Job 29:25

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

ASV Byzantine Text

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

Asang Khongca Bible

Nihcae ih loklam to ka qoih moe, kahoih koek ahmuen ah kang hnut, palungsae kami pathloepkung baktih, misatuh kaminawk salak ih siangpahrang baktiah kang hnut, tiah ka thuih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Amih kah longpuei te ka coelh tih boeilu la ka ngol. Caem lakli ah manghai bangla kho ka sak tih rhahdoe cangpoem akhaw a hloep.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Amih kah longpuei te ka coelh tih boeilu la ka ngol. Caem lakli ah manghai bangla kho ka sak tih rhahdoe cangpoem akhaw a hloep.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua wae aku au i ko lakou aoao, a noho me he luna la, A noho au me he alii la maluna o ka poe kaua, E like me ka mea hooluolu i ka poe e uwe ana.

English Berean Standard Bible

I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen te kanpe alatèt yo. Mwen mennen yo tankou yon wa k'ap mennen sòlda li yo. Mwen di yo sa pou yo fè. Mwen te ba yo kouraj lè yo nan lafliksyon.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Si voluissem ire ad eos, sedebam primus: cumque sederem quasi rex, circumstante exercitu, eram tamen mœrentium consolator.]

Bible in Basic English

I took my place as a chief, guiding them on their way, and I was as a king among his army. ...

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Je choisissais pour eux le chemin et je m’asseyais à leur tête, et je demeurais comme un roi au milieu d’une troupe, comme quelqu’un qui console les affligés.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Přišel-li jsem kdy k nim, sedal jsem na předním místě, a tak bydlil jsem jako král v vojště, když smutných potěšuje.

Kosraean Bible

Nga pa kololos, ac wotela ma elos in oru; Nga tuh kololos oana sie tokosra su kol un mwet mweun lal, Ac nga akwoyalos ke pacl elos asor.

World Portuguese Bible

Eu escolhia o caminho deles, e me assentava como chefe. Eu vivia como um rei no exército, como quem consola os enlutados.

Romanian BTF Bible

Le alegeam calea și ședeam drept mai mare conducător și locuiam ca un împărat în armată, ca unul care mângâie pe cei ce jelesc.

Brenton English Septuagint

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ငါသည် သူတို့လမ်းကိုပဲ့ပြင်၍ အမြတ်ဆုံးသော နေရာ၌ ထိုင်၏။ ဗိုလ်မြေအလုံးအရင်းနှင့်တကွ ရှင်ဘုရင် ကဲ့သို့၎င်း၊ ညှိုးငယ်သော သူတို့ကို နှစ်သိမ့်စေသော သူကဲ့သို့၎င်း ငါဖြစ်၏။

Darby Translation

I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ich wählte für sie den Weg aus, und saß als Haupt, und thronte wie ein König unter der Kriegsschar, gleichwie einer, der Trauernde tröstet.

Dutch Bible 1917

Verkoos ik hun weg, zo zat ik bovenaan, en woonde als een koning onder de benden, als een, die treurigen vertroost.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Bezocht ik hen, ik zat bovenaan, Troonde als een vorst bij zijn troepen, als een die treurenden troost.

Italian Diodati Bible

Se mi piaceva d'andar con loro, io sedeva in capo, Ed abitava con loro come un re fra le sue schiere, E come una persona che consola quelli che fanno cordoglio.

Douay-Rheims 1899

If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned.

Geneva Bible 1599

I appoynted out their way, and did sit as chiefe, and dwelt as a King in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners.

Noyes Bible

When I came among them, I sat as chief; I dwelt as a king in the midst of an army, As a comforter among mourners.

Danish Bible 1931

Vejen valgte jeg for dem og sad som Høvding, troned som Konge blandt Hærmænd, som den, der gav sørgende Trøst.

Leeser Tanakh

I chose their way for them, and I sat as chief, and dwelt as king in his army, as one that comforteth mourners.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

King James Version

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

King James Version + Apocrypha

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Tôi chọn con đường cho chúng, và ngồi làm đầu họ. ỳ như vua tại giữu quân đội, Khác nào một kẻ an ủy những người sầu.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

I chose out their way, and sat chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

Revised West Version

Naʻaku fili honau hala, ʻo nofo ko e ʻeiki, ne u nofo ʻo hangē ha tuʻi ʻi he kautau, pea hangē ha taha ʻoku ne fakafiemālieʻi ʻae kakai mamahi.

French Ostervald Bible

J'aimais à aller avec eux, et je m'asseyais à leur tête; je siégeais comme un roi au milieu de ses gardes, comme un consolateur au milieu des affligés.

Esperanto Bible

Kiam mi iris al ili, mi sidis sur la ĉefa loko; Mi loĝis kiel reĝo inter taĉmentoj, Kiel konsolanto de funebruloj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

J’aimais à aller vers eux, et je m’asseyais à leur tête; J’étais comme un roi au milieu d’une troupe, Comme un consolateur auprès des affligés.

German Luther Bible 1912

Wenn ich zu ihrem Geschäft wollte kommen, so mußte ich obenan sitzen und wohnte wie ein König unter Kriegsknechten, da ich tröstete, die Leid trugen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and lived as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.

British English Septuagint 2012

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and lived as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.

Majority Standard BIble

I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.

Webster Bible

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

Revised Version

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Quando andavo da loro, mi sedevo come capo, ed ero come un re fra le sue schiere, come un consolatore in mezzo agli afflitti.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Je leur traçais la voie et je siégeais en chef, je vivais comme un roi au milieu de son armée, comme celui qui console les affligés. »

Reina Valera 1909

Calificaba yo el camino de ellos, y sentábame en cabecera; y moraba como rey en el ejército, como el que consuela llorosos.

Spanish BLL

Yo decidía por ellos y los dirigía; vivía como un rey entre sus tropas, como el que consuela a los que están de luto.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Calificaba yo el camino de ellos, y me sentaba como jefe; y moraba como rey en el ejército, como el que consuela a los llorosos.

Croatian Bible

Njima ja sam izabirao putove, kao poglavar ja sam ih predvodio, kao kralj među svojim kad je četama kao onaj koji tješi ojađene.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Kad bih otišao k njima, sedah u začelje, i bejah kao car u vojsci, kad teši žalosne.

German Textbibel

Gern wählte ich den Weg zu ihnen, saß da als Haupt und thronte wie ein König in der Heerschar, wie einer, der Trauernde tröstet.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

I chose out their way, and sat chief, And dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב רֹ֥אשׁ וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּגְּד֑וּד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲבֵלִ֣ים יְנַחֵֽם׃