Malachi 3:14

American Standard Version (1901)

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?

ASV Byzantine Text

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?

Asang Khongca Bible

Sithaw toksak loe azom pui ni: anih koehhaih baktiah tok a sak o moe, misatuh kaminawk ih Angraeng hmaa ah palungsethaih hoiah a caeh o khing cadoeh amekhaih timaw oh?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

“Pathen taengkah thothueng he a poeyoek, a tuemkoi n'ngaithuen tih caempuei BOEIPA mikhmuh ah mutu la n'caeh te balae m'mueluemnah?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

“Pathen taengkah thothueng he a poeyoek, a tuemkoi n'ngaithuen tih caempuei BOEIPA mikhmuh ah mutu la n'caeh te balae m'mueluemnah?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua olelo oukou, He mea ole ka malama i ka Akua: Heaha hoi ka pomaikai ke malama kakou i ka mea ana i kauoha mai ai, A ke hele hoi me ke kapa eleele imua o Iehova o na kaua?

English Berean Standard Bible

You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Nou te di: Sa pa sèvi anyen pou yon moun sèvi Bondye. Sa sa ap rapòte yon moun pou li fè sa Seyè a mande, pou li fè Seyè a wè li gen lapenn pou sa li fè ki mal?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et dixistis: Quid locuti sumus contra te? Dixistis: Vanus est qui servit Deo: et quod emolumentum quia custodivimus præcepta ejus, et quia ambulavimus tristes coram Domino exercituum?

Bible in Basic English

You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Vous dites : C’est en vain qu’on sert Dieu ; et quel profit y a-t-il à ce que nous fassions l’acquit de la charge qu’il nous a confiée, et que nous marchions dans le deuil devant l’ Éternel des armées ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Říkáte: Daremná jest věc sloužiti Bohu, a jaký zisk, budeme-li ostříhati nařízení jeho, a budeme-li choditi zasmušile, bojíce se Hospodina zástupů?

Kosraean Bible

Kowos fahk mu, ‘Wangin sripa kut in orekma nu sin God. Mwe mea kut in oru ma El fahk uh, ku in akkalemye nu sin LEUM GOD Kulana lah kut asor ke ma kut oru uh?

World Portuguese Bible

Vocês disseram: ‘É inútil servir a Deus’, e ‘Que proveito há em termos seguido as suas instruções e em termos andado de luto diante do SENHOR dos Exércitos?

Romanian BTF Bible

Voi aţi spus: Este zadarnic să servim pe Dumnezeu; şi ce folos este că noi am ţinut rânduiala sa şi că am umblat cu jale înaintea DOMNULUI oştirilor?

Brenton English Septuagint

Ye said, He that serves God labours in vain: and what have we gained in that we have kept his ordinances, and in that we have walked as suppliants before the face of the Lord Almighty?

Burmese Common Language Bible

သင်​တို့​သည်`ဘု​ရား​သ​ခင်​အား​ဝတ်​ပြု ကိုး​ကွယ်​ရ​သည်​မှာ​အ​ချည်း​နှီး​ပင်​ဖြစ်​၏။ ကိုယ်​တော်​မိန့်​တော်​မူ​သည့်​အ​တိုင်း​လိုက်​နာ ဆောင်​ရွက်​သော်​လည်း​ကောင်း၊ ငါ​တို့​သည် မိ​မိ​တို့​ပြု​မိ​သည့်​အ​ပြစ်​များ​အ​တွက် ဝမ်း​နည်း​ကြောင်း​အ​နန္တ​တန်​ခိုး​ရှင်​ထာ​ဝ​ရ ဘု​ရား​အား​ကြိုး​စား​ဖော်​ပြ​၍​သော်​လည်း ကောင်း​အ​ဘယ်​အ​ကျိုး​ရှိ​ပါ​မည်​နည်း။-

Darby Translation

Ye say, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we keep his charge, and that we walk mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ihr sprechet: Vergeblich ist es, Gott zu dienen, und was für Gewinn, daß wir seiner Hut warteten, und daß wir in Trauer einhergingen vor Jehova der Heerscharen?

