Genesis 44:4

American Standard Version (1901)

And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

ASV Byzantine Text

And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

Asang Khongca Bible

Nihcae vangpui thung hoi tacawt o moe, nasetto kangthla ah doeh caeh o ai vop, to naah Joseph mah angmah ih im khenzawn kami khaeah, to kaminawk to patom ah loe, na kae naah, nihcae khaeah, Tipongah kahoih hmuen to kasae hoiah nang pathok o loe?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Amih loh khopuei te a hla lamkah hawt a khum vaengah Joseph loh a im om te, “Thoo, hlang rhoek te a hnukah hloem lamtah na kae vaengah amih te, 'Balae tih a then te boethae neh na thuung uh?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Amih loh khopuei te a hla lamkah hawt a khum vaengah Joseph loh a im om te, “Thoo, hlang rhoek te a hnukah hloem lamtah na kae vaengah amih te, 'Balae tih a then te boethae neh na thuung uh?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A puka aku la lakou mawaho o ke kulanakauhale, aole i hiki i kahi loihi, alaila olelo aku la o Iosepa i kana luna, E ku oe, e alualu aku i ua poe kanaka la, a loaa lakou ia oe, e i aku ia lakou, No ke aha oukou i hoihoi mai ai i ka hewa no ka pono?

English Berean Standard Bible

They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yo te fin kite lavil la dèyè, men yo pa t' pi lwen pase sa, lè Jozèf di domestik li a: -Leve, kouri dèyè mesye yo. Lè w'a trape yo, w'a di yo: Poukisa nou aji mal konsa ak moun ki fè nou byen?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Jamque urbem exierant, et processerant paululum: tunc Joseph accersito dispensatore domus, Surge, inquit, et persequere viros: et apprehensis dicito: Quare reddidistis malum pro bono?

Bible in Basic English

And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ils sortirent de la ville ; ils n’étaient pas loin, que Joseph dit à celui qui était [préposé] sur sa maison : Lève-toi, poursuis ces hommes, et quand tu les auras atteints, dis-leur : Pourquoi avez-vous rendu le mal pour le bien ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A když vyšli z města, a nedaleko ještě byli, řekl Jozef správci domu svého: Vstaň, hoň muže ty, a dohoně se jich, mluv k nim: Pročež jste se odplatili zlým za dobré?

Kosraean Bible

Ke elos som ac srakna fototo nu ke siti uh, na Joseph el fahk nu sin mwet kulansap se lal ah, “Sulaklak fahsrot tukun mwet ekasr ah. Kom fin sonoltal, kom siyuk seltal, ‘Efu ku komtal oru ma koluk sang moli ma wo?

World Portuguese Bible

Quando eles tinham saído da cidade, e ainda não estavam longe, José disse ao seu administrador: “Levante-se, vá atrás dos homens. Quando os alcançar, pergunte a eles: ‘Por que vocês pagaram o bem com o mal?

Romanian BTF Bible

Şi după ce au ieşit din cetate şi nu erau încă departe, Iosif a spus administratorului său: Ridică-te, urmăreşte bărbaţii aceia; şi după ce îi ajungi, spune-le: Pentru ce aţi răsplătit rău pentru bine?

Brenton English Septuagint

And when they had gone out of the city, and were not far off, then Joseph said to his steward, Arise, and pursue after the men; and thou shalt overtake them, and say to them, Why have ye returned evil for good?

Burmese Common Language Bible

သူ​တို့​သည်​မြို့​နှင့်​မ​လှမ်း​မ​ကမ်း​သော​အ​ရပ် သို့​ရောက်​ကြ​သော​အ​ခါ​ယော​သပ်​က သူ​၏​အိမ် တော်​ဝန်​အား``ထို​သူ​တို့​နောက်​သို့​အမြန်​လိုက်​လော့။ သူ​တို့​ကို​မီ​သော​အ​ခါ`သင်​တို့​သည်​အ​ဘယ် ကြောင့်​ကျေး​ဇူး​ရှင်​ကို​ကျေး​စွပ်​ရ​သ​နည်း။-

Darby Translation

They were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Sie waren eben zur Stadt hinausgegangen, sie waren noch nicht weit, da sprach Joseph zu dem, der über sein Haus war: Mache dich auf, jage den Männern nach, und hast du sie erreicht, so sage zu ihnen: Warum habt ihr Böses für Gutes vergolten?

Dutch Bible 1917

Zij zijn ter stad uitgegaan; zij waren niet verre gekomen, als Jozef tot dengene, die over zijn huis was, zeide: Maak u op, en jaag die mannen achterna; en als gij hen zult achterhaald hebben, zo zult gij tot hen zeggen: Waarom hebt gij kwaad voor goed vergolden?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar zij waren nog niet ver buiten de stad, toen Josef tot zijn hofmeester zeide: Vooruit, jaag die mannen na, en als ge ze ingehaald hebt, zeg hun dan: “Waarom vergeldt ge goed met kwaad?

