Verse 4

I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts could stand before him, nor was there any that could deliver from his hand; but he did according to his will and became great.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg så væren stange vestover, nordover og sørover. Ingen dyr kunne stå imot den, og ingen kunne redde fra dens hånd. Den gjorde som den ville, og den vokste stor.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg så væren stange mot vest, mot nord og mot sør, og ingen dyr kunne stå imot den, og ingen kunne fri seg fra dens makt; den gjorde som den ville, og ble stor.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg så væren presse seg vestover, nordover og sørover; ingen dyr kunne stå imot ham, og ingen kunne redde seg fra hans hånd, for han var stor og handlet etter sin vilje.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg så at væren stanget mot vest, nord og sør. Ingen dyr kunne stå imot den, og ingen kunne redde noe fra dens makt. Den gjorde som den ville og ble stor.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg så væren stange mot vest, mot nord og mot sør, og ingen dyr kunne stå imot den, og ingen kunne redde fra dens makt. Den gjorde som den ønsket, og vokste seg stor.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg så væren stange mot vest, nord og sør, slik at ingen dyr kunne stå imot den, og ingen kunne redde noe fra den. Den gjorde som den ville og ble mektig.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg så væren drive mot vest, nord og sør, slik at ingen skapninger kunne stå imot ham, og ingen kunne redde noe fra hans grep; likevel handlet han etter sin egen vilje og ble mektig.

