Malachi 2:15 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

ASV Byzantine Text

And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Asang Khongca Bible

Anih mah nang hnik to maeto ah oh han ih na ai maw a sak? Toe na muithla loe anih khaeah oh. Tipongah maeto ah ohsak loe? Sithaw panoek kaminawk ih caa pungsak han ih ni to tiah a sak. To pongah na poekhaih palungthin to angsum ah, saning na nawk nathuem ah na lak ih zu to tapraek hmah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Anih ham a hil coih neh aka saii khaw pakhat moenih a? Balae tih Pathen kah tiingan te pakhat bueng loh a toem? Na mueihla te ngaithuen lamtah na camoe vaengkah na yuu taengah hnukpoh boeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Anih ham a hil coih neh aka saii khaw pakhat moenih a? Balae tih Pathen kah tiingan te pakhat bueng loh a toem? Na mueihla te ngaithuen lamtah na camoe vaengkah na yuu taengah hnukpoh boeh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aole anei i hana oia i hookahi? Aka, ia ia ke koena o ka Uhane. I mea aha hoi ka hookahi? I imi ai oia i ohana no ke Akua. Nolaila o malama i ko oukou naau iho, Mai hana hoopunipuni kekahi i ka wahine o kona wa opiopio.

English Berean Standard Bible

Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Eske Bondye pa t' fè nou tounen yon sèl kò ak yon sèl nanm? Poukisa li te fè sa? Se pou nou te ka fè pitit ki pou sèvi l'. Konsa, fè respè tèt nou! Respekte pwomès nou te fè madanm nou te marye lè nou te jenn lan.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Nonne unus fecit, et residuum spiritus ejus est? et quid unus quærit, nisi semen Dei? custodite ergo spiritum vestrum, et uxorem adolescentiæ tuæ noli despicere.

Bible in Basic English

... So give thought to your spirit, and let no one be false to the wife of his early years.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et un seul ne [les] a-t-il pas faits ? Toutefois il avait le reste de l’Esprit. Et pourquoi ce seul [a-t-il fait ainsi] ? Il cherchait une semence de Dieu . Or prenez garde à votre esprit ; et n’agis pas perfidement envers la femme de ta jeunesse

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Zdaliž neučinil jedno, ačkoli ještě více ducha měl? Proč pak jedno? Aby hledali semene Božího. Protož ostříhejte ducha svého, a manželce mladosti své nečiňte nevěrně.

Kosraean Bible

Ya God El tia orala tuh komtal in mano sefanna ac ngun sefanna? Mea sripa lal ke El oru ouinge uh? El oru tuh in oasr tulik nutumtal su ac mwet na pwaye lun God. Ke ma inge, arulana karinganang tuh wangin sie suwos in kunausla wulela lal nu sin mutan kial.

World Portuguese Bible

Ele não os fez um, embora tivesse o restante do Espírito? E por que um? Ele buscava uma descendência piedosa. Portanto, guardem o seu espírito, e que ninguém aja de forma traiçoeira contra a mulher da sua mocidade.

Romanian BTF Bible

Şi nu a făcut el una? Totuşi a avut rămăşiţa duhului. Şi pentru ce una? Ca el să caute o sămânţă evlavioasă. De aceea luați seama la duhul vostru şi nimeni să nu se poarte cu perfidie împotriva soţiei tinereţii lui.

Brenton English Septuagint

And did he not do well? and there was the residue of his spirit. But ye said, What does God seek but a seed? But take ye heed to your spirit, and forsake not the wife of thy youth.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဘုရားသခင်သည်သင်တို့နှစ်ဦးအားတစ် ကိုယ်တည်းတစ်စိတ်တည်းဖြစ်စေတော်မူသည် မဟုတ်ပါလော။ ယင်းသို့ဖြစ်စေတော်မူရာ ၌အဘယ်ရည်ရွယ်ချက်ဖြစ်ပါသနည်း။ သင် တို့သည်ထာဝရဘုရား၏လူစုအစစ်အမှန် များကိုမွေးထုတ်ပေးရန်ဖြစ်ပေသည်။ သို့ဖြစ် ၍သင်တို့တွင်အဘယ်သူမျှမိမိ၏ဇနီး နှင့်ပြုထားသည့် ကတိသစ္စာကိုမချိုးမ ဖောက်မိစေရန်အထူးသတိပြုရပေမည်။-

