Genesis 49:4

87 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

ASV Byzantine Text

Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the preeminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

Asang Khongca Bible

Tui baktiah nang phui pongah, na hoihhaih om mak ai boeh; nam pa iihhaih nuiah na dawh moe, ka iihhaih to nam hnongsak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Na pa kah tih thingkong sola na yoeng tih, ka rhaenghmuen te na poeih phoeiah, tui bangla na soetaenah dongah caknoi khaw na khueh mahpawh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Na pa kah tih thingkong sola na yoeng tih, ka rhaenghmuen te na poeih phoeiah, tui bangla na soetaenah dongah caknoi khaw na khueh mahpawh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

He hu wale me he wai la, aole oe e kela aku, no ka mea, pii aku la oe i ka moe o kou makuakane: alaila oe i hoohaumia iho ai: pii aka la ia i kuu wahi moe.

English Berean Standard Bible

Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Ou tankou yon larivyè k'ap desann. Men, se pa ou k'ap alatèt, paske ou kouche ak yon madanm papa ou. Ou moute sou kabann mwen, ou fè sa ou pa t' dwe fè.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Effusus es sicut aqua, non crescas: quia ascendisti cubile patris tui, et maculasti stratum ejus.

Bible in Basic English

But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father's bed, even his bride-bed, and made it unclean.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Bouillonnant comme les eaux, tu n’excelleras pas, car tu es monté sur la couche de ton père ; tu l’as alors profanée… Il est monté sur mon lit !

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Prudce sběhneš jako voda. Nebudeš vyvýšen, proto že jsi vstoupil na lůže otce svého; a jakž jsi poškvrnil postele mé, zmizelo vyvýšení tvé.

Kosraean Bible

Kom oana sie sronot fokoko, Tusruktu ac tia kom pa yohk sripa oemeet, Mweyen kom tuh ona yurin mutan kulansap kiuk Ac aktaekyala mwe oan lun papa tomom.

World Portuguese Bible

Fervendo como a água, você não terá a primazia, porque você subiu à cama do seu pai, e então a profanou. Ele subiu ao meu leito.

Romanian BTF Bible

Instabil ca apa, tu nu vei avea întâietatea, pentru că te-ai urcat în patul tatălui tău; atunci l-ai pângărit; el s-a urcat în culcuşul meu.

Brenton English Septuagint

Thou wast insolent like water, burst not forth with violence, for thou wentest up to the bed of thy father; then thou defiledst the couch, whereupon thou wentest up.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သင်သည်ရေကြီးချိန်၌စီးသောရေသဖွယ် ဖြစ်၏။ သို့ရာတွင်သင်သည်သင့်အဖ၏မယားငယ် နှင့်အိပ်၍၊ သင့်အဖ၏အိပ်ရာကိုညစ်ညမ်းစေသဖြင့် သင်သည်သားတို့တွင်အကြီးအကဲမ ဖြစ်နိုင်။

Darby Translation

Impetuous as the waters, thou shalt have no pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father's couch: Then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my bed.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Überwallend wie die Wasser, sollst du keinen Vorzug haben, denn du hast das Lager deines Vaters bestiegen; da hast du es entweiht. Mein Bett hat er bestiegen!

Dutch Bible 1917

Snelle afloop als der wateren, gij zult de voortreffelijkste niet zijn! want gij hebt uws vaders leger beklommen; toen hebt gij het geschonden; hij heeft mijn bed beklommen!

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar ge zijt een schuimende beek, Gij zult die voorrang niet hebben: Want ge hebt het bed van uw vader beklommen, Toen mijn sponde ontwijd.

Italian Diodati Bible

Tutto ciò è scolato come acqua; non aver la maggioranza! Perciocchè tu salisti in sul letto di tuo padre; Allora che tu contaminasti il mio letto, tutto ciò sparì .

Douay-Rheims 1899

Thou art poured out as water, grow thou not: because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed, and didst defile his couch.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou wast light as water: thou shalt not be excellent, because thou wentest vp to thy fathers bed: then diddest thou defile my bed, thy dignitie is gone.

