2 Samuel 18:27

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”

Bible in Basic English ☆

And the watchman said, It seems to me that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and his news will be good.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said, He is a good man, and will come to report glad tidings.

Darby Translation ☆

And the watchman said, I see the running of the foremost like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man; and comes with good news.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

And the watchman said: The running of the foremost seemeth to me like the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said: He is a good man: and cometh with good news.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the formost is like the running of Ahimaaz the sonne of Zadok. Then the King said, He is a good man, and commeth with good tidings.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

And the watchman said, I regard the running of the foremost as the running of Achima'az the son of Zadok. And the king said, That is a good man, and with good tidings must he come.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

And the watchman said: 'I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.' And the king said: 'He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.'

King James Version ☆

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said, He is a good man, and will come to report glad tidings.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said, He is a good man, and will come to report glad tidings.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”

Webster Bible ☆

And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good news.

Revised Version ☆

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and will come to report glad tidings.

World English Bible ☆

The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”

World English Bible British Edition ☆

The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”

World English Bible Classic ☆

The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”

World English Bible Updated ☆

The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”

World Messianic Bible ☆

The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”

Young's Literal Translation ☆

And the watchman saith, 'I see the running of the first as the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok.' And the king saith, 'This [is] a good man, and with good tidings he cometh.'

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

And the tzofeh (watchman) said, I see the running of the foremost is like the running of Achima'atz Ben Tzadok. And HaMelech said, He is an ish tov, and cometh with besorah tovah (good news).

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

وَقَالَ ٱلرَّقِيبُ: «إِنِّي أَرَى جَرْيَ ٱلْأَوَّلِ كَجَرْيِ أَخِيمَعَصَ بْنِ صَادُوقَ». فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «هَذَا رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ وَيَأْتِي بِبِشَارَةٍ صَالِحَةٍ».

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ကင်း​စောင့်​က``ပ​ထ​မ​လူ​ပြေး​ပုံ​မှာ​အ​ဟိ မတ်​ပြေး​ပုံ​နှင့်​တူ​ပါ​သည်'' ဟု​လျှောက်​လျှင်၊ မင်း​ကြီး​က``သူ​သည်​လူ​ကောင်း​ဖြစ်​၍ သ​တင်း​ကောင်း​ကို​ယူ​ဆောင်​လာ​လိမ့်​မည်'' ဟု​မိန့်​တော်​မူ​၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ကင်းစောင့် ကလည်း ၊ ရှေ့ လာသောသူ ၏ပြေး ခြင်းသည် ဇာဒုတ် သား အဟိမတ် ပြေး ခြင်းနှင့် တူသည် ကို ကျွန်တော် ထင် ပါသည်ဟု လျှောက် သော် ၊ ရှင် ဘုရင်က သူသည် လူ ကောင်း ဖြစ်၏။ ကောင်း သော သိတင်း ပါလိမ့်မည်ဟု အမိန့် ရှိပြန်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Misatoep kami mah hmaloe ah kacawn kami loe, Zadok capa hoi anghmong, tiah a naa. Siangpaharng mah, anih loe kahoih kami ni; tamthang kahoih ni na sin tih, tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Rhaltawt loh, “Lamhma la aka yong te Zadok capa Ahimaaz kah a yong bangla ka hmuh,” a ti nah. Te vaengah manghai loh, “Anih Te hlang then ni, olthangthen neh a then la ha pawk coeng,” a ti.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Rhaltawt loh, “Lamhma la aka yong te Zadok capa Ahimaaz kah a yong bangla ka hmuh,” a ti nah. Te vaengah manghai loh, “Anih te hlang then ni, olthangthen neh a then la ha pawk coeng,” a ti.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

守望的人说：「我看前头人的跑法，好像 撒督的儿子 亚希玛斯的跑法一样。」王说：「他是个好人，必是报好信息。」

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

守望的人說：「我看前頭人的跑法，好像 撒督的兒子 亞希瑪斯的跑法一樣。」王說：「他是個好人，必是報好信息。」

World Chinese Bible ☆

守望的人说：“我看前面那人的跑法，像撒督的儿子亚希玛斯的跑法。” 王说：“他是个好人，必是带好消息来的。”

Croatian Bible ☆

Stražar nastavi: “Prepoznajem trk prvoga čovjeka: trči kao Sadokov sin Ahimaas.” A kralj odvrati: “To je dobar čovjek, dolazi s dobrim glasom.”

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Řekl ještě strážný: Vidím běh prvního, jako běh Achimaasa syna Sádochova. I řekl král: Dobrýtě to muž, protož s dobrým poselstvím jde.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Da råbte Vægteren: “Den forreste løber således, at det ser ud til at være Ahima'az, Zadoks Søn!” Kongen sagde: “Det er en god Mand, han kommer med godt Bud!”

