ECC 4:14 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὅτι ἐξ οἴκου τῶν δεσμίων ἐξελεύσεται τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι, ὅτι καί γε ἐν βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐγενήθη πένης.
(Hoti ex oikou tōn desmiōn exeleusetai tou basileusai, hoti kai ge en basileia autou egenaʸthaʸ penaʸs.)

BrTr For he shall come forth out of the house of the prisoners to reign, because he also that was in his kingdom has become poor.

ULT For, from the house of those who are bound, he came forth to become king, yet even in his kingdom he was born poor.

UST I imagine that it is possible for a young man like that to live so successfully that he becomes king—even ruling over the land in which his mother gave birth to him in poverty, so severe that it was like someone tying her up with ropes.

BSB For [the youth] has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB ECC book available

WEBBE For out of prison he came out to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For he came out of prison to become king,
⇔ even though he had been born poor in what would become his kingdom.

LSV For from a house of prisoners he has come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he has been poor.

FBV He may even come out of prison[fn] to reign over his kingdom, even though he was born poor.

4:14 Perhaps to be understood as “the prison of bad circumstances.”

T4T It is possible for a young man like that to succeed and some day become king, even if his parents were poor or even if he was in prison some of the time.

LEB For he came out of the prison house to reign, _⌊since he was born poor in his kingdom_⌋.[fn]

4:14 Literally “for all in his kingdom he was born poor”

BBE Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom.

Moff in a rebellion the young man may rise to the throne, although he was born poor within the realm.

JPS For out of prison he came forth to be king; although in his kingdom he was born poor.

ASV For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

DRA Because out of prison and chains sometimes a man cometh forth to a kingdom: and another born king is consumed with poverty.

YLT For from a house of prisoners he hath come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he hath been poor.

Drby For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.

RV For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

SLT For from the house of those turning away he came forth to reign; for also he being born in his kingdom became poor.

Wbstr For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

KJB-1769 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
(For out of prison he cometh/comes to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh/becomes poor.)

KJB-1611 For out of prison hee commeth to raigne, whereas also he that is borne in his kingdome, becommeth poore.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Some one commeth out of prison, and is made a kyng: and another which is borne in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouertie.
(Some one cometh/comes out of prison, and is made a king: and another which is born in the kingdom, cometh/comes unto poverty.)

Gnva For out of the prison he commeth forth to reigne: when as he that is borne in his kingdome, is made poore.
(For out of the prison he cometh/comes forth to reign: when as he that is born in his kingdom, is made poor.)

Cvdl Some one commeth out of preson, & is made a kynge: & another which is borne in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouerte.
(Some one cometh/comes out of prison, and is made a king: and another which is born in the kingdom, cometh/comes unto poverty.)

Wycl For sum tyme a man goith out bothe fro prysoun and chaynes to a rewme; and anothir borun in to a rewme is wastid bi nedynesse.
(For some time a man goeth/goes out both from prison and chains to a realm; and another born in to a realm is wasted by neediness.)

Luth Es kommt einer aus dem Gefängnis zum Königreich; und einer, der in seinem Königreich geboren ist, verarmet.
(It comes one/a out_of to_him prison/jail for_the kingdom; and one/a, the/of_the in his kingdom born is, impoverished.)

ClVg Quod de carcere catenisque interdum quis egrediatur ad regnum; et alius, natus in regno, inopia consumatur.
(That from/about prison and_chains sometimes who/any let_it_go_out to kingdom; and another, born in/into/on kingdom, poverty is_consumed.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠בֵּ֥ית הָ⁠סוּרִ֖ים

from,the_house_of of,the_prisoners

Solomon is using the house of those who are bound as a common expression of the culture to mean “prison.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from prison]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הָ⁠סוּרִ֖ים

of,the_prisoners

The expression who are bound is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [those whom someone had bound]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

יָצָ֣א

he/it_went_forth

The pronoun he refers to the poor but wise youth from the previous verse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the poor but wise youth came forth]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠מַלְכוּת֖⁠וֹ

in,his_own_of,kingdom

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of kingdom, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [in the land he ruled]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נוֹלַ֥ד

born

The expression he was born is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [his mother bore him into poverty]

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