Danish Bible 1931

Du skummer over som Vandet, men du mister din Forret; thi du besteg din Faders Leje. Skændigt handled du da han besteg mit Leje!

Leeser Tanakh

Unstable as water, thou shalt not have the excellence; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou the one who ascended my couch.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Unstable as water, have not thou the excellency; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it — he went up to my couch.

King James Version

Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Con sôi trào như nước, nên sẽ chẳng phần hơn ai! Vì con đã lên giường cha. Con lên giường cha bèn làm ô làm dơ đó!

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku ke ngaueue koe ʻo hangē ko e vai, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke hoko ʻo lelei; koeʻuhi naʻa ke ʻalu ki he mohenga ʻo hoʻo tamai; pea naʻa ke fakaʻuliʻi ia: naʻa ke ʻalu ki hoku tokotoʻanga.

French Ostervald Bible

Bouillonnant comme l'eau, tu n'auras point la prééminence, car tu es monté sur la couche de ton père. Tu as souillé mon lit en y montant.

Esperanto Bible

Rapidema kiel akvo, vi ne staros plej alte, Ĉar vi supreniris sur la liton de via patro; Tiam vi malhonoris mian liton per la supreniro.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Impétueux comme les eaux, tu n’auras pas la prééminence! Car tu es monté sur la couche de ton père, Tu as souillé ma couche en y montant.

German Luther Bible 1912

Er fuhr leichtfertig dahin wie Wasser. Du sollst nicht der Oberste sein; denn du bist auf deines Vaters Lager gestiegen, daselbst hast du mein Bett entweiht mit dem Aufsteigen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

You were insolent like water, burst not forth with violence, for you went up to the bed of your father; then you defiled the couch, whereupon you went up.

British English Septuagint 2012

You were insolent like water, burst not forth with violence, for you went up to the bed of your father; then you defiled the couch, whereupon you went up.

Majority Standard BIble

Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.

Webster Bible

Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it; he went up to my couch.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Boiling over like water, you will not be first, For you climbed into my concubine’s the bed, you defiled your father’s couch.

Open English Bible (US)

Boiling over like water, you will not be first, For you climbed into my concubine’s the bed, you defiled your father’s couch.

Revised Version

Unstable as water, thou shalt not have the excellency; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed: Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Impetuoso come l’acqua, tu non avrai la preeminenza, perché sei salito sul letto di tuo padre. Allora tu l’hai profanato. Egli è salito sul mio letto.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Bouillonnant comme les eaux, tu n'auras pas la prééminence, parce que tu es monté sur le lit de ton père, puis tu l'as profané. Il est monté sur ma couche.

Reina Valera 1909

Corriente como las aguas, no seas el principal; por cuanto subiste al lecho de tu padre: entonces te envileciste, subiendo á mi estrado.

Spanish BLL

Pero eres incontrolable como el agua, y ya no serás el primero, porque te acostaste en la cama de tu padre; deshonraste mi propio lecho.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Impetuoso como las aguas, no serás el principal, Por cuanto subiste al lecho de tu padre; Entonces te envileciste, subiendo a mi estrado.

Croatian Bible

no, poput vode nabujao, nećeš više imati prvenstva, jer na ležaj oca svog se pope, moj tad oskvrnu krevet.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Navro si kao voda; nećeš biti prvi; jer si stao na postelju oca svog i oskvrnio je legav na nju.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

Behold, as water outpoured thou wilt not prosper, neither wilt thou receive the excellent portion; because thou wentest up to thy father’s place of sleep: then, my son, didst thou become profane, when thou wentest up to my bed.

German Textbibel

Du braustest auf wie Wasser - du sollst nicht der erste sein! Denn du bestiegst das Bett deines Vaters, verübtest damals Entweihung - mein Lager hat er bestiegen!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Thou wast insolent like water, burst not forth with violence, For thou wentest up to the bed of thy father; Then thou defiledst the couch, whereupon thou wentest up.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

פַּ֤חַז כַּמַּ֨יִם֙ אַל־תּוֹתַ֔ר כִּ֥י עָלִ֖יתָ מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אָבִ֑יךָ אָ֥ז חִלַּ֖לְתָּ יְצוּעִ֥י עָלָֽה׃ פ