1 Kings 8:27

American Standard Version (1901)

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!

ASV Byzantine Text

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have built!

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe Sithaw loe long ah oh tangtang maw? Khenah, vannawk boih pong kasang koek van mataeng doeh nang hanah acaeh ai; ka sak ih hae im cae loe kawkruk maw tamcaek tih?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae Pathen he diklai ah ngol tang nim? Vaan neh vaan phoeikah vaan rhoek long pataengnang n'cangbam uh thai moenih. Te dongah he im ka sak long aisat he.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae Pathen he diklai ah ngol tang nim? Vaan neh vaan phoeikah vaan rhoek long pataengnang n'cangbam uh thai moenih. Te dongah he im ka sak long aisat he.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aka hoi, e noho io mai anei ke Akua ma ka honua anei? Aia hoi! aole e hiki i na lani a me na lani o na lani ke apo ia oe; aole loa hoi keia hale a'u i kukulu ae nei.

English Berean Standard Bible

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, Bondye, èske ou ka rete tout bon sou latè? Ata syèl la pa laj ase pou l' kenbe ou. Ale wè pou ti kay mwen bati pou ou la a!

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Ergone putandum est quod vere Deus habitet super terram? si enim cælum, et cæli cælorum, te capere non possunt, quanto magis domus hæc, quam ædificavi?

Bible in Basic English

But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made!

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mais Dieu habitera-t-il vraiment sur la terre ? Voici, les cieux, et les cieux des cieux, ne peuvent te contenir ; combien moins cette maison que j’ai bâtie !

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

(Ač zdali v pravdě bydliti bude Bůh na zemi? Aj, nebesa, nýbrž nebesa nebes tě neobsahují, mnohem méně dům tento, kterýž jsem vystavěl.)

Kosraean Bible

“Tusruktu, LEUM GOD, ya pwaye kom ku in muta fin faclu? Finne yohk acn inkusrao a koflana neinkomyak, na fuka tuh Tempul se nga musaela inge in fal nu sum?

World Portuguese Bible

Mas será que Deus de fato habitará na terra? Eis que os céus e os céus dos céus não podem te conter; quanto menos esta casa que eu construí!

Romanian BTF Bible

Dar va locui Dumnezeu, într-adevăr, pe pământ? Iată, cerul şi cerul cerurilor nu te pot cuprinde; cu cât mai puţin această casă pe care am construit-o?

Brenton English Septuagint

But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice thee, how much less even this house which I have built to thy name?

Burmese Common Language Bible

``သို့​ရာ​တွင် အို ဘု​ရား​သ​ခင်၊ ကိုယ်​တော်​သည်​ကမ္ဘာ မြေ​ကြီး​ပေါ်​တွင် အ​ကယ်​ပင်​စံ​နေ​တော်​မူ​ပါ မည်​လော။ ကောင်း​ကင်​ဘုံ​တစ်​ခု​လုံး​ပင်​လျှင်​ကိုယ် တော်​စံ​တော်​မူ​နိုင်​လောက်​အောင်​မ​ကျယ်​ဝန်း​ပါ။ သို့​ဖြစ်​၍​ကျွန်ုပ်​တည်​ဆောက်​သည့်​ဤ​ဗိမာန်​တော် သည် စံ​တော်​မူ​ရန်​အ​တွက်​မည်​သို့​ကျယ်​ဝန်း နိုင်​ပါ​မည်​နည်း။-

Darby Translation

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Aber sollte Gott wirklich auf der Erde wohnen? Siehe, die Himmel und der Himmel Himmel können dich nicht fassen; wieviel weniger dieses Haus, das ich gebaut habe!

Dutch Bible 1917

Maar waarlijk, zou God op de aarde wonen? Zie, de hemelen, ja, de hemel der hemelen zouden U niet begrijpen, hoeveel te min dit huis, dat ik gebouwd heb!

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar zou God dan werkelijk op aarde wonen? Zie de hemel, zelfs de hemel der hemelen, kan U niet bevatten; hoe dan dit huis, dat ik heb gebouwd!

Italian Diodati Bible

Ma pure veramente abiterà Iddio in su la terra? Ecco, i cieli, ed i cieli de' cieli non ti possono capire; quanto meno questa Casa la quale io ho edificata ?

Douay-Rheims 1899

Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built?

Geneva Bible 1599

Is it true in deede that God will dwell on the earth? beholde, the heauens, and the heauens of heauens are not able to conteine thee: howe much more vnable is this house that I haue built?

Danish Bible 1931

Men kan Gud da virkelig bo på Jorden? Nej visselig, Himlene, ja Himlenes Himle kan ikke rumme dig, langt mindre dette Hus, som jeg har bygget!

