Ezra 4:14 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

ASV Byzantine Text

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

Asang Khongca Bible

Kaicae loe siangpahrang abomhaih rang hoiah khosah kami ah ka oh o pongah, siangpahrang khingya ai ah sak ih hmuen to hnuk han ka koeh o ai; to pongah siangpahrang panoeksak hanah hae ca hae kang pat o;

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Manghai im kah lungkaehtael te ka laeh uh van lamlong tah kaimih kongah manghai kah mingthae a hmuh ham khaw rhoeprhui moenih. Te dongah ni kam pat uh tih manghai taengah kam mingpha sak uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Manghai im kah lungkaehtael te ka laeh uh van lamlong tah kaimih kongah manghai kah mingthae a hmuh ham khaw rhoeprhui moenih. Te dongah ni kam pat uh tih manghai taengah kam mingpha sak uh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ano, no ka mea, ua miko makou i ka paakai o ka halealii, aole he mea pono no makou ke ike i ka poino o ke alii; no keia mea, ua hoouna aku makou, a hoike i ke alii;

English Berean Standard Bible

Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, paske nou respekte kontra nou gen avè ou la, monwa, nou pa ka rete konsa ap gade moun yo ap kraze enterè wa a. Se poutèt sa nou voye fè wa a konn sa,

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Nos autem memores salis, quod in palatio comedimus, et quia læsiones regis videre nefas ducimus, idcirco misimus et nuntiavimus regi,

Bible in Basic English

Now because we are responsible to the king, and it is not right for us to see the king's honour damaged, we have sent to give the king word of these things,

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Or comme nous mangeons le sel du palais, et qu’il n’était pas convenable pour nous de voir qu’on faisait tort au roi, à cause de cela nous avons envoyé et nous avons informé le roi,

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nyní tedy poněvadž dobrodiní paláce užíváme, na obnažování krále neslušelo se nám dívati. Tou příčinou poslali jsme a oznámili to králi,

Kosraean Bible

Inge, ke sripen kut muta ye poum in kulansupwekom, kut tia lungse ma inge in sikyak. Ke ma inge kut srukak nunak in kasru lasr,

World Portuguese Bible

Agora, porque comemos do sal do palácio e não é apropriado para nós vermos a desonra do rei, por isso enviamos e informamos o rei,

Romanian BTF Bible

Acum, deoarece avem întreţinere de la palatul împăratului şi nu a fost cuvenit pentru noi să privim dezonorarea împăratului, de aceea am trimis şi am făcut aceasta cunoscută împăratului;

Brenton English Septuagint

And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonour of the king: therefore have we sent and made known the matter to the king;

Burmese Common Language Bible

``အကျွန်ုပ်တို့သည်အရှင်၏ကျေးဇူးတော်နှင့်မကင်းသူများဖြစ်သည့်အလျောက် ယင်းသို့အခွန်တော်ယုတ်လျော့မှုကိုမတွေ့မမြင်လိုကြပါ။-

Darby Translation

Now, since we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not right for us to see the king's injury, therefore have we sent and informed the king;

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Weil wir nun das Salz des Palastes essen und es uns nicht geziemt, den Schaden des Königs anzusehen, deswegen senden wir und tun es dem König kund,

Dutch Bible 1917

Nu, omdat wij salaris uit het paleis trekken, en het ons niet betaamt des konings oneer te zien, daarom hebben wij gezonden, en dit den koning bekend gemaakt;

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Daar wij nu het zout van het paleis eten, en het ons dus niet past, de schade van den koning lijdelijk aan te zien, zenden wij onze inlichtingen aan den koning.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ora, conciossiachè noi siamo salariati dal palazzo, e non sia cosa conveniente a noi il vedere che il re sia schernito, perciò abbiamo mandato a fare assapere la cosa al re.

