Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Et forferdelig syn er blitt vist meg. Forræderen svikter, og plyndreren plyndrer. Gå opp, Elam! Belægre, Media! Jeg stopper all klage.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  En vanskelig syn er blitt åpenbart for meg; den svikfulle bedrar, og røveren plyndrer. Dra opp, Elam; beleire, Media; all klage har jeg gjort ende på.

• Norsk King James

  En alvorlig åpenbaring er blitt vist meg; svikeren handler svikfullt, og ødeleggeren ødelegger. Gå opp, O Elam: beleir, O Media; jeg har fått all deres sukking til å opphøre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For meg er et hardt syn åpenbart: Den troløse handler svikefullt, og ødeleggeren ødelegger; Dra opp, Elam, beleir dem, Madai! Jeg har gjort at all deres klage skal opphøre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  En hard visjon er blitt fortalt meg: Forræderen sviker, og røveren plyndrer. Gå, Elam; omring, Medien! Jeg har satt en stopper for all hennes sorg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  En smertefull syn er åpenbart for meg; den forræderiske forråder, og plyndringen skjer. Gå opp, Elam; beleir, Media; all sukkingen har jeg gjort ende på.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  En sorgfull åpenbaring blir meg gjort kjent; den bedragerske handler bedragersk, og den plyndrende plyndrer. Stig opp, o Elam! Beleir, o Media! All deres suk har jeg fått til å opphøre.

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

  En smertefull syn er åpenbart for meg; den forræderiske forråder, og plyndringen skjer. Gå opp, Elam; beleir, Media; all sukkingen har jeg gjort ende på.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Et hardt syn er blitt fortalt meg. Den troløse driver troløshet, og røveren plyndrer. Gå opp, Elam! Beleire, Media! All hennes sukken har jeg fått til å opphøre.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  A harsh vision has been shown to me: The betrayer betrays, and the destroyer devastates. Go up, Elam! Surround, Media! I have put an end to all her groaning.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  En grusom visjon har blitt fortalt meg: Den forræderiske forråder, og den ødeleggende ødelegger. Angrip, Elam! Beleir, Media! Alle sukkene har jeg gjort slutt på.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Thi) mig er kundgjort et haardt Syn: Den Troløse handler troløst, og Ødelæggeren ødelægger; drag op, Elam! beleir (dem), Madai! jeg haver gjort, at alt dets Suk skal høre op.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  En smertefull visjon er kunngjort for meg; bedragere handler svikefullt, og ødeleggeren ødelegger. Gå opp, Elam; angrip, Media; all klagen har jeg fått til å opphøre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  En alvorlig visjon er blitt erklært for meg; den forræderske mann opptrer forrædersk, og ødeleggeren ødelegger. Dra opp, Elam; omring, Media; all klagingen har jeg fått til å opphøre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  En hard visjon har blitt erklært for meg. Den falske forræderen handler forræderisk, og ødeleggeren ødelegger. Gå opp, Elam, beleir, Media. Jeg har fått all deres klage til å opphøre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  En alvorlig visjon er blitt erklært for meg; den forræderske mann handler svikefullt, og ødeleggeren ødelegger. Dra opp, Elam; omring, Media; all klagen har jeg fått til å opphøre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Et syn av frykt kommer for mine øyne; bedragerens håndverk fortsetter, og ødeleggeren fortsetter å ødelegge. Opp! Elam; til angrep! Media; jeg har gjort ende på hennes sorg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Who so maye disceaue (sayde the voyce) let him disceaue: Who so maye distroye, let him distroye. Vp Elam, besege it o Madai, for I will still all their gronynges.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A grieuous vision was shewed vnto me, The transgressour against a transgressour, and the destroyer against a destroyer. Goe vp Elam, besiege Media: I haue caused all the mourning thereof to cease.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  A greeuous vision was shewed vnto me: let one deceiptfull offendour come agaynst another, and one destroyer agaynst another: Up Elam, lay siege thou of Media, all their gronyng haue I layde downe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A grievous vision is declared to me; the treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; besiege, Media; all the sighing of it have I made to cease.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A vision of fear comes before my eyes; the worker of deceit goes on in his false way, and the waster goes on making waste. Up! Elam; to the attack! Media; I have put an end to her sorrow.

