Verse 1

Then Elisha spoke to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, and go you and your household, and stay wherever you can stay: for the LORD has called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land for seven years."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Elisja snakket til kvinnen hvis sønn han hadde brakt til live, og sa: "Stå opp og dra av sted, du og ditt hus, og bo der hvor du kan, for Herren har sendt hungersnød, og den vil ramme landet i sju år."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da talte Elisa til kvinnen, hvis sønn han hadde vekket opp til liv, og sa: Reis dig, gå bort, du og ditt hus, og slå deg ned hvor du kan bo; for Herren har kalt på en hunger, og den vil også komme over landet i sju år.

• Norsk King James

  Da talte Elisha til kvinnen, hvis sønn han hadde brakt tilbake til livet, og sa: Stå opp, ta med deg husstanden din og dra dit du vil; for Herren har forutsagt hungersnød, og den skal ramme landet i syv år.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Elisa snakket til kvinnen hvis sønn han hadde brakt tilbake til livet. Han sa: Forbered deg og dra bort, du og din husstand, og bli en fremmed hvor du kan. For Herren har varslet om en hungersnød som skal komme over landet i syv år.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Elisja talte til kvinnen hvis sønn han hadde vekket til liv, og sa: 'Stå opp og dra av sted, du og ditt hus, og slå dere ned der dere kan slå dere ned, for Herren har kalt på hungersnød som skal komme over landet i sju år.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da talte Elisa til kvinnen, hvis sønn han hadde vekket til live, og sa: «Stå opp, gå bort med husstanden din, og bo som fremmed hvor du kan. For Herren har kalt på en hungersnød; den skal også komme over landet i sju år.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da talte Elisa til kvinnen, hvis sønn han hadde vakt til live, og sa: Reis deg og dra du og ditt hus, og opphold dere der dere kan finne ly; for HERREN har forutsagt hungersnød, og den skal ramme landet i syv år.

