Amos 5:18 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.

ASV Byzantine Text

Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.

Asang Khongca Bible

Angraeng ih ani koeh kami loe khosak bing! Tih hanah Angraeng ih ani to na koeh o? To ani loe ving tih, aanghaih to om mak ai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Anunae BOEIPA kah khohnin aka ngaidam rhoek aih. BOEIPA khohnin te nangmih ham metla a om eh. Te tah hmaisuep la om tih vangnah om pawt lah ko.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Anunae BOEIPA kah khohnin aka ngaidam rhoek aih. BOEIPA khohnin te nangmih ham metla a om eh. Te tah hmaisuep la om tih vangnah om pawt lah ko.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Auwe ka poe iini i ka la o Iehova! No ke aha la keia ia oukou? O ka la o Iehova, he pouli ia, aole he malamalama.

English Berean Standard Bible

Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Sa pral rèd nèt pou moun ki anvi wè jou Seyè a rive! Kisa jou sa a ap fè pou yo? Se pral yon jou fènwa, se p'ap yon jou limyè.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

[Væ desiderantibus diem Domini ! ad quid eam vobis? Dies Domini ista, tenebræ, et non lux.

Bible in Basic English

Sorrow to you who are looking for the day of the Lord! what is the day of the Lord to you? it is dark and not light.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Malheur à vous qui désirez le jour de l’ Éternel ! À quoi vous [servira] le jour de l’ Éternel ? Il sera ténèbres, et non lumière,

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Běda těm, kteříž žádají dne Hospodinova. K čemuž jest vám ten den Hospodinův, poněvadž jest tmy a ne světla?

Kosraean Bible

Ac mau fuka upaiya nu suwos su salka len lun LEUM GOD! Mea ac wo nu suwos ke len sac? Ac fah mau sie len na lohsr ac tia kalem.

World Portuguese Bible

“Ai de vocês que desejam o dia do SENHOR! Por que vocês anseiam pelo dia do SENHOR? Ele é trevas, e não luz.

Romanian BTF Bible

Vai vouă care doriți ziua DOMNULUI! Ce este ea pentru voi? Ziua DOMNULUI este întuneric și nu lumină.

Brenton English Septuagint

Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထာဝရဘုရား၏နေ့တော်ကိုစောင့်မျှော် နေသူများအတွက် အလွန်ကြောက်စရာ ကောင်းလှပါသည်တကား။ ထိုနေ့တော် သည်သင်တို့ကိုမည်သို့လျှင်အကျိုးပြု နိုင်မည်နည်း။ အလင်းမရှိဘဲအမှောင်ဖုံး သောနေ့သာလျှင်ဖြစ်လိမ့်မည်။-

Darby Translation

Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! To what end is the day of Jehovah for you? It shall be darkness and not light:

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Wehe denen, welche den Tag Jehovas herbeiwünschen! Wozu soll euch der Tag Jehovas sein? Er wird Finsternis sein und nicht Licht:

Dutch Bible 1917

Wee dien, die des HEEREN dag begeren! Waartoe toch zal ulieden de dag des HEEREN zijn? Hij zal duisternis wezen en geen licht.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wee hun, die naar de Dag van Jahweh verlangen! Wat zal de Dag van Jahweh u brengen? Duisternis en geen licht:

Italian Diodati Bible

Guai a voi, che desiderate il giorno del Signore ! perchè desiderate così il giorno del Signore? esso sarà giorno di tenebre, e non di luce .

Douay-Rheims 1899

Woe to them that desire the day of the Lord: to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

Geneva Bible 1599

Woe vnto you, that desire the day of the Lord: what haue you to do with it? the day of the Lord is darkenes and not light.

Noyes Bible

Woe unto them that ask for the day of Jehovah! What is the day of Jehovah to you? It shall be darkness, and not light.

Danish Bible 1931

Ve eder, som længes efter HERRENS Dag! Hvad vil I med HERRENS Dag? Mørke er den, ej Lys.

Leeser Tanakh

Woe unto you that long for the day of the Lord! for what do you wish the day of the Lord? it is [one of] darkness, and not of light.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! Wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light.

King James Version

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Khốn thay cho các ngươi là kẻ trông mong ngày của Đức Giê-hô-va! Các ngươi trông mong ngày của Đức Giê-hô-va làm gì? Aáy là ngày tối tăm, không phải là ngày ánh sáng.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! To what end is it for you? The day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

Revised West Version

“Malaʻia kiate kimoutolu ʻoku holi ki he ʻaho ʻo Sihova! He koeʻumaʻā ia kiate kimoutolu? Ko e ʻaho ʻo Sihova kuo poʻuli, kae ʻikai maama.

French Ostervald Bible

Malheur à ceux qui désirent le jour de l'Éternel! A quoi vous servira le jour de l'Éternel? Il sera ténèbres, et non lumière;

Esperanto Bible

Ve al tiuj, kiuj deziras vidi la tagon de la Eternulo! por kio vi ĝin deziras? la tago de la Eternulo estas malluma, ne luma.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Malheur à ceux qui désirent le jour de l’Éternel! Qu’attendez-vous du jour de l’Éternel? Il sera ténèbres et non lumière.

German Luther Bible 1912

Weh denen, die des HERRN Tag begehren! Was soll er euch? Denn des HERRN Tag ist Finsternis und nicht Licht.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.

British English Septuagint 2012

Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.

Majority Standard BIble

Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.

Webster Bible

Woe to you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Fools who long for the day of the Lord! What does the day of the Lord mean to you? It is darkness, and not light.

Open English Bible (US)

Fools who long for the day of the Lord! What does the day of the Lord mean to you? It is darkness, and not light.

Revised Version

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? it is darkness, and not light.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Guai a voi che desiderate il giorno dell’Eterno! Che v’aspettate voi dal giorno dell’Eterno? Sarà un giorno di tenebre, non di luce.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

« Malheur à vous qui désirez le jour du SEIGNEUR ! Pourquoi soupirez-vous après le jour du SEIGNEUR ? Il est ténèbres, et non lumière.

Reina Valera 1909

¡Ay de los que desean el día de Jehová! ¿para qué queréis este día de Jehová? Será de tinieblas, y no luz:

Spanish BLL

“¡Ay de los que deseáis el día de Yahvé! ¿Para qué queréis el día de Yahvé? Será de tinieblas y no de luz.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

«¡Ay de los que deseáis el día de Yahvé! ¿Para qué queréis el día de Yahvé? Será de tinieblas y no de luz.

Croatian Bible

“Jao vama što žudite za danom Jahvinim! Što će vam biti dan Jahvin? Tama, a ne svjetlost.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Teško onima koji žele dan Gospodnji! Šta će vam dan Gospodnji? Tada je mrak a ne videlo.

German Textbibel

Wehe denen, die sich den Tag Jahwes herbeiwünschen! Was soll euch doch der Tag Jahwes? Er ist ja Finsternis, nicht Licht! -

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

ה֥וֹי הַמִּתְאַוִּ֖ים אֶת־י֣וֹם יְהוָ֑ה לָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם י֥וֹם יְהוָ֖ה הוּא־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