Dutch Bible 1917

Gij zegt: Het is tevergeefs God te dienen; want wat nuttigheid is het, dat wij Zijn wacht waarnemen, en dat wij in het zwart gaan, voor het aangezicht des HEEREN der heirscharen?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ge hebt gezegd: Verloren moeite, God te dienen; wat hebben wij er mee gewonnen, zijn gebod te onderhouden, en in rouwgewaad voor Jahweh der heirscharen te gaan?

Italian Diodati Bible

Voi avete detto: In vano si serve a Dio ; e che abbiamo noi guadagnato, mentre abbiamo osservato ciò ch'egli ha comandato che si osservi, e mentre siam camminati vestiti a bruno, per lo Signor degli eserciti?

Douay-Rheims 1899

And you have said: What have we spoken against thee? You have said: He laboureth in vain that serveth God, and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinances, and that we have walked sorrowful before the Lord of hosts?

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye haue saide, It is in vaine to serue God: and what profite is it that we haue kept his commandement, and that we walked humbly before the Lord of hostes?

Noyes Bible

Ye have said, “It is a vain thing to serve God”; And, “What profit is it that we have kept his ordinances, And that we have walked mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?

Danish Bible 1931

I siger: “Det er ørkesløst at tjene Gud; hvad vinder vi ved at opfylde hans Krav og gå sørgeklædte for Hærskarers HERRES Åsyn?

Leeser Tanakh

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked contritely before the Lord of hosts?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Ye have said: 'It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked mournfully because of the LORD of hosts?

King James Version

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

King James Version + Apocrypha

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Các ngươi có nói: Người ta hầu việc Đức Chúa Trời là vô ích; chúng ta giữ điều Ngài dạy phải giữ, và bước đi cách buồn rầu trước mặt Đức Giê-hô-va vạn quân, thì có lợi gì?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: And what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, And that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?

Revised West Version

Kuo mou pehē, ‘Ko e meʻa taʻeʻaonga ʻae tauhi ki he ʻOtua:’ pea ‘ko e hā kuo tau maʻu ʻi he fai ki heʻene ngaahi fekau, mo e tau ʻalu fakaangavaivai ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau?

French Ostervald Bible

Vous avez dit: “C'est en vain qu'on sert Dieu, et qu'avons-nous gagné d'avoir observé ses ordonnances, et d'avoir marché en habits de deuil devant l'Éternel des armées?

Esperanto Bible

Vi parolas: Vane ni servas al Dio: kian profiton ni havas, se ni plenumas Liajn preskribojn kaj se ni iradas senĝoje antaŭ la Eternulo Cebaot?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Vous avez dit: C’est en vain que l’on sert Dieu; Qu’avons-nous gagné à observer ses préceptes, Et à marcher avec tristesse A cause de l’Éternel des armées?

German Luther Bible 1912

Damit daß ihr sagt: Es ist umsonst, daß man Gott dient; und was nützt es, daß wir sein Gebot halten und ein hartes Leben vor dem HERR Zebaoth führen?

LXX2012 U. S. English

You⌃ said, He that serves God labors in vain: and what have we gained in that we have kept his ordinances, and in that we have walked as suppliants before the face of the Lord Almighty?

British English Septuagint 2012

You⌃ said, He that serves God labours in vain: and what have we gained in that we have kept his ordinances, and in that we have walked as suppliants before the face of the Lord Almighty?

Majority Standard BIble

You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

Webster Bible

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

You have said, “It is useless to serve God, and what do we gain from the Lord of hosts by keeping his commands, and walking mournfully in funeral garb before him?

Open English Bible (US)

You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God, and what do we gain from the Lord of hosts by keeping his commands, and walking mournfully in funeral garb before him?

Revised Version

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Voi avete detto: “E’ vano servire Iddio; e che abbiam guadagnato a osservare le sue prescrizioni, e ad andare vestiti a lutto a motivo dell’Eterno degli eserciti?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Vous avez dit : “Cela ne sert à rien de servir Dieu” et : “Quel profit avons-nous tiré d'avoir suivi ses instructions et d'avoir marché dans le deuil devant le SEIGNEUR des armées ?

