2 Chronicles 32:4 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

ASV Byzantine Text

So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

Asang Khongca Bible

Paroeai kaminawk nawnto amkhueng o moe, Assyria siangpahrangnawk angzoh o naah, pop parai tui to a hnuk o han ai ah, prae thungah kalong tuipueknawk hoi vacongtanawk to pakaa khoep si, tiah a thuih o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah pilnam te muep tingtun tih tuisih boeih neh khohmuen khui la aka long soklong khaw a mak uh. Te vaengah, “Balae tih Assyria manghai rhoek ha pawk uh vetih tui muep a hmuh uh mai eh?” a ti uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah pilnam te muep tingtun tih tuisih boeih neh khohmuen khui la aka long soklong khaw a mak uh. Te vaengah, “Balae tih Assyria manghai rhoek ha pawk uh vetih tui muep a hmuh uh mai eh?” a ti uh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Hoakoakoaia na kanaka he nui loa, a pani lakou i na punawai a pau, a me ke kahawai i kahe mai mawaena konu o ka aina, i iho la, No ke aha la e hele mai ai na'lii o Asuria, a loaa ia lakou ka wai he nui loa?

English Berean Standard Bible

Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yon foul moun reyini vre, yo bouche tout sous dlo yo ansanm ak kannal anba tè ki te konn mennen dlo a byen lwen nan peyi a. Yo t'ap di yo p'ap kite wa peyi Lasiri yo jwenn anpil dlo lè y'a rive isit la.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

congregavit plurimam multitudinem, et obturaverunt cunctos fontes, et rivum qui fluebat in medio terræ, dicentes: Ne veniant reges Assyriorum, et inveniant aquarum abundantiam.

Bible in Basic English

So they got together a great number of people, and had all the water-springs and the stream flowing through the land stopped up, saying, Why let the kings of Assyria come and have much water?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et un grand peuple se rassembla, et ils bouchèrent toutes les sources et le torrent qui débordait, disant : Pourquoi les rois d’Assyrie viendraient-ils et trouveraient-ils des eaux abondantes ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nebo shromáždilo se lidu množství, a zasypali všecky studnice i potok rozvodňující se u prostřed země, řkouce: Proč přijdouce králové Assyrští, mají najíti vody tak mnoho?

Kosraean Bible

Mwet puspis fahsreni, ac elos tulokinya unon in kof ac sungan infacl srisrik ma oasr in acn sac. Elos fahk, “Lela in wanginna kof nu sin mwet Assyria elos fin sun acn inge.”

World Portuguese Bible

Então muitas pessoas se reuniram e taparam todas as fontes e o ribeiro que fluía pelo meio da terra, dizendo: “Por que os reis da Assíria deveriam vir e encontrar água abundante?”

Romanian BTF Bible

Astfel s-a adunat mult popor, care a oprit toate izvoarele și pârâul care trecea prin mijlocul țării, spunând: De ce să vină împăratul Asiriei și să găsească multă apă?

Brenton English Septuagint

And he collected many people, and stopped the wells of water, and the river that flowed through the city, saying, Lest the king of Assyria come, and find much water, and strengthen himself.

Darby Translation

And there was gathered together much people, and they stopped all the fountains, and the torrent that flows through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und es versammelte sich viel Volks, und sie verstopften alle Quellen und den Bach, der mitten durch das Land fließt, indem sie sprachen: Warum sollten die Könige von Assyrien kommen und viel Wasser finden?

Dutch Bible 1917

Want veel volks werd vergaderd, dat al de fonteinen stopte, mitsgaders de beek, die door het midden des lands henenvloeide, zeggende: Waarom zouden de koningen van Assyrie komen, en veel waters vinden?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

kwam een talrijke menigte bijeen, en verstopte alle bronnen met de beek, die midden door het land stroomt. Want men zeide: Als de koning van Assjoer hierheen komt, behoeft hij toch geen overvloed van water te vinden?

Italian Diodati Bible

Ed un gran popolo si adunò, e turarono tutte le fonti, e il torrente che si spande per mezzo la contrada, dicendo: Perchè i re degli Assiri, venendo, troverebbero essi copia d'acque?

Douay-Rheims 1899

He gathered together a very great multitude, and they stopped up all the springs, and the brook, that ran through the midst of the land, saying: Lest the kings of the Assyrians should come, and And abundance of water.

Geneva Bible 1599

So many of the people assembled themselues, and stopt all the fountaines, and the riuer that ranne through the middes of the countrey, saying, Why should the Kings of Asshur come, and finde much water?

Danish Bible 1931

Så samledes en Mængde Folk, og de stoppede for alle Kilderne og for Bækken, som løber midt igennem Landet, idet man sagde: “Hvorfor skulde Assyrerkongerne finde rigeligt Vand, når de kommer?”

