Verse 3

And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og han som satt der, så ut som en jaspis- og en sardiusstein; og det var en regnbue rundt tronen, som så ut som en smaragd.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og han som satt der, var lik en jaspis- og sardiusstein; og det var en regnbue rundt tronen, som lyste for å være lik smaragd.

• Norsk King James

  Og han som satt der, så ut som en jaspis og en sardius; og det var en regnbue rundt tronen, i syn som en smaragd.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han som satt der, var å se til som jaspisstein og sarder, og det var en regnbue rundt tronen, som smaragd å se til.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og han som satt der var som utseendet av jaspis og sardisstein: og rundt tronen var det en regnbue, som i utseendet var som en smaragd.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Han som satt der, hadde utseende som edelsteinene jaspis og sarder, og en regnbue omgav tronen, som hadde utseende av en smaragd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han som satt der, lignet en jaspis og en karneolstein; og det var en regnbue rundt tronen, som i synet var lik smaragd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den som satt, strålte som jaspis og karneolstein; og rundt tronen var det en regnbue, som lignet en smaragd.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Han som satt der, var å se til lik jaspis og karneol, og omkring tronen var en regnbue som var lik smaragd å se på.

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

  Han som satt der, var å se til lik jaspis og karneol, og omkring tronen var en regnbue som var lik smaragd å se på.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den som satt der så ut som jaspisstein og karneol, og rundt tronen var det en regnbue som så ut som en smaragd.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The one seated there had an appearance like jasper and carnelian, and all around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Han som satt der, var som utseendet av en jaspisstein og en sardius. Rundt tronen var det en regnbue som så ut som smaragd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og den, som sad, var at see til lig Jaspissteen og Sarder; og der var en Regnbue trindt omkring Thronen, at see til lig Smaragden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and the was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han som satt der, hadde utseende som jaspis og karneol, og rundt tronen var det en regnbue som så ut som en smaragd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han som satt der, så ut som en jaspisstein og en karneol. Rundt tronen var det en regnbue som så ut som en smaragd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han som satt der så ut som en edelstein, jaspis og karneol, og rundt tronen var det en regnbue som så ut som smaragd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han som satt der var å se til som en jaspisstein og en karneol, og det var en regnbue rundt tronen, å se til som en smaragd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For mine øyne var han som en jaspis og sardiusstein, og det var en lysbue rundt tronen, som en smaragd.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he that sat was to loke apo like vnto a iaspar stone and a sardyne stone: And there was a rayne bowe aboute the seate in syght lyke to an Emeralde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he that sat, was to loke vpon like vnto a iaspar stone, and a sardyne stone: And there was a rayne bowe aboute the seate, in syght like to a Smaragde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he that sate, was to looke vpon, like vnto a iasper stone, and a sardine, and there was a rainbowe rounde about the throne, in sight like to an emeraude.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he that sate, was to loke vppon like vnto a Iasper stone and a Sardine stone: and there was a raynebowe about the throne, in sight like to an Emeralde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  that looked like a jasper stone and a sardius. There was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald to look at.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and He who is sitting was in sight like a stone, jasper and sardine: and a rainbow was round the throne in sight like an emerald.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he that sat [was] to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, like an emerald to look upon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And to my eyes he was like a jasper and a sardius stone: and there was an arch of light round the high seat, like an emerald.

• World English Bible (2000)

  that looked like a jasper stone and a sardius. There was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald to look at.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And the one seated on it was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald encircled the throne.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 1:28 : 28 Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one speaking.
• Rev 21:11 : 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
• Ezek 28:13 : 13 You have been in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tambourines and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created.
• Rev 10:1 : 1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
• Gen 9:13-16 : 13 I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; 15 And I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.
• Rev 21:19-20 : 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
• Exod 24:10 : 10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
• Exod 28:18 : 18 the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
• Exod 39:11 : 11 And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
• Isa 54:9-9 : 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you. 10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, says the LORD that has mercy on you.
• Ezek 1:26 : 26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.