American Standard Version (1901)
but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant in time past, so will I now be thy servant; then wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
ASV Byzantine Text
but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant in time past, so will I now be thy servant; then wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
Asang Khongca Bible
Toe vangpui ah nam laem let moe, Absalom khaeah, Aw siangpahrang, na tamna ah ka oh han; canghniah doeh nampa ih tamna ah ni ka oh, toe vaihi loe na tamna ah ka oh han boeh, tiah na naa nahaeloe, Ahithophel mah paek ih poekhaih pazawkkung ah na om ueloe, kai abomhaih ah doeh om tih.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
Tedae khopuei la na bal tih Absalom taengah, 'Kai tah manghai nang kah sal la ka om eh?, na pa kah sal lam khaw hlamat ah ka om coeng dae nang kah sal la ka om mai pawn eh?,’ na ti koinih Ahithophel kah cilsuep te kai ham na phae suidae.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Tedae khopuei la na bal tih Absalom taengah, 'Kai tah manghai nang kah sal la ka om eh?, na pa kah sal lam khaw hlamat ah ka om coeng dae nang kah sal la ka om mai pawn eh?,’ na ti koinih Ahithophel kah cilsuep te kai ham na phae suidae.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
Aka, i hoi hou aku paha oe i ke kulanakauhale, a e i aku ia Abesaloma, E hookauwa aku au nau, e ke alii, e like me ka'u i hookauwa aku ai na kou makuakane mamua, pela hoi au e hookauwa aku ai nau; alaila, e hiki paha ia oe ke hoolilo i ka oleloao a Ahitopela i mea ole no'u.
English Berean Standard Bible
But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Men, ou ka ede m' anpil si ou tounen lavil Jerizalèm. W'a di Absalon ou pral sèvi l' koulye a menm jan ou te sèvi papa l' nan tan lontan. Lè sa a, w'a ede m' pare tout move kou Achitofèl va gen lide pote m'.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
si autem in civitatem revertaris, et dixeris Absalom: Servus tuus sum, rex: sicut fui servus patris tui, sic ero servus tuus: dissipabis consilium Achitophel.
Bible in Basic English
But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
Mais si tu retournes à la ville, et que tu dises à Absalom : Ô roi ! je serai ton serviteur ; comme j’ai été autrefois serviteur de ton père, maintenant aussi je serai ton serviteur, – alors tu annuleras pour moi le conseil d’Akhitophel.
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
Pakli se navrátíš do města a díš k Absolonovi: Služebníkem tvým budu, ó králi, služebníkem zajisté otce tvého byl jsem již zdávna, již pak budu služebníkem tvým, tedy zrušíš radu Achitofelovu.
Kosraean Bible
Tusruktu kom ku in kasreyu kom fin folokla nu in siti ah, ac fahk nu sel Absalom lah inge kom ac kulansupal ke insiom na pwaye, oana ke kom tuh kulansupu papa tumal. Ac oru ma nukewa kom ku in oru in lain kas in kasru lal Ahithophel nu sel.
World Portuguese Bible
mas se você voltar para a cidade e disser a Absalão: 'Serei teu servo, ó rei. Como fui servo do seu pai no passado, assim serei agora o seu servo'; então você derrotará para mim o conselho de Aitofel.
Romanian BTF Bible
Dar dacă te întorci în cetate și îi spui lui Absalom: Voi fi servitorul tău, împărate; precum am fost servitorul tatălui tău până acum, astfel voi fi acum servitorul tău; atunci vei putea înfrânge pentru mine sfatul lui Ahitofel.
Brenton English Septuagint
but if thou shall return to the city, and shalt say to Abessalom, Thy brethren are passed over, and the king thy father is passed over after me: and now I am thy servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of thy father, and now I am thy humble servant—so shalt thou disconcert for me the counsel of Achitophel.
