Jeremiah 12:1 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?

ASV Byzantine Text

Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?

Asang Khongca Bible

Aw Angraeng, nang khaeah lok ka thuih kruek, na toenghaih amtueng; toe tipongah kasae kaminawk hoi oep thok ai kaminawk to khosak hoih o lat loe? tiah lokdueng han ka tawnh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Namah taengla kang rhoe vaengah BOEIPA namah tah na dueng coeng. Tedae laitloeknah te namah taengah ka thui koinih balae tih halang rhoek kah longpuei tah thaihtak tih hnukpoh rhoek loh a hnukpoh boeih khaw a dingsuek?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Namah taengla kang rhoe vaengah BOEIPA namah tah na dueng coeng. Tedae laitloeknah te namah taengah ka thui koinih balae tih halang rhoek kah longpuei tah thaihtak tih hnukpoh rhoek loh a hnukpoh boeih khaw a dingsuek?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

PONO no oe, e Iehova, i ko'u wa e paio aku ai me oe; aka, e kamailio aku no au ia oe ma ka hooponopono ana. No ke aha la e pomaikai ai ka aoao o ka poe hewa? E maluhia anei ka poe hana ma ka wahahee nui loa?

English Berean Standard Bible

Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Ou menm Seyè, ou pa nan patipri. Mwen pa ka nan plede avè ou. Men, mwen ta renmen mande ou yon bagay sou sa w'ap fè a. Poukisa zafè mechan yo mache byen konsa? Poukisa tout moun malonèt yo alèz konsa?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

[Justus quidem tu es, Domine, si disputem tecum: verumtamen justa loquar ad te: Quare via impiorum prosperatur; bene est omnibus qui prævaricantur et inique agunt?

Bible in Basic English

You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Éternel ! tu es juste quand je conteste avec toi ; toutefois je parlerai avec toi de [tes] jugements. Pourquoi la voie des méchants est-elle prospère ? [Pourquoi] ceux qui agissent très perfidement sont-ils en paix ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Spravedlivý zůstaneš, Hospodine, povedu-li odpor proti tobě, a však o soudech tvých mluviti budu s tebou. Proč se cestě bezbožníků šťastně vede? Mají pokoj všickni, kteříž se pyšně zpronevěřili.

Kosraean Bible

LEUM GOD, nga fin srukak sie sripa nga kom in tukeni akukuin kac, Ma kom ac fahk uh pa pwaye uh. Ne ouinge, nga ke kusen siyuk nu sum ke nununku suwohs. Efu ku mwet koluk uh kasrupi? Efu ku mwet kutasrik uh wo ouiyalos?

World Portuguese Bible

Tu és justo, SENHOR, quando argumento contigo; contudo, eu gostaria de pleitear uma causa contigo. Por que o caminho dos ímpios prospera? Por que vivem tranquilos todos os que agem com grande traição?

Romanian BTF Bible

Drept ești tu, DOAMNE, mă cert cu tine; totuși lasă-mă să vorbesc cu tine despre judecățile tale; Pentru ce prosperă calea celor stricați? Pentru ce sunt fericiți toți cei care se poartă foarte perfid?

Brenton English Septuagint

Righteous art thou, O Lord, that I may make my defence to thee, yea, I will speak to thee of judgments. Why is it that the way of ungodly men prospers? that all that deal very treacherously are flourishing?

Burmese Common Language Bible

အို ထာဝရဘုရား၊ကျွန်တော်မျိုး၏အမှုကို အထံတော်တွင်လျှောက်လဲရသော် ကိုယ်တော်ရှင်သာလျှင်ဖြောင့်မတ်သောအရှင် ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ သို့ရာတွင်တရားမျှတမှုရှိမရှိနှင့်ပတ် သက်၍ ကျွန်တော်မျိုးလျှောက်ထားလိုပါ၏။ အဘယ်ကြောင့်သူယုတ်မာတို့သည် ချမ်းသာကြွယ်ဝကြပါသနည်း။ မရိုးမဖြောင့်သူတို့သည်အဘယ်ကြောင့် အေးချမ်းစွာနေရပါသနည်း။

Darby Translation

Righteous art thou, Jehovah, when I plead with thee; yet will I speak with thee of [thy] judgments. Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Du bist gerecht, Jehova, wenn ich mit dir hadere; doch von deinen Urteilen möchte ich mit dir reden: Warum ist der Weg der Gesetzlosen glücklich, sind sicher alle, die Treulosigkeit üben?

Dutch Bible 1917

Gij zoudt rechtvaardig zijn, o HEERE! wanneer ik tegen U zou twisten; ik zal nochtans van Uw oordelen met U spreken; waarom is der goddelozen weg voorspoedig, waarom hebben zij rust, allen, die trouwelooslijk trouweloosheid bedrijven?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Jahweh, Gij zijt te rechtvaardig, om met U te twisten; Toch leg ik U een rechtsvraag voor: Waarom hebben de goddelozen geluk, Leven al de trouwelozen in vrede?

Italian Diodati Bible

Signore, se io litigo teco, tu sei pur giusto; nondimeno io ti proporrò le mie ragioni: Perchè prospera la via degli empi ? perchè sono a lor agio tutti quelli che procedono dislealmente?

Douay-Rheims 1899

Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper: why is it well with all them that transgress, and do wickedly?

Geneva Bible 1599

O Lord, if I dispute with thee, thou art righteous: yet let mee talke with thee of thy iudgements: wherefore doeth the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they in wealth that rebelliously transgresse?

