1KI 13:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The prophet called out against the altar with Yahweh’s message: “Altar! Altar! Yahweh says this: Listen, one of David’s descendants will have a son who’ll be named Yoshiyyah (Josiah), and he’ll sacrifice the priests from the hill temples on you—the ones who are burning incense on you. Yes, human bones will be burned on you.”

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἐπεκάλεσε πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον ἐν λόγῳ Κυρίου, καὶ εἶπε, θυσιαστήριον, θυσιαστήριον, τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ἰδοὺ υἱὸς τίκτεται τῷ οἴκῳ Δαυὶδ, Ἰωσίας ὄνομα αὐτῷ, καὶ θύσει ἐπὶ σὲ τοὺς ἱερεῖς τῶν ὑψηλῶν τῶν ἐπιθυόντων ἐπὶ σὲ, καὶ ὀστᾶ ἀνθρώπων καύσει ἐπὶ σέ.
(Kai epekalese pros to thusiastaʸrion en logōi Kuriou, kai eipe, thusiastaʸrion, thusiastaʸrion, tade legei Kurios, idou huios tiktetai tōi oikōi Dawid, Yōsias onoma autōi, kai thusei epi se tous hiereis tōn hupsaʸlōn tōn epithuontōn epi se, kai osta anthrōpōn kausei epi se. )

BrTr And he cried against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord, Behold, a son is to be born to the house of David, [fn]Josias by name; and he shall offer upon thee the priests of the high places, even of them that sacrifice upon thee, and he shall burn men's bones upon thee.

ULT And he cried out against the altar with the word of Yahweh and he said: “Altar! Altar! Thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah shall be his name. And he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places, the ones who are burning incense on you. And the bones of a human shall be burned on you.’ ”

UST Saying what Yahweh told him to say, the prophet shouted, “This is what Yahweh says about this altar, ‘I want you to know that some day a descendant of King David will be born. His name will be Josiah, and he will come here. He will slaughter at this altar the priests who are burning incense for sacrifices on the hills in this area, and he will burn the bones of dead people on this altar.’ ”

BSB And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’ ”[fn]

OEB Then {the man of God} cried against the altar at the command of Jehovah and said, ‘O altar, altar, thus saith Jehovah: “Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on thee, and he shall burn men’s bones on thee.” ’

WEBBE He cried against the altar by the LORD’s word, and said, “Altar! Altar! The LORD says: ‘Behold, a son will be born to David’s house, Josiah by name. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and they will burn men’s bones on you.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET With the authority of the Lord he cried out against the altar, “O altar, altar! This is what the Lord says, ‘Look, a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’ ”

LSV and he calls against the altar, by the word of YHWH, and says, “Altar! Altar! Thus said YHWH: Behold, a son is born to the house of David—Josiah [is] his name—and he has sacrificed on you the priests of the high places who are making incense on you, and bones of man are burned on you.”

FBV He shouted out the Lord's condemnation of the altar: “Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says. A son will be born to the house of David. His name will be Josiah, and on you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn offerings on you, and human bones will be burned on you.”

T4T Saying what Yahweh told him to say, the prophet shouted, “This is what Yahweh says about this altar [APO]: ‘I want you to know that some day a descendant [MTY] of King David will be born. His name will be Josiah, and he will come here. He will slaughter at this altar the priests who are burning incense for sacrifices on the hills in this area, and he will burn the bones of dead people on this altar.’ ” [APO]

LEB Then he proclaimed against the altar by the word of Yahweh and said, “O altar, altar, thus says Yahweh: ‘Look, a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall burn on you.’ ”

BBE And by the order of the Lord he made an outcry against the altar, saying, O altar, altar, the Lord has said, From the seed of David will come a child, named Josiah, and on you he will put to death the priests of the high places, who are burning offerings on you, and men's bones will be burned on you.

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JPS And he cried against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said: 'O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD: Behold, a son shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that offer upon thee, and men's bones shall they burn upon thee.'

ASV And he cried against the altar by the word of Jehovah, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a son shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall they burn upon thee.

DRA And he cried out against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said: O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord: Behold a child shall be born to the house of David, Josias by name, and he shall immolate upon thee the priests of the high places, who now burn incense upon thee, and he shall burn men’s bones upon thee.

YLT and he calleth against the altar, by the word of Jehovah, and saith, 'Altar! altar! thus said Jehovah, Lo, a son is born to the house of David — Josiah his name — and he hath sacrificed on thee the priests of the high places who are making perfume on thee, and bones of man are burnt on thee.'

Drby And he cried against the altar by the word of Jehovah, and said, O altar, altar! thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burned upon thee.

RV And he cried against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD: Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall they burn upon thee.

Wbstr And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

KJB-1769 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.
(And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith/says the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee/you shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee/you, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee/you. )

KJB-1611 [fn]And hee cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD, Behold, a child shalbe borne vnto the house of Dauid, Iosiah by name, and vpon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burne incense vpon thee, and mens bones shall bee burnt vpon thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

13:2 2.King. 23.17.

Bshps And he cried against the aulter in the worde of the Lorde, and sayd: O aulter aulter, thus sayeth the Lorde: Behold, a childe shall be borne vnto the house of Dauid, Iosia by name, and vpon thee shall he offer the priestes of the hill aulters that burnt incense vpon thee, and mens bones shalbe burnt vpon thee.
(And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said: O altar altar, thus saith/says the Lord: Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Yosia by name, and upon thee/you shall he offer the priests of the hill altars that burnt incense upon thee/you, and mens bones shall be burnt upon thee/you.)

Gnva And he cryed against the altar by the comandement of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord, Beholde, a child shalbe borne vnto the house of Dauid, Iosiah by name, and vpon thee shall he sacrifice the Priestes of the hie places that burne incense vpon thee, and they shall burne mens bones vpon thee.
(And he cried against the altar by the comandement of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith/says the Lord, Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Yosiah by name, and upon thee/you shall he sacrifice the Priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee/you, and they shall burn mens bones upon thee/you. )

Cvdl And he cried agaynst the altare thorow the worde of the LORDE, and sayde: O altar, altar, thus sayeth the LORDE: Beholde, there shal be borne vnto ye house of Dauid a sonne, Iosias by name which on the shal offer the prestes of the hye places, that burne incense vpon the, and mens bones shal he burne on the.
(And he cried against the altar through the word of the LORD, and said: O altar, altar, thus saith/says the LORD: Behold, there shall be born unto ye/you_all house of David a son, Yosias by name which on the shall offer the priests of the high places, that burn incense upon them, and mens bones shall he burn on them.)

Wycl And `the man of God criede ayens the auter, bi the word of the Lord, and seide, Auter! auter! the Lord seith these thingis, Lo! a sone, Josias by name, shal be borun to the hows of Dauid; and he schal offre on thee the preestis of hiye thingis, that brennen now encensis yn thee, and he schal brenne the bonys of men on thee.
(And `the man of God cried against the altar, by the word of the Lord, and said, Auter! altar! the Lord saith/says these things, Lo! a son, Yosias by name, shall be born to the house of David; and he shall offre on thee/you the priests of hiye things, that brennen now encensis yn thee/you, and he shall brenne the bonys of men on thee/you.)

Luth Und er rief wider den Altar durch das Wort des HErr’s und sprach: Altar, Altar! so spricht der HErr: Siehe, es wird ein Sohn dem Hause Davids geboren werden mit Namen Josia, der wird auf dir opfern die Priester der Höhe, die auf dir räuchern, und wird Menschenbeine auf dir verbrennen.
(And he shouted against the altar through the Wort the LORD’s and spoke: Altar, Altar! so says the/of_the LORD: See, it becomes a son to_him house Davids geboren become with name(s) Yosia, the/of_the becomes on you/to_you opfern the priest(s) the/of_the Höhe, the on you/to_you räuchern, and becomes Menschenbeine on you/to_you verbrennen.)

ClVg Et exclamavit contra altare in sermone Domini, et ait: Altare, altare, hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce filius nascetur domui David, Josias nomine, et immolabit super te sacerdotes excelsorum, qui nunc in te thura succendunt: et ossa hominum super te incendet.
(And exclamavit on_the_contrary altare in sermone Master, and he_said: Altare, altare, these_things dicit Master: Behold son nascetur domui David, Yosias nomine, and immolabit over you(sg) priests excelsorum, who now in you(sg) thura succendunt: and ossa of_men over you(sg) incendet. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

He cried against the altar

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_called on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar in/on/at/with,word YHWH and=he/it_said altar altar thus he/it_had_said YHWH see/lo/see! son born to,house Dāvid Yʼoshiy^yāh/(Josiah) his/its=name and,sacrifice on,you DOM priests the,high_places the,burn_incense on,you and,bones humankind burned on,you )

Here “He” refers to the man of God.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

cried against the altar

This means he prophesied toward the altar in a loud and condemning voice. Alternate translation: “prophesied loudly toward the altar”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

Altar, altar

The prophet spoke to the altar as if it were a person who could hear him. He said this twice for emphasis. (See also: figs-personification)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

a son named Josiah will be born to the family of David

Here the “family of David” refers to the descendants of David. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “a descendant of David will have a son named Josiah” (See also: figs-activepassive)

they will burn

Here “they” refers to Josiah and the people with him.

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