Parallel GEN 50:20

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BSB As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

OEB You plotted mischief against me, but God intended it for good, in order to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of the lives of many people.

WEB As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today.

NET As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.

LSV As for you, you devised evil against me, [but] God devised it for good, in order to do as [at] this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

FBV While you planned bad things for me, God planned it for good so that in the end many lives could be saved.[fn]

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T4T As for you, yes, you wanted to do something very evil to me. But God caused something good to come from it! He wanted to save many people from dying of hunger, and that is what happened! Today they are alive!

LEB As for you, you planned evil against me, but God planned it for good, in order to do this—to keep many people alive—as it is today.

BBE As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.

MOF No MOF GEN book available

JPS And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

ASV And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

DRA You thought evil against me: but God turned it into good, that he might exalt me, as at present you see, and might save many people.

YLT As for you, ye devised against me evil — God devised it for good, in order to do as [at] this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

DBY Ye indeed meant evil against me: [fn]God meant it for good, in order that he might do as [it is] this day, to save a great people alive.

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RV And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

WBS But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.

KJB But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
  (But as for you, ye/you_all thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. )

BB Ye thought euil against me, but God turned it vnto good, to bryng to passe as it is this day, and to saue muche people alyue.
  (Ye/You_all thought euil against me, but God turned it unto good, to bring to pass as it is this day, and to save much people alive.)

GNV When ye thought euill against mee, God disposed it to good, that he might bring to passe, as it is this day, and saue much people aliue.
  (When ye/you_all thought evil against mee, God disposed it to good, that he might bring to passe, as it is this day, and save much people alive. )

CB Ye thought euell ouer me, but God hath turned it vnto good, to do as it is come to passe this daye, for the sauynge of moch people.
  (Ye/You_all thought evil over me, but God hath/has turned it unto good, to do as it is come to pass this day, for the saving of much people.)

WYC Ye thouyten yuel of me, and God turnede it in to good, that he schulde enhaunse me, as ye seen in present tyme, and that he schulde make saaf many puplis;
  (Ye/You_all thouyten yuel of me, and God turned it in to good, that he should enhaunse me, as ye/you_all seen in present time, and that he should make safe many peoples;)

LUT Ihr gedachtet es böse mit mir zu machen; aber GOtt gedachte es gut zu machen, daß er täte, wie es jetzt am Tage ist, zu erhalten viel Volks.
  (Ihr thoughtt it böse with to_me to machen; but God thought it good to machen, that he täte, like it jetzt in/at/on_the days is, to erhalten many peoples.)

CLV Vos cogitastis de me malum: sed Deus vertit illud in bonum, ut exaltaret me, sicut in præsentiarum cernitis, et salvos faceret multos populos.
  (Vos cogitastis about me malum: but God vertit illud in bonum, as exaltaret me, like in præsentiarum cernitis, and salvos faceret multos populos. )

BRN Ye took counsel against me for evil, but God took counsel for me for good, that the matter might be as it is to-day, and much people might be fed.

BrLXX Ὑμεῖς ἐβουλεύσασθε κατʼ ἐμοῦ εἰς πονηρὰ, ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἐβουλεύσατο περὶ ἐμοῦ εἰς ἀγαθὰ, ὅπως ἂν γενηθῇ ὡς σήμερον, καὶ τραφῇ λαὸς πολύς.
  (Humeis ebouleusasthe katʼ emou eis ponaʸra, ho de Theos ebouleusato peri emou eis agatha, hopōs an genaʸthaʸ hōs saʸmeron, kai trafaʸ laos polus. )