Nehemiah 6:9

American Standard Version (1901)

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.

ASV Byzantine Text

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toksak thazoksak moe, toksak pacoeng han ai ah, kaicae to ang pazih o; toe kai mah, Aw Sithaw, ka ban hae thacaksak ah, tiah lawk ka thuih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A pum la kaimih n'hih uh tih, “Bibi dongah a kut kha uh vetih saii uh mahpawh,” ti mai cakhaw ka kut he ham moem laeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A pum la kaimih n'hih uh tih, “Bibi dongah a kut kha uh vetih saii uh mahpawh,” ti mai cakhaw ka kut he ham moem laeh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

No ka mea, hoomakau mai lakou a pau ia makou, i ae la, E kuuia'ku ko lakou mau lima mai ka hana aku, i paa ole ia. Aka, ano, e hooikaika mai oe i ko'u mau lima.

English Berean Standard Bible

For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yo t'ap chache kraponnen nou pou rete travay la. Yo t'ap di nan kè yo: Talè konsa y'a dekouraje avèk travay la, li p'ap janm fini. Aa, Bondye! Ban m' fòs non! Fè m' pa dekouraje!

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Omnes enim hi terrebant nos, cogitantes quod cessarent manus nostræ ab opere, et quiesceremus: quam ob causam magis confortavi manus meas.

Bible in Basic English

For they were hoping to put fear in us, saying, Their hands will become feeble and give up the work so that it may not get done. But now, O God, make my hands strong.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Car ils voulaient tous nous effrayer, disant : Leurs mains se lasseront du travail, et il ne se fera pas. Maintenant donc, fortifie mes mains !

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nebo všickni ti nás ustrašiti se snažovali, myslíce: Oslábnou ruce jejich při díle, a nedokoná se to. Ale však ty, ó Bože, posilň rukou mých.

Kosraean Bible

Elos srike na in aksangengye kut in tulokinya orekma uh. Na nga pre ac fahk, “Inge, O God, oru tuh nga in ku!”

World Portuguese Bible

Pois todos eles tentavam nos intimidar, dizendo: “As mãos deles fraquejarão na obra, e ela não será concluída.” Mas agora, fortalece as minhas mãos.

Romanian BTF Bible

Pentru că toți ne-au înfricoșat, spunând: Mâinile lor vor fi slăbite de la lucrare și aceasta nu se va face. De aceea acum, O Dumnezeule, întărește mâinile mele.

Brenton English Septuagint

For all were trying to alarm us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from this work, and it shall not be done. Now therefore I have strengthened my hands.

Burmese Common Language Bible

မြို့​ရိုး​တည်​ဆောက်​မှု​ရပ်​ဆိုင်း​သွား​စေ​ရန်​သူ တို့​အား​လုံး​သည်​ငါ​တို့​အား​ခြိမ်း​ခြောက် လျက်​နေ​ကြ​၏။ သို့​ရာ​တွင်``အို ဘု​ရား​သ​ခင်၊ ယ​ခု​အ​ကျွန်ုပ်​အား​ခွန်​အား​ကြီး​မား​စေ တော်​ပါ'' ဟု​ဆု​တောင်း​၏။

Darby Translation

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be slackened from the work, that it be not carried out. — Now therefore strengthen my hands!

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Denn sie alle wollten uns in Furcht setzen, indem sie sprachen: Ihre Hände werden von dem Werke ablassen, und es wird nicht ausgeführt werden. Und nun, stärke meine Hände!

Dutch Bible 1917

Want zij allen zochten ons vreesachtig te maken, zeggende: Hun handen zullen van het werk aflaten, dat het niet zal gedaan worden; nu dan, sterk mijn handen!

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Want allen wilden ons vrees aanjagen, en dachten: Dan zullen hun handen bij het werk verslappen, en komt het nimmer tot stand. Het was dus zaak, om sterk te staan.

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciocchè essi tutti ci spaventavano, dicendo: Le lor mani si rallenteranno, e lasceranno l'opera, sì che non si farà. Ora dunque, o Dio, fortifica le mie mani.

Douay-Rheims 1899

For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more:

Geneva Bible 1599

For all they afrayed vs, saying, Their handes shalbe weakened from the worke, and it shall not be done: nowe therefore incourage thou me.

Danish Bible 1931

Thi de havde alle til Hensigt at indjage os Skræk, idet de tænkte, at vi skulde lade Hænderne synke, så Arbejdet ikke blev til noget. Men styrk du nu mine Hænder!

