Verse 17

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will, and sets over it the lowest of men.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Treet du så, som vokste og ble sterkt, og som nådde himmelen og var synlig for hele jorden,

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Denne saken er etter vekternes beslutning, og ordet etter de helliges befaling, for at de levende kan vite at Den Høyeste hersker i menneskenes rike, og gir det til hvem han vil, og setter den laveste blant menneskene over det.

• Norsk King James

  Denne saken er ved dekretet fra vokterne, og budet fra de hellige: for at de levende skal vite at Den Høyeste hersker over menneskers rike, og gir det til hvem han vil, og setter de mest ringe over det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Denne beslutningen er truffet av vokterne, og begjæringen er stadfestet av de hellige, for at de levende skal vite at Den Høyeste har makt over menneskenes kongerike og gir det til hvem han vil, og løfter den laveste blant menneskene over det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Treet du så, som vokste og ble sterkt, hvis høyde nådde himmelen og var synlig til jordens ende,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Denne avgjørelsen er etter vokternes befaling, og den er forespurt av de hellige, for at de levende skal vite at Den Høyeste rår i menneskenes kongedømmer, og gir dem til hvem han vil, og setter de laveste over dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dette er befalingene fra vaktens og de helliges ord, for at de levende skal få vite at den Høyeste hersker over menneskenes riker, og gir det til den han vil, og setter den laveste blant menn til å styre over det.

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

  Denne avgjørelsen er etter vokternes befaling, og den er forespurt av de hellige, for at de levende skal vite at Den Høyeste rår i menneskenes kongedømmer, og gir dem til hvem han vil, og setter de laveste over dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Treet du så, som vokste og ble sterkt, og hvis høyde nådde himmelen og ble sett til jordens ende,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which was visible to the whole earth,

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Treet som du så, som vokste og ble sterkt, og hvis høyde nådde til himmelen, og som var synlig over hele jorden,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den Sag er i Vægternes besluttede (Raad), og den Begjæring (er stadfæstet) i de Helliges Tale, paa det de, som leve, kunne kjende, at den Høieste haver Magt over Menneskenes Rige, og giver det til den, han vil, og opreiser en Fornedret iblandt Folket over det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Denne saken er avgjort av vokterne, og kravet from de hellige, for at de levende skal vite at Den Høyeste hersker over menneskenes rike, og gir det til hvem han vil, og setter de laveste over det.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den avgjørelsen er ved de våkernes befal, og forlangende ved de helliges ord; for at de levende skal vite at Den Høyeste hersker i menneskenes rike, og gir det til hvem han vil, og setter opp det laveste blant mennesker.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dette er ved de helliges råd, og gjennom de helliges befaling, for at de levende kan vite at Den Høyeste er hersker i menneskenes rike, og Han gir det til hvem Han vil og reiser den laveste blant menneskene til det.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Denne dommen er etter vokternes befaling, og etter de helliges ord, for at de levende skal vite at Den Høyeste hersker i menneskenes rike, og gir det til hvem han vil, og innsetter den ringeste blant mennesker over det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Denne orden er fastsatt av vokterne, og beslutningen er ved de helliges ord: så de levende kan være sikre på at Den Høyeste hersker over menneskenes rike, og gir det til hvem han vil, og opphøyer den laveste blant mennesker.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This erande of the watcher, is a comaundemet grounded and sought out in the councel off him, that is most holy: to lerne men for to vnderstonde, that the hyest hath power ouer the kyngdomes off men, ad geueth them, to whom it liketh him, and bryngeth the very outcastes off men ouer them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (4:14) The sentence is according to the decree of the watchmen, and according to the word of the holy ones: the demaunde was answered, to the intent that liuing men may knowe, that the most High hath power ouer the kingdome of men, and giueth it to whomsoeuer he will, and appointeth ouer it the most abiect among men.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  This sentence is according to the decree of the watchers, and the request according to the word of the holy ones: because liuing men should knowe that the hyghest hath power ouer the kingdome of men, and geueth it to whom it liketh hym, and setteth vp ouer it the basese among men.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  This matter [is] by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whoever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  by the decree of the sifters `is' the sentence, and by the saying of the holy ones the requirement, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and to whom He willeth He giveth it, and the lowest of men He doth raise up over it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This order is fixed by the watchers, and the decision is by the word of the holy ones: so that the living may be certain that the Most High is ruler over the kingdom of men, and gives it to any man at his pleasure, lifting up over it the lowest of men.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  This announcement is by the decree of the sentinels; this decision is by the pronouncement of the holy ones, so that those who are alive may understand that the Most High has authority over human kingdoms, and he bestows them on whomever he wishes. He establishes over them even the lowliest of human beings.’

Referenced Verses

• Dan 4:25 : 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.
• Dan 11:21 : 21 And in his place shall stand a despicable person, to whom they shall not give the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
• Dan 5:18-21 : 18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, majesty, glory, and honor. 19 And because of the majesty that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down. 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. 21 Then he was driven from the sons of men; his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that He appoints over it whomever He chooses.
• Jer 27:5-7 : 5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed right to me. 6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field I have given him also to serve him. 7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his grandson, until the very time of his land comes: and then many nations and great kings shall enslave him.
• Dan 2:21 : 21 And he changes the times and the seasons: he removes kings and sets up kings: he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding.
• 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 He raises up the poor from the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ashes, to set them among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
• Ps 9:16 : 16 The LORD is known by the judgment he executes; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
• Ps 12:8 : 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
• Ps 75:6-7 : 6 For promotion comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 7 But God is the judge; he puts down one and exalts another.
• Ps 83:17-18 : 17 Let them be confounded and troubled forever; yes, let them be put to shame and perish: 18 That men may know that you, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, are the most high over all the earth.
• Ps 113:7-8 : 7 He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap; 8 That He may set them with princes, even with the princes of His people.
• Isa 6:3 : 3 And one called to another and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory.
• Isa 6:8 : 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.
• 1 Kgs 21:25 : 25 But there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
• 1 Kgs 22:19-20 : 19 And he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 20 And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
• 2 Kgs 21:6-9 : 6 And he made his son pass through the fire, practiced divination, sought omens, and dealt with mediums and spiritists: he did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger. 7 And he set up the carved image of the Asherah he had made, in the house of which the LORD said to David and to Solomon his son, 'In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever:' 8 And I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore out of the land that I gave their ancestors, if only they are careful to do all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them. 9 But they did not listen, and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than the nations which the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel. 10 And the LORD spoke by his servants the prophets, saying, 11 'Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done more wickedly than all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols: 12 Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such disaster upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14 And I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; 15 Because they have done what is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day. 16 Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD. 17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, all that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son reigned in his place.
• 2 Chr 28:22 : 22 And in the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against the LORD, this is that King Ahaz.
• Dan 4:8-9 : 8 But at last, Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and before him I told the dream, saying, 9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.
• Dan 4:13-14 : 13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. 14 He cried aloud, and said this, 'Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit; let the beasts get away from under it, and the birds from its branches.
• Ezek 7:24 : 24 Therefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses; I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease, and their holy places shall be defiled.
• Ezek 25:17 : 17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them.
• Exod 9:16 : 16 And indeed, for this purpose, I have raised you up, to show in you my power; that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
• Dan 4:32-35 : 32 And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; they shall make you eat grass as oxen, 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. 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar, and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair had grown like eagle's feathers, and his nails like bird's claws. 34 At the end of the days, I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up my eyes unto heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored Him that lives forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation. 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say to Him, What are you doing?
• 1 Cor 1:28 : 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, God has chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are:
• 1 Tim 5:21 : 21 I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing with partiality.
• Rev 4:8 : 8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."