1 Kings 12:7 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

ASV Byzantine Text

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever.

Asang Khongca Bible

Nihcae mah, Nang loe vaihniah hae kaminawk ih tamna ah na oh moe, nihcae koehhaih to na paroi pae, nihcae han kahoih ah lok na pathim nahaeloe, hae kaminawk loe dungzan khoek to na tamna ah om o tih, tiah a naa o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A thui uh phoeiah amah te a voek uh tih, “Tahe khohnin ah pilnam taengah he sal la om mai lamtah amih taengah thotat mai. Amih te na doo vaengah a taengah ol then thui lamtah hnin takuem nang taengah sal la om bitni,” a ti na uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A thui uh phoeiah amah te a voek uh tih, “Tahe khohnin ah pilnam taengah he sal la om mai lamtah amih taengah thotat mai. Amih te na doo vaengah a taengah ol then thui lamtah hnin takuem nang taengah sal la om bitni,” a ti na uh .

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Olelo aku la lakou ia ia, i aku la, Ina e hookahu oe no keia poe kanaka i keia la, a e malama ia lakou, a e hai aku ia lakou, me ka olelo i na huaolelo pono ia lakou, alaila lilo lakou i poe kauwa mau nau.

English Berean Standard Bible

They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yo reponn li: -Si jòdi a ou fè pèp la wè se sèvi ou vle sèvi l', si ou asepte fè sa yo mande ou la, si ou pale byen ak yo, y'ap toujou sèvi ou.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Qui dixerunt ei: Si hodie obedieris populo huic, et servieris, et petitioni eorum cesseris, locutusque fueris ad eos verba lenia, erunt tibi servi cunctis diebus.

Bible in Basic English

And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today, caring for them and giving them a gentle answer, then they will be your servants for ever.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et ils lui parlèrent, disant : Si aujourd’hui tu deviens serviteur de ce peuple, et que tu les serves, et leur répondes, et leur dises de bonnes paroles, ils seront toujours tes serviteurs.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I odpověděli jemu, řkouce: Jestliže dnes povolný budeš lidu tomuto a ochotně se jim ukážeš, a odpověd dávaje, mluviti budeš přívětivě, budouť služebníci tvoji po všecky dny.

Kosraean Bible

Ac elos fahk, “Kom fin lungse kasru mwet inge, kom sang sie top ma elos ac insewowo kac, na pacl nukewa elos ac kulansupwekom ke inse pwaye.”

World Portuguese Bible

Eles responderam: “Se você for um servo para este povo hoje, e os servir, e lhes responder com boas palavras, então eles serão seus servos para sempre.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Şi ei i-au vorbit, spunând: Dacă vei fi un servitor al acestui popor în această zi şi le vei servi şi le vei răspunde şi vei vorbi cuvinte bune către ei, atunci ei vor fi servitorii tăi pentru totdeauna.

Brenton English Septuagint

And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt this day be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them, and wilt speak to them good words, then will they be thy servants continually.

Burmese Common Language Bible

မှူးမတ်တို့က``အရှင်သည်ထိုသူတို့အားအကျိုး ပြုလိုတော်မူပါလျှင် သူတို့၏ပန်ကြားချက်ကို လိုက်လျောတော်မူပါ။ သူတို့သည်အရှင်၏အမှု တော်ကို အစဉ်အမြဲသစ္စာနှင့်ထမ်းဆောင်ကြ ပါလိမ့်မည်'' ဟုလျှောက်ထားကြ၏။

Darby Translation

And they spoke to him saying, If this day thou wilt be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und sie redeten zu ihm und sprachen: Wenn du heute dieses Volkes Knecht wirst und ihnen dienst und sie erhörst und gütige Worte zu ihnen redest, so werden sie deine Knechte sein alle Tage.

Dutch Bible 1917

En zij spraken tot hem, zeggende: Indien gij heden knecht van dit volk wezen zult, en hen dienen, en hun antwoorden, en tot hen goede woorden spreken zult, zo zullen zij te allen dage uw knechten zijn.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ze zeiden hem: Wanneer ge dit volk nu ter wille zijt en het een goedgunstig antwoord geeft, zal het u voor altijd dienen.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ed essi gli risposero, dicendo: Se oggi tu ti sottometti a questo popolo, e te gli rendi soggetto, e gli dài buona risposta , e buone parole, egli ti sarà soggetto in perpetuo.