Darby Translation

And did not one make [them]? and the remnant of the Spirit was his. And wherefore the one? He sought a seed of God. Take heed then to your spirit, and let none deal unfaithfully against the wife of his youth,

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und hat nicht einer sie gemacht? Und sein war der Überrest des Geistes. Und was wollte der eine? Er suchte einen Samen Gottes. So hütet euch in eurem Geiste, und handle nicht treulos gegen das Weib deiner Jugend!

Dutch Bible 1917

Heeft Hij niet maar een gemaakt, hoewel Hij des geestes overig had? En waarom maar dien enen? Hij zocht een zaad Gods. Daarom, wacht u met uw geest, en dat niemand trouwelooslijk handele tegen de huisvrouw zijner jeugd.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Heeft Hij ze niet tot één vlees en leven gemaakt? En wat wil dat éne? Kinderen Gods! Draagt dus zorg voor uw leven, en wordt niet ontrouw aan de vrouw uwer jeugd.

Italian Diodati Bible

Or non fece egli un sol uomo ? e pure egli avea abbondanza di spirito; e che vuol dir quell'un solo? Egli cercava una progenie di Dio . Guardatevi adunque sopra lo spirito vostro, che niun di voi usi dislealtà inverso la moglie della sua giovanezza.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Did not one make her, and she is the residue of his spirit? And what doth one seek, but the seed of God? Keep then your spirit, and despise not the wife of thy youth.

Geneva Bible 1599

And did not hee make one? yet had hee abundance of spirit: and wherefore one? because he sought a godly seede: therefore keepe your selues in your spirit, and let none trespasse against the wife of his youth.

Noyes Bible

But did not He make one only? And yet had he a residue of the spirit; And wherefore one? He sought a godly race. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And be not unfaithful to the wife of thy youth!

Danish Bible 1931

Således gør ingen, så længe der er Ånd i ham. Hvorledes har det sig med ham? Han ønsker Afkom for Gud. Så tag Vare på eders Ånd, og ingen være troløs imod sin Ungdomshustru!

Leeser Tanakh

And not one doth so who hath a remnant of a [good] spirit; for what desireth such a one? he seeketh [to possess] a godly posterity: therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none of you deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And not one hath done so who had exuberance of spirit! For what seeketh the one? a seed given of God. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

King James Version

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vả, hơi sống của Đức Chúa Trời dầu có dư dật, chỉ làm nên một người mà thôi. Nhưng vì sao chỉ làm một người? Aáy là vì tìm một dòng dõi thánh. Vậy các ngươi khá cẩn thận trong tâm thần mình; chớ đãi cách phỉnh dối với vợ mình lấy lúc tuổi trẻ.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Revised West Version

Pea ʻikai naʻe ngaohi ia ʻe ia ke taha pe? Ka naʻe ʻiate ia pe hono toe ʻoe laumālie. Pea ko e hā ʻoku taha ai? Koeʻuhi ke ai ha hako māʻoniʻoni. Ko ia ke mou tokanga ki hoʻomou anga, pea ʻoua naʻa fai kākā ʻe ha taha ki he uaifi ʻo ʻene kei talavou.”

French Ostervald Bible

Personne n'a fait cela, ayant un reste d'esprit. Et pourquoi le seul (Abraham) l'a-t-il fait? Il cherchait une postérité de Dieu. Prenez donc garde à votre esprit, et qu'il n'y ait pas d'infidélité envers la femme de ta jeunesse.

