Exodus 23:12
Compared across 30 translations
English
“Six days [each week] you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall stop [working] so that your ox and your donkey may settle down and rest, and the son of your female servant, as well as your stranger, may be refreshed.
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
“Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest.
“Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as [k]your stranger, may refresh themselves.
“Do all your work in six days. But do not do any work on the seventh day. Then your oxen and donkeys can rest. The slaves born in your house can be renewed. And so can the outsiders who live among you.
“Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the slave born in your household and the foreigner living among you may be refreshed.
‘Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the slave born in your household and the foreigner living among you may be refreshed.
“You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working. This gives your ox and your donkey a chance to rest. It also allows your slaves and the foreigners living among you to be refreshed.
Arabic
اعْمَلْ سِتَّةَ أَيَّامٍ فَقَطْ، وَفِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ تَسْتَرِيحُ لِكَيْ يَسْتَرِيحَ أَيْضاً ثَوْرُكَ وَحِمَارُكَ، وَيَنْتَعِشَ ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ وَالغَرِيبُ.
Danish
Du kan arbejde i seks dage, men på den syvende dag skal du hvile, så dine okser og æsler kan komme til kræfter, og dine slaver og de fremmede kan få hvilet ud.
German
Sechs Tage lang sollt ihr eure Arbeit tun, aber am siebten Tag sollt ihr ruhen, damit eure Rinder und Esel sich erholen und auch eure Sklaven und die Fremden bei euch sich ausruhen können.
Spanish
»Seis días trabajarás, pero el día séptimo descansarán tus bueyes y tus asnos, y recobrarán sus fuerzas los esclavos nacidos en casa y los extranjeros.
»Seis días trabajarás, pero el día séptimo descansarán tus bueyes y tus asnos, y recobrarán sus fuerzas los esclavos nacidos en casa y los extranjeros.
French
Pendant six jours, tu feras tout ton travail, mais le septième jour, tu l’interrompras pour que ton bœuf et ton âne jouissent du repos, et que le fils de ta servante et l’étranger puissent reprendre leur souffle[g].
Hiligaynon
“Mag-obra kamo sa sulod sang anom ka adlaw, pero sa ikapito nga adlaw magpahuway kamo agod makapahuway man ang inyo mga baka kag mga asno, kag pati ang inyo mga ulipon kag ang mga indi Israelinhon nga nagaestar upod sa inyo.
Japanese
六日間は働いて七日目は休みなさい。牛やろばを休ませ、奴隷や在留異国人も含め、家族全員に休息をとらせるためである。
Korean
“너희는 6일 동안만 일하고 7일째 되는 날에는 휴식하여 너희 소와 나귀가 쉴 수 있게 하고 너희 집의 종들과 외국인이 휴식을 취할 수 있게 하라.
nl
Zes dagen mag u werken, maar op de zevende dag moet u rusten, zodat ook uw runderen en ezels op adem kunnen komen en de leden van uw huishouding—de slaven en bezoekers—kunnen uitrusten.
Portuguese
“Em seis dias façam os seus trabalhos, mas no sétimo não trabalhem, para que o seu boi e o seu jumento possam descansar, e o seu escravo e o estrangeiro renovem as forças.
Trabalhem durante seis dias apenas e descansem ao sétimo. Isto é para que descanse o vosso boi, o vosso jumento, assim como o pessoal que trabalha convosco, na vossa casa, tanto os servos como os estrangeiros.
Romanian
Şase zile să lucrezi, iar în a şaptea zi să te odihneşti, pentru ca astfel şi boul, şi măgarul tău să se poată odihni, precum şi sclavul născut în casa ta, şi străinul.
Russian
Шесть дней трудитесь, но в седьмой день не работайте, чтобы ваши вол и осёл отдохнули, а раб, рождённый у вас в доме, и поселенец набрались сил.
Шесть дней трудитесь, но в седьмой день не работайте, чтобы ваши вол и осёл отдохнули, а раб, рождённый у вас в доме, и поселенец набрались сил.
Шесть дней трудитесь, но в седьмой день не работайте, чтобы ваши вол и осёл отдохнули, а раб, рождённый у вас в доме, и поселенец набрались сил.
Шесть дней трудись, но в седьмой день не работай, чтобы твой вол и осел отдохнули, а раб, рожденный у тебя в доме, и поселенец набрались сил.
Swedish
Arbeta i sex dagar och vila den sjunde, för att ge din oxe och din åsna vila, och för att din slavinnas son och utlänningen ska kunna återhämta sig.
Thai
“จงทำงานเพียงหกวัน แต่อย่าทำงานในวันที่เจ็ด เพื่อให้วัวและลาของเจ้าได้พัก ทั้งทาสที่เกิดในครัวเรือนของเจ้าและคนต่างด้าวจะได้สดชื่นขึ้น
zh-Hans
六天之内,你要工作,但第七天要休息。这样,牛、驴可以歇息,你家里的奴仆和寄居的也可以休息。
六 日 你 要 做 工 , 第 七 日 要 安 息 , 使 牛 、 驴 可 以 歇 息 , 并 使 你 婢 女 的 儿 子 和 寄 居 的 都 可 以 舒 畅 。
zh-Hant
六天之內,你要工作,但第七天要休息。這樣,牛、驢可以歇息,你家裡的奴僕和寄居的也可以休息。