Verse 8

And I looked, and behold, a pale horse: and his name who sat on him was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given unto them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest; og navnet på ham som satt på den var Døden, og Helvete fulgte med ham. Og de fikk makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, hungersnød, død, og med jordens ville dyr.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest; han som satt på den het Døden, og Helvete fulgte etter ham. De fikk makt over en fjerdedel av jorden til å drepe med sverd, sult, og død, og fra de ville dyrene på jorden.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest: og navnet på ham som satt på den var Døden, og Helvete fulgte etter ham. Og makt ble gitt dem over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med hungersnød, med død, og med dyrene på jorden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg så, og se, en blekgul hest, og han som satt på den, hans navn var Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham; og han fikk makt over en fjerde del av jorden til å drepe med sverd, med hungersnød, med pest, og med jordens ville dyr.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og jeg så, og se, en gusten hest: og han som satt på den, hans navn var Døden, og Helvete fulgte med ham. Og makt ble gitt dem over fjerdeparten av jorden til å drepe med sverd og med hunger og med død og ved jordens ville dyr.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest. Han som satt på den, hadde navnet Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. De fikk makt over en fjerdedel av jorden for å drepe med sverd, med hungersnød, med pest og ved de ville dyrene på jorden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og jeg så, og se en gusten hest; og navnet på han som satt på den var Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Og makt ble gitt dem over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med hungersnød, med pest og med jordens ville dyr.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest; og den som satt på den het Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Og makt ble gitt dem over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med hungersnød, med død og med jordens dyr.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og jeg så, og se, en gulblek hest! Navnet på ham som satt på den, var Døden, og dødsriket fulgte etter ham. Og de ble gitt makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med hunger, med pest og med jordens ville dyr.

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

  Og jeg så, og se, en gulblek hest! Navnet på ham som satt på den, var Døden, og dødsriket fulgte etter ham. Og de ble gitt makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med hunger, med pest og med jordens ville dyr.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og jeg så, og se, en blekgrønn hest. Han som satt på den, navnet hans var Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Det ble gitt dem makt over en fjerde del av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med sult, med pest og ved dyrene på jorden.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I looked, and there was a pale green horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades followed closely with him. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth to kill with sword, with famine, with plague, and by the beasts of the earth.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Og jeg så, og se, en lysblek hest; og han som satt på den, hans navn var Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Og det ble gitt dem makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med sult, med pest og med de ville dyr på jorden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg saae, og see, en blegguul Hest, og den, som sad derpaa, hans Navn var Døden, og Helvede fulgte med ham; og ham blev given Magt over den fjerde Deel af Jorden at ihjelslaae med Sværd og med Hunger og med Pest og ved Jordens vilde Dyr.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jeg så, og se, en gulblek hest, og han som satt på den hadde navnet Døden, og Dødsriket fulgte etter ham. Og makt ble gitt dem over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, med sult, med død og med villdyrene på jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Og se, en askegrå hest, og han som satt på den, han het Døden. Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Makt over en fjerdedel av jorden ble gitt til ham, til å drepe med sverd, med sult, med pest, og ved de ville dyr på jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest, og han som satt på den – hans navn var Døden, og Hades fulgte med ham, og det ble gitt dem makt over en fjerdedel av jorden til å drepe med sverd, med sult, med pest og ved dyrene på jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og jeg så, og se, en blek hest, og han som satt på den, hans navn var Døden; og Dødsriket fulgte med ham. Og det ble gitt dem makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, og med hunger, og med pest, og ved jordens ville dyr.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og jeg så en grå hest, og han som satt på den het Døden; og Dødsriket fulgte etter ham. Og det ble gitt dem makt over en fjerdedel av jorden, til å drepe med sverd, sult, pest og med jordens dyr.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And I loked and beholde a grene horsse and his name that sat on him was deeth and hell folowed after him and power was geven vnto them over the fourthe parte of the erth to kyll with swearde and with honger and with deeth that cometh of vermen of the erth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And I loked, and beholde a pale horsse, and his name that sat on him was deeth, and hell folowed after him, & power was geue vnto them ouer the fourthe parte of the earth, to kyll with swearde, and wt honger, and with deeth, of the vermen of the earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I looked, and beholde, a pale horse, and his name that sate on him was Death, and Hell folowed after him, & power was giuen vnto them ouer the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sworde, and with hunger, and with death, and with beasts of the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I loked, and behold a pale horse, & his name that sate on him was death, and hell folowed after hym, and power was geuen vnto them ouer the fourth part of the earth, to kyll with sworde, & with hunger, and with death, and with the beastes of the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and I saw, and lo, a pale horse, and he who is sitting upon him -- his name is Death, and Hades doth follow with him, and there was given to them authority to kill, (over the fourth part of the land,) with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and by the beasts of the land.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I saw a grey horse, and the name of him who was seated on it was Death; and Hell came after him. And there was given to them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to put to destruction by the sword, and by taking away their food, and by death, and by the beasts of the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I looked and here came a pale green horse! The name of the one who rode it was Death, and Hades followed right behind. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword, famine, and disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.

