Nehemiah 6:13 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

ASV Byzantine Text

For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

Asang Khongca Bible

kai to pazih moe, kahoih ai hmuen saksak khue ai ah, kai ih ahmin kasae thuih han koeh pongah ni, to kami to a tlai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Kai hih tih he tla ka saii vaengah kai tholh sak ham neh amih taengah ming thae la om sak ham anih te a paang tangloeng, kai he m'veet uh tangloeng.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Kai hih tih he tla ka saii vaengah kai tholh sak ham neh amih taengah ming thae la om sak ham anih te a paang tangloeng, kai he m'veet uh tangloeng.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A no ia mea oia i hoolimalimaia'i, i makau ai au, a hana pela, a hewa, i loaa ia lakou ka olelo hoino, e hoino mai ai ia'u.

English Berean Standard Bible

He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Konsa, mwen ta pran nan kraponnay, mwen ta fè sa l' di m' fè a, epi mwen ta fè bagay mwen pa gen dwa fè. Yo menm, lè sa a, yo ta pran sa pou pale m' mal, yo ta fè m' wont.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Acceperat enim pretium, ut territus facerem, et peccarem, et haberent malum quod exprobrarent mihi.

Bible in Basic English

For this reason they had given him money, in order that I might be overcome by fear and do what he said and do wrong, and so they would have reason to say evil about me and put shame on me.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

C’est pour cela qu’il était payé, pour que j’aie peur et que je fasse ainsi et pèche, et qu’ils aient de quoi me faire un mauvais renom, afin de me couvrir d’opprobre.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Proto pak ze mzdy byl najat, abych já ustrašen jsa, učinil to a zhřešil, aby mi to bylo u nich k zlé pověsti, čímž by mi utrhali.

Kosraean Bible

Eltal moleang nu sel elan aksangengyeyu nga in oru ma koluk, eltal in mau akkolukyela inek, ac aklusrongtenyeyu.

World Portuguese Bible

Ele foi contratado para que eu ficasse com medo, agisse assim e pecasse, e para que eles tivessem motivo para um mau relato, a fim de me difamar.

Romanian BTF Bible

Pentru aceasta a fost el angajat, ca să mă înfrice și să fac astfel și să păcătuiesc, și ca ei să poată avea ceva de spus pentru o purtare rea, ca să mă poată ocărî.

Brenton English Septuagint

and Tobias and Sanaballat had hired against me a multitude, that I might be frightened, and do this, and sin, and become to them an ill name, that they might reproach me.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ငါသည်အပြစ်ကူးလွန်ခြင်းအားဖြင့်အသ ရေပျက်၍ အရှက်ကွဲရလေအောင်သူတို့သည် ရှေမာယကိုငှားရမ်း၍ငါ့အားခြောက်လှန့် ခိုင်းကြ၏။

Darby Translation

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have wherewith to spread an evil report, that they might reproach me.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Darum war er gedungen, damit ich mich fürchten und also tun und mich versündigen sollte, und damit sie ein böses Gerücht hätten, auf daß sie mich verlästern könnten. -

Dutch Bible 1917

Daarom was hij gehuurd, opdat ik zou vrezen, en alzo doen, en zondigen; opdat zij iets zouden hebben tot een kwaden naam, opdat zij mij zouden honen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Hij was omgekocht, om mij vrees aan te jagen. Dan zou ik wel iets dergelijks doen en een zonde begaan; en dan hadden ze gelegenheid, mijn naam te bekladden, en mij in opspraak te brengen.

Italian Diodati Bible

acciocchè fosse loro pensionario, per fare che io mi spaventassi, e facessi così come egli diceva, e commettessi peccato; onde avessero alcun soggetto di spargere alcuna cattiva fama, per vituperarmi.

Douay-Rheims 1899

For he had taken money, that I being afraid should do this thing, and sin, and they might have some evil to upbraid me withal.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore was he hyred, that I might be afrayde, and doe thus, and sinne, and that they might haue an euill report that they might reproche me.

Danish Bible 1931

for at jeg skulde blive bange og forsynde mig ved slig Adfærd og de få Anledning til ilde Omtale, så de kunde bagvaske mig.

Leeser Tanakh

Therefore was he hired, in order that I should become afraid, and do so, and sin, and that it might serve them for an evil report, so that they might cast reproach upon me.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might taunt me.

King James Version

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vì tại đó, người được trả tiền công đặng khiến tôi sợ hãi, dụ tôi phạm tội, hầu cho chúng nó có cớ đồn tiếng xấu xa, và làm sỉ nhục tôi.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

Revised West Version

Ko e meʻa ia naʻe totongi ai ia, koeʻuhi ke u hoko ʻo manavahē, pea fai pehē, ʻo fai angahala, pea kenau maʻu ai ʻae meʻa ke fakaongo kovi ʻaki, pea koeʻuhi kenau fakakovi ai au.

French Ostervald Bible

Ils l'avaient soudoyé afin que, par crainte et en péchant, j'en agisse ainsi, et que, m'étant fait un mauvais renom, ils pussent me couvrir d'opprobre.

Esperanto Bible

Li estis subaĉetita, por ke mi timu, por ke mi agu tiel kaj peku. Tio donus al ili pretekston por malbona famo, por ke ili min malhonoru.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

En le gagnant ainsi, ils espéraient que j’aurais peur, et que je suivrais ses avis et commettrais un péché; et ils auraient profité de cette atteinte à ma réputation pour me couvrir d’opprobre.

German Luther Bible 1912

Darum nahm er Geld, auf daß ich mich fürchten sollte und also tun und sündigen, daß sie ein böses Gerücht hätten, damit sie mich lästern möchten.

LXX2012 U. S. English

and Tobias and Sanaballat had hired against me a multitude, that I might be frightened, and do this, and sin, and become to them an ill name, that they might reproach me.

British English Septuagint 2012

and Tobias and Sanaballat had hired against me a multitude, that I might be frightened, and do this, and sin, and become to them an ill name, that they might reproach me.

Majority Standard BIble

He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.

Webster Bible

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

Revised Version

For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E l’aveano pagato per impaurirmi e indurmi ad agire a quel modo e a peccare, affin di aver materia da farmi una cattiva riputazione e da coprirmi d’onta.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il avait été payé pour m’effrayer, afin que je commette ce péché et qu’ils disposent d’un motif d’accusation pour me couvrir de honte.

Reina Valera 1909

Porque sobornado fué para hacerme temer así, y que pecase, y les sirviera de mal nombre con que fuera yo infamado.

Spanish BLL

Le pagaron para asustarme y hacerme pecar, y así poder desprestigiarme y burlarse de mí.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque fue sobornado para hacerme temer, y para que yo pecara así, y les sirviera de mal nombre con que poder infamarme.

Croatian Bible

da bih, uplašen, učinio onako te sagriješio. To bi im poslužilo da me ozloglase i da mi se rugaju!

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Zato beše potkupljen da me uplaši da onako učinim i zgrešim da bih se osramotio da me mogu ružiti.

German Textbibel

Zu dem Zwecke war er gedungen, daß ich mich fürchten und also thun und mich versündigen sollte; und das hätte ihnen dann als Anlaß zu übler Nachrede gedient, damit sie mich verlästern könnten. -

Hebrew OT (WLC)

לְמַ֤עַן שָׂכוּר֙ ה֔וּא לְמַֽעַן־אִירָ֥א וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־כֵּ֖ן וְחָטָ֑אתִי וְהָיָ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לְשֵׁ֣ם רָ֔ע לְמַ֖עַן יְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פ