EZRA 8:21 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐκάλεσα ἐκεῖ νηστείαν ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμὸν Ἀουὲ, τοῦ ταπεινωθῆναι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ζητῆσαι παρʼ αὐτοῦ ὁδὸν εὐθείαν ἡμῖν καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις ἡμῶν καὶ πάσῃ τῇ κτήσει ἡμῶν·
(Kai ekalesa ekei naʸsteian epi ton potamon Aoue, tou tapeinōthaʸnai enōpion tou Theou haʸmōn, zaʸtaʸsai parʼ autou hodon eutheian haʸmin kai tois teknois haʸmōn kai pasaʸ taʸ ktaʸsei haʸmōn; )

BrTr And I proclaimed there a fast, at the river Aüe, that we should humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our children, and for all our property.

ULT Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before the face of our God to seek from him a straight way for us, and for our children, and for all our property.

UST There alongside the Ahava Canal, I announced a time for all of us to abstain from eating food and to pray. I told them that this was a time to humble ourselves in the presence of our God and to pray that God would protect us, our children, and our possessions while we traveled.

BSB § And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

LSB Then I called for a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a direct journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

WEBBE Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us, for our little ones, and for all our possessions.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(21-22)I proclaimed a fast there beside the Ahava Canal, a fast to humble ourselves before our God and pray for wise guidance for our journey—all our people and possessions. I was embarrassed to ask the king for a cavalry bodyguard to protect us from bandits on the road. We had just told the king, “Our God lovingly looks after all those who seek him, but turns away in disgust from those who leave him.”

NET I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our property.

LSV And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,

FBV At the Ahava Canal I called for a fast so we could confess our sins before God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, along with all our possessions.

T4T There alongside the Ahava Canal, I told them that we all would ◄fast/abstain from eating food► and pray. I also told them that we should humble ourselves in the presence of our God. We prayed that God would protect us while we traveled, and also protect our children and our possessions/belongings.

LEB I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava to humble ourselves before our God in order to seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and our possessions.

NAB Then I proclaimed a fast, there by the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our possessions.

BBE Then I gave orders for a time of going without food, there by the river Ahava, so that we might make ourselves low before our God in prayer, requesting from him a straight way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance.

Moff No Moff EZRA book available

JPS Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of Him a straight way, for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

ASV Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

DRA And I proclaimed there a fast by the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before the Lord our God, and might ask of him a right way for us and for our children, and for all our substance.

YLT And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,

Drby And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our [fn]God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

8.21 Elohim

RV Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way, for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

Wbstr Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

KJB-1769 ¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

KJB-1611 ¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the riuer Ahaua, that we might afflict our selues before our God, to seeke of him a right way for vs, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
(¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahaua, that we might afflict our selves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.)

Bshps And euen there at the water beside Ahaua I proclaymed a fast, that we might humble our selues before our God, and seke of hym a right way for vs, and for our children, and for all our substaunce.
(And even there at the water beside Ahaua I proclaymed a fast, that we might humble our selves before our God, and seek of him a right way for us, and for our children, and for all our substance.)

Gnva And there at the Riuer, by Ahaua, I proclaimed a fast, that we might humble our selues before our God, and seeke of him a right way for vs, and for our children, and for all our substance.
(And there at the River, by Ahaua, I proclaimed a fast, that we might humble our selves before our God, and seek of him a right way for us, and for our children, and for all our substance. )

Cvdl And euen there at the water besyde Aheua, caused I a fastinge to be proclamed, yt we mighte humble oure selues before oure God, to seke of him a righte waye for us, & oure children and all oure substaunce.
(And even there at the water beside Aheua, caused I a fasting to be proclamed, it we might humble our selves before our God, to seek of him a righte way for us, and our children and all our substance.)

