Parallel 1KI 18:27

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BSB § At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”

OEB But when it was noon, Elijah mocked them, saying, ‘Cry aloud; for he is a god; either he is musing, or he has gone aside, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!’

WEB At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is deep in thought, or he has gone somewhere, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”

NET At noon Elijah mocked them, “Yell louder! After all, he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or perhaps he stepped out for a moment or has taken a trip. Perhaps he is sleeping and needs to be awakened.”

LSV And it comes to pass, at noon, that Elijah mocks at them and says, “Call with a loud voice, for he [is] a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, and awakes.”

FBV At noon Elijah began to mock them. “Shout really loud!” he said. “Isn't he meant to be a god? Maybe he's meditating, or he's gone to the bathroom, or he's away on a trip! Maybe he's asleep and has to be woken up!”

T4T About noontime, Elijah started to make fun of them. He said, “Surely Baal is a god, so it seems that you must shout louder! Perhaps he is thinking about something, or perhaps he has gone to the toilet. Or perhaps he is traveling somewhere, or perhaps he is asleep and you need to wake him up!”

LEB It happened at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god! Perhaps he is meditating, or is using the bathroom,[fn] oris on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep and must wake up!”

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BBE And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or he may have gone away for some purpose, or he may be on a journey, or by chance he is sleeping and has to be made awake.

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JPS And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said: 'Cry aloud; for he is a god; either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.'

ASV And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked.

DRA And when it was now noon, Elias jested at them, saying: Cry with a louder voice: for he is a God, and perhaps he is talking, or is in an inn, or on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep, and must be awaked.

YLT And it cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, 'Call with a loud voice, for he [is] a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, an doth awake.'

DBY And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, Cry aloud; for he is a [fn]god; for he is meditating, or gone aside, or he is on a journey; perhaps he sleeps, and will awake.

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RV And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

WBS And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

KJB And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.[fn][fn][fn]
  (And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepth, and must be awaked.)

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BB And at noone Elias mocked them, and sayde: Crye lowde, for he is a God, peraduenture he is talking, or occupied in folowing vpon his enemies, or is in his iourney, or happyly he slepeth, and must be awaked with your crie.
  (And at noone Elias/Elijah mocked them, and said: Crye lowde, for he is a God, peraduenture he is talking, or occupied in following upon his enemies, or is in his journey, or happyly he sleepth, and must be awaked with your crie.)

GNV And at noone Eliiah mocked them, and said, Crye loude: for he is a god: either he talketh or pursueth his enemies, or is in his iourney, or it may be that he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
  (And at noone Eliiah mocked them, and said, Crye loude: for he is a god: either he talketh or pursueth his enemies, or is in his journey, or it may be that he sleepth, and must be awaked. )

CB Now whan it was noone daye, Elias mocked them, and sayde: Crye loude. For he is a god, peradueture he is musynge, or hath somwhat to do, or is gone some iourneye, or happlye he slepeth, so that he wolde be waked vp.
  (Now when it was noone day, Elias/Elijah mocked them, and said: Crye loude. For he is a god, peradueture he is musynge, or hath/has somewhat to do, or is gone some journeye, or happlye he sleepth, so that he would be waked up.)

WYC And whanne it was thanne myddai, Elie scornede hem, and seide, Crie ye with gretter vois, for Baal is youre god, and in hap he spekith with an other, ethir he is in a herborgerie, ether in weie, ether certis he slepith, that he be reisid.
  (And when it was then myddai, Elye/Elijah scornede them, and said, Crie ye/you_all with greater voice, for Baal is your(pl) god, and in hap he speakth/speaks with an other, ethir he is in a herborgerie, ether in way, ether certis he sleeps, that he be reisid.)

LUT Da es nun Mittag ward, spottete ihrer Elia und sprach: Rufet laut; denn er ist ein GOtt, er dichtet, oder hat zu schaffen, oder ist über Feld, oder schläft vielleicht, daß er aufwache.
  (So it now Mittag ward, spottete ihrer Elia and spoke: Rufet laut; because he is a God, he dichtet, or has to schaffen, or is above Feld, or schläft vielleicht, that he aufwache.)

CLV Cumque esset jam meridies, illudebat illis Elias, dicens: Clamate voce majore: deus enim est, et forsitan loquitur, aut in diversorio est, aut in itinere, aut certe dormit, ut excitetur.
  (Cumque was yam meridies, illudebat illis Elias, dicens: Clamate voce mayore: deus because it_is, and forsitan loquitur, aut in diversorio it_is, aut in itinere, aut certe dormit, as excitetur. )

BRN And it was noon, and Eliu the Thesbite mocked them, and said, Call with a loud voice, for he is a god; for he is meditating, or else perhaps he is [fn]engaged in business, or perhaps he is asleep, and [fn]is to be awaked.

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο μεσημβρία, καὶ ἐμυκτήρισεν αὐτοὺς Ἠλιοὺ ὁ Θεσβίτης, καὶ εἶπεν, ἐπικαλεῖσθε ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, ὅτι θεός ἐστιν· ὅτι ἀδολεσχία αὐτῷ ἐστι, καὶ ἅμα μή ποτε χρηματίζει αὐτὸς, ἢ μή ποτε καθεύδει αὐτὸς, καὶ ἐξαναστήσεται.
  (Kai egeneto mesaʸmbria, kai emuktaʸrisen autous Aʸliou ho Thesbitaʸs, kai eipen, epikaleisthe en fōnaʸ megalaʸ, hoti theos estin; hoti adolesⱪia autōi esti, kai hama maʸ pote ⱪraʸmatizei autos, aʸ maʸ pote katheudei autos, kai exanastaʸsetai. )