Italian Diodati Bible

Essendo usciti fuor della città, e non essendo ancora lungi, Giuseppe disse al suo mastro di casa: Levati, persegui quegli uomini; e, quando tu li avrai aggiunti, di' loro: Perchè avete voi renduto mal per bene?

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way; Joseph sending for the steward of his house, said: Arise, and pursue after the men: and when thou hast overtaken them, say to them: Why have you returned evil for good?

Geneva Bible 1599

And when they went out of the citie not farre off, Ioseph sayd to his stewarde, Vp, follow after the men: and when thou doest ouertake them, say vnto them, Wherefore haue ye rewarded euill for good?

Danish Bible 1931

Men før de var kommet ret langt fra Byen, bød Josef sin Hushovmester: “Sæt efter Mændene, og når du indhenter dem, sig så til dem: Hvorfor har I gengældt godt med ondt?

Leeser Tanakh

They were gone out of the city, not yet far off, when Joseph said unto the superintendent of his house, Up, follow after the men; and when thou hast overtaken them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye returned evil for good?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward: 'Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them: Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

King James Version

And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

King James Version + Apocrypha

And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Khi đi ra khỏi thành chưa xa, Giô-sép nói cùng quản gia rằng: Ngươi hãy đứng dậy, đuổi theo mấy người đó; khi theo kịp rồi, hãy nói rằng: Sao các ngươi lấy oán trả ơn như vậy?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

Revised West Version

Pea kuo nau ʻalu mei he kolo, pea naʻe teʻeki ai mamaʻo fau, pea pehē ʻe Siosefa ki heʻene tauhi, “Tuʻu, ʻo tuli ʻae kau tangata; pea ʻoka ke ka maʻu ʻakinautolu, pea ke lea pehē kiate kinautolu, ‘Ko e hā kuo mou totongi kovi ai ki he lelei?’

French Ostervald Bible

Lorsqu'ils furent sortis de la ville, avant qu'ils fussent loin, Joseph dit à l'intendant de sa maison: Lève-toi, poursuis ces hommes, et quand tu les auras atteints, tu leur diras: Pourquoi avez-vous rendu le mal pour le bien?

Esperanto Bible

Kiam ili eliris el la urbo kaj ankoraŭ ne estis malproksime, Jozef diris al la estro de sia domo: Leviĝu, kuru post tiuj homoj, kaj kiam vi atingos ilin, diru al ili: Kial vi pagis malbonon por bono?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ils étaient sortis de la ville, et ils n’en étaient guère éloignés, lorsque Joseph dit à son intendant: Lève-toi, poursuis ces gens; et, quand tu les auras atteints, tu leur diras: Pourquoi avez-vous rendu le mal pour le bien?

German Luther Bible 1912

Da sie aber zur Stadt hinaus waren und nicht ferne gekommen, sprach Joseph zu seinem Haushalter: Auf jage den Männern nach! und wenn du sie ereilst, so sprich zu ihnen: Warum habt ihr Gutes mit Bösem vergolten?

LXX2012 U. S. English

And when they had gone out of the city, and were not far off, then Joseph said to his steward, Arise, and pursue after the men; and you shall overtake them, and say to them, Why have you⌃ returned evil for good?

British English Septuagint 2012

And when they had gone out of the city, and were not far off, then Joseph said to his steward, Arise, and pursue after the men; and you shall overtake them, and say to them, Why have you⌃ returned evil for good?

Majority Standard BIble

They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

Webster Bible

And when they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Arise, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

When they had gone out of the city, but were not yet far away, Joseph commanded his steward, ‘Follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, “Why have you returned evil for good?

Open English Bible (US)

When they had gone out of the city, but were not yet far away, Joseph commanded his steward, “Follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you returned evil for good?

Revised Version

And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

Italian Riveduta Bible

E quando furono usciti dalla città e non erano ancora lontani, Giuseppe disse al suo maestro di casa: “Lèvati, va’ dietro a quegli uomini; e quando li avrai raggiunti, di’ loro: Perché avete reso mal per bene?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ils étaient sortis de la ville, et n'étaient pas encore bien loin, lorsque Joseph dit à son intendant : « Lève-toi, poursuis ces hommes. Quand tu les auras rattrapés, dis-leur : ‹ Pourquoi avez-vous rendu le mal pour le bien ?