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

  Jeg så væren stange mot vest, nord og sør, slik at ingen dyr kunne stå imot den, og ingen kunne redde noe fra den. Den gjorde som den ville og ble mektig.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg så væren stange mot vest, nord og sør. Ingen dyr kunne stå imot den, og ingen kunne redde fra dens makt. Den gjorde som den ville og ble stor.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I saw the ram charging to the west, north, and south. No animal could stand against it, and no one could rescue from its power. It did as it pleased and became great.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg så væren støte med sine horn vestover, nordover og sørover. Ingen dyr kunne stå seg mot den, og ingen kunne redde seg fra dens makt. Den gjorde som den ville og ble mektig.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg saae, at samme Væder stangede mod Vesten og Norden og Sønden, og der kunde intet Dyr staae for dens Ansigt, (der var) ei (heller) Nogen, som kunde redde af dens Vold, og den gjorde efter sin Villie og blev stor.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg så væren presse mot vest, og nord, og sør. Ingen dyr kunne stå foran den, og det var ingen som kunne berge fra dens makt. Den gjorde som den ville, og ble mektig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg så væren støte mot vest, nord og sør; ingen dyr kunne stå foran den, og ingen kunne redde ut av dens makt. Den gjorde som den ville og ble mektig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg så væren storme mot vest, nord og sør, så ingen dyr kunne stå imot den, og ingen kunne redde fra dens kraft. Den gjorde som den ønsket og ble stor.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg så væren stange mot vest, nord og sør. Ingen dyr kunne stå imot den, og det var ingen som kunne redde fra dens hånd; den gjorde som den ville og ble veldig stor.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg så væren støte mot vest, nord og sør, ingen dyr kunne stå seg imot ham, og ingen kunne redde seg fra hans makt; han gjorde som han ville og ble stor.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I sawe that this ramme pu?hed with his hornes, agaynst the west, agaynst the north, and agaynst the south: so that no beestes might stonde before him, ner defende them from his power: but he dyd as him listed, and waxed greatly.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I sawe the ramme pusshing against ye West, and against the North, and against the South: so that no beastes might stande before him, nor could deliuer out of his hand, but he did what he listed, and became great.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I saw that this ramme pushed with his hornes against the west, against the north, and against the south: so that no beastes might stand before him, nor defend them from his power, but he did as him listed, and became great.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither [was there any] that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no animals could stand before him, neither was there any who could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I have seen the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward, and no living creatures do stand before it, and there is none delivering out of its hand, and it hath done according to its pleasure, and hath exerted itself.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no beasts could stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I saw the sheep pushing to the west and to the north and to the south; and no beasts were able to keep their place before him, and no one was able to get people out of his power; but he did whatever his pleasure was and made himself great.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no animals could stand before him, neither was there any who could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I saw that the ram was butting westward, northward, and southward. No animal was able to stand before it, and there was none who could deliver from its power. It did as it pleased and acted arrogantly.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 11:16 : 16 But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
• Dan 11:36 : 36 And the king shall do according to his will; he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak unusual things against the God of gods, and shall prosper until the indignation is accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.
• Dan 8:7 : 7 And I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram from his hand.
• Dan 11:2-3 : 2 And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall stand in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than all of them: and by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.
• Mic 5:8 : 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he goes through, both treads down and tears in pieces, and none can deliver.
• Deut 33:17 : 17 His glory is like the firstborn of his bull, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
• Job 10:7 : 7 You know that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of Your hand.
• Ps 7:2 : 2 Lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
• Ps 50:22 : 22 Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
• Isa 10:13-14 : 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.
• Isa 45:1-5 : 1 Thus says the LORD to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the double doors; and the gates shall not be shut. 2 I will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of bronze, and cut through the bars of iron. 3 And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel. 4 For Jacob My servant's sake, and Israel My chosen, I have even called you by your name: I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me. 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me: I will strengthen you, though you have not known Me.
• Jer 50:1-9 : 1 The word that the LORD spoke against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. 2 Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a banner; publish, and do not hide it: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. 3 For out of the north a nation comes against her, which shall make her land desolate, and no one shall dwell therein: they shall move away, they shall depart, both man and beast. 4 In those days and at that time, says the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go and seek the LORD their God. 5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces toward it, saying, Come and let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten. 6 My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place. 7 All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers. 8 Move out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be like he-goats before the flocks. 9 For, behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in battle array against her; from there she shall be taken: their arrows shall be like those of a mighty expert warrior; none shall return empty. 10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, says the LORD. 11 Because you were glad, because you rejoiced, O you destroyers of my heritage, because you have grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow like bulls; 12 Your mother shall be greatly ashamed; she that bore you shall be confounded: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. 13 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be utterly desolate: everyone who passes by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues. 14 Put yourselves in battle array against Babylon all around: all you that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she has sinned against the LORD. 15 Shout against her all around: she has surrendered: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she has done, do unto her. 16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handles the sickle in the harvest time: for fear of the oppressing sword everyone shall turn to his own people, and they shall flee to their own land. 17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven them away: first the king of Assyria has devoured him; and last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones. 18 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria. 19 And I will bring Israel again to his dwelling place, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on Mount Ephraim and Gilead. 20 In those days and at that time, says the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon those whom I reserve. 21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, says the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded you. 22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. 23 How the hammer of the whole earth is cut apart and broken! how Babylon has become a desolation among the nations! 24 I have set a trap for you, and you are also caught, O Babylon, and you were not aware: you are found, and also caught, because you have fought against the LORD. 25 The LORD has opened his armory, and has brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans. 26 Come against her from the furthest border, open her storehouses: pile her up as heaps, and utterly destroy her: let nothing of her be left. 27 Slay all her bulls; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation. 28 The voice of those who flee and escape from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple. 29 Call together the archers against Babylon: all you that bend the bow, camp against it all around; let none of them escape: repay her according to her work; according to all that she has done, do unto her: for she has been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel. 30 Therefore her young men shall fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, says the LORD. 31 Behold, I am against you, O most proud, says the Lord GOD of hosts: for your day has come, the time that I will visit you. 32 And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall help him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all around him. 33 Thus says the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all who took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. 34 Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. 35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, says the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. 36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall turn foolish: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. 37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mixed people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become like women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed. 38 A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of carved images, and they are mad upon their idols. 39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited forever; neither shall it be lived in from generation to generation. 40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, says the LORD; so shall no man dwell there, neither shall any son of man live there. 41 Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the ends of the earth. 42 They shall hold the bow and the spear: they are cruel, and will show no mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one set in order, like a man to the battle, against you, O daughter of Babylon. 43 The king of Babylon has heard the report of them, and his hands grew feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in labor. 44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the dwelling of the strong: but I will suddenly make them run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd who will stand before me? 45 Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he has taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall drag them out: surely he shall make their dwelling desolate with them. 46 At the noise of the capture of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
• Ezek 34:21 : 21 Because you have pushed with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad;
• Dan 5:19 : 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.
• Dan 5:30 : 30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.
• 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.