1 Kings 3:9

American Standard Version (1901)

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

ASV Byzantine Text

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

Asang Khongca Bible

To pongah na tamna hanah, nangmah ih kaminawk uk thaihaih hoi kasae kahoih pathlaeng kophaih palungthin to na paek ah; mi mah maw hae tiah kapop nangmah ih kaminawk hae uk thai tih? tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah na sal taengah na pilnam kah laitloek pah ham, a thae a then te a laklo ah yakming thai ham olngai lungbuei mah pae. Na pilnam miping he laitloek pah ham unim aka coeng thai eh?” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah na sal taengah na pilnam kah laitloek pah ham, a thae a then te a laklo ah yakming thai ham olngai lungbuei mah pae. Na pilnam miping he laitloek pah ham unim aka coeng thai eh?” a ti nah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Nolaila, e haawi mai oe i naauao i kau kauwa nei e hoomalu i kou poe kanaka, i hiki ia'u ke hookaawale mawaena o ka pono a me ka hewa; no ka mea, owai la ka mea e hiki ia ia ke hooponopono i kou lahuikanaka he nui loa me neia.

English Berean Standard Bible

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Tanpri, ban mwen lespri veyatif pou m' ka gouvènen pèp ou a san patipri, pou m' konn sa ki byen ak sa ki mal. Si se pa sa, ki jan m'a fè pou m' gouvènen pèp ou a ak tout moun sa yo ki ladan l'?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Dabis ergo servo tuo cor docile, ut populum tuum judicare possit, et discernere inter bonum et malum. Quis enim poterit judicare populum istum, populum tuum hunc multum?

Bible in Basic English

Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Donne donc à ton serviteur un cœur qui écoute , pour juger ton peuple, pour discerner entre le bien et le mal ; car qui est capable de juger ton si grand peuple ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Dejž tedy služebníku svému srdce rozumné, aby soudil lid tvůj, a aby rozeznal mezi dobrým a zlým; nebo kdo bude moci souditi tento lid tvůj tak mnohý?

Kosraean Bible

Ke ma inge, ase nu sik lalmwetmet, tuh nga fah ku in kol mwet lom ke suwohs, ac in etu inmasrlon ma wo ac ma koluk. Fin tia ouinge, nga ac leumi mwet puspis lom inge fuka?”

World Portuguese Bible

Dê, portanto, ao seu servo um coração com entendimento para julgar o seu povo, para que eu possa discernir entre o bem e o mal; pois quem é capaz de julgar este seu grande povo?”

Romanian BTF Bible

Dă de aceea servitorului tău o inimă care înţelege pentru a judeca pe poporul tău, ca să discern între bine şi rău, pentru că cine poate judeca pe acest mare popor al tău?

Brenton English Septuagint

Thou shalt give therefore to thy servant a heart to hear and to judge thy people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this thy great people?

Burmese Common Language Bible

သို့​ဖြစ်​၍​ကိုယ်​တော်​ရှင်​၏​လူ​မျိုး​တော်​အား တ​ရား​မျှ​တ​စွာ​အုပ်​စိုး​နိုင်​စေ​ရန် အ​ကျွန်ုပ် အား​ဉာဏ်​ပ​ညာ​ကို​ပေး​တော်​မူ​ပါ။ ယင်း​သို့ ပေး​တော်​မ​မူ​ပါ​လျှင်​အ​ကျွန်ုပ်​သည် ဤ​မျှ များ​ပြား​သော​ကိုယ်​တော်​ရှင့်​လူ​မျိုး​တော်​ကို အ​ဘယ်​သို့​လျှင်​အုပ်​စိုး​နိုင်​ပါ​မည်​နည်း''ဟု တောင်း​လျှောက်​လေ​၏။

Darby Translation

Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

So gib denn deinem Knechte ein verständiges Herz, um dein Volk zu richten, zu unterscheiden zwischen Gutem und Bösem; denn wer vermöchte dieses dein zahlreiches Volk zu richten? -

Dutch Bible 1917

Geef dan Uw knecht een verstandig hart, om Uw volk te richten, verstandelijk onderscheidende tussen goed en kwaad; want wie zou dit Uw zwaar volk kunnen richten?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Geef dus uw dienaar een opmerkzaam hart, om uw volk te kunnen oordelen, en onderscheid te maken tussen goed en kwaad; want wie is anders in staat, dit machtig volk van U te besturen?

Italian Diodati Bible

Da' dunque al tuo servitore un cuore intendente , per giudicare il tuo popolo, per discernere tra il bene ed il male; perciocchè, chi potrebbe giudicare questo tuo popolo ch'è in così gran numero?

Douay-Rheims 1899

Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, and discern between good and evil. For who shall be able to judge this people, thy people which is so numerous?

Geneva Bible 1599

Giue therefore vnto thy seruant an vnderstanding heart, to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good and bad: for who is able to iudge this thy mightie people?

