Verse 3

Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg løftet øynene mine og så, og se, det stod en vær foran elven. Den hadde to horn, og hornene var høye; det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste vokste sist.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg løftet mine øyne og så, og se, foran elven stod en vær som hadde to horn. De to hornene var høye, men det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyere hornet kom opp sist.

• Norsk King James

  Da løftet jeg blikket mitt og så, og se, det stod en vær foran elven med to horn; hornene var høye, men det ene hornet var høyere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da løftet jeg blikket, og foran meg ved elven stod en vær med to horn. Hornene var høye, det ene høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste vokste sist.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg løftet mine øyne og så, og se, ved elven sto det en vær med to horn. Hornene var høye, men det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste vokste fram til sist.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg løftet blikket og så en vær som stod ved elven. Den hadde to horn, og hornene var høye. Det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste vokste opp sist.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da løftet jeg blikket og så, se, der stod foran elven et vær med to horn; begge horn var høye, men det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste reiste seg sist.

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

  Jeg løftet blikket og så en vær som stod ved elven. Den hadde to horn, og hornene var høye. Det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste vokste opp sist.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg løftet mine øyne og så, og se, en vær stod foran elven. Den hadde to høye horn, og det ene hornet var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste vokste sist.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two high horns standing beside the canal. One horn was higher than the other, and the higher one grew later.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg løftet mine øyne og så, og se, en vær sto foran elven. Den hadde to horn, og begge hornene var høye, men det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste hornet vokste til slutt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg opløftede mine Øine og saae, og see, en Væder stod lige for Floden, og den havde to Horn, og Hornene vare høie, og det ene høiere end det andet, og det høieste voxte sidst op.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da løftet jeg opp øynene mine og så, og se, ved elven sto det en vær med to horn. De to hornene var høye, men det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste kom opp sist.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da løftet jeg blikket, og se, foran elven sto en vær med to horn: de to hornene var høye, men det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste kom opp sist.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg løftet mine øyne og så, og se, en vær stod foran elven. Den hadde to horn, og de to hornene var høye; det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste kom opp sist.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da løftet jeg blikket og så at det sto en vær foran elven. Den hadde to horn, og begge var høye, men det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste kom opp sist.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da jeg så opp, så jeg en vær med to horn stå foran elven. De to hornene var høye, men det ene var høyere enn det andre, og det høyeste vokste opp sist.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then I loked vp, and sawe: and beholde there stode before the ryuer, a ramme, which had hornes: and these hornes were hye, but one was hyer then another, and the hyest came vp last.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then I looked vp and sawe, and beholde, there stoode before the riuer a ramme, which had two hornes: and these two hornes were hie: but one was hier then another, and the hyest came vp last.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then I loked vp and saw, & beholde, there stoode before the riuer a ramme which had two hornes: and these two hornes were hye, but one was hyer then the other, & the hyest came vp last.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had [two] horns: and the [two] horns [were] high; but one [was] higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain ram is standing before the stream, and it hath two horns, and the two horns `are' high; and the one `is' higher than the other, and the high one is coming up last.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And lifting up my eyes, I saw, there before the stream, a male sheep with two horns: and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, the higher one coming up last.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I looked up and saw a ram with two horns standing at the canal. Its two horns were both long, but one was longer than the other. The longer one was coming up after the shorter one.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 8:20 : 20 The ram which you saw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
• Dan 10:5 : 5 Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz.
• Zech 1:18 : 18 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were four horns.
• Zech 2:1 : 1 I lifted my eyes again and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
• Zech 5:1 : 1 Then I turned, and lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, a flying scroll.
• Zech 5:5 : 5 Then the angel who talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up now your eyes, and see what this is that goes forth.
• Zech 5:9 : 9 Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens.
• Zech 6:1 : 1 And I turned and lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
• Num 24:2 : 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling in his tents according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
• Josh 5:13 : 13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood a man opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went to him and said to him, Are you for us or for our adversaries?
• 1 Chr 21:16 : 16 And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between the earth and the heavens, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
• Ezra 1:2 : 2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
• Ezra 4:5 : 5 And hired counselors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
• Esth 1:3 : 3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.
• Isa 13:17 : 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who will not regard silver; and as for gold, they will not delight in it.
• Isa 21:2 : 2 A harsh vision is revealed to me; the treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All its sighing have I made to cease.
• Isa 44:28 : 28 Who says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.
• Jer 51:11 : 11 Polish the arrows; gather the shields; the LORD has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, for His plan is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of His temple.
• Dan 2:39 : 39 And after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you, and a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.
• Dan 5:31 : 31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
• Dan 6:28 : 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
• Dan 7:5 : 5 And behold, another beast, a second one, was like a bear. It raised itself up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said to it, Arise, devour much flesh.