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

  Da talte Elisa til kvinnen, hvis sønn han hadde vekket til live, og sa: «Stå opp, gå bort med husstanden din, og bo som fremmed hvor du kan. For Herren har kalt på en hungersnød; den skal også komme over landet i sju år.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Elisha talte til kvinnen hvis sønn han hadde gjenopplivet og sa: 'Stå opp og dra, du og ditt hus, og bo som fremmed der du kan bo, for Herren har kalt på hungersnød, og den er kommet over landet i syv år.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, take your household, and go live in whatever place you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Elisja snakket til kvinnen hvis sønn han hadde oppvekt, og sa: 'Stå opp og dra bort, du og ditt hus, og bo der hvor du kan bo. For Herren har kalt på hungersnøden, og den skal også komme over landet i sju år.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Elisa talede til den Qvinde, hvis Søn han havde gjort levende, og sagde: Gjør dig rede og gak bort, du og dit Huus, og vær fremmed, hvor du kan være fremmed; thi Herren kalder ad Hungeren, og den skal ogsaa komme i Landet i syv Aar.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Deretter talte Elisa til kvinnen hvis sønn han hadde vekket til live, og sa: Reis opp, og dra, du og din husstand, og bosett deg hvor du kan, for Herren har kalt på en hungersnød; og den vil komme over landet i sju år.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Nå hadde Elisja sagt til kvinnen, hvis sønn han hadde gjenopplivet: «Stå opp og dra av sted med din husstand og bosett deg hvor som helst du kan bo, for Herren har varslet hungersnød, og den skal komme over landet i sju år.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Elisha snakket til kvinnen hvis sønn han hadde gjenopplivet, og sa: 'Reis deg og dra, du og ditt hus, og bo der du kan bo, for Herren har kalt på en hungersnød, og den vil komme over landet i syv år.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Elisha hadde sagt til kvinnen, hvis sønn han hadde vekket til live: «Stå opp, dra bort med din husstand og bo hvor du kan, for Herren har tilkalt en hungersnød, og den vil også ramme landet i sju år.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Elisha hadde sagt til kvinnen hvis sønn han hadde vekket til live, Dra nå av sted med hele din husstand, og finn et annet sted å bo der du kan; for på Herrens befaling vil det bli stor matmangel i landet, og det vil vare i sju år.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Eliseus spake vnto the woma, whose sonne he had restored vnto life againe, and sayde: Get the vp, & go with thine housholde, and be a straunger where thou canst: for the LORDE shall call for a derth, which shal come into the londe seuen yeare loge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then spake Elisha vnto the woman, whose sonne he had restored to life, saying, Vp, and goe, thou, and thine house, and soiourne where thou canst soiourne: for the Lorde hath called for a famine, and it commeth also vpon the land seuen yeeres.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then spake Elisa vnto the woman (whose sonne he had restored to lyfe againe) saying: Up, and go thou and thyne house, and soiourne where so euer thou canst: For the Lord hath called for a dearth, and the same shall come vpon the lande seuen yeres.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now Elisha had spoken to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and sojourn wherever you can sojourn: for Yahweh has called for a famine; and it shall also come on the land seven years.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Elisha spake unto the woman whose son he had revived, saying, `Rise and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn where thou dost sojourn, for Jehovah hath called for a famine, and also, it is coming unto the land seven years.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for Jehovah hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had given back to life, Go now, with all the people of your house, and get a living-place for yourselves wherever you are able; for by the word of the Lord, there will be great need of food in the land; and this will go on for seven years.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now Elisha had spoken to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for Yahweh has called for a famine. It shall also come on the land seven years."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elisha Again Helps the Shunammite Woman Now Elisha advised the woman whose son he had brought back to life,“You and your family should go and live somewhere else for a while, for the LORD has decreed that a famine will overtake the land for seven years.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 4:31-35 : 31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice nor hearing. Therefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awake. 32 And when Elisha came into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them two, and prayed to the LORD. 34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child grew warm. 35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
• Ps 105:16 : 16 Moreover, he called for a famine upon the land: he broke the whole support of bread.
• Hag 1:11 : 11 For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
• 2 Kgs 4:18 : 18 And when the child was grown, it happened one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
• Gen 12:10 : 10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to stay there; for the famine was severe in the land.
• Lev 26:26 : 26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and you shall eat, and not be satisfied.
• Gen 41:27-28 : 27 And the seven thin and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears scorched by the east wind shall be seven years of famine. 28 This is the thing that I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
• Ruth 1:1 : 1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.
• 1 Kgs 18:2 : 2 And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a severe famine in Samaria.
• Luke 4:25 : 25 But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine swept throughout all the land;
• Luke 21:11 : 11 And great earthquakes shall be in various places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
• Luke 21:22 : 22 For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
• Acts 11:28 : 28 And one of them, named Agabus, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there would be a great famine throughout the world, which happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.
• 2 Sam 21:1 : 1 In the days of David, there was a famine for three years, year after year, and David sought the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he killed the Gibeonites.
• 2 Sam 24:13 : 13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? or will you flee three months before your enemies, while they pursue you? or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now consider, and see what answer I shall return to Him who sent me.
• Ps 107:34 : 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of those who dwell therein.
• Jer 25:29 : 29 For, behold, I begin to bring calamity on the city which is called by My name, and should you be completely unpunished? You shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, says the LORD of hosts.
• Gen 41:32 : 32 As for the dream being repeated to Pharaoh twice, it means that the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
• Gen 47:4 : 4 They said moreover to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land; for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
• Lev 26:19-20 : 19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as bronze: 20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
• Deut 28:22-24 : 22 The LORD shall strike you with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish. 23 And your heaven that is over your head shall be brass, and the earth that is under you shall be iron. 24 The LORD shall make the rain of your land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon you, until you are destroyed.
• Deut 28:38-40 : 38 You shall carry much seed out into the field, and shall gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it. 39 You shall plant vineyards, and dress them, but shall neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. 40 You shall have olive trees throughout all your coasts, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olive shall cast its fruit.
• Gen 26:1 : 1 And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines to Gerar.
• Gen 41:25 : 25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.