Verse 1

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings, and blessed him;

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han kom tilbake fra slette av kongene, og velsignet ham;

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Dette er Melkisedek, kongen av Salem, prest for Gud den Høyeste, som møtte Abraham på hans vei tilbake fra slaget mot kongene og velsignet ham.

• Norsk King James

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han kom tilbake fra slaget med kongene, og velsignet ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For denne Melkisedek, konge i Salem og den høyeste Guds prest, møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret kongene, og han velsignet ham.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For denne Melkisedek, konge i Salem, prest for den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake fra kongenes nederlag og velsignet ham,

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Denne Melkisedek var konge i Salem og prest for Gud Den Høyeste. Han møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret kongene, og velsignet ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For denne Melkisedek var konge av Salem, prest for Den høyeste Gud. Han møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret kongene, og han velsignet ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For denne Melkisedek, Salem sin konge og yppersteprest til den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han kom tilbake fra nedslaktningen av kongene og velsignet ham;

• gpt4.5-preview

  For denne Melkisedek, konge i Salem, prest for Den Høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han kom tilbake etter seieren over kongene, og velsignet ham,

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

  For denne Melkisedek, konge i Salem, prest for Den Høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han kom tilbake etter seieren over kongene, og velsignet ham,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for Den høyeste Gud, møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake fra seieren over kongene, og velsignet ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from defeating the kings and blessed him.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem og prest for Gud den Høyeste, møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret kongene, og velsignet ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi denne Melchisedek, Konge i Salem, den høieste Guds Præst, som gik Abraham imøde, der han vendte tilbage fra Kongernes Nederlag, og som velsignede ham,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter kongenes nederlag, og velsignet ham;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for Den høyeste Gud, som møtte Abraham etter hans seier over kongene og velsignet ham,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for Den Høyeste Gud, møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret kongene, og velsignet ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Denne Melkisedek, konge av Salem, prest for Gud den Høyeste, møtte Abraham da han vendte tilbake fra seieren over kongene og velsignet ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Denne Melkisedek, kongen av Salem, prest for Gud den Høyeste, velsignet Abraham da han kom tilbake etter å ha slått kongene.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  This Melchisedech kynge of Salem (which beinge prest of ye most hye god met Abraham as he returned agayne from the slaughter of the kynges and blessed him:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This Melchisedech kynge of Salem (which beynge prest of the most hye God, met Abraham as he returned agayne from the slaughter of the kynges, & blessed him,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For this Melchi-sedec was King of Salem, the Priest of the most high God, who met Abraham, as he returned from the slaughter of the Kings, and blessed him:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For this Melchisedech kyng of Salem, priest of the most hye God, who met Abraham returnyng from the slaughter of the kynges, and blessed hym:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who did meet Abraham turning back from the smiting of the kings, and did bless him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who gave Abraham his blessing, meeting him when he came back after putting the kings to death,

• World English Bible (2000)

  For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Nature of Melchizedek’s Priesthood Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 14:18-20 : 18 And Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. 19 And he blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; 20 And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all."
• Mark 5:7 : 7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you by God, do not torment me.
• Ps 76:2 : 2 In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion.
• Ps 78:35 : 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
• Ps 78:56 : 56 Yet they tempted and provoked the Most High God, and did not keep his testimonies:
• Isa 41:2-3 : 2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. 3 He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
• Dan 4:2 : 2 I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me.
• Dan 5:18 : 18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, majesty, glory, and honor.
• Dan 5:21 : 21 Then he was driven from the sons of men; his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that He appoints over it whomever He chooses.
• Mic 6:6 : 6 With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
• Acts 16:17 : 17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.
• Heb 6:20 : 20 Where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, made a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
• Gen 16:14-16 : 14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called his son's name, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
• Ps 57:2 : 2 I will cry to God Most High, to God who performs all things for me.