1 KI 1:42 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) He was still speaking when Yonatan the son of Evyatar the priest suddenly turned up, and Adoniyah called him, “Come over here because you’re a good fellow and you’ll bring good news.”

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 Ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος, καὶ ἰδοὺ Ἰωνάθαν υἱὸς Ἀβιάθαρ τοῦ ἱερέως εἰσῆλθε· καὶ εἶπεν Ἀδωνίας, εἴσελθε, ὅτι ἀνὴρ δυνάμεως εἶ σὺ, καὶ ἀγαθὰ εὐαγγέλισαι.
(Eti autou lalountos, kai idou Yōnathan huios Abiathar tou hiereōs eisaʸlthe; kai eipen Adōnias, eiselthe, hoti anaʸr dunameōs ei su, kai agatha euangelisai.)

BrTr While he was yet speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came in: and Adonias said, Come in, for thou art a mighty man, and thou comest to bring glad tidings.

ULT He was still speaking, and behold, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, came. And Adonijah said, “Come, for you are a man of valor, and you will bring good news.”

UST While he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah told him, “Come in! You are the kind of important person that someone would have sent to bring me good news!”

BSB As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you [are] a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB 1 KI book available

WEBBE While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said, “Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET As he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in, for an important man like you must be bringing good news.”

LSV He is yet speaking, and behold, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest has come in, and Adonijah says, “Come in, for you [are] a man of valor, and you bear good tidings.”

FBV While he was speaking, Jonathan, son of Abiathar the priest, suddenly arrived. “Come on in,” said Adonijah. “A good man like you must be bringing good news.”

T4T While he was still speaking, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in! You are a man whom we can trust, so you must be bringing us good news!”

LEB While he was still speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. Adonijah said, “Come, for you are a man of valor, and you bring good news.”

BBE And while the words were on his lips, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, came; and Adonijah said, Come in; for you are a man of good faith and the news which you have for us will be good.

Moff No Moff 1 KI book available

JPS While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said: 'Come in; for thou art a worthy man, and bringest good tidings.'

ASV While he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said, Come in; for thou art a worthy man, and bringest good tidings.

DRA While he yet spoke, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonias said to him: Come in, because thou art a valiant man, and bringest good news.

YLT He is yet speaking, and lo, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest hath come in, and Adonijah saith, 'Come in, for a man of valour thou [art], and thou bearest good tidings.'

Drby While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said [to him], Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good news.

RV While he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said, Come in; for thou art a worthy man, and bringest good tidings.
(While he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said, Come in; for thou/you art a worthy man, and bringest/bring good tidings/news.)

SLT He yet speaking, and behold, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest came in; and Adonijah will say, Come in, for thou a man of strength, and thou wilt announce good news.

Wbstr And while he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said to him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.

KJB-1769 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
(And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou/you art a valiant man, and bringest/bring good tidings/news.)

KJB-1611 And while hee yet spake, behold, Ionathan the sonne of Abiathar the Priest came, and Adoniiah sayde vnto him, Come in, for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And as he yet spake, beholde Ionathan the sonne of Abiathar the priest came, and Adonia said vnto him: Come in, for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tydinges.
(And as he yet spake, behold Yonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came, and Adonia said unto him: Come in, for thou/you art a valiant man, and bringest/bring good tidings/news.)

Gnva And as he yet spake, beholde, Ionathan the sonne of Abiathar the Priest came: and Adoniiah said, Come in: for thou art a worthie man, and bringest good tidings.
(And as he yet spake, behold, Yonathan the son of Abiathar the Priest came: and Adoniyah said, Come in: for thou/you art a worthy man, and bringest/bring good tidings/news.)

Cvdl But whyle he yet spake, beholde, Ionathas the sonne of Abiathar ye prest came. And Adonias sayde: Come in, for thou art a valeaunt man, and bryngest good tydinges.
(But while he yet spake, behold, Yonathas the son of Abiathar ye/you_all priest came. And Adonias said: Come in, for thou/you art a valiant man, and bringest/bring good tidings/news.)

Wycl Yit the while he spak, Jonathan, sone of Abiathar, the preest, cam; to whom Adonye seide, Entre thou, for thou art a strong man, and tellynge goode thingis.
(Yet the while he spoke, Yonathan, son of Abiathar, the priest, cam; to whom Adonye said, Enter thou/you, for thou/you art a strong man, and telling good things.)

Luth Da er aber noch redete, siehe, da kam Jonathan, der Sohn Abjathars, des Priesters. Und Adonia sprach: Komm herein, denn du bist ein redlicher Mann und bringest gute Botschaft.
(So he but still talked, see/look, there came Yonathan, the/of_the son Abyathars, the priest(s)s. And Adonia spoke: Come herein, because/than you(sg) are a honestr man and bring/get good message/news.)

ClVg Adhuc illo loquente, Jonathas filius Abiathar sacerdotis venit: cui dixit Adonias: Ingredere, quia vir fortis es, et bona nuntians.
(Still that/there speaking, Yonathas son Abiathar of_the_priest he_came: to_whom he/she_said Adonias: Ingredere, because man strong/powerful you_are, and good(s) nuntians.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

בֹּ֔א כִּ֣י אִ֥ישׁ חַ֛יִל אַ֖תָּה וְ⁠ט֥וֹב תְּבַשֵּֽׂר

(Some words not found in UHB: still,he speaking and=see/lo/see! Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan) son_of ʼEⱱyātār the=priest/officer he/it_came and=he/it_said ʼAdoniy^yāh come_in that/for/because/then/when (a)_man worthy you(ms) and=good bring_~_news )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Since you are a man of valor, and you will bring good news, come]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִ֥ישׁ חַ֛יִל אַ֖תָּה וְ⁠ט֥וֹב תְּבַשֵּֽׂר

(a)_man worthy (Some words not found in UHB: still,he speaking and=see/lo/see! Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan) son_of ʼEⱱyātār the=priest/officer he/it_came and=he/it_said ʼAdoniy^yāh come_in that/for/because/then/when (a)_man worthy you(ms) and=good bring_~_news )

Adonijah is using a man of valor as a common expression of his culture to mean “an important person” or “a worthy person.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you are an important person, and you will bring good news]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אִ֥ישׁ חַ֛יִל אַ֖תָּה וְ⁠ט֥וֹב תְּבַשֵּֽׂר

Adonijah assumes that his listeners will understand that, based on the customs of this culture, he believes that someone has sent Jonathan to bring good news to him, since Jonathan, as a high priest’s son, is person of rank. (See the comparable episode in [2 Samuel 18:19–23](../2sa/18/19.md), where Joab does not want to send Ahimaaz, similarly a person of rank as a high priest’s son, to bring bad news to David.) You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. The UST models one way to do that.

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