Verse 3

And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og det viste seg et annet tegn i himmelen: og se, en stor rød drage, som hadde syv hoder og ti horn, og syv kroner på hodene sine.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og et annet tegn ble sett i himmelen: og se, en stor rød drage med syv hoder og ti horn, og på hodene hans bar han syv kroner.

• Norsk King James

  Og en annen undere viste seg i himmelen; og se, en stor rød drage, med syv hoder og ti horn, og syv kroner på hodene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og et annet tegn ble sett i himmelen: En stor ildrød drage med syv hoder og ti horn, og på hodene var det syv diademer.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og et annet tegn ble sett i himmelen: og se, en stor rød drage, med syv hoder og ti horn, og syv kroner på sine hoder.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og et annet tegn ble sett i himmelen: en stor ildrød drage med sju hoder og ti horn, og på hodene sine hadde den sju diademer.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og et annet tegn viste seg i himmelen: se, en stor rød drage, med syv hoder og ti horn, og på hodene syv kroner.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og et annet under viste seg i himmelen: se, en mektig rød drage med syv hoder, ti horn og syv kroner på hodene.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og et annet tegn viste seg i himmelen; se, en stor ildrød drage med syv hoder og ti horn, og syv kroner på sine hoder.

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

  Og et annet tegn viste seg i himmelen; se, en stor ildrød drage med syv hoder og ti horn, og syv kroner på sine hoder.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Et annet tegn viste seg i himmelen: En stor, ildrød drage med sju hoder og ti horn, og på hodene sju diademer.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then another sign appeared in heaven: a large fiery red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on its heads.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Et annet tegn ble sett i himmelen: se, en stor ildrød drage med syv hoder og ti horn, og på hodene syv kroner.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og et andet Tegn blev seet i Himmelen, og see, der var en stor ildrød Drage, som havde syv Hoveder og ti Horn, og paa sine Hoveder syv Kroner.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the appead another wonder in heaven; and behold a gat d dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og det viste seg et annet tegn i himmelen: Se, en stor ildrød drage med sju hoder og ti horn, og sju kroner på hodene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Et annet tegn ble sett i himmelen. Se, en stor rød drage, med sju hoder og ti horn, og på hodene sju kroner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og et annet tegn ble sett i himmelen: se, en stor rød drage med syv hoder og ti horn og på hodene syv kroner.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Et annet tegn ble sett i himmelen: se, en stor rød drage med sju hoder og ti horn, og på hodene sju kroner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så ble et annet tegn sett i himmelen; en stor rød drage med sju hoder og ti horn, og på hodene sju kroner.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ther appered another wonder in heven for beholde a gret red drago havynge.vii. heddes and ten hornes and crounes vpo his heddes:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there appeared another token in heauen, and beholde a greate reed dragon, hauinge seuen heades, and ten hornes and seue crownes vpo his heades:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there appeared another wonder in heaue: for beholde, a great red dragon hauing seuen heads, and ten hornes, and seuen crownes vpon his heads:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there appeared another wonder in heauen, for beholde, a great redde dragon, hauing seuen heades, and tenne hornes, and seuen crownes vpon his heades.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And there was seen another sign in the heaven, and, lo, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And there was seen another sign in heaven; a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon that had seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadem crowns.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• Rev 17:12 : 12 The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast.
• Rev 17:16 : 16 The ten horns which you saw on the beast will hate the prostitute, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
• Isa 27:1 : 1 In that day the LORD with His cruel and great and strong sword shall punish Leviathan the piercing serpent, even Leviathan that twisted serpent; and He shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
• Dan 7:20 : 20 And about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other which came up, and before which three fell; even that horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke very great things, whose appearance was greater than its companions.
• Rev 12:1 : 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.
• 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.
• Rev 20:2 : 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
• Dan 7:24 : 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise; and another shall rise after them, and he shall be different from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
• Rev 19:12 : 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written that no one knew but he himself.
• Rev 17:7 : 7 And the angel said to me, Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
• Rev 17:9-9 : 9 Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 10 And there are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must continue a short time.
• Rev 16:13 : 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
• Rev 17:3-4 : 3 So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication:
• Rev 12:17-13:4 : 17 So the dragon became enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. 1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like a bear's feet, and his mouth like a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as if it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed, and all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 And they worshiped the dragon who gave power to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"
• Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in ancient days, in the generations of old. Are you not the one who cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
• Dan 2:42 : 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
• Dan 7:7-8 : 7 After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and behold, another little horn came up among them, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
• Isa 9:15 : 15 The elder and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.