Burmese Common Language Bible
သို့ရာတွင်သင်သည်မြို့သို့ပြန်၍အဗရှလုံ အား``အရှင်မင်းကြီး၊ အကျွန်ုပ်သည်အရှင့် ခမည်းတော်၏အမှုတော်ကိုထမ်းဆောင် ခဲ့သည့်နည်းတူ ယခုအရှင်၏အမှုတော် ကိုထမ်းဆောင်ပါမည်' ဟုလျှောက်ထားပြီး နောက်အဟိသောဖေလပေးသည့်အကြံ ကိုဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်ပြုခြင်းအားဖြင့်ငါ့ အားအကူအညီပေးနိုင်၏။-
Darby Translation
but if thou return to the city, and say to Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so now will I be thy servant; then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Wenn du aber in die Stadt zurückkehrst und zu Absalom sagst: Dein Knecht, o König, will ich sein; wie ich von jeher der Knecht deines Vaters gewesen bin, so will ich jetzt dein Knecht sein: so wirst du mir den Rat Ahitophels zunichte machen.
Dutch Bible 1917
Maar zo gij weder in de stad gaat, en tot Absalom zegt: Uw knecht, ik zal des konings zijn; ik ben wel uws vaders knecht van te voren geweest, maar nu zal ik uw knecht zijn; zo zoudt gij mij den raad van Achitofel te niet maken.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
maar als ge naar de stad terugkeert en tot Absalom zegt: “Koning, ik wil uw dienaar zijn; vroeger was ik de dienaar van uw vader, nu wil ik uw dienaar zijn, dan zult ge de raad van Achitófel in mijn voordeel kunnen verijdelen.
Italian Diodati Bible
ma, se tu te ne ritorni nella città, e dici ad Absalom: Io sarò tuo servitore , o re; ab antico io sono stato servitore di tuo padre, ed ora sarò il tuo; tu mi romperai il consiglio di Ahitofel.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But if thou return into the city, and wilt say to Absalom: I am thy servant, O king: as I have been thy father’s servant, so I will be thy servant: thou shalt defeat the counsel of Achitophel.
Geneva Bible 1599
But if thou returne to the citie, and say vnto Absalom, I wil be thy seruant, O King, (as I haue bene in time past thy fathers seruant, so will I now be thy seruant) then thou mayest bring me the counsell of Ahithophel to nought.
Danish Bible 1931
men vender du tilbage til Byen og siger til Absalom: Jeg vil være din Træl, Konge; din Faders Træl var jeg fordum, men nu vil jeg være din Træl! så kan du gøre mig Akitofels Råd til Skamme.
Leeser Tanakh
But if thou shouldst return to the city, and say unto Abshalom, Thy servant will I be, O king; thy father's servant have I been this long time past, and now will I also be thy servant: then mightest thou defeat for me the counsel of Achithophel.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom: I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant in time past, so will I now be thy servant; then wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
King James Version
But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
King James Version + Apocrypha
But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Nhưng nếu ngươi trở về thành, và nói cùng Aùp-sa-lôm rằng: Oâi vua! tôi là kẻ tôi tớ vua. Thuở trước tôi đã phục sự vua cha thể nào, bây giờ tôi sẽ phục sự vua thể ấy, vậy ngươi sẽ vì ta làm bại mưu chước của A-hi-tô-phe.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
Revised West Version
Ka ka ke ka toe ʻalu ki he kolo, pea ke pehē kia ʻApisalomi, ʻE Tuʻi, te u hoko au ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki; naʻaku tauhi ki hoʻo tamai ʻo aʻu mai ki he kuonga ni, pea ko eni te u tauhi kiate koe: pea ko e meʻa ia te ke faʻa veuveuki ai ʻae fakakaukau ʻa ʻAhitofeli.
French Ostervald Bible
Mais si tu t'en retournes à la ville, et que tu dises à Absalom: Je suis ton serviteur, ô roi! j'ai servi ton père dès longtemps, et maintenant je te servirai; alors tu déjoueras en ma faveur le conseil d'Achithophel.
