1 Samuel 18:23 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

ASV Byzantine Text

And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

Asang Khongca Bible

To lok to Saul ih tamnanawk mah David khaeah thuih pae o let; toe David mah, Kai loe khingya koi om ai kamtang caa ah ka oh pongah, siangpahrang canu ih sava ah oh hae hmuen tetta ah maw na poek o? tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tekah ol te Saul kah sal rhoek loh David hna ah a thui uh. Tedae David loh, “Na mikhmuh ah manghai loh n'cava nah te rhaemaih la, kai tah vawtthoek hlang neh rhaidaeng la,” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tekah ol te Saul kah sal rhoek loh David hna ah a thui uh. Tedae David loh , “Na mikhmuh ah manghai loh n'cava nah te rhaemaih la, kai tah vawtthoek hlang neh rhaidaeng la,” a ti nah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Hai aku la na kauwa a Saula i keia mau olelo ma ka pepeiao o Davida. I mai la o Davida, He mea uuku anei i ko oukou maka, ke lilo i hunonakane na ke alii, he kanaka ilihune wau, a he mea i manao ole ia?

English Berean Standard Bible

But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Se konsa y' al di David sa. David reponn yo: -Se bèl bagay pou yon moun marye ak pitit fi wa a. Men, se yon bagay ki twòp pou yon moun ki pòv, ki pa anyen tankou m'.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et locuti sunt servi Saul in auribus David omnia verba hæc. Et ait David: Num parum videtur vobis, generum esse regis? ego autem sum vir pauper et tenuis.

Bible in Basic English

And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et les serviteurs de Saül dirent ces paroles aux oreilles de David. Et David dit : Est-ce peu de chose à vos yeux que de devenir gendre du roi ? et moi, je suis un homme pauvre et peu considérable.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A když mluvili služebníci Saulovi v uši Davidovy slova ta, odpověděl David: Zdaliž se vám malá věc zdá, býti zetěm královým? A já jsem člověk chudý a opovržený.

Kosraean Bible

Na mwet inge elos fahkang kas se inge nu sel David. Ac David el topuk, “Tia ma pilasr se tuh sie mwet in payuk sin acn nutin tokosra. Sie mwet lusrongten ac sukasrup oana nga, ac tuh arulana kupansuwol.”

World Portuguese Bible

Os servos de Saul repetiram essas palavras aos ouvidos de Davi. Mas Davi respondeu: “Vocês acham pouca coisa tornar-se genro do rei? Eu não passo de um homem pobre e insignificante.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Și servitorii lui Saul au vorbit aceste cuvinte la urechile lui David. Și David a spus: Vi se pare un lucru ușor să fii ginerele împăratului, văzând că eu sunt un om sărac și puțin prețuit?

Brenton English Septuagint

And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David; and David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king? whereas I am an humble man, and not honourable?

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထို့ကြောင့်သူတို့သည်မင်းကြီးမှာကြားသည့် အတိုင်းဒါဝိဒ်အားတိုက်တွန်းကြ၏။ ဒါဝိဒ် က``ဘုရင့်သမက်တော်ဖြစ်ရသည်မှာအထူး ဂုဏ်ယူဖွယ်ရာဖြစ်ပါ၏။ အကျွန်ုပ်ကဲ့သို့ မရေရာသူဆင်းရဲသားတစ်ယောက်အတွက် မထိုက်တန်သောအခွင့်အရေးဖြစ်ပါ၏'' ဟုဆို၏။

Darby Translation

And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und die Knechte Sauls redeten diese Worte vor den Ohren Davids. Und David sprach: Ist es ein Geringes in euren Augen, des Königs Schwiegersohn zu werden? Bin ich doch ein armer und geringer Mann.

Dutch Bible 1917

En de knechten van Saul spraken deze woorden voor de oren van David. Toen zeide David: Is dat licht in ulieder ogen, des konings schoonzoon te worden, daar ik een arm en verachtzaam man ben?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar toen de dienaren van Saul hem in vertrouwen dat voorstel deden, sprak David: Denkt ge, dat het zo gemakkelijk is, om schoonzoon van den koning te worden? Ik ben toch maar een arm en onbeduidend man!

Italian Diodati Bible

I servitori di Saulle adunque ridissero queste parole a Davide. Ma Davide disse: Parvi egli cosa leggiera d'esser genero del re, essendo io uomo povero e vile?

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king’s son in law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Sauls seruantes spake these wordes in the eares of Dauid. And Dauid sayd, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a Kings sonne in lawe, seeing that I am a poore man and of small reputation?

Danish Bible 1931

Men da Sauls Folk sagde det til David, svarede han: “Synes det eder en ringe Ting at blive Kongens Svigersøn? Jeg er jo en fattig og ringe Mand!”

Leeser Tanakh

And the servants of Saul spoke in the ears of David these words. And David said, Doth it seem so light in your eyes to become the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and of light esteem?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said: 'Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'

King James Version

And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

King James Version + Apocrypha

And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Các tôi tớ của Sau-lơ nói lại các lời ấy cùng Đa-vít. Đa-vít đáp rằng: Làm phò mã của vua, há là việc nhỏ mọn trước mặt các ngươi sao? Tôi vốn một người nghèo nàn và hèn tiện.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

Revised West Version

Pea naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Saula ʻae ngaahi lea ni ʻi he telinga ʻo Tevita. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita, “He ʻoku mou mahalo ko e meʻa maʻamaʻa ke hoko ko e foha ʻi he fono ki he tuʻi, ka ko e tangata masiva au, pea ko e tuʻa pe?”

French Ostervald Bible

Les serviteurs de Saül répétèrent donc toutes ces paroles à David; et David dit: Est-ce peu de chose à vos yeux que d'être gendre du roi? Et moi je suis un homme pauvre et peu considéré.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj la servantoj de Saul diris tiujn vortojn al David; sed David diris: Ĉu vi opinias, ke estas afero facila boparenciĝi kun la reĝo? mi estas ja homo malriĉa kaj ne eminenta.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Les serviteurs de Saül répétèrent ces paroles aux oreilles de David. Et David répondit: Croyez-vous qu’il soit facile de devenir le gendre du roi? Moi, je suis un homme pauvre et de peu d’importance.

German Luther Bible 1912

Und die Knechte Sauls redeten solche Worte vor den Ohren Davids. David aber sprach: Dünkt euch das ein Geringes, des Königs Eidam zu sein? Ich aber bin ein armer, geringer Mann.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David; and David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king? Whereas I am an humble man, and not honorable?

British English Septuagint 2012

And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David; and David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king? Whereas I am an humble man, and not honourable?

Majority Standard BIble

But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”

Webster Bible

And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

Revised Version

And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

Italian Riveduta Bible

I servi di Saul ridissero queste parole a Davide. Ma Davide replicò: “Sembra a voi cosa lieve il diventar genero del re? E io son povero e di basso stato”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Les serviteurs de Saül répétèrent ces paroles à David. Il répondit : « Vous paraît-il facile de devenir le gendre du roi, alors que je suis pauvre et peu considéré ? »

Reina Valera 1909

Y los criados de Saúl hablaron estas palabras á los oídos de David. Y David dijo: ¿Paréceos á vosotros que es poco ser yerno del rey, siendo yo un hombre pobre y de ninguna estima?

Spanish BLL

Los servidores de Saúl le repitieron esto a David, pero él respondió: “¿A ustedes les parece que es cualquier cosa ser yerno del rey? Yo soy un hombre pobre y de familia humilde”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Los siervos de Saúl dijeron estas palabras a oídos de David. Pero David respondió: «¿Os parece poca cosa ser yerno del rey, siendo yo un hombre pobre y de humilde condición?».

Croatian Bible

I Šaulove sluge ponoviše te riječi Davidu, ali im David odgovori: “Zar je u vašim očima malenkost postati kraljev zet? Ja sam samo siromah i mali čovjek!”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I sluge Saulove rekoše te reči Davidu, a David reče: Mislite li da je lako biti zet carev? Ta ja sam siromah i mali čovek.

German Textbibel

Da redeten die Hofbeamten Sauls David Solches vor. David aber erwiderte: Scheint euch das etwas so Geringfügiges, des Königs Eidam zu werden, da ich doch nur ein armer und geringer Mann bin?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David; and David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king? whereas I am a humble man, and not honorable?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ עַבְדֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאָנֹכִ֖י אִֽישׁ־רָ֥שׁ וְנִקְלֶֽה׃