Noyes Bible

Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee, Yet will I enter into controversy with thee. Why doth the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all the men of treachery at ease?

Danish Bible 1931

Herre, Retten er din, når jeg trætter med dig, og dog må jeg tale med dig om Ret. Hvi følger Lykken de gudløses Vej, hvi er alle troløse trygge?

Leeser Tanakh

[Too] righteous art thou, O Lord, that I could plead with thee; yet must I speak of [the principles of] justice with thee: Wherefore is the way of the wicked happy? do all those prosper that deal treacherously?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Right wouldest Thou be, O LORD, were I to contend with Thee, yet will I reason with Thee: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they secure that deal very treacherously?

King James Version

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

King James Version + Apocrypha

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Hỡi Đức Giê-hô-va, tôi biện luận cùng Ngài, Ngài thật công bình; dầu vậy, tôi còn muốn biện luận cùng Ngài. Sao đường lối những kẻ ác được thạnh vượng? Sao những người gian trá được yên ổn?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments. Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

Revised West Version

“ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ke angatonu, ʻo kau ka tāpafua kiate koe: tuku ke u lea kiate koe ʻi hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau: ko e hā ʻoku monūʻia ai ʻae hala ʻoe angahala? Ko e hā ʻoku fiefia lahi ai ʻakinautolu ʻoku fai kākā lahi?

French Ostervald Bible

Tu demeures juste, ô Éternel, quand je conteste avec toi; toutefois je parlerai de jugements avec toi. Pourquoi la voie des méchants prospère-t-elle? Pourquoi sont-ils en paix tous ceux qui agissent perfidement?

Esperanto Bible

Vi estos prava, ho Eternulo, kiam mi procesos kun Vi; tamen mi parolos kun Vi pri justeco: kial la vojo de malpiuloj estas sukcesa kaj ĉiuj perfiduloj vivas trankvile?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Tu es trop juste, Éternel, pour que je conteste avec toi; Je veux néanmoins t’adresser la parole sur tes jugements: Pourquoi la voie des méchants est-elle prospère? Pourquoi tous les perfides vivent-ils en paix?

German Luther Bible 1912

HERR, wenn ich gleich mit dir rechten wollte, so behältst du doch recht; dennoch muß ich vom Recht mit dir reden. Warum geht's doch den Gottlosen so wohl und die Verächter haben alles die Fülle?

LXX2012 U. S. English

Righteous are you, O Lord, that I may make my defence to you, yes, I will speak to you of judgments. Why is it that the way of ungodly men prospers? that all that deal very treacherously are flourishing?

British English Septuagint 2012

Righteous are you, O Lord, that I may make my defence to you, yes, I will speak to you of judgements. Why is it that the way of ungodly men prospers? that all that deal very treacherously are flourishing?

Majority Standard BIble

Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

Webster Bible

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me speak with thee of thy judgments: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper? why are they all happy that deal very treacherously?

Revised Version

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Tu sei giusto, o Eterno, quand’io contendo teco; nondimeno io proporrò le mie ragioni: Perché prospera la via degli empi? Perché son tutti a loro agio quelli che procedono perfidamente?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Tu es juste, SEIGNEUR, même si j'entrais en procès avec toi ; pourtant, je veux te soumettre ma cause. Pourquoi la voie des méchants prospère-t-elle ? Pourquoi ceux qui agissent avec perfidie sont-ils tous si tranquilles ?

Reina Valera 1909

JUSTO eres tú, oh Jehová, aunque yo contigo dispute: hablaré empero juicios contigo. ¿Por qué es prosperado el camino de los impíos, y tienen bien todos los que se portan deslealmente?

Spanish BLL

Tú eres justo, Yahvé, cuando presento mi queja ante ti; sin embargo, quisiera presentarte mi caso. ¿Por qué les va tan bien a los malvados? ¿Por qué viven tranquilos los que son unos traidores?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Justo eres tú, Yahvé, cuando pleiteo contigo; sin embargo, quisiera discutir contigo un juicio. ¿Por qué prospera el camino de los malvados? ¿Por qué gozan de paz los que actúan con tanta alevosía?

Croatian Bible

Prepravedan si, Jahve, da bih se mogao s tobom parbiti. Samo bih jedno s tobom raspravio: Zašto je put zlikovaca uspješan? Zašto podmuklice uživaju mir?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Pravedan si, Gospode, ako bih se pravdao s Tobom; ali ću progovoriti o sudovima Tvojim. Zašto je put bezbožnički srećan? Zašto žive u miru svi koji čine neveru?

German Textbibel

Du bleibst im Rechte, Jahwe, wenn ich mit dir hadern wollte! Doch zur Rede möchte ich dich stellen, warum das Treiben der Frevler Gelingen hat, warum alle, die treulos handeln, unangefochten bleiben?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Righteous art thou, O Lord, that I may make my defense to thee, yea, I will speak to thee of judgments. Why is it that the way of ungodly men prospers? that all that deal very treacherously are flourishing?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

צַדִּ֤יק אַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אָרִ֖יב אֵלֶ֑יךָ אַ֤ךְ מִשְׁפָּטִים֙ אֲדַבֵּ֣ר אוֹתָ֔ךְ מַדּ֗וּעַ דֶּ֤רֶךְ רְשָׁעִים֙ צָלֵ֔חָה שָׁל֖וּ כָּל־בֹּ֥גְדֵי בָֽגֶד׃