Esperanto Bible
sed se vi reiros en la urbon, kaj diros al Abŝalom: Mi estos via sklavo, ho reĝo; kiel mi estis la sklavo de via patro delonge, tiel mi de nun estos via sklavo — tiam vi detruos por mi la konsilon de Aĥitofel.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
Et, au contraire, tu anéantiras en ma faveur les conseils d’Achitophel, si tu retournes à la ville, et que tu dises à Absalom: O roi, je serai ton serviteur; je fus autrefois le serviteur de ton père, mais je suis maintenant ton serviteur.
German Luther Bible 1912
Wenn du aber wieder in die Stadt gingest und sprächest zu Absalom: Ich bin dein Knecht, ich will des Königs sein; der ich deines Vaters Knecht war zu der Zeit, will nun dein Knecht sein: So würdest du mir zugut den Ratschlag Ahithophels zunichte machen.
LXX2012 U. S. English
but if you shall return to the city, and shall say to Abessalom, Your brethren are passed over, and the king your father is passed over after me: and now I am your servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of your father, and now I am your humble servant—so shall you disconcert for me, the counsel of Achitophel.
British English Septuagint 2012
but if you shall return to the city, and shall say to Abessalom, Your brethren are passed over, and the king your father is passed over after me: and now I am your servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of your father, and now I am your humble servant—so shall you disconcert for me, the counsel of Achitophel.
Majority Standard BIble
But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’
Webster Bible
But if thou shalt return to the city, and say to Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
Revised Version
but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant in time past, so will I now be thy servant: then shalt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
Italian Riveduta Bible
ma se torni in città e dici ad Absalom: Io sarò tuo servo, o re; come fui servo di tuo padre nel passato, così sarò adesso servo tuo, tu dissiperai a mio pro i consigli di Ahitofel.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Mais si tu retournes à la ville, et que tu dises à Absalom : ‹ Je serai ton serviteur, ô roi ; j’étais autrefois le serviteur de ton père, mais maintenant je serai ton serviteur ›, alors tu pourras déjouer pour moi les conseils d’Achitophel.
Reina Valera 1909
Mas si volvieres á la ciudad, y dijeres á Absalom: Rey, yo seré tu siervo; como hasta aquí he sido siervo de tu padre, así seré ahora siervo tuyo, entonces tú me disiparás el consejo de Achitophel.
Spanish BLL
Pero si regresas a la ciudad y le dices a Absalón: “Majestad, yo seré su servidor; antes serví a su padre, pero ahora lo serviré a usted”, entonces me ayudarás a echar a perder los consejos de Ajitófel.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
Mas si volvieres a la ciudad, y dijeres a Absalón: Rey, yo seré tu siervo; como hasta aquí he sido siervo de tu padre, así seré ahora siervo tuyo; entonces tú disiparás en mi favor el consejo de Ajitófel.
Croatian Bible
Ali ako se vratiš u grad i kažeš Abšalomu: 'Bit ću tvoj sluga, gospodaru kralju; prije sam služio tvome ocu, a sada ću služiti tebi', moći ćeš tada okretati Ahitofelove savjete u moju korist.
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Ali da se vratiš u grad i kažeš Avesalomu: Biću tvoj sluga care! Bio sam dugo sluga tvom ocu, a sada ću tako biti tebi sluga; razbićeš mi nameru Ahitofelovu.
