1 Kings 3:23

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’”

Bible in Basic English ☆

Then the king said, One says, The living child is my son, and yours is the dead: and the other says, Not so; but your son is the dead one and mine is the living.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And the king said to them, Thou sayest, This is my son, even the living one, and this woman's son is the dead one: and thou sayest, No, but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son.

Darby Translation ☆

Then said the king, The one says, This that is living is my son, and thy son is the dead; and the other says, No, for thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Then said the king: The one saith, My child is alive, and thy child is dead. And the other answereth: Nay, but thy child is dead, and mine liveth.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

Then sayde the King, She sayth, This that liueth is my sonne, and the dead is thy sonne: and the other sayth, Nay, but the dead is thy sonne, and the liuing is my sonne.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

Then said the king, This one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is dead: and the other saith, It is not so; thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

Then said the king: 'The one saith: This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead; and the other saith: Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.'

King James Version ☆

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

and the king said to them, You say, This is my son, even the living one, and this woman's son is the dead one: and you say, No, but the living is my son, and the dead is your son.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

and the king said to them, You say, This is my son, even the living one, and this woman's son is the dead one: and you say, No, but the living is my son, and the dead is your son.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’”

Webster Bible ☆

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead; and the other saith, No; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

Revised Version ☆

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And the king said to them, Thou sayest, This is my son, even the living one, and this woman’s son is the dead one: and thou sayest, No, but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son.

World English Bible ☆

Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”

World English Bible British Edition ☆

Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”

World English Bible Classic ☆

Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”

World English Bible Updated ☆

Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”

World Messianic Bible ☆

Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”

Young's Literal Translation ☆

And the king saith, 'This [one] saith, This [is] my son, the living, and thy son [is] the dead; and that [one] saith, Nay, but thy son [is] the dead, and my son the living.'

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

Then said HaMelech, The one saith, This is beni (my son) hachai (the living [one]), and thy ben is hamet (the dead [one]); and the other saith, Lo; but the ben of yours is hamet, and beni is hachai.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «هَذِهِ تَقُولُ: هَذَا ٱبْنِيَ ٱلْحَيُّ وَٱبْنُكِ ٱلْمَيْتُ، وَتِلْكَ تَقُولُ: لَا، بَلِ ٱبْنُكِ ٱلْمَيْتُ وَٱبْنِيَ ٱلْحَيُّ».

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ထို​အ​ခါ​မင်း​ကြီး​သည်``သင်​တို့​နှစ်​ဦး​စ​လုံး​က အ​သက်​ရှင်​လျက်​ရှိ​သည့်​က​လေး​သည်​ငါ​၏​သား၊ သေ​နေ​သော​က​လေး​သည် သင်​၏​သား​ဟု​ပြော ဆို​နေ​ကြ​၏'' ဟု​မိန့်​တော်​မူ​ပြီး​လျှင်၊

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ရှင်ဘုရင် က၊ မိန်းမတယောက်က အသက် ရှင်သော သူငယ်သည် ငါ့ သား ၊ သေ သော သူငယ်သည် သင် ၏သား ဖြစ်၏ဟုဆို လျက်၊ တယောက်ကထိုသို့ မ ဟုတ်။ သင် ၏သား သေ ပြီ။ ငါ့ သား အသက် ရှင်သည်ဟု ဆို သည် ဖြစ်၍၊

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Siangpahrang mah, Hae nongpata mah, Ka capa loe hing moe, na capa loe duek, tiah thuih; kalah nongpata maeto mah doeh, To tiah na ai ni; kadueh loe na capa ni, kahing hae ni ka capa, tiah thuih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Te vaengah manghai loh, “He loh, 'Kai capa he hing tih nang capa duek,’ a ti. Ke long khaw, 'Pawh, nang capa duek tih kai capa la aka hing dae,’ a ti,” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Te vaengah manghai loh, “He loh, 'Kai capa he hing tih nang capa duek,’ a ti. Ke long khaw, 'Pawh, nang capa duek tih kai capa la aka hing dae,’ a ti,” a ti nah.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

王说：「这妇人说『活孩子是我的，死孩子是你的』，那妇人说『不然，死孩子是你的，活孩子是我的』」，

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

王說：「這婦人說『活孩子是我的，死孩子是你的』，那婦人說『不然，死孩子是你的，活孩子是我的』」，

World Chinese Bible ☆

王说：“一个说：‘这活着的是我的儿子，死了的是你的儿子；’另一个说：‘不是！死了的是你的儿子，活着的是我的儿子。’”

Croatian Bible ☆

A kralj onda progovori: “Ova kaže: 'Ovaj živi moj je sin, a onaj mrtvi tvoj'; druga pak kaže: 'Nije, nego je tvoj sin mrtav, a moj je onaj živi.'