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Voorts zeide de wachter: Ik zie den loop des eersten aan, als den loop van Ahimaaz, Zadoks zoon. Toen zeide de koning: Dat is een goed man, en hij zal met een goede boodschap komen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Nu riep de schildwacht: Ik herken de loop van den voorste; het is de loop van Achimáas, den zoon van Sadok. En de koning hernam: Een beste man; die komt met goed nieuws!

Esperanto Bible ☆

La gardostaranto diris: Mi vidas la kuradon de la unua, ĝi estas kiel la kurado de Aĥimaac, filo de Cadok. Kaj la reĝo diris: Li estas bona homo, kun bona sciigo li venas.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Et la sentinelle dit : Je vois le premier courir comme court Akhimaats, fils de Tsadok. Et le roi dit : C’est un homme de bien, il vient avec de bonnes nouvelles.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Et la sentinelle dit: Il me semble, à voir courir le premier, que c'est ainsi que court Achimaats, fils de Tsadok. Et le roi dit: C'est un homme de bien, il vient pour de bonnes nouvelles.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

La sentinelle dit: La manière de courir du premier me paraît celle d’Achimaats, fils de Tsadok. Et le roi dit: C’est un homme de bien, et il apporte de bonnes nouvelles.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Le guetteur ajouta : « À la manière de courir du premier, il me semble que c’est Achimaats, fils de Tsadok. » Le roi dit : « C’est un homme de bien, il arrive avec de bonnes nouvelles. »

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Und der Wächter sprach: Ich sehe den Lauf des ersten an für den Lauf des Achimaaz, des Sohnes Zadoks. Und der König sprach: Das ist ein guter Mann, und er kommt zu guter Botschaft.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Der Wächter sprach: Ich sehe des ersten Lauf wie den Lauf des Ahimaaz, des Sohnes Zadoks. Und der König sprach: Es ist ein guter Mann und bringt eine gute Botschaft.

German Textbibel ☆

Da rief der Späher: So viel ich sehe, gleicht das Laufen des ersten dem Laufen des Ahimaaz, des Sohnes Zadoks. Der König sprach: Das ist ein trefflicher Mann, der kommt zu glücklicher Botschaft!

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Der Wächter sprach: Mir scheint, der erste Läufer sei Ahimaaz, der Sohn Zadoks! Da sprach der König: Er ist ein guter Mann und bringt gute Botschaft!

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ σκοπός· ἐγὼ ὁρῷ τὸν δρόμον τοῦ πρώτου ὡς δρόμον Ἀχιμάας υἱοῦ Σαδώκ. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς· ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς οὗτος καί γε εἰς εὐαγγελίαν ἀγαθὴν ἐλεύσεται.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ σκοπός, ἐγὼ ὁρῶ τὸν δρόμον τοῦ πρώτου ὡς δρόμον Ἀχιμάας υἱοῦ Σαδώκ· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς οὗτος, καί γε εἰς εὐαγγελίαν ἀγαθὴν ἐλεύσεται.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Faksyonnè a pran ankò: -Sou jan l'ap kouri a, gen lè premye a se Akimaz, pitit gason Zadòk la. Wa a di: -Se yon bon gason. Ou mèt sèten se bon nouvèl l'ap pote.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

I mai la ke kiai, Ua like ka mea holo mua i kuu manao me ka holo ana o Ahimaaza ke keiki a Zadoka. I aku la ke alii, He kanaka maikai ia, a ke hele mai nei ia me ka olelo maikai.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַצֹּפֶ֔ה אֲנִ֤י רֹאֶה֙ אֶת־מְרוּצַ֣ת הָרִאשֹׁ֔ון כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת אֲחִימַ֣עַץ בֶּן־צָדֹ֑וק וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אִֽישׁ־טֹ֣וב זֶ֔ה וְאֶל־בְּשֹׂורָ֥ה טֹובָ֖ה יָבֹֽוא׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

ויאמר הצפה אני ראה את מרוצת הראשון כמרצת אחימעץ בן צדוק ויאמר המלך איש טוב זה ואל בשורה טובה יבוא׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

E la guardia disse: Il correr del primo mi pare il correre di Ahimaas, figliuolo di Sadoc. E il re disse: Costui è uomo da bene; egli deve venire per alcuna buona novella.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

La sentinella disse: “Il modo di correre del primo mi par quello di Ahimaats, figliuolo di Tsadok”. E il re disse: “E’ un uomo dabbene, e viene a portare buone notizie”.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

見張りは言った。「一番目の者の走りは、ツァドクの息子アヒマアツの走りのように思われます。」 王は言った。「彼は良い男だから、良い知らせを持って来る。」

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

파숫군이 가로되 `나 보기에는 앞선 사람의 달음질이 사독의 아들 아히마아스의 달음질과 같으니이다' 왕이 가로되 `저는 좋은 사람이니 좋은 소식을 가져 오느니라'

Kosraean Bible ☆

Mwet topang sac fahk, “Nga liye tuh mwet se meet ah kasrusr oana Ahimaaz.” Tokosra el fahk, “El mwet na wo se, ac el us pweng wo.”

