1 Samuel 16:2

American Standard Version (1901)

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.

ASV Byzantine Text

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe Samuel mah, Kawbangmaw ka caeh thai tih? Saul mah thaih nahaeloe na hum tih, tiah a naa. Angraeng mah, Maitaw tala maeto hoih ah loe, Angraeng khaeah angbawnhaih sak hanah ka caeh han, tiah thui ah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae Samuel loh, “Metlam ka caeh eh? Saul loh a yaak vetih kai n'ngawn ni ta,” a ti nah. BOEIPA loh, “Saelhung khuikah vaitola te na kut dongah khuen lamtah, 'BOEIPA taengah nawn hamla ka pawk coeng,” ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae Samuel loh , “Metlam ka caeh eh? Saul loh a yaak vetih kai n'ngawn ni ta,” a ti nah. BOEIPA loh , “Saelhung khuikah vaitola te na kut dongah khuen lamtah, 'BOEIPA taengah nawn hamla ka pawk coeng,” ti nah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I aku la o Samuela, Pehea la wau e hele ai? ina lohe o Saula, e pepehi mai ia ia'u. Olelo mai la o Iehova, E lawe pu me oe i bipiwahine, a e i aku, Ua hele mai nei au e kaumaha aku ia Iehova.

English Berean Standard Bible

“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Samyèl di li: -Ki jan ou vle mwen fè bagay konsa? Si Sayil vin konn sa, l'a touye m'. Seyè a reponn li: -Pran yon jenn ti gazèl avè ou, epi w'a di: Mwen vin fè yon sèvis ofrann bèt pou Seyè a.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et ait Samuel: Quomodo vadam? audiet enim Saul, et interficiet me. Et ait Dominus: Vitulum de armento tolles in manu tua, et dices: Ad immolandum Domino veni.

Bible in Basic English

And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et Samuel dit : Comment irai-je ? Dès que Saül l’entendra, il me tuera. Et l’ Éternel dit : Tu prendras avec toi une génisse , et tu diras : Je suis venu pour sacrifier à l’ Éternel.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I řekl jemu Samuel: Kterak mám jíti? Nebo Saul uslyše, zabije mne. Odpověděl Hospodin: Jalovici z stáda vezmeš s sebou, a díš: Přišel jsem, abych obětoval Hospodinu.

Kosraean Bible

Ac Samuel el siyuk, “Nga ac oru fuka? Saul el fin lohngak el ac uniyuwi!” LEUM GOD El topuk, “Eis soko cow fusr, ac kom fah fahk mu kom tuku in orek kisa nu sin LEUM GOD.

World Portuguese Bible

Samuel perguntou: “Como posso ir? Se Saul souber disso, ele me matará.” O SENHOR respondeu: “Leve uma novilha com você e diga: ‘Vim para oferecer sacrifício ao SENHOR.’

Romanian BTF Bible

Și Samuel a spus: Cum să mă duc? Dacă Saul aude aceasta, mă va ucide. Și DOMNUL a spus: Ia o vițea cu tine și spune: Am venit să sacrific DOMNULUI.

Brenton English Septuagint

And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will hear of it, and slay me: and the Lord said, Take a heifer in thine hand and thou shalt say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ရှ​မွေ​လ​သည်``ဤ​အ​မှု​ကို​အ​ဘယ်​သို့​ပြု​နိုင် ပါ​မည်​နည်း။ ရှော​လု​ကြား​သိ​ပါ​က​အ​ကျွန်ုပ် အား​သတ်​ပစ်​ပါ​လိမ့်​မည်'' ဟု​လျှောက်​၏။

Darby Translation

And Samuel said, How shall I go? if Saul hear [it], he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und Samuel sprach: Wie mag ich hingehen? Wenn Saul es hört, so tötet er mich. Und Jehova sprach: Nimm eine Färse mit dir und sprich: Ich bin gekommen, um Jehova zu opfern.

