2 Chronicles 9:6 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

ASV Byzantine Text

Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

Asang Khongca Bible

nihcae mah thuih ih loknawk to kaimah khaeh kang zoh moe, ka mik hoiah hnu ai karoek to ka tang ai; khenah, palung na hahaih ahap mataeng doeh kai khaeah na thui o ai vop; nang loe ka thaih ih ahmin amthanghaih pongah doeh amtlai kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te cakhaw ka pawk tih ka mik loh a hmuh hlan hil amih ol dongah ka tangnah pawh. Tedae kai taengah rhuekthuem khaw a thui moenih ko he. Na cueihnah olthang ka yaak lakah a puehkan na khoep.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te cakhaw ka pawk tih ka mik loh a hmuh hlan hil amih ol dongah ka tangnah pawh. Tedae kai taengah rhuekthuem khaw a thui moenih ko he. Na cueihnah olthang ka yaak lakah a puehkan na khoep.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aole nae i hoomaopopo i ka lakou olelo, a hiki mai au, a ike ko'u mau maka; aia hoi, aole i haiia mai ia'u ka hapalua o kou nui, a me kou naauao; ua hooi aku oe i ka lono ana a'u i lohe ai.

English Berean Standard Bible

But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, mwen pa t' vle kwè toutotan mwen pa t' vini wè ak je pa mwen. Men, sa m' te tande a se pa mwatye sa m' wè a. Bon konprann ou ak richès ou pi plis pase sa yo te di a.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Non credebam narrantibus donec ipsa venissem, et vidissent oculi mei, et probassem vix medietatem sapientiæ tuæ mihi fuisse narratam: vicisti famam virtutibus tuis.

Bible in Basic English

But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and truly, word was not given me of half your great wisdom; you are much greater than they said.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

mais je n’ai pas cru leurs paroles, jusqu’à ce que je sois venue et que mes yeux aient vu ; et voici, on ne m’avait pas rapporté la moitié de la grandeur de ta sagesse : tu surpasses la rumeur que j’en ai entendue.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Však jsem nechtěla věřiti řečem jejich, až jsem přijela a uzřela očima svýma, a aj, není mi praveno ani polovice o velikosti moudrosti tvé. Převýšil jsi pověst tu, kterouž jsem slyšela.

Kosraean Bible

Nga tuh tiana lulalfongi nwe ke nga tuku ac sifacna liye. Ma nga lohng uh tiana sun tafun lalmwetmet lom. Kom lalmwetmet yohk liki na ma mwet uh srumun uh.

World Portuguese Bible

No entanto, eu não acreditei nas palavras deles até que vim, e os meus olhos viram; e eis que não me contaram a metade da grandeza da sua sabedoria. Você supera a fama que ouvi!

Romanian BTF Bible

Totuși nu am crezut cuvintele lor, până când am venit și ochii mei au văzut; și, iată, nu mi s-a spus nici jumătate din măreția înțelepciunii tale, fiindcă întreci faima pe care am auzit-o.

Brenton English Septuagint

Yet I believed not the reports until I came, and my eyes saw: and, behold, the half of the abundance of thy wisdom was not told me: thou hast exceeded the report which I heard.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ကိုယ်တိုင်မျက်မြင်ဒိဌမတွေ့မမြင်ရမီ အခါကထိုသတင်းကိုကျွန်ုပ်မယုံပါ။ အဆွေ တော်သည်လူတို့ပြောဆိုနေကြသည်ထက်ပင် ပို၍ဉာဏ်ပညာရှိတော်မူပါ၏။-

Darby Translation

but I gave no credit to their words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the report that I heard.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

und ich habe ihren Worten nicht geglaubt, bis ich gekommen bin und meine Augen es gesehen haben. Und siehe, nicht die Hälfte ist mir berichtet worden von der Größe deiner Weisheit; du übertriffst das Gerücht, das ich gehört habe.

Dutch Bible 1917

En ik heb hun woorden niet geloofd, totdat ik gekomen ben, en mijn ogen dat gezien hebben; en zie, de helft van de grootheid uwer wijsheid is mij niet aangezegd; gij hebt overtroffen het gerucht, dat ik gehoord heb.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ik geloofde het niet, voordat ik hier kwam en het met eigen ogen zag. Maar waarlijk, nog niet de helft heeft men mij verteld; want gij bezit meer wijsheid en rijkdom, dan ik gehoord heb!

Italian Diodati Bible

ma io non credeva ciò che se ne diceva, finchè non son venuta, e che gli occhi miei non l'hanno veduto. Or ecco, non mi era stata rapportata la metà della grandezza della tua sapienza; tu sopravanzi la fama che io ne avea intesa.

Douay-Rheims 1899

I did not believe them that told it, until I came, and my eyes had seen, and I had proved that scarce one half of thy wisdom had been told me: thou hast exceeded the same with thy virtues.

Geneva Bible 1599

Howbeit I beleeued not their report, vntil I came, and mine eyes had seene it: and beholde, the one halfe of thy great wisedom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

Danish Bible 1931

Jeg troede ikke, hvad der sagdes, før jeg kom og så det med egne Øjne; og se, ikke engang det halve af din store Visdom er mig fortalt, thi du overgår, hvad Rygtet sagde mig om dig!

