Genesis 3:22
Compared across 30 translations
English
And the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), knowing [how to distinguish between] good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take from the tree of life as well, and eat [its fruit], and live [in this fallen, sinful condition] forever”—
And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
God said, “The Man has become like one of us, capable of knowing everything, ranging from good to evil. What if he now should reach out and take fruit from the Tree-of-Life and eat, and live forever? Never—this cannot happen!” 23-24 So God expelled them from the Garden of Eden and sent them to work the ground, the same dirt out of which they’d been made. He threw them out of the garden and stationed angel-cherubim and a revolving sword of fire east of it, guarding the path to the Tree-of-Life.
Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”—
The Lord God said, “Just like one of us, the man can now tell the difference between good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out and pick fruit from the tree of life and eat it. If he does, he will live forever.”
And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”
And the Lord God said, ‘The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live for ever.’
Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings[e] have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!”
Arabic
ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ: «هَا الإِنْسَانُ قَدْ صَارَ كَوَاحِدٍ مِنَّا، يُمَيِّزُ بَيْنَ الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ. وَقَدْ يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ وَيَتَنَاوَلُ مِنْ شَجَرَةِ الْحَيَاةِ وَيَأْكُلُ، فَيَحْيَا إِلَى الأَبَدِ».
Danish
Så sagde Gud: „Nu da menneskene er blevet som os i den forstand, at de kender både det gode og det onde, skal de ikke også spise frugten fra livets træ og leve evigt.”
German
Dann sagte er: »Nun ist der Mensch geworden wie wir, weil er Gut und Böse erkennen kann. Auf keinen Fall darf er noch einmal zugreifen und auch noch von dem Baum essen, dessen Frucht Leben schenkt – sonst lebt er ewig!«
Spanish
Y dijo: «El ser humano ha llegado a ser como uno de nosotros, pues tiene conocimiento del bien y del mal. No vaya a ser que extienda su mano y también tome del fruto del árbol de la vida, y lo coma y viva para siempre».
Y dijo: «El ser humano ha llegado a ser como uno de nosotros, pues tiene conocimiento del bien y del mal. No vaya a ser que extienda su mano y también tome del fruto del árbol de la vida, y lo coma y viva para siempre».
French
Puis il dit : Voici que l’homme est devenu comme l’un de nous pour décider du bien et du mal[g]. Maintenant il ne faudrait pas qu’il tende la main pour cueillir aussi du fruit de l’arbre de la vie, qu’il en mange et qu’il vive éternellement.
Hiligaynon
Dayon nagsiling ang Ginoong Dios, “Karon ang tawo nangin pareho na sa aton nga nakahibalo kon ano ang maayo kag ang malain. Kinahanglan nga indi gid siya pagtugutan nga magkaon sang bunga sang kahoy nga nagahatag sang kabuhi, kay kon magkaon siya, magapabilin siya nga buhi sa wala sing katapusan.”
Japanese
それからこう言われました。「人間は、われわれと同じように、善悪の区別がわかるようになってしまった。この先、『いのちの木』にも手を出し、永遠に生きることがないようにしなければならない。」
Korean
여호와 하나님이 “이제 사람이 우리 중 하나같이 되어 선악을 알게 되었으니 그가 생명 나무의 과일을 따먹고 영원히 살게 해서는 안 된다” 하시고
nl
‘Door te eten van de boom van de kennis van goed en kwaad is de mens aan Ons gelijk geworden. Als hij nu van de boom van het leven eet, zal hij ook nog voor altijd leven,’ zei de Here God.
Portuguese
Então disse o Senhor Deus: “Agora o homem se tornou como um de nós, conhecendo o bem e o mal. Não se deve, pois, permitir que ele tome também do fruto da árvore da vida e o coma, e viva para sempre”.
Disse então o Senhor Deus: “Agora que o homem adquiriu a mesma capacidade que nós, de conhecer o bem e o mal, é preciso que não venha a comer também o fruto da árvore da vida e viva eternamente.”
Romanian
Atunci Domnul Dumnezeu a zis: „Omul a ajuns ca unul dintre Noi, cunoscând binele şi răul; acum el şi-ar putea întinde mâna să ia şi din pomul vieţii ca să mănânce şi va trăi veşnic.“
Russian
Потом Вечный Бог сказал:– Познав добро и зло, человек стал теперь как один из Нас. Нельзя, чтобы он протянул руку, и, сорвав плод также и с дерева жизни, съел его, и стал жить вечно[e].
Потом Вечный Бог сказал:– Познав добро и зло, человек стал теперь как один из Нас. Нельзя, чтобы он протянул руку, и, сорвав плод также и с дерева жизни, съел его, и стал жить вечно[e].
Потом Вечный Бог сказал:– Познав добро и зло, человек стал теперь как один из Нас. Нельзя, чтобы он протянул руку, и сорвав плод также и с дерева жизни, съел его и стал жить вечно[e].
Потом Господь Бог сказал:– Познав добро и зло, человек стал теперь как один из Нас. Нельзя, чтобы он протянул руку, и, сорвав плод также и с дерева жизни, съел его и стал жить вечно.
Swedish
Herren Gud sa: ”Eftersom människan har blivit som en av oss, med kunskap om det goda och det onda, får hon inte ta och äta också av livets träd och så leva i evighet.”
Thai
แล้วพระเจ้าพระยาห์เวห์ตรัสว่า “บัดนี้ มนุษย์ได้กลายเป็นเหมือนหนึ่งในพวกเราแล้ว คือรู้ผิดชอบชั่วดี ดังนั้นต้องไม่ปล่อยให้เขาเก็บผลไม้แห่งชีวิตมากินแล้วมีชีวิตอยู่ตลอดไป”
zh-Hans
耶和华上帝说:“看啊,那人已经与我们相似,能分辨善恶。现在,恐怕他会伸手去摘生命树的果子吃,那样他就会永远活着。”
耶 和 华 神 说 : 那 人 已 经 与 我 们 相 似 , 能 知 道 善 恶 ; 现 在 恐 怕 他 伸 手 又 摘 生 命 树 的 果 子 吃 , 就 永 远 活 着 。
zh-Hant
耶和華上帝說:「看啊,那人已經與我們相似,能分辨善惡。現在,恐怕他會伸手去摘生命樹的果子吃,那樣他就會永遠活著。」