2 Kings 18:27
Compared across 29 translations
English
But the Rabshakeh said to them, “Has my master sent me only to your master and to you to say these things? Has he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, [who are doomed by the siege] to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine along with you?”
But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
But the Rabshakeh said, “We weren’t sent with a private message to your master and you; this is public—a message to everyone within earshot. After all, they’re involved in this as well as you; if you don’t come to terms, they’ll be eating their own turds and drinking their own pee right along with you.” 28-32 Then he stepped forward and spoke in Hebrew loud enough for everyone to hear, “Listen carefully to the words of The Great King, the king of Assyria: Don’t let Hezekiah fool you; he can’t save you. And don’t let Hezekiah give you that line about trusting in God, telling you, ‘God will save us—this city will never be abandoned to the king of Assyria.’ Don’t listen to Hezekiah—he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Listen to the king of Assyria—deal with me and live the good life; I’ll guarantee everyone your own plot of ground—a garden and a well! I’ll take you to a land sweeter by far than this one, a land of grain and wine, bread and vineyards, olive orchards and honey. You only live once—so live, really live! 32-35 “No. Don’t listen to Hezekiah. Don’t listen to his lies, telling you ‘God will save us.’ Has there ever been a god anywhere who delivered anyone from the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? And Samaria—did their gods save them? Can you name a god who saved anyone anywhere from me, the king of Assyria? So what makes you think that God can save Jerusalem from me?”
But Rabshakeh said to them, “Has my master sent me only to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, doomed to eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?”
But the commander replied, “My master sent me to say these things. Are these words only for your master and you to hear? Aren’t they also for the people sitting on the wall? They are going to suffer just like you. They’ll have to eat their own waste. They’ll have to drink their own urine.”
But the commander replied, “Was it only to your master and you that my master sent me to say these things, and not to the people sitting on the wall—who, like you, will have to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine?”
But the commander replied, ‘Was it only to your master and you that my master sent me to say these things, and not to the people sitting on the wall – who, like you, will have to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine?’
But Sennacherib’s chief of staff replied, “Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine.”
Arabic
فَأَجَابَهُمْ قَائِدُ الْجَيْشِ: «أَتَظُنُّ أَنَّ سَيِّدِي قَدْ أَرْسَلَنَا لِنَتَحَدَّثَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَى مَلِكِكُمْ فَقَطْ بِهَذَا الْكَلامِ؟ أَلَيْسَ هَذَا الْكَلامُ مُوَجَّهاً إِلَى الرِّجَالِ الْمُتَجَمِّعِينَ عَلَى السُّورِ الَّذِينَ سَيَأْكُلُونَ مِثْلَكُمْ بِرَازَهُمْ وَيَشْرَبُونَ بَوْلَهُمْ؟»
Danish
„Tror I, kong Sankeribs budskab kun gælder jer og jeres konge?” svarede den assyriske næstkommanderende. „Gælder det ikke lige så meget byens indbyggere? Når vi belejrer byen, er det jo dem, der kommer til at æde deres egne ekskrementer og drikke deres egen urin.”
German
Doch der Rabschake erwiderte: »Meint ihr, mein Herr habe mich mit dieser Botschaft nur zu euch und eurem Herrn geschickt? Nein, gerade die Männer dort oben auf der Stadtmauer sollen es hören! Bald schon werden sie so wie ihr den eigenen Kot fressen und Harn saufen.«
Spanish
Pero el comandante en jefe respondió:―¿Acaso mi señor me envió a deciros estas cosas solo a ti y a tu señor, y no a los que están sentados en el muro? ¡Si tanto ellos como vosotros tendrán que comerse su excremento y beberse su orina!
Pero el comandante en jefe respondió:—¿Acaso mi señor me envió a decirles estas cosas solo a ti y a tu señor, y no a los que están sentados en el muro? ¡Si tanto ellos como ustedes tendrán que comerse su excremento y beberse su orina!
French
Mais l’aide de camp leur répliqua : Crois-tu que c’est à ton souverain et à toi seulement que mon souverain m’a chargé d’adresser ce message ? Crois-tu que ce n’est pas aussi à ces gens assis sur les remparts, qui seront bientôt réduits avec vous à manger leurs excréments et à boire leur urine ?
