Verse 5

Then he said to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and behold, northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han sa til meg: 'Menneskesønn, løft nå øynene dine mot nord!' Jeg løftet blikket nordover, og se, nord for porten ved alteret var dette sjalusibilde ved inngangen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa han til meg: Menneskesønn, løft nå dine øyne mot nord. Så jeg løftet mine øyne mot nord, og se, nord for porten til alteret stod nidkjærhetens bilde ved inngangen.

• Norsk King James

  Så sa han til meg: Menneskesønn, løft nå dine øyne mot nord. Så løftet jeg mine øyne mot nord, og se, nordover ved porten til alteret var dette bildet av sjalusi i inngangen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han sa til meg: 'Du menneskesønn, løft blikket mot nord.' Jeg løftet blikket og så mot nord, og se, ved alterets port sto nidkjærhetens bilde.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og han sa til meg: Menneskesønn, løft dine øyne mot nord! Så jeg løftet øynene mine mot nord, og se, nord for porten til alteret, der var nidkjærhetens bilde i inngangen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa han til meg: Menneskesønn, løft nå dine øyne mot nord. Så løftet jeg mine øyne mot nord, og se, nordover ved porten til alteret stod dette nidkjærhetens bilde ved inngangen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa han til meg: «Menneskesønn, løft nå opp blikket mot nord.» Jeg løftet blikket, og se, ved alterporten mot nord, var det misunnelsens bilde i inngangen.

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

  Da sa han til meg: Menneskesønn, løft nå dine øyne mot nord. Så løftet jeg mine øyne mot nord, og se, nordover ved porten til alteret stod dette nidkjærhetens bilde ved inngangen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han sa til meg: «Menneskesønn, løft blikket mot nord!» Så løftet jeg blikket mot nord, og se, nord for porten til alteret sto avgudsbildet som vekker sjalusi, ved inngangen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then He said to me, 'Son of man, lift up your eyes now toward the north.' So I lifted my eyes toward the north, and there, north of the gate of the altar, was this idol of jealousy at the entrance.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ezekiel.8.5", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שָׂא־נָ֥א עֵינֶ֖יךָ דֶּ֣רֶךְ צָפ֑וֹנָה וָאֶשָּׂ֤א עֵינַי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ צָפ֔וֹנָה וְהִנֵּ֤ה מִצָּפוֹן֙ לְשַׁ֣עַר הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ סֵ֛מֶל הַקִּנְאָ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה בַּבִּאָֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to me, *ben*-*ʾādām*, *śāʾ*-*nāʾ* *ʿênêkā* *derek* *ṣāpônâ*; and *wāʾeśśāʾ* *ʿênay* *derek* *ṣāpônâ*, and *hinnēh* from *ṣāpôn* to *šaʿar* the *mizbēaḥ* *sēmel* the *qinʾâ* the *zeh* in the *bîʾâ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he said", "*ben*": "masculine singular construct noun - son of", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/mankind", "*śāʾ*": "masculine singular qal imperative - lift up", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*ʿênêkā*": "feminine dual noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*derek*": "masculine singular construct noun - way/direction of", "*ṣāpônâ*": "feminine singular noun with directional heh - northward", "*wāʾeśśāʾ*": "waw-consecutive with 1st person singular qal imperfect - and I lifted up", "*ʿênay*": "feminine dual noun with 1st singular suffix - my eyes", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*ṣāpôn*": "masculine singular noun - north", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct noun - gate of", "*mizbēaḥ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the altar", "*sēmel*": "masculine singular construct noun - image of", "*qinʾâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the jealousy", "*zeh*": "masculine singular demonstrative pronoun with definite article - this", "*bîʾâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the entrance" }, "variants": { "*ben*-*ʾādām*": "son of man/mortal human", "*derek*": "way/direction/road/path", "*sēmel*": "image/statue/idol", "*qinʾâ*": "jealousy/zeal/envy", "*bîʾâ*": "entrance/entry" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han sa til meg: «Menneskesønn, løft nå øynene dine mot nord!» Så jeg løftet øynene mot nord, og se, nord for porten ved alteret sto dette nidkjærhetsbildet ved inngangen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! opløft dog dine Øine til Veien imod Norden; og jeg opløftede mine Øine til Veien imod Norden, og see, da var der fra Norden ved Alterets Port dette samme Nidkjærhedens Billede i Indgangen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa han til meg: Menneskesønn, løft nå dine øyne i retning mot nord. Og jeg løftet mine øyne mot nord, og se, der i nord ved alterporten stod bildet av sjalusi i inngangen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sa han til meg: Menneskesønn, løft nå dine øyne mot nord. Så løftet jeg mine øyne mot nord, og se, nord for alterporten sto dette bildet av sjalusi ved inngangen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Han sa til meg: 'Menneskesønn, løft nå dine øyne mot nord.' Så løftet jeg mine øyne mot nord, og se, i nord ved porten til alteret var denne sjalusiens statue, ved inngangen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa han til meg: Menneskesønn, løft øynene dine mot nord. Så jeg løftet øynene mot nord, og se, nord for alterporten var bildet som vakte misunnelse ved inngangen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han sa til meg: Menneskesønn, løft nå blikket i retning nord; og da jeg så mot nord, så jeg denne sjalusibildet ved inngangen, nord for alterets port.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde vnto me: Thou sonne off man, O lift vp thine eyes, and loke towarde the north. Then lift I vp myne eyes towarde the north, and beholde: Besyde the porte northwarde, there was an aulter made vnto the ymage off prouocacion in the very entrynge in.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then saide he vnto mee, Sonne of man, lift vp thine eyes nowe towarde the North. So I lift vp mine eyes towarde the North, and beholde, Northward, at the gate of the altar, this idole of indignation was in the entrie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde vnto me, Thou sonne of man, lift vp thine eyes nowe towarde the north: then lift I vp mine eyes towarde the north, and beholde northwarde, at the gate of the aulter this image of emulation was in the entry.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then said he to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes the way toward the north, and see, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He saith unto me, `Son of man, lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes the way of the north.' And I lift up mine eyes the way of the north, and lo, on the north of the gate of the altar this figure of jealousy, at the entrance.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he said to me, Son of man, now let your eyes be lifted up in the direction of the north; and on looking in the direction of the north, to the north of the doorway of the altar, I saw this image of envy by the way in.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then he said to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes the way toward the north, and see, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to me,“Son of man, look up toward the north.” So I looked up toward the north, and I noticed to the north of the altar gate was this statue of jealousy at the entrance.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 8:3 : 3 And he stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my hair; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that faces toward the north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.
• Jer 3:2 : 2 Lift up your eyes to the high places and see where you have not been violated. On the roads you have sat for them, like an Arabian in the wilderness; and you have polluted the land with your whoredoms and your wickedness.
• Jer 32:34 : 34 But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
• Ps 48:2 : 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
• Ps 78:58 : 58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their carved images.
• Zech 5:5-9 : 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. 6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goes forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance throughout the earth. 7 And, behold, there was lifted up a lead cover: and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah. 8 And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon its opening. 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. 10 Then I said to the angel who talked with me, Where do they carry the ephah? 11 And he said to me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon its own base.