Douay-Rheims 1899

They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people today, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they spake vnto him, saying, If thou be a seruant vnto this people this day, and serue them, and answere them, and speake kinde wordes to them, they will be thy seruants for euer.

Danish Bible 1931

De svarede: “Hvis du i Dag vil være dette Folk til Tjeneste, være dem til Behag, svare dem vel og give dem gode Ord, så vil de blive dine Tjenere for bestandig!”

Leeser Tanakh

And they spoke unto him, saying, If thou wilt this day be a servant unto this people, and wilt serve them, and be attentive to them, and speak to them good words; then will they be servants unto thee for all times.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And they spoke unto him, saying: 'If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.'

King James Version

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Chúng thưa lại rằng: Nếu ngày nay vua làm như người đầy tớ của dân sự này, phục sự họ, đáp lời, trò chuyện tử tế cùng họ, thì họ sẽ làm tôi tớ vua mãi mãi.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻa nau lea kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “Kapau te ke tauhi ki he kakai ni he ʻaho ni, pea ke ngāue ki ai, mo ke talia kinautolu, mo ke lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea lelei kiate kinautolu, pehē, te nau hoko ko hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻo taʻengata.”

French Ostervald Bible

Et ils lui parlèrent en ces termes: Si aujourd'hui tu rends ce service à ce peuple, si tu leur cèdes, et leur réponds par de bonnes paroles, ils seront tes serviteurs à toujours.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj ili diris al li jene: Se hodiaŭ vi estos servanto al ĉi tiu popolo kaj komplezos al ili kaj kontentigos ilin kaj parolos al ili bonajn vortojn, ili estos al vi servantoj por ĉiam.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et voici ce qu’ils lui dirent: Si aujourd’hui tu rends service à ce peuple, si tu leur cèdes, et si tu leur réponds par des paroles bienveillantes, ils seront pour toujours tes serviteurs.

German Luther Bible 1912

Sie sprachen zu ihm: Wirst du heute diesem Volk einen Dienst tun und ihnen zu Willen sein und sie erhören und ihnen gute Worte geben, so werden sie dir untertänig sein dein Leben lang.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And they spoke to him, saying, If you will this day be a servant to this people, and will serve them, and will speak to them good words, then will they be your servants continually.

British English Septuagint 2012

And they spoke to him, saying, If you will this day be a servant to this people, and will serve them, and will speak to them good words, then will they be your servants continually.

Majority Standard BIble

They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

Webster Bible

And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant to this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

Revised Version

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E quelli gli parlarono così: “Se oggi tu ti fai servo di questo popolo, se tu gli cedi, se gli rispondi e gli parli con bontà, ti sarà servo per sempre”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ils lui répondirent : « Si aujourd'hui tu te mets au service de ce peuple, et si, en leur répondant, tu leur dis de bonnes paroles, alors ils seront tes serviteurs pour toujours. »

Reina Valera 1909

Y ellos le hablaron, diciendo: Si tú fueres hoy siervo de este pueblo, y lo sirvieres, y respondiéndole buenas palabras les hablares, ellos te servirán para siempre.

Spanish BLL

Ellos le contestaron: “Si hoy se pone usted al servicio de este pueblo y les responde con amabilidad, ellos le servirán para siempre”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Ellos le respondieron diciendo: «Si tú fueres hoy siervo de este pueblo y le sirvieres, y respondiéndoles buenas palabras les hablares, ellos te servirán para siempre».

Croatian Bible

Oni mu odgovoriše: “Ako danas udovoljiš tim ljudima, budeš im blagonaklon i odgovoriš im lijepim riječima, oni će ti uvijek ostati sluge.”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A oni mu odgovoriše govoreći: Ako danas ugodiš narodu i poslušaš ih i odgovoriš im lepim rečima, oni će ti biti sluge svagda.

German Textbibel

Sie erwiderten ihm also: Wirst du heute diesen Leuten zu Willen sein und dich ihnen fügen und auf sie hören und ihnen einen freundlichen Bescheid erteilen, so werden sie dir allezeit zu Willen sein.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt this day be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them, and wilt speak to them good words, then will they be thy servants continually.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וידבר אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר אִם־הַ֠יּוֹם תִּֽהְיֶה־עֶ֜בֶד לָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ וַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔ם וַעֲנִיתָ֕ם וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם דְּבָרִ֣ים טוֹבִ֑ים וְהָי֥וּ לְךָ֛ עֲבָדִ֖ים כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