Judges 20:42 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof.

ASV Byzantine Text

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof.

Asang Khongca Bible

To pongah Israel kaminawk hmaa ah praezaek ah cawnh o, toe loih o ai; misatuh kaminawk mah patom o moe, kae o naah, vangpui thung hoi tacawt kaminawk to nihcae mah hum o boih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah Israel hlang kah mikhmuh ah khosoek longpuei la hooi uh. Tedae amih te caem loh han cuuk thil tih khopuei lamkah rhoek long khaw amih te a laklo ah a thup.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah Israel hlang kah mikhmuh ah khosoek longpuei la hooi uh. Tedae amih te caem loh han cuuk thil tih khopuei lamkah rhoek long khaw amih te a laklo ah a thup.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Nolaila, huli lakou, mai ke alo aku o na kanaka o ka Iseraela, a i ke ala e hiki aku ai i ka waonahele; aka, hahai no ke kaua ia lakou, a luku no lakou i ka poe mailoko mai o na kauhale iwaenakonu o lakou.

English Berean Standard Bible

So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yo pran kouri pou moun Izrayèl yo, yo pran wout dezè a pou yo. Men, li te twò ta, yo pa t' ka chape ankò. Yo pran nan mitan de kan, lame moun Izrayèl la yon bò ak sòlda ki t'ap soti lavil la lòt bò. Yo tout mouri.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

et ad viam deserti ire cœperunt, illuc quoque eos adversariis persequentibus: sed et hi qui urbem succenderant, occurrerunt eis.

Bible in Basic English

So turning their backs on the men of Israel, they went in the direction of the waste land; but the fight overtook them; and those who came out of the town were heading them off and putting them to the sword.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et ils tournèrent le dos devant les hommes d’Israël, vers le chemin du désert, et la bataille les serra de près. Et ceux qui sortirent des villes les détruisirent au milieu d’eux.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I utíkali před muži Izraelskými cestou ku poušti, a bojovníci postihali je, a kteří z měst vyšli, mordovali je mezi sebou.

Kosraean Bible

Elos kaing liki mwet Israel ac srike in sun acn turangang, tusruk elos tia ku in kaingla. Sruhu elos inmasrlon un mwet mweun lulap lun mwet Israel ac elos su tuku liki siti ah me, ac kunausyukla elos.

World Portuguese Bible

Portanto, deram as costas diante dos homens de Israel e fugiram em direção ao deserto, mas a batalha os alcançou com força; e aqueles que saíram das cidades os destruíram no meio do caminho.

Romanian BTF Bible

De aceea și-au întors spatele dinaintea bărbaților lui Israel spre calea pustiei, dar bătălia i-a ajuns; și pe cei care ieșeau din cetăți i-au culcat la pământ în mijlocul lor.

Brenton English Septuagint

And they turned to the way of the wilderness from before the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဣသရေလအမျိုးသားတို့ထံမှဆုတ်ခွာ၍ တောကန္တာရထဲသို့ထွက်ပြေးကြ၏။ သို့ရာတွင် မလွတ်မမြောက်နိုင်ကြ။ ဣသရေလပင်မတပ် ကြီးနှင့်မြို့ထဲမှထွက်လာသောတပ်ပုန်းတို့ ၏စပ်ကြားတွင် ပိတ်၍မိနေကြသဖြင့်ချေ မှုန်းခြင်းကိုခံရကြတော့၏။-

Darby Translation

And they turned before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in their midst.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und sie wandten sich vor den Männern von Israel nach dem Wege zur Wüste; aber der Streit ereilte sie; und die aus den Städten kamen, streckten sie in ihrer Mitte nieder.

Dutch Bible 1917

Zo wendden zij zich voor het aangezicht der mannen van Israel naar den weg der woestijn; maar de strijd kleefde hen aan, en die uit de steden vernielden ze in het midden van hen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ze vluchtten voor de Israëlieten in de richting van de woestijn; maar ze werden achtervolgd, en die uit de stad kwamen, sloten ze in en sloegen ze neer.

