Isaiah 58:2 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.

ASV Byzantine Text

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.

Asang Khongca Bible

Nihcae loe toenghaih sah kami, angmacae Sithaw mah thuih ih lok pahnawt ai kami ah oh o baktih toengah, ni thokkruek kai ang pakrong o; kai ih loklam katoeng to panoek han koeh o; toenghaih loklamnawk to ang dueng o moe, Sithaw khaeah anghnaihaih to a koeh o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A hnin, hnin ah kai n'toem uh tih duengnah aka saii namtom bangla ka longpuei mingnah dongah hmae uh. A Pathen kah laitloeknah te hnoo uhpawt tih laitloeknah te kai n'dawt uh. Duengnah dongah Pathen vang a kai uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A hnin, hnin ah kai n'toem uh tih duengnah aka saii namtom bangla ka longpuei mingnah dongah hmae uh. A Pathen kah laitloeknah te hnoo uhpawt tih laitloeknah te kai n'dawt uh. Duengnah dongah Pathen vang a kai uh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aka, imi no lakou ia'u i kela la i keia la, A olioli lakou i ka ike ana i ko'u mau aoao, Me he lahuikanaka la i hana i ka pono, A haalele ole i ke kanawai o ko lakou Akua. Ninau mai no lakou ia'u i ka hooponopono pololei ana, A olioli lakou i ka hookokoke ana i ke Akua.

English Berean Standard Bible

For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Chak jou, y'ap fè sèvis pou mwen. Yo pretann yo konnen chemen m' yo, tankou si se yon nasyon ki fè sa ki dwat devan m', epi ki pa t' janm lage lòd mwen te ba yo. Y'ap mande m' pou m' defann kòz yo. Yo ta vle pou Bondye kanpe la ak yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Me etenim de die in diem quærunt, et scire vias meas volunt, quasi gens quæ justitiam fecerit, et judicium Dei sui non dereliquerit. Rogant me judicia justitiæ; appropinquare Deo volunt.

Bible in Basic English

Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Cependant ils me cherchent tous les jours et trouvent leur plaisir à connaître mes voies, comme une nation qui pratiquerait la justice, et n’aurait pas abandonné le juste jugement de son Dieu ; ils me demandent les ordonnances de la justice, ils trouvent leur plaisir à s’approcher de Dieu.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Jakkoli každého dne mne hledají, a znáti cesty mé jsou chtiví, jako by byli národ, kterýž spravedlnost činí, a soudu Boha svého neopouští. Dotazují se mne na soudy spravedlnosti, blízcí Boha býti chtějí,

Kosraean Bible

Elos alu nu sik len nukewa, ac fahk mu elos kena etu mwe luti luk ac in akos ma sap luk. Elos fahk mu elos lungse nga in sang nu selos ma sap suwohs, ac elos insewowo na in alu nu sik.”

World Portuguese Bible

Contudo, eles me buscam dia a dia, e têm prazer em conhecer os meus caminhos. Como uma nação que praticou a justiça, e não abandonou a ordenança do seu Deus, eles me pedem juízos justos. Eles têm prazer em se aproximar de Deus.

Romanian BTF Bible

Totuşi ei mă caută zilnic şi se desfată să cunoască ale mele căi, ca o naţiune care a făcut dreptate şi nu a părăsit rânduiala Dumnezeului lor, ei cer de la mine rânduielile dreptăţii; se desfată în a se apropia de Dumnezeu.

Brenton English Septuagint

They seek me day by day, and desire to know my ways, as a people that had done righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of their God: they now ask of me righteous judgment, and desire to draw nigh to God,

Burmese Common Language Bible

သူတို့သည်ငါ၏တရားတော်ကိုလိုက်လျှောက် ကျင့်သုံးပါသည်ဟူ၍လည်ကောင်း၊ မှန်ကန်ရာ ကိုပြုကျင့်ပါသည်ဟူ၍လည်းကောင်းပြော ဆိုကာ ငါ့အားနေ့စဉ်ဝတ်ပြုကိုးကွယ်ကြ၏။ ငါ၏သွန်သင်ချက်များကိုသိရှိလိုကြ၏။ သူတို့သည်ငါ့ကိုကိုးကွယ်ဝတ်ပြုလိုကြ လျက် ငါ၏ထံတွင်တရားမျှတသည့်စည်း မျဉ်းဥပဒေသများကိုတောင်းခံကြ၏။

