Deuteronomy 17:16 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

ASV Byzantine Text

Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe siangpahrang loe angmah hanah pop parai hrang to tawnh han om ai, to tih ai boeh loe pop parai hrang tawnh hanah kaminawk Izip prae ah amlaemsak han om ai; Angraeng mah, To bang ih loklam ah amlaem let hmah lai ah, tiah ang thuih o boeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tekah manghai loh marhang khaw amah ham ping sak boel saeh. Marhang aka ping sak ham khaw pilnam te Egypt la na balkhong sak mahpawh. Te dongah ni BOEIPA loh nang taegah, “Tekah longpuei ah koep balkhong ham na khoep mahpawh,” a ti tih a thui.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tekah manghai loh marhang khaw amah ham ping sak boel saeh. Marhang aka ping sak ham khaw pilnam te Egypt la na balkhong sak mahpawh. Te dongah ni BOEIPA loh nang taegah, “Tekah longpuei ah koep balkhong ham na khoep mahpawh,” a ti tih a thui.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aka, mai hoomahuahua oia i na lio nona, aole hoi ia e hoihoi i na kanaka i Aigupita, i mea e hoomahuahua ai ia i na lio: no ka mea, ua olelo mai o Iehova ia oukou, Mai hoi hou aku oukou ilaila.

English Berean Standard Bible

But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, wa sa a pa bezwen gen kantite chwal pou lame li, ni li pa bezwen voye moun nan peyi Lejip al achte chwal pou kavalye l' yo, paske Seyè a te di nou: Piga nou janm pran chemen tounen nan peyi sa a ankò.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Cumque fuerit constitutus, non multiplicabit sibi equos, nec reducet populum in Ægyptum, equitatus numero sublevatus, præsertim cum Dominus præceperit vobis ut nequaquam amplius per eamdem viam revertamini.

Bible in Basic English

And he is not to get together a great army of horses for himself, or make the people go back to Egypt to get horses for him: because the Lord has said, You will never again go back that way.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Seulement, il n’aura pas une multitude de chevaux, et il ne fera pas retourner le peuple en Égypte pour avoir beaucoup de chevaux ; car l’ Éternel vous a dit : Vous ne retournerez plus jamais par ce chemin-là.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A však ať nemívá mnoho koňů, a ať neobrací zase lidu do Egypta, z příčiny rozmnožení koňů, zvláště poněvadž Hospodin vám řekl: Nevracujte se zase cestou touto více.

Kosraean Bible

Tia enenu in pukanten horse nutin un mwet mweun lal tokosra, ac elan tia supwala mwet nu Egypt in moul horse we, mweyen LEUM GOD El fahk tari mu mwet lal in tia sifil folok nu we.

World Portuguese Bible

Somente não multiplicará cavalos para si, nem fará o povo voltar ao Egito, com o fim de multiplicar cavalos; porque o SENHOR disse a você: “Você não voltará mais por esse caminho.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Numai să nu aibă mulţi cai şi să nu facă pe popor să se întoarcă în Egipt, pentru a-şi înmulţi caii, văzând că DOMNUL v-a spus: Să nu vă mai întoarceţi pe acea cale.

Brenton English Septuagint

For he shall not multiply to himself horses, and he shall by no means turn the people back to Egypt, lest he should multiply to himself horses; for the Lord said, Ye shall not any more turn back by that way.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဘုရင်သည်သူ၏တပ်မတော်အတွက်မြင်း မြောက်မြားစွာမထားရှိစေရ။ ထာဝရ ဘုရားက မိမိ၏လူမျိုးကိုအီဂျစ်ပြည် သို့ပြန်မသွားရဟုအမိန့်တော်ရှိသော ကြောင့် ဘုရင်သည်မြင်းဝယ်ရန်လူများ ကိုထိုပြည်သို့မစေလွှတ်ရ။-

Darby Translation

Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people to Egypt, to multiply horses; for Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall not return again any more that way.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Nur soll er sich die Rosse nicht mehren und soll das Volk nicht nach Ägypten zurückführen, um sich die Rosse zu mehren; denn Jehova hat euch gesagt: Ihr sollt fortan nicht wieder dieses Weges zurückkehren.

Dutch Bible 1917

Maar hij zal voor zich de paarden niet vermenigvuldigen, en het volk niet doen wederkeren naar Egypte, om paarden te vermenigvuldigen; terwijl de HEERE ulieden gezegd heeft: Gij zult voortaan niet wederkeren door dezen weg.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Hij mag geen talrijke paarden gaan houden, en het volk niet naar Egypte terugvoeren om meer paarden te krijgen; want Jahweh heeft u gezegd: Nooit keert ge meer terug langs die weg!

Italian Diodati Bible

Ma pur non moltiplichisi egli i cavalli ; e non faccia ritornare il popolo in Egitto , per aver moltitudine di cavalli; conciossiachè il Signore vi abbia detto: Non tornate mai più per questa via .

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when he is made king, he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people into Egypt, being lifted up with the number of his horsemen, especially since the Lord hath commanded you to return no more the same way.

Geneva Bible 1599

In any wise he shall not prepare him many horses, nor bring the people againe to Egypt, for to encrease the number of horses, seeing the Lord hath sayd vnto you, Ye shall henceforth goe no more againe that way.

