American Standard Version (1901)
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
ASV Byzantine Text
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
Asang Khongca Bible
Aicae mah, Vangpui thungah caeh o si, tiah a thuih o nahaeloe, vangpui thungah khokhahaih to oh pongah a dueh o tih; hae ah anghnut o khing cadoeh a dueh o tih. To pongah angzo oh, Syria kaminawk ohhaih ahmuen ah caeh o si loe, takpum angpaek o halat si: nihcae mah na pathlung o nahaeloe, a hing o ueloe, na hum o boeh loe, a dueh o tih, tiah a thuih o.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
Khopuei la cet sih n'ti vaengah nim khopuei ah khokha pai tih pahoi n'duek uh ni, heah n'om bal cakhaw n'duek uh ni. Te dongah cet uh mai sih lamtah Aram rhaehhmuen ah yalh uh sih. Mamih he n'hlun atah n'hing uh vetih mamih he n'duek sak atah n'duek uh bitni,” a ti uh.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Khopuei la cet sih n'ti vaengah nim khopuei ah khokha pai tih pahoi n'duek uh ni, heah n'om bal cakhaw n'duek uh ni. Te dongah cet uh mai sih lamtah Aram rhaehhmuen ah yalh uh sih. Mamih he n'hlun atah n'hing uh vetih mamih he n'duek sak atah n'duek uh bitni,” a ti uh.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
A i olelo kakou, e komo iloko o ke kulanakauhale, aia hoi, maloko o ke kulanakauhale ka wi, a e make auanei kakou malaila: a i noho kakou maanei, e make kakou. Ano hoi, ea, e haule kakou i ka poe kaua o ko Suria, ina e hoola lakou ia kakou, ua ola; aka, ina e pepehi mai lakou ia kakou, ua make no hoi.
English Berean Standard Bible
If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Si nou di n'ap antre lavil la, avèk grangou ki gen la a, n'ap mouri. Si nou di n'ap rete isit la, n'ap mouri tou. Pito n' al pran yon chans nan kan lame Siri a. Si yo fè pa nou, n'a viv. Men, si yo touye nou, n'a tou mouri mouri nou.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
sive ingredi voluerimus civitatem, fame moriemur: sive manserimus hic, moriendum nobis est: venite ergo, et transfugiamus ad castra Syriæ: si pepercerint nobis, vivemus: si autem occidere voluerint, nihilominus moriemur.
Bible in Basic English
If we say, We will go into the town, there is no food in the town, and we will come to our end there; and if we go on waiting here, death will come to us. Come then, let us give ourselves up to the army of Aram: if they let us go on living, then life will be ours; and if they put us to death, then death will be ours.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
Si nous disons : Entrons dans la ville, la famine est dans la ville, et nous y mourrons ; et si nous restons assis ici, nous mourrons. Et maintenant, venez, et passons dans le camp des Syriens : s’ils nous laissent vivre, nous vivrons ; et s’ils nous font mourir, nous mourrons.
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
Díme-li: Poďme do města, hlad jest v městě, i zemřeme tam; pakli zde zůstaneme, také zemřeme. Protož nyní poďte, a utecme do vojska Syrských. Budou-li nás živiti, zůstaneme živi; pakli nás zbijí, též zemřeme.
Kosraean Bible
Wangin sripa kut in som nu in siti uh, mweyen kut ac tuh masrinsral ac misa we. Ac kut fin mutana inge kut ac misa pacna. Tari kut som nu yen mwet mweun Syria elos aktuktuk we. Sahp elos ac pakomutasr na kut ac moul, tuh elos fin tia, na kut ac nuna misa na.”
World Portuguese Bible
Se dissermos: 'Vamos entrar na cidade', então a fome está na cidade, e morreremos lá. Se ficarmos sentados aqui, também morreremos. Agora, portanto, venham, e vamos nos render ao exército dos sírios. Se eles nos deixarem viver, viveremos; e se nos matarem, apenas morreremos.”
Romanian BTF Bible
Dacă vom spune: Să intrăm în cetate, atunci foametea este în cetate și vom muri acolo; și dacă ședem aici, murim de asemenea. Și acum veniți și să ne aruncăm în oștirea sirienilor, dacă ne lasă în viață, vom trăi; și dacă ne ucid, vom muri.
Brenton English Septuagint
If we should say, Let us go into the city, then there is famine in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit here, then we shall die. Now then come, and let us fall upon the camp of the Syrians: if they should take us alive, then we shall live; and if they should put us to death, then we shall only die.
