Verse 8

I looked, and there was a pale green horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades followed closely with him. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth to kill with sword, with famine, with plague, and by the beasts of the earth.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest; og navnet på ham som satt på den var Døden, og Helvete fulgte med ham. Og de fikk makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, hungersnød, død, og med jordens ville dyr.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest; han som satt på den het Døden, og Helvete fulgte etter ham. De fikk makt over en fjerdedel av jorden til å drepe med sverd, sult, og død, og fra de ville dyrene på jorden.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest: og navnet på ham som satt på den var Døden, og Helvete fulgte etter ham. Og makt ble gitt dem over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med hungersnød, med død, og med dyrene på jorden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg så, og se, en blekgul hest, og han som satt på den, hans navn var Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham; og han fikk makt over en fjerde del av jorden til å drepe med sverd, med hungersnød, med pest, og med jordens ville dyr.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og jeg så, og se, en gusten hest: og han som satt på den, hans navn var Døden, og Helvete fulgte med ham. Og makt ble gitt dem over fjerdeparten av jorden til å drepe med sverd og med hunger og med død og ved jordens ville dyr.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest. Han som satt på den, hadde navnet Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. De fikk makt over en fjerdedel av jorden for å drepe med sverd, med hungersnød, med pest og ved de ville dyrene på jorden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og jeg så, og se en gusten hest; og navnet på han som satt på den var Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Og makt ble gitt dem over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med hungersnød, med pest og med jordens ville dyr.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest; og den som satt på den het Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Og makt ble gitt dem over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med hungersnød, med død og med jordens dyr.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og jeg så, og se, en gulblek hest! Navnet på ham som satt på den, var Døden, og dødsriket fulgte etter ham. Og de ble gitt makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med hunger, med pest og med jordens ville dyr.

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

  Og jeg så, og se, en gulblek hest! Navnet på ham som satt på den, var Døden, og dødsriket fulgte etter ham. Og de ble gitt makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med hunger, med pest og med jordens ville dyr.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og jeg så, og se, en blekgrønn hest. Han som satt på den, navnet hans var Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Det ble gitt dem makt over en fjerde del av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med sult, med pest og ved dyrene på jorden.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Og jeg så, og se, en lysblek hest; og han som satt på den, hans navn var Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Og det ble gitt dem makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med sult, med pest og med de ville dyr på jorden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg saae, og see, en blegguul Hest, og den, som sad derpaa, hans Navn var Døden, og Helvede fulgte med ham; og ham blev given Magt over den fjerde Deel af Jorden at ihjelslaae med Sværd og med Hunger og med Pest og ved Jordens vilde Dyr.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jeg så, og se, en gulblek hest, og han som satt på den hadde navnet Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte etter ham. Og makt ble gitt dem over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med sult, med død og med villdyrene på jorden.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And I looked, and behold, a pale horse: and his name who sat on him was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given unto them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Og se, en askegrå hest, og han som satt på den, han het Døden. Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Makt over en fjerdedel av jorden ble gitt til ham, til å drepe med sverd, med sult, med pest, og ved de ville dyr på jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest, og han som satt på den – hans navn var Døden, og Hades fulgte med ham, og det ble gitt dem makt over en fjerdedel av jorden til å drepe med sverd, med sult, med pest og ved dyrene på jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest, og han som satt på den, hans navn var Døden; og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Og det ble gitt dem makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, og med hunger, og med pest, og ved jordens ville dyr.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og jeg så en grå hest, og han som satt på den het Døden; og Dødsriket fulgte etter ham. Og det ble gitt dem makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, sult, pest og med jordens dyr.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And I loked and beholde a grene horsse and his name that sat on him was deeth and hell folowed after him and power was geven vnto them over the fourthe parte of the erth to kyll with swearde and with honger and with deeth that cometh of vermen of the erth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And I loked, and beholde a pale horsse, and his name that sat on him was deeth, and hell folowed after him, & power was geue vnto them ouer the fourthe parte of the earth, to kyll with swearde, and wt honger, and with deeth, of the vermen of the earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I looked, and beholde, a pale horse, and his name that sate on him was Death, and Hell folowed after him, & power was giuen vnto them ouer the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sworde, and with hunger, and with death, and with beasts of the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I loked, and behold a pale horse, & his name that sate on him was death, and hell folowed after hym, and power was geuen vnto them ouer the fourth part of the earth, to kyll with sworde, & with hunger, and with death, and with the beastes of the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and I saw, and lo, a pale horse, and he who is sitting upon him -- his name is Death, and Hades doth follow with him, and there was given to them authority to kill, (over the fourth part of the land,) with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and by the beasts of the land.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I saw a grey horse, and the name of him who was seated on it was Death; and Hell came after him. And there was given to them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to put to destruction by the sword, and by taking away their food, and by death, and by the beasts of the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I looked and here came a pale green horse! The name of the one who rode it was Death, and Hades followed right behind. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword, famine, and disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.

