Verse 43

The king of Babylon has heard the report of them, and his hands grew feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in labor.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Babylons konge har hørt ryktet om dem, og hans hender faller slapt ned. Angst har grepet ham, smerte som en fødende kvinne.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Babels konge har hørt rapporten om dem, og hans hender har blitt svake; trengsel har grepet ham, og smertene som en fødsel.

• Norsk King James

  Babylons konge har hørt rapporten om dem, og hans hender ble svake: angst grep ham, og smerter som en kvinne i fødsel.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kongen av Babylon har hørt deres rykte, og hendene hans synker, han er fylt med angst og smerte som en kvinne som skal føde.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Babylons konge har hørt rapporten om dem, og hans hender er meget svake, en angst har grepet ham, smerte som hos en fødende kvinne.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Babylons konge har hørt forkyndelsen om dem, og hans hender er blitt slappe: angst har grepet ham, smertene som en fødende kvinne.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Babylonias konge har hørt om dem, og hans hender har sviktet; han er overveldet av sorg og smerte, som en kvinne under fødsel.

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

  Babylons konge har hørt forkyndelsen om dem, og hans hender er blitt slappe: angst har grepet ham, smertene som en fødende kvinne.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Babels konge har hørt rapporten om dem, og hans hender har sunket. Angsten har grepet ham, smerte som hos en fødende kvinne.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, and his hands hang limp. Anguish grips him, pain like that of a woman in labor.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Babylons konge har hørt ryktene om dem, og hans hender har falt slapt ned. Angst har grepet ham, som fødselsveer hos en fødende kvinne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kongen af Babel hørte deres Rygte, og hans Hænder sank; Angest betog ham, (ja) Smerte som hendes, der føder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Babylons konge har hørt rapporten om dem, og hans hender blir svake: angst har grepet ham, og smerter som hos en fødende kvinne.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Babylons konge har hørt nyheten om dem, og hans hender blir svake: angst har grepet ham, og kramper som en kvinne i fødsel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kongen av Babylon har hørt deres rykte, og hans hender skjelver, angst har grepet ham, smerte som hos en fødende kvinne.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kongen av Babylon har hørt meldingen om dem, og hans hender blir svake: angst har grepet ham, og smerter som en fødende kvinne.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Babylons konge har fått høre om dem, og hans hender er blitt svake: trøbbel har kommet over ham og smerte som en kvinne i fødselsveer.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As soone as the kinge of Babilon heareth tell of them, his hondes shal waxe feable: Sorowe and heuynes shall come vpon him, as a woman trauelinge with childe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The King of Babel hath heard the report of them, & his hands waxed feeble: sorow came vpon him, euen sorowe as of a woman in trauaile.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Assoone as the king of Babylon heare tell of them, his handes shall waxe feeble, sorowe and heauinesse shall come vpon him as a woman trauayling with chylde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Heard hath the king of Babylon their report, And feeble have been his hands, Distress hath seized him; pain as a travailing woman.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The king of Babylon hath heard the tidings of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The king of Babylon has had news of them, and his hands have become feeble: trouble has come on him and pain like the pain of a woman in childbirth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The king of Babylon will become paralyzed with fear when he hears news of their coming. Anguish will grip him, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 49:24 : 24 Damascus has become feeble, and turns herself to flee, and fear has seized her: anguish and sorrows have taken her like a woman in labor.
• Jer 51:31 : 31 One runner shall meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken wholly,
• Dan 5:5-6 : 5 In the same hour, fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king's face changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened, and his knees knocked against each other.
• Isa 13:6-8 : 6 Howl; for the day of the LORD is near; it will come as a destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every man's heart will melt: 8 And they will be afraid: pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; they will be in pain as a woman in labor: they will be amazed at one another; their faces will be like flames.
• Isa 21:3-4 : 3 Therefore my loins are filled with pain; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman in labor. I was bent over when I heard it; I was dismayed when I saw it. 4 My heart pounded, fearfulness frightened me; the night that I delighted in has been turned into terror for me.
• Jer 49:22 : 22 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day the heart of the mighty men of Edom shall be like the heart of a woman in her pangs.