German Textbibel
gehst du aber nach der Stadt zurück und sagst zu Absalom: Dein Diener will ich, o König, sein; deines Vaters Diener, das bin ich ehedem gewesen, nun aber will ich dein Diener sein! - so kannst du mir Ahitophels Rat zunichte machen.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
but if thou shall return to the city, and shalt say to Absalom, Thy brethren are passed over, and the king thy father is passed over after me: and now I am thy servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of thy father, and now I am thy humble servant—so shalt thou disconcert for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
Hebrew OT (WLC)
וְאִם־הָעִ֣יר תָּשׁ֗וּב וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ עַבְדְּךָ֨ אֲנִ֤י הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה עֶ֣בֶד אָבִ֤יךָ וַֽאֲנִי֙ מֵאָ֔ז וְעַתָּ֖ה וַאֲנִ֣י עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְהֵפַרְתָּ֣ה לִ֔י אֵ֖ת עֲצַ֥ת אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃
World English Bible
but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’
World English Bible (Catholic)
but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’
World English Bible British Edition
but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’
World English Bible Classic
but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’
World English Bible Updated
but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’
World Messianic Bible
but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’
World Messianic Bible British Edition
but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’
Young's Literal Translation
and if to the city thou dost turn back, and hast said to Absalom, Thy servant I am, O king; servant of thy father I [am] also hitherto, and now, I [am] also thy servant; then thou hast made void for me the counsel of Ahithophel;
SEPTUAGINTA
καὶ ἐὰν ἐπιστρέψῃς ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν, καὶ ἐρεῖς τῷ Ἀβεσσαλώμ· διεληλύθασιν οἱ ἀδελφοί σου, καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς κατόπισθέν μου διελήλυθεν ὁ πατήρ σου, καὶ νῦν παῖς σού εἰμι, βασιλεῦ, ἔασόν με ζῆσαι, παῖς τοῦ πατρός σου ἤμην τότε καὶ ἀρτίως, καὶ νῦν ἐγὼ δοῦλος σός· καὶ διασκεδάσεις μοι τὴν βουλὴν Ἀχιτόφελ.
Brenton Septuagint
καὶ ἐὰν ἐπιστρέψῃς ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν, καὶ ἐρεῖς τῷ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ, διεληλύθασιν οἱ ἀδελφοί σου, καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς κατόπισθέ μου διελήλυθεν ὁ πατήρ σου· καὶ νῦν παῖς σού εἰμὶ, βασιλεῦ, ἔασόν με ζῆσαι· παῖς τοῦ πατρὸς σου ἤμην τότε καὶ ἀρτίως, καὶ νῦν ἐγὼ δοῦλος σός· καὶ διασκεδάσεις μοι τὴν βουλὴς Ἀχιτόφελ.
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Димпотривэ, вей нимичи пентру мине сфатуриле луй Ахитофел дакэ те вей ынтоарче ын четате ши вей зиче луй Абсалом: ‘Ымпэрате, еу вой фи робул тэу; одиниоарэ ам фост робул татэлуй тэу, дар акум сунт робул тэу.’
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
Але як вернешся у город і скажеш Абессаломові: Царю, я хочу бути слугою твоїм; я перше був слугою панотцеві твойму, тепер же буду тобі слугою; то обернеш у нївець раду Ахитофелеву.
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
Але як вернешся у город і скажеш Абессаломові: Царю, я хочу бути слугою твоїм; я перше був слугою панотцеві твойму, тепер же буду тобі слугою; то обернеш у нївець раду Ахитофелеву.
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Али да се вратиш у град и кажеш Авесалому: Бићу твој слуга царе! Био сам дуго слуга твом оцу, а сада ћу тако бити теби слуга; разбићеш ми намеру Ахитофелову.
Russian Synodal Bible
но если возвратишься в город и скажешь Авессалому: “царь, я раб твой; доселе я был рабом отца твоего, а теперь я - твой раб”: то ты расстроишь для меня совет Ахитофела.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
וְאִם־הָעִ֣יר תָּשׁ֗וּב וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ לְאַבְשָׁלֹום֙ עַבְדְּךָ֙ אֲנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה עֶ֣בֶד אָבִ֤יךָ וַֽאֲנִי֙ מֵאָ֔ז וְעַתָּ֖ה וַאֲנִ֣י עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְהֵפַרְתָּ֣ה לִ֔י אֵ֖ת עֲצַ֥ת אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
ואם העיר תשוב ואמרת לאבשלום עבדך אני המלך אהיה עבד אביך ואני מאז ועתה ואני עבדך והפרתה לי את עצת אחיתפל׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
وَلَكِنْ إِذَا رَجَعْتَ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَقُلْتَ لِأَبْشَالُومَ: أَنَا أَكُونُ عَبْدَكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ. أَنَا عَبْدُ أَبِيكَ مُنْذُ زَمَانٍ وَٱلْآنَ أَنَا عَبْدُكَ. فَإِنَّكَ تُبْطِلُ لِي مَشُورَةَ أَخِيتُوفَلَ.
