ASV Byzantine Text
And he answered me, and said, Thou dost not hasten more than the Most High: for thy haste is for thine own self, but he that is above hasteneth on behalf of many.
2 Esdras 4:34
11 translations of 23 that include the deuterocanon
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Anih loh kai n'doo tih, “Khohni taengah thintawn la muep om boeh. Nang namah bueng ham na thintawn dae, sangluen Pathen tah a yet ham a thintawn.
King James Version + Apocrypha
And he answered me, saying, Do not thou hasten above the most Highest: for thy haste is in vain to be above him, for thou hast much exceeded.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
And he answered me, saying, Do not thou hasten above the most High est: for thy haste is in vain to be above him, for thou hast much exceeded.
Revised Version
And he answered me, and said, Thou dost not hasten more than the Most High: for thy haste is for thine own self, but he that is above hasteneth on behalf of many.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Il me répondit : « Ne te hâte pas plus que le Très-Haut ; car ta hâte est pour toi-même, mais celui qui est au-dessus se hâte pour plusieurs.
Spanish BLL
Él me contestó diciendo: “No quieras correr más rápido que el Altísimo; porque tú traes prisa por ti mismo, pero el de arriba lleva prisa pensando en muchísima gente.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
El me respondió y dijo: “No te apresures más que el Altísimo, porque tu prisa es para ti mismo, pero el que está arriba se apresura en favor de muchos.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
He answered me, and said, “Don’t hurry faster than the Most High; for your haste is for your own self, but he who is above hurries on behalf of many.
World English Bible Classic
He answered me, and said, “Don’t hurry faster than the Most High; for your haste is for your own self, but he who is above hurries on behalf of many.
World English Bible Updated
He answered me, and said, “Don’t hurry faster than the Most High; for your haste is for your own self, but he who is above hurries on behalf of many.