Ecclesiastes 4:12

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

ASV Byzantine Text

And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kalah kami mah maeto han hmaang naah nihnik loe angbomh hoi tih; aqui thumto ah zet ih qui loe apet han rai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Anih te khat khat loh khulae mai cakhaw a taengah ah panit la pai rhoi thai. Rhuihet pathum a yaep tah a yoei la a pat moenih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Anih te khat khat loh khulae mai cakhaw a taengah ah panit la pai rhoi thai. Rhuihet pathum a yaep tah a yoei la a pat moenih.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ina e hana eha ia mai kekahi, e hiki no i na mea elua ke lanakila maluna o ia mea, a o ke kaula kaakolu, aole ia e moku koke.

English Berean Standard Bible

And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Kote dezòm ka kenbe tèt ak yon moun k'ap atake yo, yon sèl p'ap kapab. Yon kòd trese an twa pa fasil pou kase.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et si quispiam prævaluerit contra unum, duo resistunt ei; funiculus triplex difficile rumpitur.

Bible in Basic English

And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et si quelqu’un a le dessus sur un seul, les deux lui tiendront tête ; et la corde triple ne se rompt pas vite.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Ovšem, jestliže by se kdo jednoho zmocniti chtěl, dva postaví se proti němu; ano trojnásobní provázek nesnadně se přetrhne.

Kosraean Bible

Mwet se ku in lain mwet se na ac kutangla, tuh el tia ku in kutangla kuiyen mwet luo. Soko sucl ma pipla ke koa tolkwe ac upa in wotla.

World Portuguese Bible

Se alguém prevalecer contra um que está sozinho, dois resistirão a ele; e um cordão de três dobras não se rompe facilmente.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și dacă cineva îl învinge pe unul, doi i se vor împotrivi; și o frânghie împletită în trei nu se rupe repede.

Brenton English Septuagint

And if one should prevail against him, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken.

Burmese Common Language Bible

လူတယောက်သည် တယောက်ကိုနိုင်လျှင် ထိုလူကိုနှစ်ယောက် ဆီးတားနိုင်၏။ သုံးလွန်းတင်သော ကြိုးသည်လည်း အလွယ်တကူမပြတ်တတ်။

Darby Translation

And if a [man] overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und wenn jemand den einzelnen gewalttätig angreift, so werden ihm die zwei widerstehen; und eine dreifache Schnur zerreißt nicht so bald.

Dutch Bible 1917

En indien iemand den een mocht overweldigen, zo zullen de twee tegen hem bestaan; en een drievoudig snoer wordt niet haast gebroken.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

En wanneer men den één overvalt, Bieden zij samen weerstand: Een drievoudig snoer breekt niet licht.

Italian Diodati Bible

E se alcuno fa forza all'uno, i due gli resisteranno; anche il cordone a tre fili non si rompe prestamente.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And if a man prevail against one, two shall withstand him: a threefold cord is not easily broken.

Geneva Bible 1599

And if one ouercome him, two shall stand against him: and a threefolde coard is not easily broken.

Noyes Bible

And if an enemy prevail against one, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Danish Bible 1931

Og når nogen kan overvælde den ensomme, så kan to stå sig imod ham; tretvundet Snor brister ikke i Hast.

Leeser Tanakh

And if a man could overpower him, the single one, two would stand up against him: and a threefold cord cannot quickly be torn asunder.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

King James Version

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Lại nếu kẻ ở một mình bị người khác thắng, thì hai người có thế chống cự nó; một sợi dây đánh ba tao lấy làm khó đứt.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Revised West Version

Pea kapau ʻe mālohi ha tokotaha ki he tokotaha, ka ʻe faʻa ikuʻi ia ʻe he toko ua; pea ko e afo tuʻo tolu ʻoku motungataʻa ia.

French Ostervald Bible

Et si quelqu'un est plus fort qu'un seul, les deux lui pourront résister; et la corde à trois cordons ne se rompt pas si tôt.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj se iu montros sin pli forta kontraŭ unu, tiam ambaŭ kontraŭstaros lin; eĉ fadeno triopigita ne baldaŭ disŝiriĝos.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et si quelqu’un est plus fort qu’un seul, les deux peuvent lui résister; et la corde à trois fils ne se rompt pas facilement.

German Luther Bible 1912

Einer mag überwältigt werden, aber zwei mögen widerstehen; und eine dreifältige Schnur reißt nicht leicht entzwei.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And if one should prevail against him, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken.

British English Septuagint 2012

And if one should prevail against him, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken.

Majority Standard BIble

And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Webster Bible

And if one prevaileth against him, two shall withstand him; and a three-fold cord is not quickly broken.

Revised Version

And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E se uno tenta di sopraffare colui ch’è solo, due gli terranno testa; una corda a tre capi non si rompe così presto.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Si quelqu'un maîtrise un homme seul, deux peuvent lui résister ; et la corde à trois fils ne se rompt pas facilement.

Reina Valera 1909

Y si alguno prevaleciere contra el uno, dos estarán contra él; y cordón de tres dobleces no presto se rompe.

Spanish BLL

Uno solo puede ser vencido, pero dos pueden resistir. ¡La cuerda de tres hilos no se rompe fácilmente!

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y si alguno prevaleciere contra uno, dos le resistirán; y cordón de tres dobleces no se rompe pronto.

Croatian Bible

I ako tko udari na jednoga, dvojica će mu se oprijeti; i trostruko se uže ne kida brzo.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I ako bi ko nadjačao jednog, dvojica će mu odoleti; i trostruka vrpca ne kida se lako.

German Textbibel

Und wenn einer den einzelnen überwältigt, so werden ihrer zwei ihm gegenüber standhalten, vollends eine dreifache Schnur ist nicht so bald zu zerreißen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And if one should prevail against him, The two shall withstand him; And a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְאִֽם־יִתְקְפוֹ֙ הָאֶחָ֔ד הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם יַעַמְד֣וּ נֶגְדּ֑וֹ וְהַחוּט֙ הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ לֹ֥א בִמְהֵרָ֖ה יִנָּתֵֽק׃