Hiligaynon
Pero nagsabat ang kumander, “Ginsugo ako sang akon agalon nga ipahibalo ini nga mga butang sa tanan nga pumuluyo sang Jerusalem, indi lang sa inyo kag sa inyo hari. Kamo tanan gutumon kag uhawon sa tion nga salakayon namon kamo. Gani kaunon ninyo ang inyo tai kag imnon ninyo ang inyo ihi.”
Korean
그는 이렇게 대답하였다. “우리 왕이 너희와 너희 왕에게만 말하라고 나를 보낸 줄 아느냐? 나는 성벽에 앉아 있는 사람들에게도 말해 주어야겠다. 그들도 너희와 마찬가지로 자기 똥을 먹고 자기 오줌을 마셔야 할 것이다.”
nl
Maar de Assyrische generaal antwoordde: ‘Heeft mijn meester mij soms gestuurd om alleen tegen u en de koning te spreken? Nee, ook de mensen op de muren moeten horen wat ik te zeggen heb. Want zij zijn, samen met u, gedoemd om hun eigen uitwerpselen te eten en hun eigen urine te drinken.’
Portuguese
O comandante, porém, respondeu: “Será que meu senhor enviou-me para dizer essas coisas somente para o seu senhor e para você, e não para os que estão sentados no muro, que, como vocês, terão que comer as próprias fezes e beber a própria urina?”
O general assírio retorquiu: “O meu senhor não me mandou apenas para vos falar a vocês, mas também a essa gente que está em cima da muralha. É que eles estão também condenados a ingerirem o seu próprio esterco e a sua urina!”
Romanian
Dar Rab-Şache le-a zis:– Oare stăpânului vostru şi vouă, m-a trimis stăpânul meu să spun aceste cuvinte? Oare nu m-a trimis la oamenii aceştia, care stau pe zid şi care, asemenea vouă, vor trebui să-şi mănânce propriile murdării şi să-şi bea propriul ud?
Russian
Но главный виночерпий ответил:– Разве мой господин послал меня сказать это только вашему господину и вам, а не людям, находящимся на стене, которые, как и вы сами, будут есть свой кал и пить свою мочу?
Но главный виночерпий ответил:– Разве мой господин послал меня сказать это только вашему господину и вам, а не людям, находящимся на стене, которые, как и вы сами, будут есть свой кал и пить свою мочу?
Но главный виночерпий ответил:– Разве мой господин послал меня сказать это только вашему господину и вам, а не людям, находящимся на стене, которые, как и вы сами, будут есть свой кал и пить свою мочу?
Но главный виночерпий ответил:– Разве мой господин послал меня сказать это только вашему господину и вам, а не людям, находящимся на стене, которые, как и вы сами, будут есть свой кал и пить свою мочу?
Swedish
Men befälhavaren svarade: ”Skulle det vara till dig och din herre som min herre har skickat mig för att säga detta? Är det inte till dem som sitter på muren, dem som kommer att få äta sin egen avföring och dricka sin egen urin tillsammans med er?”
Thai
แต่แม่ทัพนั้นตอบว่า “นายเราใช้เรามาพูดกับเจ้าและนายของเจ้าเท่านั้นหรือ? ไม่ใช่กับพวกที่นั่งอยู่บนกำแพงด้วยหรือ? พวกนั้นก็เหมือนเจ้า จะต้องกินอุจจาระและดื่มปัสสาวะของตัวเอง”
zh-Hans
亚述的将军却说:“难道我主人派我来只对你们和你们的王说这些话吗?不也是对城墙上的人说吗?他们和你们一样都要吃自己的粪,喝自己的尿。”
拉 伯 沙 基 说 : 我 主 差 遣 我 来 , 岂 是 单 对 你 和 你 的 主 说 这 些 话 麽 ? 不 也 是 对 这 些 坐 在 城 上 、 要 与 你 们 一 同 吃 自 己 粪 、 喝 自 己 尿 的 人 说 麽 ?
zh-Hant
亞述的將軍卻說:「難道我主人派我來只對你們和你們的王說這些話嗎?不也是對城牆上的人說嗎?他們和你們一樣都要吃自己的糞,喝自己的尿。」