2 Kings 2:19 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad, and the land miscarrieth.

ASV Byzantine Text

And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad, and the land miscarrieth.

Asang Khongca Bible

Avang thung kaom kaminawk mah Elisha khaeah, Khenah, ka angraeng nang mah na hnuk baktih toengah, hae vangpui loe khosak hanah hoih parai; toe tui hoih ai pongah, long doeh hoih thai ai, tiah a naa o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te vaengah khopuei kah hlang rhoek loh Elisha taengah, “Ka boeipa aw, na hmuh bangla khopuei tolrhum tah then coeng he, tedae tui thae tih diklai khaw hi,” a ti uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te vaengah khopuei kah hlang rhoek loh Elisha taengah, “Ka boeipa aw, na hmuh bangla khopuei tolrhum tah then coeng he, tedae tui thae tih diklai khaw hi,” a ti uh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I aku la na kanaka o ke kulanakauhale ia Elisai, Aia hoi, ua maikai ke kahua o ke kulanakauhale, e like me kuu haku e ike nei; aka, ua ino ka wai, a he aina hoohanau hapa.

English Berean Standard Bible

Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Moun lavil Jeriko yo vin di Elize: —Mèt, lavil la bati nan yon bon pozisyon, jan ou ka wè l' la. Men, dlo a pa bon, li fè tè a pa bay anyen.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Dixerunt quoque viri civitatis ad Eliseum: Ecce habitatio civitatis hujus optima est, sicut tu ipse, domine, perspicis: sed aquæ pessimæ sunt, et terra sterilis.

Bible in Basic English

Now the men of the town said to Elisha, You see that the position of this town is good; but the water is bad, causing the young of the cattle to come to birth dead.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et les hommes de la ville dirent à Élisée : Tu vois que l’emplacement de la ville est bon, comme mon seigneur le voit ; mais les eaux sont mauvaises, et la terre est stérile.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Muži pak města toho řekli Elizeovi: Hle, nyní byt v městě tomto jest výborný, jakož, pane můj, vidíš, ale vody jsou zlé a země neúrodná.

Kosraean Bible

Oasr kutu mwet Jericho som nu yorol Elisha ac fahk, “Kom liye na lah siti se inge siti na wowo se, tusruktu kof uh koluk, pwanang oasr na mutan pitutu ac musalla pitutu la.”

World Portuguese Bible

Os homens da cidade disseram a Eliseu: “Veja, por favor, a situação desta cidade é agradável, como o meu senhor vê; mas a água é ruim, e a terra é estéril.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Și oamenii cetății i-au zis lui Elisei: Iată, te rog, situarea acestei cetăți este plăcută, precum domnul meu vede; dar apa este rea și pământul sterp.

Brenton English Septuagint

And the men of the city said to Elisaie, Behold, the situation of the city is good, as our lord sees; but the waters are bad, and the ground barren.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ယေရိခေါမြို့သားအချို့တို့သည် ဧလိရှဲထံ သွား၍``အရှင်၊ အရှင်သိတော်မူသည့်အတိုင်း ဤမြို့သည်သာယာသောမြို့ပင်ဖြစ်သော်လည်း ရေမကောင်းသဖြင့်နေထိုင်သူတို့သားပျက် တတ်ပါသည်'' ဟုလျှောက်ကြ၏။

Darby Translation

And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold now, the situation of the city is good, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und die Männer der Stadt sprachen zu Elisa: Siehe doch, die Lage der Stadt ist gut, wie mein Herr sieht, aber das Wasser ist schlecht, und das Land ist unfruchtbar.

Dutch Bible 1917

En de mannen der stad zeiden tot Elisa: Zie toch, de woning dezer stad is goed, gelijk als mijn heer ziet; maar het water is kwaad, en het land onvruchtbaar.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Nu zeiden de bewoners der stad tot Eliseus: De ligging van de stad is goed, zoals mijn heer zelf kan zien; maar het water is slecht, zodat het land onvruchtbaar is.

Italian Diodati Bible

Or la gente della città disse ad Eliseo: Ecco ora, la stanza di questa città è buona, come il mio signore vede; ma le acque sono cattive, onde il paese è dipopolato.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the men of the city said to Eliseus: Behold the situation of this city is very good, as thou, my lord, seest: but the waters are very bad, and the ground barren.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the men of the citie saide vnto Elisha, Beholde, we pray thee: the situation of this citie is pleasant, as thou, my lorde, seest, but the water is naught, and the ground baren.