Referenced Verses

• Hos 13:14 : 14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be your plagues; O grave, I will be your destruction: repentance shall be hidden from my eyes.
• Zech 6:3 : 3 And in the third chariot, white horses; and in the fourth chariot, dappled and bay horses.
• Rev 9:18 : 18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone that came out of their mouths.
• Jer 15:2-3 : 2 And it shall come to pass, if they say to you, Where shall we go forth? then you shall tell them, Thus says the LORD; Those for death, to death; and those for the sword, to the sword; and those for the famine, to the famine; and those for the captivity, to the captivity. 3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, says the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.
• Jer 16:4 : 4 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be mourned, nor shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their carcasses shall be food for the birds of heaven and the beasts of the earth.
• Jer 16:16 : 16 Behold, I will send for many fishermen, says the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
• Jer 43:11 : 11 And when he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.
• Ezek 5:12 : 12 A third part of you shall die with pestilence, and with famine they shall be consumed in your midst: and a third part shall fall by the sword around you; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
• Ezek 5:15-17 : 15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment to the nations that are around you, when I shall execute judgments in you in anger and in fury and in fierce rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it. 16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread: 17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave you; and pestilence and blood shall pass through you; and I will bring the sword upon you. I the LORD have spoken it.
• Ezek 14:13-21 : 13 Son of man, when the land sins against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out my hand upon it and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it; 14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness, says the Lord GOD. 15 If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, so that it is desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: 16 Though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they alone shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. 17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Sword, pass through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 18 Though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. 19 Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: 20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall only deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21 For thus says the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four severe judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the wild beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
• Hab 2:5 : 5 Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither stays at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all people:
• Lev 26:22-33 : 22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your livestock, and make you few in number; and your highways shall be desolate. 23 And if you will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me; 24 Then will I also walk contrary to you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. 25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when you are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. 26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and you shall eat, and not be satisfied. 27 And if you will not for all this listen to me, but walk contrary to me; 28 Then I will walk contrary to you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 29 And you shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall you eat. 30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet aromas. 32 And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it. 33 And I will scatter you among the nations, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
• Prov 5:5 : 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
• Isa 25:8 : 8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; and the reproach of His people He will take away from all the earth: for the LORD has spoken.
• 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 20:13-14 : 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 And Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
• Matt 11:23 : 23 And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, shall be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
• 1 Cor 15:55 : 55 'O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?'
• Rev 1:18 : 18 I am he who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
• Rev 8:7-9 : 7 The first angel sounded, and hail and fire mixed with blood followed, and they were cast upon the earth; and a third of the trees were burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 8 And the second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood. 9 And a third of the creatures in the sea that had life died; and a third of the ships were destroyed. 10 And the third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a lamp, and it fell upon a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters because they were made bitter. 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars; so that a third of them was darkened, and the day did not shine for a third of it, and the night likewise.
• Rev 9:15 : 15 And the four angels were released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, to kill a third of mankind.