Verse 5

On her forehead was written a name: 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Abominations of the Earth.'

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og på pannen hennes var et navn skrevet: MYSTERIUM, BABYLON DEN STORE, MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og på pannen hennes var et navn skrevet: 'Hemmelige, Babel den store, Mor til utroskap og de avskyelige ting i jorden.'

• Norsk King James

  Og på pannen hennes var det skrevet et navn: MYSTERIE, BABYLON DEN STORE, MOR TIL HORENE OG AVSKYELIGHETENE PÅ JORDEN.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  På pannen hennes sto skrevet et navn: Hemmelighet; Babylon den store, mor til skjøgene og avskyelighetene på jorden.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  På hennes panne var skrevet et navn, en hemmelighet: Babylon den store, mor til skjøgene og til jorden vederstyggeligheter.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  På hennes panne var det skrevet et navn: Mysterium, Babylon den store, mor til horene og stygghetene på jorden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og på hennes panne var et navn skrevet: HEMMELIGHET, DET STORE BABYLON, MOR TIL HORER OG JORDENS AVSKYELIGHETER.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  På hennes panne var et navn skrevet: MYSTERIE – BABYLON DEN STORE, HORENES MOR OG JORDENS AVSKYELIGHETER.

• gpt4.5-preview

  På hennes panne var skrevet et navn, en hemmelighet: «Babylon den store, mor til jordens skjøger og avskyeligheter.»

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

  På hennes panne var skrevet et navn, en hemmelighet: «Babylon den store, mor til jordens skjøger og avskyeligheter.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  På hennes panne var det skrevet et navn, et mysterium: 'Babylon den store, mor til skjøgene og til avskyelighetene på jorden.'

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  På pannen hennes sto skrevet et navn, en hemmelighet: 'Babylon den store, mor til skjøgene og til jordens avskyeligheter.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og paa hendes Pande var skrevet et Navn: Hemmelighed; Babylon den store, en Moder til Skjøgerne og Vederstyggelighederne paa Jorden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And upon her fohead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  På hennes panne var det skrevet et navn, MYSTERIUM, DET STORE BABYLON, MOR TIL SKJØGER OG AVSKYELIGHETER PÅ JORDEN.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And on her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  På pannen hennes var det skrevet et navn: "MYSTERIET, DET STORE BABYLON, SKJØGENES MOR OG JORDENS AVSKYELIGHETER."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  På pannen hennes var skrevet et navn: 'Hemmelighet, Babylon den store, mor til skjøgene og styggedommene på jorden.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  På hennes panne var det skrevet et navn, MYSTERIUM, BABYLON DEN STORE, MOR TIL SKJØGENE OG JORDENS STYGGELIGHETER.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  På hennes panne var det skrevet et navn, en hemmelighet: Det store Babylon, mor til skjøgene og til jordens avskyeligheter.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And in her forhed was a name wrytten a mistery gret Babylon the mother of whordome and abominacions of the erth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And in her forhed was a name wrytte, a mistery; greate Babilon the mother of whordome, and abominacios of the earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And in her forehead was a name written, A mysterie, that great Babylon, that mother of whoredomes, and abominations of the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And in her forehead was a name written, a misterie, great Babylon, the mother of whoredome & abhominations of the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and upon her forehead was a name written: `Secret, Babylon the Great, the Mother of the Whores, and the Abominations of the earth.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And on her brow was a name, SECRET, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE EVIL WOMEN AND OF THE UNCLEAN THINGS OF THE EARTH.

• World English Bible (2000)

  And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  On her forehead was written a name, a mystery:“Babylon the Great, the Mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth.”

Referenced Verses

• Rev 14:8 : 8 A second angel followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great, who made all the nations drink the wine of her passionate immorality."
• 2 Thess 2:7 : 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only the one now restraining it will do so until he is taken out of the way.
• Rev 16:19 : 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. Babylon the Great was remembered before God, and He gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of His wrath.
• Rev 17:7 : 7 Then the angel said to me, 'Why are you amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and ten horns that carries her.'
• Rev 18:2 : 2 He cried out with a mighty voice, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, and a cage for every unclean and detested bird.'
• Rev 18:9-9 : 9 The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality with her and lived in luxury will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning. 10 Standing far off because of the fear of her torment, they will say, 'Woe, woe to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'
• Rev 18:21 : 21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, 'Thus, with violence, Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and it will never be found again.'
• Rev 19:2 : 2 For His judgments are true and just; He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His servants on her.
• 2 Tim 3:1-5 : 1 But know this: In the last days, difficult times will come. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, and unholy. 3 They will be unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, and hostile to what is good. 4 They will be traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. 5 They will have a form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.
• Rev 7:3 : 3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”
• Rev 11:8 : 8 Their bodies will lie in the main street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
• Isa 3:9 : 9 The look on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom, they openly declare their sin; they do not try to conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.
• Jer 51:47-48 : 47 Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her whole land will be disgraced, and all her slain will fall within her. 48 Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, because out of the north destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.
• Phil 3:19 : 19 Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.