Isaiah 40:20

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skillful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

To one bereft of an offering who chooses wood that will not rot, who seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple?

Bible in Basic English ☆

The wise workman makes selection of the mulberry-tree of the offering, a wood which will not become soft; so that the image may be fixed to it and not be moved.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

For the artificer chooses out a wood that will not rot, and will wisely enquire how he shall set up his image, and that so that it should not be moved.

Darby Translation ☆

He that is impoverished, so that he hath no offering, chooseth a tree that doth not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilled workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skillful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

Doeth not the poore chuse out a tree that will not rot, for an oblation? he seeketh also vnto him a cunning workeman, to prepare an image, that shall not be moued.

Noyes Bible ☆

He that is too poor to make an oblation Chooseth a piece of wood that will not rot; He seeketh for himself a skilful artificer, To prepare an image that shall not be moved.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

He that is skilled in the choice chooseth a wood that will not rot; he seeketh unto himself a skilful workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

A holm-oak is set apart, he chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning craftsman to set up an image, that shall not be moved.

King James Version ☆

He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; He seeketh unto him a cunning workman To prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

For the artificer chooses out a wood that will not rot, and will wisely enquire how he shall set up his image, and that so that it should not be moved.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

For the artificer chooses out a wood that will not rot, and will wisely enquire how he shall set up his image, and that so that it should not be moved.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.

Webster Bible ☆

He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh for himself a skillful workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved.

Revised Version ☆

He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

For the artificer chooses out a wood that will not rot, and will wisely inquire how he shall set up his image, and that so that it should not be moved.

World English Bible ☆

He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skillful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skillful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skilful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skilful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.

World English Bible Classic ☆

He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skillful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.

World English Bible Updated ☆

He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skillful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.

World Messianic Bible ☆

He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skillful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skilful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

He who is poor [by] heave-offerings, A tree not rotten doth choose, A skilful artisan he seeketh for it, To establish a graven image — not moved.

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

He that is so impoverished that He hath no terumah chooseth an etz that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a charash chacham (skilled craftsman) to prepare a pesel, that shall not topple.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

ٱلْفَقِيرُ عَنِ ٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ يَنْتَخِبُ خَشَبًا لَا يُسَوِّسُ، يَطْلُبُ لَهُ صَانِعًا مَاهِرًا لِيَنْصُبَ صَنَمًا لَا يَتَزَعْزَعُ!

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ငွေ၊ရွှေ၊မ​တတ်​နိုင်​သူ​သည်​မ​ဆွေး​မြေ့​နိုင်​သည့် သစ်​သား​ကို​ရွေး​ချယ်​တတ်​၏။ သူ​သည်​မြဲ​မြံ​စွာ​ရပ်​တည်​နိုင်​သည့် ရုပ်​တု​ကို​ပြု​လုပ်​ရန်​ကျွမ်း​ကျင်​သူ​ပန်း​ပု ဆ​ရာ​ကို ရှာ​တတ်​၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

အဘိုးထိုက်သော အလှူ ကို မလှူနိုင်သောသူသည်၊ မ ဆွေးမြေ့ တတ်သော သစ်သား ကို ရွေးကောက် ပြီးမှ၊ မြဲမြံ သော ရုပ်တု ကို လုပ် စေခြင်းငှါ ၊ လိမ္မာ သော လက်သမား ကို ရှာ တတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Kamtang kami loe kahmawn thai ai thing to qoih moe, thing nuiah krang soisak hanah krang soi thaih kami to pakrong.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Tangkik tanglai loh khocang la thing aka keet pawt te a coelh. Aka tuen pawh mueithuk aka saek ham te kutthai hlangcueih a tlap.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Tangkik tanglai loh khocang la thing aka keet pawt te a coelh. Aka tuen pawh mueithuk aka saek ham te kutthai hlangcueih a tlap.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

穷乏献不起 这样供物的， 就拣选不能朽坏的树木， 为自己寻找巧匠， 立起不能摇动的偶像。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

