Verse 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.'

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og han ropte høyt med sterk røst, og sa: Babylon den store er falt, er falt, og er blitt til et bosted for demoner, og et tilholdssted for hvert urent ånd, og en fangekasse for hver uren og hatet fugl.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og han ropte med en sterk stemme og sa: «Fallen, fallen er den store Babylon! Den er blitt en fengsel for demoner, og en bolig for hver uren ånd, og en bolig for hvert urent og hatet fugl.»

• Norsk King James

  Og han ropte sterkt med høy røst og sa: Babylon den store er falt, er falt, og er blitt et bosted for demoner, og et skjul for hver uren ånd, og et bur for hver uren og avskyelig fugl.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han ropte med kraftig røst: Babylon den store har falt, har falt, og er blitt demoners bolig, et fengsel for alle urene ånder og alle urene og avskyelige fugler.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og han ropte med sterk røst, og sa: Babylon den store er falt, er falt, og er blitt et tilholdssted for djevler, et fengsel for hver uren ånd, og et bur for hver uren og hatet fugl.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Han ropte med en mektig stemme: 'Falt, falt er det store Babylon! Det har blitt til en bolig for demoner, en tilholdssted for alle slags urene ånder, og et tilfluktssted for alle slags urene og avskyelige fugler.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han ropte med kraftig røst:

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og han ropte med mektig røst: «Store Babylon er falt, falt, og har blitt et tilholdssted for djevlene, et skjul for alle urene ånder, og et bur for hver uren og avskyelig fugl.»

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og han ropte med kraftig røst og sa: «Falt, falt er Babylon den store, og hun er blitt bosted for demoner og tilhold for enhver uren ånd og bur for alle slags urene og avskyelige fugler.»

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

  Og han ropte med kraftig røst og sa: «Falt, falt er Babylon den store, og hun er blitt bosted for demoner og tilhold for enhver uren ånd og bur for alle slags urene og avskyelige fugler.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han ropte med sterk røst og sa: 'Falt, falt er Babylon den store! Den er blitt et tilholdssted for demoner, et fengsel for enhver uren ånd og et bur for enhver uren og forhatt fugl.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Han ropte med kraftig, høy røst og sa: «Falt, falt er Babylon den store! Den har blitt et tilholdssted for demoner, et fengsel for alle slags urene ånder, og et fengsel for alle slags urene og avskyelige fugler.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han raabte med Styrke, med høi Røst, og sagde: Den er falden, den er falden, Babylon den store, og er bleven Djævlenes Bolig, og et Fængsel for alle urene Aander, og et Fængsel for alle urene og afskyede Fugle.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the gat is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han ropte med en mektig stemme og sa: Babylon, den store, har falt, har falt. Og den er blitt et tilholdssted for demoner, et fengsel for hver urene ånd og en bur for hver uren og hatet fugl.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he cried out mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become the dwelling of demons, and the prison of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han ropte med kraftig stemme: 'Falt, falt er Babylon, den store, hun har blitt et tilholdssted for demoner, et fengsel for alle urene ånder, og et fengsel for alle urene og hatefulle fugler!

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han ropte med kraftig stemme: 'Falt, falt er Babel, den store byen! Den har blitt en bolig for demoner, et tilholdssted for hver uren ånd og hvert urent og avskyelig dyr.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han ropte med høy røst, og sa: «Falt, falt er Babylon den store! Hun har blitt en bolig for demoner, et tilholdssted for hver uren ånd, og et rede for hver uren og hatet fugl.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han ropte med høy røst og sa: Falt, falt er det store Babylon, hun har blitt et tilholdssted for onde ånder og for alle urene ånder, og et fengsel for hver uren og hatet fugl.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he cryed myghtyly with a stronge voyce sayinge: Great Babilon is fallen ys fallen and ys become the habitation of devels and the holde of all fowle sprettes and a cage of all vnclene and hatefull byrdes

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he cryed mightely with a stronge voyce, sayenge: She is fallen, she is fallen, euen greate Babilon, and is become the habitacion of deuels, and ye holde of all fowle spretes, and a cage of all vncleane and hatefull byrdes:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he cryed out mightily with a loud voyce, saying, It is fallen, it is fallen, Babylon that great citie, and is become the habitation of deuils, and the holde of all foule spirits, and a cage of euery vncleane and hatefull birde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he cryed myghtyly with a strong voyce, saying: Great Babylon is fallen is fallen, and is become the habitation of deuyls, and the holde of all foule spirites, and a cage of all vncleane and hatefull byrdes:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He cried with a mighty voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he did cry in might -- a great voice, saying, `Fall, fall did Babylon the great, and she became a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he gave a loud cry, saying, Babylon the great has come down from her high place, she has come to destruction and has become a place of evil spirits, and of every unclean spirit, and a hole for every unclean and hated bird.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He cried with a mighty voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He shouted with a powerful voice:“Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detested beast.

