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OET-LV Lest I_should_be_satisfied and_deny and_say who [is]_YHWH and_or I_should_become_impoverished and_steal and_profane the_name god_my.
UHB פֶּ֥ן אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע ׀ וְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי מִ֥י יְה֫וָ֥ה וּפֶֽן־אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהָֽי׃פ ‡
(pen ʼesbaˊ vəkiḩashttī vəʼāmarttī miy yhwh ūfen-ʼiūārēsh vəgānaⱱttī vətāfasttī shēm ʼₑlohāy.◊)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, 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 Lest I be satiated and I deny and say, “Who is Yahweh?”
⇔ And lest I become dispossessed and steal
⇔ and I seize the name of my God.
UST If I become too rich, then I may reject Yahweh and claim that I do not know him.
⇔ Or if I become too poor, then I may rob other people,
⇔ so that I dishonor my God.
BSB Otherwise, I may have too much
⇔ and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’
⇔ Or I may become poor and steal,
⇔ profaning the name of my God.
OEB lest, if surfeited, I deny you,
⇔ and say, ‘Who then is the Lord?’
⇔ Or poverty drive me to steal,
⇔ and profane the name of my God.
WEB lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’
⇔ or lest I be poor, and steal,
⇔ and so dishonor the name of my God.
WMB lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’
⇔ or lest I be poor, and steal,
⇔ and so dishonor the name of my God.
NET lest I become satisfied and act deceptively
⇔ and say, “Who is the Lord?”
⇔ Or lest I become poor and steal
⇔ and demean the name of my God.
LSV Lest I become satiated, and have denied,
And have said, “Who [is] YHWH?” And lest I am poor, and have stolen,
And have laid hold of the Name of my God.
FBV Otherwise if I have plenty of money,[fn] I may give up on you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” while if I'm poor I may steal and bring the name of my God into disrepute.
30:9 “I have plenty of money”: literally, “I'm full.”
T4T because if I become rich,
⇔ I might say that I do not [RHQ] know you and that I do not need you;
⇔ and if I become poor,
⇔ I might dishonor you by stealing things.
LEB • him and say “Who is Yahweh?” • Or[fn] I will be poor and will steal • and profane the name of my God.
?:? Or “Lest”
BBE For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
MOF No MOF PRO book available
JPS Lest I be full, and deny, and say: 'Who is the LORD?' Or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.
ASV Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?
⇔ Or lest I be poor, and steal,
⇔ And use profanely the name of my God.
DRA Lest perhaps being filled, I should be tempted to deny, and say: Who is the Lord? or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God.
YLT Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who [is] Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.
DBY lest I be full and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my [fn]God.
30.9 Elohim
RV Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use profanely the name of my God.
WBS Lest I be full, and deny thee , and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain .
KJB-1769 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.[fn]
30.9 deny…: Heb. belie thee
KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 PRO book available
BB Lest peraduenture I beyng full, shoulde denie thee, and say, who is the Lorde? or beyng oppressed with pouertie fall to stealyng, and forswere the name of my God.
(Lest peraduenture I being full, should denie thee, and say, who is the Lord? or being oppressed with pouertie fall to stealyng, and forswere the name of my God.)
GNV Least I be full, and denie thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or least I be poore and steale, and take the Name of my God in vaine.
(Least I be full, and denie thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or least I be poor and steale, and take the Name of my God in vaine. )
CB Lest yf I be to full, I denye ye, & saye: what felowe is ye LORDE? And lest I beinge constrayned thorow pouerte, fall vnto stealinge, and forsweare the name of my God.
(Lest if I be to full, I denye ye, and say: what fellow is ye/you_all LORD? And lest I beinge constrayned through pouerte, fall unto stealinge, and forsweare the name of my God.)
WYC lest perauenture Y be fillid, and be drawun to denye, and seie, Who is the Lord? and lest Y compellid bi nedynesse, stele, and forswere the name of my God.
(lest perauenture I be fillid, and be drawun to denye, and say, Who is the Lord? and lest I compellid by nedynesse, stele, and forswere the name of my God.)
LUT Ich möchte sonst, wo ich zu satt würde, verleugnen und sagen: Wer ist der HErr? Oder wo ich zu arm würde, möchte ich stehlen und mich an dem Namen meines Gottes vergreifen.
(I möchte sonst, wo I to satt würde, verleugnen and say: Who is the HErr? Oder wo I to arm würde, möchte I stehlen and me at to_him names meines God’s vergreifen.)
CLV ne forte satiatus illiciar ad negandum, et dicam: Quis est Dominus? aut egestate compulsus, furer, et perjurem nomen Dei mei.
(ne forte satiatus illiciar to negandum, and dicam: Who it_is Master? aut egestate compulsus, furer, and peryurem nomen God my/mine. )
BRN No BRN PRO 30:9 verse available
BrLXX No BrLXX PRO 30:9 verse available
30:7-9 Agur requests two favors from God: that God will help him not to lie (cp. 6:16-19; 14:5, 25; 25:18; 26:18-19) and that he not be given too much or too little. It is not sinful to be rich (3:9-10, 15-16; 10:15, 22) or poor (3:27; 11:24; 28:27; 29:7, 14), but Agur wisely wanted to avoid the pitfalls of both.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo
פֶּ֥ן אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע
lest have_too_much
Agur uses this expression to introduce an imaginary situation to help explain why he asked God not to allow him to become rich in the previous verse. Use a natural method in your language for introducing an imaginary situation. Alternate translation: “Suppose I be satiated”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע
have_too_much
Here, satiated refers to having too much food and possessions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “I possess too much”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
וְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮
and,deny
Agur is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and I deny Yahweh”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations
וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי מִ֥י יְה֫וָ֥ה
and,say who? YHWH
If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: “and ask who Yahweh is.”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
מִ֥י יְה֫וָ֥ה
who? YHWH
Agur is using the question form to emphasize what might happen to him if he became too rich. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “I don’t know Yahweh!”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo
וּפֶֽן־אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ
and,or poor
Agur uses this expression to introduce an imaginary situation to help explain why he asked God not to allow him to become poor in the previous verse. Use a natural method in your language for introducing an imaginary situation. Alternate translation: “And suppose I become dispossessed”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ
poor
Here, dispossessed refers to someone becoming so poor that he loses everything that he owns. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “I become so poor that I own nothing”
Note 8 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי
and,profane
Here, and introduces the result of stealing. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate results. Alternate translation: “and so I seize”
Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי
and,profane
Here, Agur speaks of disgracing the name of my God as if the name were an object that someone could violently seize and hurt. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and I might disgrace”
Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
שֵׁ֣ם
name_of
Here, name refers to a person’s reputation. See how you translated the same use of name in 22:1.