Judges 8:20 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto Jether his first-born, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

ASV Byzantine Text

And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

Asang Khongca Bible

Gideon mah a capa kacoeh koek Jether khaeah, Angthawk loe, hae kami hnik hae hum ah, tiah a naa. Toe anih loe nawkta ah oh moe, zit pongah, Jether mah angmah ih sumsen to aphong ai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te phoeiah a caming Jether te , “Thoo lamtah amih rhoi he ngawn,” a ti nah. Tedae a camoe pueng dongah a rhih tih a cunghang te camoe loh rhawp bong pawh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te phoeiah a caming Jether te , “Thoo lamtah amih rhoi he ngawn,” a ti nah. Tedae a camoe pueng dongah a rhih tih a cunghang te camoe loh rhawp bong pawh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I mai la ia ia Ietera, i kana hiapo, E ku iluna, a pepehi ia laua. Aole unuhi ua keiki la i kana pahikaua; ua makau, no ka mea, he keiki ia.

English Berean Standard Bible

So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Epi li di Jetè, premye pitit gason l' lan: -Annavan! Touye yo! Men, jenn gason an pa wete nepe l' nan djenn li. Li te pè paske li te timoun toujou.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Dixitque Jether primogenito suo: Surge, et interfice eos. Qui non eduxit gladium: timebat enim, quia adhuc puer erat.

Bible in Basic English

Then he said to Jether, his oldest son, Up! Put them to death. But the boy did not take out his sword, fearing because he was still a boy.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et il dit à Jéther, son premier-né : Lève-toi, tue-les. Mais le jeune garçon ne tirait pas son épée, parce qu’il avait peur, car il était encore un jeune garçon.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Tedy řekl k Jeter prvorozenému svému: Vstaň, pobí je. Ale mládenček nevytáhl meče svého, proto že se bál, nebo byl ještě mládenček.

Kosraean Bible

Na el forang nu sel Jether, wen se omeet natul ah, ac fahk, “Oneltalu!” Tusruktu tulik sac tiana faisak cutlass natul ah, mweyen el srakna fusr, oru el sangeng.

World Portuguese Bible

Ele disse a Jéter, o seu primogênito: “Levante-se e mate-os!” Mas o jovem não puxou da espada; pois tinha medo, porque ainda era muito jovem.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și a spus către Ieter, întâiul născut al său: Ridică-te, ucide-i. Dar tânărul nu și-a scos sabia, pentru că se temea, fiindcă era încă tânăr.

Brenton English Septuagint

And he said to Jether his first-born, Rise and slay them; but the lad drew not his sword, for he was afraid, for he was yet very young.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုနောက်သူသည်မိမိ၏သားဦးယေသာ အား ထိုသူတို့ကိုထ၍သတ်ရန်စေခိုင်းလေ သည်။ သို့ရာတွင်သူငယ်သည်မိမိဋ္ဌားကိုဆွဲ ၍မထုတ်ဘဲနေ၏။ သူသည်အသက်အရွယ် ငယ်သောကြောင့်ယင်းသို့တုံ့နှေးလျက်နေ ခြင်းဖြစ်သည်။

Darby Translation

And he said to Jether his firstborn, Arise, slay them! But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und er sprach zu Jether, seinem Erstgeborenen: Stehe auf, erschlage sie! Aber der Knabe zog sein Schwert nicht; denn er fürchtete sich, weil er noch ein Knabe war.

Dutch Bible 1917

En hij zeide tot Jether, zijn eerstgeborene: Sta op, dood hen; maar de jongeling trok zijn zwaard niet uit, want hij vreesde, dewijl hij nog een jongeling was.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

En hij zei tot Jéter, zijn eerstgeborene: Vooruit, sla ze dood! Maar de jongen durfde zijn zwaard niet trekken; hij was bang, omdat hij nog een jongen was.

Italian Diodati Bible

Poi disse a Ieter, suo primogenito: Levati, uccidili. Ma il fanciullo non trasse fuori la sua spada; perciocchè avea paura; conciossiachè egli fosse ancor giovanetto.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And he said to Jether his eldest son: Arise, and slay them. But he drew not his sword: for he was afraid, being but yet a boy.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then he sayde vnto Iether his first borne sonne, Vp, and slay them: but the boy drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet yong.

Danish Bible 1931

Derpå sagde han til sin førstefødte Søn Jeter: “Stå op og dræb dem!” Men den unge Mand drog ikke sit Sværd; han havde ikke Mod dertil, fordi han endnu var ung.

Leeser Tanakh

And he said unto Yether his first-born, Rise up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And he said unto Jether his first-born: 'Up, and slay them.' But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

King James Version

And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Đoạn, Ghê-đê-ôn nói cùng Giê-the, con đầu lòng mình, mà rằng: Hãy chổi dậy, giết họ đi. Nhưng người trẻ chẳng rút gươm ra vì sợ: người vẫn còn thiếu niên.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

Revised West Version

Pea pehē ʻe ia kia Sesa ko hono ʻuluaki tupu, “Tuʻu hake, ʻo tāmateʻi ʻakinaua.” Ka naʻe ʻikai unuhi ʻene heletā ʻe he tamasiʻi: he naʻe manavahē ia, koeʻuhi naʻe kei siʻi ia.

French Ostervald Bible

Puis il dit à Jéther, son premier-né: Lève-toi, tue-les! Mais le jeune garçon ne tira point son épée, parce qu'il craignait; car c'était encore un jeune garçon.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj li diris al sia unuenaskito Jeter: Leviĝu, mortigu ilin. Sed la junulo ne eltiris sian glavon; ĉar li timis, ĉar li estis ankoraŭ juna.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et il dit à Jéther, son premier-né: Lève-toi, tue-les! Mais le jeune homme ne tira point son épée, parce qu’il avait peur, car il était encore un enfant.

German Luther Bible 1912

Und er sprach zu seinem erstgeborenen Sohn, Jether: Stehe auf und erwürge sie! Aber der Knabe zog sein Schwert nicht; denn er fürchtete sich, weil er noch ein Knabe war.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And he said to Jether his firstborn, Rise and kill them; but the lad drew not his sword, for he was afraid, for he was yet very young.

British English Septuagint 2012

And he said to Jether his firstborn, Rise and kill them; but the lad drew not his sword, for he was afraid, for he was yet very young.

Majority Standard BIble

So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.

Webster Bible

And he said to Jether his first-born, Arise, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

Revised Version

And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Poi disse a Iether, suo primogenito: “Lèvati, uccidili!” Ma il giovane non tirò la spada, perché avea paura, essendo ancora un giovinetto.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il dit à Jéther, son fils aîné : « Lève-toi, tue-les ! » Mais le jeune homme ne tira pas son épée, car il avait peur, parce qu'il était encore jeune.

Reina Valera 1909

Y dijo á Jether su primogénito: Levántate, y mátalos. Mas el joven no desenvainó su espada, porque tenía temor; que aun era muchacho.

Spanish BLL

Y le dijo a Jeter su primogénito: “Levántate, y mátalos”. Pero el joven no desenvainó su espada, porque tenía temor, pues era aún muchacho.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y dijo a Jeter su primogénito: «Levántate, y mátalos». Pero el joven no desenvainó su espada, porque tenía temor, pues era aún muchacho.

Croatian Bible

Potom zapovjedi svom prvencu Jeteru: “Ustani, pogubi ih!” Ali dječak ne izvuče mača: bojao se, bijaše još mlad.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Tada reče Jeteru prvencu svom: Ustani, pogubi ih. Ali dete ne izvuče mač svoj, jer se bojaše, jer beše još dete.

German Textbibel

Sodann rief er seinem Erstgebornen Jether zu: Auf! haue sie nieder! Aber der Knabe zog sein Schwert nicht, weil er sich scheute; denn er war noch ein Knabe.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And he said to Jether his firstborn, Rise and slay them; but the lad drew not his sword, for he was afraid, for he was yet very young.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לְיֶ֣תֶר בְּכוֹר֔וֹ ק֖וּם הֲרֹ֣ג אוֹתָ֑ם וְלֹא־שָׁלַ֨ף הַנַּ֤עַר חַרְבּוֹ֙ כִּ֣י יָרֵ֔א כִּ֥י עוֹדֶ֖נּוּ נָֽעַר׃