Leeser Tanakh

For they all wished to make us afraid, thinking, Their hands will be withdrawn from the work, so that it will not be done. Now therefore, [O God,] strengthen my hands.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

For they all would have us afraid, saying: 'Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done.' But now, strengthen Thou my hands.

King James Version

For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

King James Version + Apocrypha

For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vì chúng nó muốn nhát cho chúng tôi hết thảy đều sợ hãi; chúng nó rằng: Tay của chúng nó sẽ bị mỏi mệt, không làm công việc nữa. Vậy bây giờ, hỡi Chúa, hãy làm cho tay tôi mạnh mẽ.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

Revised West Version

He naʻa nau fai kotoa pē ke fakamanavahēʻi ʻakimautolu, ʻo pehē, “ʻE vaivai ai honau nima mei he ngāue, ke ʻoua naʻa fai ia.” Pea ko eni, ʻE ʻOtua, ke ke fakamālohi hoku nima.

French Ostervald Bible

En effet tous cherchaient à nous épouvanter, et se disaient: Leurs mains se fatigueront du travail, de sorte qu'il ne se fera point. Maintenant donc, ô Dieu! fortifie mes mains.

Esperanto Bible

Ili ĉiuj ja timigis nin, pensante: Ili ellasos el siaj manoj la laboron, kaj ĝi ne estos farata. Sed nun fortiĝu miaj manoj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Tous ces gens voulaient nous effrayer, et ils se disaient: Ils perdront courage, et l’œuvre ne se fera pas. Maintenant, ô Dieu, fortifie-moi!

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn sie alle wollen uns furchtsam machen und gedachten: Sie sollen die Hand abtun vom Geschäft, daß es nicht fertig werde, aber nun stärke meine Hände!

LXX2012 U. S. English

For all were trying to alarm us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from this work, and it shall not be done. Now therefore I have strengthened my hands.

British English Septuagint 2012

For all were trying to alarm us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from this work, and it shall not be done. Now therefore I have strengthened my hands.

Majority Standard BIble

For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.

Webster Bible

For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it may not be done. Now therefore, O God , strengthen my hands.

Revised Version

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Perché tutta quella gente ci voleva impaurire e diceva: “Le loro mani si rilasseranno e il lavoro non si farà più”. Ma tu, o Dio, fortifica ora le mie mani!

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ils cherchaient tous à nous effrayer, se disant : « Leurs mains se relâcheront et le travail ne sera jamais achevé. » Maintenant, fortifie mes mains !

Reina Valera 1909

Porque todos ellos nos ponían miedo, diciendo: Debilitaránse las manos de ellos en la obra, y no será hecha. Esfuerza pues mis manos, oh Dios.

Spanish BLL

Lo que ellos querían era asustarnos, pensando: “Se van a cansar y van a dejar la obra a medias”. Pero yo oré: “Y ahora, Dios mío, dame fuerzas”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque todos ellos nos amedrentaban, diciendo: «Se debilitarán las manos de ellos en la obra, y no será terminada». Ahora, pues, oh Dios, fortalece tú mis manos.

Croatian Bible

Jer su nas oni htjeli uplašiti govoreći: “Klonut će im ruke od posla i neće ga završiti nikada.” A ja sam, naprotiv, ukrijepio ruke svoje!

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer oni svi hteše nas uplašiti govoreći: Klonuće ruke njihove od posla i neće se svršiti. Zato, Bože, ukrepi ruke moje.

German Textbibel

Denn sie alle wollten uns in Furcht jagen, indem sie dachten: Ihre Hände werden erschlaffen und von dem Bau ablassen, so daß er nicht zu stande kommt. So stärke nun - betete ich - meine Hände!

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כִּ֣י כֻלָּ֗ם מְיָֽרְאִ֤ים אוֹתָ֨נוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יִרְפּ֧וּ יְדֵיהֶ֛ם מִן־הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תֵעָשֶׂ֑ה וְעַתָּ֖ה חַזֵּ֥ק אֶת־יָדָֽי׃

World English Bible

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.

World English Bible (Catholic)

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.

World English Bible British Edition

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.

World English Bible Classic

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.

World English Bible Updated

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.

World Messianic Bible

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.

Young's Literal Translation

for all of them are making us afraid, saying, 'Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;' and now, strengthen Thou my hands.

