Verse 1

It pleased Darius to appoint over the kingdom one hundred and twenty princes, who should be over the whole kingdom;

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Darius, konge av media, mottok kongeriket da han var sekstito år gammel.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det behaget Darius å sette over riket ett hundre og tjue fyrster, som skulle være over hele riket;

• Norsk King James

  Det gledet Darius å sette over riket hundre og tjue prinsene, som skulle ha tilsyn med hele landet;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Darius, mederen, ble konge da han var 62 år gammel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Darius fra Medien tok over kongedømmet, da han var 62 år gammel.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det var i Darius' interesse å sette hundre og tjue stattholdere over riket, slik at de styrte hele riket.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det behaget Darius å utnevne hundre og tjue fyrster til å styre over hele riket.

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

  Det var i Darius' interesse å sette hundre og tjue stattholdere over riket, slik at de styrte hele riket.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Darius av Medien mottok kongeriket i en alder av omtrent sekstito år.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Darius the Mede received the kingdom at about sixty-two years of age.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Darius, mederen, overtok kongeriket da han var sekstito år gammel.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Darius, den Meder, antog Riget, (der han var) allerede to og tredsindstyve Aar gammel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  It pleased rius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det gled kong Dareios å sette over riket hundreogtjue fyrster, som skulle styre det hele riket;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Darius fant det for godt å sette hundre og tjue satraper over riket, som skulle være i hele riket;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det gledet Darius og han satte satraper over riket, hundre og tjue, for at de skulle være over hele riket,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det behaget Dareios å sette over riket ett hundre og tjue satraper, som skulle være i hele riket;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Darius mederen tok over kongeriket da han var omkring sekstito år gammel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It pleased Darius to set ouer his kigdome an C and xx.lordes, which shulde be in all his kingdome aboute.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  It pleased Darius to set ouer the kingdome an hundreth and twentie gouernours, which should be ouer the whole kingdome,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It pleased Darius to set ouer his kingdome a hundred and twentie gouernours, which should be ouer the whole kingdome.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  It hath been good before Darius, and he hath established over the kingdom satraps -- a hundred and twenty -- that they may be throughout the whole kingdom,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Daniel is Thrown into a Lions’ Den It seemed like a good idea to Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 5:31 : 31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
• Esth 1:1 : 1 Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces).
• Exod 18:21-22 : 21 Moreover, you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 22 And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.
• 1 Pet 2:14 : 14 Or to governors, as to those who are sent by Him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.