Verse 1

And after these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that the wind should not blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og etter disse ting så jeg fire engler stående på de fire hjørnene av jorden, som holdt de fire vindene på jorden, slik at vinden ikke skulle blåse mot jorden, verken mot sjøen eller mot noe tre.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og etter dette så jeg fire engler stående ved de fire hjørnene av jorden, som holdt de fire vindene tilbake, slik at ingen vind skulle blåse over jorden, verken over havet eller over noe tre.

• Norsk King James

  Og etter disse ting så jeg fire engler som stod ved jordens fire hjørner, og holdt de fire vindene av jorden, slik at vinden ikke skulle blåse på jorden, eller på havet, eller på noe tre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og deretter så jeg fire engler stå på jordens fire hjørner, som holdt jordens fire vinder tilbake, for at ingen vind skulle blåse over jorden, havet eller trærne.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og etter dette så jeg fire engler stå på de fire hjørner av jorden, holde de fire vinder på jorden, så ingen vind skulle blåse på jorden, heller ikke på havet, heller ikke på noen tre.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Etter dette så jeg fire engler stående ved de fire hjørnene av jorden, holdende de fire vindene av jorden, slik at ingen vind skulle blåse på jorden, verken på havet eller på noe tre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og etter dette så jeg fire engler stå på de fire hjørnene av jorden, holdende de fire vindene av jorden, så vinden ikke skulle blåse på jorden, heller ikke på havet, eller på noe tre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Etter disse hendelsene så jeg fire engler stå ved jordens fire hjørner, som holdt på jordens fire vinder, slik at ingen vind skulle blåse over jorden, havet eller noe tre.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Deretter så jeg fire engler som stod ved jordens fire hjørner og holdt jordens fire vinder tilbake, slik at vinden ikke skulle blåse over jorden, eller over havet, eller på noe tre.

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

  Deretter så jeg fire engler som stod ved jordens fire hjørner og holdt jordens fire vinder tilbake, slik at vinden ikke skulle blåse over jorden, eller over havet, eller på noe tre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Etter dette så jeg fire engler som sto ved de fire hjørnene av jorden, og holdt de fire vindene fra jorden, slik at ingen vind skulle blåse verken på jorden, eller på havet eller på noe tre.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind would blow on the earth, the sea, or any tree.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Revelation.7.1", "source": "Καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα εἶδον τέσσαρας ἀγγέλους ἑστῶτας ἐπὶ τὰς τέσσαρας γωνίας τῆς γῆς, κρατοῦντας τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀνέμους τῆς γῆς, ἵνα μὴ πνέῃ ἄνεμος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, μήτε ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης, μήτε ἐπὶ πᾶν δένδρον.", "text": "And *meta* these [things] *eidon* four *angelous* *hestōtas* upon the four *gōnias* of the *gēs*, *kratountas* the four *anemous* of the *gēs*, so that not *pneē* *anemos* upon the *gēs*, nor upon the *thalassēs*, nor upon any *dendron*.", "grammar": { "*meta*": "preposition + accusative - after", "*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - I saw", "*angelous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - angels/messengers", "*hestōtas*": "perfect active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - standing/having stood", "*gōnias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - corners/angles", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - earth/land", "*kratountas*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - holding/restraining", "*anemous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - winds", "*pneē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might blow", "*anemos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - wind", "*thalassēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - sea", "*dendron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - tree" }, "variants": { "*meta*": "after/beyond", "*gēs*": "earth/land/ground/territory", "*gōnias*": "corners/angles/quarters", "*kratountas*": "holding/restraining/controlling", "*pneē*": "blow/breathe" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Etter dette så jeg fire engler stå på de fire hjørnene av jorden og holde fast de fire vindene, slik at ingen vind kunne blåse over jorden, havet eller noe tre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og derefter saae jeg fire Engle staae paa Jordens fire Hjørner, som holdt Jordens fire Vinde, paa det ingen Vind skulde blæse over Jorden, ei heller over Havet, ei heller over noget Træ.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any te.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Etter dette så jeg fire engler som stod ved de fire hjørnene av jorden og holdt de fire vindene, slik at ingen vind skulle blåse over jorden, havet eller noe tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Etter dette så jeg fire engler som stod ved de fire hjørnene av jorden, og holdt de fire vindene av jorden, så ingen vind kunne blåse på jorden, eller på havet, eller på noe tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Etter dette så jeg fire engler stå ved de fire hjørnene av jorden og holde fast de fire vindene, så vinden ikke skulle blåse over jorden, eller over havet, eller over noe tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Deretter så jeg fire engler stå ved de fire hjørnene av jorden, og holde de fire vindene, så ingen vind skulle blåse på jorden, eller på havet, eller på noe tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Etter dette så jeg fire engler som stod ved jordens fire hjørner, og de holdt de fire vindene tilbake så det ikke skulle blåse på jorden, havet eller noen tre.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And after that I sawe.iiii. angels stonde on the iiii. corners of ye erth holdynge ye iiii. wyndes of the erth that ye wyndes shulde not blowe on the erthe nether on the see nether on eny tree.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And after that sawe I foure angels stode on ye foure corners of the earth, holdinge ye foure wyndes of ye earth, yt ye wyndes shulde not blowe on ye earth, nether on ye see, nether on eny tree.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And after that, I sawe foure Angels stand on the foure corners of the earth, holding the foure windes of the earth, that the winds should not blow on the earth, neither on the sea, neither on any tree.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And after that, I sawe foure angels stande on the foure corners of the earth, holding the foure wyndes of ye earth, that the wynde shoulde not blowe on the earth, neither on the sea, neither on any tree.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And after these things I saw four messengers, standing upon the four corners of the land, holding the four winds of the land, that the wind may not blow upon the land, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  After his I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  After this I saw four angels in their places at the four points of the earth, keeping back the four winds in their hands, so that there might be no moving of the wind on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.

• World English Bible (2000)

  After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Sealing of the 144,000 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so no wind could blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 7:2 : 2 Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
• Matt 24:31 : 31 And he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
• Jer 49:36 : 36 And upon Elam I will bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation where the outcasts of Elam shall not go.
• Mark 13:27 : 27 And then he shall send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.
• Rev 9:4 : 4 And it was commanded them that they should not harm the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
• Rev 9:14 : 14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, 'Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.'
• Isa 27:8 : 8 In measure, when it shoots forth, You will debate with it: He restrains His rough wind in the day of the east wind.
• Ezek 7:2 : 2 Also, you son of man, thus says the Lord GOD to the land of Israel: An end, the end has come upon the four corners of the land.
• Ezek 37:9 : 9 Then he said to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus says the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
• Isa 11:12 : 12 And he shall set up a sign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
• Isa 27:3 : 3 I the LORD keep it; I will water it every moment, lest any harm it, I will keep it night and day.
• Dan 8:8 : 8 Therefore the he goat became very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and in its place came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
• Jonah 1:4 : 4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty storm in the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken.
• Zech 1:18-20 : 18 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were four horns. 19 And I said to the angel who talked with me, What are these? And he answered me, These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. 20 Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.
• Zech 6:1 : 1 And I turned and lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
• Matt 8:26-27 : 26 And he said to them, Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27 But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
• Rev 4:1-6 : 1 After this, I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven. And the first voice I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place hereafter." 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. 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. 4 Around the throne were twenty-four seats, and upon the seats I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and they had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. There were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 6 Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. In the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.
• Rev 6:6 : 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see that you do not harm the oil and the wine.
• Rev 7:3 : 3 Saying, Do not harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.