Danish Bible 1931

Giv derfor din Tjener et lydhørt Hjerte, så han kan dømme dit Folk og skelne mellem godt og ondt; thi hvem kan dømme dette dit store Folk!”

Leeser Tanakh

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who would [otherwise] be able to judge this thy great people?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Give Thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'

King James Version

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

King James Version + Apocrypha

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vậy, xin ban cho kẻ tôi tớ Chúa tấm lòng khôn sáng, để đoán xét dân sự Ngài và phân biệt điều lành điều dữ; vì ai có thể đoán xét dân rất lớn này của Chúa?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

Revised West Version

Ko ia ke ke tuku ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ha loto poto ke fakamaauʻi ʻa hoʻo kakai, koeʻuhi ke u faʻa ʻilo totonu ʻae lelei mo e kovi; he ko hai ʻoku faʻa fai ke fakamaauʻi eni ʻa hoʻo kakai tokolahi ni?”

French Ostervald Bible

Donne donc à ton serviteur un cœur intelligent, pour juger ton peuple, et pour discerner entre le bien et le mal; car qui pourrait juger ton peuple, ce peuple si nombreux?

Esperanto Bible

Donu do al Via servanto koron, kiu povoscius regi Vian popolon, distingi inter bono kaj malbono; ĉar kiu povas regi tiun Vian potencan popolon?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Accorde donc à ton serviteur un cœur intelligent pour juger ton peuple, pour discerner le bien du mal! Car qui pourrait juger ton peuple, ce peuple si nombreux?

German Luther Bible 1912

So wollest du deinem Knecht geben ein gehorsames Herz, daß er dein Volk richten möge und verstehen, was gut und böse ist. Denn wer vermag dies dein mächtiges Volk zu richten?

LXX2012 U. S. English

You shall give therefore to your servant a heart to hear and to judge your people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this your great people?

British English Septuagint 2012

You shall give therefore to your servant a heart to hear and to judge your people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this your great people?

Majority Standard BIble

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

Webster Bible

Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

Revised Version

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Da’ dunque al tuo servo un cuore intelligente ond’egli possa amministrar la giustizia per il tuo popolo e discernere il bene dal male; poiché chi mai potrebbe amministrar la giustizia per questo tuo popolo che è così numeroso?”

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Donne donc à ton serviteur un cœur attentif, capable de juger ton peuple et de discerner entre le bien et le mal ; car qui pourrait gouverner ton peuple si nombreux ? »

Reina Valera 1909

Da pues á tu siervo corazón dócil para juzgar á tu pueblo, para discernir entre lo bueno y lo malo: porque ¿quién podrá gobernar este tu pueblo tan grande?

Spanish BLL

Por eso, dele a su servidor un corazón con entendimiento para gobernar a su pueblo y para saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal. Porque, ¿quién podrá gobernar a este pueblo suyo tan grande?”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Dad, pues, a vuestro siervo un corazón dócil para juzgar a vuestro pueblo, y para discernir entre el bien y el mal; porque ¿quién podrá gobernar este vuestro pueblo tan grande?».

Croatian Bible

Podaj svome sluzi pronicavo srce da može suditi tvom narodu, razlikovati dobro od zla, jer tko bi mogao upravljati tvojim narodom koji je tako velik!”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Daj dakle sluzi svom srce razumno da može suditi narodu Tvom i raspoznavati dobro i zlo. Jer ko može suditi narodu Tvom tako velikom?

German Textbibel

So wollest du denn deinem Knecht ein gehorsames Herz geben, daß er dein Volk regieren möge und zu unterscheiden wisse zwischen gut und böse. Denn wer vermöchte sonst dieses dein mächtiges Volk zu regieren?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Thou shalt give therefore to thy servant a heart to hear and to judge thy people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this thy great people?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְנָתַתָּ֨ לְעַבְדְּךָ֜ לֵ֤ב שֹׁמֵ֨עַ֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֶֽת־עַמְּךָ֔ לְהָבִ֖ין בֵּֽין־ט֣וֹב לְרָ֑ע כִּ֣י מִ֤י יוּכַל֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֔ט אֶת־עַמְּךָ֥ הַכָּבֵ֖ד הַזֶּֽה׃

World English Bible

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

World English Bible (Catholic)

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

World English Bible British Edition

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

World English Bible Classic

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

World English Bible Updated

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

World Messianic Bible

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

World Messianic Bible British Edition

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

Young's Literal Translation

and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ δώσεις τῷ δούλῳ σου καρδίαν ἀκούειν καὶ διακρίνειν τὸν λαόν σου ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ τοῦ συνιεῖν ἀνὰ μέσον ἀγαθοῦ καὶ κακοῦ· ὅτι τίς δυνηθήσεται κρίνειν τὸν λαόν σου τὸν βαρὺν τοῦτον;