Italian Diodati Bible

E voltarono le spalle davanti agl'Israeliti, traendo verso la via dal deserto; ma la battaglia li perseguiva da presso; e anche quelli che uscivano della città li ammazzavano, avendoli rinchiusi nel mezzo di loro.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And began to go towards the way of the desert, the enemy pursuing them thither also. And they that fired the city came also out to meet them.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore they fled before the men of Israel vnto the way of the wildernesse, but the battell ouertooke them: also they which came out of the cities, slew them among them.

Danish Bible 1931

og de gjorde omkring for Israels Mænd og flygtede ad Ørkenen til. Men Kampen fortsattes i Hælene på dem. Og de fra Byerne huggede ned for Fode iblandt dem;

Leeser Tanakh

Therefore they turned round before the men of Israel unto the way to the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the city destroyed them in the midst of the men of Israel.

King James Version

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Chúng xây lưng lại trước mặt dân Y-sơ-ra-ên, chạy trốn về phía đồng vắng; nhưng đạo binh Y-sơ-ra-ên theo riết gần, và những kẻ ra khỏi thành đều bị giết liền.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

Revised West Version

Ko ia naʻa nau fulituʻa, ki he kau tangata ʻIsileli ʻi he hala ki he toafa; ka naʻe lavaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe he tau; pea mo kinautolu naʻe hola kituʻa mei he ngaahi kolo naʻa nau tāmateʻi ʻi honau lotolotonga.

French Ostervald Bible

Et ils tournèrent le dos devant ceux d'Israël, par le chemin du désert; mais l'armée d'Israël les serra de près; et ceux des villes, ils les tuèrent dans leurs propres endroits.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj ili turniĝis antaŭ la Izraelidoj, al la vojo, kiu kondukas al la dezerto; sed la batalo postkuris ilin, kaj la elirintoj el la urboj ekstermis ilin dumvoje,

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ils tournèrent le dos devant les hommes d’Israël, et s’enfuirent par le chemin du désert. Mais les assaillants s’attachèrent à leurs pas, et ils détruisirent pendant le trajet ceux qui étaient sortis des villes.

German Luther Bible 1912

Und wandten sich von den Männern Israels auf den Weg zur Wüste; aber der Streit folgte ihnen nach, und die von den Städten hineingekommen waren, die verderbten sie drinnen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And they turned to the way of the wilderness from before the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

British English Septuagint 2012

And they turned to the way of the wilderness from before the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

Majority Standard BIble

So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.

Webster Bible

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them who came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

Revised Version

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they which came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E voltaron le spalle davanti agli uomini d’Israele, e presero la via del deserto; ma gli assalitori si misero alle loro calcagna, e stendevano morti sul posto quelli che uscivano dalla città.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ils tournèrent donc le dos aux Israélites et s'enfuirent vers le désert, mais le combat les rattrapa. Des hommes venus des villes les attaquaient également au milieu d'eux.

Reina Valera 1909

Volvieron, por tanto, espaldas delante de Israel hacia el camino del desierto; mas el escuadrón los alcanzó, y los salidos de la ciudad los mataban, habiéndolos encerrado en medio de ellos.

Spanish BLL

Volvieron, por tanto, la espalda delante de los hombres de Israel hacia el camino del desierto; pero la batalla los alcanzó, y los que salían de las ciudades los destruían en medio de ellos.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Volvieron, por tanto, la espalda delante de los hombres de Israel hacia el camino del desierto; pero la batalla los alcanzó, y los que salían de las ciudades los destruían en medio de ellos.

Croatian Bible

I pobjegoše ispred Izraelaca prema pustinji, ali im ratnici bijahu za petama, a oni što su dolazili iz grada ubijahu ih s leđa.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

i pobegoše ispred sinova Izrailjevih k pustinji; ali ih vojska gonjaše, i koji iz gradova izlažahu, biše ih među sobom.

German Textbibel

Sie zogen sich vor den Israeliten in der Richtung nach der Steppe zurück, aber der Kampf gegen sie tobte weiter, und die aus den Städten hieben ihn in seiner Mitte nieder.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And they turned to the way of the wilderness from before the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיִּפְנ֞וּ לִפְנֵ֨י אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה הִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּ וַאֲשֶׁר֙ מֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔ים מַשְׁחִיתִ֥ים אוֹת֖וֹ בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