1 Kings 1:2 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

ASV Byzantine Text

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

Asang Khongca Bible

To pongah a tamnanawk mah anih khaeah, Ka angraeng siangpahrang khetzawn hanah, tangla kacuem maeto pakrong pae o si; anih mah ka angraeng siangpahrang to poeknawmsak nasoe loe, ngan bet thaih hanah anih taengah iip pae nasoe, tiah thuih o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah anih te a sal rhoek loh, “Mamih kah boei manghai ham hula, oila pakhat tlap uh mai saeh. Te vaengah manghai mikhmuh ah mop uh saeh lamtah anih ham hmaiben la om saeh. Te daengah ni na rhang dongah yalh vetih ka boei manghai ham a bae pa eh,” a ti uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah anih te a sal rhoek loh, “Mamih kah boei manghai ham hula, oila pakhat tlap uh mai saeh. Te vaengah manghai mikhmuh ah mop uh saeh lamtah anih ham hmaiben la om saeh. Te daengah ni na rhang dongah yalh vetih ka boei manghai ham a bae pa eh,” a ti uh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Nolaila, i olelo aku la kana mau kauwa ia ia, E imiia'ku kekahi wahine hou puupaa no kuu haku ke alii; a e ku oia ma ke alo o ke'lii, a e lilo ia i kahu nona, a e moe ia i kou poli, i mahana'e kuu haku ke alii.

English Berean Standard Bible

So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Lè sa a, moun pa l' yo di l': -Monwa, nou pral chache yon jenn fi ki tifi toujou pou rete avè ou, pou pran swen ou. L'a kouche kole avè ou pou chofe ou.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Dixerunt ergo ei servi sui: Quæramus domino nostro regi adolescentulam virginem, et stet coram rege, et foveat eum, dormiatque in sinu suo, et calefaciat dominum nostrum regem.

Bible in Basic English

So his servants said to him, Let search be made for a young virgin for my lord the king, to take care of him and be waiting on him; and you may take her in your arms, and so my lord the king will be warm.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et ses serviteurs lui dirent : Qu’on cherche pour le roi, mon seigneur, une jeune fille vierge, et qu’elle se tienne devant le roi, et qu’elle le soigne, et qu’elle couche dans ton sein, et que le roi, mon seigneur, se réchauffe.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I řekli jemu služebníci jeho: Nechť pohledají pánu našemu králi děvečky panny, kteráž by byla při králi a opatrovala jej, a aby spala v lůnu jeho, a zahřívala pána našeho krále.

Kosraean Bible

Ouinge mwet kulansap lal elos fahk nu sel, “Leum lasr, lela kut in sokak sie mutan fusr in muta yurum in karingin kom. El ac fah oan apkuran nu yurum, in akfusrfusrye kom.”

World Portuguese Bible

Portanto, seus servos lhe disseram: “Que se busque uma jovem virgem para o meu senhor, o rei. Que ela fique diante do rei e cuide dele; e que ela se deite em seus braços, para que o meu senhor, o rei, possa se aquecer.”

Romanian BTF Bible

De aceea servitorii săi i-au spus: Să se caute pentru domnul nostru împăratul o tânără fecioară; şi ea să stea înaintea împăratului şi să îl îngrijească şi să se culce la sânul tău, ca domnul meu, împăratul, să aibă căldură.

Brenton English Septuagint

And his servants said, Let them seek for the king a young virgin, and she shall wait on the king, and cherish him, and lie with him, and my lord the king shall be warmed.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သို့ဖြစ်၍မှူးမတ်များက``အရှင်မင်းကြီး၊ အရှင့်အားခစားပြုစုရန်အတွက်အမျိုး သမီးပျိုတစ်ဦးကိုအကျွန်ုပ်တို့ရှာပါရ စေ။ ထိုအမျိုးသမီးသည်အရှင်၏အနီး တွင်ကပ်၍အိပ်ပြီးလျှင် အရှင့်အားနွေးအောင် ပြုပါလိမ့်မည်'' ဟုလျှောက်ထားကြ၏။-

Darby Translation

And his servants said to him, Let there be found for my lord the king a young virgin; and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get warm.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Da sprachen seine Knechte zu ihm: Man suche meinem Herrn, dem König, ein Mädchen, eine Jungfrau; und sie stehe vor dem König und sei ihm eine Pflegerin, und sie schlafe an deinem Busen, daß mein Herr, der König, warm werde.

Dutch Bible 1917

Toen zeiden zijn knechten tot hem: Laat ze mijn heer den koning een jonge dochter, een maagd zoeken, die voor het aangezicht des konings sta, en hem koestere; en zij slape in uw schoot, dat mijn heer de koning warm worde.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Daarom zeiden zijn hovelingen tot hem: Laat men voor mijn heer en koning een jonge maagd zoeken, die hem voortdurend ten dienste staat, hem verzorgt en bij hem slaapt; dan zal mijn heer en koning wel warm worden.

Italian Diodati Bible

Laonde i suoi servitori gli dissero: Cerchisi al re, nostro signore, una fanciulla vergine, la quale stia davanti al re, e lo governi, e ti giaccia in seno; acciocchè il re, mio signore, si riscaldi.

