Verse 17

And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Elisha ba: "Herre, åpne hans øyne så han kan se." Herren åpnet tjenerens øyne, og han så at fjellet var fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt Elisha.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Elisa ba og sa: Herre, jeg ber deg, åpne øynene hans, så han kan se. Og Herren åpnet den unges øyne, og han så, og se, fjellet var fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt omkring Elisa.

• Norsk King James

  Og Elisja ba og sa: "Herre, åpne hans øyne så han kan se." Og Herren åpnet øynene til den unge mannen; og han så; og, se, fjellet var fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt omkring Elisja.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Elisa ba og sa: Herre, åpne øynene hans så han kan se. Herren åpnet tjenerens øyne, og han så, og se, fjellet var fullt av ildhester og vogner rundt Elisa.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Elisja ba: 'Herre, åpne hans øyne så han kan se.' Herren åpnet tjenerens øyne, og han så fjellet fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt Elisja.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Elisja ba: Herre, åpne hans øyne så han kan se. Og Herren åpnet tjenerens øyne, og han så at fjellet var fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt Elisja.

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

  Og Elisja ba: Herre, åpne hans øyne så han kan se. Og Herren åpnet tjenerens øyne, og han så at fjellet var fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt Elisja.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Elisja ba: 'Herre, åpne hans øyne, så han kan se.' Herren åpnet tjenerens øyne, og han så fjellet fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt Elisja.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Elisha prayed, "LORD, please open his eyes so that he may see." The LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Elisja ba og sa: "Herre, åpne hans øyne så han kan se." Herren åpnet tjenerens øyne, og han så at fjellet var fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt Elisja.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Elisa bad og sagde: Herre! Kjære, oplad hans Øine, at han maa see! da oplod Herren Drengens Øine, og han saae, og see, da var Bjerget fuldt af gloende Heste og Vogne trindt omkring Elisa.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Elisa ba: Herre, jeg ber, åpne hans øyne så han kan se. Herren åpnet den unge mannens øyne, og han så at fjellet var fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt Elisa.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Elisja ba: Herre, åpne øynene hans, så han kan se. Herren åpnet den unge mannens øyne, og han så at fjellet var fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt Elisja.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Elisja ba: «Herre, åpne hans øyne så han kan se.» Herren åpnet tjenerens øyne, og han så, og se, fjellet var fullt av hester og ildvogner rundt Elisja.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Elisa ba til Herren: Åpne hans øyne, så han kan se. Og Herren åpnet den unges øyne, og han så at fjellet var fullt av hester og vogner av ild rundt Elisa.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Eliseus prayed & sayde: LORDE open his eyes, yt he maye se. Then the LORDE opened ye childes eyes, yt he sawe, & beholde, ye mount was full of fyrie horses & charettes roude aboute Eliseus.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Elisha prayed, and saide, Lorde, I beseech thee, open his eyes, that he may see; the Lorde opened the eyes of the seruant, and he looked, and beholde, the mountaine was full of horses and charets of fyre round about Elisha.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Elisa prayed and sayd: Lord I besech thee open his eyes that he may see. And the Lorde opened the eyes of the young man, and he loked: and beholde the mountayne was full of horses, and charets of fire round about Elisa.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain [was] full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Elisha prayed, and said, Yahweh, Please open his eyes, that he may see. Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Elisha prayeth, and saith, `Jehovah, open, I pray Thee, his eyes, and he doth see;' and Jehovah openeth the eyes of the young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Elisha prayed, and said, "Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see." Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Elisha prayed,“O LORD, open his eyes so he can see.” The LORD opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 2:11 : 11 And it happened, as they still went on and talked, that behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both apart; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
• Ps 68:17 : 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
• Zech 6:1-7 : 1 And I turned and lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze. 2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot, black horses; 3 And in the third chariot, white horses; and in the fourth chariot, dappled and bay horses. 4 Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, What are these, my lord? 5 And the angel answered and said to me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The black horses which are there go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the dappled go forth toward the south country. 7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth; and he said, Go, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
• Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?
• Ps 34:7 : 7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
• Matt 26:53 : 53 Do you think that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
• Rev 19:14 : 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
• 2 Kgs 6:18-20 : 18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Strike this people, I pray, with blindness. And he struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. 19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek. But he led them to Samaria. 20 And it came to pass, when they had come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
• Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
• Ps 91:11 : 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.
• Ps 91:15 : 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
• Ps 104:3 : 3 Who lays the beams of His chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds His chariot: who walks upon the wings of the wind:
• Ps 119:18 : 18 Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
• Isa 42:7 : 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.
• Ezek 1:13-16 : 13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. 15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with their four faces. 16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like the color of a beryl: and the four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
• Zech 1:8 : 8 I saw by night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the hollow; and behind him were red horses, speckled, and white.
• Eph 1:18 : 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
• Jas 5:16-18 : 16 Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
• Rev 3:7 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens:
• Rev 19:11 : 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.