Verse 5

Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, gentle, and sitting on a donkey, and a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, mild og ridende på et esel, og på et føll, av et pakkesel.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, ydmyk og ridende på et esel, et føll, et rettlederdyr.

  • Norsk King James

    Sig til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, ydmyk og ridende på et esel, på et eselføll.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Si til datter Sion: Se, din konge kommer til deg, ydmyk og ridende på et esel, på en eselhoppe med sitt føll.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, ydmyk og ridende på et esel og en fole, en trekkeselens fole.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, saktmodig og ridende på et esel, på et eselfole, et trekkdyrs unge.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, ydmyk og sittende på et esel, på en fole, en eselfolesunge.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    «Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, saktmodig og ridende på et esel – et ungt esel.»

  • gpt4.5-preview

    «Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, mild og ridende på et esel og på en fole, lastedyrets føll.»

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

    «Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, mild og ridende på et esel og på en fole, lastedyrets føll.»

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    ‘Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, saktmodig og ridende på et esel, en arbeidsdyrs fole.’

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    'Say to the daughter of Zion: See, your King is coming to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.'

  • biblecontext

    { "verseID": "Matthew.21.5", "source": "Εἴπατε τῇ θυγατρὶ Σιών, Ἰδού, ὁ Βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεταί σοι, πραῢς, καὶ ἐπιβεβηκὼς ἐπὶ ὄνον, καὶ πῶλον υἱὸν ὑποζυγίου.", "text": "*Eipate* to the *thygatri Siōn*, *Idou*, the *Basileus* of you *erchetai* to you, *praÿs*, and *epibebēkōs* upon *onon*, and *pōlon* *huion* of *hypozygiou*.", "grammar": { "*Eipate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - say/tell", "*thygatri*": "dative, feminine, singular - to daughter", "*Siōn*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Zion", "*Idou*": "aorist middle imperative - behold/look/see", "*Basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - King", "*erchetai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd singular - comes/is coming", "*praÿs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - gentle/meek", "*epibebēkōs*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having mounted/sitting on", "*onon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - donkey/ass", "*pōlon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - colt/young donkey", "*huion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - son", "*hypozygiou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of beast of burden" }, "variants": { "*Idou*": "behold/look/see", "*Basileus*": "King/Ruler/Sovereign", "*praÿs*": "gentle/meek/humble", "*hypozygiou*": "beast of burden/pack animal/donkey" } }

