For indeed when our fathers were about to be led into the land of Persia, the godly priests of that time took of the fire of the altar, and hid it privily in the hollow of a well that was without water, wherein they made it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.
Brenton English Septuagint
For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in an hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.
Douay-Rheims 1899
For when our fathers were led in Persia, the priests that then were worshippers of God took privately the fire from the altar, and hid it in a valley where there was a deep pit without water, and there they kept it safe, so that the place was unknown to all men.
King James Version + Apocrypha
For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in an hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in a hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.
LXX2012 U. S. English
For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in an hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.
British English Septuagint 2012
For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in an hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.
Revised Version
For indeed when our fathers were about to be led into the land of Persia, the godly priests of that time took of the fire of the altar, and hid it privily in the hollow of a well that was without water, wherein they made it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in a hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.
World English Bible (Catholic)
For indeed when our fathers were about to be led into the land of Persia, the godly priests of that time took some of the fire of the altar, and hid it secretly in the hollow of a well that was without water, where they made sure that the place was unknown to anyone.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
For indeed when our fathers were about to be led into the land of Persia, the godly priests of that time took some of the fire of the altar, and hid it secretly in the hollow of a well that was without water, where they made sure that the place was unknown to anyone.
World English Bible Classic
For indeed when our fathers were about to be led into the land of Persia, the godly priests of that time took some of the fire of the altar, and hid it secretly in the hollow of a well that was without water, where they made sure that the place was unknown to anyone.
World English Bible Updated
For indeed when our fathers were about to be led into the land of Persia, the godly priests of that time took some of the fire of the altar, and hid it secretly in the hollow of a well that was without water, where they made sure that the place was unknown to anyone.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
A pa rhoek te Persia ah tamna la a sol uh vaengah khaw, khosoih hlang cuem rhoek loh hmueihtuk kah hmai te a loh uh tih a huep la tangrhom aka rhae khuiah a thui uh tah. Te kah hmuen te malh a phah uh coeng dongah uh long khaw ming voel pawh.
Croatian Bible
Kad su, naime, naše oce odvodili u Perziju, tadašnji su pobožni svećenici uzeli žrtvenu vatru i sakrili je u udubinu sličnu presahlu bunaru. Spremili su je tako da nitko za to skrovište ne sazna.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
Want toen onze vaderen naar Perzië werden verbannen, namen de toenmalige vrome priesters in het geheim iets weg van het vuur van het brandofferaltaar, verborgen het in de diepte van een uitgedroogde put, en sloten het daar zo veilig weg, dat niemand iets van die plaats afwist.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
En effet, lorsque nos pères étaient sur le point d'être conduits au pays de Perse, les prêtres pieux de l'époque prirent une partie du feu de l'autel et le cachèrent secrètement dans le creux d'un puits sans eau, où ils s'assurèrent que le lieu était inconnu de tous.
Nam cum in Persidem ducerentur patres nostri, sacerdotes qui tunc cultores Dei erant, acceptum ignem de altari occulte absconderunt in valle, ubi erat puteus altus et siccus, et in eo contutati sunt eum, ita ut omnibus ignotus esset locus.
La verdad es que, cuando a nuestros antepasados se los iban a llevar prisioneros a Persia, los sacerdotes fieles de esa época tomaron un poco del fuego del altar y lo escondieron en el fondo de un pozo seco, y se aseguraron de que nadie supiera dónde quedó.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
Porque, en verdad, cuando nuestros padres estaban a punto de ser llevados a la tierra de Persia, los sacerdotes piadosos de aquel tiempo tomaron parte del fuego del altar, y lo escondieron en secreto en el hueco de un pozo que estaba sin agua, donde se aseguraron de que el lugar fuera desconocido para todos.