Verse 31

You, O king, saw, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  ‘Du, o konge, så en stor statue. Denne store statuen var en uttrykkelig skikkelse, og dens strålende glans sto foran deg, og dens utseende var fryktinngytende.’

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Du, o konge, så, og se en stor billedstøtte. Dette bildet, som var veldig stort, og hvis lysstyrke var enestående, stod foran deg; og utseendet var voldsomt.

• Norsk King James

  Du, O konge, så, og se, et stort bilde. Dette store bildet, hvis lysstyrke var enestående, sto foran deg; og formen var fryktinngytende.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du, konge, så et stort bilde. Det store bildet, med sitt strålende skinn, sto foran deg og var fryktinngytende.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Du, kongen, så, og se, en stor billedstøtte. Denne billedstøtten var mektig, og dens strålende glans stod foran deg, og utseendet var fryktinngytende.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Du, konge, så, og se, en stor billedstøtte. Denne billedstøtten, mektig og med en strålende glans, stod framfor deg, og dens utseende var fryktinngytende.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  O konge, du så et stort bilde – et bilde av storslått prakt – som stod foran deg med en fryktinngytende form.

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

  Du, konge, så, og se, en stor billedstøtte. Denne billedstøtten, mektig og med en strålende glans, stod framfor deg, og dens utseende var fryktinngytende.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  'Du, konge, så, og se, der var en stor billedstøtte. Denne billedstøtten, som var meget stor, strålte med en usedvanlig glans og stod foran deg, og dens utseende var fryktinngytende.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You, O king, were watching, and behold, a great image! This image, immense and of dazzling brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Daniel.2.31", "source": "אַ֣נְתְּה מַלְכָּ֗א חָזֵ֤ה הֲוַ֙יְתָ֙ וַאֲל֨וּ צְלֵ֥ם חַד֙ שַׂגִּ֔יא צַלְמָ֨א דִכֵּ֥ן רַ֛ב וְזִיוֵ֥הּ יַתִּ֖יר קָאֵ֣ם לְקָבְלָ֑ךְ וְרֵוֵ֖הּ דְּחִֽיל׃", "text": "*ʾantəh malkāʾ*, *ḥāzēh hăwaytā* and-behold *ṣĕlēm ḥad saggîʾ*, *ṣalmāʾ dikēn rab* and-*zîwēh yattîr qāʾēm lĕqābĕlāk* and-*rēwēh dĕḥîl*.", "grammar": { "*ʾantəh*": "2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you", "*malkāʾ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king", "*ḥāzēh hăwaytā*": "2nd person masculine singular verb with auxiliary - you were seeing/beholding", "*ṣĕlēm*": "masculine singular noun - image/statue", "*ḥad*": "numeral - one", "*saggîʾ*": "masculine singular adjective - great/large", "*ṣalmāʾ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the image", "*dikēn*": "demonstrative - this/that", "*rab*": "masculine singular adjective - great/large", "*zîwēh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its brightness/splendor", "*yattîr*": "masculine singular adjective - excellent/extraordinary", "*qāʾēm*": "masculine singular participle - standing", "*lĕqābĕlāk*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you/opposite you", "*rēwēh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its appearance", "*dĕḥîl*": "masculine singular adjective - fearful/terrible" }, "variants": { "*ḥāzēh hăwaytā*": "you were seeing/you were beholding/you were observing", "*ṣĕlēm*": "image/statue/figure", "*saggîʾ*": "great/large/mighty", "*zîwēh*": "brightness/splendor/appearance", "*yattîr*": "excellent/extraordinary/surpassing", "*qāʾēm*": "standing/positioned/erected", "*rēwēh*": "appearance/form/aspect", "*dĕḥîl*": "fearful/terrible/dreadful" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  'Du, konge, så en stor billedstøtte. Denne billedstøtten, som var veldig og hadde ekstrem glans, stod foran deg, og dens utseende var forferdelig.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du, o Konge! saae, og see, der var et stort Billede, det samme Billede var stort, og Skinnet deraf var herligt for dig, og dets Udseende var forfærdeligt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Du, kong, så, og se, et stort bilde. Dette store bildet, hvis glans var overveldende, sto foran deg, og dets form var fryktinngytende.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du, konge, så, og se, en stor billedstøtte. Denne bildet, som var mektig, og hvis glans var enestående, sto foran deg; og dens utseende var fryktinngytende.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Du, konge, så en stor statue. Denne statuen var stor, og dens glans var uvanlig. Den stod foran deg, og dens utseende var fryktinngytende.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Du, konge, så, og se, en stor billedstøtte. Denne billedstøtten, som var mektig, og med sitt glimrende skinn, sto foran deg; og dens utseende var fryktelig.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Du, konge, så, og en stor statue var der. Denne statuen, som var svært stor, og hvis herlighet var veldig lysende, stod foran deg; dens utseende vakte frykt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou kynge sawest, and beholde: there stode before the a greate ymage, whose fygure was maruelous greate, and his vysage grymme.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  O King, thou sawest, and beholde, there was a great image: this great image whose glory was so excellent, stood before thee, & the forme thereof was terrible.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou king sawest, and beholde, there was a great image: this great image whose brightnesse was excellent, stoode before thee, and the fourme therof was terrible.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness [was] excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof [was] terrible.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You, O king, saw, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and the aspect of it was awesome.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Thou, O king, wast looking, and lo, a certain great image. This image `is' mighty, and its brightness excellent; it is standing over-against thee, and its appearance `is' terrible.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You, O King, were looking, and a great image was there. This image, which was very great, and whose glory was very bright, was placed before you: its form sent fear into the heart.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its aspect was awesome.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “You, O king, were watching as a great statue– one of impressive size and extraordinary brightness– was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.

Referenced Verses

• Hab 1:7 : 7 They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
• Matt 4:8 : 8 Again, the devil took him up into an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,
• Luke 4:5 : 5 And the devil, taking him up to a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
• Isa 13:11 : 11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
• Isa 25:3-5 : 3 Therefore the strong people shall glorify You; the city of the terrible nations shall fear You. 4 For You have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is like a storm against the wall. 5 You will bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the song of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
• Ezek 28:7 : 7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon you, the most terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they shall defile your brightness.
• Dan 7:3-9 : 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, different from one another. 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on its feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it. 5 And behold, another beast, a second one, was like a bear. It raised itself up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said to it, Arise, devour much flesh. 6 After this, I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it. 7 After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and behold, another little horn came up among them, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. 9 I watched until thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days took his seat, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was like a fiery flame, and its wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened. 11 Then I watched because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke. I watched until the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. 13 I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was given to him dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. 15 I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my mind troubled me. 16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.