Leeser Tanakh

And there were gathered together a very numerous body of people, and they stopped up all the springs, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying: 'Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?'

King James Version

So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

King James Version + Apocrypha

So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Dân sự nhóm lại đông, chận các suối và các khe chảy giữa xứ, mà rằng: Làm gì để cho vua A-si-ri đến, thấy có nước nhiều?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

So there was gathered much people together, who stopt all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

Revised West Version

Ko ia naʻe fakakātoa ai ʻae kakai tokolahi, ʻonau punusia ʻae ngaahi matavai kotoa pē, mo e vaitafe ʻaia naʻe tafe ʻi loto fonua, ʻonau pehē, Koeʻumaʻā ʻae haʻu ʻae ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia, ʻonau maʻu ʻae vai lahi?

French Ostervald Bible

Un peuple nombreux s'assembla donc, et ils bouchèrent toutes les sources et le cours d'eau qui coule par le milieu de la contrée, en disant: Pourquoi les rois des Assyriens trouveraient-ils à leur venue des eaux en abondance?

Esperanto Bible

Kaj kolektiĝis multe da popolo, kaj ili ŝutkovris ĉiujn fontojn, kaj la torenton, kiu fluas meze de la lando, ĉar ili diris: Por kio permesi, ke la reĝoj de Asirio, veninte, trovu multe da akvo?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Une foule de gens se rassemblèrent, et ils bouchèrent toutes les sources et le ruisseau qui coule au milieu de la contrée. Pourquoi, disaient-ils, les rois d’Assyrie trouveraient-ils à leur arrivée des eaux en abondance?

German Luther Bible 1912

Und es versammelte sich ein großes Volk und deckten zu alle Brunnen und den Bach, der mitten durchs Land fließt, und sprachen: Daß die Könige von Assyrien nicht viel Wasser finden, wenn sie kommen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And he collected many people, and stopped the wells of water, and the river that flowed through the city, saying, Lest the king of Assyria come, and find much water, and strengthen himself.

British English Septuagint 2012

And he collected many people, and stopped the wells of water, and the river that flowed through the city, saying, Lest the king of Assyria come, and find much water, and strengthen himself.

Majority Standard BIble

Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.

Webster Bible

So there were assembled many people, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

Revised Version

So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Si radunò dunque un gran numero gente e turarono tutte le sorgenti e il torrente che scorreva attraverso il paese. “E perché”, dicevan essi, “i re d’Assiria, venendo, troverebbero essi abbondanza d’acqua?”

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Alors, une grande foule se rassembla et ils bouchèrent toutes les sources ainsi que le ruisseau qui coulait au milieu du pays. Ils disaient : « Pourquoi les rois d’Assyrie viendraient-ils et trouveraient-ils de l’eau en abondance ? »

Reina Valera 1909

Juntóse pues mucho pueblo, y cegaron todas las fuentes, y el arroyo que derrama por en medio del territorio, diciendo: ¿Por qué han de hallar los reyes de Asiria muchas aguas cuando vinieren?

Spanish BLL

Juntaron a mucha gente y taparon todos los manantiales y el arroyo que corría por en medio del territorio, pues decían: “¿Por qué vamos a dejar que los reyes de Asiria lleguen y encuentren agua de sobra?”

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Se reunió, pues, mucha gente, y cegaron todos los manantiales y el arroyo que fluía por medio del territorio, diciendo: «¿Por qué han de venir los reyes de Asiria y hallar agua en abundancia?»

Croatian Bible

Sabralo se mnogo naroda te su začepili sva vrela i potok koji teče posred zemlje; govorahu: “Zašto da asirski kraljevi nađu toliko vode kad dođu!”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer se sabra mnoštvo naroda, te zaroniše sve izvore i potok koji teče posred zemlje govoreći: Zašto kad dođu carevi asirski da nađu toliko vode?

German Textbibel

Da versammelten sich eine Menge Leute und verstopften sämtliche Quellen, sowie den Bach, der mitten durchs Land strömte, indem sie sprachen: Warum sollen doch die Könige von Assyrien, wenn sie anrücken, viel Wasser finden?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And he collected many people, and stopped the wells of water, and the river that flowed through the city, saying, Lest the king of Assyria come, and find much water, and strengthen himself.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ עַם־רָ֔ב וַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹת וְאֶת־הַנַּ֛חַל הַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ף בְּתוֹךְ־הָאָ֖רֶץ לֵאמֹ֑ר לָ֤מָּה יָב֨וֹאוּ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּר וּמָצְא֖וּ מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