Referenced Verses

• Hos 13:14 : 14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death. Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? Compassion will be hidden from my eyes.
• Zech 6:3 : 3 the third chariot had white horses, and the fourth chariot had dappled, strong horses.
• Rev 9:18 : 18 A third of humanity was killed by these three plagues: by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of their mouths.
• Jer 15:2-3 : 2 And if they ask you, 'Where should we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for famine, to famine; and those for captivity, to captivity.' 3 I will appoint over them four kinds of punishment, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth to devour and destroy.
• Jer 16:4 : 4 They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will lie like dung on the ground. They will perish by the sword and famine, and their corpses will be food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.
• Jer 16:16 : 16 Behold, I am sending many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that, I will send many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain, every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
• Jer 43:11 : 11 He will come and attack the land of Egypt. Those destined for death will go to death, those destined for captivity to captivity, and those destined for the sword to the sword.
• Ezek 5:12 : 12 One third of you will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you. Another third will fall by the sword around you, and the final third I will scatter to every wind and pursue with a drawn sword.
• Ezek 5:15-17 : 15 You will be a reproach, a mockery, a warning, and a horror to the nations around you when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and furious rebukes! I, the LORD, have spoken. 16 When I send against you the deadly arrows of famine to destroy you, I will send more of them to destroy you and cut off your supply of bread. 17 I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will bereave you. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.
• Ezek 14:13-21 : 13 Son of man, if a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it, breaking its supply of bread, sending famine upon it, and cutting off from it both man and beast, 14 even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD. 15 If I send wild beasts through the land and they ravage it, leaving it desolate so that no one can pass through because of the beasts, 16 even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save their sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would become desolate. 17 Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I cut off from it both man and beast, 18 even if these three men were there, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save sons or daughters. They alone would be saved. 19 Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath upon it in bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast, 20 even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save son or daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness. 21 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four dreadful judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—against Jerusalem, to cut off both man and beast from it!
• Hab 2:5 : 5 Indeed, because wine betrays, and an arrogant man is restless, enlarging his appetite like Sheol and never satisfied, he gathers all the nations to himself and collects all peoples as his own.
• Lev 26:22-33 : 22 I will send wild animals against you, and they will rob you of your children, destroy your cattle, and reduce your numbers until your roads are deserted. 23 If in spite of these things you do not accept my correction and continue to walk contrary to me, 24 then I too will act with hostility against you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins. 25 I will bring the sword upon you to avenge the breaking of the covenant, and when you retreat into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hands of the enemy. 26 When I break your staff of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven and dole out your bread by weight, and you will eat but not be satisfied. 27 But if, after all this, you do not listen to me and continue to act with hostility against me, 28 then I in turn will act with furious hostility against you, and I will discipline you seven times over for your sins. 29 You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters. 30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and my soul will reject you. 31 I will lay your cities in ruins, make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will no longer smell the pleasing aroma of your offerings. 32 I will bring the land to desolation so that even your enemies who live there will be appalled by it. 33 I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you. Your land will be desolate and your cities will lie in ruins.
• Prov 5:5 : 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
• Isa 25:8 : 8 He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.
• Rev 12:4 : 4 Its tail swept a third of the stars from the sky and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.
• Rev 20:13-14 : 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them. Each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.
• Matt 11:23 : 23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will be brought down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
• 1 Cor 15:55 : 55 Where, O death, is your sting? Where, O grave, is your victory?
• Rev 1:18 : 18 'the living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.'
• Rev 8:7-9 : 7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire, mixed with blood, were thrown down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. 8 The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea became blood. 9 A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. 10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky onto a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the water because it was made bitter. 12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them went dark. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise, the night.
• Rev 9:15 : 15 And the four angels who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and the year were released to kill a third of humanity.