Verse 14

Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say? And from where did they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come from a far country, even from Babylon.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jesaja kom til kong Hiskia og spurte: «Hva sa disse mennene, og fra hvor kommer de?» Hiskia svarte: «De kommer fra et fjernt land, fra Babylon.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra til deg? Hiskia svarte: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Norsk King James

  Så kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra? Hiskia svarte: De kom fra et fjernt land, fra Babylon.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra er de kommet til deg? Hiskia svarte: De er kommet fra et land langt borte, fra Babel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: 'Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg?' Hiskia svarte: 'De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg? Hiskia sa: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte: «Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kommer de fra?» Hiskia svarte: «De kommer fra et fjernt land, nemlig fra Babylon.»

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

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg? Hiskia sa: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: 'Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra til deg?' Hiskia svarte: 'De kom fra et fjernt land, fra Babel.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, "What did these men say, and where did they come from?" Hezekiah replied, "They came from a distant land—from Babylon."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte ham: «Hva sa disse mennene, og hvorfra kom de til deg?» Hiskia svarte: «De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babel.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kom Esaias, Propheten, til Kong Ezechias og sagde til ham: Hvad have disse Mænd sagt, og hvorfra ere de komne til dig? og Ezechias sagde: De ere komne af et Land langt fra, fra Babel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham: Hva sa disse mennene? Og hvorfra kom de til deg? Og Hiskia sa: De er kommet fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da kom Jesaja, profeten, til kong Hiskia og spurte ham: Hva sa disse mennene? Og hvor kom de fra til deg? Hiskia svarte: De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa: 'Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra?' Hiskia svarte: 'Fra et fjernt land har de kommet, fra Babel.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og spurte: «Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra?» Hiskia svarte: «De kom fra et land langt borte, fra Babylon.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så kom profeten Jesaja til kong Hiskia og sa til ham, Hva sa disse mennene, og hvor kom de fra? Og Hiskia sa, De kom fra et fjernt land, til og med fra Babylon.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then came Esay the prophet vnto kynge Ezechias, and sayde vnto him: What haue these men sayde? and whence came they vnto the? Ezechias sayde: They came to me out of a farre countre, euen from Babilon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Isaiah the Prophet came vnto King Hezekiah, and saide vnto him, What saide these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiah said, They be come from a farre countrey, euen from Babel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Isai the prophete came vnto king Hezekia, and sayd vnto him: What sayde these men? and from wence came they to thee? And Hezekia sayde: They be come from a farre countrey, euen from Babylon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, [even] from Babylon.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to you? Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Isaiah the prophet cometh in unto king Hezekiah, and saith unto him, `What said these men? and whence come they unto thee?' And Hezekiah saith, `From a land afar off they have come -- from Babylon.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and where did they come from? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, even from Babylon.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and said to him, "What did these men say? From where did they come to you?" Hezekiah said, "They are come from a far country, even from Babylon."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Isaiah the prophet visited King Hezekiah and asked him,“What did these men say? Where do they come from?” Hezekiah replied,“They come from the distant land of Babylon.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 28:49 : 49 The LORD shall bring a nation against you from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies; a nation whose language you shall not understand;
• Josh 9:6 : 6 And they went to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: now therefore make a treaty with us.
• Josh 9:9 : 9 And they said to him, From a very far country your servants have come because of the name of the LORD your God: for we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt,
• 2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. 8 I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have given you much more. 9 Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house; because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife. 11 Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 13 David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. Nathan said to David, The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die. 15 And Nathan departed to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.
• 2 Kgs 5:25-26 : 25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where have you been, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere. 26 And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive clothing, olive groves, and vineyards, sheep, oxen, male servants, and female servants?
• 2 Chr 16:7-9 : 7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. 8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a large army, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because you relied on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand. 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars. 10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
• 2 Chr 25:7-9 : 7 But a man of God came to him, saying, O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you; for the LORD is not with Israel, with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if you will go, do it, be strong for the battle; God shall make you fall before the enemy, for God has power to help, and to cast down. 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give you much more than this.
• 2 Chr 25:15-16 : 15 Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of your hand? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Have you been made of the king's counsel? Stop; why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, but said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.
• Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him rebuke me; it shall be as excellent oil, which shall not break my head, for my prayer shall still be in their calamities.
• Prov 25:12 : 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
• Isa 13:5 : 5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
• Isa 39:3-8 : 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and from where did they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon. 4 Then he said, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them. 5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 6 Behold, the days will come when all that is in your house and that which your fathers have stored up until this day shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left, says the LORD. 7 And of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget, they shall take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
• Jer 26:18-19 : 18 Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus says the LORD of hosts: Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. 19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD, and implore the LORD, and the LORD relented of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus we might bring great evil against ourselves.
• Amos 7:12-13 : 12 Also Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 13 But do not prophesy again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.
• Mark 6:18-19 : 18 For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife. 19 Therefore Herodias held a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him; but she could not: