2 Samuel 20:18 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

ASV Byzantine Text

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

Asang Khongca Bible

To naah nongpata mah, Canghnii ah loe, poekhaih kahoih hak na koeh naah, Abel vangpui ah caeh oh loe dueng oh, na hak o tih, tiah thuih ih lok to oh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te phoeiah a thui lam khaw thui pah. Hlamat ah a thui uh tih Abel ah toem la toem uh tih cing uh,’ a ti lah ko.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te phoeiah a thui lam khaw thui pah. Hlamat ah a thui uh tih Abel ah toem la toem uh tih cing uh,’ a ti lah ko.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Olelo mai la kela, i mai la, I olelo io mai la lakou mamua, i ka i ana, He oiaio no e ninau mai ana lakou ma Abela, a pela e hooki ai.

English Berean Standard Bible

Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Fanm lan di konsa: -Nan tan lontan yo te konn di: Depi ou bezwen konnen kichòy, desann lavil Abèl, al mande la. Se konsa moun te toujou regle zafè yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Rursumque illa: Sermo, inquit, dicebatur in veteri proverbio: Qui interrogant, interrogent in Abela: et sic perficiebant.

Bible in Basic English

Then she said, In the old days, there was a saying, Let them put the question in Abel and in Dan, saying, Has what was ordered by men of good faith in Israel ever come to an end?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et elle parla et dit : On avait coutume autrefois de parler, disant : Demandez seulement à Abel, et ainsi on en finissait.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Protož mluvila, řkuci: Takť jsou rozmlouvali hned s počátku, řkouce: Bez pochyby žeť se ptáti budou Abelských, a tak se spraví.

Kosraean Bible

Mutan sac fahk, “Oasr kas se lun mwet in pacl somla fahk mu, ‘Fahla eis top lom an in siti lun Abel’ — na pa ingan ma elos tuh oru.

World Portuguese Bible

Então ela falou, dizendo: “Antigamente costumavam dizer: 'Certamente pedirão conselho em Abel', e assim resolviam uma questão.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și ea a vorbit, spunând: Se vorbea în vechime, zicând: Într-adevăr vor cere sfat la Abel; și astfel sfârșeau.

Brenton English Septuagint

And she spoke, saying, Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.

Burmese Common Language Bible

အမျိုးသမီးက``အကြောင်းပြီးစေလိုသော် အာဗေလမြို့သို့သွားလော့' ဟုရှေးဆိုရိုး စကားရှိပါ၏။ လူတို့သည်ဤအတိုင်း လည်းပြုခဲ့ကြ၏။-

Darby Translation

And she spoke saying, They were wont to speak in old time saying, Just inquire in Abel; and so they ended.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und sie sprach und sagte: Früher pflegte man zu sprechen und zu sagen: Man frage nur in Abel; und so war man fertig.

Dutch Bible 1917

Toen sprak zij, zeggende: In voortijden spraken zij gemeenlijk, zeggende: Zij zullen zonder twijfel te Abel vragen; en alzo volbrachten zij het.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Toen begon ze: Vroeger was men gewend te zeggen: Laat men in Abel en Dan gaan vragen, of er ooit afgeschaft wordt,

Italian Diodati Bible

Ed ella disse così: Anticamente si soleva dire: Vadasi pure a domandar consiglio in Abel; e come Abel aveva consigliato, così si mandava ad esecuzione.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then shee spake thus, They spake in the olde time, saying, They shoulde aske of Abel. and so haue they continued.

Danish Bible 1931

Så sagde hun: “I gamle Dage sagde man: Man spørge dog i Abel og Dan, om det er gået af Brug, hvad gode Folk i Israel vedtog!

Leeser Tanakh

Then said she, thus, They ought surely first to have spoken, saying, “Let them ask at least in Abel:” and so would they have come to an end.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Then she spoke, saying: 'They were wont to speak in old time, saying: They shall surely ask counsel at Abel; and so they ended the matter.

King James Version

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nàng bèn nói như lời nầy: Thuở xưa người ta có thói quen nói rằng: hãy đi hỏi ý dân A-bên; rồi mới nên việc như thế.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻa ne toki lea, ʻo pehē, “Naʻa nau faʻa lea ʻi he kuonga ʻi muʻa ange, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni tenau fakafehuʻi ki ai ʻi ʻEpeli:” pea ʻe ngata ia ʻi ai.

French Ostervald Bible

Elle parla donc, et dit: On disait communément autrefois: Qu'on aille consulter Abel, et le but sera atteint.

Esperanto Bible

Tiam ŝi diris: En antaŭaj tempoj oni diradis: Demandu la Abelanojn, kaj konforme al tio decidu.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et elle dit: Autrefois on avait coutume de dire: Que l’on consulte Abel! Et tout se terminait ainsi.

German Luther Bible 1912

Sie sprach: Vorzeiten sprach man: Wer fragen will, der frage zu Abel; und so ging's wohl aus.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And she spoke, saying, Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.

British English Septuagint 2012

And she spoke, saying, Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.

Majority Standard BIble

Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.

Webster Bible

Then she spoke, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They will surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter .

Revised Version

Then she spake, saying, they were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ed ella riprese: “Una volta si soleva dire: Si domandi consiglio ad Abel! ed era affar finito.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Elle dit : « Autrefois on avait coutume de dire : ‹ Que l’on prenne conseil à Abel ! › et c’est ainsi que l’on réglait une affaire.

Reina Valera 1909

Entonces tornó ella á hablar, diciendo: Antiguamente solían hablar, diciendo: Quien preguntare, pregunte en Abel: y así concluían.

Spanish BLL

Ella continuó: “Antiguamente se decía: “Si quieres resolver un problema, pregunta en Abel”, y así terminaba el asunto.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Entonces volvió ella a hablar, diciendo: Antiguamente solían decir: Quien preguntare, pregunte en Abel; y así concluían los asuntos.

Croatian Bible

Žena nastavi: “Nekoć se govorilo ovako: 'Treba pitati u Abelu i u Danu

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A ona reče govoreći: Od starine se govori: Valja pitati u Avelu. I tako se izvršavaše.

German Textbibel

Da sprach sie wie folgt: In alter Zeit galt es als Sprichwort: Man frage doch nach in Abel und in Dan, ob da außer Brauch gekommen,

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And she spoke, saying, Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַתֹּ֖אמֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר דַּבֵּ֨ר יְדַבְּר֤וּ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁאֹ֧ל יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ בְּאָבֵ֖ל וְכֵ֥ן הֵתַֽמּוּ׃