2 Samuel 18:20 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

ASV Byzantine Text

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

Asang Khongca Bible

Joab mah anih khaeah, Vaihniah tamthang na thui mak ai; kalah niah na thui tih hmang; siangpahrang capa duek boeh pongah, vaihniah tamthang na thui mak ai, tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae anih te Joab loh, “Tihnin nang he olthangthen aka khuen hlang moenih, a tloe khohnin ah na phong bitni, tihnin ah phong boel dae manghai capa he duek pueng,” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae anih te Joab loh , “Tihnin nang he olthangthen aka khuen hlang moenih, a tloe khohnin ah na phong bitni, tihnin ah phong boel dae manghai capa he duek pueng,” a ti nah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I mai la o Ioaba ia ia, Aole no oe e lawe aku i ka olelo i keia la; e lawe olelo oe i kekahi la ae: i keia la, aole oe e lawe olelo aku, no ka mea, ua make ke keikikane a ke alii.

English Berean Standard Bible

But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Joab reponn li: -Non. Jòdi a pa gen bon nouvèl pou ou pote. Yon lòt jou va gen bon nouvèl pou ou pote. Men jòdi a, ou p'ap pote ankenn nouvèl bay wa a, paske se pitit gason wa a menm ki mouri.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Ad quem Joab dixit: Non eris nuntius in hac die, sed nuntiabis in alia: hodie nolo te nuntiare: filius enim regis est mortuus.

Bible in Basic English

And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et Joab lui dit : Tu ne seras pas l’homme qui porteras les nouvelles aujourd’hui, mais tu porteras les nouvelles un autre jour ; aujourd’hui tu ne porteras pas les nouvelles, puisque le fils du roi est mort.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I řekl jemu Joáb: Nebyl bys dnes dobrým poslem, ale oznámíš to jiného dne; dnes však neoznamuj, proto že syn králův umřel.

Kosraean Bible

Na Joab el fahk, “Mo! Kom fah tia us kutena pweng misenge. Kom ku in us ke sie na len, tuh tia misenge, mweyen wen nutin tokosra el misa.”

World Portuguese Bible

Joabe lhe respondeu: “Você não deve ser o portador de notícias hoje, mas deve levar notícias em outro dia. Hoje, porém, você não levará notícia alguma, porque o filho do rei está morto.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Și Ioab i-a spus: Tu nu vei duce vești în această zi, ci vei duce vești într-o altă zi; dar nu astăzi vei duce vești, deoarece fiul împăratului este mort.

Brenton English Septuagint

And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a messenger of glad tidings this day; thou shalt bear them another day; but on this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ယွာဘက``ယနေ့သင်သည်အဘယ်သတင်း ကောင်းကိုမျှယူဆောင်၍မသွားရ။ အခြား တစ်နေ့နေ့၌သွားခွင့်ပြုမည်။ ဘုရင်၏သား တော်သေဆုံးပြီဖြစ်၍ယနေ့သင်သွား၍ မဖြစ်'' ဟုဆို၏။-

Darby Translation

And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a bearer of news to-day, but thou shalt carry the news another day; but to-day thou shalt carry no news, because the king's son is dead.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Aber Joab sprach zu ihm: Du sollst nicht Bote sein an diesem Tage, sondern du magst an einem anderen Tage Botschaft bringen; doch an diesem Tage sollst du nicht Botschaft bringen, da ja der Sohn des Königs tot ist.

Dutch Bible 1917

Maar Joab zeide tot hem: Gij zult dezen dag geen boodschapper zijn, maar op een anderen dag zult gij boodschappen; dezen dag nu zult gij niet boodschappen, daarom dat des konings zoon dood is.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar Joab zeide tot hem: Gij moet vandaag maar geen tijding gaan overbrengen, dat kunt ge doen op een andere dag; heden brengt ge geen blijde tijding, want de zoon des konings is dood!

Italian Diodati Bible

Ma Ioab gli disse: Tu non saresti oggi portatore di buone novelle; un altro giorno porterai le novelle; ma oggi tu non porteresti buone novelle; perciocchè il figliuolo del re è morto.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And Joab said to him: Thou shalt not be the messenger this day, but shalt bear tidings another day: this day I will not have thee bear tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ioab said vnto him, Thou shalt not be the messenger to day, but thou shalt beare tidings another time, but to day thou shalt beare none: for the Kings sonne is dead.