Darby Translation

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that doeth righteousness, and hath not forsaken the ordinance of their God; they ask of me the ordinances of righteousness, they take delight in approaching to God:

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und doch fragen sie nach mir Tag für Tag und begehren meine Wege zu kennen; gleich einer Nation, welche Gerechtigkeit übt und das Recht ihres Gottes nicht verlassen hat, fordern sie von mir Gerichte der Gerechtigkeit, begehren das Herannahen Gottes.

Dutch Bible 1917

Hoewel zij Mij dagelijks zoeken, en een lust hebben aan de kennis Mijner wegen, als een volk, dat gerechtigheid doet en het recht zijns Gods niet verlaat, vragen zij Mij naar de rechten der gerechtigheid; zij hebben een lust tot God te naderen;

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Zeker, ze zoeken Mij iedere dag, En hunkeren er naar, mijn wegen te kennen: Als waren ze een volk, dat gerechtigheid oefent, En de wet van zijn God niet verzaakt. Zelfs durven ze Mij rechtvaardige oordelen vragen, En naar de Komst van God verlangen;

Italian Diodati Bible

Ben mi cercano ogni giorno, e prendono piacere di saper le mie vie, a giusa di gente che si adoperi a giustizia, e non abbia lasciata la Legge dell'Iddio suo; mi domandano de' giudicii di giustizia, prendono piacere di accostarsi a Dio .

Douay-Rheims 1899

For they seek me from day to day, sad desire to know my ways, as a nation that hath done justice, and hath not forsaken the judgment of their God: they ask of me the judgments of justice: they are willing to approach to God.

Geneva Bible 1599

Yet they seeke me dayly, and will knowe my wayes, euen as a nation that did righteously, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God: they aske of me the ordinances of iustice: they wil drawe neere vnto God, saying,

Noyes Bible

Yet they seek me daily, And desire to know my ways, As a nation that hath done righteousness, And hath not forsaken the ordinances of their God; They inquire of me concerning the judgments which bring salvation; They long for the coming of God.

Danish Bible 1931

Mig søger de Dag efter Dag og ønsker at kende mine Veje, som var de et Folk, der øver Retfærd, ej svigter, hvad dets Gud fandt ret. De spørger mig om Lov og Ret, de ønsker, at Gud er dem nær:

Leeser Tanakh

Yet me do they ever seek day by day, and to know my ways do they always desire; as a nation that hath done righteousness, and hath not forsaken the ordinance of their God: continually do they ask of me the ordinances of justice—do they desire to draw nigh unto God.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways; as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of Me righteous ordinances, they delight to draw near unto God.

King James Version

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ngày ngày họ tìm kiếm ta và muốn biết đường lối ta; như dân đã theo sự công bình và chưa từng bỏ luật pháp của Đức Chúa Trời mình! Họ cầu hỏi ta sự đoán xét công bình; và vui lòng gần gũi Đức Chúa Trời,

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Yet they seek me daily, And delight to know my ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And forsook not the ordinance of their God: They ask of me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching to God.

Revised West Version

Ka ʻoku nau kumi ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē kiate au, pea fiefia ʻi he ʻilo ki hoku ngaahi hala, ʻo hangē ko e puleʻanga naʻe fai māʻoniʻoni, pea taʻeliʻaki ʻae tuʻutuʻuni ʻa honau ʻOtua: ʻoku nau kole kiate au ʻae ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻoe angatonu; ʻoku nau fiefia ʻi he ʻunuʻunu atu ki he ʻOtua.

