2 Kings 5:16 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

ASV Byzantine Text

But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe tahmaa mah, A tok ka sak pae ih Angraeng loe hing pongah, tidoeh ka talawk mak ai, tiah a naa. Naaman mah talawk han thuih pae khruek, toe talawk pae ai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae,” BOEIPA kah hingnah bangla a mikhmuh ah ka pai coeng, ka lo mahpawh,” a ti nah. A doe hamla anih te a hloep dae a aal pah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae,” BOEIPA kah hingnah bangla a mikhmuh ah ka pai coeng, ka lo mahpawh,” a ti nah. A doe hamla anih te a hloep dae a aal pah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I mai la ia, Ma ke ola o Iehova, imua ona a'u e ku nei, aole au e lawe. Koi aku la keia ia ia; aka, hoole mai la ia.

English Berean Standard Bible

But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men Elize di l': —Mwen pran Seyè vivan m'ap sèvi a pou temwen, mwen p'ap resevwa ankenn kado. Naaman t'ap fòse l' pou l' pran kado a, men Elize derefize.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

At ille respondit: Vivit Dominus, ante quem sto, quia non accipiam. Cumque vim faceret, penitus non acquievit.

Bible in Basic English

But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mais [Élisée] dit : L’ Éternel, devant qui je me tiens, est vivant, que je ne le prendrai pas. Et [Naaman] le pressa de le prendre, mais il refusa.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

On pak řekl: Živť jest Hospodin, před jehož oblíčejem stojím, žeť nic nevezmu. A ač ho nutil, aby vzal, však nikoli nechtěl.

Kosraean Bible

Elisha el topuk, “Ke Inen LEUM GOD moul su nga kulansupu, nga fulahk lah nga ac tia eis kutena mwe lung sum.” Naaman el kwafe nu sel elan eis, tuh el tiana eis.

World Portuguese Bible

Mas ele disse: “Tão certo como vive o SENHOR, diante de quem estou, não receberei nada.” Ele insistiu para que aceitasse; mas ele recusou.

Romanian BTF Bible

Dar el a spus: Precum DOMNUL trăiește înaintea căruia stau în picioare, nu voi primi. Iar el l-a constrâns să ia; dar Elisei a refuzat.

Brenton English Septuagint

And Elisaie said, As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not take one. And he pressed him to take one: but he would not.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဧလိရှဲက``ငါသည်လက်ဆောင်ကိုလက်ခံမည် မဟုတ်ကြောင်း ငါကိုးကွယ်သည့်အသက်ရှင်တော် မူသောထာဝရဘုရားကိုတိုင်တည်ပြော၏'' ဟု ဆို၏။ နေမန်သည်ဧလိရှဲအားလက်ဆောင်ကိုလက်ခံ ပါရန် အကြိမ်ကြိမ်တိုက်တွန်းသော်လည်းဧလိရှဲ သည်လက်မခံဘဲနေ၏။-

Darby Translation

But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none! And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Aber er sprach: So wahr Jehova lebt, vor dessen Angesicht ich stehe, wenn ich es nehmen werde! Und er drang in ihn, es zu nehmen; aber er weigerte sich.

Dutch Bible 1917

Maar hij zeide: Zo waarachtig als de HEERE leeft, voor Wiens aangezicht ik sta, indien ik het neme! En hij hield bij hem aan, opdat hij het nam, doch hij weigerde het.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar Eliseus antwoordde: Zo waar Jahweh leeft, voor wiens aanschijn ik sta; ik neem niets aan. En hoe Naäman ook aandrong, iets aan te nemen, hij bleef weigeren.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ma Eliseo disse: Come il Signore, al quale io servo, vive, io nol prenderò. E benchè Naaman gli facesse forza di prenderlo, pure lo ricusò .

Douay-Rheims 1899

But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused.

Geneva Bible 1599

But hee sayde, As the Lord liueth (before whom I stand) I wil not receiue it. And he would haue constrained him to receiue it, but he refused.

