Verse 1

And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og det viste seg et stort tegn i himmelen: en kvinne kledd i solen, med månen under føttene, og på hodet hennes en krone av tolv stjerner.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Det ble vist et stort tegn i himmelen: en kvinne kledd i solen, og månen var under føttene hennes, og på hodet hennes bar hun en krone av tolv stjerner.

• Norsk King James

  Og det var et stort under i himmelen; en kvinne kledd i solen, med månen under sine føtter, og på hodet hennes en krone av tolv stjerner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Et stort tegn ble sett i himmelen: En kvinne, kledd i solen, med månen under føttene og en krone av tolv stjerner på hodet.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og et stort tegn ble sett i himmelen: en kvinne kledd med solen, og månen under hennes føtter, og på hennes hode en krone av tolv stjerner.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og et stort tegn ble sett i himmelen: en kvinne kledd i solen, med månen under føttene hennes, og en krone av tolv stjerner på hodet hennes.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og det viste seg et stort tegn i himmelen: en kvinne kledd i solen, med månen under føttene, og på hodet en krone av tolv stjerner.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og det viste seg et stort under i himmelen: en kvinne kledd med solen, med månen under føttene og med en krone av tolv stjerner på hodet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og et stort tegn viste seg i himmelen: en kvinne kledd med solen, med månen under hennes føtter, og på hennes hode en krone av tolv stjerner.

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

  Og et stort tegn viste seg i himmelen: en kvinne kledd med solen, med månen under hennes føtter, og på hennes hode en krone av tolv stjerner.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Et stort tegn ble sett i himmelen: En kvinne kledd i solen, med månen under føttene og på hodet en krans med tolv stjerner.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Revelation.12.1", "source": "Καὶ σημεῖον μέγα ὤφθη ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ· γυνὴ περιβεβλημένη τὸν ἥλιον, καὶ ἡ σελήνη ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῆς στέφανος ἀστέρων δώδεκα:", "text": "And *sēmeion mega ōphthē* in the *ouranō*; *gynē peribeblēmenē* the *hēlion*, and the *selēnē* *hypokatō* the *podōn* of her, and upon the *kephalēs* of her *stephanos asterōn dōdeka*:", "grammar": { "*sēmeion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - sign/wonder", "*mega*": "nominative, neuter, singular - great", "*ōphthē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - was seen/appeared", "*ouranō*": "dative, masculine, singular - heaven/sky", "*gynē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - woman", "*peribeblēmenē*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having been clothed/wrapped around", "*hēlion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - sun", "*selēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - moon", "*hypokatō*": "preposition - underneath/below", "*podōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - feet", "*kephalēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - head", "*stephanos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - crown/wreath", "*asterōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - stars", "*dōdeka*": "numeral, indeclinable - twelve" }, "variants": { "*sēmeion*": "sign/wonder/portent", "*ōphthē*": "appeared/was seen/became visible", "*peribeblēmenē*": "clothed with/wrapped in/covered by", "*stephanos*": "crown/wreath/victory garland", "*ouranō*": "heaven/sky" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Et stort tegn ble sett i himmelen: en kvinne kledd i solen, med månen under føttene hennes og en krone av tolv stjerner på hodet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og et stort Tegn blev seet i Himmelen: En Qvinde, beklædt med Solen, og Maanen under hendes Fødder, og paa hendes Hoved en Krone af tolv Stjerner;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the appead a gat wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og det viste seg et stort tegn i himmelen: en kvinne kledd med solen, med månen under sine føtter, og på hodet en krone av tolv stjerner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Et stort tegn ble sett i himmelen: en kvinne kledd med solen, med månen under føttene, og på hodet en krone av tolv stjerner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og et stort tegn ble sett i himmelen: en kvinne kledd i solen, med månen under sine føtter og på sitt hode en krans av tolv stjerner.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Et stort tegn ble sett i himmelen: en kvinne kledd med solen, med månen under føttene hennes, og på hodet en krone av tolv stjerner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og et stort tegn ble sett i himmelen: en kvinne kledd i solen, med månen under føttene, og på hodet en krone av tolv stjerner.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ther appered a gret wonder in heve A woman clothed with the sunne and the mone vnder her fete and apon her heed a croune of xii. starres.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there appeared a greate token in heauen. A woman clothed with the Sonne, and the mone vnder her fete, and vpon her heed a crowne of twolue starres.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there appeared a great wonder in heauen: A woman clothed with the sunne, & the moone was vnder her feete, and vpon her head a crowne of twelue starres.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there appeared a great wonder in heauen: A woman clothed with the sunne, & the moone vnder her feete, and vpo her head a crowne of twelue starres:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And a great sign was seen in the heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And a great sign was seen in heaven: a A woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

• World English Bible (2000)

  A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 11:19 : 19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.
• Rev 12:3 : 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads.
• Rev 15:1 : 1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them the wrath of God is finished.
• Acts 2:19 : 19 I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and vapor of smoke:
• Eph 5:32 : 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
• 2 Chr 32:31 : 31 However, concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
• Ps 84:11 : 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
• Ps 104:2 : 2 Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment: who stretches out the heavens like a curtain:
• Song 6:10 : 10 Who is she who looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and awesome as an army with banners?
• Isa 49:14-23 : 14 But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me. 15 Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes, they may forget, yet I will not forget you. 16 Behold, I have engraved you upon the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me. 17 Your children shall make haste; your destroyers and those who made you waste shall go forth from you. 18 Lift up your eyes around, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live, says the LORD, you shall surely clothe yourself with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on you, as a bride does. 19 For your waste and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction, shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up shall be far away. 20 The children which you shall have, after you have lost the other, shall say again in your ears, The place is too narrow for me: give place to me that I may dwell. 21 Then you shall say in your heart, Who has begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and moving to and fro? and who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where have they been? 22 Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. 23 And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed who wait for me.
• Isa 54:5-7 : 5 For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of hosts is His name; and your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall He be called. 6 For the LORD has called you as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when you were refused, says your God. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.
• Isa 60:1-4 : 1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the people; but the LORD shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. 4 Lift up your eyes all around and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried at your side.
• Isa 60:19-20 : 19 The sun shall no longer be your light by day, nor shall the moon give light to you by night; but the LORD shall be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory. 20 Your sun shall no longer go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended.
• Isa 62:3 : 3 You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
• Zech 9:16 : 16 The LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be like the stones of a crown, lifted up like an ensign upon his land.
• Mal 4:2 : 2 But to you who fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings, and you shall go forth and grow up like stall-fed calves.
• Matt 24:30 : 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
• Mark 13:25 : 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
• Luke 21:11 : 11 And great earthquakes shall be in various places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
• Luke 21:25 : 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
• Isa 61:10 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
• Rev 21:23 : 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God illuminated it, and the Lamb is its light.
• Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;
• Rev 1:20 : 20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which you saw are the seven churches.
• Rom 3:22 : 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference:
• Rom 13:14 : 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
• 2 Cor 11:2 : 2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy: for I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
• Gal 3:27 : 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
• Gal 6:14 : 14 But God forbid that I should boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.
• Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
• Rev 21:14 : 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
• John 3:29 : 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this my joy is fulfilled.
• Matt 12:38 : 38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Teacher, we would like to see a sign from you.
• Hos 2:19-20 : 19 And I will betroth you to me forever; yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 20 I will even betroth you to me in faithfulness: and you shall know the LORD.