Isaiah 36:21

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”

Bible in Basic English ☆

But they kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And they were silent, and none answered him a word; because the king had commanded that none should answer.

Darby Translation ☆

And they were silent, and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, saying, Answer him not.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

And they held their peace, and answered him not a word. For the king had commanded, saying: answer him not.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

Then they kept silence, and answered him not a worde: for the Kings commandement was, saying, Answere him not.

Noyes Bible ☆

But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, “Answer him not.”

Leeser Tanakh ☆

But they remained silent, and answered him not a word; for it was the king's command, saying, Ye shall not answer him.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying: 'Answer him not.'

King James Version ☆

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

And they were silent, and none answered him a word; because the king had commanded that none should answer.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

And they were silent, and none answered him a word; because the king had commanded that none should answer.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”

Webster Bible ☆

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Revised Version ☆

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And they were silent, and none answered him a word; because the king had commanded that none should answer.

World English Bible ☆

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

World English Bible British Edition ☆

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

World English Bible Classic ☆

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

World English Bible Updated ☆

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

World Messianic Bible ☆

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

Young's Literal Translation ☆

And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the king is, saying, 'Do not answer him.'

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

But they held their peace, and answered him not a davar; for the mitzvat HaMelech was saying, Answer him not.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

فَسَكَتُوا وَلَمْ يُجِيبُوا بِكَلِمَةٍ لِأَنَّ أَمْرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ كَانَ قَائِلًا: «لَا تُجِيبُوهُ».

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ထို​အ​ခါ​လူ​တို့​သည်​ဟေ​ဇကိ​မှာ​ကြား လိုက်​သည်​အ​တိုင်း​ဆိတ်​ဆိတ်​နေ​ကြ​၏။ စ​ကား​တစ်​ခွန်း​ကို​မျှ​ပြန်​၍​မ​ပြော​ကြ။-

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ယုဒလူတို့လည်း၊ စကားတခွန်းကိုမျှမ ပြန် ဘဲ တိတ်ဆိတ် စွာ နေကြ၏။ အကြောင်း မူကား၊ ပြန် မ ပြော နှင့်ဟု ရှင်ဘုရင် အမိန့် တော်ရှိသတည်း။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Lok pathim han ai ah lokpaek boeh pongah, Judah kaminawk mah, lok pakha to doeh pathim pae o ai, oh o taak duem.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Tedae hil a phah uh tih anih te ol kamat khaw doo uh pawh. Te vaengah, “Manghai kah olpaek dongah he anih doo uh boeh,” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Tedae hil a phah uh tih anih te ol kamat khaw doo uh pawh. Te vaengah, “Manghai kah olpaek dongah he anih doo uh boeh,” a ti nah.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

百姓静默不言，并不回答一句，因为王曾吩咐说：「不要回答他。」

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

百姓靜默不言，並不回答一句，因為王曾吩咐說：「不要回答他。」

World Chinese Bible ☆

但他们沉默不语，一句话也没有回答，因为王的命令是：“不要回答他。”

Croatian Bible ☆

Šutjeli su i ni riječi mu nisu odgovorili, jer kralj bijaše zapovjedio: “Ne odgovarajte mu!”

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Oni pak mlčeli, a neodpověděli jemu slova. Nebo takové bylo rozkázaní královo, řkoucí: Neodpovídejte jemu.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Men de tav og svarede ham ikke et Ord, thi Kongens Bud lød på, at de ikke måtte svare ham.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Doch zij zwegen stil, en antwoordden hem niet een woord; want het gebod des konings was, zeggende: Gij zult hem niet antwoorden.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Men zweeg, en antwoordde hem met geen woord; want de koning had bevel gegeven: Ge moet hem niets terugzeggen.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kaj ili silentis kaj nenion respondis al li; ĉar estis ordono de la reĝo: Ne respondu al li.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Et ils se turent, et ne lui répondirent pas un mot ; car c’était là le commandement du roi, disant : Vous ne lui répondrez pas.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Mais ils se turent et ne lui répondirent pas un mot. Car le roi l'avait ainsi ordonné, disant: Vous ne lui répondrez pas.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Mais ils se turent, et ne lui répondirent pas un mot; car le roi avait donné cet ordre: Vous ne lui répondrez pas.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Mais ils gardèrent le silence et ne répondirent pas un mot, car le roi avait donné cet ordre : « Ne lui répondez pas. »

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Und sie schwiegen still und antworteten ihm kein Wort; denn es war das Gebot des Königs, der gesagt hatte: Ihr sollt ihm nicht antworten. -

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Sie schwiegen aber still und antworteten ihm nichts; denn der König hatte geboten und gesagt: Antwortet ihm nichts.

