AMOS 5:12 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Ὅτι ἔγνων πολλὰς ἀσεβείας ὑμῶν, καὶ ἰσχυραὶ αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ὑμῶν, καταπατοῦντες δίκαιον, λαμβάνοντες ἀλλάγματα, καὶ πένητας ἐν πύλαις ἐκκλίνοντες.
(Hoti egnōn pollas asebeias humōn, kai isⱪurai hai hamartiai humōn, katapatountes dikaion, lambanontes allagmata, kai penaʸtas en pulais ekklinontes. )

BrTr For I know your many transgressions, and your sins are great, trampling on the just, taking bribes, and turning aside the judgment of the poor in the gates.

ULT For I know how many are your offenses
⇔ and how great are your sins—
⇔ you who afflict the just,
⇔ take bribes,
⇔ and turn aside the needy in the city gate.

UST For I know all of your sins
⇔ and the terrible crimes that you have committed.
⇔ You oppress righteous people,
⇔ and you accept bribes.
⇔ You do not allow judges to treat poor people justly.

BSB ⇔ For I know that your transgressions are many
⇔ and your sins are numerous.
⇔ You oppress the righteous by taking bribes;
⇔ you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.

OEB For I know how many are your crimes,
⇔ and how great are your sins!
⇔ You persecutors of the righteous, takers of bribes!
⇔ You deny the poor their justice at the city gate.

WEBBE For I know how many are your offences,
⇔ and how great are your sins—
⇔ you who afflict the just,
⇔ who take a bribe,
⇔ and who turn away the needy in the courts.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts
⇔ and your numerous sins.
⇔ You torment the innocent, you take bribes,
⇔ and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.

LSV For I have known—many [are] your transgressions,
And mighty your sins,
Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms,
And you turned aside the needy in the gate.

FBV For I know the extent of your wrongdoing and your numerous sins. You oppress good people by taking bribes, and you prevent the poor from getting justice in the courts.

T4T I know all of your sins
⇔ and the terrible crimes that you have committed.
⇔ You oppress righteous/honest people,
⇔ and you accept bribes.
⇔ You do not allow judges to treat poor people justly.

LEB For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous, you foes of the righteous, those who take a bribe, and those who[fn] push aside the poor ones in the gate!

5:12 Literally “they”

BBE For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.

Moff No Moff AMOS book available

JPS For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the just, that take a ransom, and that turn aside the needy in the gate.

ASV For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins—ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.

DRA Because I know your manifold crimes, and your grievous sins: enemies of the just, taking bribes, and oppressing the poor in the gate.

YLT For I have known — many [are] your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.

Drby For I know how manifold are your transgressions and your sins mighty: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside [the right of] the needy in the gate.

RV For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.

Wbstr For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right .

KJB-1769 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.[fn]

5.12 a bribe: or, a ransom

KJB-1611 [fn]For I know your manifold transgressions, and your mighty sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take a bribe, and they turne aside the poore in the gate from their right.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

5:12 Or, a ransome.

Bshps For I knowe your manyfolde transgressions, and your mightie sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take rewardes, and they oppresse the poore in the gate.
(For I know your manyfolde transgressions, and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take rewardes, and they oppress the poor in the gate.)

Gnva For I know your manifold transgressions, and your mightie sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take rewards, and they oppresse the poore in ye gate.
(For I know your manifold transgressions, and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take rewards, and they oppress the poor in ye/you_all gate. )

Cvdl as for the multitude of youre wickednesses and youre stoute synnes, I knowe them right well. Enemies are ye off the rightuous, ye take rewardes, ye oppresse the poore in iudgment.
(as for the multitude of your(pl) wickednesss and your(pl) stoute sins, I know them right well. Enemies are ye/you_all off the rightuous, ye/you_all take rewardes, ye/you_all oppress the poor in judgement.)

Wycl For Y knew youre grete trespassis many, and youre stronge synnes; enemyes of `the riytwis man, takynge yifte, and berynge doun pore men in the yate.
(For I knew your(pl) great trespassis many, and your(pl) strong sins; enemies of `the riytwis man, taking yifte, and bearing down poor men in the gate.)

Luth Denn ich weiß euer Übertreten, des viel ist, und eure Sünden, die stark sind, wie ihr die Gerechten dränget und Blutgeld nehmet und die Armen im Tor unterdrücket.
(Because I know euer Übertreten, the many is, and your Sünden, the stark are, like you/their/her the righteous_ones dränget and bloodgeld nehmet and the Armen in_the goal/doorway unterdrücket.)

ClVg Quia cognovi multa scelera vestra, et fortia peccata vestra: hostes justi, accipientes munus, et pauperes deprimentes in porta.
(Because cognovi multa scelera vestra, and fortia sins vestra: hostes justi, accipientes munus, and pauperes deprimentes in porta. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) afflict the just, take bribes, and turn aside the needy in the city gate