2 Maccabees 2:27

ASV Byzantine Text

(even as it is no light thing unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others); yet for the sake of the gratitude of the many we will gladly endure the painful labor,

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hlang khat loh buhkoknah a saii vaengah hlang tloe ham a rhoeikhangnah a tlap he a yoei moenih. Tedae a yet kah a uemnah ham tah thakthaenah a rhainah khaw kohoenah neh phat ka ueh mai eh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et nobis quidem ipsis, qui hoc opus breviandi causa suscepimus, non facilem laborem, immo vero negotium plenum vigiliarum et sudoris assumpsimus.

Brenton English Septuagint

even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

zoals het ook voor een gastheer geen gemakkelijke taak is, al zijn gasten tevreden te stellen. Toch willen ook wij ons graag deze moeite getroosten, omdat velen ons daarvoor dankbaar zullen zijn.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And as to ourselves indeed, in undertaking this work of abridging, we have taken in hand no easy task, yea rather a business full of watching and sweat.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;

LXX2012 U. S. English

Even as it is no ease to him that prepares a banquet, and seeks the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;

British English Septuagint 2012

Even as it is no ease to him that prepares a banquet, and seeks the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;

Revised Version

(even as it is no light thing unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others); yet for the sake of the gratitude of the many we will gladly endure the painful labour,

French Free Holy Bible for the World

de même que ce n'est pas une chose légère pour celui qui prépare un banquet, et cherche le bénéfice des autres. Néanmoins, pour la reconnaissance du plus grand nombre, nous nous soumettrons volontiers à ce travail pénible,

Spanish BLL

Es como el que organiza un banquete para que otros lo disfruten, que no es cualquier cosa. Pero por agradecimiento a mucha gente, con gusto aguantamos el cansancio,

Spanish Free Bible for the World

así como no es cosa ligera para el que prepara un banquete y busca el provecho de los demás. Sin embargo, por la gratitud de muchos, soportaremos con gusto la penosa labor,

Croatian Bible

Ali kao što nije lako onome koji priređuje gozbu i nastoji zadovoljiti druge, i mi ćemo, da zaslužimo zahvalnost mnogih, radosno podnijeti ovaj mučni posao.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;

World English Bible (Catholic)

even as it is no light thing to him who prepares a banquet, and seeks the benefit of others. Nevertheless, for the sake of the gratitude of the many we will gladly endure the painful labor,

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

even as it is no light thing to him who prepares a banquet, and seeks the benefit of others. Nevertheless, for the sake of the gratitude of the many we will gladly endure the painful labour,

World English Bible Classic

even as it is no light thing to him who prepares a banquet, and seeks the benefit of others. Nevertheless, for the sake of the gratitude of the many we will gladly endure the painful labor,

World English Bible Updated

even as it is no light thing to him who prepares a banquet, and seeks the benefit of others. Nevertheless, for the sake of the gratitude of the many we will gladly endure the painful labor,

Brenton Septuagint

καθάπερ τῷ παρασκευάζοντι συμπόσιον, καὶ ζητοῦντι τὴν ἑτέρων λυσιτέλειαν οὐκ εὐχερές μὲν, ὅμως διὰ τὴν τῶν πολλῶν εὐχαριστίαν, ἡδέως τὴν κακοπάθειαν ὑποίσομεν,

Mashi Bible

Nka kula owarheganya olusiku lukulu nk’analonzize abandi boshi abalêrhere obushagaluke, ko n’okwo lyo nîrhu rhukwânana n’okukuzibwa na banji, rhwacihà n’obulonza bwinjà ogôla mukolo mudârhi.

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