Danish Bible 1931

Kun må han ikke holde mange Heste og sende Folket tilbage til Ægypten for at skaffe sig mange Heste; thi HERREN har jo sagt til eder: “I må ikke mere vende tilbage ad den Vej!”

Leeser Tanakh

Only he shall not acquire for himself many horses; so that he may not cause the people to return to Egypt, in order to acquire many horses; whereas the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth not return on that way any more.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses; forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you: 'Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.'

King James Version

But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

King James Version + Apocrypha

But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Song vua ấy chẳng nên lo cho có nhiều ngựa, chớ vì muốn thêm nhiều ngựa mà dẫn dân sự trở lại xứ Ê-díp-tô; bởi Đức Giê-hô-va đã phán cùng các ngươi rằng: Các ngươi sẽ chẳng trở về đường đó nữa.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

Revised West Version

Kaeʻoua naʻa fakalahi ʻe ia ʻae fanga hoosi kiate ia, pe pule ke toe ʻalu atu ʻae kakai ki ʻIsipite, koeʻuhi ke ne fakalahi ʻae fanga hoosi: he kuo folofola ʻa Sihova kiate kimoutolu, ʻE ʻikai te mou toe ʻalu ʻi he hala ko ia.

French Ostervald Bible

Seulement il ne se procurera point un grand nombre de chevaux, et il ne ramènera point le peuple en Égypte, afin d'augmenter le nombre des chevaux; car l'Éternel vous a dit: Vous ne retournerez plus par ce chemin-là.

Esperanto Bible

Sed li ne multigu al si ĉevalojn, kaj li ne revenigu la popolon en Egiptujon, por multigi ĉevalojn; la Eternulo diris al vi: Ne iru plu returne laŭ tiu vojo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Mais qu’il n’ait pas un grand nombre de chevaux; et qu’il ne ramène pas le peuple en Égypte pour avoir beaucoup de chevaux; car l’Éternel vous a dit: Vous ne retournerez plus par ce chemin-là.

German Luther Bible 1912

Allein daß er nicht viele Rosse halte und führe das Volk nicht wieder nach Ägypten um der Menge der Rosse willen; weil der HERR euch gesagt hat, daß ihr hinfort nicht wieder diesen Weg kommen sollt.

LXX2012 U. S. English

For he shall not multiply to himself horses, and he shall by no means turn the people back to Egypt, lest he should multiply to himself horses; for the Lord said, You⌃ shall not any more turn back by that way.

British English Septuagint 2012

For he shall not multiply to himself horses, and he shall by no means turn the people back to Egypt, lest he should multiply to himself horses; for the Lord said, You⌃ shall not any more turn back by that way.

Majority Standard BIble

But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’

Webster Bible

But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said to you, ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

Revised Version

Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Però, non abbia egli gran numero di cavalli, e non riconduca il popolo in Egitto per procurarsi gran numero di cavalli, poiché l’Eterno vi ha detto: “Non rifarete mai più quella via”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Seulement, qu'il ne multiplie pas pour lui les chevaux, et qu'il ne ramène pas le peuple en Égypte pour avoir un grand nombre de chevaux, car le SEIGNEUR vous a dit : « Vous ne retournerez plus jamais par ce chemin. »

Reina Valera 1909

Empero que no se aumente caballos, ni haga volver el pueblo á Egipto para acrecentar caballos: porque Jehová os ha dicho: No procuraréis volver más por este camino.

Spanish BLL

Solo que no multiplicará los caballos para sí mismo, ni hará que el pueblo vuelva a Egipto, con el fin de multiplicar los caballos; porque Yahvé les ha dicho: “No volverán por ese camino.”

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Sólo que no multiplicará los caballos para sí mismo, ni hará que el pueblo vuelva a Egipto, con el fin de multiplicar los caballos; porque Yahvé os ha dicho: «No volveréis por ese camino.»

Croatian Bible

Samo neka ne drži mnogo konja i ne šalje naroda u Egipat da poveća broj konja. Jer vam je Jahve rekao: 'Ovim se putem nikada više ne vraćajte!'

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ali da ne drži mnogo konja, i da ne vraća narod u Misir da bi imao mnogo konja, jer vam je Gospod kazao: Ne vraćajte se više ovim putem.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

Only he shall not multiply to him horses, nor cause the people to return to Mizraim for the purpose of multiplying horses; for the Lord hath said to you, Ye shall no more return by that way.

German Textbibel

Nur soll er sich nicht viele Rosse halten, noch das Volk nach Ägypten zurückführen, um sich viele Rosse zu verschaffen, während euch doch Jahwe gesagt hat: Ihr sollt diesen Weg nie wieder zurückkehren!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For he shall not multiply to himself horses, and he shall by no means turn the people back to Egypt, lest he should multiply to himself horses; for the Lord said, Ye shall not anymore turn back by that way.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

רַק֮ לֹא־יַרְבֶּה־לּ֣וֹ סוּסִים֒ וְלֹֽא־יָשִׁ֤יב אֶת־הָעָם֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה לְמַ֖עַן הַרְבּ֣וֹת ס֑וּס וַֽיהוָה֙ אָמַ֣ר לָכֶ֔ם לֹ֣א תֹסִפ֗וּן לָשׁ֛וּב בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ הַזֶּ֖ה עֽוֹד׃