• World English Bible (2000)

  A grievous vision is declared to me. The treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; attack! I have stopped all of Media's sighing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I have received a distressing message:“The deceiver deceives, the destroyer destroys. Attack, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning!”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 33:1 : 1 Woe to you who plunder, though you were not plundered; and who deal treacherously, though they did not deal treacherously with you! When you cease to plunder, you will be plundered; when you stop dealing treacherously, they will deal treacherously with you.
• Isa 24:16 : 16 From the uttermost part of the earth we have heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, 'My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.'
• Ps 60:3 : 3 You have shown Your people hard things; You have made us drink the wine of astonishment.
• Jer 49:34 : 34 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
• Jer 50:14 : 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.
• Jer 50:34 : 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.
• Jer 51:3-4 : 3 Against him who bends let the archer bend his bow, and against him who lifts himself up in his armor; and do not spare her young men; utterly destroy all her army. 4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and those thrust through in her streets.
• 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.
• Jer 51:27-28 : 27 Set up a banner in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint a captain against her, cause the horses to come up like the braying locusts. 28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, its captains, and all its rulers, and all the land of his dominion.
• Jer 51:44 : 44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth what he has swallowed; and the nations shall no longer gather to him; indeed, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
• Jer 51:48-49 : 48 Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is in them, shall sing for Babylon; for the destroyers shall come to her from the north, says the LORD. 49 As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.
• Jer 51:53 : 53 Though Babylon should ascend to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from Me shall destroyers come to her, says the LORD.
• Lam 1:22 : 22 Let all their wickedness come before you; and do unto them, as you have done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
• Dan 5:28 : 28 PERES: Your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
• Dan 8:20 : 20 The ram which you saw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
• Mic 7:8-9 : 8 Do not rejoice against me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light to me. 9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me; he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. 10 Then she who is my enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said to me, Where is the LORD your God? My eyes shall behold her; now she shall be trampled down as the mire of the streets.
• Zech 1:15-16 : 15 And I am very displeased with the nations at ease; for I was a little angry, and they helped forward the affliction. 16 Therefore thus says the LORD: I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy; My house shall be built in it, says the LORD of hosts, and a measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.
• Rev 13:10 : 10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
• Ps 79:11 : 11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before You; according to the greatness of Your power, preserve those appointed to die;
• Ps 137:1-3 : 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept when we remembered Zion. 2 We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it. 3 For there, those who carried us away captive required of us a song; and those who wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
• Prov 13:15 : 15 Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.
• Isa 13:2-4 : 2 Lift up a banner on the high mountain, exalt the voice to them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for my anger, even those who rejoice in my exaltation. 4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like that of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts musters the host of battle.
• Isa 13:17-18 : 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. 18 Their bows will dash the young men to pieces; and they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye will not spare children.
• Isa 14:1-3 : 1 For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob. 2 And the people will take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel will possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and maidservants: and they will take them captive, whose captives they were; and they will rule over their oppressors. 3 And it will come to pass in the day that the LORD gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear, and from the hard bondage in which you were made to serve,
• Isa 22:6 : 6 And Elam bore the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
• 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 As says the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness comes from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon you.
• Ps 12:5 : 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him who puffs at him.
• Isa 35:10 : 10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
• Isa 47:6 : 6 I was angry with My people, I have defiled My inheritance and given them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; upon the elderly you have laid your yoke very heavily.
• Jer 31:11-12 : 11 For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he. 12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not sorrow anymore at all.
• Jer 31:20 : 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the LORD.
• Jer 31:25 : 25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
• Jer 45:3 : 3 You said, Woe is me now! for the LORD has added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.