Verse 7

After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    ‘Etter dette så jeg i mitt nattlige syn, og se, et fjerde dyr, som var fryktinngytende, skremmende og veldig sterkt. Det hadde store jerntenner; det fortærte og knuste, og det som var igjen, tråkket det under føttene. Det var forskjellig fra alle de andre dyrene som hadde vært før det, og det hadde ti horn.’

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Deretter så jeg i nattens syner, og se, et fjerde dyr, fryktelig og forferdelig, og uhyre sterkt; og det hadde store jerntenner, det slukte og knuste og trampet resten ned med føttene; det var forskjellig fra alle de andre dyrene før det, og det hadde ti horn.

  • Norsk King James

    Etter dette så jeg i nattens visjoner, og se, en fjerde skapning, fryktelig sterk; den hadde store jerntenner: den fortærte og knuste i stykker, og tråkket ned restene med sine føtter; den var ulik alle de tidligere skapningene.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Etter dette så jeg i nattens syner, og se, det fjerde dyret var fryktinngytende, skremmende og veldig sterkt, med store jerntenner. Det åt og knuste, og det trampet på restene med føttene, og det var annerledes enn alle de andre dyrene som var før det, og det hadde ti horn.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Etter dette så jeg i mine nattlige syn, og se, et fjerde dyr, fryktinngytende, skremmende og meget sterkt. Det hadde store jernkjerner og åt og knuste, og det som var igjen, tråkket det ned med føttene. Det var forskjellig fra alle de dyrene som var før, og det hadde ti horn.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Etter dette så jeg i synene om natten, og se, et fjerde dyr, fryktelig og skremmende og overmåte sterkt; det hadde store jerntenner. Det fortærte og knuste, og tråkket ned resten med føttene. Det var forskjellig fra alle dyrene som hadde vært før, og det hadde ti horn.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Etter dette så jeg i nattens visjoner et fjerde dyr, grufullt og forferdelig, og usedvanlig mektig; det hadde store jern-tenner, fortærte, knuste i biter og trampet restene med sine føtter. Det skilte seg fra alle de forutgående dyrene, og hadde ti horn.

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

    Etter dette så jeg i synene om natten, og se, et fjerde dyr, fryktelig og skremmende og overmåte sterkt; det hadde store jerntenner. Det fortærte og knuste, og tråkket ned resten med føttene. Det var forskjellig fra alle dyrene som hadde vært før, og det hadde ti horn.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Etter dette så jeg i nattens syner, og se, et fjerde dyr, fryktinngytende, skremmende og veldig sterkt. Det hadde store jerntenner. Det åt, knuste og trampet resten med føttene. Det var forskjellig fra alle de andre dyrene som var før det, og det hadde ti horn.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    After this, I saw in the visions of the night a fourth beast, terrifying, dreadful, and exceedingly strong. It had large iron teeth and devoured, crushed, and trampled the remainder with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Etter dette så jeg i nattens syner, og se, et fjerde dyr, fryktinngytende, forferdelig og veldig sterkt. Det hadde store jernklør, som det fortærte og knuste, og det trampet på resten med føttene. Det var annerledes enn alle de andre dyrene før det, og det hadde ti horn.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Efter dette saae jeg i Nattesynerne, og see, det fjerde Dyr var forfærdeligt og forskrækkeligt og meget stærkt, og havde store Jerntænder, det aad og knuste og nedtraadte det Overblevne med sine Fødder, og det var anderledes end alle de Dyr, som vare før det, og det havde ti Horn.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Etter dette så jeg i nattsynene, og se, et fjerde dyr, fryktelig og fryktsomt, og meget sterkt. Det hadde store jernteeth og fortærte og ødela, og tråkket resten under sine føtter. Det var forskjellig fra alle dyrene som hadde vært før, og det hadde ti horn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Etter dette så jeg i nattens visjoner, og se, et fjerde dyr, fryktinngytende og sterkt, og meget mektig; det hadde store jerntenner, det fortærte og knuste i stykker, og trampet på resten med føttene: det var ulikt alle de andre dyrene før det; og det hadde ti horn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Etter dette så jeg i nattens syn, og se, et fjerde dyr, fryktinngytende og skrekkelig, og meget sterkt; det hadde meget store tenner av jern, det slukte og knuste, og resten trampet det ned med føttene. Det skilte seg fra alle de andre dyrene før det, og det hadde ti horn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Etter dette så jeg i nattens syner, og se, et fjerde dyr, fryktinngytende og mektig, og veldig sterkt; det hadde store jernkjever; det oppslukte og knuste alt som ble til overs med føttene. Det var forskjellig fra alle de andre dyrene som hadde vært før det, og hadde ti horn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Etter dette, i min syn om natten, så jeg et fjerde dyr, fryktinngytende og veldig skremmende, fullt av kraft og veldig sterkt; og det hadde store tenner av jern: det fortærte, knuste noen til småbiter og trampet resten ned med føttene: det var annerledes enn alle de andre dyrene før det; og det hadde ti horn.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    After this I sawe in a vision by night, & beholde: the fourth beest was grymme and horrible, and maruelous stronge. It had greate yron teth, it deuoured, and destroyed, and stamped the residue vnder fete. It was farre vnlike the other beestes that were before it: for it had ten hornes, wheroff I toke good hede.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    After this I saw in the visions by night, and beholde, the fourth beast was fearefull and terrible and very strong. It had great yron teeth: it deuoured and brake in pieces and stamped the residue vnder his feete: and it was vnlike to the beasts that were before it: for it had ten hornes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    After this I saw in a vision by night, & beholde, the fourth beast was grimme and horrible, and marueylous strong: it had great iron teeth, it deuoured & destroyed, & stamped the residue vnder his feete, it was vnlike yt other beastes that were before it, for it had ten hornes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    After this I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, a fourth animal, awesome and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the animals that were before it; and it had ten horns.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `After this I was seeing in the visions of the night, and lo, a fourth beast, terrible and fearful, and exceedingly strong; and it hath iron teeth very great, it hath consumed, yea, it doth break small, and the remnant with its feet it hath trampled; and it `is' diverse from all the beasts that `are' before it; and it hath ten horns.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    After this I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, a fourth beast, terrible and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    After this, in my vision of the night, I saw a fourth beast, a thing causing fear and very troubling, full of power and very strong; and it had great iron teeth: it took its food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping down the rest with its feet: it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, a fourth animal, awesome and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the animals that were before it; and it had ten horns.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “After these things, as I was watching in the night visions a fourth beast appeared– one dreadful, terrible, and very strong. It had two large rows of iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and anything that was left it trampled with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 13:1 : 1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads the name of blasphemy.
  • Rev 12:3 : 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads.
  • Rev 17:12 : 12 The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast.
  • Dan 7:23-24 : 23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise; and another shall rise after them, and he shall be different from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
  • Dan 7:13 : 13 I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.
  • Dan 7:19-20 : 19 Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the rest with its feet. 20 And about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other which came up, and before which three fell; even that horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke very great things, whose appearance was greater than its companions.
  • 2 Sam 22:43 : 43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I stamped them as the mire of the street, and spread them abroad.
  • Dan 2:40-42 : 40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, for as much as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and as iron that crushes all these, it shall break in pieces and crush. 41 And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it some of the strength of the iron, for as much as you saw the iron mixed with miry clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
  • Dan 7:2 : 2 Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
  • Dan 8:10 : 10 And it grew great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled upon them.
  • Rev 17:7 : 7 And the angel said to me, Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.