Burmese Common Language Bible
မြို့ထဲသို့ဝင်လျှင်ငါတို့အစာငတ်၍သေရ မည်။ ဤအရပ်တွင်နေလျှင်လည်းသေရကြမည်။ ထို့ကြောင့်ရှုရိတပ်စခန်းသို့ငါတို့သွားကြ ကုန်အံ့။ သူတို့ထားလျှင်ရှင်ရမည်။ သတ်လျှင် သေရမည်'' ဟုအချင်းချင်းပြောဆိုကြ၏။-
Darby Translation
If we say, Let us enter into the city, the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we abide here, we shall die. And now come, let us fall away to the camp of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they put us to death, we shall but die.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Wenn wir sprechen: Laßt uns in die Stadt gehen, so ist die Hungersnot in der Stadt, und wir werden daselbst sterben; und wenn wir hier bleiben, so werden wir auch sterben. Und nun kommt und laßt uns zu dem Lager der Syrer überlaufen; wenn sie uns am Leben lassen, so leben wir, und wenn sie uns töten, so sterben wir.
Dutch Bible 1917
Indien wij zeggen: Laat ons in de stad komen, zo is de honger in de stad, en wij zullen daar sterven, en indien wij hier blijven, wij zullen ook sterven; nu dan, komt, en laat ons in het leger der Syriers vallen; indien zij ons laten leven, wij zullen leven; en indien zij ons doden, wij zullen maar sterven.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
Besluiten we de stad in te gaan, dan sterven we daar van de honger; blijven we hier, dan sterven we ook. We moesten dus maar naar het kamp der Arameën overlopen. Laten ze ons in het leven, dan blijven we leven; doden ze ons, dan sterven we maar.
Italian Diodati Bible
Se diciamo di entrare nella città, la fame vi è, e noi vi morremo; se stiamo qui, morremo altresì; ora dunque venite, e andiamoci ad arrendere al campo de' Siri; se ci lasciano in vita, viveremo; e se pur ci fanno morire, morremo.
Douay-Rheims 1899
If we will enter into the city, we shall die with the famine: and if we will remain here, we must also die: come, therefore, and let us run over to the camp of the Syrians. If they spare us, we shall live: but if they kill us, we shall but die.
Geneva Bible 1599
If we say, We will enter into the citie, the famine is in the citie, and we shall die there: and if we sit here, we dye also. Nowe therefore come, and let vs fall into the campe of the Aramites: if they saue our liues, we shall liue: and if they kill vs, we are but dead.
Danish Bible 1931
Dersom vi bestemmer os til at gå ind i Byen, dør vi der - der er jo Hungersnød i Byen - og bliver vi her, dør vi også! Kom derfor og lad os løbe over til Aramæernes Lejr! Lader de os leve, så bliver vi i Live, og slår de os ihjel, så dør vi!”
Leeser Tanakh
If we say, We will enter into the city, then is the famine in the city, and we shall die there; and if we remain here, we die [also]: now therefore come, and let us go over unto the camp of the Syrians; if they will let us live, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
If we say: We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Arameans; if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.'
King James Version
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
King James Version + Apocrypha
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Nếu chúng ta nhất định vào thành, thì ở đó có đói kém, và chúng ta sẽ chết đói: bằng chúng ta cứ ngồi đây, thì chúng ta cũng sẽ chết. Vậy, chúng ta hãy qua trại quân Sy-ri: Nếu họ dung thứ ta, thì ta sẽ sống; bằng họ giết đi, dẫu thế nào, chúng ta cũng sẽ chết đó thôi.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
Revised West Version
Kapau te tau pehē, “Ke tau hū atu ki loto kolo, ʻoku ʻi he kolo ʻae honge, pea te tau mate ai; pea kapau te tau nofo ai pe ʻi heni, te tau mate foki. Ko ia ke tau ō mo hoko ange ki he kautau mei Silia: kapau te nau fakamoʻui ʻakitautolu, pehē te tau moʻui; pea kapau te nau tāmateʻi ʻakitautolu, te tau mate pe.”
French Ostervald Bible
Si nous parlons d'entrer dans la ville, la famine y est, et nous y mourrons; et si nous demeurons ici, nous mourrons également. Venez donc, et glissons-nous dans le camp des Syriens. S'ils nous laissent vivre, nous vivrons; et s'ils nous font mourir, nous mourrons.