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

I řekl král: Tato praví: Ten živý jest syn můj, a syn tvůj jest ten mrtvý. Tato zase praví: Neníť tak, ale syn tvůj jest ten mrtvý, a syn můj jest ten živý.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Da sagde Kongen: “Den ene siger: Han her, den levende, er min Dreng, den døde er din! Og den anden siger: Nej, den døde er din Dreng, den levende min!”

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Toen zeide de koning: Deze zegt: Dit is mijn zoon, die leeft, maar uw zoon is het, die dood is; en die zegt: Neen, maar de dode is uw zoon, en de levende mijn zoon.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Toen sprak de koning: De een zegt: Deze, die leeft, is mijn zoon, en de dode is van u; en de andere zegt: Neen, de dode is uw zoon, en de levende is van mij.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Tiam la reĝo diris: Unu diras: Mia estas la vivanta filo, kaj via estas la mortinta; kaj la dua diras: Ne, via filo estas la mortinta, kaj mia filo estas la vivanta;

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Et le roi dit : Celle-ci dit : Celui-ci est mon fils, qui vit, et ton fils, c’est celui qui est mort ; et celle-là dit : Non, car c’est ton fils qui est mort, et mon fils est celui qui vit.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Et le roi dit: L'une dit: C'est mon fils qui est vivant, et ton fils qui est mort; et l'autre dit: Non; mais c'est ton fils qui est mort, et celui qui vit est mon fils.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Le roi dit: L’une dit: C’est mon fils qui est vivant, et c’est ton fils qui est mort; et l’autre dit: Nullement! C’est ton fils qui est mort, et c’est mon fils qui est vivant.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Alors le roi déclara : « L'une dit : “C'est mon fils qui est vivant, et ton fils est celui qui est mort.” L'autre dit : “Non ! Ton fils est celui qui est mort, et mon fils est celui qui est vivant.” »

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Da sprach der König: Diese spricht: Dieser, der lebendige, ist mein Sohn, und dein Sohn ist der tote; und jene spricht: Nein! Sondern dein Sohn ist der tote, und mein Sohn ist der lebendige.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Und der König sprach: Diese spricht: mein Sohn lebt, und dein Sohn ist tot; jene spricht: Nicht also; dein Sohn ist tot, und mein Sohn lebt.

German Textbibel ☆

Da sprach der König: Diese behauptet: der da ist mein Sohn, der lebendige, und dein Sohn ist der tote! Und jene behauptet: Nein! sondern dein Sohn ist der tote, und mein Sohn ist der lebendige!

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Und der König sprach: Diese spricht: Der Sohn, der lebt, ist mein Sohn, und dein Sohn ist tot! Jene spricht: Nicht also, dein Sohn ist tot, und mein Sohn lebt!

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς αὐταῖς· σὺ λέγεις· οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς ταύτης ὁ τεθνηκώς. καὶ σὺ λέγεις· οὐχί, ἀλλὰ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ὁ υἱός σου ὁ τεθνηκώς.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς αὐταῖς, σὺ λέγεις, οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς ταύτης ὁ τεθνηκώς· καὶ σὺ λέγεις, οὐχί, ἀλλὰ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ὁ υἱός σου ὁ τεθνηκώς.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Lè sa a, wa a pran lapawòl, li di: -Sa a di se pitit li a ki vivan, ti pitit mouri a se pou lòt la. Lòt la menm di non, se pitit pa li a ki vivan, ti pitit mouri a se pou sa a.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

I mai la ke alii, ke i mai nei kekahi, Na'u keia keiki ka mea ola, a nau ke keiki make; a ke i mai nei keia, Aole, aka, nau ke keiki make, a na'u no ke keiki ola.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֣את אֹמֶ֔רֶת זֶה־בְּנִ֥י הַחַ֖י וּבְנֵ֣ךְ הַמֵּ֑ת וְזֹ֤את אֹמֶ֙רֶת֙ לֹ֣א כִ֔י בְּנֵ֥ךְ הַמֵּ֖ת וּבְנִ֥י הֶחָֽי׃ פ

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

ויאמר המלך זאת אמרת זה בני החי ובנך המת וזאת אמרת לא כי בנך המת ובני החי׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

E il re disse: Costei dice: Questo che è vivo è il mio figliuolo, e il morto è il tuo; e colei dice: No; anzi il morto è il tuo figliuolo, e il vivo è il mio.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Allora il re disse: “Una dice: Questo ch’è vivo è il figliuolo mio, e quello ch’è morto è il tuo; e l’altra dice: No, invece, il morto e il figliuolo tuo, e il vivo e il mio”.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

そこで王は言った。「一人は『生きているのがわたしの息子で、あなたの息子は死んでいる者だ』と言い、もう一人は『いいえ、あなたの息子が死んでいる者で、わたしの息子が生きている者だ』と言っている。」

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

왕이 가로되 `이는 말하기를 산것은 내 아들이요 죽은 것은 네 아들이라 하고 저는 말하기를 아니라 죽은 것이 네 아들이요 산 것이 내 아들이라 하는도다' 하고

Kosraean Bible ☆

Na Tokosra Solomon el fahk, “Komtal kewa fahk mu ma natul pa tulik se ma moul uh, ac ma se ma misa ah ma nutin mutan se ngia.”

