Genesis 42:21
Compared across 30 translations
English
And they said to one another, “Truly we are guilty regarding our brother [Joseph], because we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us [to let him go], yet we would not listen [to his cry]; so this distress and anguish has come on us.”
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Then they started talking among themselves. “Now we’re paying for what we did to our brother—we saw how terrified he was when he was begging us for mercy. We wouldn’t listen to him and now we’re the ones in trouble.”
Then they said to one another, “Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.”
They said to one another, “God is surely punishing us because of our brother. We saw how upset he was when he begged us to let him live. But we wouldn’t listen. That’s why all this trouble has come to us.”
They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us.”
They said to one another, ‘Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us.’
Speaking among themselves, they said, “Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this trouble.”
Arabic
وَقَالُوا: «حَقّاً إِنَّنَا أَذْنَبْنَا فِي حَقِّ أَخِينَا. لَقَدْ رَأَيْنَا ضِيقَةَ نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَمَا اسْتَرْحَمَنَا فَلَمْ نَسْمَعْ لَهُ. لِذَلِكَ أَصَابَتْنَا هَذِهِ الضِّيقَةُ»
Danish
Mens de nu diskuterede sagen indbyrdes, sagde en af brødrene: „Det her kan vi takke os selv for! Det er straffen for det, vi i sin tid gjorde imod Josef. Vi så hans fortvivlelse og angst, mens han bønfaldt os, men vi ville ikke høre efter.”
German
Sie sagten zueinander: »Jetzt müssen wir das ausbaden, was wir Josef angetan haben! Wir sahen seine Angst, als er uns um Gnade anflehte, aber wir haben nicht gehört.«
Spanish
pero se decían unos a otros:―Sin duda estamos sufriendo las consecuencias de lo que hicimos con nuestro hermano. Aunque vimos su angustia cuando nos suplicaba que le tuviéramos compasión, no le hicimos caso. Por eso ahora nos vemos en aprietos.
pero se decían unos a otros:—Sin duda estamos sufriendo las consecuencias de lo que hicimos con nuestro hermano. Aunque vimos su angustia cuando nos suplicaba que le tuviéramos compasión, no le hicimos caso. Por eso ahora nos vemos en aprietos.
French
Ils se dirent l’un à l’autre : Certainement, nous sommes punis à cause de ce que nous avons fait à notre frère ; car nous avons vu sa détresse quand il nous suppliait, et nous ne l’avons pas écouté. Voilà pourquoi nous nous trouvons nous-mêmes à présent dans cette détresse.
Hiligaynon
Sang wala pa sila makahalin, nagsiling sila sa isa kag isa, “Ginasilutan na kita sa ginhimo naton sa aton utod. Nakita ta ang iya kasakit sang nagpakitluoy siya sa aton, pero wala gid naton siya ginkaluoyan. Amo ina ang kabangdanan kon ngaa nag-abot ini nga kalisod sa aton.”
Japanese
彼らは互いに言いました。「昔、ヨセフにひどいことをしたからなあ。こんなことになったのもその罰だろう。あいつは怖がって必死で助けを求めたのに、おれたちは知らん顔をして、耳を貸そうともしなかった。」
Korean
서로 이렇게 말하였다. “우리가 동생에게 한 일로 지금 벌을 받고 있다. 그가 살려 달라고 애걸할 때 우리가 그의 괴로움을 보고도 듣지 않았으니 우리가 이런 괴로움을 당하게 되었다.”
nl
Onderling praatten ze opgewonden: ‘Dit hebben we allemaal te danken aan wat we Jozef vroeger hebben aangedaan. Wij zagen zijn angst en hoorden hem smeken, maar we wilden niet luisteren.’
Portuguese
Eles se prontificaram a fazer isso e disseram uns aos outros: “Certamente estamos sendo punidos pelo que fizemos a nosso irmão. Vimos como ele estava angustiado, quando nos implorava por sua vida, mas não lhe demos ouvidos; por isso nos sobreveio esta angústia”.
E falando uns com os outros diziam: “Isto tudo aconteceu-nos por causa do que fizemos a José. Víamos bem o terror e angústia em que ele estava, como nos pedia aflitivamente que não lhe fizéssemos mal, e não nos importámos com isso!”
Romanian
Şi-au zis unul altuia:– Cu siguranţă plătim pedeapsa pentru ceea ce i-am făcut fratelui nostru, pentru că i-am văzut durerea sufletului când ne ruga pentru viaţa lui, dar nu l-am ascultat. De aceea a venit peste noi necazul acesta.
Russian
Они сказали друг другу:– Ясно, что мы терпим наказание за нашего брата. Мы видели его отчаяние, когда он умолял нас, но мы не стали слушать, и вот нас постигла эта беда.
Они сказали друг другу:– Ясно, что мы терпим наказание за нашего брата. Мы видели его отчаяние, когда он умолял нас, но мы не стали слушать, и вот нас постигла эта беда.
Они сказали друг другу:– Ясно, что мы терпим наказание за нашего брата. Мы видели его отчаяние, когда он умолял нас, но мы не стали слушать, и вот нас постигла эта беда.
Они сказали друг другу:– Ясно, что мы терпим наказание за нашего брата. Мы видели его отчаяние, когда он умолял нас, но мы не стали слушать, и вот нас постигла эта беда.
Swedish
sinsemellan sa de: ”Det här är straffet för det vi gjorde mot vår bror. Vi såg hans vånda och hörde hans vädjan om nåd, men vi ville inte lyssna. Därför har nu denna hemsökelse drabbat oss.”
Thai
พวกเขาพูดกันเองว่า “ที่พวกเราต้องถูกลงโทษเช่นนี้ต้องเป็นเพราะน้องชายของเราแน่ๆ เราเห็นตำตาว่าเขาเป็นทุกข์แค่ไหนเมื่อเขาร้องอ้อนวอนขอชีวิตจากเรา แต่เราก็ไม่ฟังเขาเลย นี่ต้องเป็นสาเหตุที่ทำให้ความทุกข์นี้ตกอยู่กับพวกเรา”
zh-Hans
彼此议论说:“我们一定是在遭报应。从前我们的弟弟苦苦地哀求我们,我们却不理会,现在这场痛苦临到我们了。”
他 们 彼 此 说 : 我 们 在 兄 弟 身 上 实 在 有 罪 。 他 哀 求 我 们 的 时 候 , 我 们 见 他 心 里 的 愁 苦 , 却 不 肯 听 , 所 以 这 场 苦 难 临 到 我 们 身 上 。
zh-Hant
彼此議論說:「我們一定是在遭報應。從前我們的弟弟苦苦地哀求我們,我們卻不理會,現在這場痛苦臨到我們了。」