2 Maccabees 4:16

ASV Byzantine Text

By reason whereof sore calamity beset them; and the men whose ways of living they earnestly followed, and unto whom they desired to be made like in all things, these they had to be their enemies and to punish them.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

He kawng dongah ni amih te puenthae loh muep a nan uh. Amih loh a khosing bahoeng a hue uh tih a cungkuem la a ngawt pah rhoek te a rhal la poeh tih amih te a hnaemtaek coeng.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

quarum gratia periculosa eos contentio habebat, et eorum instituta æmulabantur, ac per omnia his consimiles esse cupiebant, quos hoste et peremptores habuerant.

Brenton English Septuagint

By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all things.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar daardoor raakten zij dan ook in een pijnlijke toestand. Want juist diegenen, wier levenswijze zij overnamen en die zij in alles beproefden na te volgen, werden hun vijanden en verdrukkers.

Douay-Rheims 1899

For the sake of which they incurred a dangerous contention, and followed earnestly their ordinances, and in all things they coveted to be like them, who were their enemies and murderers.

King James Version + Apocrypha

By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all things.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all things.

LXX2012 U. S. English

By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and to whom they desired to be like in all things.

British English Septuagint 2012

By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and to whom they desired to be like in all things.

Revised Version

By reason whereof sore calamity beset them; and the men whose ways of living they earnestly followed, and unto whom they desired to be made like in all things, these they had to be their enemies and to punish them.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

C'est pourquoi une grave calamité les a frappés. Les hommes dont ils suivaient avec ardeur la manière de vivre, et auxquels ils désiraient être semblables en toutes choses, devinrent leurs ennemis et les punirent.

Spanish BLL

Por andar en esas, les cayó un castigo tremendo. Porque esos mismos hombres a los que tanto les copiaban su estilo de vida y a los que querían parecerse en todo, se voltearon contra ellos y los castigaron.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Por esta razón, les sobrevino una severa calamidad. Los hombres cuyas formas de vida seguían ardientemente, y a quienes deseaban asemejarse en todas las cosas, estos mismos se convirtieron en sus enemigos y los castigaron.

Croatian Bible

Zato ih je upravo snašla teška nevolja: postadoše im neprijatelji i krvnici baš oni koje su živo nastojali nasljedovati u načinu života i u svemu im biti slični.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all things.

World English Bible (Catholic)

For this reason, severe calamity overtook them. The men whose ways of living they earnestly followed, and to whom they desired to be made like in all things, these became their enemies and punished them.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For this reason, severe calamity overtook them. The men whose ways of living they earnestly followed, and to whom they desired to be made like in all things, these became their enemies and punished them.

World English Bible Classic

For this reason, severe calamity overtook them. The men whose ways of living they earnestly followed, and to whom they desired to be made like in all things, these became their enemies and punished them.

World English Bible Updated

For this reason, severe calamity overtook them. The men whose ways of living they earnestly followed, and to whom they desired to be made like in all things, these became their enemies and punished them.

SEPTUAGINTA

ὃς καταλύσας τὸν Ὀνίαν τῆς ἀρχιερωσύνης, Ἰάσονα τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ κατέστησεν ἀρχιερέα, συνθέμενον δώσειν,

Brenton Septuagint

Ὧν χάριν περιέσχεν αὐτοὺς χαλεπὴ περίστασις, καὶ ὧν ἐζήλουν τὰς ἀγωγὰς, καὶ καθάπαν ἤθελον ἐξομοιοῦσθαι, τούτους πολεμίους καὶ τιμωρητὰς ἔσχον.

Mashi Bible

Okwôla kwarhuma babona mazibu manji ciru n’emwa balya balonzagya okuyiga obwôrhere bw’okubashusha lwoshi, mwakarhenga banji babashomba n’okubarhindibuza.

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