2 Maccabees 7:14 — compare Bible translations

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BrLXX Καὶ γεννόμενος πρὸς τὸ τελευτᾷν, οὕτως ἔφη, αἱρετὸν μεταλλάσσοντας ὑπʼ ἀνθρώπων τὰς ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ προσδοκᾷν ἐλπίδας, πάλιν ἀναστήσεσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ· σοὶ μὲν γὰρ ἀνάστασις εἰς ζωὴν οὐκ ἔσται.
(Kai gennomenos pros to teleutan, houtōs efaʸ, haireton metallassontas hupʼ anthrōpōn tas hupo tou Theou prosdokan elpidas, palin anastaʸsesthai hupʼ autou; soi men gar anastasis eis zōaʸn ouk estai.)

BrTr So when he was ready to die he said thus, It is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God to be raised up again by him: as for thee, thou shalt have no resurrection to life.

WEBBE Being near to death he said this: “It is good to die at the hands of men and look for the hope which is given by God, that we will be raised up again by him. For as for you, you will have no resurrection to life.”

DRA And when he was now ready to die, he spoke thus: It is better, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God, to be raised up again by him: for, as to thee thou shalt have no resurrection unto life.

RV And being come near unto death he said thus: It is good to die at the hands of men and look for the hopes which are given by God, that we shall be raised up again by him; for as for thee, thou shalt have no resurrection unto life.
(And being come near unto death he said thus: It is good to die at the hands of men and look for the hopes which are given by God, that we shall be raised up again by him; for as for thee/you, thou/you shalt/shall have no resurrection unto life.)

KJB-1769 So when he was ready to die he said thus, It is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God to be raised up again by him: as for thee, thou shalt have no resurrection to life.
(So when he was ready to die he said thus, It is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God to be raised up again by him: as for thee/you, thou/you shalt/shall have no resurrection to life.)

KJB-1611 So when he was ready to die, he said thus, It is good, being put to death by men, to looke for hope from God to be raised vp againe by him: as for thee thou shalt haue no resurrection to life.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Wycl And whanne he was thanne at the deth, he seide thus, `Wel the rather it is ned, that men youun to deth of men, abide hope of God, that schulen be reisid ayen `eft of him; for ayen risyng to lijf schal not be to thee.
(And when he was then at the death, he said thus, Well the rather it is need, that men given to death of men, abide hope of God, that should be raised again after of him; for again rising to life shall not be to thee/you.)

Parallel 2 MAC 7:14

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