Job 17:12

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

They change the night into day: The light, say they, is near unto the darkness.

ASV Byzantine Text

They change the night into day: The light, say they, is near unto the darkness.

Asang Khongca Bible

Hae kaminawk mah aqum to khodai ah paqoi o moe, khoving naah khodai loe zoi boeh, tiah thuih o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Khoyin te khothaih la a khueh tih, a hmuep tom te vangnah neh a yoei sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Khoyin te khothaih la a khueh tih, a hmuep tom te vangnah neh a yoei sak.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua hoololi lakou i ka po i ao, O ka malamalama, ua pokole ia no ka pouli.

English Berean Standard Bible

They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yo pretann lannwit se lajounen. Lè fènwa, yo di limyè a pa lwen.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Noctem verterunt in diem, et rursum post tenebras spero lucem.

Bible in Basic English

They are changing night into day; they say, The light is near the dark.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ils font de la nuit le jour, la lumière proche en présence des ténèbres.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Noc mi obracejí v den, a světla denního ukracují pro přítomnost temností.

Kosraean Bible

A mwet kawuk luk uh fahk mu fong uh kalem; Elos fahk mu kalem uh apkuranme, Tusruk nga etu lah nga srakna muta in lohsr.

World Portuguese Bible

Eles transformam a noite em dia, dizendo: ‘A luz está perto’, na presença das trevas.

Romanian BTF Bible

Ei schimbă noaptea în zi; lumina este de scurtă durată din cauza întunericului.

Brenton English Septuagint

I have turned the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ညဉ့်သည် ငါ၌ နေကဲ့သို့ဖြစ်၍၊ ငါ့အလင်းသည် မှောင်မိုက်နှင့် နီးစပ်၏။

Darby Translation

They change the night into day; the light [they imagine] near in presence of the darkness.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Die Nacht machen sie zum Tage, das Licht nahe vor lauter Finsternis.

Dutch Bible 1917

Den nacht verstellen zij in den dag; het licht is nabij den ondergang vanwege de duisternis.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Men maakt een dag van de nacht, Van duisternis het morgenlicht!

Italian Diodati Bible

La notte mi è cangiata in giorno, La luce è di presso seguita dalle tenebre.

Douay-Rheims 1899

They have turned night into day, and after darkness I hope for light again.

Geneva Bible 1599

Haue changed the nyght for the day, and the light that approched, for darkenesse.

Noyes Bible

Night hath become day to me; The light bordereth on darkness.

Danish Bible 1931

Natten gør jeg til Dag, Lyset for mig er Mørke;

Leeser Tanakh

These would change the night into day, the light as near in the presence of darkness.—

JPS TaNaKH 1917

They change the night into day; the light is short because of darkness.

King James Version

They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

King James Version + Apocrypha

They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Chúng lấy đêm trở làm ngày; Trước sự tối tăm, chúng nói rằng ánh sáng hầu gần.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

They change the night into day: The light is short, because of darkness.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku nau liliu ʻae pō ko e ʻaho: ʻoku fuonounou ʻae maama ko e meʻa ʻi he fakapoʻuli.

French Ostervald Bible

Ils changent la nuit en jour; ils disent la lumière proche, en face des ténèbres!

Esperanto Bible

La nokton ili volas fari tago, La lumon alproksimigi al la mallumo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et ils prétendent que la nuit c’est le jour, Que la lumière est proche quand les ténèbres sont là!

German Luther Bible 1912

Sie wollen aus der Nacht Tag machen und aus dem Tage Nacht.

LXX2012 U. S. English

I have turned the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

British English Septuagint 2012

I have turned the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

Majority Standard BIble

They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.

Webster Bible

They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

Revised Version

They change the night into a day: the fight, say they, is near unto the darkness.

Italian Riveduta Bible

e costoro pretendon che la notte sia giorno, che la luce sia vicina, quando tutto è buio!

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ils changent la nuit en jour, ils disent : ‹ La lumière est proche › face aux ténèbres.

Reina Valera 1909

Pusieron la noche por día, y la luz se acorta delante de las tinieblas.

Spanish BLL

Esta gente quiere convertir la noche en día, y dicen: ‘La luz está cerca’, cuando todo está oscuro.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Ellos cambian la noche en día, y dicen que la luz está cerca frente a las tinieblas.

Croatian Bible

'U noći najcrnjoj, dan se približava; blizu je već svjetlo što tminu izgoni.'

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Od noći načiniše dan, i svetlost je blizu mraka.

German Textbibel

Nacht wollen sie zum Tage machen, Licht soll mir näher sein als Finsternis.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

I have turned the night into day: The light is short because of darkness.