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OET-LV Many_[people] [are]_seeking [the]_face of_a_ruler and_from_LORD justice of_a_person.
UHB רַ֭בִּים מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּט־אִֽישׁ׃ ‡
(rabīm məⱱaqshiym pənēy-mōshēl ūmēyahweh mishəpaţ-ʼiysh.)
Key: yellow: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 Many are those who seek the face of a ruler,
⇔ but from Yahweh is justice of a man.
UST Many people want leaders to help them,
⇔ but Yahweh is the only one who does what is just for them.
BSB ⇔ Many seek the ruler’s favor,
⇔ but a man receives justice from the LORD.
OEB Many seek royal favour,
⇔ but it is God who decides every man’s fate.
WEB Many seek the ruler’s favor,
⇔ but a man’s justice comes from Yahweh.
WMB Many seek the ruler’s favor,
⇔ but a man’s justice comes from the LORD.
NET Many people seek the face of a ruler,
⇔ but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.
LSV Many are seeking the face of a ruler,
And the judgment of each [is] from YHWH.
FBV Many people look for favors from a ruler, but justice comes from the Lord.
T4T ⇔ Many people request rulers to do things to help them,
⇔ but Yahweh is the only one who surely does for people what is fair/just.
LEB • [fn] of a ruler, but from Yahweh[fn]
BBE The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.
MOF No MOF PRO book available
JPS Many seek the ruler's favour; but a man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
ASV Many seek the ruler’s favor;
⇔ But a man’s judgment cometh from Jehovah.
DRA Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.
YLT Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah [is] the judgment of each.
DBY Many seek the ruler's face; but a man's right judgment is from Jehovah.
RV Many seek the ruler’s favour: but a man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
WBS Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
KJB Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.[fn]
(Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.)
29.26 the ruler’s…: Heb. the face of a ruler
BB Many there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.
(Many there be that seek the princes fauour: but every mans judgement cometh/comes from the Lord.)
GNV Many doe seeke the face of the ruler: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.
(Many do seek the face of the ruler: but every mans judgement cometh/comes from the Lord. )
CB Many there be that seke ye prynces fauoure, but euery mans iudgment commeth from the LORDE.
(Many there be that seek ye/you_all princes favour, but every mans judgement cometh/comes from the LORD.)
WYC Many men seken the face of the prince; and the doom of alle men schal go forth of the Lord.
(Many men seek the face of the prince; and the doom of all men shall go forth of the Lord.)
LUT Viele suchen das Angesicht eines Fürsten; aber eines jeglichen Gericht kommt vom HErrn.
(Viele suchen the Angesicht one Fürsten; but one jeglichen Gericht kommt from_the HErrn.)
CLV Multi requirunt faciem principis, et judicium a Domino egreditur singulorum.
(Multi requirunt faciem principis, and yudicium a Domino egreditur singulorum. )
BRN Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
BrLXX Πολλοὶ θεραπεύουσι πρόσωπα ἡγουμένων, παρὰ δὲ Κυρίου γίνεται τὸ δίκαιον ἀνδρί.
(Polloi therapeuousi prosōpa haʸgoumenōn, para de Kuriou ginetai to dikaion andri. )
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל
seek face/surface_of ruler
Here, Solomon implies that these people seek the face of a ruler in order to ask him to help them in some way. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “are those who seek the face of a ruler to ask for his help”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים
seek
Here, Solomon speaks of people trying to meet a ruler as if the ruler’s face were an object that people seek to find. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “are those who try to meet”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
פְּנֵי
face/surface_of
Here, face refers to being in the presence of the whole person. See how you translated the same use of face in 7:15.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
מוֹשֵׁ֑ל & אִֽישׁ
ruler & (a)_man
Here, a ruler and a man refer to rulers and other people in general, not a specific ruler or man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any ruler … any person”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
מִשְׁפַּט־אִֽישׁ
justice (a)_man
Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe justice that is for the benefit of a man. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “is justice for a man” or “is justice on behalf of a man”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
מִשְׁפַּט
justice
See how you translated the abstract noun justice in 1:3.