Douay-Rheims 1899

But we remembering the salt that we have eaten in the palace, and because we count it a crime to see the king wronged, have therefore sent and certified the king,

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe therefore because wee haue bene brought vp in the Kings palace, it was not meete for vs to see the Kings dishonour: for this cause haue we sent and certified the King,

Danish Bible 1931

Da vi nu spiser Paladsets Salt, og det ikke sømmer sig for os at se på, at Kongen lider Skade, sender vi herved Bud og lader Kongen det vide,

Leeser Tanakh

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not proper for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and let the king know this:

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and announced to the king,

King James Version

Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

King James Version + Apocrypha

Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vả, vì chúng tôi ăn muối của đền vua, và chẳng nỡ chứng kiến việc gây thiệt hại cho vua như vậy, nên chúng tôi sai sứ giả đến tâu rõ cùng vua,

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

Revised West Version

Pea ko eni, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻemau maʻu homau tokoni mei he fale ʻoe tuʻi, pea naʻe ʻikai taau mo kimautolu ke mamata ki he fakaongokovi ʻoe tuʻi, ko ia kuo mau fekau ai ʻo fakahā ia ki he tuʻi;

French Ostervald Bible

Or, comme nous mangeons le sel du palais, et qu'il n'est pas convenable que nous soyons témoins de ce dommage fait au roi, nous envoyons cette lettre au roi et lui faisons savoir ceci:

Esperanto Bible

Ĉar ni manĝas salon el la reĝa palaco, kaj ni ne volas vidi ion, kio malhonoras la reĝon, tial ni sendas kaj sciigas al la reĝo,

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Or, comme nous mangeons le sel du palais et qu’il ne nous paraît pas convenable de voir mépriser le roi, nous envoyons au roi ces informations.

German Luther Bible 1912

Nun wir aber das Salz des Königshauses essen und die Schmach des Königs nicht länger wollen sehen, darum schicken wir hin und lassen es den König zu wissen tun,

LXX2012 U. S. English

And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonor of the king: therefore have we sent and made known the matter to the king;

British English Septuagint 2012

And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonour of the king: therefore have we sent and made known the matter to the king;

Majority Standard BIble

Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king

Webster Bible

Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

Revised Version

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

Italian Riveduta Bible

Or siccome noi mangiamo il sale del palazzo e non ci sembra conveniente lo stare a vedere il danno del re, mandiamo al re questa informazione.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Puisque nous sommes entretenus par le palais et qu'il ne nous convient pas d'assister au déshonneur du roi, nous lui adressons cette information,

Reina Valera 1909

Ya pues que estamos mantenidos de palacio, no nos es justo ver el menosprecio del rey: hemos enviado por tanto, y hécho lo saber al rey,

Spanish BLL

Como nosotros estamos al servicio del palacio y no queremos ver que se deshonre al rey, le enviamos este informe

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Ahora bien, por cuanto estamos mantenidos por la sal del palacio, y no nos es justo ver el menosprecio del rey, hemos enviado a dar aviso al rey,

Croatian Bible

Budući da jedemo dvorsku sol, ne čini nam se doličnim gledati ovu sramotu nanesenu kralju. Zato, dakle, obavještavamo kralja:

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Što dakle platu od dvora primamo, te nam ne priliči da gledamo štetu carevu, toga radi šaljemo i javljamo caru,

German Textbibel

Da wir nun aber das Salz des königlichen Palastes essen und deshalb die Schädigung des Königs nicht mit ansehen dürfen, darum senden wir und thun es dem Könige kund,

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonor of the king: therefore have we sent and made known the matter to the king;

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כְּעַ֗ן כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּֽי־מְלַ֤ח הֵֽיכְלָא֙ מְלַ֔חְנָא וְעַרְוַ֣ת מַלְכָּ֔א לָ֥א אֲֽרִֽיךְ לַ֖נָא לְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א עַ֨ל־דְּנָ֔ה שְׁלַ֖חְנָא וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא לְמַלְכָּֽא׃