2 Maccabees 8:18 — compare Bible translations

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BrLXX Οἱ μὲν γὰρ ὅπλοις πεποίθασιν ἅμα καὶ τόλμαις, ἔφησεν, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ παντοκράτορι Θεῷ δυναμένῳ καὶ τοὺς ἐρχομένους ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ τὸν ὅλον κόσμον ἐν ἑνὶ νεύματι καταβαλεῖν, πεποίθαμεν.
(Hoi men gar hoplois pepoithasin hama kai tolmais, efaʸsen, haʸmeis de epi tōi pantokratori Theōi dunamenōi kai tous erⱪomenous efʼ haʸmas, kai ton holon kosmon en heni neumati katabalein, pepoithamen.)

BrTr For they, said he, trust in their weapons and boldness; but our confidence is in the Almighty God, who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the world.

WEBBE “For they,” he said, “trust their weapons and daring deeds, but we trust in the almighty God, since he is able at a nod to cast down those who are coming against us, and even the whole world.”

DRA For, said he, they trust in their weapons, and in their boldness: but we trust in the Almighty Lord, who at a beck can utterly destroy both them that come against us, and the whole world.

RV For they, said he, trust to arms, and withal to deeds of daring; but we trust on the almighty God, since he is able at a beck to cast down them that are coming against us, and even the whole world.
(For they, said he, trust to arms, and also/fully to deeds of daring; but we trust on the almighty God, since he is able at a beck to cast down them that are coming against us, and even the whole world.)

KJB-1769 For they, said he, trust in their weapons and boldness; but our confidence is in the Almighty who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the world.

KJB-1611 For they, said he, trust in their weapons and boldnesse, but our confidence is in the Almightie God, who at a becke can cast downe both them that come against vs, and also all the world.
(For they, said he, trust in their weapons and boldness, but our confidence is in the Almighty God, who at a becke can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the world.)

Wycl For whi he seide, Thei sotheli tristen in armeris togidere and hardynesse; forsothe we tristen in the Lord almyyti, that may do awei with o lokyng bothe hem that comen ayens vs, and al the world.
(For why he said, They truly trust in arms/weapons together and boldness; for_certain/truly we trust in the Lord almighty, that may do away with o looking both hem that came against us, and all the world.)

Parallel 2 MAC 8:18

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