Verse 30

The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  I samme øyeblikk ble ordet oppfylt over Nebukadnesar. Han ble drevet bort fra menneskene og spiste som storfe. Hans kropp ble gjennomvåt av himmelens dugg, inntil håret ble langt som ørnefjær og neglene som klør på fugler.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Kongen talte og sa: Er ikke dette det store Babel som jeg har bygd til et kongerike ved min mektige styrke og til ære for min herlighet?

• Norsk King James

  Kongen talte og sa: Er ikke dette store Babylon, som jeg har bygd til hus for kongeriket ved kraften av min makt, og til ære for min majestet?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  utbrøt kongen: 'Er ikke dette det store Babylon som jeg har bygd som en kongelig bolig ved min mektige styrke og til min herlighets ære?'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Øyeblikkelig skjedde det samme med Nebukadnesar. Han ble drevet bort fra menneskene, spiste gress som okser, og hans kropp ble våt av himmelens dugg, til håret vokste og ble som ørnefjær og neglene som fugleklør.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kongen talte og sa: Er ikke dette det store Babylon som jeg har bygd som kongens hus, ved min makt og til ære for min majestet?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kongen sa: «Er ikke dette den store Babel, som jeg har reist for rikets hus med min makt og for æren til min majestet?»

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

  Kongen talte og sa: Er ikke dette det store Babylon som jeg har bygd som kongens hus, ved min makt og til ære for min majestet?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det samme øyeblikket ble ordet oppfylt over Nebukadnesar. Han ble drevet bort fra menneskene, åt gress som oksene, og hans kropp ble våt av himmelens dugg til hans hår vokste som ørnenes fjær og hans negler ble som fuglenes klør.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Immediately, what was spoken about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people, ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Straks ble denne dommen oppfylt på Nebukadnesar. Han ble drevet bort fra menneskene og åt gress som oksene, og hans kropp var fuktet med himmelens dugg til hans hår voks ut som ørnefjær og hans negler som fugleklør.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  svarede Kongen og sagde: Mon dette ikke være det store Babel, som jeg, jeg haver bygget til et kongeligt Huus ved min stærke Magt og til min Herligheds Ære?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kongen talte og sa: Er ikke dette det store Babylon, som jeg har bygd til et kongshus ved min makts styrke og til ære for min majestet?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kongen snakket og sa: Er ikke dette det store Babylon, som jeg har bygget til et kongelig hus, ved min makts styrke og til min herlighets ære?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  svarte kongen og sa: 'Er ikke dette store Babel, som jeg har bygget for kongedømmets hus, ved min makts styrke og til min æres herlighet?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kongen talte og sa: Er ikke dette det store Babylon, som jeg har bygd til en kongelig bolig ved min makt og til min egen æres herlighet?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Kongen svarte og sa: Er ikke dette store Babylon, som jeg har bygd til bolig for konger, ved styrken av min makt og til ære for min heder?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde: This is the greate cite off Babilo, which I myself (with my power & strength) haue made a kynges courte, for the honoure off my magesty.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (4:27) And the King spake and sayde, Is not this great Babel, that I haue built for the house of the kingdome by the might of my power, and for the honour of my maiestie?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the king spake, & sayd: Is not this great Babylon that I haue buylt for the house of the kingdome by the might of my power, and for the honour of my maiestie?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour?

• World English Bible (2000)

  The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The king uttered these words:“Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 49:20 : 20 Man that is in honor, and does not understand, is like the beasts that perish.
• Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Rev 17:5 : 5 And on her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
• Rev 18:21 : 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
• Rev 18:10 : 10 Standing far off for fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour your judgment has come.
• Rev 16:19 : 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell; and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
• Ps 73:8 : 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily.
• Ps 104:1 : 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with honor and majesty.
• Ps 145:5-9 : 5 I will speak of the glorious honor of your majesty and of your wondrous works. 6 And men shall speak of the might of your awesome acts, and I will declare your greatness. 7 They shall abundantly express the memory of your great goodness, and shall sing of your righteousness. 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All your works shall praise you, O LORD; and your saints shall bless you. 11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power; 12 To make known to the children of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
• Gen 10:10 : 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
• Gen 11:2-9 : 2 And it happened, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and lived there. 3 And they said to one another, Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and tar they had for mortar. 4 And they said, Come, let us build a city and a tower whose top may reach to heaven, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth. 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people are one, and they all have one language; and this is what they begin to do: now nothing will be withheld from them which they have planned to do. 7 Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. 9 Therefore its name is called Babel, because the LORD confused the language of all the earth there, and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
• 1 Chr 29:12-14 : 12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all; in Your hand is power and might; in Your hand it is to make great, and to give strength to all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name. 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, and of Your own have we given You.
• 2 Chr 2:5-6 : 5 And the house which I build is great, for great is our God above all gods. 6 But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except only to burn sacrifice before him?
• Esth 1:4 : 4 When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty for many days, even a hundred and eighty days.
• Isa 10:8-9 : 8 For he says, Are not my princes altogether kings? 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? 10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose carved images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria; 11 Shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, also do to Jerusalem and her idols? 12 Therefore, it shall come to pass, that when the Lord has performed all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13 For he says, By the strength of my hand, I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the boundaries of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have brought down the inhabitants like a valiant man; 14 And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathers eggs that are left, I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped. 15 Shall the ax boast against him who cuts with it? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him who shakes it? As if the rod should shake itself against those who lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were not wood.
• Isa 37:24-25 : 24 By your servants you have reproached the Lord, and have said, By the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice fir trees: and I will enter the height of its border, the forest of its Carmel. 25 I have dug, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet I have dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
• Ezek 28:2-5 : 2 Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD; Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God: 3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from you: 4 With your wisdom and with your understanding you have gained riches for yourself, and gathered gold and silver into your treasures: 5 By your great wisdom and by your trading you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches:
• Ezek 29:3 : 3 Speak, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, which has said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
• Dan 5:18-20 : 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.
• Hab 1:15-16 : 15 They take up all of them with a hook, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their dragnet; therefore they rejoice and are glad. 16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their dragnet; because by them their portion is sumptuous and their food plentiful.
• Hab 2:4-5 : 4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him, but the just shall live by his faith. 5 Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither stays at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all people:
• Luke 12:19-20 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?
• Luke 14:11 : 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
• 1 Cor 10:31 : 31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
• 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.
• Rev 21:24-26 : 24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light: and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. 25 And its gates shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.