2 Maccabees 15:38

ASV Byzantine Text

And if I have written well and to the point in my story, this is what I myself desired; but if meanly and indifferently, this is all I could attain unto.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A then la thui tih thuinuet ham ni kamah long ka ngaihnah a om. Then pawt tih vawt cakhaw ka sai thai khuiah ni ka saii van ngawn.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Igitur his erga Nicanorem gestis, et ex illis temporibus ab Hebræis civitate possessa, ego quoque in his faciam finem sermonis.

Brenton English Septuagint

And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Als deze samenvatting goed en raak is uitgevallen, dan is mijn eigen wens vervuld; maar is ze zwak en middelmatig, dan heb ik in ieder geval gedaan, wat ik kon.

Douay-Rheims 1899

So these things being done with relation to Nicanor, and from that time the city being possessed by the Hebrews, I also will here make an end of my narration.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain to.

British English Septuagint 2012

And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain to.

Revised Version

And if I have written well and to the point in my story, this is what I myself desired; but if meanly and indifferently, this is all I could attain unto.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Si j'ai bien écrit et si je suis allé droit au but dans mon récit, c'est ce que je désirais moi-même ; mais si c'est mal fait et médiocre, c'est ce que je pouvais faire de mieux.

Spanish BLL

Si el libro quedó bien y me salió al puro centavo, eso era exactamente lo que yo quería; pero si quedó más o menos y medio equis, pues es lo más que pude hacer.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Si he escrito bien y al punto en mi narración, eso es lo que yo deseaba; pero si está pobremente hecho y es mediocre, es lo mejor que he podido hacer.

Croatian Bible

Ako sam je dobro i vješto sastavio, ispunila mi se želja. Ako li slabo i osrednje, učinio sam što sam mogao.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto.

World English Bible (Catholic)

If I have written well and to the point in my story, this is what I myself desired; but if its poorly done and mediocre, this is the best I could do.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

If I have written well and to the point in my story, this is what I myself desired; but if its poorly done and mediocre, this is the best I could do.

World English Bible Classic

If I have written well and to the point in my story, this is what I myself desired; but if its poorly done and mediocre, this is the best I could do.

World English Bible Updated

If I have written well and to the point in my story, this is what I myself desired; but if its poorly done and mediocre, this is the best I could do.

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ εἰ μὲν καλῶς καὶ εὐθίκτως τῇ συντάξει, τοῦτο καὶ αὐτὸς ἤθελον· εἰ δὲ εὐτελῶς καὶ μετρίως, τοῦτο ἐφικτὸν ἦν μοι.

Mashi Bible

Akabà okûla biyandisirwe kukwânîne kwanagendekîre bwinjà, kwo nâni nanalonzagya ntyôla, akabà kuli kurhashinganini kunali kwa busha, kwo nanahashire okujira okwôla…

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