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Speculator autem: Contemplor, ait, cursum prioris, quasi cursum Achimaas filii Sadoc. Et ait rex: Vir bonus est, et nuntium portans bonum venit.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

و دیده بان گفت: «دویدن اولی رامی بینم که مثل دویدن اخیمعص بن صادوق است.» پادشاه گفت: «او مرد خوبی است و خبرخوب می‌آورد.»

World Portuguese Bible ☆

A sentinela disse: “Eu acho que o jeito de correr do primeiro se parece com o jeito de correr de Aimaás, filho de Zadoque.” O rei disse: “Ele é um homem bom e vem com boas notícias.”

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

E o vigilante voltou a dizer: Parece-me o correr do primeiro como o correr de Aimaás filho de Zadoque. E respondeu o rei: Esse é homem de bem, e vem com boa nova.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Și paznicul a spus: Eu cred că alergarea celui dintâi este ca alergarea lui Ahimaaț, fiul lui Țadoc. Și împăratul a spus: El este un om bun și vine cu vești bune.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Караула а зис: „Алергэтура челуй динтый паре кэ е а луй Ахимаац, фиул луй Цадок.” Ши ымпэратул а зис: „Есте ун ом де бине ши адуче вешть буне.”

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Сторож сказал: я вижу походку первого, похожую на походку Ахимааса, сына Садокова. И сказал царь: это человек хороший и идет с хорошею вестью.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

I reče stražar: Trk prvog čini mi se kao da je trk Ahimasa sina Sadokovog. Reče car: Dobar je čovek, i ide s dobrim glasom.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

И рече стражар: Трк првог чини ми се као да је трк Ахимаса сина Садоковог. Рече цар: Добар је човек, и иде с добрим гласом.

Mashi Bible ☆

Olya mulanzi anaciderha, erhi: «Igenda ly’owaburhanzi lyamalinzishusha igenda lya Ahimasi mwene Sadoki». Mwâmi ashuza, erhi: «Muntu wa bwinjà oyo, mwanzi mwinjà ayishire.»

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Y el atalaya volvió á decir: Paréceme el correr del primero como el correr de Ahimaas hijo de Sadoc. Y respondió el rey: Ese es hombre de bien, y viene con buena nueva.

Spanish BLL ☆

El centinela añadió: Por su modo de correr, me parece que el primero es Ahimaas hijo de Sadoc. El rey comentó: Es un buen hombre; debe traer buenas noticias.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Y el atalaya dijo: Me parece el correr del primero como el correr de Ahimaas hijo de Sadoc. Y respondió el rey: Es hombre de bien, y viene con buenas nuevas.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Y el vigilante dijo: Me parece que correr el primero es como correr de Ahimaas, el hijo de Sadoc. Y el rey dijo: Es un buen hombre, y sus noticias serán buenas.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Y el vigía dijo: Me parece que la carrera del primero es como la carrera de Ahimaas, hijo de Sadoc. Y dijo el rey: ¡Ése es buen hombre y trae buenas noticias!

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Revised West Version ☆

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tangata leʻo, “ʻOku ou mahalo ʻoku lele ʻaia ʻoku muʻomuʻa ʻo hangē ko e lele ʻa ʻAhimasi, ko e foha ʻo Satoki.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “Ko e tangata lelei ia, pea ʻoku ʻomi ʻe ia ʻae ongoongolelei.”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

І крикне тодї вартовик: Як бачу, хода первого, що біжить, схожа на ходу Ахимаасову Садоченкову. І каже царь: Се чоловік ручий: несе добру звістку.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

І крикне тодї вартовик: Як бачу, хода первого, що біжить, схожа на ходу Ахимаасову Садоченкову. І каже царь: Се чоловік ручий: несе добру звістку.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Quân canh tiếp: Thấy người chạy đầu, giống dạng A-hi-mát, con trai của Xa-đốc. Vua nói: Aáy là một người tử tế, người chắc đem tin lành.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַצֹּפֶ֔ה אֲנִ֤י רֹאֶה֙ אֶת־מְרוּצַ֣ת הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת אֲחִימַ֣עַץ בֶּן־צָד֑וֹק וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אִֽישׁ־ט֣וֹב זֶ֔ה וְאֶל־בְּשׂוֹרָ֥ה טוֹבָ֖ה יָבֽוֹא׃