Leeser Tanakh

For in truth will God then dwell on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee: how much less then this house that I have built!

JPS TaNaKH 1917

But will God in very truth dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee; how much less this house that I have builded!

King James Version

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

King James Version + Apocrypha

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nhưng quả thật rằng Đức Chúa Trời ngự trên đất này chăng? Kìa, trời, dầu đến đỗi trời của các từng trời chẳng có thể chứa Ngài được thay, phương chi cái đền này tôi đã cất!

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Revised West Version

Ka ʻe nofo moʻoni ʻae ʻOtua ki he māmani? Vakai, ko e langi mo e loto langi ki ʻolunga ʻaupito, ʻoku ʻikai te ke faʻa hao ai; kae huanoa ʻae fale ni ʻaia kuo u langa?

French Ostervald Bible

Mais serait-il vrai que Dieu habitât sur la terre? Voici, les cieux, même les cieux des cieux, ne peuvent te contenir; combien moins cette maison que j'ai bâtie!

Esperanto Bible

Ĉu efektive Dio loĝus sur la tero? ja la ĉielo kaj la ĉielo de ĉieloj ne povas Vin ampleksi; des pli tion ne povas ĉi tiu domo, kiun mi konstruis!

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Mais quoi! Dieu habiterait-il véritablement sur la terre? Voici, les cieux et les cieux des cieux ne peuvent te contenir: combien moins cette maison que je t’ai bâtie!

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn sollte in Wahrheit Gott auf Erden wohnen? Siehe, der Himmel und aller Himmel Himmel können dich nicht fassen; wie sollte es denn dies Haus tun, das ich gebaut habe?

LXX2012 U. S. English

But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice you, how much less even this house which I have built to your name?

British English Septuagint 2012

But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice you, how much less even this house which I have built to your name?

Majority Standard BIble

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

Webster Bible

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have built?

Revised Version

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ma è egli proprio vero che Dio abiti sulla terra? Ecco, i cieli e i cieli de’ cieli non ti posson contenere; quanto meno questa casa che io ho costruita!

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mais Dieu habitera-t-il véritablement sur la terre ? Les cieux et les cieux des cieux ne peuvent te contenir ; combien moins cette maison que j'ai bâtie !

Reina Valera 1909

Empero ¿es verdad que Dios haya de morar sobre la tierra? He aquí que los cielos, los cielos de los cielos, no te pueden contener: ¿cuánto menos esta casa que yo he edificado?

Spanish BLL

“Pero, ¿realmente puede Dios vivir en la tierra? Si ni el cielo más alto puede contenerte, ¡mucho menos este templo que yo he construido!

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Pero ¿es verdad que Dios ha de habitar sobre la tierra? He aquí que los cielos, y los cielos de los cielos, no te pueden contener; ¿cuánto menos esta casa que yo he edificado?

Croatian Bible

Ali zar će Bog doista boraviti s ljudima na zemlji? TÓa nebesa ni nebesa nad nebesima ne mogu ga obuhvatiti, a kamoli ovaj Dom što sam ga sagradio!

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ali hoće li doista Bog stanovati na zemlji? Eto, nebo i nebesa nad nebesima ne mogu Te obuhvatiti, a kamoli ovaj dom što ga sazidah?

German Textbibel

Sollte in Wahrheit Gott auf Erden wohnen? Siehe, der Himmel und die höchsten Himmel können dich nicht fassen, geschweige denn dieser Tempel, den ich gebaut habe.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice thee, how much less even this house which I have built to thy name?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כִּ֚י הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם יֵשֵׁ֥ב אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ הִ֠נֵּה הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּשְׁמֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ לֹ֣א יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ אַ֕ף כִּֽי־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנִֽיתִי׃

World English Bible

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World English Bible (Catholic)

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World English Bible British Edition

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World English Bible Classic

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World English Bible Updated

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World Messianic Bible

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

World Messianic Bible British Edition

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

Young's Literal Translation

But, is it true? — God dwelleth on the earth! lo, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens do not contain Thee, how much less this house which I have builded!

SEPTUAGINTA

ὅτι εἰ ἀληθῶς κατοικήσει ὁ Θεὸς μετὰ ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; εἰ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐκ ἀρκέσουσί σοι, πλὴν καὶ ὁ οἶκος οὗτος, ὃν ᾠκοδόμησα τῷ ὀνόματί σου;

Brenton Septuagint

Ὅτι εἰ ἀληθῶς κατοικήσει ὁ Θεὸς μετὰ ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; εἰ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐκ ἀρκέσουσί σοι, πλὴν καὶ ὁ οἶκος οὗτος ὃν ᾠκοδόμησα τῷ ὀνόματί σου;

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Дар че! Ва локуи оаре ку адевэрат Думнезеу пе пэмынт? Ятэ кэ черуриле ши черуриле черурилор ну пот сэ Те куприндэ, ку кыт май пуцин каса ачаста пе каре Ць-ам зидит-о еу!

