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BrLXX Μὴ θελήσει θελήσω τὸν θάνατον τοῦ ἀνόμου, λέγει Κύριος, ὡς τὸ ἀποστρέψαι αὐτὸν ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ τῆς πονηρᾶς, καὶ ζῇν αὐτόν;
(Maʸ thelaʸsei thelaʸsō ton thanaton tou anomou, legei Kurios, hōs to apostrepsai auton ek taʸs hodou taʸs ponaʸras, kai zaʸn auton; )

BrTr Shall I at all desire the death of the sinner, saith the Lord, as I desire that he should turn from his evil way, and live?

ULT Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked—this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration—and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live?

UST I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that I certainly am not happy about wicked people dying. Instead, I am happy when they stop doing wicked things and remain alive as a result.

BSB Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?

OEB Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? is Jehovah’s oracle. If he turn from his ways shall he not live?

WEBBE Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” says the Lord GOD, “and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked, declares the sovereign Lord? Do I not prefer that he turn from his wicked conduct and live?

LSV Do I take pleasure [or] delight in the death of the wicked?” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Is it not in his turning back from his way—And he has lived?

FBV Do I like it when wicked people die? declares the Lord God. Of course not—I would be delighted if they stopped sinning and lived!

T4T I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that I certainly am not [RHQ] happy about wicked people dying. Instead, I am happy when they turn away from their wicked behavior, andbecause of that, they remain alive.

LEB Have I delight by any means[fn] in the death of the wicked, declares[fn] the Lord Yahweh, and not at his turning from his way, so that[fn] he lives?

18:23 Or “in any way”

18:23 Literally “declaration of”

18:23 Literally “and”

BBE Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?

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JPS Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD; and not rather that he should return from his ways, and live?

ASV Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?

DRA Is it my will that a sinner should die, saith the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways, and live?

YLT Do I at all desire the death of the wicked? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Is it not in his turning back from his way — And he hath lived?

Drby Have I any pleasure at all in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; is it not in his turning from his way, that he may live?

RV Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord GOD: and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?

Wbstr Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

KJB-1769 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
(Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith/says the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? )

KJB-1611 [fn]Haue I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die, saith the LORD God? And not that he should returne from his wayes, and liue?
(Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die, saith/says the LORD God? And not that he should return from his ways, and liue?)

18:23 Chap. 33. 11.

Bshps For haue I any pleasure in the death of a sinner saith the Lorde God? shall he not liue if he returne from his wayes?
(For have I any pleasure in the death of a sinner saith/says the Lord God? shall he not live if he return from his ways?)

Gnva Haue I any desire that the wicked should die, sayth the Lord God? or shall he not liue, if he returne from his wayes?
(Have I any desire that the wicked should die, saith/says the Lord God? or shall he not live, if he return from his ways? )

Cvdl For haue I eny pleasure in the death of a synner, saieth the LORDE God? but rather that he conuerte, and lyue?
(For have I any pleasure in the death of a sinner, saith/says the LORD God? but rather that he conuerte, and lyue?)

Wycl Whether the deth of the wickid man is of my wille, seith the Lord God, and not that he be conuertid fro his weies, and lyue?
(Whether the death of the wicked man is of my wille, saith/says the Lord God, and not that he be conuertid from his ways, and lyue?)

Luth Meinest du, daß ich Gefallen habe am Tode des GOttlosen, spricht der HErr HErr, und nicht vielmehr, daß er sich bekehre von seinem Wesen und lebe?
(Mine you, that I Gefallen have in/at/on_the Tode the Godlosen, says the/of_the LORD LORD, and not vielmehr, that he itself/yourself/themselves bekehre from his Wesen and lebe?)

ClVg Numquid voluntatis meæ est mors impii, dicit Dominus Deus, et non ut convertatur a viis suis, et vivat?
(Numquid voluntatis my it_is mors impii, dicit Master God, and not/no as convertatur from viis to_his_own, and he_lives? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Yahweh speaks about his desire for wicked people.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked … and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live?

(Some words not found in UHB: the,to_take_pleasure have_~_pleasure to_die wicked declares my=master GOD am=not in/on/at/with,turn,he from,ways,his and,live )

Yahweh asks this rhetorical question in order to emphasize the opposite. Alternate translation: “I do not greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked … but I do greatly rejoice if he turns away from his way so that he may live.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

(Occurrence 0) this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration

(Some words not found in UHB: the,to_take_pleasure have_~_pleasure to_die wicked declares my=master GOD am=not in/on/at/with,turn,he from,ways,his and,live )

Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 5:11. Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) not in his turning away from his way

(Some words not found in UHB: the,to_take_pleasure have_~_pleasure to_die wicked declares my=master GOD am=not in/on/at/with,turn,he from,ways,his and,live )

Yahweh speaks of a person’s lifestyle or behavior as if it were a way on which the person walks. The idiom “to turn away” from something means to stop doing that thing. Alternate translation: “not in his ceasing to live the way that he lives” (See also: figs-idiom)

Parallel EZE 18:23

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