1 KI 3:12 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) then I’ve done what you requested. Listen, I’ve given you a wise and discerning mind unlike anyone who’s lived before you or who will live in the future after you.

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 ἰδοὺ πεποίηκα κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου· ἰδοὺ δέδωκά σοι καρδίαν φρονίμην καὶ σοφήν· ὡς σὺ οὐ γέγονεν ἔμπροσθέν σου, καὶ μετὰ σὲ οὐκ ἀναστήσεται ὅμοιός σοι.
(idou pepoiaʸka kata to ɽaʸma sou; idou dedōka soi kardian fronimaʸn kai sofaʸn; hōs su ou gegonen emprosthen sou, kai meta se ouk anastaʸsetai homoios soi.)

BrTr behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee an understanding and wise heart: there has not been any one like thee before thee, and after thee there shall not arise one like thee.

ULT behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given to you a wise and discerning heart, that one like you has not been to your face and one like you will not arise after you.

UST I will certainly do what you requested. I will indeed enable you to become very wise. As a result, you will be wiser than anyone who has already lived, and no one who lives later will ever be as wise as you are now.

BSB behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB 1 KI book available

WEBBE behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

LSV behold, I have done according to your words; behold, I have given a wise and understanding heart to you, that there has not been [one] like you before you, and after you there does not arise [one] like you;

FBV I am giving you what you asked for. I am giving you a mind that is wise, with an understanding of what is right, more than anyone else before you or after you.

T4T So, I will certainly do what you requested. I will enable you to be very wise [DOU]. The result will be that no one who has lived before you or who will live after you will be as wise as you are.

LEB behold, I do hereby do according to your word. I hereby give you a wise and discerning heart; there was no one like you before you, nor afterwards will one like you arise.

BBE I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future.

Moff No Moff 1 KI book available

JPS behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

ASV behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

DRA Behold I have done for thee according to thy words, and have given thee a wise and understanding heart, insomuch that there hath been no one like thee before thee, nor shall arise after thee.

YLT lo, I have done according to thy words; lo, I have given to thee a heart, wise and understanding, that like thee there hath not been before thee, and after thee there doth not arise like thee;

Drby behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there hath been none like unto thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

RV behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
(behold, I have done according to thy/your word: lo, I have given thee/you a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath/has been none like thee/you before thee/you, neither after thee/you shall any arise like unto thee/you.)

SLT Behold, I did according to thy word, I gave to thee a wise and understanding heart; that there was not as thou before thee, and after thee there shall not arise like thee.

Wbstr Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like to thee.

KJB-1769 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
(Behold, I have done according to thy/your words: lo, I have given thee/you a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee/you before thee/you, neither after thee/you shall any arise like unto thee/you.)

KJB-1611 Behold, I haue done according to thy word: loe, I haue giuen thee a wise and an vnderstanding heart, so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like vnto thee.
(Behold, I have done according to thy/your word: lo, I have given thee/you a wise and an understanding heart, so that there was none like thee/you before thee/you, neither after thee/you shall any arise like unto thee/you.)

Bshps Behold, I haue done according to thy wordes, lo I haue geuen thee a wyse & an vnderstanding heart, so that there was none lyke thee before thee, neither after thee shal any aryse lyke vnto thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva Beholde, I haue done according to thy wordes: lo, I haue giuen thee a wise and an vnderstanding heart, so that there hath bene none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall arise the like vnto thee.
(Behold, I have done according to thy/your words: lo, I have given thee/you a wise and an understanding heart, so that there hath/has been none like thee/you before thee/you, neither after thee/you shall arise the like unto thee/you.)

Cvdl beholde, therfore haue I done acordynge to thy wordes. Beholde, I haue geuen the an hert of wy?dome and vnderstondynge, so that soch one as thou hath not bene before the, nether shall ryse vp after the.
(behold, therefore have I done according to thy/your words. Behold, I have given the an heart of wisdom and understanding, so that such one as thou/you hath/has not been before them, neither shall rise up after them.)

Wycl Y haue do to thee vpe thi wordis, and Y haue youe to thee a wyse herte and vndirstondynge, in so myche that no man bifor thee was lijk thee, nether schal rise aftir thee.
(I have do to thee/you upe thy/your words, and I have given to thee/you a wise heart and understanding, in so much that no man before thee/you was like thee/you, neither shall rise after thee/you.)

Luth siehe, so habe ich getan nach deinen Worten. Siehe, ich habe dir ein weises und verständiges Herz gegeben, daß deinesgleichen vor dir nicht gewesen ist und nach dir nicht aufkommen wird.
(see/look, so have I did after your(s) words. See/Look, I have you/to_you(sg) a wise and sensible/understanding heart given, that like_yourself before/in_front_of you/to_you(sg) not been is and after you/to_you(sg) not arise/come_up becomes.)

ClVg ecce feci tibi secundum sermones tuos, et dedi tibi cor sapiens et intelligens, in tantum ut nullus ante te similis tui fuerit, nec post te surrecturus sit.
(behold I_did to_you after/second conversations yours, and I_gave to_you heart wise and intelligent, in/into/on only as none before you(sg) similar yours(sg) has_been, but_not after you(sg) surrecturus let_it_be.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנֵּ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! do according,to_of,your_words see/lo/see! I_give to/for=yourself(m) heart wise and,understanding which/who like,you not it_became to=your=face and,after,you not arise like,you )

See how you translated the similar expression in [1:14](../01/14.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כִּ⁠דְבָרֶ֑י⁠ךָ

Here, word represents what God said by using words. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [according to what you have said]

Note 3 topic: translate-tense

נָתַ֣תִּי לְ⁠ךָ֗

God is using the past tense I have given to describe something that is going to happen in the future. He is doing that in order to show that the event will certainly happen. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use the future tense. Alternate translation: [I will give you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֵ֚ב חָכָ֣ם וְ⁠נָב֔וֹן

heart wise and,understanding

Here, the heart represents a person’s thoughts. You may have a comparable expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a wise and discerning mind]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

חָכָ֣ם וְ⁠נָב֔וֹן

wise and,understanding

The terms wise and discerning mean similar things. God is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [very discerning]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנֶ֔י⁠ךָ

to=your=face

Here, to your face represents being before a person in time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [before you]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֹא־יָק֥וּם כָּמֽוֹ⁠ךָ

not not arise (Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! do according,to_of,your_words see/lo/see! I_give to/for=yourself(m) heart wise and,understanding which/who like,you not it_became to=your=face and,after,you not arise like,you )

Here God is using the term arise to mean “come to be,” as if a person who came into existence stood up from the ground. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and one like you will not live]

Parallel 1 KI 3:12

Parallel 1 KI 3:12