1 Kings 3:11
Compared across 28 translations
English
God said to him, “Because you have asked this and have not asked for yourself a long life nor for wealth, nor for the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to recognize justice,
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and have not asked for yourself [g]long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself [h]discernment to understand justice,
So God said to him, “You have not asked to live for a long time. You have not asked to be wealthy. You have not even asked to have your enemies killed. Instead, you have asked for wisdom. You want to do what is right and fair when you judge people. Because that is what you have asked for,
So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,
So God said to him, ‘Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,
So God replied, “Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your enemies—
Arabic
وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لأَنَّكَ قَدْ طَلَبْتَ هَذَا الأَمْرَ، وَلَمْ تَطْلُبْ حَيَاةً طَوِيلَةً، وَلا غِنىً، وَلا انْتِقَاماً مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ، بَلْ سَأَلْتَ حِكْمَةً لِتَسُوسَ شُؤُونَ الْحُكْمِ،
Danish
og svarede: „Fordi du bad om evne til at træffe de rigtige beslutninger og ikke om rigdom til dig selv, et langt liv, eller død over dine fjender,
German
Darum antwortete Gott: »Ich freue mich, dass du dir nicht ein langes Leben gewünscht hast, auch nicht Reichtum oder den Tod deiner Feinde. Du hast mich um Weisheit gebeten, weil du ein guter Richter sein willst.
Spanish
de modo que le dijo:―Como has pedido esto, y no larga vida ni riquezas para ti, ni has pedido la muerte de tus enemigos, sino discernimiento para administrar justicia,
de modo que le dijo:—Como has pedido esto, y no larga vida ni riquezas para ti, ni has pedido la muerte de tus enemigos, sino discernimiento para administrar justicia,
French
Alors Dieu lui dit : Puisque c’est là ce que tu demandes, et que tu ne demandes pour toi ni longue vie, ni richesse, ni la mort de tes ennemis, mais l’intelligence nécessaire pour exercer la justice avec droiture,
Hiligaynon
Gani nagsiling ang Dios sa iya, “Tungod nga nagpangayo ka sang kaalam sa pagdumala sa akon katawhan kag wala ka nagpangayo sang malawig nga kabuhi ukon manggad ukon kamatayon sang imo mga kaaway,
Korean
그에게 이렇게 말씀하셨다. “너는 오래 살게 해 달라거나 부를 얻게 해 달라거나 아니면 네 원수들을 죽여 달라는 요구를 할 수도 있었다. 그러나 네가 자신을 위해서 이런 것을 구하지 않고 다만 내 백성을 바르게 다스릴 지혜를 구하였으니
nl
Daarom zei Hij: ‘Omdat u hebt gevraagd om wijsheid bij het regeren van mijn volk en niet hebt gevraagd om een lang leven of rijkdom voor uzelf of om het verslaan van uw vijanden,
Portuguese
Por isso Deus lhe disse: “Já que você pediu isso e não uma vida longa nem riqueza, nem pediu a morte dos seus inimigos, mas discernimento para ministrar a justiça,
Então replicou-lhe: “Visto teres pedido sabedoria para governar o meu povo e não uma longa vida, nem riquezas pessoais, nem sequer a derrota dos teus inimigos,
Romanian
Şi Dumnezeu i-a zis:– Pentru că ai cerut acest lucru şi nu ai cerut pentru tine nici viaţa lungă, nici bogăţii şi nici moartea duşmanilor tăi, ci ai cerut înţelepciune pentru a face dreptate,
Russian
Всевышний сказал ему:– Так как ты просил об этом и не просил себе ни долгой жизни, ни богатства, ни смерти своим врагам, но лишь мудрости, чтобы разумно судить,
Аллах сказал ему:– Так как ты просил об этом и не просил себе ни долгой жизни, ни богатства, ни смерти своим врагам, но лишь мудрости, чтобы разумно судить,
Всевышний сказал ему:– Так как ты просил об этом и не просил себе ни долгой жизни, ни богатства, ни смерти своим врагам, но лишь мудрости, чтобы разумно судить,
Бог сказал ему:– Так как ты просил об этом и не просил себе ни долгой жизни, ни богатства, ни смерти своим врагам, но лишь мудрости, чтобы разумно судить,
Swedish
Gud svarade honom: ”Därför att du bad om detta och inte om ett långt liv, rikedom för egen del eller dina fienders undergång, utan bad om förmåga att urskilja vad som är rätt,
Thai
ดังนั้นพระเจ้าจึงตรัสกับโซโลมอนว่า “เนื่องจากเจ้าขออย่างนี้ ไม่ได้ขอชีวิตยืนยาว หรือทรัพย์สมบัติสำหรับตัวเอง หรือชีวิตศัตรูของเจ้า แต่ขอให้มีความฉลาดหลักแหลมเพื่อผดุงความยุติธรรม
zh-Hans
对他说:“既然你不为自己求寿、求财富,也不求灭绝仇敌,只求有智慧治理我的子民,
神 对 他 说 : 你 既 然 求 这 事 , 不 为 自 己 求 寿 、 求 富 , 也 不 求 灭 绝 你 仇 敌 的 性 命 , 单 求 智 慧 可 以 听 讼 ,
zh-Hant
對他說:「既然你不為自己求壽、求財富,也不求滅絕仇敵,只求有智慧治理我的子民,