Danish Bible 1931

Men Joab svarede ham: “Du skal ikke være den, der bringer Bud i Dag; en anden Gang kan du bringe Bud, men i bag skal du ikke gøre det, da Kongens Søn er død!”

Leeser Tanakh

And Joab said unto him, Thou art not the man to bear [good] tidings this day, and thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And Joab said unto him: 'Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, forasmuch as the king's son is dead.'

King James Version

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Giô-áp đáp: Ngày nay ngươi sẽ chẳng làm kẻ đem tin lành, một ngày khác ngươi sẽ làm; ngày nay cái tin chẳng được lành, vì vương tử đã chết.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Soape kiate ia, “ʻE ʻikai te ke ʻave ha ongoongo he ʻaho ni, ka te ke ʻave ʻae ongoongo ʻi ha ʻaho ange: ka ko e ʻaho ni ʻe ʻikai te ke ʻave ha ongoongo, he kuo pekia ʻae ʻalo ʻoe tuʻi.”

French Ostervald Bible

Et Joab lui répondit: Tu ne seras pas aujourd'hui porteur de bonnes nouvelles, mais tu le seras un autre jour; car aujourd'hui tu ne porterais pas de bonnes nouvelles, puisque le fils du roi est mort.

Esperanto Bible

Sed Joab diris al li: Ne bona sciiganto vi estos hodiaŭ; vi sciigos en alia tago, kaj hodiaŭ ne sciigu, ĉar mortis la filo de la reĝo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Joab lui dit: Ce n’est pas toi qui dois porter aujourd’hui les nouvelles; tu les porteras un autre jour, mais non aujourd’hui, puisque le fils du roi est mort.

German Luther Bible 1912

Joab aber sprach zu ihm: Du bringst heute keine gute Botschaft. Einen andern Tag sollst du Botschaft bringen, und heute nicht; denn des Königs Sohn ist tot.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And Joab said to him, You shall not be a messenger of glad tidings this day; you shall bear them another day; but on this day you shall bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

British English Septuagint 2012

And Joab said to him, You shall not be a messenger of glad tidings this day; you shall bear them another day; but on this day you shall bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

Majority Standard BIble

But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”

Webster Bible

And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

Revised Version

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Joab gli rispose: “Non sarai tu che porterai oggi la notizia; la porterai un altro giorno; non porterai oggi la notizia, perché il figliuolo del re è morto”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Joab lui répondit : « Ce n’est pas toi qui porteras la nouvelle aujourd’hui ; tu pourras la porter un autre jour. Mais aujourd’hui, tu n’en porteras pas, car le fils du roi est mort. »

Reina Valera 1909

Y respondió Joab: Hoy no llevarás las nuevas: las llevarás otro día: no darás hoy la nueva, porque el hijo del rey es muerto.

Spanish BLL

Pero Joab le respondió: Hoy no es el día para que lleves noticias. Podrás hacerlo en otra ocasión, pero hoy no, porque el hijo del rey ha muerto.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y respondió Joab: Hoy no llevarás las nuevas; las llevarás otro día; no darás nuevas hoy, porque el hijo del rey ha muerto.

Croatian Bible

Ali mu Joab reče: “Ne možeš danas biti glasnik vesele vijesti, nego ćeš to biti koji drugi dan; danas ne možeš javiti dobru vijest jer je poginuo kraljev sin.”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A Joav mu reče: Nemoj danas biti glasnik, nego ćeš javiti drugi dan; a danas nemoj nositi glas, jer je sin carev poginuo.

German Textbibel

Joab erwiderte ihm: Du bist am heutigen Tage nicht der Mann für eine Botschaft; ein andermal magst du Botschaft bringen: am heutigen Tage aber darfst du nicht Botschaft bringen, ist ja doch des Königs Sohn tot!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a messenger of glad tidings this day; thou shalt bear them another day; but on this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ יוֹאָ֗ב לֹא֩ אִ֨ישׁ בְּשֹׂרָ֤ה אַתָּה֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖ בְּי֣וֹם אַחֵ֑ר וְהַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ לֹ֣א תְבַשֵּׂ֔ר כִּֽי־על בֶּן־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מֵֽת׃