Verse 3

He threw him into the abyss, locked it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og kastet ham i avgrunnen, og stengte ham inne, og la et segl over ham, så han ikke lenger skulle forføre folkeslagene, før de tusen år var ferdige; etter dette må han løses en liten tid.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  og kastet ham inn i avgrunnen, lukket ham inne, og satte seg et segl på ham, så han ikke skulle forføre folkeslagene mer, før de tusen årene var omme. Etter det må han slippes løs en kort tid.

• Norsk King James

  Og kastet ham ned i avgrunnen, og stengte ham inne, og satte et segl over ham, slik at han ikke skulle kunne forføre nasjonene mer, før de tusen år var fullført; etter dette må han slippes fri en kort tid.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så kastet han ham i avgrunnen, lukket den og forseglet over ham, for at han ikke skulle forføre folkeslagene lenger før de tusen år var omme. Etter det må han slippes løs en kort tid.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  og kastet ham i avgrunnen, lukket den og satte segl over den, for at han ikke mer skulle forføre folkene før de tusen år var til ende. Og etter dette skal han løses en kort stund.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Han kastet ham ned i avgrunnen, lukket den igjen og satte segl over den, for at han ikke lenger skulle forføre folkene før de tusen år var omme. Deretter må han slippes løs for en kort tid.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han kastet ham i avgrunnens dyp, låste og satte segl over ham, så han ikke lenger skulle føre nasjonene vill, før de tusen årene var til ende; etter det må han slippes fri en kort stund.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han kastet ham i den bunnløse avgrunnen, forseglet ham og satte et segl på ham, slik at han ikke lenger kunne bedra nasjonene før tusenårene var oppfylt, og deretter skulle han for en kort tid slippes fri.

• gpt4.5-preview

  og kastet ham i avgrunnen, lukket og forseglede den over ham, slik at han ikke lenger skulle forføre folkeslagene, før de tusen år var fullført. Deretter må han bli sluppet løs for en kort tid.

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

  og kastet ham i avgrunnen, lukket og forseglede den over ham, slik at han ikke lenger skulle forføre folkeslagene, før de tusen år var fullført. Deretter må han bli sluppet løs for en kort tid.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og han kastet ham ned i avgrunnen, lukket den og satte segl over ham, så han ikke skulle forville nasjonene mer før de tusen år var omme. Etter det må han bli løslatt en kort tid.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Han kastet ham i avgrunnen, lukket den igjen og forseglet den over ham, for at han ikke skulle forføre folkene mer, inntil de tusen år var til ende. Deretter skal han slippes løs for en kort tid.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  og kastede ham i Afgrunden, og tillukkede og forseglede over ham, at han ikke mere skulde forføre Folkene, indtil de tusinde Aar fuldendtes; og efter dem bør det ham at løses en liden Tid.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no mo, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han kastet ham i avgrunnen, lukket den igjen og satte segl over ham, for at han ikke lenger skulle villede nasjonene, før de tusen år var omme. Etter dette må han slippes løs en liten stund.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were fulfilled; and after that, he must be released for a little while.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og kastet ham i avgrunnen, lukket den og forseglet den over ham, slik at han ikke lenger skulle forføre nasjonene før de tusen årene var omme. Etter dette må han slippes fri for en kort tid.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han kastet ham i avgrunnen, stengte den og satte segl på den, for at han ikke lenger skulle forføre folkeslagene før de tusen år var til ende. Etter dette må han løslates for en kort tid.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og kastet ham i avgrunnen, lukket den igjen og forseglet den over ham, for at han ikke skulle forføre nasjonene mer før de tusen årene var til ende; deretter må han løses en kort tid.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  og kastet ham i avgrunnen, som ble stengt og forseglet over ham, så han ikke skulle villede nasjonene lenger før de tusen år var omme. Etter dette skal han slippes løs for en kort stund.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and cast him into the bottomlesse pit and he bounde him and set a seale on him yt he shuld desceaue the people no moare tyll the.M. yeares were fulfilled. And after yt he muste be loosed for a litell season.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and cast him in to the bottomlesse pyt, and he bounde him, and set a seale on him, that he shuld disceaue the people nomoare, tyll the thousand yeares were fulfilled. And after that muste he be lowsed for a littell season.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And cast him into the bottomles pit, and he shut him vp, and sealed the doore vpon him, that he should deceiue the people no more, till the thousand yeeres were fulfilled: for after that he must be loosed for a litle season.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And cast hym into the bottomlesse pit, and he shut hym vp, and set a seale on hym, that he shoulde deceaue the people no more, tyll the thousande yeres were fulfylled: and after that, he must be loosed for a litle season.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and cast him into the abyss, and shut [it], and sealed [it] over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And put him into the great deep, and it was shut and locked over him, so that he might put the nations in error no longer, till the thousand years were ended: after this he will be let loose for a little time.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished.(After these things he must be released for a brief period of time.)

Referenced Verses

• Rev 12:9 : 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
• Dan 6:17 : 17 So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, 'May your God, whom you continually serve, rescue you!'
• Rev 20:1 : 1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
• Matt 27:66 : 66 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
• 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I am afraid that, just as the serpent deceived Eve by its cunning, your minds may be led astray from sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
• 2 Cor 11:13-15 : 13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their deeds.
• 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie,
• 2 Pet 3:8 : 8 But do not let this one thing escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
• Rev 13:14 : 14 It deceives those who dwell on the earth by the signs it was allowed to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
• Rev 16:14-16 : 14 They are demonic spirits performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world to gather them for battle on the great day of God Almighty. 15 Look, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes with them, so they will not walk around naked and be shamefully exposed. 16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
• Rev 17:2 : 2 With her, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.
• Rev 17:8 : 8 The beast you saw was, and is not, and is about to ascend from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who dwell on the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will marvel when they see the beast, because it was, is not, and yet is.
• Rev 20:7-9 : 7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison. 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. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
• Matt 24:24 : 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
• Ps 90:4 : 4 For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it passes, or like a watch in the night.