Dutch Bible 1917

Maar Samuel zeide: Hoe zou ik heengaan? Saul zal het toch horen en mij doden. Toen zeide de HEERE: Neem een kalf van de runderen met u, en zeg: Ik ben gekomen, om den HEERE offerande te doen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar Samuël vroeg: Hoe kan ik daarheen gaan? Als Saul het hoort, laat hij mij vermoorden! Jahweh hernam: Ge moet een jong rund met u meenemen en zeggen: Ik kom Jahweh een offer brengen.

Italian Diodati Bible

E Samuele disse: Come v' andrò io? se Saulle l'intende, egli mi ucciderà. Ma il Signore gli disse: Prendi teco una giovenca e di': Io son venuto per far sacrificio al Signore.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And Samuel said: How shall I go? for Saul will hear of it, and he will kill me. And the Lord said: Thou shalt take with thee a calf of the herd, and thou shalt say: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Samuel sayde, Howe can I goe? for if Saul shall heare it, he will kill me. Then the Lord answered, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to doe sacrifice to the Lord.

Danish Bible 1931

Samuel svarede: “Hvorledes kan jeg det? Får Saul det at høre, dræber han mig!” Men HERREN sagde: “Tag en Kvie med og sig: Jeg kommer for at ofre HERREN et Offer!

Leeser Tanakh

And Samuel said, How shall I go? if Saul should hear it, he would kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, To sacrifice unto the Lord am I come.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And Samuel said: 'How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me.' And the LORD said: 'Take a heifer with thee, and say: I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

King James Version

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Sa-mu-ên thưa rằng: g: àm sao tôi đii đó được? Nếu Sau-lơ hay, thì sẽ giết tôi đi. Đức Giê-hô-va phán cùng người rằng: Hãy đem theo ngggggggơi một con bò cái tơ, và nói rằng: Tôi đến để dâng của tế lễ cho Đức Giê-hô-va.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samuela, “ʻE fēfē ʻeku faʻa ʻalu? Kapau ʻe fanongo ki ai ʻa Saula te ne tāmateʻi au.” Pea pehē ʻe Sihova kiate ia, “ʻAve ha pulu fefine mo koe, pea ke pehē, kuo u haʻu ke feilaulau kia Sihova.

French Ostervald Bible

Et Samuel dit: Comment irais-je? Saül l'apprendra et me tuera. Et l'Éternel répondit: Tu emmèneras avec toi une jeune vache, et tu diras: Je suis venu pour sacrifier à l'Éternel.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj Samuel diris: Kiel mi iros? Saul aŭdos, kaj mortigos min. Sed la Eternulo diris: Prenu kun vi bovidinon, kaj diru: Mi venis, por fari buĉoferon al la Eternulo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Samuel dit: Comment irai-je? Saül l’apprendra, et il me tuera. Et l’Éternel dit: Tu emmèneras avec toi une génisse, et tu diras: Je viens pour offrir un sacrifice à l’Éternel.

German Luther Bible 1912

Samuel aber sprach: Wie soll ich hingehen? Saul wird's erfahren und mich erwürgen. Der HERR sprach: Nimm ein Kalb von den Rindern zu dir und sprich: Ich bin gekommen, dem HERRN zu opfern.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will hear of it, and kill me: and the Lord said, Take a heifer in your hand and you shall say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

British English Septuagint 2012

And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will hear of it, and kill me: and the Lord said, Take a heifer in your hand and you shall say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

Majority Standard BIble

“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

Webster Bible

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul shall hear it , he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.

Revised Version

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E Samuele rispose: “Come andrò io? Saul lo verrà a sapere, e mi ucciderà”. L’Eterno disse: “Prenderai teco una giovenca, e dirai: Son venuto ad offrire un sacrifizio all’Eterno.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Samuel dit : « Comment irai-je ? Si Saül l’apprend, il me tuera. » Le SEIGNEUR dit : « Prends une génisse avec toi et dis : ‹ Je suis venu offrir un sacrifice au SEIGNEUR. ›

Reina Valera 1909

Y dijo Samuel: ¿Cómo iré? Si Saúl lo entendiere, me matará. Jehová respondió: Toma contigo una becerra de la vacada, y di: A sacrificar á Jehová he venido.