Old Persion Version Bible
اما اگر به شهربرگردی و به ابشالوم بگویی: ای پادشاه، من بنده تو خواهم بود، چنانکه پیشتر بنده تو بودم، الان بنده تو خواهم بود. آنگاه مشورت اخیتوفل رابرای من باطل خواهی گردانید.
Judson Burmese Bible
မြို့ သို့ပြန် ၍ အဗရှလုံ အား ၊ အရှင်မင်းကြီး ၊ ကျွန်တော် သည် ခမည်းတော် ထံ၌ကျွန် ခံ ဘူးသည်နည်းတူကိုယ်တော် ထံ၌ကျွန် ခံပါမည်ဟု လျှောက် လျှင် ၊ အဟိသောဖေလ ပေး သော အကြံ ကို ငါ့ ဘက် မှာနေ၍ ဖျက် နိုင်လိမ့်မည်။
Korean Bible 1910
그러나 네가 만일 성으로 돌아가서 압살롬에게 말하기를 왕이여 ! 내가 왕의 종이니이다 이왕에는 왕의 부친의 종이었더니 내가 이제는 왕의 종이니이다 하면 네가 나를 위하여 아히도벨의 모략을 패하게 하리라
Japanese Freedom Bible
しかし、もしあなたが町へ帰り、アブサロムに『王よ、わたしはあなたのしもべになります。昔、わたしはあなたの父のしもべであったように、今はあなたのしもべになります』と言うなら、あなたはわたしのためにアヒトフェルの助言を打ち破ることになる。
World Chinese Bible
但你若回城,对押沙龙说:‘王啊,我愿作你的仆人;过去我怎样作你父亲的仆人,现在也照样作你的仆人。’这样,你就能为我挫败亚希多弗的计谋。
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
你若回城去,对 押沙龙说:『王啊,我愿作你的仆人;我向来作你父亲的仆人,现在我也照样作你的仆人。』这样,你就可以为我破坏 亚希多弗的计谋。
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
你若回城去,對 押沙龍說:『王啊,我願作你的僕人;我向來作你父親的僕人,現在我也照樣作你的僕人。』這樣,你就可以為我破壞 亞希多弗的計謀。
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
Mas se voltares à cidade, e disseres a Absalão: Rei, eu serei teu servo; como até aqui fui servo de teu pai, assim serei agora servo teu, então tu me dissiparás o conselho de Aitofel.
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Mashi Bible
“Cikwônene, erhi wankagaluka eka okanabwîra Absalomu erhi: Niono nalinshizire omushi wâwe Yâgirwa, ci kurhenga ene we nkola nshizire, ohazahaze amahano ga Ahitofeli, n’okûla kwanankwânana”.
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
wenn du aber in die Stadt zurückkehrst und zu Absalom sprichst: «Ich will dein Knecht sein, o König; wie ich bisher deines Vaters Knecht war, so will ich nun dein Knecht sein» so kannst du mir den Rat Ahitophels vereiteln!
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
Pero si vuelves al pueblo y dices a Absalón, yo seré tu siervo, oh rey; como en el pasado, he sido el sirviente de tu padre, así que ahora seré tuyo: entonces podrás evitar que los planes de Ahitofel contra mí se pongan en práctica.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
pero si vuelves a la ciudad y dices a Absalón: ¡Oh rey! Yo seré tu esclavo, así como fui esclavo de tu padre, ahora también soy esclavo tuyo. Entonces frustrarás el consejo de Ahitofel a mi favor.
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
But if thou return to the Ir, and say unto Avshalom, I will be thy eved, O melech; as I have been eved avicha hitherto, so will I now also be thy eved; then mayest thou for me bring to nought the etza (counsel) of Achitophel.
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