Ecclesiastes 9:14

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

ASV Byzantine Text

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

Asang Khongca Bible

Avang tetta maeto oh moe, to avang thungah kami zetta oh o; thacak siangpahrang loe angzoh moe, to vangpui to takui khoep, anih mah kalen parai misa abuephaih long to takaeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Khopuei he yit tih a khuikah hlang te a yol vaengah tah manghai puei a paan tih a vael phoeiah tluum len a sak thil.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Khopuei he yit tih a khuikah hlang te a yol vaengah tah manghai puei a paan tih a vael phoeiah tluum len a sak thil.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aia ke kulanakauhale uuku, aole nui na kanaka maloko; a hiki mai kekahi alii nui, a hoopopilikia ia wahi, a kukulu iho i pa kaua nui e ku e aku i ua kulanakauhale la.

English Berean Standard Bible

There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Vwala se te yon ti bouk tou piti ki pa t' gen anpil moun ladan l'. Yon gran wa vin atake l' ak yon gwo lame. Li sènen bouk la toupatou, li fè pare yon bann bagay pou kraze miray ranpa bouk la.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

civitas parva, et pauci in ea viri; venit contra eam rex magnus, et vallavit eam, exstruxitque munitiones per gyrum, et perfecta est obsidio.

Bible in Basic English

There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

il y avait une petite ville, et peu d’hommes dedans ; et un grand roi vint contre elle, et l’investit, et bâtit contre elle de grandes terrasses ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Bylo město malé, a v něm lidí málo, k němuž přitáhl král mocný, a obehnav je, zdělal proti němu náspy veliké.

Kosraean Bible

Oasr sie siti srisrik ma mwet na pu muta we. Na sie tokosra na ku tuku mweuni acn sac. El kuhlusya ac akoo in fokolak pot uh ac utyak.

World Portuguese Bible

Havia uma pequena cidade, com poucos homens dentro dela; e um grande rei veio contra ela, a cercou e construiu grandes baluartes contra ela.

Romanian BTF Bible

Era o mică cetate și puțini oameni în ea; și a venit un împărat mare împotriva ei și a asediat-o și a zidit fortificații mari împotriva ei;

Brenton English Septuagint

suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; and there should come against it a great king, and surround it, and build great mounds against it;

Burmese Common Language Bible

မြို့သားနည်းသောမြို့ငယ်တမြို့ရှိ၏။ ကြီးသော ရှင်ဘုရင်တပါးသည်လာ၍၊ ထိုမြို့ပြင်မှာ ကြီးစွာသော တပ်တို့ကို တည်၍ဝိုင်းထား၏။

Darby Translation

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it:

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Es war eine kleine Stadt, und wenig Männer waren darin; und wider sie kam ein großer König, und er umzingelte sie und baute große Belagerungswerke wider sie.

Dutch Bible 1917

Er was een kleine stad, en weinig lieden waren daarin; en een groot koning kwam tegen haar, en hij omsingelde ze, en hij bouwde grote vastigheden tegen haar.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Er was eens een kleine stad met slechts weinig mannen; Een machtig koning rukte tegen haar op, Sloot ze in, en richtte grote verschansingen op.

Italian Diodati Bible

vi era una piccola città con pochi uomini dentro ; ed un gran re venne contro ad essa, e l'intorniò, e fece di gran bastie contro ad essa;

Douay-Rheims 1899

A little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect.

Geneva Bible 1599

A litle citie and fewe men in it, and a great King came against it, and compassed it about, and builded fortes against it.

Noyes Bible

There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

Danish Bible 1931

Der var en lille By med få Indbyggere, og mod den kom en stor Konge; han omringede den og byggede høje Volde imod den;

Leeser Tanakh

There was a little city, and the men therein were few; and there came against it a great king, who enclosed it, and built around it great works of siege;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it;

King James Version

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

King James Version + Apocrypha

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Có thành nhỏ kia được một ít dân sự, một vua cường thạnh đến vây hãm nó, đắp những lũy cao lớn cùng nó.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

Revised West Version

Naʻe ai ʻae kihiʻi kolo, pea tokosiʻi ʻae kau tangata naʻe ʻi ai; pea naʻe haʻu ʻae tuʻi lahi ke ne tauʻi ia, pea naʻa ne kāpui ia, pea lahi ʻaupito ʻa ʻene tanu puke ki ai.

French Ostervald Bible

Il y avait une petite ville, avec peu d'hommes dedans; contre elle vint un grand roi; et il l'investit, et il bâtit contre elle de grands forts.

Esperanto Bible

estis urbo malgranda, kaj malmulte da homoj ĝi havis; venis al ĝi granda reĝo, kaj sieĝis ĝin, kaj konstruis ĉirkaŭ ĝi grandajn sieĝajn fortikaĵojn;

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Il y avait une petite ville, avec peu d’hommes dans son sein; un roi puissant marcha sur elle, l’investit, et éleva contre elle de grands forts.

German Luther Bible 1912

daß eine kleine Stadt war und wenig Leute darin, und kam ein großer König und belagerte sie und baute große Bollwerke darum,

LXX2012 U. S. English

suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; and there should come against it a great king, and surround it, and build great mounds against it;

British English Septuagint 2012

suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; and there should come against it a great king, and surround it, and build great mounds against it;

Majority Standard BIble

There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.

Webster Bible

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

Revised Version

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

Italian Riveduta Bible

C’era una piccola città, con entro pochi uomini; un gran re le marciò contro, la cinse d’assedio, e le costruì contro de’ grandi bastioni.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il y avait une petite ville, avec peu d'habitants ; un grand roi marcha contre elle, l'assiégea et construisit contre elle de puissants retranchements.

Reina Valera 1909

Una pequeña ciudad, y pocos hombres en ella; y viene contra ella un gran rey, y cércala, y edifica contra ella grandes baluartes:

Spanish BLL

Había una ciudad pequeña, con pocos habitantes. Un rey muy poderoso marchó contra ella, la sitió y construyó grandes obras de asedio a su alrededor.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

había una pequeña ciudad, y pocos hombres en ella; y vino contra ella un gran rey, y la asedió y levantó contra ella grandes baluartes.

Croatian Bible

Bi jedan malen grad i u njem malo ljudi, a na nj udari velik kralj, opkoli ga i podiže oko njega velike opsadne tornjeve.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Beše malen grad i u njemu malo ljudi; i dođe na nj velik car, i opkoli ga i načini oko njega velike opkope.

German Textbibel

da war eine kleine Stadt und wenig Männer darin, und es kam wider sie ein großer König und umzingelte sie und baute wider sie große Bollwerke.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; And there should come against it a great king, and surround it, And build great mounds against it;

Hebrew OT (WLC)

עִ֣יר קְטַנָּ֔ה וַאֲנָשִׁ֥ים בָּ֖הּ מְעָ֑ט וּבָֽא־אֵלֶ֜יהָ מֶ֤לֶךְ גָּדוֹל֙ וְסָבַ֣ב אֹתָ֔הּ וּבָנָ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ מְצוֹדִ֥ים גְּדֹלִֽים׃