Leeser Tanakh

And I believed not in their words, until I came, and my eyes saw [all]; and, behold, the one-half of the greatness of thy wisdom hath not been told me: thou excellest the report which I have heard.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me; thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

King James Version

Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Song trước khi tôi chưa đến đây và chưa thấy tận mắt những điều này, thì tôi chẳng tin lời họ; và kìa, người ta chẳng thuật cho tôi nghe đến phân nửa sự khôn ngoan lớn lao của vua; vua thật trổi hơn tiếng đồn tôi đã nghe.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

Revised West Version

Ka naʻe ʻikai te u tui ki heʻenau lea, kaeʻoua ke u haʻu, pea mamata ki ai ʻa hoku mata: pea vakai, naʻe ʻikai tala mai hono vaheua ʻoe lahi ʻo hoʻo poto: he ʻoku ke lahi hake ʻi he ongoongo ko ia naʻaku fanongo ki ai.

French Ostervald Bible

Je ne croyais point ce qu'on en disait, jusqu'à ce que je sois venue, et que mes yeux l'aient vu; et voici, on ne m'avait pas rapporté la moitié de la grandeur de ta sagesse; tu surpasses ce que j'avais appris de la renommée.

Esperanto Bible

mi ne kredis iliajn vortojn, ĝis mi venis kaj ĝis miaj okuloj ekvidis; sed nun mi vidas, ke oni ne rakontis al mi eĉ duonon de via granda saĝeco: vi superas la famon, kiun mi aŭdis.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Je ne croyais pas ce qu’on en disait, avant d’être venue et d’avoir vu de mes yeux. Et voici, on ne m’a pas raconté la moitié de la grandeur de ta sagesse. Tu surpasses ce que la renommée m’a fait connaître.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ich wollte aber ihren Worten nicht glauben, bis ich gekommmen bin und habe es mit meinen Augen gesehen. Und siehe, es ist mir nicht die Hälfte gesagt deiner großen Weisheit. Es ist mehr an dir denn das Gerücht, das ich gehört habe.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Yet I believed not the reports until I came, and my eyes saw: and, behold, the half of the abundance of your wisdom was not told me: you have exceeded the report which I heard.

British English Septuagint 2012

Yet I believed not the reports until I came, and my eyes saw: and, behold, the half of the abundance of your wisdom was not told me: you have exceeded the report which I heard.

Majority Standard BIble

But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.

Webster Bible

Yet, I believed not their words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it : and behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told to me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

Revised Version

Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ma io non ci ho creduto finché non son venuta io stessa, e non ho visto con gli occhi miei; ed ora, ecco, non m’era stata riferita neppur la metà della grandezza della tua sapienza! Tu sorpassi la fama che me n’era giunta!

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Cependant, je ne croyais pas ce qu’on en disait, avant d’être venue et de l’avoir vu de mes propres yeux. Et voici, on ne m’a pas raconté la moitié de la grandeur de ta sagesse. Tu surpasses la renommée dont j’ai entendu parler !

Reina Valera 1909

Mas yo no creía las palabras de ellos, hasta que he venido, y mis ojos han visto: y he aquí que ni aun la mitad de la grandeza de tu sabiduría me había sido dicha; porque tú sobrepujas la fama que yo había oído.

Spanish BLL

Yo no podía creer lo que decían, hasta que vine y lo vi con mis propios ojos. ¡Y la verdad es que no me habían contado ni la mitad de lo grande que es tu sabiduría! Superas por mucho la fama que había escuchado.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Sin embargo, no creí sus palabras hasta que he venido y mis propios ojos lo han visto. Y he aquí, no se me había contado ni la mitad de la grandeza de tu sabiduría. Superas la fama que había oído.

Croatian Bible

Ali nisam htjela vjerovati što se pripovijeda dokle god nisam došla i vidjela na svoje oči; i doista, ni pola mi nije bilo rečeno o tvojoj velikoj mudrosti; nadvisio si glas koji sam slušala.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ali ne hteh verovati šta govorahu dokle ne dođem i vidim svojim očima; a gle, ni pola mi nije kazano o velikoj mudrosti tvojoj; nadvisio si glas koji sam slušala.

German Textbibel

Ich habe ihre Erzählungen nicht glauben wollen, bis ich gekommen bin und es mit eigenen Augen gesehen habe. Und dabei ist mir noch nicht einmal die Hälfte von der Fülle deiner Weisheit berichtet worden; du übertriffst noch das Gerücht, das ich vernommen habe.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Yet I believed not the reports until I came, and my eyes saw: and, behold, the half of the abundance of thy wisdom was not told me: thou hast exceeded the report which I heard.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְלֹֽא־הֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּי לְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗ם עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֨אתִי֙ וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָה עֵינַ֔י וְהִנֵּה֙ לֹ֣א הֻגַּד־לִ֔י חֲצִ֖י מַרְבִּ֣ית חָכְמָתֶ֑ךָ יָסַ֕פְתָּ עַל־הַשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