German Textbibel ☆

Da schwiegen sie still und antworteten ihm nichts. Denn so lautete der Befehl des Königs: Antwortet ihm nicht!

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Sie schwiegen aber still und antworteten ihm nicht ein Wort; denn der König hatte geboten und gesagt: Antwortet ihm nichts!

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

καὶ ἐσιώπησαν, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ λόγον, διὰ τὸ προστάξαι τὸν βασιλέα μηδένα ἀποκριθῆναι.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Καὶ ἐσιώπησαν, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ λόγον, διὰ τὸ προστάξαι τὸν βασιλέα μηδένα ἀποκριθῆναι.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Men pèp la pa louvri bouch li reponn. Yo pa di yon mo paske wa a te bay lòd pou pesonn pa reponn.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Ekemu ole lakou, aole i olelo aku ia ia i kekahi huaolelo; no ka mea, oia ke kauoha a ke alii, i mai la, Mai olelo aku ia ia.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו דָּבָ֑ר כִּֽי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

ויחרישו ולא ענו אתו דבר כי מצות המלך היא לאמר לא תענהו׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Ed il popolo tacque, e non gli rispose nulla; perciocchè tale era il comandamento del re: Non gli rispondete nulla.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

E quelli si tacquero e non risposero verbo, perché il re aveva dato quest’ordine: “Non gli rispondete”.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

しかし、彼らは黙ったまま、一言も答えなかった。王が「彼に答えてはならない」と命じていたからだ。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

그러나 그들이 잠잠하여 한 말도 대답지 아니하였으니 이는 왕이 그들에게 명하여 대답지 말라 하였음이었더라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Mwet uh mislana tia kas, oana ke Tokosra Hezekiah el sapkin nu selos. Elos tiana topuk sie kas.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Et siluerunt, et non responderunt ei verbum. Mandaverat enim rex, dicens: Ne respondeatis ei.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

اما ایشان سکوت نموده، به اوهیچ جواب ندادند زیرا که پادشاه امر فرموده وگفته بود که او را جواب ندهید.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Mas eles permaneceram em silêncio, e não disseram nada em resposta, pois a ordem do rei era: “Não lhe respondam.”

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Porém eles ficaram calados, e nenhuma palavra lhe responderam; porque tinham ordem do rei, dizendo: Não lhe respondereis.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Dar ei au tăcut şi nu i-au răspuns niciun cuvânt, fiindcă porunca spusă de împărat era: Să nu îi răspundeţi.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Дар ей ау тэкут ши ну й-ау рэспунс о ворбэ, кэч ымпэратул дэдусе порунка ачаста: „Сэ ну-й рэспундець!”

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Но они молчали и не отвечали ему ни слова, потому что от царя дано было приказание: не отвечайте ему.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Ali oni ćutahu, i ne odgovoriše mu ni reči, jer car beše zapovedio i rekao: Ne odgovarajte mu.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Али они ћутаху, и не одговорише му ни речи, јер цар беше заповедио и рекао: Не одговарајте му.

Mashi Bible ☆

Bacîhulikira, barhashuzagya cici, bulya mwâmi ali arhegesire, erhi: «Murhamushuzagya cici».

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Mas callaron, y no le respondieron palabra; porque el rey así lo había mandado, diciendo: No le respondáis.

Spanish BLL ☆

Pero el pueblo se quedó callado y no respondió ni una palabra, porque la orden del rey era: “No le respondan nada”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Pero ellos callaron, y no le respondieron palabra; porque el rey así lo había mandado, diciendo: «No le respondáis».

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Pero se quedaron callados y no le dieron respuesta; porque la orden del rey era que no le dieran respuesta.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Pero ellos callaron y no respondieron ni una palabra, porque la orden del rey decía: No le respondan.

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Revised West Version ☆

Ka naʻa nau fakalongo pe, pea ʻikai ha lea siʻi kiate ia: he naʻe pehē ʻae fekau ʻae tuʻi, “ʻOua naʻa talia ia.”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

І мовчали вони мовчки, не відказали йому нї словом, так бо гласив наказ царський: Не відказуйте йому.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

І мовчали вони мовчки, не відказали йому нї словом, так бо гласив наказ царський: Не відказуйте йому.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Chúng làm thinh, chẳng đáp lại một lời, vì vua có truyền lịnh rằng: Các ngươi đừng đáp lại.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָ֑ר כִּֽי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