Verse 8

Behold, I will bring back the shadow on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which it had gone down.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  'Se, jeg vil flytte skyggen på solklokken, som har gått ned med solen på Akas’ trinn, ti trinn tilbake.' Så gikk solen ti trinn tilbake ved trinnene den hadde sunket.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Se, jeg vil føre skyggen tilbake de trinn som solen har gått ned i Akas' solur, ti trinn tilbake.» Så gikk solen ti trinn tilbake på det soluret som den hadde gått ned.

• Norsk King James

  Se, jeg vil få skyggen på Ahaz' solur til å gå ti grader tilbake, slik at skyggen går ti grader tilbake.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Se, jeg vil få skyggene til å trekke seg ti trinn tilbake på Ahas' solur, som den har gått ned. Slik gikk solen ti trinn tilbake på urskiven som den hadde gått ned.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Se, jeg lar skyggen som har gått ned på Akas' trapp, ved solen, gå tilbake ti trinn bakover.» Så gikk solen ti trinn tilbake på trappen som den var gått ned.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Se, jeg vil flytte tilbake skyggen på Ahas' solur, som har gått ned med solen, ti grader tilbake. Så solen gikk tilbake ti grader på gulvet hvor den hadde gått ned.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Se, jeg skal føre solens skygge tilbake på Ahaz' solur med ti grader. Slik ble solen trukket tilbake med ti grader, som den hadde sunket.»

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

  Se, jeg vil flytte tilbake skyggen på Ahas' solur, som har gått ned med solen, ti grader tilbake. Så solen gikk tilbake ti grader på gulvet hvor den hadde gått ned.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Se, jeg lar skyggene på trappen som solen har gått ned på hos Akas trappe, gå ti trinn tilbake.» Så vendte solen tilbake ti trinn på trappen som den hadde gått ned.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Behold, I will make the shadow cast by the sun on the stairway of Ahaz go backward ten steps. And the sun moved back ten steps on the stairway where it had gone down.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Isaiah.38.8", "source": "הִנְנִ֣י מֵשִׁ֣יב אֶת־צֵ֣ל הַֽמַּעֲל֡וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָרְדָה֩ בְמַעֲל֨וֹת אָחָ֥ז בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲל֑וֹת וַתָּ֤שָׁב הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲל֔וֹת בַּֽמַּעֲל֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָרָֽדָה׃ ס", "text": "Behold-me *mēšîb* *ʾet*-*ṣēl* the-*maʿălôt* which *yārədâ* in-*maʿălôt* *ʾĀḥāz* in-the-*šemeš* *ʾăḥōrannît* *ʿeśer* *maʿălôt* and-*wattāšāb* the-*šemeš* *ʿeśer* *maʿălôt* in-the-*maʿălôt* which *yārādâ*.", "grammar": { "*mēšîb*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - causing to return", "*ṣēl*": "masculine singular construct - shadow of", "*maʿălôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - steps/degrees", "*yārədâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it went down", "*maʿălôt*": "feminine plural construct - steps of", "*ʾĀḥāz*": "proper noun - Ahaz", "*šemeš*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - sun", "*ʾăḥōrannît*": "adverb - backward", "*ʿeśer*": "numeral, feminine - ten", "*maʿălôt*": "feminine plural noun - steps/degrees", "*wattāšāb*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and it returned", "*šemeš*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - sun", "*ʿeśer*": "numeral, feminine - ten", "*maʿălôt*": "feminine plural noun - steps/degrees", "*maʿălôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - steps/degrees", "*yārādâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it went down" }, "variants": { "*mēšîb*": "causing to return, bringing back, turning back", "*ṣēl*": "shadow, shade", "*maʿălôt*": "steps, stairs, degrees (of sundial)", "*yārədâ*": "went down, descended", "*ʾăḥōrannît*": "backward, back, behind", "*šemeš*": "sun, sunlight" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Se, jeg skal bringe skyggen på Akas' solvisers trapper ti trinn tilbake, som solen har gått ned med. Og solen vendte tilbake ti trinn på viserskiven som den hadde gått ned.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  See, jeg vil vende Skyggen paa Timestregerne, som er gaaen ned paa Achas Timestreger, paa Solviseren, ti Streger tilbage; og Solen gik ti Streger, over hvilke den var nedgangen, tilbage paa Stregerne.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Se, jeg vil la skyggen på Ahaz’ solur gå ti streker tilbake. Så solen gikk ti streker tilbake, der den allerede hadde gått ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Se, jeg vil la skyggen på trappene, som har gått ned på Akas' solur, gå tilbake ti trinn. Slik gikk solen ti trinn tilbake der den hadde gått ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Se, jeg lar skyggen gå tilbake de trinnene som den har gått ned på Akas' solur med, tilbake ti trinn.' Og solen gikk tilbake ti trinn på soluret.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Se, jeg vil la skyggen på trappene som er gått ned på Akas' solur, gå ti trinn tilbake. Så vendte solen ti trinn tilbake på uret som den hadde gått ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Se, jeg vil la skyggen på trinnene til Akas gå ti trinn tilbake med solen. Så beveget skyggen seg tilbake ti trinn på de trinnene den hadde gått ned.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Beholde, I will returne the shadowe of Achas Diall, yt now is layed out with the Sonne, and bringe it ten degrees bacward. So the Sonne turned ten degrees bacward, the which he was descended afore.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beholde, I will bring againe the shadowe of the degrees (whereby it is gone downe in the diall of Ahaz by the sunne) ten degrees backeward: so the sunne returned by tenne degrees, by the which degrees it was gone downe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beholde, I wyll returne the shadowe of Ahaz diall that nowe is layde out with the sunne, and bring it ten degrees backwarde: So the sunne turned ten degrees backwarde, the which he was descended afore.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on the dial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the dial whereon it was gone down.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Lo, I am bringing back the shadow of the degrees that it hath gone down on the degrees of Ahaz, by the sun, backward ten degrees:' and the sun turneth back ten degrees in the degrees that it had gone down.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on the dial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the dial whereon it was gone down.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  See, I will make the shade which has gone down on the steps of Ahaz with the sun, go back ten steps. So the shade went back the ten steps by which it had gone down.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down on the sundial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the sundial on which it had gone down."'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Look, I will make the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz.” And then the shadow went back ten steps.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 10:12-14 : 12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon. 13 So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.
• 2 Kgs 20:9-9 : 9 And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? 10 And Hezekiah answered, It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.
• 2 Chr 32:24 : 24 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the LORD, and He spoke to him and gave him a sign.
• 2 Chr 32:31 : 31 However, concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
• Matt 16:1 : 1 The Pharisees and the Sadducees came and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.