Spanish BLL

Samuel respondió: “¿Y cómo voy a ir? Si Saúl se entera, me matará”. Yahvé le dijo: “Lleva contigo una ternera y di que vas a ofrecerle un sacrificio a Yahvé.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Samuel respondió: «¿Cómo voy a ir? Si Saúl se entera, me matará». El Señor le dijo: “Lleva contigo una novilla y di: «He venido a ofrecer un sacrificio al Señor».

Croatian Bible

A Samuel reče: “Kako bih mogao ići onamo? Šaul će to čuti i ubit će me!” Ali mu Jahve odgovori: “Uzmi sa sobom junicu pa reci: 'Došao sam da žrtvujem Jahvi!'

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A Samuilo reče: Kako da idem? Jer će čuti Saul, pa će me ubiti. A Gospod odgovori: Uzmi sa sobom junicu iz goveda, pa reci: Dođoh da prinesem žrtvu Gospodu.

German Textbibel

Samuel erwiderte: Wie kann ich hingehen? Wenn Saul davon hört, wird er mich umbringen! Jahwe aber gebot: Nimm eine junge Kuh mit und sage: Jahwe zu opfern, komme ich!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will hear of it, and slay me: and the Lord said, Take a heifer in thy hand and thou shalt say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֵ֣יךְ אֵלֵ֔ךְ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שָׁא֖וּל וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי ס וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה עֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙ תִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ לִזְבֹּ֥חַ לַֽיהוָ֖ה בָּֽאתִי׃

World English Bible

Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

World English Bible (Catholic)

Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

World English Bible British Edition

Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

World English Bible Classic

Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” Yahweh said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.’

World English Bible Updated

Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

World Messianic Bible

Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

World Messianic Bible British Edition

Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

Young's Literal Translation

And Samuel saith, 'How do I go? when Saul hath heard, then he hath slain me.' And Jehovah saith, 'A heifer of the herd thou dost take in thy hand, and hast said, To sacrifice to Jehovah I have come;

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ εἶπε Σαμουήλ· πῶς πορευθῶ; καὶ ἀκούσεται Σαοὺλ καὶ ἀποκτενεῖ με. καὶ εἶπε Κύριος· δάμαλιν βοῶν λαβὲ ἐν τῇ χειρί σου καὶ ἐρεῖς· θῦσαι τῷ Κυρίῳ ἥκω·

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πῶς πορευθῶ; καὶ ἀκούσεται Σαοὺλ, καὶ ἀποκτενεῖ με· καὶ εἶπε Κύριος, δάμαλιν βοῶν λάβε ἐν τῇ χειρί σου, καὶ ἐρεῖς, θῦσαι τῷ Κυρίῳ ἥκω.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Самуел а зис: „Кум сэ мэ дук? Саул аре сэ афле ши мэ ва учиде.” Ши Домнул а зис: „Сэ ей ку тине ун вицел ши сэ зичь: ‘Вин сэ адук о жертфэ Домнулуй.’

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

І відказав Самуїл: Як менї йти туди? Як прочує Саул про те, так убє мене. Господь же сказав: Возьми телицю з собою та й скажеш: Господеві жертву йду принести.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

І відказав Самуїл: Як менї йти туди? Як прочує Саул про те, так убє мене. Господь же сказав: Возьми телицю з собою та й скажеш: Господеві жертву йду принести.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

А Самуило рече: Како да идем? Јер ће чути Саул, па ће ме убити. А Господ одговори: Узми са собом јуницу из говеда, па реци: Дођох да принесем жртву Господу.

