Judges 9:3
Compared across 30 translations
English
So his mother’s relatives spoke all these words concerning him so that all the leaders of Shechem could hear; and their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our relative.”
And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
His mother’s relatives reported the proposal to the leaders of Shechem. They were inclined to take Abimelech. “Because,” they said, “he is, after all, one of us.” 4-5 They gave him seventy silver pieces from the shrine of Baal-of-the-Covenant. With the money he hired some reckless riffraff soldiers and they followed along after him. He went to his father’s house in Ophrah and killed his half brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal—seventy men! And on one stone! The youngest, Jotham son of Jerub-Baal, managed to hide, the only survivor.
And his mother’s [b]relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem; and [c]they were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our [d]relative.”
The brothers told all of that to the citizens of Shechem. Then the people decided to follow Abimelek. They said, “He’s related to us.”
When the brothers repeated all this to the citizens of Shechem, they were inclined to follow Abimelek, for they said, “He is related to us.”
When the brothers repeated all this to the citizens of Shechem, they were inclined to follow Abimelek, for they said, ‘He is related to us.’
So Abimelech’s uncles gave his message to all the citizens of Shechem on his behalf. And after listening to this proposal, the people of Shechem decided in favor of Abimelech because he was their relative.
Arabic
فَشَرَعَ أَخْوَالُهُ يَدْعُونَ لَهُ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ شَكِيمَ حَتَّى اسْتَمَالُوا قُلُوبَهُمْ وَرَاءَ أَبِيمَالِكَ قَائِلِينَ: «هُوَ أَخُونَا».
Danish
Derpå talte onklerne hans sag for alle byens ledere, og de var positive over for idéen. „Abimelek er jo vores slægtning,” sagde de.
German
Die Brüder seiner Mutter erzählten allen Einwohnern von Sichem, was Abimelech ihnen aufgetragen hatte. Die Sichemiter dachten: »Er ist einer von uns«, und entschieden sich für ihn.
Spanish
Cuando los hermanos de su madre comunicaron todo esto a los señores de Siquén, estos se inclinaron a favor de Abimélec, porque dijeron: «Él es nuestro hermano».
Cuando los hermanos de su madre comunicaron todo esto a los señores de Siquén, estos se inclinaron a favor de Abimélec, porque dijeron: «Él es nuestro hermano».
French
Ses oncles allèrent répéter ses paroles à tous les notables de Sichem. Ceux-ci décidèrent de suivre son parti puisqu’il était l’un des leurs.
Hiligaynon
Gani nagpakighambal ang mga paryente ni Abimelec sa mga taga-Shekem. Nagsugot sila nga si Abimelec ang magapangulo sa ila, tungod kay paryente nila siya.
Japanese
おじたちは町の首長を訪ね、アビメレクの考えを伝えて相談しました。すると、母親がこの町の者だということで、彼らはアビメレクを受け入れたのです。
Korean
외갓집 식구들이 세겜 사람들에게 가서 이 모든 말을 전하자 그들은 마음이 아비멜렉에게로 기울어져 “그는 우리의 친척이다” 하며 아비멜렉을 따르기로 결정하였다.
nl
Zijn ooms legden de burgers van Sichem Abimelechs plan voor en deze kozen Abimelech, omdat zijn moeder uit Sichem kwam.
Portuguese
Os irmãos de sua mãe repetiram tudo aos cidadãos de Siquém, e estes se mostraram propensos a seguir Abimeleque, pois disseram: “Ele é nosso irmão”.
Os tios assim fizeram; foram ter com os chefes da cidade e expuseram a proposta de Abimeleque. E decidiram que, sendo a mãe dele uma filha da cidade, iriam segui-lo.
Romanian
Unchii lui au spus pentru el toate aceste cuvinte în auzul tuturor locuitorilor din Şehem, iar ei l-au acceptat în inima lor pe Abimelek căci îşi ziceau: «Este fratele nostru!»
Russian
Когда братья его матери пересказали всё это жителям Шехема, те склонились на сторону Ави-Малика, потому что говорили: «Он наш брат».
Когда братья его матери пересказали всё это жителям Шехема, те склонились на сторону Ави-Малика, потому что говорили: «Он наш брат».
Когда братья его матери пересказали всё это жителям Шахема, те склонились на сторону Абималика, потому что говорили: «Он наш брат».
Когда братья его матери пересказали все это жителям Шехема, они склонились на сторону Авимелеха, потому что говорили: «Он наш брат».
Swedish
Hans morbröder gick då till de ledande männen i staden och lade fram Avimeleks förslag. De ansåg att eftersom han var deras släkting, så kunde de acceptera honom.
Thai
เมื่อญาติพี่น้องเล่าคำกล่าวนี้แก่ชาวเมืองเชเคม พวกเขาก็เอนเอียงอยากติดตามอาบีเมเลคเพราะพวกพี่น้องกล่าวว่า “เขาเป็นพี่น้องของเรา”
zh-Hans
他们便将他的话转告示剑人。示剑人因为亚比米勒是他们的亲戚,都拥护他,
他 的 众 母 舅 便 将 这 一 切 话 为 他 说 给 示 剑 人 听 , 示 剑 人 的 心 就 归 向 亚 比 米 勒 。 他 们 说 : 他 原 是 我 们 的 弟 兄 ;
zh-Hant
他們便將他的話轉告示劍人。示劍人因為亞比米勒是他們的親戚,都擁護他,