Verse 3

Speak and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it for myself.’

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Tal og si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er imot deg, farao, kongen av Egypt, den store krokodillen som ligger i elvene sine og sier: 'Elvene er mine; jeg har skapt dem.'

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Tal og si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er imot deg, Farao, kongen av Egypt, den store dragen som ligger midt i sine elver, som har sagt: Min elv er min egen, og jeg har laget den for meg selv.

  • Norsk King James

    Se, jeg er imot deg, Farao, kongen av Egypt, den store dragen som ligger midt i elvene dine og som sier: 'Min elv tilhører meg, jeg har skapt den for meg selv.'

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Tal, og du skal si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg kommer over deg, Farao, konge av Egypt! Du store drage som ligger midt i elvene dine, du som sier: Min elv er min, jeg har skapt den for meg selv.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er imot deg, farao, Egypts konge, den store dragen som ligger i sine elver. Du har sagt: 'Elven er min, og jeg har laget den.'

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Tal og si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er mot deg, farao, kongen av Egypt, den store dragen som ligger midt i sine elver, som har sagt: Elven er min, og jeg har laget den for meg selv.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Tal og si: Slik sier Herren, Gud: Se, jeg er imot deg, Farao, kongen av Egypt, den mektige dragen som ligger midt i hans elver, og som har sagt: 'Min elv er min egen, og jeg har skapt den for meg selv.'

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

    Tal og si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er mot deg, farao, kongen av Egypt, den store dragen som ligger midt i sine elver, som har sagt: Elven er min, og jeg har laget den for meg selv.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Tal og si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er imot deg, farao, kongen av Egypt, den store drage som ligger midt i sine elver, du som sier: 'Mine elver er mine, og jeg har skapt dem selv.'

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Tal og si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er imot deg, farao, konge av Egypt, den store draken som ligger midt i elvene sine, som sier: 'Elvene tilhører meg, og jeg har laget dem for meg selv.'

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Tal, og du skal sige: Saa sagde den Herre Herre: See, jeg (kommer) over dig, Pharao, Konge i Ægypten! du, som er den store Drage, der ligger midt i sine Strømme, som sagde: Min Strøm er min, og jeg, jeg haver gjort mig den.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Tal, og si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er imot deg, farao, Egypts konge, den store dragen som ligger midt i elvene sine, som har sagt: Min elv tilhører meg, og jeg har laget den for meg selv.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Speak, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, which has said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    tal og si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er imot deg, farao, konge av Egypt, det store monsteret som ligger i sine elver, som har sagt: Min elv er min egen, og jeg har gjort den for meg selv.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Tal, og si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er imot deg, farao, kongen av Egypt! Den store draken som ligger i midten av elvene sine, som sier: Min elv er min egen, og jeg har skapt den for meg selv.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    si: Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg er imot deg, farao, kongen av Egypt, det store uhyret som ligger i elvene sine, som har sagt: Min elv er min, og jeg har laget den for meg selv.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Si til dem: Dette er ordene fra Herren: Se, jeg er mot deg, farao, kongen av Egypt, det store elvedyret som ligger blant sine Nilen-strømmer, som har sagt: Nilen er min, og jeg har laget den for meg selv.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Speake, and tell him, thus saieth the LORDE God: beholde, o Pharao thou kinge of Egipte, I wil vpo the, thou greate whall fysh, yt lyest in yi waters: Thou yt sayest: the water is myne, I haue made it myself.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Speake, and say, Thus sayth the Lord God, Beholde, I come against thee, Pharaoh King of Egypt, the great dragon, that lieth in the middes of his riuers, which hath saide, The riuer is mine, and I haue made it for my selfe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Speake & tell him, thus sayth the Lord God: Beholde O Pharao thou king of Egypt, I will vpon thee thou great dragon that lyeth in the mids of his riuers, thou that sayst, The riuer is mine, I haue made it for my selfe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river [is] mine own, and I have made [it] for myself.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    speak, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers, that has said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Speak, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I `am' against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt! The great dragon that is crouching in the midst of his floods, Who hath said, My flood `is' my own, And I -- I have made it `for' myself.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Say to them, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the great river-beast stretched out among his Nile streams, who has said, The Nile is mine, and I have made it for myself.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Speak and say, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers, that has said, 'My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Tell them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of its waterways, who has said,“My Nile is my own, I made it for myself.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 32:2 : 2 Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, 'You consider yourself like a young lion among the nations, but you are like a sea monster in the seas; you thrash about in your rivers, stir the waters with your feet, and muddy their streams.'
  • Isa 27:1 : 1 On that day, the LORD will punish with his fierce, great, and strong sword Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, Leviathan, the twisting serpent, and he will kill the sea monster that is in the sea.
  • Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake, as in days of old, as in generations long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces and pierced the dragon?
  • Jer 44:30 : 30 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will hand Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, over to his enemies who want to kill him, just as I handed Zedekiah, king of Judah, over to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.
  • Ps 74:13-14 : 13 You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. 14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food to the creatures of the desert.
  • Ps 76:7 : 7 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot and horse fell into a deep sleep.
  • Isa 10:13-14 : 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.' 14 My hand seized the wealth of nations like one finds a nest. As one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; no wing fluttered, no beak opened to chirp.
  • Deut 8:17 : 17 You may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand have produced this wealth for me.'
  • Ezek 28:2 : 2 Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Because your heart has grown proud, and you have said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas,” but you are a man and not a god, though you have set your heart as if it were the heart of a god—
  • Ezek 28:22 : 22 and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, Sidon, and I will display My glory in your midst. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I execute judgments against her and reveal My holiness through her.
  • Ezek 29:9-9 : 9 The land of Egypt will become a desolate waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because he said, 'The Nile is mine; I made it,' 10 therefore, I am against you and your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.
  • Dan 4:30-31 : 30 Immediately, what was spoken about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people, ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird. 31 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me. I praised the Most High, honored, and glorified Him who lives forever: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
  • Nah 1:6 : 6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are shattered before him.
  • Rev 12:3-4 : 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: a large fiery red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on its heads. 4 Its tail swept a third of the stars from the sky and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.
  • Rev 12:16-17 : 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.
  • Rev 13:2 : 2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.
  • Rev 13:4 : 4 They worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?"
  • Rev 13:11 : 11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.
  • Rev 16:13 : 13 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
  • Rev 20:2 : 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.