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Tunc rex ait: Hæc dicit: Filius meus vivit, et filius tuus mortuus est: et ista respondit: Non, sed filius tuus mortuus est, meus autem vivit.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

پس پادشاه گفت: «این می‌گوید که این پسرزنده از آن من است و پسر مرده از آن توست و آن می‌گوید نی، بلکه پسر مرده از آن توست و پسرزنده از آن من است.»

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Então o rei disse: “Uma diz: 'Este é o meu filho que está vivo, e o seu filho é o morto'; e a outra diz: 'Não! O seu filho é o morto, e o meu filho é o vivo'.”

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

O rei então disse: Esta disse: Meu filho é o que vive, e teu filho é o morto: e a outra disse: Não, mas o teu é o morto, e meu filho é o que vive.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Atunci a spus împăratul: Una spune: Acesta este fiul meu care trăieşte şi fiul tău este cel mort; şi cealaltă spune: Ba nu; ci fiul tău este cel mort şi fiul meu este cel viu.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ымпэратул а зис: „Уна зиче: ‘Фиул меу есте чел виу, яр фиул тэу есте чел морт.’ Ши чялалтэ зиче: ‘Ба ничдекум! Фиул тэу есте чел морт, яр фиул меу есте чел виу.’”

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

И сказал царь: эта говорит: мой сын живой, а твой сын мертвый; а та говорит: нет, твой сын мертвый, а мой сын живой.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

A car reče: Ova kaže: Ovaj je živi moj sin, a tvoj je sin ovaj mrtvi; a ona kaže: Nije tako, nego je tvoj sin onaj mrtvi, a moj je sin ovaj živi.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

А цар рече: Ова каже: Овај је живи мој син, а твој је син овај мртви; а она каже: Није тако, него је твој син онај мртви, а мој је син овај живи.

Mashi Bible ☆

Mwâmi erhi: «Oyu mpu mugala wâni yezîne na mugala wâwe ye wafîre. N’owundi naye erhi kunywêrha! mugala wâwe ye wafîre na mugala wâni yezîne».

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

El rey entonces dijo: Esta dice: Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto: y la otra dice, No, mas el tuyo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive.

Spanish BLL ☆

El rey dijo: “Una dice: “Este es mi hijo, el que está vivo; el tuyo es el muerto”. La otra dice: “No, tu hijo es el muerto y el mío es el que vive””.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El rey entonces dijo: «Esta dice: «Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto»; y la otra dice: «No, sino que tu hijo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive»».

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Entonces el rey dijo: Una dice: El hijo vivo es mi hijo, y el tuyo es el muerto; y la otra dice: No así; Pero tu hijo es el muerto y el mío es el que vive.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Entonces el rey dijo: Esta dice: Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto. Y la otra dice: ¡No! Sino tu hijo es el muerto, y mi hijo el vivo.

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Revised West Version ☆

Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “ʻOku pehē ʻe he tokotaha, ‘Ko ʻeku tama eni ʻaia ʻoku moʻui, pea ko hoʻo tama ʻaia ʻoku mate:’ pea ʻoku pehē ʻe he tokotaha kehe, ‘ʻIkai; ka ko hoʻo tama ʻaʻau ʻaia ʻoku mate, pea ko ʻeku tama ʻaʻaku ʻaia ʻoku moʻui.’”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

І рече царь: Ся править: ось моя дитина живенька, а твоя мертва, а та править: нї! твоя дитина мертва, а моя живенька.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

І рече царь: Ся править: ось моя дитина живенька, а твоя мертва, а та править: нї! твоя дитина мертва, а моя живенька.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Vua bèn phán rằng: Người này nói: Đứa còn sống là con trai tao, và đứa chết là con trai mầy. Người kia nói: Không phải vậy đâu; song con trai mầy ấy là đứa chết, và con trai tao ấy là đứa sống.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֣את אֹמֶ֔רֶת זֶה־בְּנִ֥י הַחַ֖י וּבְנֵ֣ךְ הַמֵּ֑ת וְזֹ֤את אֹמֶ֨רֶת֙ לֹ֣א כִ֔י בְּנֵ֥ךְ הַמֵּ֖ת וּבְנִ֥י הֶחָֽי׃ פ