Danish Bible 1931

Mændene i Byen sagde til Elisa: “Byen ligger godt nok, som min Herre ser, men Vandet er dårligt og volder utidige Fødsler i Egnen.”

Leeser Tanakh

And the men of the city said unto Elisha', Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is good, as my Lord seeth; but the water is bad, and the land causeth untimely births.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And the men of the city said unto Elisha: 'Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth; but the water is bad, and the land miscarrieth.

King James Version

¶ And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Dân cư của Giê-ri-cô nói cùng Ê-li-sê rằng: Chỗ xây cất thành này tốt lắm y như chúa tôi thấy; nhưng nước thì độc và đất thì chai.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.

Revised West Version

¶ Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he kau tangata ʻoe kolo kia ʻIlaisa, “Vakai koe, ʻoku matamatalelei ʻae tuʻuʻanga ʻoe kolo ni, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku sio ki ai ʻa hoku ʻeiki: ka ʻoku kovi ʻa hono vai, pea ʻoku kakā ʻae kelekele.”

French Ostervald Bible

Et les gens de la ville dirent à Élisée: Voici, le séjour de cette ville est bon, comme mon seigneur le voit; mais les eaux sont mauvaises, et le pays est stérile.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj la loĝantoj de tiu urbo diris al Eliŝa: Jen do la loĝado en ĉi tiu urbo estas bona, kiel nia sinjoro vidas; sed la akvo estas malbona, kaj la tero estas senfrukta.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Les gens de la ville dirent à Élisée: Voici, le séjour de la ville est bon, comme le voit mon seigneur; mais les eaux sont mauvaises, et le pays est stérile.

German Luther Bible 1912

Und die Männer der Stadt sprachen zu Elisa: Siehe, es ist gut wohnen in dieser Stadt, wie mein Herr sieht; aber es ist böses Wasser und das Land unfruchtbar.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And the men of the city said to Elisaie, Behold, the situation of the city is good, as our lord sees; but the waters are bad, and the ground barren.

British English Septuagint 2012

And the men of the city said to Elisaie, Behold, the situation of the city is good, as our lord sees; but the waters are bad, and the ground barren.

Majority Standard BIble

Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”

Webster Bible

And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad, and the ground barren.

Revised Version

And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the land miscarrieth.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Or gli abitanti della città dissero ad Eliseo: “Ecco, il soggiorno di questa città è gradevole, come vede il mio signore; ma le acque son cattive, e il paese è sterile”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Les habitants de la ville dirent à Élisée : « Comme mon seigneur peut le constater, la ville est bien située ; mais l'eau est mauvaise et la terre ne produit rien. »

Reina Valera 1909

Y los hombres de la ciudad dijeron á Eliseo: He aquí el asiento de esta ciudad es bueno, como mi señor ve; mas las aguas son malas, y la tierra enferma.

Spanish BLL

Los hombres de la ciudad le dijeron a Eliseo: “Mire, señor, como usted puede ver, la ubicación de esta ciudad es muy buena, pero el agua es mala y la tierra no produce nada”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Los hombres de la ciudad dijeron a Eliseo: «Mirad, por favor, la situación de esta ciudad es agradable, como ve mi señor; pero el agua es mala y la tierra es estéril.»

Croatian Bible

Ljudi iz grada rekoše Elizeju: “Lijepo je u gradu, kako to može vidjeti i naš gospodar, ali je voda loša i zemlja neplodna.”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Tada građani rekoše Jelisiju: Gle, dobro je živeti u ovom gradu, kao što gospodar naš vidi; ali je voda zla i zemlja nerodna.

German Textbibel

Und die Bürger der Stadt sprachen zu Elisa: Die Lage der Stadt ist ja gut, wie du selbst siehst, o Herr; aber das Wasser ist schlecht, und die Gegend verursacht häufig Fehlgeburten.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, the situation of the city is good, as our lord sees; but the waters are bad, and the ground barren.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֔ע הִנֵּה־נָ֞א מוֹשַׁ֤ב הָעִיר֙ ט֔וֹב כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲדֹנִ֖י רֹאֶ֑ה וְהַמַּ֥יִם רָעִ֖ים וְהָאָ֥רֶץ מְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