Verse 2

Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, You are like a young lion of the nations, and you are like a whale in the seas; and you came forth with your rivers, and troubled the waters with your feet, and fouled their rivers.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Du er som en kraftfull løve blant folkene, men som et sjømonstret som herjer i havet. Du bruser frem i elvene dine, gjør vannet grumsete med føttene dine og tråkker ned elvenes strømmer.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Menneskesønn, løft en klagesang over farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Du er som en ung løve blant nasjonene, og som et sjøuhyre i havet, som bryter fram i elvene dine og forvirrer vannene med dine føtter, gjør elvene grumsete.

• Norsk King James

  Menneskesønn, ta opp en klage over Farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Du er som en ung løve blant nasjonene, og som en hval i havet. Du kom opp med elvene dine, rørte opp vannet med føttene dine, og gjorde dem urene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du menneskesønn, stem i en klagesang over Farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Du var som en ung løve blant nasjonene, og du var som et sjøuhyre i havene. Du svømte i elvene dine, skitnet til vannet med føttene dine, og rørte opp deres elver.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Menneskesønn, løft en klagesang over farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: 'Du lignet en ung løve blant nasjonene, men du var som et sjøuhyre i havene. Du brøt fram i elvene dine, forurenset vannet med føttene dine og trampet ned elvene deres.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Menneskesønn, stem i en klagesang for farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Du ligner en ung løve blant nasjonene, som en sjømonster i havet. Du brøt fram med elvene dine, og forstyrret vannet med føttene dine og skitnet til elvene deres.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Sønn av menneske, frembring en klagesang for Farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Du er som et ungt løve blant folkeslagene og som en hval i havene. Du kom frem med dine elver, forstyrret vannene med dine føtter, og forurenset deres elver.»

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

  Menneskesønn, stem i en klagesang for farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Du ligner en ung løve blant nasjonene, som en sjømonster i havet. Du brøt fram med elvene dine, og forstyrret vannet med føttene dine og skitnet til elvene deres.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Menneskesønn, syng en klagesang over farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Du likner en ung løve blant nasjonene, men du er som et sjøuhyre i havet. Du spruter ut i elvene dine, og du skitner til vannet med føttene dine og roter til elvene deres.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, 'You consider yourself like a young lion among the nations, but you are like a sea monster in the seas; you thrash about in your rivers, stir the waters with your feet, and muddy their streams.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ezekiel.32.2", "source": "בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שָׂ֤א קִינָה֙ עַל־פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֔יו כְּפִ֥יר גּוֹיִ֖ם נִדְמֵ֑יתָ וְאַתָּה֙ כַּתַּנִּ֣ים בַּיַּמִּ֔ים וַתָּ֣גַח בְּנַהֲרוֹתֶ֗יךָ וַתִּדְלַח־מַ֙יִם֙ בְּרַגְלֶ֔יךָ וַתִּרְפֹּ֖ס נַהֲרוֹתָֽם׃", "text": "*ben*-*'ādām* *sā'* *qînâh* upon-*par'ōh* *melek*-*miṣrayim* and *'āmartā* to him like *kĕphîr gôyim* *nidmêtā* and you like *katannîm* in the *yammîm* and *tāgaḥ* in *nahărôtekā* and *tidlaḥ-mayim* in *raglekā* and *tirpōs* *nahărôtām*.", "grammar": { "*ben-'ādām*": "construct chain - son of man/human", "*sā'*": "qal imperative ms - lift up/raise", "*qînâh*": "feminine singular noun - lamentation/dirge", "*par'ōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*melek-miṣrayim*": "construct chain - king of Egypt", "*'āmartā*": "qal perfect 2ms - you shall say", "*kĕphîr gôyim*": "construct chain with comparative prefix - like a young lion of nations", "*nidmêtā*": "niphal perfect 2ms - you were likened/compared", "*katannîm*": "like + definite article + masculine plural noun - like the sea monster/dragon", "*yammîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the seas", "*tāgaḥ*": "qal imperfect 2ms with waw consecutive - and you burst forth", "*nahărôtekā*": "masculine plural noun with 2ms suffix - your rivers", "*tidlaḥ-mayim*": "qal imperfect 2ms + noun - you troubled waters", "*raglekā*": "feminine dual noun with 2ms suffix - your feet", "*tirpōs*": "qal imperfect 2ms with waw consecutive - and you fouled/trampled", "*nahărôtām*": "masculine plural noun with 3mp suffix - their rivers" }, "variants": { "*nidmêtā*": "you are compared to/you were like/you were silenced", "*tannîm*": "sea monster/dragon/crocodile", "*tāgaḥ*": "burst forth/gushed/rushed", "*tidlaḥ*": "troubled/stirred up/muddied", "*tirpōs*": "fouled/trampled/muddied" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Menneskesønn, sørg over farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: 'Løvenes ungdom er ødelagt blant folkeslagene, men du er som en havets monster som slenger seg rundt i elvene dine og skitner til vannene med føttene dine og roter dem opp.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du Menneskesøn! optag et Klagemaal over Pharao, Kongen af Ægypten, og du skal sige til ham: Du var lig en ung Løve iblandt Hedningerne, og du var som en Drage i Havene, og du drog ind i dine Floder, og rørte Vandet med dine Fødder, og gjorde deres Floder skidne (med) Fødderne.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Menneskesønn, stem i en klagesang over farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Du er som en ung løve blant nasjonene, og du er som en hval i havene. Du kom ut med elvene dine og forstyrret vannene med føttene dine og gjorde elvene deres urene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Menneskesønn, stem i en klagesang over farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Du liknet en ung løve blant nasjonene, men du er som et uhyre i havet. Du brøt frem med elvene dine, forstyrret vannet med føttene dine og forurenset deres elver.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Menneskesønn, fremfør en klagesang for Farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Løve blant nasjonene har du vært som, og du er som en drage i havene. Du bryter frem med dine strømmer, og uroer vannet med føttene dine, og gjør strømmene urene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Menneskesønn, stem i en klagesang over farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Du ble sammenlignet med en ung løve blant nasjonene; men du er som et uhyre i havet, og du brøt fram med dine elver, du uroliget vannet med føttene dine og gjorde elvene deres grumsete.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Menneskesønn, syng en klagesang for farao, kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Unge løve blant nasjonene, ødeleggelse har kommet over deg; du var som et sjøuhyre i havene, som sprutet vann, rørte opp vannet med dine føtter, og gjorde bekkene skitne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou sonne of man, take vp a lamentacion vpo Pharao the kynge of Egipte, & saye vnto him: Thou art reputed as a Lyon of the Heithen, & as a whalfish in the see. Thou castest yi waters aboute the, thou troublest the waters wt thy fete, and stampest in their floudes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Sonne of man, take vp a lamentation for Pharaoh King of Egypt, and say vnto him, Thou art like a lyon of the nations and art as a dragon in the sea: thou castedst out thy riuers and troubledst the waters with thy feete, and stampedst in their riuers.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou sonne of man, take vp a lamentation vpon Pharao the king of Egypt, and say vnto him, thou art lyke a lion of the heathen, and as a whale fishe in the sea: thou drawest out thy riuers, thou troublest the waters with thy feete, and stampest in their riuers.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou [art] as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and tell him, You were likened to a young lion of the nations: yet are you as a monster in the seas; and you did break forth with your rivers, and troubled the waters with your feet, and fouled their rivers.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Son of man, lift up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and thou hast said unto him: A young lion of nations thou hast been like, And thou `art' as a dragon in the seas, And thou comest forth with thy flowings, And dost trouble the waters with thy feet, And thou dost foul their flowings.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou wast likened unto a young lion of the nations: yet art thou as a monster in the seas; and thou didst break forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Son of man, make a song of grief for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and say to him, Young lion of the nations, destruction has come on you; and you were like a sea-beast in the seas, sending out bursts of water, troubling the waters with your feet, making their streams dirty.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and tell him, You were likened to a young lion of the nations: yet you are as a monster in the seas; and you did break forth with your rivers, and troubled the waters with your feet, and fouled their rivers.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him:“‘You were like a lion among the nations, but you are a monster in the seas; you thrash about in your streams, stir up the water with your feet, and muddy your streams.

