Verse 4

Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvem har virket og gjort dette, som kaller slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, er den første, og med de siste er jeg også til stede.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvem har skapt og fullført dette, som kaller slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, den første, og med den siste; det er jeg.

• Norsk King James

  Hvem gjorde dette, som kaller generasjonene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, den første, og den siste; jeg er han.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvem har gjort dette, hvem kalte slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, den første og med de siste, er jeg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvem har virket og gjort dette, som kaller slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, er den første, og med de siste er jeg den samme.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvem har utført og gjort dette, har kalt slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, den første, og med de siste, jeg er han.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvem utførte og fullførte dette, som innkalte alle slekter fra begynnelsen? Det er jeg, Herren, den første og den siste; jeg er han.

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

  Hvem har utført og gjort dette, har kalt slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, den første, og med de siste, jeg er han.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvem har utført og gjort dette, han som kaller slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, er den første, og med de siste er jeg den samme.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Who has accomplished and done this, calling forth generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am the first, and I am also with the last—I am he.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvem har virket og gjort dette, som kaller slektsledd fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, er den første, og med de siste er jeg den samme.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvo udrettede og gjorde (det? hvo) kalder Slægterne fra Begyndelsen? Jeg, Herren, (som er) den Første, og med de Sidste er jeg selv.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvem har gjort og utført dette, som kalte slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, den første, og med den siste; jeg er han.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvem har virket og gjort det, som kaller generasjonene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, den første, og med den siste, jeg er han.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvem har skapt og utført dette? Som kaller slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, den første og med den siste, jeg er han.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvem er det som har virket og gjort det, som kaller slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, den første, og med den siste, jeg er han.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvem har hatt denne hensikt og utført dette? Han som sendte ut generasjonene fra begynnelsen. Jeg, Herren, den første, og med den siste, jeg er han.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Who hath made, created, and called the generacions from the begynnynge? Euen I the LORDE, which am the first, and with the last.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Who hath wrought and done it? he that calleth the generations from the beginning. I the Lord am the first, and with the last I am ye same.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Who hath made and created these thinges? euen he that called the generations from the beginning, euen I the Lorde whiche am the first, and with the last.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Who hath wrought and done [it], calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I [am] he.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Who hath wrought and done, Calling the generations from the first? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last I `am' He.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last, I am he.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Whose purpose and work was it? His who sent out the generations from the start. I the Lord, the first, and with the last, I am he.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Who acts and carries out decrees? Who summons the successive generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, am present at the very beginning, and at the very end– I am the one.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 22:13 : 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
• Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying to me, Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last:
• Isa 48:12 : 12 Listen to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
• Isa 41:26 : 26 Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforehand, that we may say, He is righteous? yes, there is none that shows, yes, there is none that declares, yes, there is none that hears your words.
• Isa 46:10 : 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
• Isa 43:10 : 10 You are My witnesses, says the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.
• Isa 44:6-7 : 6 Thus says the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God. 7 And who, like Me, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? And the things that are coming, and shall come, let them show to them.
• Deut 32:7-8 : 7 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you. 8 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the boundaries of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
• Rev 1:8 : 8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, says the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
• Rev 1:11 : 11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
• Rev 2:8 : 8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life;
• Matt 1:23 : 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 Teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
• Acts 15:18 : 18 Known to God are all His works from the beginning of the world.
• Acts 17:26 : 26 And has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings;
• Isa 40:12 : 12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and measured the heavens with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
• Isa 40:26 : 26 Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these things, who brings out their host by number; he calls them all by name, by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power; not one is missing.
• Isa 42:24 : 24 Who gave Jacob for a plunder, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
• Isa 46:3-4 : 3 Listen to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been carried by me from birth, who are carried from the womb: 4 Even to your old age I am he; and even to gray hairs I will carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
• Isa 48:3-7 : 3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; they went out from my mouth, and I showed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass. 4 Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow as bronze; 5 I have declared it to you from the beginning; before it came to pass I showed it to you, lest you should say, 'My idol has done them, and my carved image and my molded image have commanded them.' 6 You have heard; see all this. And will you not declare it? I have shown you new things from this time, even hidden things, and you did not know them. 7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when you heard them not; lest you should say, 'Behold, I knew them.'