2 Samuel 11:20 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

ASV Byzantine Text

it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

Asang Khongca Bible

siangpahrang palungphui moe, Tipongah vangpui kanghnai ah na caeh o loe? Sipae nui hoiah na kaat o tih, tiah na panoek o ai maw?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

manghai kah a kosi te phuet tih namah te, “Vathoh ham te balae tih khopuei la na thoeih? Vongtung dong lamloh ng'kah ni tila na ming uh moenih a?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

manghai kah a kosi Te phuet tih namah te, “Vathoh ham Te balae tih khopuei la na thoeih? Vongtung dong lamloh ng'kah ni tila na ming uh moenih a?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ina paha e huhu mai ke alii, a e i mai hoi ia oe, No ke aha la oukou i hele aku ai pela a kokoke i ke kulanakauhale i ke kaua ana o oukou? Aole anei oukou i ike, e pana mai lakou mai luna mai o ka pa?

English Berean Standard Bible

if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

li ka fè kòlè, li ka di ou: Poukisa nou te pwoche pre lavil la konsa pou m' te goumen ak lènmi yo? Se konnen nou pa konnen yo te ka rete sou tèt miray la pou yo tire flèch sou nou?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

si eum videris indignari, et dixerit: Quare accessistis ad murum, ut præliaremini? an ignorabatis quod multa desuper ex muro tela mittantur?

Bible in Basic English

If the king is angry and says, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

s’il arrive que la fureur du roi monte, et qu’il te dise : Pourquoi vous êtes-vous approchés de la ville pour combattre ? Ne savez-vous pas qu’on tire de dessus la muraille ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Při čemž jestliže se popudí prchlivost královská a řekne-liť: Proč jste přistoupili k městu, bojujíce? Zdaliž jste nevěděli, že házejí se zdi?

Kosraean Bible

sahp el ku in kasrkusrak ac siyuk sum, ‘Efu komtal ku som arulana fototo nu ke siti uh in mweunelos? Mea, komtal nikin lah elos ac pisrki komtal in pot ah me?

World Portuguese Bible

se acontecer que a ira do rei se acenda, e ele lhe perguntar: 'Por que vocês chegaram tão perto da cidade para lutar? Vocês não sabiam que eles atirariam da muralha?

Romanian BTF Bible

Și dacă va fi astfel, că furia împăratului se va ridica și îți va spune: Pentru ce v-ați apropiat atât de mult de cetate când ați luptat? Nu ați știut că vor trage de pe zid?

Brenton English Septuagint

then it shall come to pass if the anger of the king shall arise, and he shall say to thee, Why did ye draw nigh to the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from off the wall?

Burmese Common Language Bible

မင်းကြီးသည်အမျက်ထွက်လျက်`သင်တို့သည် ရန်သူကိုတိုက်ခိုက်ရန်အဘယ်ကြောင့်မြို့အနီး သို့ချဉ်းကပ်ကြသနည်း။ မြို့ရိုးများမှနေ၍ ရန်သူတို့သည်မြားများဖြင့်ပစ်ခတ်ကြမည် ကိုမသိကြပါသလော။-

Darby Translation

and if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say to thee, Why did ye go so near to the city to fight? did ye not know that they would shoot from the wall?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

so geschehe es, wenn der Grimm des Königs aufsteigt, und er zu dir spricht: Warum habt ihr euch der Stadt genähert, um zu streiten? Wußtet ihr nicht, daß sie von der Mauer herab schießen würden?

Dutch Bible 1917

En het zal geschieden, indien de grimmigheid des konings opkomt, en hij tot u zegt: Waarom zijt gij zo na aan de stad gekomen om te strijden? Wist gij niet, dat zij van den muur zouden schieten?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

en de koning soms kwaad wordt, Waarom hebt gij ook zo dicht bij de stad gevochten? Gij weet toch wel, dat ze boven van de muur met stenen gooien?

Italian Diodati Bible

se il re monta in ira, e ti dice: Perchè vi siete accostati alla città per combattere? non sapete voi come si suol tirare d'in su le mura?

Douay-Rheims 1899

If thou see him to be angry, and he shall say: Why did you approach so near to the wall to fight? knew you not that many darts are thrown from above off the wall?

Geneva Bible 1599

And if the kings anger arise, so that he say vnto thee, Wherefore approched ye vnto the citie to fight? knewe ye not that they would hurle from the wall?