Reina Valera 1909

Habiendo ellos salido de la ciudad, de la que aun no se habían alejado, dijo José á su mayordomo: Levántate, y sigue á esos hombres; y cuando los alcanzares, diles: ¿Por qué habéis vuelto mal por bien?

Spanish BLL

Todavía no se habían alejado mucho de la ciudad, cuando José le dijo a su administrador: “¡Prepárate y persigue a esos hombres! Cuando los alcances, pregúntales: ‘¿Por qué han pagado mal por bien?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Habiendo ellos salido de la ciudad, de la que aún no se habían alejado, dijo José a su mayordomo: “Levántate y sigue a esos hombres; y cuando los alcances, diles: ‘¿Por qué habéis pagado mal por bien?

Croatian Bible

Tek što su izišli iz grada - nisu bili odmakli daleko - kad Josip reče upravitelju svoga kućanstva: “Na noge! Pođi za onim ljudima! Kad ih stigneš, kaži im: 'Zašto uzvraćate zlo za dobro?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A kad izađoše iz mesta i još ne behu daleko, reče Josif čoveku što upravljaše kućom njegovom: Ustani, idi brže za onim ljudima, i kad ih stigneš reci im: Zašto vraćate zlo za dobro?

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

They had not gone far from the city, when Joseph said to him who was set over his house, Arise, follow after the men, and overtake them, and say to them, Why have you rendered evil for good?

German Textbibel

Eben hatten sie die Stadt verlassen und waren noch nicht weit gekommen, da befahl Joseph seinem Hausmeister: Auf, jage den Männern nach, und wenn du sie eingeholt hast, so sprich zu ihnen: Warum habt ihr Gutes mit Bösem vergolten? Warum habt ihr meinen silbernen Becher gestohlen?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And when they had gone out of the city, and were not far off, then Joseph said to his steward, Arise, and pursue after the men; and thou shalt overtake them, and say to them, Why have ye returned evil for good?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

הֵ֠ם יָֽצְא֣וּ אֶת־הָעִיר֮ לֹ֣א הִרְחִיקוּ֒ וְיוֹסֵ֤ף אָמַר֙ לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־בֵּית֔וֹ ק֥וּם רְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם לָ֛מָּה שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥ם רָעָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָֽה׃

World English Bible

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

World English Bible (Catholic)

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

World English Bible British Edition

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

World English Bible Classic

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

World English Bible Updated

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

World Messianic Bible

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

World Messianic Bible British Edition

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

Wycliffe Bible portions

And now thei hadden go out of the citee, and hadden go forth a litil; thanne Joseph seide, whanne the dispendere of his hous was clepid, Rise thou, pursue the men, and seye thou whanne thei ben takun, Whi han ye yolde yuel for good?

Young's Literal Translation

they have gone out of the city — they have not gone far off — and Joseph hath said to him who [is] over his house, 'Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good?

SEPTUAGINTA

ἐξελθόντων δὲ αὐτῶν τὴν πόλιν, οὐκ ἀπέσχον μακράν, καὶ Ἰωσὴφ εἶπε τῷ ἐπὶ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ· ἀναστὰς ἐπιδίωξον ὀπίσω τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ καταλήψῃ αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐρεῖς αὐτοῖς· τί ὅτι ἀνταπεδώκατε πονηρὰ ἀντὶ καλῶν; ἱνατί ἐκλέψατέ μου τὸ κόνδυ τὸ ἀργυροῦν;

Brenton Septuagint

Ἐξελθόντων δὲ αὐτῶν τὴν πόλιν, οὐκ ἀπέσχον μακράν· καὶ Ἰωσὴφ εἶπε τῷ ἐπὶ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ, ἀναστὰς ἐπιδίωξον ὀπίσω τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ καταλήμψῃ αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐρεῖς αὐτοῖς τί ὅτι ἀνταπεδώκατε πονηρὰ ἀντὶ καλῶν;

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Дар абя ешисерэ дин четате ши ну се депэртасерэ делок де еа, кынд Иосиф а зис економулуй сэу: „Скоалэ-те, аляргэ дупэ оамений ачея ши, кынд ый вей ажунӂе, сэ ле спуй: ‘Пентру че аць рэсплэтит бинеле ку рэу?

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Вийшовши вони з городу, не відойшли ще далеко, як повелїв Йосиф домозверхникові свойму: Гой! уставай, та вганяй слїдом за людьми; наздожени їх і скажи: Так се ви платите злом за добро?

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Вийшовши вони з городу, не відойшли ще далеко, як повелїв Йосиф домозверхникові свойму: Гой! уставай, та вганяй слїдом за людьми; наздожени їх і скажи: Так се ви платите злом за добро?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

А кад изађоше из места и још не беху далеко, рече Јосиф човеку што управљаше кућом његовом: Устани, иди брже за оним људима, и кад их стигнеш реци им: Зашто враћате зло за добро?

