Verse 4

And when they arose early the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the torso of Dagon was left to him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Neste morgen, da de igjen hadde reist Dagon, fant de at han hadde falt med ansiktet mot bakken foran Herrens ark. Denne gangen var både hodet og hendene til Dagon kappet av og lå på dørterskelen; bare kroppen til Dagon var igjen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og da de sto opp tidlig om morgenen neste dag, se, Dagon hadde falt på sitt ansikt til jorden foran Herrens ark, og Dagons hode og begge hendene hans var avkuttet ved terskelen; bare kroppen av Dagon var igjen.

• Norsk King James

  Men da de sto opp neste morgen, behold, Dagon lå falt ansiktet ned mot bakken foran Herrens ark; hodet til Dagon og begge hendene hans var kuttet av på dørstokken; bare stubben av Dagon var blitt igjen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da de sto opp tidlig neste morgen, se, Dagon lå igjen på sitt ansikt på jorden foran Herrens ark; Dagons hode og begge hans hender var hugget av på dørterskelen, bare kroppen var igjen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men da de sto opp tidlig neste morgen, lå Dagon igjen med ansiktet mot jorden foran Herrens ark. Hodet og begge hendene av Dagon lå avkuttet på dørterskelen; bare kroppen var igjen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men da de sto opp tidlig neste morgen, lå Dagon igjen på sitt ansikt på bakken foran Herrens ark, med hodet og begge håndflatene avkappet på dørterskelen; bare kroppen av Dagon var igjen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men da de sto opp tidlig neste morgen, så de at Dagon lå med sitt ansikt mot jorden foran Herrens ark; Dagons hode og begge hans håndflater var hugget av ved dørterskelen, og av ham var bare en stubbe igjen.

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

  Men da de sto opp tidlig neste morgen, lå Dagon igjen på sitt ansikt på bakken foran Herrens ark, med hodet og begge håndflatene avkappet på dørterskelen; bare kroppen av Dagon var igjen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Neste morgen, da de sto opp tidlig, lå Dagon igjen falt med ansiktet mot jorden foran Herrens ark, og Dagons hode og begge hender lå avskåret på dørterskelen; bare Dagons kropp var igjen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But when they awoke early the next morning, they found Dagon fallen face down on the ground before the Ark of the LORD again. This time, Dagon’s head and the palms of his hands were broken off, lying on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon remained.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men da de stod opp tidlig neste morgen, fant de Dagon igjen liggende med ansiktet mot jorden foran Herrens ark; denne gangen var Dagons hode og begge hender avhogd og lå på terskelen. Bare kroppen var igjen av ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de stode om anden Dagen tidlig op om Morgenen, og see, Dagon var falden paa sit Ansigt til Jorden for Herrens Ark; og Dagons Hoved og begge hans flade Hænder vare afhugne paa Dørtærskelen, Dagons (Krop) var aleneste tilovers derpaa.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men da de sto opp tidlig neste morgen, se, Dagon hadde atter falt med ansiktet mot jorden foran Herrens ark, og hodet og begge håndflatene hans lå avkuttet på terskelen; bare kroppen av Dagon var igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da de sto opp tidlig neste morgen, se, Dagon hadde falt med ansiktet mot jorden foran Herrens ark, og hodet samt begge håndflatene var avhugget og lå på dørterskelen. Bare kroppen av Dagon var igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men da de neste morgen stod opp tidlig, lå Dagon igjen med ansiktet mot jorden foran Herrens ark; hodet og begge håndflatene var avhugget og lå på terskelen, bare fiskedelen av Dagon var tilbake.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da de sto opp tidlig neste morgen, se, Dagon hadde falt med ansiktet mot jorden foran Jehovas ark; hodet og begge håndflatene til Dagon lå avkuttet på terskelen; bare kroppen av Dagon var igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Neste morgen, da de sto opp tidlig, hadde Dagon igjen falt til jorden med ansiktet ned foran Herrens ark; hodet og hendene hans var avrevet og lå på dørterskelen; bare kroppen var igjen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Neuertheles whan they rose vp early on the nexte morowe, they founde Dagon lyenge on his face agayne vpon the earth before the Arke of the LORDE: but his heade and both his hades hewen of vpon the thresholde, so that the block laie there onely.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also they rose vp earely in the morning the next day, and beholde, Dagon was fallen vpon his face on the ground before the Arke of the Lord, and the head of Dagon and the two palmes of his hands were cut off vpon the thresholde: onely the stumpe of Dagon was left to him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they were come earlie in the next morning, beholde, Dagon was fallen vpon his face on the grounde before the arke of the Lorde, and his head and his two handes cut of vpon the thresholde, that onely the stumpe of Dagon was left to him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [were] cut off upon the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When they arose early on the next day morning, behold, Dagon was fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [lay] cut off on the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they rise early in the morning on the morrow, and lo, Dagon is fallen on its face to the earth, before the ark of Jehovah, and the head of Dagon, and the two palms of its hands are cut off at the threshold, only the fishy part hath been left to him;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [lay] cut off upon the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when they got up early on the morning after, Dagon had come down to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord; and his head and his hands were broken off on the doorstep; only the base was in its place.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When they arose early on the next day morning, behold, Dagon was fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [lay] cut off on the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But when they got up early the following day, Dagon was again lying on the ground before the ark of the LORD. The head of Dagon and his two hands were sheared off and were lying at the threshold. Only Dagon’s body was left intact.

Referenced Verses

• Mic 1:7 : 7 And all her carved images will be beaten to pieces, and all her wages will be burned with fire, and all her idols I will lay desolate: for she gathered it from the wages of a harlot, and they shall return to the hire of a harlot.
• Jer 50:2 : 2 Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a banner; publish, and do not hide it: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
• Ezek 6:4-6 : 4 And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. 5 And I will lay the dead carcasses of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones all around your altars. 6 In all your dwelling places, the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
• Dan 11:8 : 8 And shall also carry captive into Egypt their gods, with their princes and their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
• Isa 2:18-19 : 18 And the idols He shall utterly abolish. 19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly.
• Isa 27:9 : 9 By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he makes all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten apart, the groves and images shall not stand up.
• Jer 10:11 : 11 Thus shall you say to them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.