Verse 21

And he went forth to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus says the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from here any more death or barren land.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så gikk han ut til kilden, kastet saltet ned i den og sa: 'Så sier Herren: Jeg har gjort dette vannet rent; det skal ikke lenger forårsake død eller ufruktbarhet.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han gikk ut til vannkilden og kastet salt i den og sa: "Så sier Herren, Jeg har helbredet disse vannene; det skal ikke være mer død eller ufruktbarhet fra dem."

• Norsk King James

  Så gikk han ut til kilden og kastet saltet i vannet, og sa: «Slik sier Herren, jeg har helbredet dette vannet; det skal ikke lenger være død eller øde land fra nå av.»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han gikk ut til vannkilden, kastet saltet i vannet og sa: Så sier Herren: Jeg har gjort dette vannet friskt. Det skal ikke mer komme død eller ufruktbarhet fra det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da gikk han til kilden og kastet det i vannet og sa: "Så sier Herren: Jeg har gjort dette vannet friskt. Det skal ikke mer komme død og ufruktbarhet fra det."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  gikk han ut til vannkilden, kastet saltet i den og sa: «Så sier HERREN: Jeg har gjort disse vannene friske; det skal ikke mer komme død eller ubær høst fra dem.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han gikk ut til kilden, kastet salt i vannet og sa: «Slik sier HERREN: Jeg har helbredet disse vann; herfra skal det ikke lenger være død eller øde land.»

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

  gikk han ut til vannkilden, kastet saltet i den og sa: «Så sier HERREN: Jeg har gjort disse vannene friske; det skal ikke mer komme død eller ubær høst fra dem.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så gikk han ut til vannkilden, kastet salt i den og sa: «Så sier Herren: Jeg har gjort dette vannet friskt. Aldri igjen skal det forårsake død eller ufruktbarhet.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, 'This is what the LORD says: I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så gikk han til kildens utspring, kastet saltet i den og sa: "Så sier Herren: Jeg har gjort dette vannet friskt. Aldri mer skal det føre til død eller ufruktbarhet."

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da gik han ud til Vandspringet, og han kastede Saltet derhen og sagde: Saa sagde Herren: Jeg haver gjort dette Vand sundt, at der skal ingen Død eller Ufrugtbarhed ydermere komme deraf.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han gikk ut til kilden, kastet salt i den og sa: Så sier Herren: Jeg har gjort dette vannet trygt; det skal heretter ikke være død eller ufruktbar jord der.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han gikk ut til vannkilden, kastet saltet i den, og sa: Så sier Herren: Jeg har gjort dette vannet friskt; det skal ikke lenger forårsake død eller ufruktbarhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han gikk ut til kilden for vannet, kastet salt i det og sa: 'Så sier Herren: Jeg har gjort dette vannet friskt; det skal ikke lenger komme død og sterilitet derfra.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han gikk ut til kilden av vannet, kastet salt i den og sa: Så sier Herren: Jeg har gjort dette vannet friskt, det skal ikke mer komme død eller ufruktbarhet derfra.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så gikk han ut til kilden for vannet, strødde salt i den og sa: Herren sier: Nå har jeg gjort dette vannet friskt, og det skal ikke lenger føre til død eller ufruktbarhet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then wete he forth vnto the well of water, and cast the salt therin, & sayde: Thus sayeth the LORDE: I haue healed this water: from hence forth shal there no deed ner vnfrutefulnes come of it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he went vnto the spring of the waters, and cast there the salt, and said, Thus saith the Lorde, I haue healed this water: death shall no more come thereof, neither barennesse to the ground.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he went vnto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in thyther, and saide, thus saith the Lord: I haue healed these waters, there shall not come hencefoorth either death or barennesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren [land].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He went forth to the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said, Thus says Yahweh, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from there any more death or miscarrying.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he goeth out unto the source of the waters, and casteth there salt, and saith, `Thus said Jehovah, I have given healing to these waters; there is not thence any more death and sterility.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying. [

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he went out to the spring from which the water came, and put salt in it, and said, The Lord says, Now I have made this water sweet; no longer will it be death-giving or unfertile.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He went out to the spring of the waters, and threw salt into it, and said, "Thus says Yahweh, 'I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or miscarrying.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He went out to the spring and threw the salt in. Then he said,“This is what the LORD has said,‘I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or fail to produce crops.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 4:41 : 41 But he said, Then bring flour. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
• 2 Kgs 6:6 : 6 And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in there; and the iron floated.
• Exod 15:25-26 : 25 And he cried to the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he tested them, 26 And said, If you will diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God, and will do what is right in his sight, and will give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon you, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD who heals you.
• Lev 2:13 : 13 And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
• Ps 107:33-38 : 33 He turns rivers into a wilderness, and the water springs into dry ground; 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of those who dwell therein. 35 He turns the wilderness into pools of water, and dry land into water springs. 36 And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. 38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and does not allow their cattle to decrease.
• Ezek 47:8-9 : 8 Then he said to me, These waters flow toward the eastern region, and go into the desert, and go into the sea: which when flowing into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, that every living creature that moves, wherever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall go there: for they shall be healed; and everything shall live wherever the river comes. 10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishermen shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, very many. 11 But the miry places and the marshes shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
• Matt 5:11 : 11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
• Mark 9:50 : 50 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.
• John 9:6 : 6 When he had spoken thus, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spit, and anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
• 1 Cor 1:18-28 : 18 For the preaching of the cross is to those who perish foolishness; but to us who are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe. 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness; 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, God has chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are:
• Rev 21:4 : 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things have passed away.
• Rev 22:2-3 : 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him.