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OET-LV [the]_bow of_warriors [are]_shattered and_feeble they_gird_on strength.
UHB קֶ֥שֶׁת גִּבֹּרִ֖ים חַתִּ֑ים וְנִכְשָׁלִ֖ים אָ֥זְרוּ חָֽיִל׃ ‡
(qeshet giboriym ḩattiym vənikshāliym ʼāzərū ḩāyil.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Mighty men are shattered of bow.
⇔ But those who stumble gird on strength.
UST Yahweh, you destroy the weapons of mighty soldiers,
⇔ but you give strength to those who stumble because they are weak.
BSB ⇔ The bows of the mighty are broken,
⇔ but the feeble are equipped with strength.
OEB ⇔ The bows of the mighty men are broken,
⇔ and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
WEB ⇔ “The bows of the mighty men are broken.
⇔ Those who stumbled are armed with strength.
MSG (2-5)Nothing and no one is holy like God,
no rock mountain like our God.
Don’t dare talk pretentiously—
not a word of boasting, ever!
For God knows what’s going on.
He takes the measure of everything that happens.
The weapons of the strong are smashed to pieces,
while the weak are infused with fresh strength.
The well-fed are out begging in the streets for crusts,
while the hungry are getting second helpings.
The barren woman has a houseful of children,
while the mother of many is bereft.
NET The bows of warriors are shattered,
⇔ but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.
LSV Bows of the mighty are broken,
And the stumbling have girded on strength.
FBV The weapons[fn] of the powerful are shattered, while those who stumble along are made strong.
2:4 “Weapons”: literally, “bow.”
T4T ⇔ Yahweh, you break the bows/weapons of mighty soldiers,
⇔ and you give strength to those who stumble because of being weak.
LEB • are shattered, but those who stumble gird themselves with strength.
BBE The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.
MOF No MOF 1SA book available
JPS The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
ASV The bows of the mighty men are broken;
⇔ And they that stumbled are girded with strength.
DRA The bow of the mighty is overcome, and the weak are girt with strength.
YLT Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.
DBY The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
RV The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
WBS The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
KJB The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
(The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. )
BB The bowe with the mightie men are broken, and they that were weake haue gyrde them selues with strength.
(The bow with the mighty men are broken, and they that were weake have gyrde themselves with strength.)
GNV The bow and the mightie men are broken, and the weake haue girded themselues with strength.
(The bow and the mighty men are broken, and the weake have girded themselves with strength. )
CB The bowe of the mightie is broken, and the weake are gyrded aboute with strength.
(The bow of the mighty is broken, and the weake are gyrded about with strength.)
WYC The bouwe of strong men is ouercomun, and sijk men ben gird with strengthe.
(The bouwe of strong men is ouercomun, and sick men been gird with strengthe.)
LUT Der Bogen der Starken ist zerbrochen, und die Schwachen sind umgürtet mit Stärke.
(The Bogen the Starken is zerbrochen, and the Schwachen are umgürtet with Stärke.)
CLV Arcus fortium superatus est, et infirmi accincti sunt robore.[fn]
(Arcus fortium superatus it_is, and infirmi accincti are robore.)
2.4 RAB. Id est, intentio eorum, qui sibi potentes esse videntur, ut sine Dei auxilio divina possint implere mandata. Et infirmi. RAB. Qui in Dei pietate confidunt, dicunt: Miserere mei, Deus, quoniam infirmus sum Psal. 6.. Infirmus erat gentilis populus, quando a testamento Dei alienus, nunc autem præcinctus robore, cum indutus scuto fidei et galea salutis, et gladio spiritus, poterit ignea tela diaboli exstinguere.
2.4 RAB. Id it_is, intentio eorum, who sibi potentes esse videntur, as without Dei auxilio divina possint implere mandata. And infirmi. RAB. Who in Dei pietate confidunt, dicunt: Miserere mei, God, quoniam infirmus sum Psal. 6.. Infirmus was gentilis populus, quando a testamento Dei alienus, now however præcinctus robore, cum indutus scuto of_faith and galea salutis, and gladio spiritus, poterit ignea tela diaboli exstinguere.
BRN The bow of the mighty has waxed feeble, and the weak have girded themselves with strength.
BrLXX Τόξον δυνατῶν ἠσθένησε, καὶ ἀσθενοῦντες περιεζώσαντο δυνάμιν.
(Toxon dunatōn aʸsthenaʸse, kai asthenountes periezōsanto dunamin. )
2:1-10 Hannah’s Prayer of Praise celebrates Samuel’s dedication to the Lord’s service by rejoicing in God’s uniqueness (2:1-2), his ability to reverse fortunes (2:3-9), and his ability to strengthen his chosen king (2:10). Like Mary’s Song of Praise (Luke 1:46-55), Hannah’s prayer emphasizes God bringing down the rich and powerful and exalting the poor and the downtrodden (1 Sam 2:7-8; Luke 1:52-53). David’s prayer in 2 Sam 22 is another beautiful proclamation of God’s saving power as it relates to his chosen king (1 Sam 2:10). The rich, unrighteous rulers of the land (Eli, Saul, Herod) will be brought down, while the leaders who fulfill God’s purposes (Samuel, David, Jesus) will be exalted.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
Hannah continues to recite a song to Yahweh.
(Occurrence 0) The bow of the mighty men are broken
(Some words not found in UHB: bows mighty broken and,feeble gird_on strength )
This could mean: (1) the bows themselves are broken or (2) the men who carry the bows are prevented from acting. Alternate translation: “Mighty bowmen are kept from acting”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) The bow of the mighty men are broken
(Some words not found in UHB: bows mighty broken and,feeble gird_on strength )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh breaks the bows of the mighty men” or “Yahweh can make even the strongest of people weak”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) those who stumble put on strength like a belt
(Some words not found in UHB: bows mighty broken and,feeble gird_on strength )
This metaphor means they will no longer stumble, but their strength will remain with them as tightly as a belt. Alternate translation: “he will make those who stumble strong”
(Occurrence 0) put on … a belt
(Some words not found in UHB: bows mighty broken and,feeble gird_on strength )
This is the general term for putting something around one’s waist to prepare for work.