2 Kings 7:19 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:

ASV Byzantine Text

and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:

Asang Khongca Bible

To naah khongkha toepkung angraeng mah Sithaw kami khaeah, Khenah, Angraeng mah vaihi van ih thok to paong cadoeh, to hmuen to om thai tih maw? tiah thuih. Sithaw kami mah anih khaeah, Khenah, Na mik hoi roe na hnu tih, toe na caa mak ai, tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Rhalboei loh Pathen kah hlang te a doo tih, “BOEIPA loh vaan bangbuet ong mai cakhaw te kah ol bangla thoeng venim he?” a ti nah vaengah, “Na mik neh na hmuh sui dae te lamkah te na ca mahpawh he,” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Rhalboei loh Pathen kah hlang te a doo tih, “BOEIPA loh vaan bangbuet ong mai cakhaw te kah ol bangla thoeng venim he?” a ti nah vaengah, “Na mik neh na hmuh sui dae te lamkah te na ca mahpawh he,” a ti nah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A olelo mai ua lunakiai la i ke kanaka o ke Akua, i mai la, Aia hoi, ina e hana mai o Iehova i na puka ma ka lani, e hiki mai anei keia mea? I aku la ia, Aia hoi, e ike auanei kou mau maka, aka, aole oe e ai ia mea.

English Berean Standard Bible

And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Se konsa chèf gadkò a te di Seyè a te mèt louvri syèl la pou voye bagay sa yo, sa Elize di a pa ka fèt. Elize menm te reponn li, li te di l': Ou wè ou menm, w'ap wè sa rive ak pwòp je ou, men ou p'ap gen chans manje ladan l'.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

quando responderat dux ille viro Dei, et dixerat: Etiamsi Dominus fecerit cataractas in cælo, numquid poterit fieri quod loqueris? Et dixit ei: Videbis oculis tuis, et inde non comedes.

Bible in Basic English

And that captain said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said to him, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et le capitaine avait répondu à l’homme de Dieu, et avait dit : Voici, quand l’ Éternel ferait des fenêtres aux cieux, pareille chose arriverait-elle ? Et il dit : Voici, tu le verras de tes yeux, mais tu n’en mangeras pas.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

K čemuž bylo odpovědělo kníže muži Božímu, a řeklo: Kdyby otevřel Hospodin průduchy nebeské, zdali by to podlé řeči této býti mohlo? Jemuž on řekl: Aj, ty uzříš očima svýma, ale z toho jísti nebudeš.

Kosraean Bible

na ke Elisha el tuh fahk ouinge, leum sac tuh fahk, “Ma ingan tia ku in sikyak, LEUM GOD El finne sifacna supwama wheat ingena!” Ac Elisha el tuh topuk mu, “Kom ac fah liye ke ma ingan ac sikyak, tusruktu kom ac tia ku in wi mongo kac.”

World Portuguese Bible

e aquele capitão respondeu ao homem de Deus e disse: “Ora, eis que, mesmo se o SENHOR fizesse janelas no céu, poderia acontecer tal coisa?” e ele disse: “Eis que você verá isso com os seus olhos, mas não comerá disso.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Și acel domn răspunsese omului lui Dumnezeu și zisese: Și, iată, dacă DOMNUL ar face ferestre în cer, ar putea fi acest lucru? Și el a spus: Iată, tu vei vedea aceasta cu ochii tăi, dar nu vei mânca din ea.

Brenton English Septuagint

And the officer answered Elisaie, and said, Behold, if the Lord makes flood-gates in heaven, shall this thing be? and Elisaie said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not eat thereof.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုတပ်မှူးက``ထာဝရဘုရားကိုယ်တော်တိုင်ပင် မိုးကိုချက်ချင်းရွာစေကာမူဤသို့ဖြစ်နိုင် လိမ့်မည်မဟုတ်ပါ'' ဟုပြောကြားခဲ့လေသည်။ ထိုအခါဧလိရှဲက``သင်သည်ဤသို့ဖြစ်ပျက် သည်ကိုတွေ့မြင်ရမည်ဖြစ်သော်လည်းစားရ လိမ့်မည်မဟုတ်'' ဟုဆိုခဲ့၏။-

Darby Translation

And the captain answered the man of God and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in the heavens, would such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

da antwortete der Anführer dem Manne Gottes und sprach: Siehe, wenn Jehova auch Fenster am Himmel machte, würde wohl so etwas geschehen? Und er sprach: Siehe, du wirst es mit deinen Augen sehen, aber du wirst nicht davon essen.

Dutch Bible 1917

En die hoofdman had den man Gods geantwoord en gezegd: Zie, zo de HEERE vensteren in den hemel maakte, zou het ook naar dit woord geschieden kunnen? En hij had gezegd: Zie, gij zult het met uw ogen zien, doch daarvan niet eten.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

had de hopman den godsman toegeroepen: Al maakt Jahweh sluizen in de hemel, dan gebeurt dat nog niet! En deze had toen geantwoord: Gij zult het met eigen ogen zien, maar er niet van eten.

Italian Diodati Bible

quel capitano avea risposto all'uomo di Dio, ed avea detto: Ecco, avvegnachè il Signore facesse delle cateratte nel cielo, questo potrebbe egli però avvenire? Ed egli gli avea detto: Ecco, tu il vedrai con gli occhi tuoi, ma tu non ne mangerai.

