1 Kings 20 : 42

1 Kings 20:42

Compared across 29 translations

English
He said to the king, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have released from your hand the man [Ben-hadad] whom I had devoted to destruction, your life shall be required for his life, and your people for his people.’”
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
The man said to the king, “God’s word: Because you let a man go who was under sentence by God, it’s now your life for his, your people for his.”
He said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your [z]life shall go for his [aa]life, and your people for his people.’”
He told the king, “The Lord says, ‘You have set a man free. But I had said he should be set apart to the Lord in a special way to be destroyed. So you must pay for his life with yours. You must pay for his people’s lives with the lives of your people.’ ”
He said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have set free a man I had determined should die.[c] Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.’”
He said to the king, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You have set free a man I had determined should die.[c] Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.”’
The prophet said to him, “This is what the Lord says: Because you have spared the man I said must be destroyed,[d] now you must die in his place, and your people will die instead of his people.”
Arabic
وَقَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ: لأَنَّكَ أَبْقَيْتَ عَلَى حَيَاةِ رَجُلٍ قَضَيْتُ بِهَلاكِهِ، فَسَتَمُوتُ بَدَلاً مِنْهُ، وَيَهْلِكُ شَعْبُكَ بَدَلاً مِنْ شَعْبِهِ».
Danish
Derpå sagde profeten til kongen: „Hør, hvad Herren siger til dig: Fordi du skånede den mand, som jeg sagde skulle dø, skal du dø i hans sted—og dit folk skal gå til grunde i stedet for hans.”
German
Der Prophet sagte: »So spricht der Herr: Ich hatte beschlossen, dass Ben-Hadad sterben muss. Du aber hast ihn einfach laufen lassen! Er lebt – dafür musst du sterben! Seinem Volk wird es gut gehen, über dein Volk wird Leid kommen.«
Spanish
Y le dijo al rey:―Así dice el Señor: “Has dejado en libertad a un hombre que yo había condenado a muerte.[g] Por lo tanto, pagarás su vida con la tuya, y su pueblo con el tuyo”.
Y le dijo al rey:—Así dice el Señor: “Has dejado en libertad a un hombre que yo había condenado a muerte.[g] Por lo tanto, pagarás su vida con la tuya, y su pueblo con el tuyo”.
French
Il dit alors au roi : Voici ce que déclare l’Eternel : Tu as laissé échapper d’entre tes mains l’homme que je m’étais voué. C’est pourquoi tu prendras sa place et ton peuple périra à la place du sien.
Hiligaynon
Nagsiling siya sa hari, “Amo ini ang ginasiling sang Ginoo: Tungod nga ginbuy-an mo ang tawo nga ginsiling ko nga dapat patyon, patyon ka sa baylo niya, kag patyon man ang imo katawhan sa baylo sang iya katawhan.”
Korean
그때 그 예언자가 왕에게 말하였다. “여호와께서는 왕에게 이렇게 말씀하셨습니다. ‘내가 죽이기로 작정한 사람을 너는 살려 주었다. 그러므로 그 사람 대신 네가 죽게 될 것이며 살려 둔 그의 백성 대신에 네 백성이 죽을 것이다.’ ”
nl
De profeet zei tegen hem: ‘Omdat u de man spaarde van wie ik zei dat hij moest sterven, zult u in zijn plaats sterven en uw volk zal verdwijnen in plaats van het zijne.’
Portuguese
Ele disse ao rei: “Assim diz o Senhor: ‘Você libertou um homem que eu havia decidido que devia morrer. Por isso, é a sua vida pela vida dele, o seu povo pelo povo dele’”.
Este disse-lhe: “Assim diz o Senhor: ‘Visto que poupaste o homem que eu disse que devia morrer, morrerás tu em seu lugar e o teu povo perecerá em lugar do dele.’ ”
Romanian
– Aşa vorbeşte Domnul, i-a spus el regelui: „Pentru că i-ai dat drumul omului pe care-l sortisem nimicirii[h], vei răspunde cu viaţa ta pentru viaţa lui şi cu poporul tău pentru poporul lui.“
Russian
Он сказал царю:– Так говорит Вечный: «Ты отпустил человека, которому Я предназначил умереть. Поэтому твоя жизнь будет за его жизнь, а твой народ – за его народ».
Он сказал царю:– Так говорит Вечный: «Ты отпустил человека, которому Я предназначил умереть. Поэтому твоя жизнь будет за его жизнь, а твой народ – за его народ».
Он сказал царю:– Так говорит Вечный: «Ты отпустил человека, которому Я предназначил умереть. Поэтому твоя жизнь будет за его жизнь, а твой народ – за его народ».
Он сказал царю:– Так говорит Господь: «Ты отпустил человека, заклятого20:42 На языке оригинала стоит слово, которое говорит о полном посвящении предметов или людей Господу, часто осуществлявшемся через их уничтожение. Мною. Поэтому твоя жизнь будет за его жизнь, а твой народ – за его народ».
Swedish
Han sa till kungen: ”Herren säger: ’Därför att du lät en man löpa som jag hade vigt åt förintelse, så måste du dö i hans ställe och ditt folk i stället för hans.’ ”
Thai
ผู้เผยพระวจนะจึงทูลกษัตริย์ว่า “องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า ‘เนื่องจากเจ้าไว้ชีวิตผู้ที่เรากำหนดให้ตาย[d] ฉะนั้นเจ้าจะต้องตายแทนเขา และประชาชนของเจ้าจะต้องพินาศแทนประชาชนของเขา’ ”
zh-Hans
他对王说:“耶和华说,‘你放走了我决定要毁灭的人,所以你的命要抵他的命,你百姓的命要抵他百姓的命。’”
他 对 王 说 : 耶 和 华 如 此 说 : 因 你 将 我 定 要 灭 绝 的 人 放 去 , 你 的 命 就 必 代 替 他 的 命 , 你 的 民 也 必 代 替 他 的 民 。
zh-Hant
他對王說:「耶和華說,『你放走了我決定要毀滅的人,所以你的命要抵他的命,你百姓的命要抵他百姓的命。』」