2 Maccabees 7:37 — compare Bible translations

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BrLXX Ἐγὼ δὲ καθάπερ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου, καὶ σῶμα καὶ ψυχὴν προδίδωμι περὶ τῶν πατρίων νόμων, ἐπικαλούμενος τὸν Θεὸν ἵλεων ταχὺ τῷ ἔθνει γενέσθαι, καὶ σὲ μετὰ ἐτασμῶν καὶ μαστίγων ἐξομολογήσασθαι, διότι μόνος αὐτὸς Θεός ἐστιν,
(Egō de kathaper hoi adelfoi mou, kai sōma kai psuⱪaʸn prodidōmi peri tōn patriōn nomōn, epikaloumenos ton Theon hileōn taⱪu tōi ethnei genesthai, kai se meta etasmōn kai mastigōn exomologaʸsasthai, dioti monos autos Theos estin,)

BrTr But I, as my brethren, offer up my body and life for the laws of our fathers, beseeching God that he would speedily be merciful unto our nation; and that thou by torments and plagues mayest confess, that he alone is God;

WEBBE But I, as my brothers, give up both body and soul for the laws of our fathers, calling upon God that he may speedily become [fn]gracious to the nation, and that you, amidst trials and plagues, may confess that he alone is God,

7:37 Gr. propitious.

DRA But I, like my brethren, offer up my life and my body for the laws of our fathers: calling upon God to be speedily merciful to our nation, and that thou by torments and stripes mayst confess that he alone is God.

RV But I, as my brethren, give up both body and soul for the laws of our fathers, calling upon God that he may speedily become [fn] gracious to the nation; and that thou amidst trials and plagues mayest confess that he alone is God;
(But I, as my brethren/brothers, give up both body and soul for the laws of our fathers, calling upon God that he may speedily become gracious to the nation; and that thou/you amidst trials and plagues mayest/may confess that he alone is God;)

7:37 Gr. propitious.

KJB-1769 But I, as my brethren, offer up my body and life for the laws of our fathers, beseeching God that he would speedily be merciful unto our nation; and that thou by torments and plagues mayest confess, that he alone is God;
(But I, as my brethren/brothers, offer up my body and life for the laws of our fathers, beseeching/imploring God that he would speedily be merciful unto our nation; and that thou/you by torments and plagues mayest/may confess, that he alone is God;)

KJB-1611 But I, as my brethren, offer vp my body, and life for the Lawes of our fathers, beseeching God that he would speedily bee mercifull vnto our nation, and that thou by torments & plagues mayest confesse, that he alone is God;
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Wycl Sotheli `Y as my britheren, bitake my soule and bodi for lawis of fadris; and Y clepe God to help, that more ripeli he be maad helpful to oure folc, and that thou knouleche with turmentis `and betyngis, that he is God aloone.
(Truly I as my brethren/brothers, betake/give/grant my soul and body for laws of fathers; and I call God to help, that more ripely he be made helpful to our folk/people, and that thou/you knowledge with torments and beatings, that he is God alone.)

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