Esperanto Bible
Se ni decidos eniri en la urbon, en la urbo estas ja malsato, kaj ni tie mortos; se ni sidos ĉi tie, ni ankaŭ mortos; ni iru do kaj ĵetu nin en la tendaron de la Sirianoj. Se ili lasos nin vivantaj, ni vivos; kaj se ili mortigos nin, ni mortos.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
Si nous songeons à entrer dans la ville, la famine est dans la ville, et nous y mourrons; et si nous restons ici, nous mourrons également. Allons nous jeter dans le camp des Syriens; s’ils nous laissent vivre, nous vivrons et s’ils nous font mourir, nous mourrons.
German Luther Bible 1912
Wenn wir gleich gedächten, in die Stadt zu kommen, so ist Teuerung in der Stadt, und wir müßten doch daselbst sterben; bleiben wir aber hier, so müssen wir auch sterben. So laßt uns nun hingehen und zu dem Heer der Syrer fallen. Lassen sie uns leben, so leben wir; töten sie uns, so sind wir tot.
LXX2012 U. S. English
If we should say, Let us go into the city, then there is famine in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit here, then we shall die. Now then come, and let us fall upon the camp of the Syrians: if they should take us alive, then we shall live; and if they should put us to death, then we shall only die.
British English Septuagint 2012
If we should say, Let us go into the city, then there is famine in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit here, then we shall die. Now then come, and let us fall upon the camp of the Syrians: if they should take us alive, then we shall live; and if they should put us to death, then we shall only die.
Majority Standard BIble
If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”
Webster Bible
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall to the army of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
Revised Version
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
Italian Riveduta Bible
Se diciamo: Entriamo in città in città c’è la fame, e noi vi morremo; se restiamo qui, morremo lo stesso. Or dunque venite, andiamoci a buttare nel campo dei Siri; se ci lascian vivere, vivremo; se ci dànno la morte, morremo”.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Si nous entrons dans la ville, nous y mourrons de faim. Si nous restons ici, nous mourrons aussi. Allons donc nous rendre au camp des Syriens. S'ils nous laissent vivre, nous vivrons ; s'ils nous tuent, nous mourrons. »
Reina Valera 1909
Si tratáremos de entrar en la ciudad, por el hambre que hay en la ciudad moriremos en ella; y si nos quedamos aquí, también moriremos. Vamos pues ahora, y pasémonos al ejército de los Siros: si ellos nos dieren la vida, viviremos; y si nos dieren la muerte, moriremos.
Spanish BLL
Si decidimos entrar en la ciudad, nos moriremos de hambre, porque allá no hay nada que comer. Y si nos quedamos aquí, también moriremos. Así que vengan, vamos a entregarnos al campamento de los sirios. Si nos perdonan la vida, viviremos; y si nos matan, de todos modos íbamos a morir”.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
Si decimos: ‘Entremos en la ciudad’, por el hambre que hay en la ciudad moriremos allí; y si nos quedamos aquí sentados, también moriremos. Venid, pues, ahora, y pasémonos al campamento de los sirios; si ellos nos dan la vida, viviremos; y si nos matan, no haremos más que morir”.
Croatian Bible
Ako odlučimo ući u grad, glad je u gradu te ćemo ondje umrijeti; ako ostanemo ovdje, opet ćemo umrijeti. Hajde! Pobjegnimo i prijeđimo u aramejski tabor: ako nas ostave na životu, živjet ćemo; ako nas ubiju, pa dobro: umrijet ćemo!”
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Da kažemo: Da uđemo u grad, glad je u gradu, te ćemo umreti onde: a da ostanemo ovde, opet ćemo umreti; nego hajde da uskočimo u logor sirski: ako nas ostave u životu, ostaćemo u životu, ako li nas pogube, poginućemo.
German Textbibel
Wenn wir uns vornehmen wollten, in die Stadt hineinzugehen, trotzdem daß in der Stadt Hungersnot herrscht, so müßten wir dort sterben; bleiben wir aber hier, so müssen wir auch sterben. So laßt uns denn jetzt ins Lager der Aramäer überlaufen. Lassen sie uns am Leben, so bleiben wir leben; töten sie uns aber, nun so sterben wir!
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
If we should say, Let us go into the city, then there is famine in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit here, then we shall die. Now then come, and let us fall upon the camp of the Syrians: if they should take us alive, then we shall live; and if they should put us to death, then we shall only die.
