 Let the nations be aroused; let them advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. 13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow—because their wickedness is great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will withdraw their brightness. 16 The LORD will roar from Zion and shout from Jerusalem; the heavens and the earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people and a stronghold for the children of Israel.
• Mic 7:16-17 : 16 The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf. 17 They will lick the dust like snakes, like creatures that crawl on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds; they will dread the LORD our God and stand in awe of You.
• Zech 9:10 : 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The battle bow will be broken, and he will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
• Zech 12:3-6 : 3 And on that day, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who try to lift it will be severely injured, and all the nations of the earth will gather against her. 4 On that day,” declares the Lord, “I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness. But I will watch over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the nations with blindness. 5 Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength in the Lord Almighty, their God.’ 6 On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a fire pot in a woodpile and like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume all the surrounding peoples on the right and on the left, while Jerusalem will remain secure in her place.
• Zech 14:3 : 3 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as He fights in a day of battle.
• Zech 14:12-19 : 12 This will be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. 13 On that day, a great panic from the Lord will come upon them. Each will seize the hand of his neighbor, and they will attack one another. 14 Even Judah will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations—gold, silver, and clothing—will be gathered in great abundance. 15 A similar plague will strike the horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the animals in the camps. 16 Then all who survive from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Booths. 17 If any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, they will have no rain. 18 If the family of Egypt does not go up and come, they too will receive the plague that the Lord will strike on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths. 19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.