Danish Bible 1931

kan det være, at Kongen bruser op i Vrede og siger til dig: Hvorfor kom I Byen så nær i Slaget? I måtte jo vide, at der vilde blive skudt oppe fra Muren!

Leeser Tanakh

And it happen that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore did you approach unto the city to fight? knew ye not, that they would shoot down from off the wall?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee: Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

King James Version

And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

King James Version + Apocrypha

And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

nếu vua nổi giận nói cùng ngươi rằng: Cớ sao các ngươi đi tới gần quá đặng hãm thành vậy? Các ngươi há chẳng biết rằng người ta ở trên chót vách thành bắn tên xuống sao?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

and if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

Revised West Version

Pea kapau ʻe tupu ʻae houhau ʻae tuʻi, pea ne pehē mai kiate koe, ‘Ko e hā naʻa mou fakaofi pehē fau ai ki he kolo ʻi he fai ʻoe tau? ʻIkai naʻa mou ʻilo te nau fana mei he ʻā?

French Ostervald Bible

S'il arrive que le roi se mette en colère et qu'il te dise: Pourquoi vous êtes-vous approchés de la ville pour combattre? Ne savez-vous pas bien qu'on tire de dessus la muraille?

Esperanto Bible

kaj la reĝo ekkoleros, kaj diros: Kial vi alproksimiĝis al la urbo, por batali? ĉu vi ne sciis, ke oni pafos de la muro?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

peut-être se mettra-t-il en fureur et te dira-t-il: Pourquoi vous êtes vous approchés de la ville pour combattre? Ne savez-vous pas qu’on lance des traits du haut de la muraille?

German Luther Bible 1912

und siehst, daß der König sich erzürnt und zu dir spricht: Warum habt ihr euch so nahe zur Stadt gemacht mit dem Streit? Wißt ihr nicht, wie man pflegt von der Mauer zu schießen?

LXX2012 U. S. English

then it shall come to pass if the anger of the king shall arise, and he shall say to you, Why did you⌃ draw near to the city to fight? knew you⌃ not that they would shoot from off the wall?

British English Septuagint 2012

then it shall come to pass if the anger of the king shall arise, and he shall say to you, Why did you⌃ draw near to the city to fight? knew you⌃ not that they would shoot from off the wall?

Majority Standard BIble

if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?

Webster Bible

And if the king's wrath shall rise, and he shall say to thee, Why approached ye so nigh to the city for the fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

Revised Version

it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

Italian Riveduta Bible

se il re va in collera, e ti dice: Perché vi siete accostati così alla città per dar battaglia? Non sapevate voi che avrebbero tirato di sulle mura?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

s’il arrive que la colère du roi s’enflamme, et qu’il te dise : ‹ Pourquoi vous êtes-vous approchés de si près de la ville pour combattre ? Ne saviez-vous pas qu’ils tireraient du haut de la muraille ?

Reina Valera 1909

Si el rey comenzare á enojarse, y te dijere: ¿Por qué os acercasteis á la ciudad peleando? ¿no sabíais lo que suelen arrojar del muro?

Spanish BLL

es posible que él se enoje y te pregunte: “¿Por qué se acercaron tanto a la ciudad para pelear? ¿Acaso no sabían que les dispararían desde la muralla?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

si el rey comenzare a enojarse y te dijere: ¿Por qué os acercasteis tanto a la ciudad para combatir? ¿No sabíais que suelen arrojar saetas desde el muro?

Croatian Bible

možda će se kralj razljutiti pa ti kazati: 'Zašto ste se primakli tako blizu gradu da navalite? Zar niste znali da se obično izmeću strijele sa zida?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

ako se razgnevi car i reče ti: Zašto ste išli tako blizu grada da se bijete? Zar niste znali kako se strelja s grada?

German Textbibel

und der König alsdann aufbraust und dich fragt: Warum seid ihr zum Treffen so nahe an die Stadt herangerückt? Wußtet ihr nicht, daß sie von der Mauer herabschießen?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

then it shall come to pass if the anger of the king shall arise, and he shall say to thee, Why did ye draw nigh to the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from off the wall?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְהָיָ֗ה אִֽם־תַּעֲלֶה֙ חֲמַ֣ת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאָמַ֣ר לְךָ֔ מַדּ֛וּעַ נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם אֶל־הָעִ֖יר לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם הֲל֣וֹא יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יֹר֖וּ מֵעַ֥ל הַחוֹמָֽה׃