Verse 10

Standing far off for fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour your judgment has come.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  De står langt borte, for frykt for hennes kval, og sier: Ve, ve, den store byen Babylon, den mektige byen! For i en time er din dom kommet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  De står langt borte av frykt for hennes kvaler og sier: «Ve, ve, den store byen Babylon, den sterke byen! For på en eneste time har din dom kommet.»

• Norsk King James

  Stående langt borte av frykt for hennes straff, og sier: Akk, akk, denne store byen Babylon, denne mektige byen! for på en time er din dom kommet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De står langt borte, redde for hennes pine, og sier: Akk, akk, du store by, Babylon, du mektige by! På én time er din dom kommet.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  De står langt borte av frykt for hennes pine, og sier: Ve, ve, den store byen Babylon, den mektige byen! For på en time er din dom kommet.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  De vil stå langt borte av frykt for hennes pine og si: 'Ve, ve deg, du store by Babylon, du mektige by! På én time kom din dom.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De skal stå på avstand av frykt for hennes pine, og si: Ve, ve, den store byen Babylon, den mektige byen! For på én time er din dom kommet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Stående på avstand, redde for hennes pine, roper de: «Å, å, den store by Babylon, den mektige by! Din dom har kommet på en time.»

• gpt4.5-preview

  De står langt borte i frykt for hennes pine, og sier: «Ve, ve, den store by Babylon, den mektige by! For på én time er din dom kommet.»

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

  De står langt borte i frykt for hennes pine, og sier: «Ve, ve, den store by Babylon, den mektige by! For på én time er din dom kommet.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De skal stå på avstand av frykt for hennes pine og si: 'Ve, ve den store byen Babylon, den sterke byen, for i én time er din dom kommet.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Standing far off because of the fear of her torment, they will say, 'Woe, woe to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  De skal stå på avstand av frykt for hennes pine og si: «Ve, ve! Den store byen Babylon, den mektige byen! På én time kom din dom.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  de skulle staae langt borte af Frygt for hendes Piinsel, sigende: Vee! vee! du store Stad! Babylon! du stærke Stad! thi paa een Time er din Dom kommen,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that gat city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mens de står langt unna på grunn av hennes tortur, vil de si: Ve, ve over den store byen Babylon, den mektige byen! På én time har dommen din kommet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  mens de står langt unna av frykt for hennes kvaler, og sier: 'Ve, ve den store byen, Babylon, den sterke byen! For dommen over deg kom på en time.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mens de står langt borte, av redsel for hennes pine, sier de: 'Ve, ve den store byen, Babel, den sterke byen! For på én time kom din dom.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  stå langt borte av frykt for hennes plage og si: «Ve, ve, den store byen, Babylon, den sterke byen! For i én time er din dom kommet.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De skal stå langt borte av frykt for hennes piner og si: Ve, ve den store byen, Babylon, den mektige by! På én time er din dom kommet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and shall stonde a farre of for feare of her punnysshment sayinge: Alas Alas that gret cite Babilon that myghty cite: For at won houre is her iudgment come.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and shal stonde a farre of for feare of her punysshment, sayenge: Alas, Alas, that greate cite Babylon, that mighty cite: For at one houre is thy iudgment come.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And shall stand a farre off for feare of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great citie Babylon, that mightie citie: for in one houre is thy iudgemet come.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And shall stande a farre of for feare of her punishment, saying: Alas, alas, that great citie Babylon, that myghtie citie, for at one houre is thy iudgement come.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  from afar having stood because of the fear of her torment, saying, Wo, wo, the great city! Babylon, the strong city! because in one hour did come thy judgment.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Watching from far away, for fear of her punishment, saying, Sorrow, sorrow for Babylon, the great town, the strong town! for in one hour you have been judged.

• World English Bible (2000)

  standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say,“Woe, woe, O great city, Babylon the powerful city! For in a single hour your doom has come!”

Referenced Verses

• Rev 18:19 : 19 And they threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea were made rich by her wealth! for in one hour she is made desolate.
• Rev 18:8 : 8 Therefore her plagues shall come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
• Rev 18:15-17 : 15 The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, shall stand far off for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 17 For in one hour such great riches came to nothing. And every captain, and all who travel by ship, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood far off,
• Rev 14:8 : 8 And another angel followed, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
• 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.
• Num 16:34 : 34 And all Israel that were around them fled at their cry: for they said, Lest the earth swallows us up also.
• Isa 21:9 : 9 And, behold, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the carved images of her gods he has shattered to the ground.
• Jer 30:7 : 7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.
• Jer 51:8-9 : 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed; howl for her, take balm for her pain, if perhaps she may be healed. 9 We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed; forsake her, and let us go everyone into his own country, for her judgment reaches unto heaven and is lifted up even to the skies.
• Joel 1:15 : 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty it shall come.
• Amos 5:16 : 16 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, says thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the farmer to mourning, and such as are skilled in lamentation to wailing.