窮乏獻不起 這樣供物的， 就揀選不能朽壞的樹木， 為自己尋找巧匠， 立起不能搖動的偶像。

World Chinese Bible ☆

贫穷得献不起这供物的人，就选择不会朽坏的木头。 他寻找巧匠，为他立一尊不能动摇的雕像。

Croatian Bible ☆

Siromah za prinos bira drvo koje ne trune; i vješta traži umjetnika. da mu načini kip nepomičan.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

A ten, kterýž pro chudobu nemá co obětovati, dřevo, kteréž by nepráchnivělo, vybírá, a řemeslníka umělého sobě hledá k přistrojení rytiny, aby se nepohnula.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Den, som vil rejse en Afgud, vælger sig Træ, som ej rådner; han søger sig en kyndig Mester til at rejse et Billede, som står.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Die verarmd is, dat hij niet te offeren heeft, die kiest een hout uit, dat niet verrotte; hij zoekt zich een wijzen werkmeester, om een beeld te bereiden, dat niet wankele.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

En kiest voor zijn voetstuk hout, dat niet rot. Dan zoekt men een handigen werkman, Om het beeld vast te zetten, zodat het niet wankelt!

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kiu estas tro malriĉa por la oferdono, tiu elektas lignon ne putrantan, serĉas kompetentan skulptiston, por fari idolon fortikan.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Celui qui est trop pauvre pour [faire] une offrande choisit un bois qui ne pourrisse pas ; il se cherche un habile ouvrier pour établir une image taillée qui ne branle pas. –

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Celui qui ne peut offrir beaucoup, choisit un bois qui ne pourrisse point, et cherche un ouvrier habile pour fabriquer une idole qui ne branle pas.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Celui que la pauvreté oblige à donner peu Choisit un bois qui résiste à la vermoulure; Il se procure un ouvrier capable, Pour faire une idole qui ne branle pas.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Celui qui est trop pauvre pour une telle offrande choisit un bois qui ne pourrit pas. Il cherche un artisan habile, pour ériger une idole sculptée qui ne vacille pas.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Wer arm ist, so daß er nicht viel opfern kann, der wählt ein Holz, das nicht fault; er sucht sich einen geschickten Künstler, um ein Bild herzustellen, das nicht wanke. -

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Desgleichen wer nur eine arme Gabe vermag, der wählt ein Holz, das nicht fault, und sucht einen klugen Meister dazu, der ein Bild fertige, das beständig sei.

German Textbibel ☆

Wer unvermögend zu einer solchen Weihegabe, wählt Holz, das nicht fault; einen geschickten Künstler sucht er sich aus, damit er ein Götterbild aufstelle, das nicht wankt.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Wer aber arm ist, wählt zu seinem Weihgeschenk ein Holz, das nicht fault, und sucht sich einen Schnitzer, der ein Götzenbild herstellen kann, das nicht wackelt.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ξύλον γὰρ ἄσηπτον ἐκλέγεται τέκτων καὶ σοφῶς ζητεῖ πῶς στήσει εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἵνα μὴ σαλεύητε.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ξύλον γὰρ ἄσηπτον ἐκλέγεται τέκτων, καὶ σοφῶς ζητήσει πῶς στήσει εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἵνα μὴ σαλεύηται.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Sa ki pa gen gwo mwayen fè yon estati an bwa. Li chwazi yon bon bwa ki p'ap pouri. Li chache yon bon bòs atizan pou travay li pou li, pou fè yon estati ki p'ap tonbe kraze.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

A o ka mea loaa ole ka mohai no ka hune, Wae no oia i wahi laau popo ole; A imi aku la i kahuna akamai i ka hana, Nana e hoomakaukau i akuakii kalaiia naueue ole.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן תְּרוּמָ֔ה עֵ֥ץ לֹֽא־יִרְקַ֖ב יִבְחָ֑ר חָרָ֤שׁ חָכָם֙ יְבַקֶּשׁ־לֹ֔ו לְהָכִ֥ין פֶּ֖סֶל לֹ֥א יִמֹּֽוט׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

המסכן תרומה עץ לא ירקב יבחר חרש חכם יבקש לו להכין פסל לא ימוט׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Colui che fa povera offerta sceglie un legno che non intarli; egli si cerca un artefice industrioso, per formargli una scultura che non si muove.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Colui che la povertà costrinse ad offrir poco sceglie un legno che non marcisca, e si procura un abile artista, che metta su un idolo che non si smova.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

