PSA 58:5 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) then pays no attention to the snake-charmer’s voice
⇔ no matter how skillful they are.

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 57:6) ἥτις οὐκ εἰσακούσεται φωνὴν ἐπᾳδόντων, φαρμάκου τε φαρμακευομένου παρὰ σοφοῦ.
(haʸtis ouk eisakousetai fōnaʸn epadontōn, farmakou te farmakeuomenou para sofou.)

BrTr (PSA 57:6) which will not hear the voice of charmers, nor heed the [fn]charm prepared skilfully by the wise.

ULT that does not listen to the voice of charmers,
⇔ one charming charms, being made wise.

UST and so did not respond to the music that snake charmers were playing.
⇔ Even the most skillful charmer could not get them to respond to music.

BSB & MSB refusing to hear the tune of the charmer
⇔ who skillfully weaves his spell.

OEB and refuses to listen to the voice of the charmer,
⇔ or binder of spells, no matter how cunning.

WEBBE & WMBB which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers,
⇔ no matter how skilful the charmer may be.

NET that does not respond to the magicians,
⇔ or to a skilled snake-charmer.

LSV Which does not listen to the voice of whisperers,
A charmer of most skillful charms.

FBV refusing to hear the voice of the snake charmers or the spellbinders.

T4T As a result, like a snake that does not respond when a charmer plays a flute or when someone sings magic songs,
⇔ they do not pay attention when others rebuke them.

LEB • so that it does not hear the voice of charmers
• or the skilled caster of spells.

BBE Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.

Moff that will not listen to the charmer’s voice,
⇔ to the most cunning spell.

JPS (PSA 58:6) (58-7) Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth; break out the cheek-teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

ASV Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers,
⇔ Charming never so wisely.

DRA (PSA 57:6) Which will not hear the voice of the charmers; nor of the wizard that charmeth wisely.

YLT Which hearkeneth not to the voice of whisperers, A charmer of charms most skilful.

Drby Which doth not hearken to the voice of enchanters, of one charming ever so wisely.

RV Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
(Which hearkeneth/hearkens not to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.)

SLT Which will not hear to the voice of enchanters, charming with enchantments from wisdom.

Wbstr Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

KJB-1769 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.[fn]

58.5 charming…: or, be the charmer never so cunning

KJB-1611 Which will not hearken to the voyce of charmers, [fn]charming neuer so wisely.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

58:5 Or, be the charmest neuer so cunning.

Bshps and wyll not heare the voyce of charmers, though he be neuer so skilfull in charming.
(and will not hear the voice of charmers, though he be never so skilful in charming.)

Gnva Which heareth not the voyce of the inchanter, though he be most expert in charming.
(Which heareth/hears not the voice of the enchanter, though he be most expert in charming.)

Cvdl That she shulde not heare the voyce of the charmer, charme he neuer so wysely.
(That she should not hear the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely.)

Wycl (PSA 57:6) Which schal not here the vois of charmeris; and of a venym makere charmynge wiseli.
(Which shall not here the voice of snake_charmers; and of a venom maker charming wisely.)

Luth (PSA 58:6) daß sie nicht höre die Stimme des Zauberers, des Beschwörers, der wohl beschwören kann.
(that they/she/them not listen the voice(n) the sorcerer, the enchanter’s, the/of_the probably/well summon can.)

ClVg (PSA 57:6) quæ non exaudiet vocem incantantium, et venefici incantantis sapienter.[fn]
(which not/no will_listen voice enchanting, and poisoned enchanting wisely.)

57.6 Venefici incantantis. Ibid. Vel secundum aliam litteram: Medicamenti medicati a sapiente. Medicamentum medicatum, etc., usque ad hic est ergo sapiens a quo medicatur medicamentum.

57.6 Poisoned enchanting. There. Or after/second another literally: Drug healed from wise. Drug healed, etc., until to this/here it_is therefore wise from where is_healed drug.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠ק֣וֹל מְלַחֲשִׁ֑ים

to=sound/voice (Some words not found in UHB: which/who not hear to=sound/voice charmers one_enchanting_of enchantments skillful )

The psalmist is using the voice of charmers as a common expression of the culture to mean “the music or incantations of snake charmers.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to the music of snake charmers] or [to the incantations of those who charm snakes]

Note 2 topic: writing-poetry

חוֹבֵ֖ר חֲבָרִ֣ים

one_enchanting_of enchantments

The psalmist is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [one who is charming them expertly] or [one who skillfully charms]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מְחֻכָּֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who not hear to=sound/voice charmers one_enchanting_of enchantments skillful )

The expression being made wise is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [a skilled charmer] or [an expert charmer]

Parallel PSA 58:5