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ δώσεις τῷ δούλῳ σου καρδίαν ἀκούειν καὶ διακρίνειν τὸν λαόν σου ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, καὶ τοῦ συνιεῖν ἀναμέσον ἀγαθοῦ καὶ κακοῦ· ὅτι τίς δυνηθήσεται κρίνειν τὸν λαόν σου τὸν βαρὺν τοῦτον;

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Дэ дар робулуй Тэу о инимэ причепутэ, ка сэ жудече пе попорул Тэу, сэ деосебяскэ бинеле де рэу! Кэч чине ар путя сэ жудече пе попорул Тэу, пе попорул ачеста аша де маре ла нумэр!”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

То ж дай слузї твойму розумне серце, щоб йому правити народом твоїм і вміти розбірати між добрим і лихим; бо хто зможе правити сим величезним народом?

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

То ж дай слузї твойму розумне серце, щоб йому правити народом твоїм і вміти розбірати між добрим і лихим; бо хто зможе правити сим величезним народом?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Дај дакле слузи свом срце разумно да може судити народу Твом и распознавати добро и зло. Јер ко може судити народу Твом тако великом?

Russian Synodal Bible

даруй же рабу Твоему сердце разумное, чтобы судить народ Твой и различать, что добро и что зло; ибо кто может управлять этим многочисленным народом Твоим?

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וְנָתַתָּ֨ לְעַבְדְּךָ֜ לֵ֤ב שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֶֽת־עַמְּךָ֔ לְהָבִ֖ין בֵּֽין־טֹ֣וב לְרָ֑ע כִּ֣י מִ֤י יוּכַל֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֔ט אֶת־עַמְּךָ֥ הַכָּבֵ֖ד הַזֶּֽה׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

ונתת לעבדך לב שמע לשפט את עמך להבין בין טוב לרע כי מי יוכל לשפט את עמך הכבד הזה׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

فَأَعْطِ عَبْدَكَ قَلْبًا فَهِيمًا لِأَحْكُمَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ وَأُمَيِّزَ بَيْنَ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَٱلشَّرِّ، لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ هَذَا؟»

Old Persion Version Bible

پس به بنده خود دل فهیم عطا فرما تا قوم تو را داوری نمایم و در میان نیک و بد تمیز کنم، زیرا کیست که این قوم عظیم تو را داوری تواندنمود؟»

Judson Burmese Bible

သို့ဖြစ်၍ ကိုယ်တော် ကျွန် သည် ကိုယ်တော် ၏ လူ တို့ကို တရားစီရင် နိုင်မည်အကြောင်း ကောင်း မကောင်း ကို ပိုင်းခြား ၍ သိ တတ်သောဉာဏ် ကိုပေး သနားတော်မူ ပါ။ ဤ မျှလောက်များစွာ သော ကိုယ်တော် ၏ လူ တို့ကို အဘယ်သူ သည် ကိုယ်အလိုအလျောက်တရား စီရင်နိုင် ပါ မည်နည်းဟု တောင်းလျှောက် ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

누가 주의 이 많은 백성을 재판할 수 있사오리이까 지혜로운 마음을 종에게 주사 주의 백성을 재판하여 선악을 분별하게 하옵소서'

Japanese Freedom Bible

どうか、あなたの民をさばき、善と悪を見分けることのできる、聞き分ける心をしもべにお与えください。そうでなければ、だれがこの大きな民をさばくことができるでしょうか。」

World Chinese Bible

所以求你赐给你的仆人一颗明辨的心，可以审判你的子民，能分辨善恶；因为谁能审判你这众多的子民呢？”

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

所以求你赐我智慧，可以判断你的民，能辨别是非。不然，谁能判断这众多的民呢？」

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

所以求你賜我智慧，可以判斷你的民，能辨別是非。不然，誰能判斷這眾多的民呢？」

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Dá, pois, a teu servo um coração com entendimento para julgar ao teu povo, para discernir entre o bem e o mal; pois quem poderá governar este teu tão grande povo?

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Mashi Bible

Oshobôze mwambali wâwe abè murhimanya, amanyirhegeka olubaga lwâwe luli ntya, amanyirire aminjà n’amabî.»

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

so wollest du deinem Knecht ein verständiges Herz geben, daß er dein Volk zu richten wisse und unterscheiden könne, was gut und böse ist. Denn wer vermag dieses dein ansehnliches Volk zu richten?

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Da a tu siervo, pues, un corazón sabio para juzgar a tu pueblo, capaz de ver lo que es bueno y lo que es malo; ¿Quién puede ser el juez de este gran pueblo?

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Concede a tu esclavo un corazón que sepa escuchar, para juzgar a tu pueblo y distinguir entre lo bueno y lo malo. Porque, ¿quién será capaz de juzgar a este pueblo tuyo tan grande?

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

Give therefore Thy eved a lev shome'a (discerning heart, mind) to govern Thy people, that I may discern between tov and rav; for who is sufficient to judge this Thy so great a people?

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