そのようなささげ物をする余裕のない者は、腐らない木を選び、 動かない彫像を据えるために、熟練した職人を捜す。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

궁핍하여 이런 것을 드리지 못하는 자는 썩지 않는 나무를 택하고 공교한 장인을 구하여 우상을 만들어서 흔들리지 않도록 세우느니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Mwet se ma wangin silver ku gold yoro El sulela soko sak ma ac tia kulawi. El ac konauk sie mwet tufahl pisrla In taflela sie ma sruloala su ac tia topla.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Forte lignum et imputribile elegit; artifex sapiens quærit quomodo statuat simulacrum, quod non moveatur.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

کسی‌که استطاعت چنین هدایا نداشته باشد درختی را که نمی پوسد اختیار می‌کند و صنعتگر ماهری رامی طلبد تا بتی را که متحرک نشود برای او بسازد.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Aquele que é muito pobre para tal oferta escolhe uma árvore que não apodreça. Ele busca um artífice habilidoso para lhe preparar uma imagem esculpida que não se mova.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

O empobrecido, que não tem o que oferecer, escolhe madeira que não se estraga, e busca um artífice habilidoso, para preparar uma imagem que não se mova.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Cel ce este atât de sărac încât nu are un dar, alege un lemn ce nu va putrezi; îşi caută un lucrător iscusit să pregătească un chip cioplit, ce nu va fi mutat.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Яр чине есте сэрак алеӂе ка дар ун лемн каре ну путрезеште; ышь каутэ ун мештер искусит, ка сэ факэ ун идол каре сэ ну се клатине.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

А кто беден для такого приношения, выбирает негниющее дерево, приискивает себе искусного художника, чтобы сделать идола, который стоял бы твердо.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

A ko je siromah, te nema šta prineti, bira drvo koje ne trune, i traži veštog umetnika da načini rezan lik, koji se ne pomiče.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

А ко је сиромах, те нема шта принети, бира дрво које не труне, и тражи вештог уметника да начини резан лик, који се не помиче.

Mashi Bible ☆

Orhagwêrhi eby’arhûla nterekêro, anacîshoge omurhi gurhankalundwa, ajè alonza omubinji mulenga wankamubinjira enshushano erhadundagana.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

El pobre escoge, para ofrecerle, madera que no se corrompa; búscase un maestro sabio, que le haga una imagen de talla que no se mueva.

Spanish BLL ☆

El que es demasiado pobre para tal ofrenda, busca madera que no se pudra y busca a un artesano experto para que le talle un ídolo que no se caiga.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El pobre elige, para ofrecerle, madera que no se apolille; se busca un maestro sabio, que le haga una imagen tallada que no se mueva.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Él que es pobre para tal ofrenda; busca un sabio artesano para erigir una imagen, de una madera que no se pudra; para que la imagen pueda ser fijada y no ser movida.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

El pobre escoge para ofrecerle un leño que no se pudra. Se busca un hábil tallador que le haga una estatua que no se mueva.

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Revised West Version ☆

Ko ia ʻoku lahi ʻene masiva pea ʻoku ʻikai haʻane feilaulau, ʻoku ne fili ha ʻakau ʻe ʻikai popo; ʻoku ne kumi kiate ia ha tufunga poto ke fokotuʻu ha tamapua kuo tā ʻaia ʻe ʻikai ueʻi.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Неспроможний же про такий принос, вибирає тверде дерево, вишукує умілця, щоб зробити боввана, що стояв би непорушно.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Неспроможний же про такий принос, вибирає тверде дерево, вишукує умілця, щоб зробити боввана, що стояв би непорушно.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Kẻ nghèo không dâng nổi vật đó, thì chọn gỗ không mục được, và tìm thợ khéo đặng trổ một tượng không lay đổ.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן תְּרוּמָ֔ה עֵ֥ץ לֹֽא־יִרְקַ֖ב יִבְחָ֑ר חָרָ֤שׁ חָכָם֙ יְבַקֶּשׁ־ל֔וֹ לְהָכִ֥ין פֶּ֖סֶל לֹ֥א יִמּֽוֹט׃