ASV Byzantine Text
O youths, with favorable feelings, I admire the beauty of each of you; and greatly honoring so numerous a band of brethren, I not only counsel you not to share the madness of the old man who hath been tortured before,
4 Maccabees 8:5
13 translations of 23 that include the deuterocanon
Brenton English Septuagint
but I do beg you to yield, and to enjoy my friendship; for I possess the power, not only of punishing those who disobey my commands, but of doing good to those who obey them.
LXX2012 U. S. English
but I do beg you to yield, and to enjoy my friendship; for I possess the power, not only of punishing those who disobey my commands, but of doing good to those who obey them.
British English Septuagint 2012
but I do beg you to yield, and to enjoy my friendship; for I possess the power, not only of punishing those who disobey my commands, but of doing good to those who obey them.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
but I do beg you to yield, and to enjoy my friendship; for I possess the power, not only of punishing those who disobey my commands, but of doing good to those who obey them.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
but I beg you to yield, and to enjoy my friendship; for I possess the power, not only of punishing those who disobey my commands, but of doing good to those who obey them.
World English Bible Classic
but I beg you to yield, and to enjoy my friendship; for I possess the power, not only of punishing those who disobey my commands, but of doing good to those who obey them.
World English Bible Updated
but I beg you to yield, and to enjoy my friendship; for I possess the power, not only of punishing those who disobey my commands, but of doing good to those who obey them.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
“Young men, with favorable feelings I admire each and every one of you, and greatly respect the beauty and the number of such brothers. Not only do I advise you not to display the same madness as that of the old man who has just been tortured, but I also exhort you to yield to me and enjoy my friendship.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
mais je vous supplie de céder et de jouir de mon amitié ; car je possède le pouvoir, non seulement de punir ceux qui désobéissent à mes ordres, mais de faire du bien à ceux qui leur obéissent.
Brenton Septuagint
ἀλλὰ καὶ παρακαλῶ συνείξαντας τῆς ἐμῆς ἀπολαῦσαι φιλίας· δυναίμην γὰρ ὥσπερ κολάζειν τοὺς ἐπιτάγμασιν, σὕτως καὶ εὐεργετεῖν τοὺς εὐπειθοῦντάς μοι.
Spanish BLL
sino que les ruego que cedan y que disfruten de mi amistad; porque yo tengo el poder, no solo para castigar a los que no hacen lo que yo digo, sino también para ayudar y hacerles bien a los que me obedecen.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
sino que os ruego que cedáis y disfrutéis de mi amistad; porque poseo el poder, no solo de castigar a los que desobedecen mis órdenes, sino de hacer el bien a los que las obedecen.