Verse 1

He brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the temple faced east. The water was flowing down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han førte meg tilbake til inngangen av huset, og se, vann fløt ut fra under terskelen på tempelens østside, for tempelens front vendte mot øst. Vannet kom ned fra under tempelens sørlige side, sør for alteret.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Deretter førte han meg til døren av huset, og se, vann strømmet ut under husets terskel østover; for husets fasade vendte mot øst, og vannet kom ned fra høyre side av huset, sør for alteret.

• Norsk King James

  Senere førte han meg tilbake til inngangen til huset; og se, vannene strømmet ut fra dørterskelen mot øst, for huset vendte mot øst, og vannene kom ned fra høyre side av huset, ved sørsiden av alteret.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han førte meg tilbake til husets dør, og se, det rant vann ut fra under dørterskelen mot øst. Husets front vendte mot øst, og vannet strømmet ut fra undersiden, fra husets høyre side, sørover ved alteret.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så førte han meg tilbake til inngangen til huset, og se, det rant vann ut under husets terskel mot øst, for husets front vendte mot øst. Vannet rant ned fra husets høyre side, i sør for alteret.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Deretter førte han meg igjen til døren av huset, og se, vann strømmet ut fra under husets terskel mot øst: for husets fremside vendte mot øst, og vannet kom ned fra høyre side av huset, på sørsiden av alteret.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Deretter førte han meg tilbake til husets dør; se, vann strømmet ut fra under terskelen på østveggen, for husets front var rettet mot øst, og fra husets høyre side ved alterets sørsiden rant vann.

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

  Deretter førte han meg igjen til døren av huset, og se, vann strømmet ut fra under husets terskel mot øst: for husets fremside vendte mot øst, og vannet kom ned fra høyre side av huset, på sørsiden av alteret.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Deretter førte han meg tilbake til inngangen av tempelet, og se, vann fløt ut under templens forside mot øst, for ar templens forside var vendt mot øst. Vannet steg nedenfor den sørlige delen av templet og rant mot alteret.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så førte han meg tilbake til inngangen av huset. Og se, det kom vann ut fra under terskelen av huset mot øst, for husets fremside vendte mot øst. Vannet fløt ned fra høyre side av huset, sørover fra alteret.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han førte mig tilbage til Husets Dør, og see, der gik Vand ud fra under Husets Dørtærskel mod Østen; thi Husets forreste Deel var mod Østen, og Vandene løb ned fra under af, fra Husets den høire Side, fra Sønden ved Alteret.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Deretter førte han meg til husets dør, og se, vann strømmet ut fra under husets terskel mot øst, for husets forside vendte mot øst. Vannet kom ned fra høyre side av huset, på sørsiden av alteret.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Afterward he brought me again to the door of the house; and, behold, waters flowed out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the front of the house faced east, and the waters came down from under the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han førte meg tilbake til husets dør, og se, vann strømmet ut under terskelen til huset mot øst; for husets framside vendte mot øst; og vannet kom ned fra den høyre siden av huset, sør for alteret.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han fikk meg til å vende tilbake til inngangen til huset, og se, vannet strømmet ut fra under husets terskel mot øst, for husets fremside vender mot øst; og vannet rant ned under, fra husets høyre side, fra sørsiden av alteret.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han tok meg tilbake til døråpningen i huset, og se, vann strømmet ut under terskelen på huset mot øst; for husets forside vendte mot øst, og vannet rant ned under, fra høyre side av huset, sør for alteret.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han førte meg tilbake til døren av templet, og jeg så vann strømme ut fra under dørterskelen mot øst, for templet vendte mot øst. Vannet kom ned fra undersiden, fra høyre side av huset, på sørsiden av alteret.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  After this he brought me agayne before the dore of the house: & beholde, there gu?shed out waters from vnder ye postes of the house eastwarde (for the house stode towarde the east) that ranne downe vpo the right syde of the house, which lyeth to the aulter south warde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Afterwarde he brought me vnto the doore of the house: & behold, waters yssued out from vnder the threshold of the house Eastward: for the forefront of the house stoode towarde the East, and the waters ran downe from vnder the right side of the house, at the southside of ye altar.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Afterwarde he brought me againe vnto the doore of the house, and beholde there gushed out waters from vnder the thresholde of the house eastwarde: for the forefront of the house stoode toward the east: & the waters ran downe from vnder the right side of the house, which lyeth to the aulter southwarde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house [stood toward] the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He brought me back to the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he causeth me to turn back unto the opening of the house; and lo, water is coming forth from under the threshold of the house eastward, for the front of the house `is' eastward, and the water is coming down from beneath, from the right side of the house, from the south of the altar.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he brought me back unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he took me back to the door of the house; and I saw that waters were flowing out from under the doorstep of the house on the east, for the house was facing east: and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south side of the altar.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Water from the Temple Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple. I noticed that water was flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east(for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from under the right side of the temple, from south of the altar.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 46:4 : 4 Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake with their surging. Selah.
• Joel 3:18 : 18 In that day, the mountains will drip with sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the house of the LORD and water the Valley of Acacias.
• Zech 14:8 : 8 On that day, living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and half toward the western sea. It will continue in both summer and winter.
• Rev 22:1 : 1 Then the angel showed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
• Isa 55:1 : 1 Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
• Jer 2:13 : 13 For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
• Zech 13:1 : 1 On that day, a fountain will be opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
• Rev 22:17 : 17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let the one who hears say, "Come!" Let the one who is thirsty come, and let the one who desires take the water of life freely.
• Isa 30:25 : 25 On every high mountain and every lofty hill there will be streams of water flowing, in the day of great slaughter when the towers fall.
• Ezek 47:12 : 12 On both sides of the river, all kinds of trees for food will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because the water that nourishes them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will provide food, and their leaves will be for healing.
• Isa 2:3 : 3 Many peoples will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.' For instruction will go out from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• Ezek 41:2 : 2 The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other. He measured the length of the temple as forty cubits, and its width as twenty cubits.
• Ezek 41:23-26 : 23 The temple and the sanctuary each had two doors. 24 Each door had two sections that turned in hinges—two sections for one door and two sections for the other. 25 On the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees were carved like those on the walls. There was also a wooden canopy over the outer entrance hall. 26 There were narrow windows and palm tree decorations on either side of the porch and on the side chambers of the temple, along with the canopies.
• John 7:37-39 : 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.' 38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.' 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)