Danish Bible 1931

Men han svarede: “Så sandt HERREN lever, for hvis Åsyn jeg står, jeg modtager ikke noget!” Og skønt han nødte ham, vægrede han sig ved at modtage noget.

Leeser Tanakh

But he said, As the Lord liveth before whom I have stood, I will take none: and he urged him to take it; but he refused.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

But he said: 'As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none.' And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

King James Version

But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

King James Version + Apocrypha

But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nhưng Ê-li-sê đáp rằng: Ta chỉ Đức Giê-hô-va hằng sống, là Đấng ta phục sự mà thề rằng ta chẳng nhậm gì hết. Na-a-man ép nài Ê-li-sê nhậm lấy, nhưng người từ chối.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

Revised West Version

Ka naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “ʻOku moʻui ʻa Sihova ʻaia ʻoku ou tuʻu ni ʻi hono ʻao, pea ʻe ʻikai te u maʻu ha meʻa. Pea naʻa ne kole fakamātoato ke ne maʻu ia; ka naʻe ʻikai loto ia ki ai.”

French Ostervald Bible

Mais Élisée répondit: L'Éternel, en la présence de qui je me tiens, est vivant! je n'en accepterai pas. Et Naaman le pressa d'accepter, mais il refusa.

Esperanto Bible

Sed tiu diris: Kiel vivas la Eternulo, antaŭ kiu mi staras, mi ne prenos. Li insistis ĉe li, ke li prenu, sed tiu ne volis.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Élisée répondit: L’Éternel, dont je suis le serviteur, est vivant! Je n’accepterai pas. Naaman le pressa d’accepter, mais il refusa.

German Luther Bible 1912

Er aber sprach: So wahr der HERR lebt, vor dem ich stehe, ich nehme es nicht. Und er nötigte ihn, daß er's nähme; aber er wollte nicht.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And Elisaie said, As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not take one. And he pressed him to take one: but he would not.

British English Septuagint 2012

And Elisaie said, As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not take one. And he pressed him to take one: but he would not.

Majority Standard BIble

But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.

Webster Bible

But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it ; but he refused.

Revised Version

But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ma Eliseo rispose: “Com’è vero che vive l’Eterno di cui sono servo, io non accetterò nulla”. Naaman lo pressava ad accettare, ma egli rifiutò.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mais Élisée répondit : « Le SEIGNEUR, devant qui je me tiens, est vivant ! Je n'accepterai rien. » Naaman insista, mais Élisée refusa.

Reina Valera 1909

Mas él dijo: Vive Jehová, delante del cual estoy, que no lo tomaré. E importunándole que tomase, él nunca quiso.

Spanish BLL

Pero Eliseo respondió: “Tan cierto como que vive Yahvé, a quien sirvo, que no aceptaré nada”. Y por más que Naamán le insistió, Eliseo no quiso aceptar el regalo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Mas él dijo: «Vive Yahvé, en cuya presencia estoy, que no lo aceptaré». Y le instó que tomara alguna cosa, pero él no quiso.

Croatian Bible

Ali on odgovori: “Tako mi živog Jahve, komu služim, ne primam.” Naaman navaljivaše da primi, ali on ne htjede.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ali on reče: Tako da je živ Gospod, pred kojim stojim, neću uzeti. I on navaljivaše na nj da uzme; ali on ne hte.

German Textbibel

Er aber sprach: So wahr Jahwe lebt, in dessen Dienst ich stehe: ich nehme nichts! Und obwohl er in ihn drang, es zu nehmen, weigerte er sich.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And Elisha said, As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not take one. And he pressed him to take one: but he would not.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חַי־יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־עָמַ֥דְתִּי לְפָנָ֖יו אִם־אֶקָּ֑ח וַיִּפְצַר־בּ֥וֹ לָקַ֖חַת וַיְמָאֵֽן׃