PRO 20:22 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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).

ULT Do not say, “I will repay evil.”
⇔ Wait for Yahweh and he will save you.

UST Do not say that you will harm someone who has harmed you.
⇔ Rather, wait for Yahweh to resolve the matter, so that he may vindicate you.

BSB ⇔ Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!”
⇔ Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

OEB Do not say, ‘I will pay back evil’;
⇔ but wait for the help of the Lord.

WEBBE Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.”
⇔ Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Do not say, “I will pay back evil!”
⇔ Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.

LSV Do not say, “I repay evil,”
Wait for YHWH, and He delivers you.

FBV Don't say, “I'll get you back for doing me wrong.” Leave it to the Lord, and he'll help you.

T4T ⇔ Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;”
⇔ wait for Yahweh to do something about it, and he will ◄help you/do what is right►.

LEB • wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.

BBE Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS Say not thou: 'I will requite evil'; wait for the LORD, and He will save thee.

ASV Say not thou, I will recompense evil:
⇔ Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

DRA Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee.

YLT Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

Drby Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.

RV Say not thou, I will recompense evil: wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Wbstr Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

KJB-1769 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
(Say not thou/you, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee/you. )

KJB-1611 [fn]Say not thou, I will recompence euil: but wait on the LORD, and he shall saue thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

20:22 Deut.32. 35. cha.17. 13. and 24. 29. rom.12. 17. 1. thess. 5.15. 1.pet. 3.9.

Bshps Say not thou, I wyll recompence euyll: but put thy trust in the Lorde, and he shall deliuer thee.
(Say not thou/you, I will recompense evil: but put thy/your trust in the Lord, and he shall deliver thee/you.)

Gnva Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
(Say not thou/you, I will recompense evil: but wait upon the Lord, and he shall save thee/you. )

Cvdl Saye not thou: I will recompence euell, but put yi trust in the LORDE, & he shal defende ye.
(Saye not thou: I will recompense evil, but put yi trust in the LORD, and he shall defend ye.)

Wycl Seie thou not, Y schal yelde yuel for yuel; abide thou the Lord, and he schal delyuere thee.
(Seie thou/you not, I shall yelde evil for evil; abide thou/you the Lord, and he shall deliver thee/you.)

Luth Sprich nicht: Ich will Böses vergelten. Harre des HErr’s, der wird dir helfen.
(Sprich nicht: I will Böses vergelten. Harre the LORD’s, the/of_the becomes you/to_you helfen.)

ClVg Ne dicas: Reddam malum: exspecta Dominum, et liberabit te.
(Ne dicas: Reddam malum: exspecta Dominum, and liberabit you(sg). )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

אַל־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָ֑ע

not say repay evil

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: “Do not say that you will repay evil”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָ֑ע

repay evil

Here Solomon refers to doing wrong to someone who has done wrong to you as if you were paying them back for something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I will avenge evil” or “I will harm people who have harmed me”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָ֑ע

evil

See how you translated the abstract noun evil in 1:16.

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

קַוֵּ֥ה לַֽ֝⁠יהוָ֗ה וְ⁠יֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽ⁠ךְ

wait to/for=YHWH and,deliver to/for=you(fs)

The idea of this clause is in contrast with the idea of the previous clause. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate a contrast. Alternate translation: “Instead, wait for Yahweh, and he will save you”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

קַוֵּ֥ה לַֽ֝⁠יהוָ֗ה

wait to/for=YHWH

This could mean: (1) Wait for Yahweh to resolve the situation. Alternate translation: “Wait for Yahweh to take care of the issue” (2) Trust Yahweh. Alternate translation: “Trust Yahweh”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠יֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽ⁠ךְ

and,deliver to/for=you(fs)

Here, and introduces the result of obeying the command stated in the previous clause. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate result. Alternate translation: “and it will result in him saving you”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠יֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽ⁠ךְ

and,deliver to/for=you(fs)

Here Solomon uses he will save you to mean that Yahweh will resolve the situation mentioned in the previous clause. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and he will make it right”

Parallel PRO 20:22