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."
• Jer 51:37 : 37 Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals, a horror and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.
• Isa 14:23 : 23 I will make her a possession for hedgehogs and swamps of water, and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,' declares the LORD of Hosts.
• Jer 50:39-40 : 39 Therefore, desert creatures and hyenas will dwell there, and ostriches will inhabit it. It will never again be inhabited or settled from generation to generation. 40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors, declares the LORD, no one will live there, and no human being will dwell in it.
• Jer 51:8 : 8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
• Lev 11:13-19 : 13 These are the birds you are to regard as detestable and not eat because they are detestable: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture, 14 the kite and any kind of falcon or hawk, 15 any kind of raven. 16 Also the ostrich, the night hawk, the seagull, and any kind of hawk. 17 The little owl, the cormorant, and the great owl. 18 The white owl, the pelican, and the vulture. 19 The stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
• Isa 13:19-22 : 19 Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them. 20 It will never be inhabited or lived in through all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there, and no shepherds will let their flocks lie down there. 21 But desert creatures will lie there; their houses will be full of howling creatures. Owls will dwell there, and goat-demons will dance there. 22 Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in its luxurious palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
• Isa 21:8-9 : 8 Then he called out, 'Lion! My Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower by day, and I stay at my guard post through all the nights.' 9 And behold, here comes a chariot of men, with pairs of horsemen. And he answered, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the carved images of her gods are shattered to the ground.'
• Isa 34:11-15 : 11 The pelican and the hedgehog will possess it, the owl and the raven will dwell there. He will stretch over it a measuring line of chaos and stones of emptiness. 12 Its nobles will have no one there to call them a kingdom, and all its princes will come to nothing. 13 Thorns will grow in its palaces, nettles and brambles in its fortresses. It will become a dwelling place for jackals, a home for ostriches. 14 Wild beasts will meet with hyenas, and satyrs will call to one another. There, the night creature will settle and find her place of rest. 15 There, the arrow snake will make her nest, lay eggs, hatch them, and care for her young in her shadow. Indeed, there the kites will gather, each one with its mate.
• Jer 25:30 : 30 Therefore, you are to prophesy all these words to them and tell them: 'The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy dwelling. He will roar mightily against His pasture; He will shout like those who tread grapes, shouting aloud against all the inhabitants of the earth.'
• Jer 51:60-64 : 60 Jeremiah wrote in a single scroll all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that are written against Babylon. 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, 'When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.' 62 Then say, 'O Lord, You have said concerning this place that You will cut it off, so that no one will dwell in it—neither man nor beast—but it will lie desolate forever.' 63 When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates. 64 Then you shall say, 'This is how Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I will bring upon her. Her people will grow weary.' This is the end of Jeremiah's words.
• Joel 3:16 : 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.
• Zeph 2:14 : 14 Flocks and all kinds of wild animals will lie down in her midst; even the pelican and the hedgehog will lodge on her columns. Their voices will echo through the windows, rubble will fill the thresholds, for her cedar paneling has been laid bare.
• Mark 5:3-5 : 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore, not even with chains. 4 He had been bound often with shackles and chains, but he tore the chains apart and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day, he would cry out among the tombs and in the mountains, cutting himself with stones.
• Luke 8:27-28 : 27 When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed by demons. For a long time, this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but instead lived among the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, "What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!"
• Rev 1:15 : 15 His feet were like fine bronze as it is refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
• Rev 5:2 : 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"
• Rev 10:3 : 3 He cried out with a loud voice like a roaring lion. When he cried out, the seven thunders spoke with their voices.
• Rev 14:15 : 15 Another angel came out of the temple, calling in a loud voice to the one who was seated on the cloud, "Swing your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."
• Rev 16:13 : 13 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
• 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 17:5 : 5 On her forehead was written a name: 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Abominations of the Earth.'
• Rev 17:18 : 18 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.
• Rev 18:10 : 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.'