Job 30:26

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

ASV Byzantine Text

When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kahoih hmuen ka zing naah, kasae hmuen to angzoh; aanghaih ka zing naah, vinghaih to angzoh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A then ka lamtawn vaengah boethae ha pawk. Vangnah te ka ngaiuep vaengah a hmuep ha pai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A then ka lamtawn vaengah boethae ha pawk. Vangnah te ka ngaiuep vaengah a hmuep ha pai.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I ka wa i kakali ai au i ka maikai, alaila hiki mai ka hewa; A ukali au i ka malamalama, alaila hiki mai ka pouli.

English Berean Standard Bible

But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen t'ap tann kontantman, se malè ki vini. Mwen t'ap tann limyè, se fènwa ki kouvri m'.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Expectabam bona, et venerunt mihi mala: præstolabar lucem, et eruperunt tenebræ.

Bible in Basic English

For I was looking for good, and evil came; I was waiting for light, and it became dark.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Car j’attendais le bien, et le mal est arrivé ; je comptais sur la lumière, et l’obscurité est venue.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Když jsem dobrého čekal, přišlo mi zlé; nadál jsem se světla, ale přišla mrákota.

Kosraean Bible

Nga tuh finsrak in oasr engan ac kalem yuruk, A ongoiya ac lohsr pa sunyu.

World Portuguese Bible

Quando eu esperava o bem, então veio o mal. Quando eu aguardava a luz, veio a escuridão.

Romanian BTF Bible

Când căutam binele, atunci răul a venit; și când am așteptat lumina, a venit întunericul.

Brenton English Septuagint

But I, when I waited for good things, behold, days of evils came the more upon me.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သို့သော်လည်း၊ ငါသည် ကောင်းကျိုးကိုမြော်လင့် သောအခါ ဘေးရောက်လာ၏။ အလင်းကိုတောင့်တ သောအခါ မှောင်မိုက်ဖြစ်၏။

Darby Translation

For I expected good, and there came evil; and I waited for light, but there came darkness.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Denn ich erwartete Gutes, und es kam Böses; und ich harrte auf Licht, und es kam Finsternis.

Dutch Bible 1917

Nochtans toen ik het goede verwachtte, zo kwam het kwade; toen ik hoopte naar het licht, zo kwam de donkerheid.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ja, ik hoopte op geluk, maar het onheil kwam; Ik verwachtte het licht, maar het duister viel in.

Italian Diodati Bible

Perchè, avendo io sperato il bene, il mal sia venuto? Ed avendo aspettata la luce, sia giunta la caligine?

Douay-Rheims 1899

I expected good things, and evils are come upon me: I waited for light, and darkness broke out.

Geneva Bible 1599

Yet when I looked for good, euill came vnto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkenesse.

Noyes Bible

But when I looked for good, then evil came; When I looked for light, then came darkness.

Danish Bible 1931

Jeg biede på Lykke, men Ulykke kom, jeg håbed på Lys, men Mørke kom;

Leeser Tanakh

That I hoped for good, but there came evil; and I waited for light, and there came darkness!

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Yet, when I looked for good, there came evil; and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

King James Version

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

King James Version + Apocrypha

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Tôi đợi chờ phước hạnh, tai họa bèn xảy đến; Tôi trông cậy ánh sáng, tăm tối lại tới cho.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Revised West Version

‌ʻI heʻeku ʻamanaki ki he lelei, naʻe hoko mai ʻae kovi: pea ʻi heʻeku tatali ki he maama, ne hoko mai ʻae fakapoʻuli.

French Ostervald Bible

J'ai attendu le bonheur, et le malheur est arrivé. J'espérais la lumière, et les ténèbres sont venues.

Esperanto Bible

Mi atendis bonon, sed venis malbono; Mi esperis lumon, sed venis mallumo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

J’attendais le bonheur, et le malheur est arrivé; J’espérais la lumière, et les ténèbres sont venues.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ich wartete des Guten, und es kommt das Böse; ich hoffte aufs Licht, und es kommt Finsternis.

LXX2012 U. S. English

But I, when I waited for good things, behold, days of evils came the more upon me.

British English Septuagint 2012

But I, when I waited for good things, behold, days of evils came the more upon me.

Majority Standard BIble

But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

Webster Bible

When I looked for good, then evil came: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Revised Version

When I looked for good, then evil came; and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Speravo il bene, ed è venuto il male; aspettavo la luce, ed è venuta l’oscurità!

French Free Holy Bible for the World

J'attendais le bien, et le mal est venu ; j'espérais la lumière, et les ténèbres sont arrivées.

Reina Valera 1909

Cuando esperaba yo el bien, entonces vino el mal; y cuando esperaba luz, la oscuridad vino.

Spanish BLL

Pero cuando esperaba el bien, llegó el mal; cuando buscaba la luz, llegó la oscuridad.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Cuando esperaba yo el bien, entonces vino el mal; y cuando esperaba luz, la oscuridad vino.

Croatian Bible

Sreći se nadah, a dođe nesreća; svjetlost čekah, a gle, zavi me tama.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Kad se dobru nadah, dođe mi zlo; i kad se nadah svetlosti, dođe mrak.

German Textbibel

Ja, auf Glück hoffte ich, aber Unheil kam; ich harrte auf Licht und es kam Dunkel.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

But I, when I waited for good things, Behold, days of evils came the more upon me.