PSA 55:15 Parallel Verse View

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Original PSA 55:16: Part a: Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=unclear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator
Original PSA 55:16: Part b: Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator
(All still tentative.)

55:16 Note: KJB: Ps.55.15

55:16 OSHB variant note: ישימות: (x-qere) ’יַשִּׁ֤י’: lemma=5377 morph=HVhj3ms id=19LQP יַשִּׁ֤י ’מָ֨וֶת’: lemma=4194 n=1.0.0 morph=HNcmsa id=19aiP מָ֨וֶת׀ ׀

Key: khaki:verbs.
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).

BrLXX (PSA 54:16) Ἐλθέτω θάνατος ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, καὶ καταβήτωσαν εἰς ᾅδου ζῶντες· ὅτι πονηρία ἐν ταῖς παροικίαις αὐτῶν ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν.
(Elthetō thanatos epʼ autous, kai katabaʸtōsan eis hadou zōntes; hoti ponaʸria en tais paroikiais autōn en mesōi autōn.)

BrTr (PSA 54:16) Let death come upon them, and let them go down alive into Hades, for iniquity is in their dwellings, in the midst of them.

ULT May desolations, be upon them;
⇔ may they go down, to Sheol alive,
⇔ for evils, are in their dwelling,
⇔ in the midst of them.

UST My enemies are so wicked in their inner beings that it is as if wickedness lives in their homes and influences what they do.
⇔ So I hope that bad things happen to them that destroy them!
⇔ I wish that the earth would open up under them so that
⇔ they would go down alive to the place where dead people are.

BSB & MSB Let death seize them by surprise;
⇔ let them go down to Sheol alive,
⇔ for evil is with them in their homes.

OEB May death suddenly take them,
⇔ may they go down to Sheol alive,
⇔ for evil lives in their homes and their hearts.

WEBBE & WMBB Let death come suddenly on them.
⇔ Let them go down alive into Sheol.[fn]
⇔ For wickedness is amongst them, in their dwelling.

55:15 Sheol is the place of the dead.

NET May death destroy them!
⇔ May they go down alive into Sheol!
⇔ For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

LSV Desolations [are] on them,
They go down [to] Sheol—alive,
For wickedness [is] in their dwelling, in their midst.

FBV May death come quickly to them; may they go down into the grave alive, because evil finds its home in them.

T4T ⇔ I desire/hope that my enemies will die suddenly;
⇔ while they are still young, cause them to go down to the place where the dead people are.
⇔ They they think evil things.

LEB • Let death deceive them. May they descend to Sheol alive,
• because evil is in their home and heart .[fn]

55:? Literally “inward part”

BBE Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; because evil is in their houses and in their hearts.

Moff May he go to perdition!
⇔ Death seize all such!
⇔ May they go living to the world below,
⇔ swept off as their sins deserve!

JPS (PSA 55:16) (55-17) As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

ASV Let death come suddenly upon them,
⇔ Let them go down alive into Sheol;
⇔ For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

DRA (PSA 54:16) Let death come upon them, and let them go down alive into hell. For there is wickedness in their dwellings: in the midst of them.

YLT Desolations [are] upon them, They go down [to] Sheol — alive, For wickedness [is] in their dwelling, in their midst.

Drby Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst.

RV Let death come suddenly upon them, let them go down alive into the pit: for wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

SLT Death shall lay waste upon them; they shall go down living to hades, for evils in their sojournings in the midst of them.

Wbstr Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

KJB-1769 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.[fn]

55.15 hell: or, the grave

KJB-1611 Let death seaze vpon them, and let them goe downe quicke into [fn]hell: for wickednes is in their dwellings, and among them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

55:15 Or, the graue.

Bshps Let death sodainly come vpon them, let them go downe quicke into hell: for wickednes is in their dwellinges and among them.
(Let death suddenly come upon them, let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.)

Gnva Let death sense vpon them: let them goe downe quicke into the graue: for wickednes is in their dwellings, euen in the middes of them.
(Let death sense upon them: let them go down quick into the grave: for wickedness is in their dwellings, even in the midst of them.)

Cvdl As for me, I will call vnto God, and the LORDE shall helpe me.
(As for me, I will call unto God, and the LORD shall help me.)

Wycl (PSA 54:16) Deth come on hem; and go thei doun quyk in to helle. For weiwardnessis ben in the dwelling places of hem; in the myddis of hem.
(Death come on hem; and go they down quick/living in to hell. For perversities been in the dwelling places of hem; in the midst of hem.)

Luth (PSA 55:16) Der Tod übereile sie, und müssen lebendig in die Hölle fahren; denn es ist eitel Bosheit unter ihrem Haufen.
(The death rush/hurry they/she/them, and must lively/alive in the hell drive/ride/run; because/than it is vain wickedness/malice under their/her heap/pile(n).)

ClVg (PSA 54:16) Veniat mors super illos, et descendant in infernum viventes: quoniam nequitiæ in habitaculis eorum, in medio eorum.[fn]
(Let_him/it_come death over those, and descendant in/into/on hell living: since/because wickedness in/into/on dwellings their, in/into/on in_the_middle their.)