Wycl And `Y prechide there fastyng bisidis the flood of Hanna, that we schulden be turmentid bifor `oure Lord God, and that we schulden axe of him the riytful weie to vs, and to oure sones, and to al oure catel.
(And `I preached there fasting besides the flood of Hanna, that we should be turmentid before `oure Lord God, and that we should axe of him the rightful way to us, and to our sons, and to all our cattle.)

Luth Und ich ließ daselbst am Wasser bei Aheva ein Fasten ausrufen, daß wir uns demütigten vor unserm GOtt, zu suchen von ihm einen richtigen Weg für uns und unsere Kinder und alle unsere Habe.
(And I left/let there in/at/on_the water at Aheva a Fasten ausrufen, that we/us us/to_us/ourselves demütigten before/in_front_of unserm God, to suchen from him a richtigen path for us/to_us/ourselves and unsere children and all unsere Habe.)

ClVg Et prædicavi ibi jejunium juxta fluvium Ahava, ut affligeremur coram Domino Deo nostro, et peteremus ab eo viam rectam nobis et filiis nostris, universæque substantiæ nostræ.[fn]
(And prædicavi there yeyunium next_to fluvium Ahava, as affligeremur before Master Deo nostro, and peteremus away eo road rectam us and childrens nostris, universæque substantiæ nostræ. )

8.21 Et prædicavi ibi jejunium. BEDA, homil. 8. Datur nobis exemplum jejunandi et orandi, etc., usque ad et sic oret, nec prospere eventura quæ postulat, dubitet.

8.21 And prædicavi there yeyunium. BEDA, homil. 8. Datur us exemplum yeyunandi and orandi, etc., until to and so oret, but_not prospere eventura which postulat, dubitet.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

וָ⁠אֶקְרָ֨א

and,proclaimed

The word then indicates that the event the story will now relate came after the event it has just described. In your translation, you can use the expression in your language that would best indicate this relationship.

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

צוֹם֙ & לְ⁠הִתְעַנּ֖וֹת

fast & that,humble

The travelers would be afflicting themselves, that is, making themselves suffer, by denying themselves food. This was a gesture of humility and an expression that seeking God’s help was more important to them even than eating. Alternate translation: “a time of going without eating … to humble ourselves”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

הַ⁠נָּהָ֣ר אַהֲוָ֔א

the=river Ahava

See how you translated this name in 8:15. Alternate translation: “the Ahava River”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

לְ⁠הִתְעַנּ֖וֹת

that,humble

Here Ezra is using ourselves in the exclusive sense, that is, it excludes the reader.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֑י⁠נוּ

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before God,our

Here, face represents the presence of a person. Alternate translation: “in the presence of our God”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

אֱלֹהֵ֑י⁠נוּ

God,our

In this case, Ezra is using our in the inclusive sense, that is, it includes the reader, since he is reporting his trip to fellow believers in God. Alternate translation: “The God to whom we all belong”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

לָ֥⁠נוּ וּ⁠לְ⁠טַפֵּ֖⁠נוּ וּ⁠לְ⁠כָל־רְכוּשֵֽׁ⁠נוּ׃

to/for=us and,for,children,our and=to/for=all (Some words not found in UHB: and,proclaimed there fast on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=river Ahava that,humble to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before God,our to,seek from=him/it road/way_of safe to/for=us and,for,children,our and=to/for=all possessions,our )

As Ezra tells his story, he uses us and our in the exclusive sense, that is, it excludes the reader.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ⁠בַקֵּ֤שׁ מִמֶּ֨⁠נּוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְשָׁרָ֔ה לָ֥⁠נוּ וּ⁠לְ⁠טַפֵּ֖⁠נוּ וּ⁠לְ⁠כָל־רְכוּשֵֽׁ⁠נוּ

to,seek from=him/it road/way_of safe to/for=us and,for,children,our and=to/for=all possessions,our

The word seek represents asking God to do something for them. A straight way represents safety during travel. Alternate translation: “and to ask God to protect us while we traveled and also protect our children and all of our belongings”

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