Russian Synodal Bible

И сказал Самуил: как я пойду? Саул услышит и убьет меня. Господь сказал: возьми в руку твою телицу из стада и скажи: “я пришел для жертвоприношения Господу”;

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֵ֣יךְ אֵלֵ֔ךְ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שָׁא֖וּל וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי ס וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה עֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙ תִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ לִזְבֹּ֥חַ לַֽיהוָ֖ה בָּֽאתִי׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

ויאמר שמואל איך אלך ושמע שאול והרגני ויאמר יהוה עגלת בקר תקח בידך ואמרת לזבח ליהוה באתי׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «كَيْفَ أَذْهَبُ؟ إِنْ سَمِعَ شَاوُلُ يَقْتُلْنِي». فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «خُذْ بِيَدِكَ عِجْلَةً مِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ وَقُلْ: قَدْ جِئْتُ لِأَذْبَحَ لِلرَّبِّ.

Old Persion Version Bible

سموئیل گفت: «چگونه بروم. اگر شاول بشنود مرا خواهدکشت.» خداوند گفت: «گوساله‌ای همراه خود ببرو بگو که به جهت گذرانیدن قربانی برای خداوندآمده‌ام.

Judson Burmese Bible

ရှမွေလ က၊ အကျွန်ုပ်သည် အဘယ်သို့ သွား နိုင်ပါမည်နည်း။ ရှောလု ကြား လျှင် သတ် ပါလိမ့်မည်ဟု လျှောက် သော် ၊ ထာဝရဘုရား က၊ နွားမတန်း ကိုယူ ၍ ငါသည် ထာဝရဘုရား အား ယဇ် ပူဇော်ခြင်းငှါ လာ ပြီဟု ပြော လော့။

Korean Bible 1910

사무엘이 가로되 `내가 어찌 갈수 있으리이까 ? 사울이 들으면 나를 죽이리이다' 여호와께서 가라사대 너는 암송아지를 끌고 가서 말하기를 내가 여호와께 제사를 드리러 왔다 하고

Japanese Freedom Bible

サムエルは言った。「どうしてわたしが行けましょうか。サウルが聞けば、わたしを殺すでしょう。」 主は言われた。「若い雌牛を一頭連れて行き、『わたしは主にいけにえを献げるために来た』と言いなさい。

World Chinese Bible

撒母耳说：“我怎么能去呢？扫罗若听见了，就会杀我。” 耶和华说：“你带一头母牛犊去，说：‘我来是要向耶和华献祭。’

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

撒母耳说：「我怎能去呢？ 扫罗若听见，必要杀我。」耶和华说：「你可以带一只牛犊去，就说：『我来是要向耶和华献祭。』

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

撒母耳說：「我怎能去呢？ 掃羅若聽見，必要殺我。」耶和華說：「你可以帶一隻牛犢去，就說：『我來是要向耶和華獻祭。』

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

E disse Samuel: Como irei? Se Saul o entender, me matará. O SENHOR respondeu: Toma contigo uma bezerra das vacas, e dize: A sacrificar ao SENHOR vim.

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Mashi Bible

Samweli anacishuza, erhi: «Kurhi nagenda wâni? Hano Saulu akumanya ayishinyîrha». Nyamubâho ashuza, erhi: «Oyanke enkafu y’endaku oyihêke onayishiderha, erhi: Kurherekêra Nyamubâho enterekêro kurhumire nayisha.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Samuel aber sprach: Wie soll ich hingehen? Wenn Saul es erfährt, so wird er mich töten! Der HERR sprach: Nimm eine junge Kuh mit dir und sprich: Ich bin gekommen, dem HERRN zu opfern!

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Y Samuel dijo: ¿Cómo puedo ir? Si Saúl recibe noticias de eso, me matará. Y el Señor dijo: Llévate una becerra y di: He venido para hacer una ofrenda al Señor.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Samuel dijo: ¿Cómo iré? ¡Si Saúl se entera me matará! Pero Yavé dijo: Toma contigo una becerra de la manada vacuna, y dí: Vine a sacrificar a Yavé.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

And Shmuel said, How can I go? If Sha'ul hear it, he will kill me. And Hashem said, Take an eglat bakar (heifer of the herd) with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Hashem.

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