Douay-Rheims 1899

When that lord answered the man of God, and said: Although the Lord should make flood-gates in heaven, could this come to pass which thou sayest? And he said to him: Thou shalt see with thy eyes, and shalt not eat thereof.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the prince had answered the man of God, and saide, Though the Lord would make windowes in the heauen, coulde it come so to passe? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not eate thereof.

Danish Bible 1931

da havde Høvedsmanden svaret ham: “Om så HERREN satte Vinduer på Himmelen, mon da sligt kunde ske?” Og den Guds Mand havde sagt: “Med egne Øjne skal du få det at se, men ikke komme til at spise deraf!”

Leeser Tanakh

That the Lord had answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if even the Lord were to make windows in the heavens, would such a thing be? And he had said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but thereof shalt thou not eat.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

and that captain answered the man of God, and said: 'Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be?' and he said: 'Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof';

King James Version

And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

rồi quan cai có đáp với người của Đức Chúa Trời rằng: Dẫu cho Đức Giê-hô-va mở các cửa sổ trên trời, điều đó há có được sao? Ê-li-sê bèn tiếp rằng: Mắt ngươi sẽ thấy điều đó, song ngươi không ăn đến.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

and that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻe pehēange ʻe he ʻeiki ko ia ki he tangata ʻoe ʻOtua, “Vakai mai, kapau ʻe ngaohi ʻe Sihova ha ngaahi kātupa ʻi he langi, ʻe mafai ai ha meʻa pehē?” Pea naʻa ne pehē ʻe ia, “Vakai, te ke sio ki ai ʻaki ho mata, ka ʻe ʻikai te ke kai mei ai.”

French Ostervald Bible

L'officier avait répondu à l'homme de Dieu: Quand l'Éternel ferait maintenant des fenêtres au ciel, cela arriverait-il? Et l'homme de Dieu avait dit: Voici, tu le verras de tes yeux, mais tu n'en mangeras point.

Esperanto Bible

tiam la altrangulo respondis al la homo de Dio kaj diris: Eĉ se la Eternulo faros fenestrojn en la ĉielo, ĉu tio povas fariĝi? Kaj li diris: Vi vidos per viaj okuloj, sed vi ne manĝos de tio.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et l’officier avait répondu à l’homme de Dieu: Quand l’Éternel ferait des fenêtres au ciel, pareille chose arriverait-elle? Et Élisée avait dit: Tu le verras de tes yeux; mais tu n’en mangeras point.

German Luther Bible 1912

und der Ritter dem Mann Gottes antwortete und sprach: Siehe, wenn der HERR Fenster am Himmel machte, wie möchte solches geschehen? Er aber sprach: Siehe, mit deinen Augen wirst du es sehen, und wirst nicht davon essen!

LXX2012 U. S. English

And the officer answered Elisaie, and said, Behold, if the Lord makes flood-gates in heaven, shall this thing be? and Elisaie said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat thereof.

British English Septuagint 2012

And the officer answered Elisaie, and said, Behold, if the Lord makes flood-gates in heaven, shall this thing be? and Elisaie said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat thereof.

Majority Standard BIble

And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”

Webster Bible

And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but shalt not eat of it.

Revised Version

and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:

Italian Riveduta Bible

quel capitano avea risposto all’uomo di Dio e gli avea detto: “Ecco, anche se l’Eterno facesse delle finestre in cielo, potrebbe mai avvenire una cosa siffatta?” Ed Eliseo gli avea detto: “Ebbene, lo vedrai con gli occhi tuoi, ma non ne mangerai”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

L'officier avait répondu à l'homme de Dieu : « Même si le SEIGNEUR ouvrait des fenêtres dans le ciel, une telle chose pourrait-elle arriver ? » Élisée lui avait dit : « Tu le verras de tes propres yeux, mais tu n'en mangeras pas. »

Reina Valera 1909

A lo cual aquel príncipe había respondido al varón de Dios, diciendo: Aunque Jehová hiciese ventanas en el cielo, ¿pudiera ser eso? Y él dijo: He aquí tú lo verás con tus ojos, mas no comerás de ello.

Spanish BLL

Aquel oficial le había respondido al hombre de Dios: “¡Ni aunque Yahvé abriera ventanas en el cielo podría pasar algo así!” Y Eliseo le había dicho: “Pues lo verás con tus propios ojos, pero no comerás nada de eso”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

A lo cual aquel capitán había respondido al varón de Dios, diciendo: «He aquí que, si Yahvé hiciese ventanas en el cielo, ¿podría suceder tal cosa?» Y él dijo: «He aquí que lo verás con tus ojos, mas no comeréis de ello».

Croatian Bible

Dvorjanik je odgovorio Elizeju: “Pa da Jahve načini i okna na nebu, bi li moglo biti što kažeš?” Elizej mu je odgovorio: “Vidjet ćeš svojim očima, ali nećeš jesti.”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

a onaj vojvoda odgovori čoveku Božijem govoreći: Da Gospod načini okna na nebu, bi li moglo biti šta kažeš? A Jelisije reče: Ti ćeš videti svojim očima, ali ga nećeš jesti.

German Textbibel

da gab der Ritter dem Manne Gottes zur Antwort: Und wenn Jahwe Fenster am Himmel anbrächte, wie könnte dergleichen geschehen? Da erwiderte er: Du sollst es mit eigenen Augen sehen, aber nichts davon genießen!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And the officer answered Elisha, and said, Behold, if the Lord makes floodgates in heaven, shall this thing be? and Elisha said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not eat thereof.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיַּ֨עַן הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנְּךָ֤ רֹאֶה֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וּמִשָּׁ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל׃