French Ostervald Bible

Car, jour après jour, ils me cherchent et ils veulent connaître mes voies, comme une nation qui aurait pratiqué la justice et n'aurait pas abandonné la loi de son Dieu; ils me demandent des jugements justes, ils veulent s'approcher de Dieu:

Esperanto Bible

Min ili ĉiutage serĉas, kaj ili deziras ekkoni Miajn vojojn; kiel popolo, kiu faras bonon kaj ne forlasis la leĝon de sia Dio, ili postulas de Mi justan juĝon, deziras proksimecon de Dio:

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Tous les jours ils me cherchent, Ils veulent connaître mes voies; Comme une nation qui aurait pratiqué la justice Et n’aurait pas abandonné la loi de son Dieu, Ils me demandent des arrêts de justice, Ils désirent l’approche de Dieu.

German Luther Bible 1912

Sie suchen mich täglich und wollen meine Wege wissen wie ein Volk, das Gerechtigkeit schon getan und das Recht ihres Gottes nicht verlassen hätte. Sie fordern mich zu Recht und wollen mit ihrem Gott rechten.

LXX2012 U. S. English

They seek me day by day, and desire to know my ways, as a people that had done righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of their God: they now ask of me righteous judgment, and desire to draw near to God,

British English Septuagint 2012

They seek me day by day, and desire to know my ways, as a people that had done righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgement of their God: they now ask of me righteous judgement, and desire to draw near to God,

Majority Standard BIble

For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”

Webster Bible

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

Revised Version

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous ordinances, they delight to draw near unto God.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Mi cercano ogni giorno, prendon piacere a conoscer le mie vie; come una nazione che avesse praticato la giustizia e non avesse abbandonata la legge del suo Dio, mi domandano de’ giudizi giusti, prendon piacere ad accostarsi a Dio.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Pourtant, ils me cherchent chaque jour, et prennent plaisir à connaître mes voies. Comme une nation qui pratique la justice, et qui n'a pas abandonné l'ordonnance de son Dieu, ils me demandent de justes jugements. Ils prennent plaisir à s'approcher de Dieu.

Reina Valera 1909

Que me buscan cada día, y quieren saber mis caminos, como gente que hubiese obrado justicia, y que no hubiese dejado el derecho de su Dios: pregúntanme derechos de justicia, y quieren acercarse á Dios.

Spanish BLL

Porque día tras día me buscan, y dicen que les agrada conocer mis caminos, como si fueran una nación que practica la justicia y que no ha abandonado los mandamientos de su Dios. Me piden leyes justas y parecen querer acercarse a Dios.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Que me buscan cada día, y quieren saber mis caminos, como gente que hubiese hecho justicia, y que no hubiese dejado la ley de su Dios; me piden justos juicios, y quieren acercarse a Dios.

Croatian Bible

Dan za danom oni mene traže i žele znati moje putove, kao narod koji vrši pravdu i ne zaboravlja pravo Boga svoga. Od mene ištu pravedne sudove i žude da im se Bog približi:

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Premda me svaki dan traže i radi su znati puteve moje, kao narod koji tvori pravdu i ne ostavlja sud Boga svog; ištu od mene sudove pravedne, žele približiti se k Bogu.

German Textbibel

Und doch befragen sie mich Tag für Tag und tragen nach der Kenntnis meiner Wege Verlangen! Wie ein Volk, das Gerechtigkeit geübt hat und von dem Rechte seines Gottes nicht abgewichen ist, fordern sie gerechte Gerichte von mir: nach dem Erscheinen Gottes verlangen sie.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

They seek me day by day, and desire to know my ways, as a people that had done righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of their God: they now ask of me righteous judgment, and desire to draw nigh to God,

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְאוֹתִ֗י י֥וֹם יוֹם֙ יִדְרֹשׁ֔וּן וְדַ֥עַת דְּרָכַ֖י יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן כְּג֞וֹי אֲשֶׁר־צְדָקָ֣ה עָשָׂ֗ה וּמִשְׁפַּ֤ט אֱלֹהָיו֙ לֹ֣א עָזָ֔ב יִשְׁאָל֨וּנִי֙ מִשְׁפְּטֵי־צֶ֔דֶק קִרְבַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