Douay-Rheims 1899

His servants therefore said to him: Let us seek for our lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom, and warm our lord the king.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore his seruants saide vnto him, Let there be sought for my lord ye King a yong virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him: and let her lie in thy bosome, that my lord the King may get heate.

Danish Bible 1931

Da sagde hans Folk til ham: “Det er bedst, man søger efter en ung Jomfru til min Herre Kongen, for at hun kan være om Kongen og pleje ham; når hun ligger i din Favn, bliver min Herre Kongen varm!”

Leeser Tanakh

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let them seek out for my lord the king a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and let her be an attendant on him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may become warm.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Wherefore his servants said unto him: 'Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin; and let her stand before the king, and be a companion unto him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.'

King James Version

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Các tôi tớ người nói với người rằng: Xin tìm cho vua chúa tôi một gái trẻ đồng trinh, để hầu hạ vua và săn sóc vua. Nàng sẽ nằm trong lòng vua, thì vua chúa tôi có thể ấm được.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

Revised West Version

Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kiate ia, “Tuku ke nau kumi mai ki hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi ha finemui ko e tāupoʻou: pea tuku ia ke ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi, mo ne tauhi kiate ia, pea tuku ke ne tokoto ki ho fatafata, koeʻuhi ke māfana ai ʻa hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi.”

French Ostervald Bible

Alors ses serviteurs lui dirent: Qu'on cherche au roi, mon seigneur, une jeune fille vierge qui se tienne devant le roi et qui en ait soin; et qu'elle dorme en ton sein, afin que le roi, mon seigneur, se réchauffe.

Esperanto Bible

Tiam diris al li liaj servantoj: Oni elserĉu por nia sinjoro la reĝo junulinon virgulinon, kaj ŝi staru antaŭ la reĝo kaj flegu lin kaj dormu ĉe lia brusto, kaj tiam al nia sinjoro la reĝo fariĝos varme.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ses serviteurs lui dirent: Que l’on cherche pour mon seigneur le roi une jeune fille vierge; qu’elle se tienne devant le roi, qu’elle le soigne, et qu’elle couche dans ton sein; et mon seigneur le roi se réchauffera.

German Luther Bible 1912

Da sprachen seine Knechte zu ihm: Laßt sie meinem Herrn, dem König, eine Dirne, eine Jungfrau, suchen, die vor dem König stehe und sein pflege und schlafe in seinen Armen und wärme meinen Herrn, den König.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And his servants said, Let them seek for the king a young virgin, and she shall wait on the king, and cherish him, and lie with him, and my lord the king shall be warmed.

British English Septuagint 2012

And his servants said, Let them seek for the king a young virgin, and she shall wait on the king, and cherish him, and lie with him, and my lord the king shall be warmed.

Majority Standard BIble

So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”

Webster Bible

Wherefore his servants said to him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

Revised Version

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Perciò i suoi servi gli dissero: “Si cerchi per il re nostro signore una fanciulla vergine, la quale stia al servizio del re, n’abbia cura, e dorma fra le sue braccia, sì che il re nostro signore possa riscaldarsi”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ses serviteurs lui dirent donc : « Qu'on cherche pour mon seigneur le roi une jeune vierge. Qu'elle se tienne devant le roi et prenne soin de lui ; qu'elle dorme dans tes bras, afin que mon seigneur le roi se réchauffe. »

Reina Valera 1909

Dijéronle por tanto sus siervos: Busquen á mi señor el rey una moza virgen, para que esté delante del rey, y lo abrigue, y duerma á su lado, y calentará á mi señor el rey.

Spanish BLL

Por eso, sus servidores le dijeron: “Busquen a una joven virgen para mi señor el rey, para que lo atienda y lo cuide, y se acueste a su lado para darle calor”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Por lo tanto, sus siervos le dijeron: «Búsquese una joven virgen para mi señor el rey, para que esté en presencia del rey y lo abrigue, y duerma en su seno; así mi señor el rey entrará en calor».

Croatian Bible

Tada mu rekoše njegove sluge: “Trebalo bi potražiti za gospodara mladu djevojku koja bi dvorila kralja i služila mu: kad bude spavala na njegovu krilu, to će ugrijati kralja gospodara.”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Tada mu rekoše sluge njegove: Neka potraže caru gospodaru našem mladu devojku, pa ona neka stoji pred carem i dvori ga, i na krilu neka mu spava, da se zagreva car, gospodar naš.

German Textbibel

Da sprachen seine Diener zu ihm: Man muß für meinen Herrn, den König, ein Mädchen, welches noch Jungfrau ist, suchen, damit sie dem Könige aufwarte und ihm als Pflegerin diene; wenn die an deinem Busen liegt, so wird mein Herr, der König, warm werden.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And his servants said, Let them seek for the king a young virgin, and she shall wait on the king, and cherish him, and lie with him, and my lord the king shall be warmed.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ ל֣וֹ עֲבָדָ֗יו יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ לַאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה בְתוּלָ֔ה וְעָֽמְדָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּתְהִי־ל֖וֹ סֹכֶ֑נֶת וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וְחַ֖ם לַאדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