ASV Byzantine Text
O sirs, how should not the king be strongest, seeing that in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his peace.
1 Esdras 4:12
17 translations of 23 that include the deuterocanon
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Hinyah kap rhoek aw, he tlam ni pilnam loh manghai ol a ngai. Te dongah anih lakah tha aka om he diklai ah om pawh,” a ti nah.
Brenton English Septuagint
O ye men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
King James Version + Apocrypha
O ye men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
O ye men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
LXX2012 U. S. English
O you⌃ men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
British English Septuagint 2012
O you⌃ men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
Revised Version
O sirs, how should not the king be strongest, seeing that in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his peace.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
O messieurs, comment le roi ne serait-il pas le plus fort, puisqu'il est obéi de la sorte ? » Puis il s'arrêta de parler.
Spanish BLL
Señores, ¿cómo no va a ser el rey el más fuerte, viendo que todos le hacen tanto caso?” Y ahí le paró.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
Oh señores, ¿cómo podría el rey no ser el más fuerte, viendo que se le obedece de esta manera?» Entonces dejó de hablar.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
O ye men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
O sirs, how could the king not be the strongest, seeing that he is obeyed like this?” Then he stopped talking.
World English Bible Classic
O sirs, how could the king not be the strongest, seeing that he is obeyed like this?” Then he stopped talking.
World English Bible Updated
O sirs, how could the king not be the strongest, seeing that he is obeyed like this?” Then he stopped talking.
SEPTUAGINTA
ὦ ἄνδρες, πῶς οὐχ ὑπερισχύει ὁ βασιλεύς, ὅτι οὕτως ἐπάκουστός ἐστι; καὶ ἐσίγησεν.
Brenton Septuagint
Ὦ ἄνδρες, πῶς οὐχ ὑπερισχύει ὁ βασιλεὺς, ὅτι οὕτως ἐπάκουστός ἐστι; καὶ ἐσίγησεν.