Esperanto Bible

Tion ne faris eĉ seninfanulo, se en li restis spirito. Kion faris la seninfanulo? li petis de Dio idaron. Estu do singardaj en via spirito, kaj neniu agu perfide kontraŭ la edzino de sia juneco.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Nul n’a fait cela, avec un reste de bon sens. Un seul l’a fait, et pourquoi? Parce qu’il cherchait la postérité que Dieu lui avait promise. Prenez donc garde en votre esprit, Et qu’aucun ne soit infidèle à la femme de sa jeunesse!

German Luther Bible 1912

Also tat der Eine nicht, und war doch großen Geistes. Was tat aber der Eine? Er suchte den Samen, von Gott verheißen. Darum so sehet euch vor vor eurem Geist und verachte keiner das Weib seiner Jugend.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And did he not do well? and there was the residue of his spirit. But you⌃ said, What does God seek but a seed? But take you⌃ heed to your spirit, and forsake not the wife of your youth.

British English Septuagint 2012

And did he not do well? and there was the residue of his spirit. But you⌃ said, What does God seek but a seed? But take you⌃ heed to your spirit, and forsake not the wife of your youth.

Majority Standard BIble

Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Webster Bible

And did he not make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Did not the one God make everyone, so that all both flesh and spirit is his? And what does that one God seek but godly children? Therefore keep watch over your spirit, and let none of you deal faithlessly with the wife of your youth.

Open English Bible (US)

Did not the one God make everyone, so that all both flesh and spirit is his? And what does that one God seek but godly children? Therefore keep watch over your spirit, and let none of you deal faithlessly with the wife of your youth.

Revised Version

And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ma, direte voi, non ve n’è uno che fece così? E nondimeno, lo spirito rimase in lui. Ma perché quell’uno lo fece? Perché cercava la progenie promessagli da Dio. Badate dunque allo spirito vostro, e niuno agisca perfidamente verso la moglie della sua giovinezza.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ne vous a-t-il pas unis, alors qu'il lui restait encore une part de l'Esprit ? Pourquoi vous a-t-il unis ? Parce qu'il recherchait une descendance attachée à Dieu. Veillez donc sur votre esprit, et que personne ne trahisse la femme de sa jeunesse.

Reina Valera 1909

Pues qué ¿no hizo él uno solo aunque tenía la abundancia del espíritu? ¿Y por qué uno? Para que procurara una simiente de Dios. Guardaos pues en vuestros espíritus, y contra la mujer de vuestra mocedad no seáis desleales.

Spanish BLL

¿Acaso no los hizo Dios uno solo, ya que a él le sobra el Espíritu? ¿Y por qué uno solo? Porque buscaba una descendencia que le fuera fiel. Por lo tanto, cuiden su espíritu, y que nadie traicione a la mujer de su juventud.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

¿Acaso no os hizo uno solo, teniendo él abundancia del Espíritu? ¿Y por qué uno? Porque buscaba una descendencia piadosa. Por lo tanto, tened cuidado de vuestro espíritu, y que ninguno sea desleal a la mujer de su juventud.

Croatian Bible

Nije li On načinio jedno jedino biće dahom životnim obdareno? A što to jedino biće traži? Božanski naraštaj! Poštuj dakle život svoj i ne budi nevjeran ženi svoje mladosti.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer nije li učinio jedno, ako i imaše još više duha? A zašto jedno? Da traži seme Božije; zato čuvajte duh svoj, i ženi mladosti svoje ne činite neveru.

German Textbibel

Hat nicht einer und derselbe uns das Leben gegeben und erhalten? Und was verlangt der eine? Kinder Gottes! So hütet euch wohl in eurem Sinn, und dem Weibe deiner Jugend werde nie die Treue gebrochen!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And did he not do well? and there was the residue of his spirit. But ye said, What does God seek but a seed? But take ye heed to your spirit, and forsake not the wife of thy youth.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְלֹא־אֶחָ֣ד עָשָׂ֗ה וּשְׁאָ֥ר ר֨וּחַ֙ ל֔וֹ וּמָה֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ד מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ זֶ֣רַע אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ בְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔ם וּבְאֵ֥שֶׁת נְעוּרֶ֖יךָ אַל־יִבְגֹּֽד׃