Verse 2

And it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ved kveld reiste David seg fra sengen og gikk rundt på taket av kongens hus. Fra taket så han en kvinne som badet, og hun var svært vakker.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  En kveld sto David opp fra sengen og gikk rundt på taket av kongens hus. Fra taket så han en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var meget vakker.

• Norsk King James

  Og en kveld steg David opp fra sengen sin og gikk opp på taket av kongens hus; fra taket så han en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var svært vakker.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  En kveld, da David hadde reist seg fra sengen og gikk rundt på taket av kongens hus, så han en kvinne som badet. Hun var svært vakker.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  En kveld sto David opp fra sengen sin og gikk rundt på taket av kongehuset. Da så han en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var meget vakker.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  En kveld mens solen gikk ned, reiste David seg fra sengen sin og vandret opp på taket av kongens hus. Fra taket så han en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var meget vakker.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  En kveld, da David reiste seg fra sengen, gikk han ut på taket til kongens hus. Derfra så han en kvinne som vasket seg, og hun var usedvanlig vakker å se på.

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

  En kveld mens solen gikk ned, reiste David seg fra sengen sin og vandret opp på taket av kongens hus. Fra taket så han en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var meget vakker.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  En kveld da David hadde reist seg fra sengen og vandret rundt på taket av kongens hus, så han en kvinne som badet. Kvinnen var meget vakker.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  One evening, David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  En kveld stod David opp fra sitt leie og vandret rundt på taket av kongens hus. Fra taket så han en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var meget vakker.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skede paa en Aftens Tid, at David stod op af sin Seng og vandrede paa Taget af Kongens Huus, og saae fra Taget en Qvinde, som badede sig, og den Qvinde var saare deilig af Udseende.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  En kveld sto David opp fra sengen og gikk rundt på taket av kongens hus. Derfra fikk han se en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var svært vakker å se på.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  En kveld, da David sto opp fra sin seng og gikk opp på taket av kongens hus, så han en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var veldig vakker å se på.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det skjedde en kveld at David sto opp fra sitt leie og gikk omkring på taket av kongens hus. Fra taket så han en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var meget vakker å se på.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det skjedde en kveld at David sto opp fra sengen og gikk omkring på taket av kongens hus. Fra taket så han en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var meget vakker.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En kveld sto David opp fra sengen og gikk en tur på taket av kongens hus. Derfra så han en kvinne som badet, og kvinnen var meget vakker.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And aboute the euetyde it fortuned that Dauid arose from his restinge place, & wente vp to ye toppe of the kynges palace, and from ye toppe he sawe a woman wasshinge hir selfe, and the woman was of a very fayre bewtye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when it was euening tide, Dauid arose out of his bed, and walked vpon the roofe of the Kings palace: and from the roofe he sawe a woman washing her selfe: and the woman was very beautifull to looke vpon.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And in an euening tyde, Dauid arose out of his bed, and walked vpon the roofe of the kinges palace, and from the roofe he sawe a woman washing her selfe, and the woman was very beautifull to loke vpon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman [was] very beautiful to look upon.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked on the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look on.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and it cometh to pass, at evening-time, that David riseth from off his couch, and walketh up and down on the roof of the king's house, and seeth from the roof a woman bathing, and the woman `is' of very good appearance,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked on the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look on.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. Now this woman was very attractive.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 22:8 : 8 When you build a new house, then you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you bring not blood upon your house if any man falls from it.
• Job 31:1 : 1 I made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I gaze upon a maiden?
• Acts 10:9 : 9 On the next day, as they went on their journey and neared the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
• Matt 5:28 : 28 But I say to you, that whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Matt 10:27 : 27 What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
• Matt 26:40-41 : 40 And he came to the disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter, What, could you not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that you do not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
• 1 Thess 5:6-7 : 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.
• 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 But the end of all things is at hand: be therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
• 1 John 2:16 : 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.
• Ps 119:37 : 37 Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.
• Prov 6:25 : 25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart; neither let her take you with her eyelids.
• Prov 19:15 : 15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
• Prov 24:33-34 : 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. 34 So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
• Prov 31:30 : 30 Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
• Jer 19:13 : 13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled like the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings to other gods.
• 1 Sam 9:25 : 25 And when they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul on the top of the house.
• 2 Sam 4:5 : 5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came during the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on a bed at noon.
• 2 Sam 4:7 : 7 For when they came into the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedchamber, and they struck him, and killed him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went away through the plain all night.
• Gen 3:6 : 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of the fruit and ate, and gave also to her husband with her; and he ate.
• Gen 6:2 : 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.
• Gen 34:2 : 2 And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
• Gen 39:6 : 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's care; and he did not concern himself with anything except the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a handsome person, and well-favored.