Referenced Verses

• 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.
• Ezek 27:2 : 2 Now, you son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre;
• Nah 2:11-13 : 11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's cub, and none made them afraid? 12 The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with plunder. 13 Behold, I am against you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions: and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no more be heard.
• Ezek 19:1-6 : 1 Moreover, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2 And say, What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her cubs among young lions. 3 And she brought up one of her cubs; it became a young lion, and it learned to catch prey; it devoured men. 4 The nations also heard of him; he was caught in their pit, and they brought him with chains to the land of Egypt. 5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her cubs, and made him a young lion. 6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch prey, and devoured men.
• Ezek 28:12 : 12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord GOD; You seal up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
• Ezek 32:16 : 16 This is the lamentation with which they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, for Egypt, and for all her multitude, says the Lord GOD.
• Ezek 34:18 : 18 Does it seem a small thing to you to have eaten up the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but you must foul the rest with your feet?
• Ezek 38:13 : 13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions, shall say to you, Have you come to take a spoil? have you gathered your company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
• Isa 27:1 : 1 In that day the LORD with His cruel and great and strong sword shall punish Leviathan the piercing serpent, even Leviathan that twisted serpent; and He shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
• Jer 4:7 : 7 The lion has come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the nations is on his way; he has gone forth from his place to make your land desolate; and your cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
• Jer 9:18 : 18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
• Jer 46:8 : 8 Egypt rises up like a flood, and his waters move like the rivers; and he says, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.
• Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in ancient days, in the generations of old. Are you not the one who cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
• Gen 49:9 : 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
• Num 24:9 : 9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, and like a great lion; who shall stir him up? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.
• Ps 74:13-14 : 13 You divided the sea by Your strength: You broke the heads of the dragons in the waters. 14 You broke the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
• Prov 28:15 : 15 As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.
• Ezek 32:18 : 18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, her and the daughters of famous nations, to the lower parts of the earth, with those who go down into the pit.
• Ezek 27:32 : 32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, What city is like Tyre, like the one destroyed in the midst of the sea?