DEU 15:9 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ μὴ γένηται ῥῆμα κρυπτὸν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου ἀνόμημα, λέγων, Ἐγγίζει τὸ ἔτος τὸ ἕβδομον, ἔτος τῆς ἀφέσεως, καὶ πονηρεύσηται ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου τῷ ἐπιδεομένῳ, καὶ οὐ δώσεις αὐτῷ, καὶ καταβοήσεται κατὰ σοῦ πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ ἔσται ἐν σοὶ ἁμαρτία μεγάλη.
(Proseⱪe seautōi maʸ genaʸtai ɽaʸma krupton en taʸ kardia sou anomaʸma, legōn, Engizei to etos to hebdomon, etos taʸs afeseōs, kai ponaʸreusaʸtai ho ofthalmos sou tōi adelfōi sou tōi epideomenōi, kai ou dōseis autōi, kai kataboaʸsetai kata sou pros Kurion, kai estai en soi hamartia megalaʸ. )

BrTr Take heed to thyself that there be not a secret thing in thine heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, draws nigh; and thine eye shall be evil to thy brother that is in want, and thou shalt not give to him, and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in thee.

ULT Watch yourselves, lest you have a wicked matter in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,’ and you do wrong in your eyes against your poor brother and do not give to him, and he calls out to Yahweh about you, and it would be sin for you.

UST When the year when debts will be canceled is near, do not think to yourself that you should not lend anyone money because they will not need to pay it back. It would be evil to withhold help from a needy fellow Israelite. If you do that, he could pray to Yahweh against you. Then Yahweh will say that you have sinned by not helping that person.

BSB § Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE Beware that there not be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,” and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing; and he cry to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.

LSV Take heed to yourself lest there be a worthless word in your heart, saying, The seventh year [is] near, the year of release; and your eye is evil against your needy brother, and you do not give to him, and he has called to YHWH concerning you, and it has been sin in you;

FBV Make sure you don't think evil thoughts like, “The seventh year is coming up when debts will be canceled,” so that you look down on the poor with a sneer and refuse to give them anything. They will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be found guilty of sin.

T4T Be sure that you do not say to yourself, ‘The year when debts will be canceled is near, so I do not want to lend anyone any money now, because he will not need to pay it back when that year comes.’ It would be evil to even think that. If you act in an unfriendly way toward a needy fellow Israeli, and give him nothing, he will cry out to Yahweh about you, and Yahweh will say that you have sinned by not helping that person.

LEB Take care[fn] so that there[fn] will not be a thought of wickedness[fn] in your heart, saying,[fn] ‘The seventh year, the year of the remission of debt is near,’ and you view your needy neighbor with hostility,[fn] and so you do not give to him, and he might cry out against you to Yahweh, and you would incur guilt against yourself.[fn]

15:9 Literally “Watch for yourself”

15:9 Hebrew “it”

15:9 Literally “a thing in your heart wickedness”

15:9 Literally “to say”

15:9 Literally “is bad your eye against your brother who is needy”

15:9 Literally “it will be against you a sin”

BBE And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand'; and thine eye be evil against thy needy brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin in thee.

ASV Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

DRA Beware lest perhaps a wicked thought steal in upon thee, and thou say in thy heart: The seventh year of remission draweth nigh; and thou turn away thy eyes from thy poor brother, denying to lend him that which he asketh: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it become a sin unto thee.

YLT 'Take heed to thee lest there be a word in thy heart — worthless, saying, Near [is] the seventh year, the year of release; and thine eye is evil against thy needy brother, and thou dost not give to him, and he hath called concerning thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee sin;

Drby Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.

RV Beware that there be not a base thought in thine heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

Wbstr Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thy eye shall be evil against thy poor brother, and thou shalt give him naught; and he shall cry to the LORD against thee, and it shall be sin to thee.

KJB-1769 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.[fn][fn]
(Beware that there be not a thought in thy/your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine/your eye be evil against thy/your poor brother, and thou/you givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee/you, and it be sin unto thee/you. )

15.9 thought: Heb. word

15.9 wicked: Heb. Belial

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Beware that there bee not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seuenth yeere, the yeere of release is at hand, and thine eye be euill against thy poore brother, and thou giuest him nought, and hee crie vnto the LORD against thee, and it be sinne vnto thee.
(Beware that there be not a thought in thy/your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release is at hand, and thine/your eye be evil against thy/your poor brother, and thou/you giuest him nought, and he cry unto the LORD against thee/you, and it be sin unto thee/you.)

15:9 Heb. word.

15:9 Heb. Belial

Bshps Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, that thou wouldest say, the seuenth yere, the yere of freedome is at hande: and therfore it greeueth thee to loke on thy poore brother, and geuest hym naught, and he then crye vnto the Lorde agaynst thee, and it be sinne vnto thee:
(Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine/your heart, that thou/you wouldest say, the seventh year, the year of freedome is at hande: and therefore it grieveth/grieves thee/you to look on thy/your poor brother, and geuest him naught, and he then cry unto the Lord against thee/you, and it be sin unto thee/you:)

Gnva Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, to say, The seuenth yeere, the yeere of freedome is at hand: therefore it grieueth thee to looke on thy poore brother, and thou giuest him nought, and he crie vnto the Lord against thee, so that sinne be in thee:
(Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine/your heart, to say, The seventh year, the year of freedome is at hand: therefore it grieueth thee/you to look on thy/your poor brother, and thou/you giuest him nought, and he cry unto the Lord against thee/you, so that sin be in thee/you: )

