Verse 13

And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring you word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og da de var dratt bort, se, en engel fra Herren viste seg i en drøm for Josef i Egypt, og sa: "Stå opp, ta barnet og hans mor, og flykt til Egypt, og vær der til jeg gir deg beskjed; for Herodes vil søke barnet for å ødelegge ham."

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Da de hadde dratt bort, fikk Josef en beskjed fra engelen i en drøm: Stå opp, ta barnet og dets mor, og flykt til Egypt og bli der til jeg sier ifra. For Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe det.

• Norsk King James

  Og da de hadde dratt bort, se, en engel fra Herren viste seg for Josef i en drøm og sa: Stå opp, ta med deg barnet og hans mor, og flykt til Egypt; og vær der til jeg sier ifra, for Herodes vil søke etter barnet for å ta livet av ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da de var reist bort, viste Herrens engel seg for Josef i en drøm og sa: Stå opp, ta barnet og dets mor og flykt til Egypt, bli der til jeg sier fra. For Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe det.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og da de var dratt bort, se, da viser Herrens engel seg i en drøm for Josef og sier: Stå opp, ta barnet og dets mor med deg, og flykt til Egypt. Bli der til jeg sier fra; for Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe det.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Da de hadde dratt, viste Herrens engel seg i en drøm for Josef og sa: "Stå opp, ta barnet og dets mor med deg og flykt til Egypt, og bli der til jeg sier fra. For Herodes kommer til å lete etter barnet for å drepe det."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da de var dratt, viste Herrens engel seg for Josef i en drøm og sa: Stå opp, ta barnet og moren og flykt til Egypt. Bli der til jeg sier fra, for Herodes vil søke etter barnet for å ødelegge det.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da de hadde dratt, viste Herrens engel seg for Josef i en drøm og sa: 'Stå opp, ta det unge barnet og moren hans, og flykt til Egypt. Du skal være der til jeg gir deg beskjed, for Herodes vil søke etter det unge barnet for å ødelegge ham.'

• gpt4.5-preview

  Da de hadde reist, viste Herrens engel seg for Josef i en drøm og sa: «Stå opp! Ta med deg barnet og moren hans, og flykt til Egypt, og bli der til jeg sier fra som du skal gjøre. For Herodes kommer til å lete etter barnet for å drepe det.»

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

  Da de hadde reist, viste Herrens engel seg for Josef i en drøm og sa: «Stå opp! Ta med deg barnet og moren hans, og flykt til Egypt, og bli der til jeg sier fra som du skal gjøre. For Herodes kommer til å lete etter barnet for å drepe det.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Etter at de hadde dratt, se, da viste en Herrens engel seg i en drøm for Josef og sa: Stå opp, ta barnet og dets mor med deg og flykt til Egypt, og bli der til jeg sier fra. For Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe det.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  After they departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 'Get up, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy Him.'

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Da de var dratt bort, se, da viser en Herrens engel seg i en drøm for Josef og sier: Stå opp, ta barnet og dets mor med deg og flykt til Egypt. Bli der til jeg sier ifra, for Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe det.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men der de vare bortfarne, see, da aabenbaredes Herrens Engel for Joseph i en Drøm og sagde: Staa op, og tag Barnet og dets Moder, og fly til Ægypten, og bliv der, indtil jeg siger dig til; thi Herodes vil søge efter Barnet, for at omkomme det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da de hadde dratt, viste Herrens engel seg i en drøm for Josef og sa: Stå opp, ta barnet og moren, og flykt til Egypt! Bli der til jeg sier ifra, for Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe det.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da de var dratt, se, en Herrens engel viste seg for Josef i en drøm og sa: "Stå opp, ta barnet og dets mor, og flykt til Egypt! Bli der til jeg sier ifra, for Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe det."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da de hadde dratt, viste en Herrens engel seg i en drøm til Josef og sa: 'Stå opp, ta barnet og hans mor og flykt til Egypt, og bli der til jeg sier fra, for Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe ham.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da de hadde reist, kom en Herrens engel til Josef i en drøm og sa: Stå opp, ta barnet og hans mor med deg, og flykt til Egypt, og bli der til jeg sier fra til deg. For Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da de var reist, viste Herrens engel seg for Josef i en drøm og sa: Stå opp, ta med deg barnet og moren, flykt til Egypt og bli der til jeg gir deg beskjed, for Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe det.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When they were departed: beholde the angell of the Lorde appered to Ioseph in dreame sayinge: aryse and take the chylde and his mother and flye into Egypte and abyde there tyll I brynge the worde. For Herod will seke the chylde to destroye hym.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  When they were departed: beholde, the angell of the LORDE appered to Ioseph in a dreame, sayinge: aryse, and take the chylde and his mother, and flye into Egypte, and abyde there tyll I brynge the worde. For Herod wyl seke the chylde to destroye hym.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  After their departture, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeareth to Ioseph in a dreame, saying, Arise, and take the babe & his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there til I bring thee word: for Herod will seeke the babe, to destroy him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When they were departed, beholde, the Angel of the Lord appeared to Ioseph in a dreame, saying: Aryse, & take the young chylde and his mother, and flee into Egipte, and be thou there, tyll I bryng thee worde. For it wyll come to passe, that Herode shall seke ye young chylde, to destroy hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Escape to Egypt After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,“Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 1:22 : 22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.
• Matt 1:20 : 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
• Matt 2:12 : 12 And being warned by God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
• Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent forth and killed all the children that were in Bethlehem and in all its coasts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
• Job 33:15 : 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
• Acts 5:19 : 19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,
• Acts 12:11 : 11 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, 'Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.'
• Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier who waited on him continually;
• Acts 10:22 : 22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one who fears God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you.
• Rev 12:6 : 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, so that she might be nourished there for one thousand two hundred sixty days.
• Rev 12:14 : 14 But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time, times, and half a time, away from the presence of the serpent.
• Acts 16:36 : 36 So the keeper of the prison told these words to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go; therefore depart and go in peace.
• Heb 1:13-14 : 13 But to which of the angels did He at any time say, Sit on My right hand, until I make Your enemies Your footstool? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?
• Acts 7:19 : 19 This king dealt shrewdly with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, forcing them to expose their infants so that they might not live.
• Job 33:17 : 17 That He may withdraw man from his purpose and hide pride from man.
• Dan 3:25-26 : 25 He answered and said, Look, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the midst of the fire.
• Matt 2:19-20 : 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 Saying, Arise, take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for those who sought the young child's life are dead.
• Matt 2:22 : 22 But when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there: nevertheless, being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the regions of Galilee:
• Matt 10:23 : 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another: for truly I say to you, You shall not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
• Exod 2:2-3 : 2 And the woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. 3 And when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, and coated it with tar and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it among the reeds by the river's edge.
• Josh 3:17 : 17 And the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all the Israelites crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.
• Josh 4:10 : 10 For the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hurried and passed over.
• Josh 4:18 : 18 And it came to pass, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted onto the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks, as they did before.
• Josh 3:13 : 13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in a heap.
• Rev 12:4 : 4 His tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.