SEPTUAGINTA

ὅτι πάντες φοβερίζουσιν ἡμᾶς λέγοντες· ἐκλυθήσονται αἱ χεῖρες αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἔργου τούτου, καὶ οὐ ποιηθήσεται· καὶ νῦν ἐκραταίωσα τὰς χεῖράς μου’.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Тоць оамений ачештя вояу сэ не ынфрикошезе ши ышь зичяу: „Ли се ва ынмуя инима, ши лукраря ну се ва фаче.” Акум, Думнезеуле, ынтэреште-мэ!

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Бо всї вони страхали нас, гадаючи: Опадуть їх руки перед сим дїлом, і робота спиниться; та я ще більше скріпив руки мої.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Бо всї вони страхали нас, гадаючи: Опадуть їх руки перед сим дїлом, і робота спиниться; та я ще більше скріпив руки мої.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Јер они сви хтеше нас уплашити говорећи: Клонуће руке њихове од посла и неће се свршити. Зато, Боже, укрепи руке моје.

Russian Synodal Bible

Ибо все они стращали нас, думая: опустятся руки их от дела сего, и оно не состоится; но я тем более укрепил руки мои.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

כִּ֣י כֻלָּ֗ם מְיָֽרְאִ֤ים אֹותָ֙נוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יִרְפּ֧וּ יְדֵיהֶ֛ם מִן־הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תֵעָשֶׂ֑ה וְעַתָּ֖ה חַזֵּ֥ק אֶת־יָדָֽי׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

כי כלם מיראים אותנו לאמר ירפו ידיהם מן המלאכה ולא תעשה ועתה חזק את ידי׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

لِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا جَمِيعًا يُخِيفُونَنَا قَائِلِينَ: «قَدِ ٱرْتَخَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ عَنِ ٱلْعَمَلِ فَلَا يُعْمَلُ».«فَٱلْآنَ يَا إِلَهِي شَدِّدْ يَدَيَّ».

Old Persion Version Bible

زیرا جمیع ایشان خواستند ما را بترسانند، به این قصد که دستهای ما را از کار باز دارند تا کرده نشود. پس حال‌ای خدا دستهای مرا قوی ساز.

Judson Burmese Bible

အကြောင်း မူကား၊ သူတို့က ထိုအလုပ် ကို လက်စ မ သတ်နိုင်အောင် သူတို့သည် အားလျော့ ကြ လိမ့်မည်ဟု ဆို လျက် ငါ တို့ကို ခြိမ်းချောက် ကြ၏။ သို့ရာတွင် ထိုစကားကြောင့် ငါ သာ၍အားရှိ ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

이는 저희가 다 우리를 두렵게 하고자 하여 말하기를 `저희 손이 피곤하여 역사를 정지하고 이루지 못하리라' 함이라 `이제 내 손을 힘있게 하옵소서 !' 하였노라

Japanese Freedom Bible

彼らは皆、「彼らの手は工事から離れ、完成できなくなる」と考え、私たちを恐れさせようとしていた。しかし今、私の手を強めてください。

World Chinese Bible

他们都想使我们惧怕，说：“他们的手必因这工程发软，工程就不能完成。”但现在，求祢坚固我的手。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

他们都要使我们惧怕，意思说，他们的手必软弱，以致工作不能成就。 神啊，求你坚固我的手。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

他們都要使我們懼怕，意思說，他們的手必軟弱，以致工作不能成就。 上帝啊，求你堅固我的手。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Porque todos eles procuravam nos atemorizar, dizendo: As mãos deles se enfraquecerão da obra, e ela não será feita.Esforça pois minhas mãos, ó Deus .

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Mashi Bible

Bulya boshi bakazâg’ilonza okurhuyôbohya, bakaz’iderha, mpu: «Nkaba hali amango amaboko gâbo gankaleka ogwo mukolo, gurhanacibè. Buno Yâgirwa Nyamuzinda ohè amaboko gâni emisî».

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Denn sie alle wollten uns furchtsam machen und dachten: Ihre Hände werden schon ablassen von dem Werk, und es wird nicht vollendet werden! Nun aber stärke du meine Hände!

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

porque esperaban atemorizarnos, diciendo: Sus manos se debilitarán y abandonarán el trabajo para que no se haga. Pero ahora, oh Dios, fortalece mis manos.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Porque ellos querían atemorizarnos. Pensaban que nuestras manos estarían debilitadas por la obra y que desistiríamos de ella. Pero ahora, ¡fortalece Tú mis manos!

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, Their hands shall get too weakened for the melachah, that it be not completed. Now therefore, strengthen my hands!

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