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Чи Богові ж бо справдї жити на землї? Небо й небо небес тебе не ʼбіймуть, атож би сей храм обняв, що збудовав я тобі?

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Чи Богові ж бо справдї жити на землї? Небо й небо небес тебе не ʼбіймуть, атож би сей храм обняв, що збудовав я тобі?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Али хоће ли доиста Бог становати на земљи? Ето, небо и небеса над небесима не могу Те обухватити, а камоли овај дом што га сазидах?

Russian Synodal Bible

Поистине, Богу ли жить на земле? Небо и небо небес не вмещают Тебя, тем менее сей храм, который я построил имени Твоему;

Hebrew Masoretic OT

כִּ֚י הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם יֵשֵׁ֥ב אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ הִ֠נֵּה הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּשְׁמֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ לֹ֣א יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ אַ֕ף כִּֽי־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנִֽיתִי׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

כי האמנם ישב אלהים על הארץ הנה השמים ושמי השמים לא יכלכלוך אף כי הבית הזה אשר בניתי׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

لِأَنَّهُ هَلْ يَسْكُنُ ٱللهُ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ؟ هُوَذَا ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ وَسَمَاءُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تَسَعُكَ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْأَقَلِّ هَذَا ٱلْبَيْتُ ٱلَّذِي بَنَيْتُ؟

Old Persion Version Bible

«اما آیا خدا فی الحقیقه بر زمین ساکن خواهد شد؟ اینک فلک و فلک الافلاک تو راگنجایش ندارد تا چه رسد به این خانه‌ای که من بناکرده‌ام.

Judson Burmese Bible

သို့ရာတွင် ဘုရားသခင် သည် မြေကြီး ပေါ် မှာ ဧကန် အမှန်ကျိန်းဝပ် တော်မူမည်လော။ ကောင်းကင် နှင့် ကောင်းကင် တကာတို့၏ အထွဋ်အမြင့်ဆုံးသော ကောင်းကင် သည် ကိုယ်တော် ကို မ ဆံ့ မခံနိုင်သည် ဖြစ်၍၊ အကျွန်ုပ်တည်ဆောက် သော ဤ အိမ် ကို အဘယ် ဆိုဘွယ်ရာရှိပါသနည်း။

Korean Bible 1910

하나님이 참으로 땅에 거하시리이까 하늘과 하늘들의 하늘이라도 주를 용납지 못하겠거든 하물며 내가 건축한 이 전이오리이까

Japanese Freedom Bible

しかし、神は果たして地上に住まわれるでしょうか。天も、天の天も、あなたをお納めすることはできません。まして、わたしが建てたこの家にはなおさらです。

World Chinese Bible

可是，上帝果真要住在地上吗？看哪，天和天上的天尚且容不下你，何况我所建造的这殿呢！

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

「 神果真住在地上吗？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的，何况我所建的这殿呢？

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

「上帝果真住在地上嗎？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的，何況我所建的這殿呢？

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Mas, na verdade, haveria Deus de habitar na terra? Eis que os céus, e até o céu dos céus, não te podem conter; quanto menos esta casa que eu edifiquei!

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Mashi Bible

“Cikwônene ka kwo binali Nyamuzinda ho anabà hanôla igulu? Ci lolà okw’igulu lirhankabona aha lya muhira: kurhigi byankabà lyôhe mw’eno nyumpa namâyûbaka!”

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Aber wohnt Gott wirklich auf Erden? Siehe, die Himmel und aller Himmel Himmel mögen dich nicht fassen; wie sollte es denn dieses Haus tun, das ich gebaut habe?

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

¿Pero es realmente posible que Dios pueda ser alojado en la tierra? mira, el cielo y el cielo de los cielos no son lo suficientemente anchos para ser tu lugar de descanso; ¡Cuánto menos este templo que he hecho!

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Aunque, ¿en verdad ʼElohim morará en la tierra? Ciertamente el cielo y el más alto cielo no pueden contenerte, ¡cuánto menos esta Casa que edifiqué!

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

But will Elohim indeed dwell on ha'aretz? Hinei, the Shomayim and the Shemei HaShomayim cannot contain Thee; how much less this Bayit that I have built?

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