2 Maccabees 2:29

ASV Byzantine Text

For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole structure, and again he that undertaketh to decorate and paint it must seek out the things fit for the adorning thereof; even so I think it is also with us.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Imsa boei loh im pum a sak ham te a poek. Tedae si aka hluk long tah im thoeihcam ham, picainah he aka rhoeprhui koi te a poek.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Veritatem quidem de singulis auctoribus concedentes, ipsi autem secundum datam formam brevitati studentes.

Brenton English Septuagint

For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building: but he that undertaketh to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Gelijk de architect van een nieuw huis voor de gehele bouw heeft te zorgen, terwijl hij, die het moet verfraaien en beschilderen, zich alleen met de passende versiering behoeft bezig te houden, zo is het ook, naar ik meen, met ons het geval.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Leaving to the authors the exact handling of every particular, and as for ourselves, according to the plan proposed, studying to be brief.

King James Version + Apocrypha

For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building; but he that undertaketh to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building; but he that undertaketh to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.

LXX2012 U. S. English

For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building; but he that undertakes to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.

British English Septuagint 2012

For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building; but he that undertakes to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.

Revised Version

For as the masterbuilder of a new house must care for the whole structure, and again he that undertaketh to decorate and paint it must seek out the things fit for the adorning thereof; even so I think it is also with us.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Car, de même que le maître d'œuvre d'une maison neuve doit prendre soin de l'ensemble de la construction, et que celui qui entreprend de la décorer et de la peindre doit rechercher les choses propres à la parer, de même, je crois, il en est de même pour nous.

Spanish BLL

Es como cuando se construye una casa nueva: el arquitecto se encarga de toda la estructura, pero el que la va a pintar y a decorar solo se enfoca en que se vea bonita; pues creo que a nosotros nos toca hacer algo parecido.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque así como el maestro de obras de una casa nueva debe cuidar de toda la estructura, y aquel que se encarga de decorarla y pintarla debe buscar las cosas adecuadas para su adorno; así también creo que sucede con nosotros.

Croatian Bible

Kao što se graditelj nove kuće mora pobrinuti za čitavu zgradu, a onaj koji je ukrašuje i oslikava voštanim bojama treba da misli što dolazi u obzir za ukrašivanje, tako treba da bude u našem poslu.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building: but he that undertaketh to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.

World English Bible (Catholic)

For as the masterbuilder of a new house must care for the whole structure, and again he who undertakes to decorate and paint it must seek out the things fit for its adorning; even so I think it is also with us.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For as the masterbuilder of a new house must care for the whole structure, and again he who undertakes to decorate and paint it must seek out the things fit for its adorning; even so I think it is also with us.

World English Bible Classic

For as the masterbuilder of a new house must care for the whole structure, and again he who undertakes to decorate and paint it must seek out the things fit for its adorning; even so I think it is also with us.

World English Bible Updated

For as the masterbuilder of a new house must care for the whole structure, and again he who undertakes to decorate and paint it must seek out the things fit for its adorning; even so I think it is also with us.

Brenton Septuagint

Καθάπερ γὰρ τῆς καινῆς οἰκίας ἀρχιτέκτονι τῆς ὅλης καταβολῆς φροντιστέον, τῷ δὲ ἐγκαίειν καὶ ζωγραφεῖν ἐπιχειροῦντι, τὰ ἐπιτήδεια πρὸς διακόσμησιν ἐξεταστέον· οὕτω δοκῶ καὶ ἐπὶ ἡμῖν.

Mashi Bible

Kwo na kuguma na kula owayûbaka akombêra ngasi kantu ah’anayûbakwa hoshi, oku wagôya emirhi n’okuyishîga irangi alola na ngasi birya binakwânana okushîgwa lyo enyumpa ekwîrira, ncikêbirwe nti nîrhu ko binali ntyôla.

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