Parallel 2SA 18:20

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BSB § But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”

OEB Joab said to him, ‘You are not the man to bring news to-day. On another day you may bring news, but not to-day, for the king’s son is dead.’

WEB Joab said to him, “You must not be the bearer of news today, but you must carry news another day. But today you must carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

NET But Joab said to him, “You will not be a bearer of good news today. You will bear good news some other day, but not today, for the king’s son is dead.”

LSV and Joab says to him, “You are not a man of tidings this day, but you have borne tidings on another day, and this day you do not bear tidings, because the king’s son [is] dead.”

FBV “You're not the man to take the good news today,” Joab replied. “You can do it some other time, but don't do it today, because the king's son is dead.”

T4T But Joab said to him, “No, I will not allow you to take news to the king today. Some other day I will allow you to take some news, but not today. If you took news today it would not be good news for the king, because his son is dead.”

LEB Joab said to him, “You will not be a man bringing good news this day! You may bring good news on another day, but today you will not be bringing good news because the king’s son is dead.”

BBE And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.

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JPS And Joab said unto him: 'Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, forasmuch as the king's son is dead.'

ASV And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

DRA And Joab said to him: Thou shalt not be the messenger this day, but shalt bear tidings another day: this day I will not have thee bear tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

YLT and Joab saith to him, 'Thou art not a man of tidings this day, but thou hast borne tidings on another day, and this day thou dost not bear tidings, because the king's son [is] dead.'

DBY And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a bearer of news to-day, but thou shalt carry the news another day; but to-day thou shalt carry no news, because the king's son is dead.

RV And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

WBS And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

KJB And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
  (And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou/you shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou/you shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.)

BB And Ioab sayd vnto him: Thou art no man to beare tidinges to day, thou shalt beare tydinges another time: but to day thou shalt beare none, because the kinges sonne is dead.
  (And Yoab said unto him: Thou art no man to bear tidinges to day, thou/you shalt bear tidings/news another time: but to day thou/you shalt bear none, because the kings son is dead.)

GNV And Ioab said vnto him, Thou shalt not be the messenger to day, but thou shalt beare tidings another time, but to day thou shalt beare none: for the Kings sonne is dead.
  (And Yoab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the messenger to day, but thou/you shalt bear tidings another time, but to day thou/you shalt bear none: for the Kings son is dead.)

CB But Ioab sayde: Thou shalt bringe no good tidinges to daie another daye shalt thou brynge him worde, and not to daye, for the kynges sonne is deed
  (But Yoab said: Thou shalt bring no good tidinges to day another day shalt thou/you bring him word, and not to day, for the kings son is dead)

WYC To whom Joab seide, Thou schalt not be messanger in this dai, but thou schalt telle in another dai; I nyle that thou telle to dai, for the sone of the kyng is deed.
  (To whom Yoab said, Thou schalt not be messanger in this day, but thou/you schalt telle in another dai; I nyle that thou/you telle to day, for the son of the king is dead.)

LUT Joab aber sprach zu ihm: Du bringest heute keine gute Botschaft. Einen andern Tag sollst du Botschaft bringen, und heute nicht; denn des Königs Sohn ist tot.
  (Yoab but spoke to ihm: You bringest heute keine gute Botschaft. Einen change Tag sollst you Botschaft bringen, and heute nicht; because the kings son is tot.)

CLV Ad quem Joab dixit: Non eris nuntius in hac die, sed nuntiabis in alia: hodie nolo te nuntiare: filius enim regis est mortuus.
  (Ad which Yoab dixit: Non eris nuntius in hac die, but nuntiabis in alia: hodie nolo te nuntiare: filius because regis it_is mortuus.)

BRN And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a messenger of glad tidings this day; thou shalt bear them another day; but on this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἰωὰβ, οὐκ ἀνὴρ εὐαγγελίας σὺ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ, καὶ εὐαγγελιῇ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἄλλῃ· ἐν δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ οὐκ εὐαγγελιῇ, οὗ εἵνεκεν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ βασιλέως ἀπέθανε.
  (Kai eipen autōi Yōab, ouk anaʸr euangelias su en taʸ haʸmera tautaʸ, kai euangeliaʸ en haʸmera allaʸ; en de taʸ haʸmera tautaʸ ouk euangeliaʸ, hou heineken ho huios tou basileōs apethane.)