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, ydmyk og ridende på et esel, og på en fole, et esels føll.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Siger til Zions Datter: See, din Konge kommer til dig, sagtmodig og ridende paa et Asen, og (paa) Asenindens Føl.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Si til datter Sion: Se, din Konge kommer til deg, mild og ridende på et esel, ja, på et føll, en eselfoles avkom.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    «Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, ydmyk og ridende på et esel, på føllet til et trekkdyr.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    'Si til Sions datter, Se, din konge kommer til deg, saktmodig og ridende på et esel, på en fole, en trekkdyrs fole.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Si til Sions datter: Se, din konge kommer til deg, saktmodig og ridende på et esel, og på en fole, en eselfoles unge.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Si til datteren av Sion: Se, din konge kommer til deg, ydmyk, ridende på et esel, en fole, en esels unge.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Tell ye the doughter of Sion: beholde thy kynge cometh vnto the meke and sittinge vpon an asse and a colte the fole of an asse vsed to the yooke.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Tell the doughter of Sion: beholde, thy kynge commeth vnto ye meke, syttinge vpon an Asse and a foale of ye Asse vsed to the yocke.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Beholde, thy King commeth vnto thee, meeke and sitting vpon an asse, and a colte, the foale of an asse vsed to the yoke.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Tell ye the daughter of Sion: behold, thy kyng commeth vnto thee meke, and syttyng vpon an Asse, & a colt, the foale of the Asse vsed to the yoke.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, Humble, and riding on a donkey, On a colt, the foal of a donkey."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Tell the daughter of Zion, behold, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Tell the people of Zion,‘Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Zech 9:9-9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes to you: he is just, and endowed with salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a donkey. 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace to the nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.
  • Isa 62:11 : 11 Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the world, Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
  • Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest for your souls.
  • Gen 49:10 : 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.
  • Num 24:19 : 19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him who remains of the city.
  • Deut 17:16 : 16 But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, 'You shall not return that way again.'
  • Judg 5:10 : 10 Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
  • Judg 12:14 : 14 And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys: and he judged Israel eight years.
  • 2 Sam 16:2 : 2 And the king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? And Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink.
  • 1 Kgs 1:33 : 33 The king also said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
  • 1 Kgs 10:26 : 26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
  • Ps 2:6-9 : 6 Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD has said to me, 'You are my Son; this day I have begotten you.' 8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the nations for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
  • Ps 9:14 : 14 That I may declare all your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in your salvation.
  • Ps 45:1-9 : 1 My heart is overflowing with a good matter: I speak of the things I have composed concerning the king: my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. 2 You are more beautiful than the children of men: grace is poured into your lips: therefore God has blessed you forever. 3 Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, with your glory and your majesty. 4 And in your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; and your right hand shall teach you awesome things. 5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; by which the people fall under you. 6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever: the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter. 7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your companions. 8 All your garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made you glad. 9 Kings' daughters are among your noble women: at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir. 10 Listen, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear; forget your own people, and your father's house; 11 So shall the king greatly desire your beauty: for he is your Lord; and you shall worship him. 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall seek your favor. 13 The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of woven gold. 14 She shall be brought to the king in robes of needlework: the virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you. 15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace. 16 Instead of your fathers shall be your children, whom you may make princes in all the earth. 17 I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise you forever and ever.
  • Ps 72:1-9 : 1 Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son. 2 He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, through righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall crush the oppressor. 5 They shall fear you as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, like showers that water the earth. 7 In his days the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace as long as the moon endures. 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. 9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall serve him. 12 For he shall deliver the needy when he cries, the poor also, and him who has no helper. 13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the lives of the needy. 14 He shall redeem their lives from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight. 15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given the gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for him continually, and daily he shall be praised. 16 There shall be a handful of grain in the earth on the top of the mountains; the fruit shall shake like Lebanon, and those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 17 His name shall endure forever; his name shall continue as long as the sun, and men shall be blessed in him; all nations shall call him blessed. 18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. 19 And blessed be his glorious name forever, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. 20 The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
  • Ps 110:1-4 : 1 The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool. 2 The LORD will send the rod of your strength out of Zion: rule in the midst of your enemies. 3 Your people shall be willing in the day of your power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: you have the dew of your youth. 4 The LORD has sworn and will not relent, You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
  • Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
  • Isa 12:6 : 6 Cry out and shout, inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of you.
  • Isa 40:9 : 9 O Zion, you who bring good news, go up onto the high mountain; O Jerusalem, you who bring good news, lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
  • Matt 12:19-20 : 19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he brings forth judgment to victory.
  • Mark 11:4-9 : 4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside in a place where two ways met; and they untied it. 5 And some of those who stood there said to them, What are you doing, untying the colt? 6 And they said to them just as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on it; and he sat on it. 8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches from the trees, and spread them in the way. 9 And those who went before, and those who followed, cried out, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord: 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that comes in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. 11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked around at everything, and since the evening was come, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
  • John 1:49 : 49 Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.
  • John 19:15-22 : 15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate said to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. 16 Then he delivered him to them to be crucified. And they took Jesus and led him away. 17 And he, bearing his cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha: 18 Where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the middle. 19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing said, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 This title many of the Jews read, for where Jesus was crucified was near the city: and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not write, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 22 Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written.
  • 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I, Paul, myself plead with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
  • Phil 2:3-5 : 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vanity; but in humility let each consider others better than themselves. 4 Do not look out only for your own interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
  • Matt 2:2 : 2 Saying, Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east and have come to worship him.
  • Matt 2:6 : 6 And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule my people Israel.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely. And this is his name by which he shall be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
  • Ezek 34:24 : 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
  • Ezek 37:24 : 24 And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
  • Dan 2:44-45 : 44 And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 For as much as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.
  • Dan 7:13-14 : 13 I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was given to him dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
  • Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
  • Mic 5:2 : 2 But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to me the one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origins have been from of old, from everlasting.
  • Mic 5:10-11 : 10 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD, that I will cut off your horses out of the midst of you, and I will destroy your chariots. 11 And I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds.
  • Zeph 3:14-15 : 14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 15 The LORD has taken away your judgments, he has cast out your enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of you: you shall see evil no more.
  • Zech 6:12-13 : 12 And speak to him, saying, Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: 13 He shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.