JDG 15:18 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐδίψησε σφόδρα, καὶ ἔκλαυσε πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ εἶπε, σὺ εὐδόκησας ἐν χειρὶ δούλου σου τὴν σωτηρίαν τὴν μεγάλην ταύτην, καὶ νῦν ἀποθανοῦμαι τῷ δίψει, καὶ ἐμπεσοῦμαι ἐν χειρὶ τῶν ἀπεριτμήτων;
(Kai edipsaʸse sfodra, kai eklause pros Kurion, kai eipe, su eudokaʸsas en ⱪeiri doulou sou taʸn sōtaʸrian taʸn megalaʸn tautaʸn, kai nun apothanoumai tōi dipsei, kai empesoumai en ⱪeiri tōn aperitmaʸtōn; )

BrTr And he was very thirsty, and wept before the Lord, and said, Thou hast been well pleased to grant this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant, and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

ULT But he was very thirsty, so he called to Yahweh and said, “You have given this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”

UST Samson was very thirsty. He called out to Yahweh, “You have given me this great victory. But now I am afraid that I will die of thirst. Then the Philistines, who do not worship you, will take my body and treat it shamefully!”

BSB And being very thirsty, [Samson] cried out to the LORD “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

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WEBBE He was very thirsty, and called on the LORD and said, “You have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant; and now shall I die of thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He was very thirsty, so he cried out to the Lord and said, “You have given your servant this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into hands of the Philistines?”

LSV and he thirsts exceedingly, and calls to YHWH, and says, “You have given this great salvation by the hand of Your servant; and now, I die with thirst, and have fallen into the hand of the uncircumcised.”

FBV He was now extremely thirsty, and he Samson called out to the Lord, saying, “You have achieved this amazing victory[fn] through your servant, but now do I have to die of thirst and be captured by the heathen?”

15:18 Literally, “salvation.”

T4T Then Samson was very thirsty, so he called out to Yahweh, “You have given me strength to win a great victory. So now must I die because of being thirsty, with the result that those heathen Philistines will take away my body and mutilate it?”

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BBE After this, he was in great need of water, and crying out to the Lord, he said, You have given this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and now need of water will be my death; and I will be given into the hands of this people who are without circumcision.

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JPS And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said: 'Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of Thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?'

ASV And he was sore athirst, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.

DRA Arid being very thirsty, he cried to the Lord, and said: Thou hast given this very great deliverance and victory into the hand of thy servant: and behold I die for thirst, and shall fall into the hands of the uncircumcised.

YLT and he thirsteth exceedingly, and calleth unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Thou — Thou hast given by the hand of Thy servant this great salvation; and now, I die with thirst, and have fallen into the hand of the uncircumcised.'

Drby And he was very thirsty, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given by the hand of thy servant this great deliverance, and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

RV And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.
(And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou/You hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy/your servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised. )

SLT And he will thirst greatly, and he will call to Jehovah and will say, Thou gavest into the hand of thy servant this great salvation, and now shall I die with thirst and fall into the hand of Philisteim?

Wbstr And he was very thirsty, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die by thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

KJB-1769 ¶ And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
(¶ And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou/You hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy/your servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? )

KJB-1611 ¶ And hee was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast giuen this great deliuerance into the hand of thy seruant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the vncircumcised?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

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Gnva And he was sore a thirst, and called on the Lord, and sayde, Thou hast giuen this great deliuerance into the hand of thy seruaunt: and nowe shall I dye for thirst, and fall into the handes of the vncircumcised?
(And he was sore a thirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou/You hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy/your servant: and now shall I dye for thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised? )

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ClVg Sitiensque valde, clamavit ad Dominum, et ait: Tu dedisti in manu servi tui salutem hanc maximam atque victoriam: en siti morior, incidamque in manus incircumcisorum.
(Sitiensque very_much, I_criedt to the_Master, and he_said: You(sg) you_gave in/into/on by_hand slaves yours(sg) health this maximam and_yet victoriam: en thirst morior, incidamque in/into/on hands of_the_uncircumcised. )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אַתָּה֙ נָתַ֣תָּ בְ⁠יַֽד־עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֔ אֶת־הַ⁠תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה הַ⁠גְּדֹלָ֖ה הַ⁠זֹּ֑את

you(ms) given in/on/at/with,hand_of servant_of,your DOM the,victory the=big/large/great(fs) the,this

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of salvation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [You have enabled your servant to do this great deed to help save your people]

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

בְ⁠יַֽד־עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֔

in/on/at/with,hand_of servant_of,your

Samson is speaking about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [by my hand]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וְ⁠עַתָּה֙ אָמ֣וּת בַּ⁠צָּמָ֔א וְ⁠נָפַלְתִּ֖י בְּ⁠יַ֥ד הָ⁠עֲרֵלִֽים

and=now die in/on/at/with,thirst and,fall in/on/at/with,hands_of the,uncircumcised

Samson is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [and now I do not want to die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised!]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠יַ֥ד הָ⁠עֲרֵלִֽים

in/on/at/with,hands_of the,uncircumcised

Samson is using the word uncircumcised by association to mean the Philistines, who did not practice circumcision. Alternate translation: [into the hand of the Philistines]

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