Verse 9

And, behold, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the carved images of her gods he has shattered to the ground.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og se, her kommer en vogn med menn, et parhesteteam. Da svarte han og sa: 'Fallen, fallen er Babylon; alle hennes avguder er knust til jorden.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og se, der kommer en vogn med menn, med et par ryttere. Og han svarte og sa: Babylon er falt, er falt; og alle de utskårne bilder av hennes guder har han slått ned til jorden.

• Norsk King James

  Og, se, her kommer en vogn med menn, med ryttere. Og han svarte og sa: Babylon er falt; alle gudebildene hennes er knust til jorden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og se, her kommer det vogner med folk, med to ryttere i hver; og en svarte og sa: Babylon er falt, den er falt, og alle dets gudebilder er knust til jorden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og se, det kom en vogn med en mann, et par hester. Og han svarte og sa: «Falt! Babylon er falt! Alle hennes gudebilder er knust til jorden.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og se, her kommer en vogn med menn, med et par ryttere. Og han svarte og sa: Babylon er falt, er falt; alle de utskårne bildene av hennes guder har han knust til jorden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og se, her kommer en vogn med menn, med et par ryttere. Han svarte og sa: «Babylon har falt, har falt; og han har knust alle bildene av hennes guder til grunnen.»

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

  Og se, her kommer en vogn med menn, med et par ryttere. Og han svarte og sa: Babylon er falt, er falt; alle de utskårne bildene av hennes guder har han knust til jorden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og se, her kommer en vogntog med menn, et par ryttere. Og han ropte: "Falt, falt er Babylon! Alle hennes gudebilder er knust på jorden."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And behold, here comes a chariot of men, with pairs of horsemen. And he answered, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the carved images of her gods are shattered to the ground.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og se, her kommer en vogn med en mann, et par ryttere. Og han svarte og sa: 'Falt, falt er Babylon! Alle skulpturer av hennes guder er knust til jorden.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og see, der komme Vogne med Folk, med tvende Ryttere (i hver); og En svarede og sagde: Babel er falden, den er falden, og man haver sønderbrudt alle dens Guders Billeder til Jorden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og se, her kommer en vogn med menn, med et par ryttere. Og han svarte og sa: Babylon er falt, er falt; og alle de utskårne bildene av hennes guder har han knust til jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Og se, her kommer en flokk menn, ryttere i par. Han svarte: Falt, falt er Babylon; og alle de utskårede bildene av hennes guder er kastet til jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og se, en vogn med en mann kommer, et par hestemenn.' Og han svarte og sa: 'Fallet, fallet har Babylon, og alle avbildede gudene har han knust til jorden.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og se, her kommer en tropp av menn, ryttere i par. Og han svarte og sa: Falt, falt er Babylon; og alle de utskårne bildene av hennes guder er knust til jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Se, her kommer krigsvogner med menn, ryttere i par: og som svar sa han, Babylon er blitt lav, er blitt lav, og alle hennes bilder er knust på jorden.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  With yt came there one rydinge vpon a charet, which answered, and sayde Babilon is fallen, she is turned vpsyde downe, and all ye ymages of hir goddes are smytten to ye grounde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And beholde, this mans charet commeth with two horsemen; he answered and said, Babel is fallen: it is fallen, and all the images of her gods hath he broken vnto the ground.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And beholde here commeth a charret of men, with two horsemen, and he aunswered and sayd, Babylon is fallen, it is fallen, and all the images of her gods hath he smitten downe vnto the grounde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, [with] a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and, behold, here comes a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. He answered, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.' And he answereth and saith: `Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  See, here come war-carriages with men, horsemen by twos: and in answer he said, Babylon is made low, is made low, and all her images are broken on the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, here comes a troop of men, horsemen in pairs." He answered, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Look what’s coming! A charioteer, a team of horses.” When questioned, he replies,“Babylon has fallen, fallen! All the idols of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 51:8 : 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed; howl for her, take balm for her pain, if perhaps she may be healed.
• Rev 14:8 : 8 And another angel followed, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
• Rev 18:2 : 2 And he cried out mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become the dwelling of demons, and the prison of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
• Jer 51:44 : 44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth what he has swallowed; and the nations shall no longer gather to him; indeed, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
• Isa 13:19 : 19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' excellency, will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
• Isa 14:4 : 4 That you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How has the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
• Isa 46:1-2 : 1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols are upon the beasts and upon the cattle; your carriages are heavily loaded; they are a burden to the weary animal. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but they themselves have gone into captivity.
• Jer 50:2-3 : 2 Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a banner; publish, and do not hide it: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. 3 For out of the north a nation comes against her, which shall make her land desolate, and no one shall dwell therein: they shall move away, they shall depart, both man and beast.
• Jer 50:9 : 9 For, behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in battle array against her; from there she shall be taken: their arrows shall be like those of a mighty expert warrior; none shall return empty.
• Jer 50:29 : 29 Call together the archers against Babylon: all you that bend the bow, camp against it all around; let none of them escape: repay her according to her work; according to all that she has done, do unto her: for she has been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
• Jer 50:38 : 38 A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of carved images, and they are mad upon their idols.
• Jer 50:42 : 42 They shall hold the bow and the spear: they are cruel, and will show no mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one set in order, like a man to the battle, against you, O daughter of Babylon.
• Jer 51:47 : 47 Therefore behold, the days come that I will execute judgment upon the graven images of Babylon; her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in her midst.
• Jer 51:52 : 52 Therefore, behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will execute judgment upon her graven images; and through all her land the wounded shall groan.
• Jer 51:64 : 64 And you shall say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her; and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
• Rev 18:21 : 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
• Jer 51:27 : 27 Set up a banner in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint a captain against her, cause the horses to come up like the braying locusts.