2 KI 10:4 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) But they were extremely frightened and said, “Listen—those two kings couldn’t stand against Yehu, so how could we?”

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 ἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα, καὶ εἶπον, ἰδοὺ οἱ δύο βασιλεῖς οὐκ ἔστησαν κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ πῶς στησόμεθα ἡμεῖς;
(Kai efobaʸthaʸsan sfodra, kai eipon, idou hoi duo basileis ouk estaʸsan kata prosōpon autou, kai pōs staʸsometha haʸmeis;)

BrTr And they feared greatly, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: and how shall we stand?

ULT And they were very, very afraid, and they said, “Behold, two kings did not stand to his face, so we, how will we stand?”

UST But when they received those letters, what Jehu had written terrified them. They said, “When two kings, Jehoram and Ahaziah, fought against him, he killed them. We are just ordinary people. So if we try to fight him, he will certainly kill us.”

BSB But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB 2 KI book available

WEBBE But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, “Behold, the two kings didn’t stand before him! How then shall we stand?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They were absolutely terrified and said, “Look, two kings could not stop him! How can we?”

LSV And they fear very greatly, and say, “Behold, the two kings have not stood before him, and how do we stand—we?”

FBV But they were extremely frightened, and said to themselves, “If two kings couldn't defeat him, how could we?”

T4T But when they got those letters from Jehu and read them, they became very afraid. They said, “King Joram and King Ahaziah could not resist him; ◄how can we resist him?/we cannot possibly resist him!►” [RHQ]

LEB But they were very afraid, and they said, “Look, two kings could not stand before him; how can we stand?”

BBE But they were full of fear, and said, The two kings have gone down before him: how may we keep our place?

Moff No Moff 2 KI book available

JPS But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: 'Behold, the two kings stood not before him; how then shall we stand?'

ASV But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

DRA But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: Behold two kings could not stand before him, and how shall we be able to resist?

YLT And they fear very greatly, and say, 'Lo, the two kings have not stood before him, and how do we stand — we?'

Drby And they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him; and how shall we stand?

RV But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

SLT And they will fear greatly, greatly, and say, Behold, two kings stood not before him, and how shall we stand.

Wbstr But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

KJB-1769 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

KJB-1611 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
(Same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But they were exceedingly afrayde, & sayde: See, two kinges were not able to stande before him: howe shall we then be able to stande?
(But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: See, two kings were not able to stand before him: how shall we then be able to stande?)

Gnva But they were exceedingly afraid, and saide, Behold two Kings coulde not stande before him, how shall we then stand?
(But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold two Kings could not stand before him, how shall we then stand?)

Cvdl Neuertheles they were sore afrayed, and sayde: Beholde, two kynges were not able to stonde before him, how wyl we then endure?
(Nevertheless they were sore afraid, and said: Behold, two kings were not able to stand before him, how will we then endure?)

Wycl And thei dredden greetli, and seiden, Lo! twei kyngis myyten not stonde bifor hym, and how schulen we mowe ayenstonde hym?
(And they dreaded greatly, and said, Lo! twain/two_or_both kings might not stand before him, and how should we more stand_against him?)

Luth Sie aber fürchteten sich fast sehr und sprachen: Siehe, zween Könige sind nicht gestanden vor ihm, wie wollen wir denn stehen?
(They/She but feared itself/yourself/themselves nearly very and said: See/Look, two king(s) are not confessed before/in_front_of him, as/like want we/us because/than stand?)

ClVg Timuerunt illi vehementer, et dixerunt: Ecce duo reges non potuerunt stare coram eo, et quomodo nos valebimus resistere?
(Timuerunt them vehemently, and they_said: Behold two kings not/no they_could to_stand before by_him, and how us valebimus to_resist?)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

וַ⁠יִּֽרְאוּ֙ מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_saw very very and=they_said see/lo/see! two_of the,kings not stand before,,him and,how? stand we )

The author is repeating the word very in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [And they were extremely afraid] or [And they were terrified]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנֵּה֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_saw very very and=they_said see/lo/see! two_of the,kings not stand before,,him and,how? stand we )

See how you translated the similar expression in [1:9](../01/09.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

שְׁנֵ֣י הַ⁠מְּלָכִ֔ים לֹ֥א עָמְד֖וּ לְ⁠פָנָ֑י⁠ו וְ⁠אֵ֖יךְ נַעֲמֹ֥ד אֲנָֽחְנוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_saw very very and=they_said see/lo/see! two_of the,kings not stand before,,him and,how? stand we )

The officials are using the question form how will we stand? to emphasize that they cannot resist Jehu. 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: [Since two kings were not able to stand to his face, we certainly will not be able to stand!]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֹ֥א עָמְד֖וּ

not stand

In this context, stand is a military term that means an army or soldier did not give way before an enemy. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You can also use plain language. Alternate translation: [could not hold their ground] or [did not survive]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנָ֑י⁠ו

before,,him

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:24](../03/24.md). Alternate translation: [when they opposed him]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠אֵ֖יךְ נַעֲמֹ֥ד אֲנָֽחְנוּ

and,how? stand we

The leaders in Samaria are stating the pronoun we separately, even though the verb translated as will we stand already includes this meaning. He is doing that in order to emphasize a contrast between these kings, who were experienced warriors commanding armies, and themselves as ordinary civilians. Alternate translation: [so how will we common people stand] or [so how will we common people be able to fight successfully against him]

Parallel 2 KI 10:4

Parallel 2 KI 10:4