Hebrew OT (WLC)
אִם־אָמַרְנוּ֩ נָב֨וֹא הָעִ֜יר וְהָרָעָ֤ב בָּעִיר֙ וָמַ֣תְנוּ שָׁ֔ם וְאִם־יָשַׁ֥בְנוּ פֹ֖ה וָמָ֑תְנוּ וְעַתָּ֗ה לְכוּ֙ וְנִפְּלָה֙ אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔ם אִם־יְחַיֻּ֣נוּ נִֽחְיֶ֔ה וְאִם־יְמִיתֻ֖נוּ וָמָֽתְנוּ׃
World English Bible
If we say, ‘We will enter into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
World English Bible (Catholic)
If we say, ‘We will enter into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
World English Bible British Edition
If we say, ‘We will enter into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
If we say, ‘We will enter into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
World English Bible Classic
If we say, ‘We will enter into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
World English Bible Updated
If we say, ‘We will enter into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
World Messianic Bible
If we say, ‘We will enter into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
World Messianic Bible British Edition
If we say, ‘We will enter into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
Young's Literal Translation
if we have said, We go in to the city, then the famine [is] in the city, and we have died there; and if we have sat here, then we have died; and now, come and we fall unto the camp of Aram; if they keep us alive, we live, and if they put us to death — we have died.'
SEPTUAGINTA
ἐὰν εἴπωμεν, εἰσέλθωμεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ ὁ λιμὸς ἐν τῇ πόλει καὶ ἀποθανούμεθα ἐκεῖ· καὶ ἐὰν καθίσωμεν ὧδε, καὶ ἀποθανούμεθα. καὶ νῦν δεῦτε καὶ ἐμπέσωμεν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν Συρίας· ἐὰν ζωογονήσωσιν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ζησόμεθα· καὶ ἐὰν θανατώσωσιν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἀποθανούμεθα.
Brenton Septuagint
Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν, εἰσέλθωμεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ ὁ λιμὸς ἐν τῇ πόλει, καὶ ἀποθανούμεθα ἐκεῖ· καὶ ἐὰν καθίσωμεν ὧδε, καὶ ἀποθανούμεθα· καὶ νῦν δεῦτε, καὶ ἐμπεσωμεν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν Συρίας· ἐὰν ζωογονήσωσιν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ζησόμεθα· καὶ ἐὰν θανατώσωσιν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἀποθανούμεθα.
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Дакэ не вом гынди сэ интрэм ын четате, ын четате есте фоамете ши вом мури ши, дакэ вом ста аич, де асеменя вом мури. Хайдем дар сэ не арункэм ын табэра сириенилор: дакэ не вор лэса ку вяцэ, вом трэи, яр, дакэ не вор оморы, вом мури.”
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
Коли поважимось увійти в город, байдуже, город опанувала голоднеча, й ми там помремо; зістанемося ж тут, мусимо й тутеньки померти. Тож ходїмо в Сирийський табір. Зіставлять нас в живих, так жити мемо; а повбивають, ну, то й помремо.
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
Коли поважимось увійти в город, байдуже, город опанувала голоднеча, й ми там помремо; зістанемося ж тут, мусимо й тутеньки померти. Тож ходїмо в Сирийський табір. Зіставлять нас в живих, так жити мемо; а повбивають, ну, то й помремо.
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Да кажемо: Да уђемо у град, глад је у граду, те ћемо умрети онде: а да останемо овде, опет ћемо умрети; него хајде да ускочимо у логор сирски: ако нас оставе у животу, остаћемо у животу, ако ли нас погубе, погинућемо.
Russian Synodal Bible
Если решиться нам пойти в город, то в городе голод, и мы там умрем; если же сидеть здесь, то также умрем. Пойдем лучше в стан Сирийский. Если оставят нас в живых, будем жить, а если умертвят, умрем.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
אִם־אָמַרְנוּ֩ נָבֹ֨וא הָעִ֜יר וְהָרָעָ֤ב בָּעִיר֙ וָמַ֣תְנוּ שָׁ֔ם וְאִם־יָשַׁ֥בְנוּ פֹ֖ה וָמָ֑תְנוּ וְעַתָּ֗ה לְכוּ֙ וְנִפְּלָה֙ אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔ם אִם־יְחַיֻּ֣נוּ נִֽחְיֶ֔ה וְאִם־יְמִיתֻ֖נוּ וָמָֽתְנוּ׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
אם אמרנו נבוא העיר והרעב בעיר ומתנו שם ואם ישבנו פה ומתנו ועתה לכו ונפלה אל מחנה ארם אם יחינו נחיה ואם ימיתנו ומתנו׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
إِذَا قُلْنَا نَدْخُلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ، فَٱلْجُوعُ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَنَمُوتُ فِيهَا. وَإِذَا جَلَسْنَا هُنَا نَمُوتُ. فَٱلْآنَ هَلُمَّ نَسْقُطْ إِلَى مَحَلَّةِ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ، فَإِنِ اِسْتَحْيَوْنَا حَيِينَا، وَإِنْ قَتَلُونَا مُتْنَا».