54.16 Veniat. Ibid. Sicut supra apertis, ita hic occultis imprecatur. Et ne putetur unus de quo agebat, communicat pœnas Judæis, id est, communiter Judæis cum aliis imprecatur. AUG., HIER. Veniat mors. Tangit hic initium schismatis, etc., usque ad et loquitur in eadem voce Christus et Ecclesia. AUG. Veniat: Ut super illos, qui initium schismatis fuerunt et sese superbi separaverunt, venit nova mors; aperuit enim terra, et vivos absorpsit. Descendant in infernum viventes. Ibid. Ut duces terra absorpsit, etc., usque ad ita hi scienter peccantes descendunt. Viventes. Ibid. Scientes quia pereunt, et tamen pereuntes terrenæ cupiditatis biatu absorbeantur. In habitaculis. Alienæ sunt, non naturales, sed hospitio susceptæ, quasi adventitiæ, vel prius in habitaculis, id est, in occulto, post in medio, id est in aperto. Ego autem, etc. CASS. Affirmat, quid sibi et illis fiat, alternatim procedendo.

54.16 Let_him/it_come. There. Like above opens, so/thus this/here hidden invokes_curses. And not it_is_supposed one from/about where was_acting, communicates punishments To_the_Jews, that it_is, commonly To_the_Jews when/with to_others invokes_curses. AUG., HIER. Let_him/it_come death. It_touches this/here the_beginning of_schism, etc., until to and speaks in/into/on the_same voice Christ/Messiah and Assembly/Church. AUG. Let_him/it_come: As over those, who/which the_beginning of_schism they_were and if/self proud they_separated, he_came new death; opened because earth/land, and I_lives swallowed_up. Descendant in/into/on hell living. There. As leaders earth/land swallowed_up, etc., until to so/thus these knowingly sinning they_descend. Living. There. Knowing because they_perish, and nevertheless perishing_(ones) earthly of_desire gaping_mouth they_may_be_swallowed_up. In dwellings. Foreign are, not/no naturals, but hospitality undertaken, as_if foreign, or first/before in/into/on dwellings, that it_is, in/into/on hide, after in/into/on in_the_middle, that it_is in/into/on open. I however, etc. CASS. Affirms, what to_himself and to_them let_it_be, by_turns to_be_proceeded.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ישימות עָלֵ֗י⁠מוֹ יֵרְד֣וּ שְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים כִּֽי־רָע֖וֹת בִּ⁠מְגוּרָ֣⁠ם בְּ⁠קִרְבָּֽ⁠ם

take_~_bysurprise on,them go_down (Some words not found in UHB: take_~_bysurprise on,them go_down shəʼōl life(pl) that/for/because/then/when evil [are]_in,sojourning-place_of,their in,their_inner_of,being )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Because evils are in their dwelling, in the midst of them, may desolations be upon them; may they go down to Sheol alive]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ישימות עָלֵ֗י⁠מוֹ יֵרְד֣וּ

take_~_bysurprise on,them go_down

The pronouns them and they refer to the enemies whom David first described in verse 3. He is talking about them as a group again after focusing on a specific one of them in verses 12–14. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [May desolations be upon my enemies; may they go down]

Note 3 topic: translate-alternativereadings

ישימות עָלֵ֗י⁠מוֹ

take_~_bysurprise on,them

This phrase is a translation of the written Hebrew text. Later Hebrew scribes, however, have recommended a correction in the margin of the text. You may want to follow this correction in your translation. Alternate translation: [May death seize upon them]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ישימות עָלֵ֗י⁠מוֹ

take_~_bysurprise on,them

If this is the correct reading, David would be speaking of desolations as if they were objects that could be upon his enemies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [May things happen to them that desolate them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ישימות עָלֵ֗י⁠מוֹ

take_~_bysurprise on,them

If the correct reading is “May death seize upon them,” David would be speaking of death as if it were a living thing that could seize his enemies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [May they die without being able to resist dying]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יֵרְד֣וּ שְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים

go_down (Some words not found in UHB: take_~_bysurprise on,them go_down shəʼōl life(pl) that/for/because/then/when evil [are]_in,sojourning-place_of,their in,their_inner_of,being )

David is alluding to the episode described in [Numbers 16:1–33](../num/16/01.md) in which men named Korah, Dathan, and Abiram rebelled against Moses, and Yahweh judged and punished them by having the ground open up so that they “went down to Sheol alive.” You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [may they go down to Sheol alive, just like the people who rebelled against Moses]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

רָע֖וֹת בִּ⁠מְגוּרָ֣⁠ם

evil (Some words not found in UHB: take_~_bysurprise on,them go_down shəʼōl life(pl) that/for/because/then/when evil [are]_in,sojourning-place_of,their in,their_inner_of,being )

David is speaking as if evils actually lived with his enemies in their dwelling. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You could also use plain language. Alternate translation: [evil is at home with them] or [they live in an environment that is constantly evil]

Note 8 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

בִּ⁠מְגוּרָ֣⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: take_~_bysurprise on,them go_down shəʼōl life(pl) that/for/because/then/when evil [are]_in,sojourning-place_of,their in,their_inner_of,being )

Here the word dwelling is singular in form, but it refers to the dwellings of all of David’s enemies as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “dwelling.” Alternate translation: [are in their dwellings]

Parallel PSA 55:15