Russian Synodal Bible

Еще не далеко отошли они от города, как Иосиф сказал начальнику дома своего: ступай, догоняй этих людей и, когда догонишь, скажи им: для чего вы заплатили злом за добро? для чего украли у меня серебряную чашу?

Hebrew Masoretic OT

הֵ֠ם יָֽצְא֣וּ אֶת־הָעִיר֮ לֹ֣א הִרְחִיקוּ֒ וְיֹוסֵ֤ף אָמַר֙ לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־בֵּיתֹ֔ו ק֥וּם רְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם לָ֛מָּה שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥ם רָעָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת טֹובָֽה׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

הם יצאו את העיר לא הרחיקו ויוסף אמר לאשר על ביתו קום רדף אחרי האנשים והשגתם ואמרת אלהם למה שלמתם רעה תחת טובה׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

وَلَمَّا كَانُوا قَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَلَمْ يَبْتَعِدُوا، قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِلَّذِي عَلَى بَيْتِهِ: «قُمِ ٱسْعَ وَرَاءَ ٱلرِّجَالِ، وَمَتَى أَدْرَكْتَهُمْ فَقُلْ لَهُمْ: لِمَاذَا جَازَيْتُمْ شَرًّا عِوَضًا عَنْ خَيْرٍ؟

Old Persion Version Bible

و ایشان از شهربیرون شده، هنوز مسافتی چند طی نکرده بودند، که یوسف به ناظر خانه خود گفت: «بر پا شده، درعقب این اشخاص بشتاب، و چون بدیشان فرارسیدی، ایشان را بگو: چرا بدی به عوض نیکویی کردید؟

Judson Burmese Bible

မြို့ ပြင်သို့ရောက် ၍ မ ဝေး သေးသောအခါ ၊ ယောသပ် သည် ဝန်စာရေး ကို ခေါ် ၍၊ ထိုသူ တို့ကို မြန်မြန်လိုက် လော့။ မှီ သောအခါ သင်တို့သည် ကျေးဇူး ကို မကောင်း သောအမှုနှင့် အဘယ်ကြောင့် ဆပ် ကြသနည်း။

Korean Bible 1910

그들이 성에서 나가 멀리 가기 전에 요셉이 청지기에게 이르되 `일어나 그 사람들의 뒤를 따라 미칠 때에 그들에게 이르기를 너희가 어찌하여 악으로 선을 갚느냐 ?

Japanese Freedom Bible

彼らが町を出て、まだ遠くへ行かないうちに、ヨセフは管理人に言った。「立って、あの人々を追いかけなさい。彼らに追いついたら、こう言いなさい。『なぜあなたがたは、善に悪を返したのか。

World Chinese Bible

他们出了城，还没有走远，约瑟就对他的管家说：“起来，追赶那些人。追上他们的时候，要问他们：‘你们为什么以恶报善呢？

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

他们出城走了不远， 约瑟对家宰说：「起来，追那些人去，追上了就对他们说：『你们为什么以恶报善呢？

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

他們出城走了不遠， 約瑟對家宰說：「起來，追那些人去，追上了就對他們說：『你們為甚麼以惡報善呢？

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Havendo eles saído da cidade, da qual ainda não haviam se afastado, disse José a seu mordomo: Levanta-te, e segue a esses homens; e quando os alcançares, dize-lhes: Por que retribuístes com o mal pelo bem?

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Mashi Bible

Bâli bamârhenga omu lugo ci kwônene barhali bacihika kuli; Yozefu àrhuma omurhindisi wâge, erhi: «Yimuka oshimbûlire balya bantu, na hano obahikakwo, obabwîre, erhi: “Kurhi mwagalulaga amabî oku minjà mwajirîrwe?”

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Als sie aber zur Stadt hinaus und noch nicht weit gekommen waren, sprach Joseph zu seinem Hofmeister: Mache dich auf, jage den Männern nach, und wenn du sie eingeholt hast, sprich zu ihnen: Warum habt ihr Gutes mit Bösem vergolten?

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Y cuando se habían alejado un poco de la ciudad, José dijo al siervo que estaba sobre su casa: Ve tras ellos; y cuando los alcances, diles: ¿Por qué has hecho mal por bien?

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Ellos salieron de la ciudad, y no se habían alejado cuando José dijo al administrador de su casa: Levántate y persigue a esos hombres, y cuando los alcances, diles: ¿Por qué pagaron mal por bien?

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

And when they were gone out of the ir, and not yet far off, Yosef said unto the ish over Bais Yosef, Up, follow after the anashim; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded ra'ah for tovah?

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