Old Persion Version Bible
اگر گوییم به شهر داخل شویم هماناقحطی در شهر است و در آنجا خواهیم مرد و اگردر اینجا بمانیم، خواهیم مرد. پس حال برویم وخود را به اردوی ارامیان بیندازیم. اگر ما را زنده نگاه دارند، زنده خواهیم ماند و اگر ما را بکشند، خواهیم مرد.»
Judson Burmese Bible
မြို့ ထဲသို့ဝင် လျှင် အစာခေါင်းပါး သောကြောင့် သေ ရမည်။ ဤ အရပ်၌ ထိုင်လျက်နေ လျှင် လည်း သေ ရ မည်။ သို့ဖြစ်၍ ရှုရိ တပ် သို့ ဝင် စားကြကုန်အံ့။ သူတို့သည် အသက် ရှင်စေလျှင် ရှင် ရမည်။ သတ် လျှင် သေ ရမည်ဟု တိုင်ပင် ပြီးလျှင်၊ “
Korean Bible 1910
우리가 성에 들어가자고 할지라도 성 중은 주리니 우리가 거기서 죽을 것이요 여기 앉아 있어도 죽을지라 그런즉 우리가 가서 아람 군대에게 항복하자 저희가 우리를 살려 두면 살려니와 우리를 죽이면 죽을 따름이라' 하고
Japanese Freedom Bible
もしわれわれが『町に入ろう』と言えば、町にはききんがあるので、われわれはそこで死ぬ。もしわれわれがここに座ったままでいても、われわれはやはり死ぬ。だから今、さあ、アラム人の陣営に降伏しよう。もし彼らがわれわれを生かしておいてくれるなら、われわれは生きる。もし彼らがわれわれを殺すなら、ただ死ぬだけだ。」
World Chinese Bible
如果我们说:‘我们进城吧,’城里有饥荒,我们必死在那里;如果我们仍坐在这里,也必死。现在来吧,让我们去投降亚兰人的军队。如果他们留我们活命,我们就活;如果他们杀我们,我们也不过是死。”
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
我们若说,进城去吧!城里有饥荒,必死在那里;若在这里坐着不动,也必是死。来吧,我们去投降 亚兰人的军队,他们若留我们的活命,就活着;若杀我们,就死了吧!」
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
我們若說,進城去吧!城裏有饑荒,必死在那裏;若在這裏坐着不動,也必是死。來吧,我們去投降 亞蘭人的軍隊,他們若留我們的活命,就活着;若殺我們,就死了吧!」
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
Se tratarmos de entrar na cidade, pela fome que há na cidade morreremos nela; e se nos ficamos aqui, também morreremos. Vamos pois agora, e passemo-nos ao exército dos sírios; se eles nos derem a vida, viveremos; e se nos derem a morte, morreremos.
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Mashi Bible
“Ci konene rhukahiga nti rhukolaga rhwajà omu lugo, ishali liri omu lugo lyarhuyîrha; rhukabêra ahâla kandi kwo na kuguma nalyo rhwanafa. Kanyi, rhucihonde omu cihando c’abantu b’e Sîriya; akabà barharhuyîsiri rhwanalama, bakarhuyîrha rhunacîfîre”».
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
So kommt nun, wir wollen zum Heere der Syrer übergehen! Lassen sie uns leben, so leben wir, töten sie uns, so sind wir tot!
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
Si decimos: Vamos a la ciudad, no hay comida en la ciudad, y llegaremos a nuestro fin allí; Y si seguimos esperando aquí, la muerte vendrá a nosotros. Ven, pues, entreguémonos al ejército de Siria; si nos dejan seguir viviendo, entonces la vida será nuestra; y si nos matan, la muerte será nuestra.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
Si decidimos entrar en la ciudad, la hambruna está en ella y moriremos allí. Si nos quedamos aquí, también moriremos. Ahora pues, vayamos y pasemos al ejército de los sirios. Si nos dejan vivir, viviremos. Si nos matan, no haremos más que morir.
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
If we say, We will enter into the Ir, then the ra'av (famine) is in the Ir, and we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us throw ourselves unto the Machaneh Aram (Syrian Camp); if they spare us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall die.
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