Verse 18

This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, O Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, since all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  det er deg, konge. Du har blitt stor og mektig, din storhet har vokst og når opp til himmelen, og ditt herredømme strekker seg til jordens ender.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dette er drømmen jeg, kong Nebukadnesar, har sett. Nå, du Beltsasar, forklar dens tydning, for alle vismennene i mitt kongerike er ikke i stand til å gi meg tydningen, men du kan, for i deg er de hellige guders ånd.

• Norsk King James

  Denne drømmen har jeg, kong Nebukadnesar, sett. Nå, O Beltesjazzar, forklar tolkningen, for siden alle de vise mennene i mitt rike ikke kan gi meg tolkningen, er du i stand til det; for ånden fra de hellige gudene er i deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Denne drømmen så jeg, kong Nebukadnesar, og du, Beltsasar, fortell betydningen, siden ingen av de vise i mitt rike kunne forklare den for meg. Men du kan, fordi de hellige guders ånd er i deg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  med vakre blader og rikelig med frukt, med mat for alle, under hvilket jordens dyr bodde og i dets grener levde himmelens fugler,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Denne drømmen så jeg, kong Nebukadnesar. Nå, du Beltsasar, si tydningen, siden alle de vise menn i mitt rike ikke er i stand til å gjøre det kjent for meg: Men du kan, for de hellige guders ånd er i deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Denne drømmen har jeg, kong Nebukadnesar, sett. Nå, Belteshazzar, forklar for meg hva den betyr, for alle de vise menn i mitt rike har ikke klart å gi meg tolkningen, men du kan, for ånden fra de hellige guder er i deg.

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

  Denne drømmen så jeg, kong Nebukadnesar. Nå, du Beltsasar, si tydningen, siden alle de vise menn i mitt rike ikke er i stand til å gjøre det kjent for meg: Men du kan, for de hellige guders ånd er i deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  løvverket var vakkert, frukten var mye, og det gav mat til alle, dyrene på marken hadde skygge under det, og fuglene i himmelen bodde i greinene –

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  whose foliage was beautiful and fruit abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens nested—

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  med vakkert løv og mange frukter, og hvor det var mat for alle, hvor markens dyr bodde under og himmelens fugler hadde sine hjem i grenene,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Denne Drøm saae jeg, jeg Kong Nebucadnezar; men du, Beltsazar, siig Udtydningen, efterdi alle Vise i mit Rige kunne ikke kundgjøre mig Utydningen, men du kan det, thi de hellige Guders Aand er i dig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Denne drømmen har jeg, kong Nebukadnesar, sett. Nå, Belteshassar, fortell dens tolkning, fordi alle de vise menn i mitt rike ikke er i stand til å gjøre tolkningen kjent for meg; men du er i stand, for de hellige guders ånd er i deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Denne drømmen har jeg, kong Nebukadnesar, sett; og du, Beltsasar, forklar tydningen, for alle de vise menn i mitt rike kan ikke gi meg tydningen, men du kan; for de hellige gudenes ånd er i deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Denne drømmen har jeg sett, jeg, kong Nebukadnesar, og du, Belteshazzar, fortell tolkningen, for alle de vise menn i riket mitt er ikke i stand til å gi meg dens tolkning, men du kan, for de hellige guders ånd er i deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Denne drømmen så jeg, kong Nebukadnesar; og du, Beltsasar, forklar tydningen, for alle de vise menn i mitt rike er ikke i stand til å gjøre kjent tydningen for meg; men du er i stand, for de hellige guders ånd er i deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Denne drømmen så jeg, kong Nebukadnesar; og dere, O Belteshassar, gjør klart dens mening, for alle vise menn i mitt rike er ute av stand til å gjøre den forståelig for meg; men du er i stand, for de hellige guders ånd er i deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This is the dreame, yt I kynge Nabuchodonosor haue sene. Therfore o Balthasar, tell thou me what it signifieth: for so moch as all the wyse men off my kyngdome are not able to shewe me, what it meaneth. But thou canst do it, for ye sprete of the holy Goddes is in the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (4:15) This is the dreame, that I King Nebuchad-nezzar haue seene: therefore thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof: for all the wisemen of my kingdome are not able to shewe mee the interpretation: but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  This is the dreame that I king Nabuchodonozor haue seene: therfore thou, O Baltassar, declare the interpretation therof, forsomuch as al the wyse men of my kingdome are not able to shewe me what it meaneth: but thou canst do it, for the spirite of the holy gods is in thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `This dream I have seen, I king Nebuchadnezzar; and thou, O Belteshazzar, the interpretation tell, because that all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to cause me to know the interpretation, and thou `art' able, for the spirit of the holy gods `is' in thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw; and do you, O Belteshazzar, make clear the sense of it, for all the wise men of my kingdom are unable to make the sense of it clear to me; but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, for none of the wise men in my kingdom are able to make known to me the interpretation. But you can do so, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 41:8 : 8 In the morning, his spirit was troubled, so he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for Pharaoh.
• Dan 5:8 : 8 Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
• Dan 5:15 : 15 And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.
• Dan 4:7-9 : 7 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers, and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation. 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.
• Gen 41:15 : 15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you, that you can understand a dream to interpret it.
• 1 Kgs 14:2-3 : 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I ask you, and disguise yourself, so that you are not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and go to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who told me that I should be king over this people. 3 And take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him: he shall tell you what shall become of the child.
• Isa 19:3 : 3 The spirit of Egypt shall fail in its midst; I will destroy its counsel, and they shall seek the idols, the charmers, those with familiar spirits, and the wizards.
• Isa 47:12-14 : 12 Stand now with your enchantments and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth. Perhaps you will be able to profit, perhaps you may prevail. 13 You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators stand up and save you from these things that shall come upon you. 14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them. They shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame; there shall not be a coal to warm by, nor a fire to sit before.
• Dan 2:7 : 7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will provide the interpretation.
• Dan 2:26-28 : 26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation? 27 Daniel answered before the king and said, The secret which the king has demanded cannot be shown to the king by the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, or the soothsayers. 28 But there is a God in heaven that reveals secrets, and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, are these.
• Amos 3:7 : 7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.