Verse 10

These were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  I synene jeg hadde mens jeg lå på mitt leie, så jeg en vokter, en hellig, komme ned fra himmelen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dette var synene i mitt hode mens jeg lå på min seng: Jeg så, og se, et tre stod midt på jorden, og dets høyde var stor.

• Norsk King James

  Slik var visjonene i hodet mitt mens jeg lå i sengen: jeg så, og se, et tre midt på jorden som strakte seg opp til himmelen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og dette er synene som kom i mitt hode på mitt leie: Jeg så, og se, det var et tre midt i landet, og det var veldig høyt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg så i de synene jeg hadde på sengen, og se, en hellig budbærer steg ned fra himmelen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dette var synene i mitt hode da jeg lå på mitt leie: Jeg så, og se, et tre sto midt på jorden, og dets høyde var stor.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Slik så synerne ut for meg mens jeg lå i sengen: Jeg så et tre midt på jorden med en stor høyde.

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

  Dette var synene i mitt hode da jeg lå på mitt leie: Jeg så, og se, et tre sto midt på jorden, og dets høyde var stor.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg så i mitt hodes syn, mens jeg lå på mitt leie, og se, en vokter, en hellig, steg ned fra himmelen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In the visions I saw while lying on my bed, I looked, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg så i mine drømmevisjoner mens jeg lå på sengen, og se, en hellig vokter steg ned fra himmelen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og (disse ere) de Syner, (som vare) i mit Hoved paa mit Leie: Jeg saae, og see, der var et Træ midt i Landet, og det var meget høit.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og slik var synene i hodet mitt mens jeg lå på leiet: Jeg så, og se, et tre sto midt på jorden, og høyden var stor.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dette var synene i mitt hode mens jeg lå på sengen: Jeg så, og se, et tre midt på jorden, og høyden var stor.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dette var synene i mitt hode på sengen: jeg så et tre midt på jorden, og dets høyde var stor.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dette var synene i mitt hode på min seng: Jeg så, og se, et tre i jordens midte; og høyden var stor.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  På min seng så jeg et syn: Der var et tre midt på jorden, og det var veldig høyt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I sawe a vision in my heade vpon my bed: and beholde, there stode a tre vpon the grounde,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (4:7) Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; beholde, I sawe a tree in the middes of the earth and the height thereof was great:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus were the visions of my head vpon my bed: And behold, I saw a tree in the mids of the earth, and the heyght therof was great,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thus [were] the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof [was] great.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height of it was great.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As to the visions of my head on my bed, I was looking, and lo, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height `is' great:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height thereof was great.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  On my bed I saw a vision: there was a tree in the middle of the earth, and it was very high.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and its height was great.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Here are the visions of my mind while I was on my bed. While I was watching, there was a tree in the middle of the land. It was enormously tall.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 4:5 : 5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
• Dan 4:20-26 : 20 The tree that you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and its sight to all the earth, 21 whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heaven had their habitation, 22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong, for your greatness has grown and reaches unto heaven, and your dominion to the end of the earth. 23 And as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Cut the tree down and destroy it; yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him. 24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: 25 That they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will. 26 And as they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after you have known that the heavens do rule.
• Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and indeed, he was no more; yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
• Isa 10:33-34 : 33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be cut down, and the haughty shall be humbled. 34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by the Mighty One.
• Jer 12:2 : 2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit. You are near in their mouth, but far from their hearts.
• Ezek 31:3-9 : 3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with beautiful branches, and with a sheltering canopy, and of high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs. 4 The waters made it great, the deep set it up on high with its rivers running around its plants, and sent out its little rivers to all the trees of the field. 5 Therefore its height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and its boughs were multiplied, and its branches became long because of the multitude of waters as it spread out. 6 All the birds of heaven made their nests in its boughs, and under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and under its shadow all great nations dwelt. 7 Thus it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, for its root was by great waters. 8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; the fir trees were not like its boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like its branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like it in beauty. 9 I made it beautiful by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it. 10 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Because you have lifted yourself up in height, and it has set its top among the thick boughs, and its heart is lifted up in its height; 11 I have therefore delivered it into the hand of the mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with it: I have driven it out for its wickedness. 12 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut it off and have left it; on the mountains and in all the valleys its branches have fallen, and its boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the peoples of the earth have gone down from its shadow and have left it. 13 On its ruin all the birds of the heavens will dwell, and all the beasts of the field will be on its branches: 14 So that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, nor set their top among the thick boughs, nor any tree stand up to its height, all that drink water; for they are all delivered to death, to the lower parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with those who go down to the pit. 15 Thus says the Lord GOD; In the day when it went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for it, and I restrained its floods, and the great waters were stopped: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for it, and all the trees of the field fainted for it. 16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to hell with those who descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the lower parts of the earth. 17 They also went down into hell with it to those who are slain with the sword; and those who were its arm, who dwelt under its shadow in the midst of the nations. 18 Who are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet you shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the lower parts of the earth; you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with those who are slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord GOD.