Verse 3

Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and from where did they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte: "Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kommer de fra?" Hiskia svarte: "De kom fra et fjernt land, fra Babylon."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva har disse mennene sagt? Og hvor kommer de fra? Hiskia sa: De har kommet fra et land langt borte til meg, fra Babylon.

• Norsk King James

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kommer de fra? Hiskia svarte: De er kommet fra et langt land til meg, fra Babylon.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Esekias og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra? Esekias svarte: De har kommet fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: "Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra?" Hiskia svarte: "De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte ham: Hva sa disse mennene? Og hvor kom de fra? Og Hiskia svarte: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til konge Hiskia og spurte ham: «Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg?» Hiskia svarte: «De kommer fra et fjernt land, til og med fra Babylon.»

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

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte ham: Hva sa disse mennene? Og hvor kom de fra? Og Hiskia svarte: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: «Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg?» Hiskia svarte: «De kom til meg fra et fjernt land, fra Babylon.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, "What did these men say, and where did they come from?" Hezekiah replied, "They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: 'Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg?' Hiskia svarte: 'De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kom Esaias, Propheten, til Kong Ezechias og sagde til ham: Hvad have disse Mænd sagt, og hvorfra ere de komne til dig? og Ezechias sagde: De ere komne fra et langt fraliggende Land til mig, fra Babel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then came iah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene? Og hvor kom de fra? Hiskia svarte: De er kommet til meg fra et fjern land, fra Babylon.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra? Hiskia svarte: De kom fra et land langt borte, helt fra Babylon.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: 'Hva sa disse mennene? Og hvorfra kom de til deg?' Og Hiskia sa: 'De kom til meg fra et land langt borte – fra Babylon.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene? Og hvor kom de fra? Hiskia sa: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham, Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra? Hiskia svarte, De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The came Esay the prophet to kinge Ezechias, and sayde vnto him: What haue ye men sayde, and from whence came they vnto the? Ezechias answered: They came out of a farre countre vnto me: out of Babilon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then came Isaiah the Prophet vnto King Hezekiah, & said vnto him, What said these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiah saide, They are come from a farre countrey vnto me, from Babel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then came Esai the prophete to king Hezekia, and sayde vnto hym: What haue the men sayde, and from whence came they vnto thee? Hezekia aunswered, They came out of a farre countrey vnto me, out of Babylon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, [even] from Babylon.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to you? Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country to me, even from Babylon.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Isaiah the prophet cometh in unto king Hezekiah, and saith unto him, `What said these men? and whence come they unto thee?' And Hezekiah saith, `From a land afar off they have come unto me -- from Babylon.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, What did these men say, and where did they come from? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, even from Babylon.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and asked him, "What did these men say? Where did they come from to you?" Hezekiah said, "They have come from a country far from me, even from Babylon."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Isaiah the prophet visited King Hezekiah and asked him,“What did these men say? Where do they come from?” Hezekiah replied,“They come from the distant land of Babylon.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 28:49 : 49 The LORD shall bring a nation against you from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies; a nation whose language you shall not understand;
• 2 Sam 12:1 : 1 And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said, There were two men in one city; one was rich, and the other poor.
• 2 Chr 16:7 : 7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
• Jer 5:15 : 15 Behold, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, says the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, neither understand what they say.
• Jer 22:1-2 : 1 Thus says the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak this word there, 2 And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits upon the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter by these gates:
• 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, Should you help the wicked and love those that hate the LORD? Therefore, wrath is upon you from before the LORD.
• 2 Chr 25:15 : 15 Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of your hand?
• Isa 38:1 : 1 In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, Thus says the LORD, Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.
• Isa 38:5 : 5 Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears: behold, I will add to your days fifteen years.
• 2 Kgs 20:14-15 : 14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say? And from where did they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come from a far country, even from Babylon. 15 And he said, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.
• Josh 9:6 : 6 And they went to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: now therefore make a treaty with us.
• Josh 9:9 : 9 And they said to him, From a very far country your servants have come because of the name of the LORD your God: for we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt,