1KI 1:12 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So please let me advise you now so that you can save your own life and that of your son Shelomoh (Solomon).

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν δεῦρο, συμβουλεύσω σοι δὴ συμβουλίαν, καὶ ἐξελοῦ τὴν ψυχήν σου, καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ υἱοῦ σου Σαλωμών.
(Kai nun deuro, sumbouleusō soi daʸ sumboulian, kai exelou taʸn psuⱪaʸn sou, kai taʸn psuⱪaʸn tou huiou sou Salōmōn. )

BrTr And now come, let me, I pray, give thee counsel, and thou shalt rescue thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

ULT And now, come, please let me advise you with advice, and slip away with your life and with the life of your son Solomon.

UST So if you want to save yourself and your son Solomon from being killed, allow me to tell you what you should do.

BSB Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

OEB Now therefore come, let me counsel you that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

WEBBE Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and your son Solomon’s life.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.

LSV And now, come, please let me counsel you, and deliver your life and the life of your son Solomon;

FBV Let me give you some advice so you can save your life, and that of your son Solomon.

T4T So if you want to save yourself and your son Solomon from being killed, allow me to tell you what you should do.

LEB So then, come, let me advise you please, that you may save[fn] your life and the life of your son, Solomon.

1:12 Literally “and save”

BBE So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.

Moff No Moff 1KI book available

JPS Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

ASV Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

DRA Now then come, take my counsel and save thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

YLT and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;

Drby And now, come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

RV Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

Wbstr Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thy own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

KJB-1769 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
(Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee/you, give thee/you council/counsel, that thou/you mayest/may save thine/your own life, and the life of thy/your son Solomon. )

KJB-1611 Now therefore come, let mee, I pray thee, giue thee counsell, that thou mayest saue thine owne life, and the life of thy sonne Solomon.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Nowe therfore come, and I will geue thee counsell howe to saue thyne owne lyfe, and the lyfe of thy sonne Solomon.
(Now therefore come, and I will give thee/you council/counsel how to save thine/your own life, and the life of thy/your son Solomon.)

Gnva Now therefore come, and I will now giue thee counsell, howe to saue thine owne life, and the life of thy sonne Salomon.
(Now therefore come, and I will now give thee/you council/counsel, how to save thine/your own life, and the life of thy/your son Salomon. )

Cvdl Come now therfore, I wyll geue the councell, that thou mayest delyuer thy soule and the soule of thy sonne Salomon.
(Come now therefore, I will give the council/counsel, that thou/you mayest/may deliver thy/your soul and the soul of thy/your son Salomon.)

Wycl Now therfor come thou, take thou counsel of me, and saue thi lijf, and of Salomon thi sone.
(Now therefore come thou/you, take thou/you council/counsel of me, and save thy/your life, and of Salomon thy/your sone.)

Luth So komm nun, ich will dir einen Rat geben, daß du deine SeeLE und deines Sohns Salomo SeeLE errettest.
(So komm now, I will you/to_you a advice geben, that you your SeeLE and yours sons Salomo SeeLE errettest.)

ClVg Nunc ergo veni, accipe consilium a me, et salva animam tuam, filiique tui Salomonis.
(Nunc therefore veni, accipe consilium from me, and salva animam your, childrenque yours Salomonis. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְכִ֛י

come

Here Nathan speaks as if he wants Bathsheba to come to him. He means that she should listen to him and act with him. Alternate translation: “listen” or “trust me”

Note 2 topic: writing-poetry

אִיעָצֵ֥⁠ךְ נָ֖א עֵצָ֑ה

give_~_advice,you now advice

Here, let me advise you with advice is an emphatic construction that uses a verb and its object that come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis.

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וּ⁠מַלְּטִי֙

and,save

Here, the word and introduces the purpose for which Bathsheba should let Nathan advise her. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a purpose. Alternate translation: “in order that you may save”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶת־נַפְשֵׁ֔⁠ךְ וְ⁠אֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ בְּנֵ֖⁠ךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה

DOM life,your and=DOM creature son,your Shəlomoh

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of life, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “so that you and your son Solomon will live”

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