Verse 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.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Da de kom til Samaria, ba Elisha: "Herre, åpne deres øyne så de kan se." Herren åpnet øynene deres, og de så at de var midt i Samaria.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisa: Herre, åpne øynene til disse mennene, så de kan se. Og Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de så, og se, de var midt i Samaria.

  • Norsk King James

    Og da de kom inn i Samaria, sa Elisja: "Herre, åpne øynene til disse mennene, så de kan se." Og Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de så; og, se, de var midt i Samaria.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisa: Herre, åpne deres øyne så de kan se. Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de så at de var midt i Samaria.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisja: 'Herre, åpne øynene deres, så de kan se.' Herren åpnet øynene deres, og de så at de var midt i Samaria.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisja: Herre, åpne nå deres øyne så de kan se. Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de så at de var midt i Samaria.

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

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisja: Herre, åpne nå deres øyne så de kan se. Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de så at de var midt i Samaria.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisja: 'Herre, åpne deres øyne, så de kan se.' Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de så at de var midt i Samaria.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "LORD, open the eyes of these men so they can see." The LORD opened their eyes, and they looked and realized they were inside Samaria.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisja: "Herre, åpne øynene til disse menn så de kan se." Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de så, og se, de var i midten av Samaria.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og det skede, der de kom i Samaria, da sagde Elisa: Herre! oplad Øinene paa disse, at de maae see; og Herren oplod deres Øine, at de saae, og see, (de vare) midt i Samaria.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it came to pass, when they were 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.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisa: Herre, åpne øynene til disse mennene, så de kan se. Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de så at de befant seg midt i Samaria.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisja: Herre, åpne disse menns øyne så de kan se. Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de så at de var midt i Samaria.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisja: «Herre, åpne disse menns øyne så de kan se.» Herren åpnet deres øyne, og se, de var midt i Samaria.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da de kom til Samaria, sa Elisa: Herre, åpne disse menns øyne, så de kan se. Og Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de så at de var midt i Samaria.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan they came to Samaria, Eliseus sayde: LORDE open these mens eyes, yt they maye se. And the LORDE opened their eyes, yt they sawe, & beholde, they were in the myddes of Samaria.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when they were come to Samaria, Elisha saide, Lorde, open their eyes that they may see; the Lorde opened their eyes, and they saw, & beholde, they were in the mids of Samaria.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But it fortuned that when they were come to Samaria, Elisa sayde: Lorde, open their eyes that they may see. And the Lorde opened their eyes, and they sawe, & behold they were in the middes of Samaria.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it came to pass, when they were 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Yahweh, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, `Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;' and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, "Yahweh, open the eyes of these men, that they may see." Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said,“O LORD, open their eyes, so they can see.” The LORD opened their eyes and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 6:17 : 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.
  • Luke 16:23 : 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
  • Luke 24:31 : 31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished from their sight.
  • Judg 20:40-42 : 40 But when the flame began to rise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven. 41 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed, for they saw that disaster had come upon them. 42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel toward the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.