Cvdl Bewarre, that there be not a poynte of Belial in thine hert, that thou woldest saye: The seuenth yeare, the yeare of Fredome is at honde. For yf thou lokest not fredly vpo thy poore brother, and geuest him nothinge then shall he crye ouer the vnto the LORDE, and it shall be synne vnto the:
(Bewarre, that there be not a poynte of Belial in thine/your heart, that thou/you would say: The seventh year, the year of Fredome is at honde. For if thou/you lokest not fredly upo thy/your poor brother, and geuest him nothing then shall he cry over the unto the LORD, and it shall be sin unto them:)

Wycl Be thou war lest perauenture wickid thouyt crepe priueli to thee, and thou seie in thin herte, The seuenthe yeer of remyssioun neiyeth; and thou turne awey the iyen fro thi pore brother, and thou nyle yyue to hym the loone that he axith; lest he crie ayens thee to the Lord, and it be maad to thee in to synne.
(Be thou/you war lest peradventure/perhaps wicked thouyt crepe priueli to thee/you, and thou/you say in thin heart, The seventh year of remyssioun neiyeth; and thou/you turn away the eyes from thy/your poor brother, and thou/you nyle give to him the loone that he axith; lest he cry against thee/you to the Lord, and it be made to thee/you in to sin.)

Luth Hüte dich, daß nicht in deinem Herzen ein Belialstück sei, das da spreche: Es nahet herzu das siebente Jahr, das Erlaßjahr, und sehest deinen armen Bruder unfreundlich an und gebest ihm nicht; so wird er über dich zum HErr’s rufen, so wirst du es Sünde haben;
(Hüte dich, that not in your hearts a Belialstück sei, the there spreche: It nahet herzu the siebente Yahr, the Erlaßjahr, and sehest deinen armen brother unfreundlich at and gebest him not; so becomes he above you/yourself for_the LORD’s rufen, so will you it Sünde have;)

ClVg Cave ne forte subrepat tibi impia cogitatio, et dicas in corde tuo: Appropinquat septimus annus remissionis: et avertas oculos tuos a paupere fratre tuo, nolens ei quod postulat mutuum commodare: ne clamet contra te ad Dominum, et fiat tibi in peccatum.[fn]
(Cave not forte subrepat to_you impia cogitatio, and dicas in corde tuo: Appropinquat the_seventh annus remissionis: and avertas oculos yours from paupere fratre tuo, nolens to_him that postulat mutuum commodare: not clamet on_the_contrary you(sg) to Dominum, and fiat to_you in peccatum. )

15.9 Cave. AUG., quæst. 21. LXX: Attende tibi ipsi, ne fiat verbum occultum, etc., usque ad si crudeliter cogitat illo tempore dandum non esse, quo dandum est?

15.9 Cave. AUG., quæst. 21. LXX: Attende to_you ipsi, not fiat the_word occultum, etc., until to when/but_if crudeliter cogitat illo tempore dandum not/no esse, quo dandum est?

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

פֶּן

lest

Moses is using the word lest to introduce a hypothetical condition as a warning for a negative consequence. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a situation that could happen. Alternate translation: “in case”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֣ה דָבָר֩ עִם־לְבָבְ⁠ךָ֨ בְלִיַּ֜עַל

lest will_belong thought with heart,your wicked

Here, heart represents a person’s inner being and thoughts. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “lest you think of a wicked matter”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

יִהְיֶ֣ה דָבָר֩ עִם־לְבָבְ⁠ךָ֨ בְלִיַּ֜עַל לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר קָֽרְבָ֣ה שְׁנַֽת־הַ⁠שֶּׁבַע֮ שְׁנַ֣ת הַ⁠שְּׁמִטָּה֒

will_belong thought with heart,your wicked to=say near year the,seventh year_of the,remission

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “you remember that the year of remission is near and you think of a wicked matter”

Note 4 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר

to=say

Here, the word saying introduces someone’s thoughts. Consider natural ways of doing that in your own language.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

קָֽרְבָ֣ה שְׁנַֽת־הַ⁠שֶּׁבַע֮ שְׁנַ֣ת הַ⁠שְּׁמִטָּה֒

near year the,seventh year_of the,remission

It is implied that someone would be reluctant to lend money because they might have to cancel the debt at the year of remission before the debtor pays it back. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “The seventh year, the year of remission, is near, and I might have to cancel debts owed to me”

Note 6 topic: translate-ordinal

שְׁנַֽת־הַ⁠שֶּׁבַע֮

year the,seventh

If your language does not use ordinal numbers, you could use a cardinal number here or an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: “Year seven”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠שְּׁמִטָּה֒

the,remission

The implication is that the remission is a remission of debts. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “loan cancellation”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠רָעָ֣ה עֵֽינְ⁠ךָ֗

and,hostility (Some words not found in UHB: careful to/for=yourself(m) lest will_belong thought with heart,your wicked to=say near year the,seventh year_of the,remission and,hostility eye,your in/on/at/with,brother,your the,needy and=not give to=him/it and,cry against,you to/towards YHWH and=it_was in=you(ms) guilt )

Here, do wrong in your eyes is an idiom that means “act hostile.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and you act with hostility”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠אָחִ֨י⁠ךָ֙ הָֽ⁠אֶבְי֔וֹן

in/on/at/with,brother,your the,needy

Here brother means “fellow Israelite”. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “against your poor fellow countryman”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠קָרָ֤א עָלֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה

and,cry against,you to/towards YHWH

The implication is that the poor Israelite will complain to Yahweh about the Israelite’s lack of generosity. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “and he complains to Yahweh that you did not help him”

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הָיָ֥ה בְ⁠ךָ֖ חֵֽטְא

and=it_was in=you(ms) guilt

The implication is that Yahweh would condemn the Israelite for his lack of generosity. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “and Yahweh will condemn your actions as sin”

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