Reina Valera 1909

Habéis dicho: Por demás es servir á Dios; ¿y qué aprovecha que guardemos su ley, y que andemos tristes delante de Jehová de los ejércitos?

Spanish BLL

Ustedes han dicho: ‘No vale la pena servir a Dios’, y ‘¿De qué nos sirve haber obedecido sus mandatos y haber andado afligidos delante de Yahvé de los Ejércitos?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Vosotros habéis dicho: ‘Es en vano servir a Dios’, y ‘¿De qué sirve que hayamos guardado sus ordenanzas y que hayamos andado de luto delante de Yahvé de los Ejércitos?

Croatian Bible

Vi ipak pitate: “Što smo između sebe govorili protiv tebe?” Govorili ste: “Zaludu je Bogu služiti i kakva je korist što njegove čuvamo propise i žalosni hodimo pred Jahvom nad Vojskama.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Rekoste: Zaludu je služiti Bogu, i kakva će biti korist da držimo šta je naredio da se drži, i da hodimo žalosni pred Gospodom nad vojskama?

German Textbibel

Ihr spracht: Es ist nutzlos, Gott zu dienen, oder was hatten wir davon, daß wir uns an seine Ordnung hielten und daß wir um Jahwes der Heerscharen willen in schwarzer Trauer einhergingen?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Ye said, He that serves God labors in vain: and what have we gained in that we have kept his ordinances, and in that we have walked as suppliants before the face of the Lord Almighty?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם שָׁ֖וְא עֲבֹ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֑ים וּמַה־בֶּ֗צַע כִּ֤י שָׁמַ֨רְנוּ֙ מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹ וְכִ֤י הָלַ֨כְנוּ֙ קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית מִפְּנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

World English Bible

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God,’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of Armies?

World English Bible (Catholic)

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God,’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of Armies?

World English Bible British Edition

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God,’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of Armies?

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God,’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of Armies?

World English Bible Classic

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God,’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Armies?

World English Bible Updated

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God,’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of Armies?

World Messianic Bible

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God,’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

World Messianic Bible British Edition

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God,’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

Young's Literal Translation

Ye have said, 'A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?

SEPTUAGINTA

εἴπατε· μάταιος ὁ δουλεύων Θεῷ, καὶ τί πλέον ὅτι ἐφυλάξαμεν τὰ φυλάγματα αὐτοῦ καὶ διότι ἐπορεύθημεν ἱκέται πρὸ προσώπου Κυρίου παντοκράτορος;

Brenton Septuagint

Εἴπατε, μάταιος ὁ δουλεύων Θεῷ, καὶ τί πλέον, ὅτι ἐφυλάξαμεν τὰ φυλάγματα αὐτοῦ, καὶ διότι ἐπορεύθημεν ἱκέται πρὸ προσώπου Κυρίου παντοκράτορος;

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Аць зис: ‘Деӂяба служим луй Думнезеу ши че ам кыштигат дакэ ам пэзит порунчиле Луй ши ам умблат тришть ынаинтя Домнулуй оштирилор?

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

А ось, ви мовляєте: Шкода служити Богу, та й що нам за пожиток із того, що ми перестерігали постанови його та ходили сумнї перед лицем Господа сил?

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

А ось, ви мовляєте: Шкода служити Богу, та й що нам за пожиток із того, що ми перестерігали постанови його та ходили сумнї перед лицем Господа сил?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Рекосте: Залуду је служити Богу, и каква ће бити корист да држимо шта је наредио да се држи, и да ходимо жалосни пред Господом над војскама?

Russian Synodal Bible

Вы говорите: “тщетно служение Богу, и что пользы, что мы соблюдали постановления Его и ходили в печальной одежде пред лицoм Господа Саваофа?

Hebrew Masoretic OT

אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם שָׁ֖וְא עֲבֹ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֑ים וּמַה־בֶּ֗צַע כִּ֤י שָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙ מִשְׁמַרְתֹּ֔ו וְכִ֤י הָלַ֙כְנוּ֙ קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית מִפְּנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

אמרתם שוא עבד אלהים ומה בצע כי שמרנו משמרתו וכי הלכנו קדרנית מפני יהוה צבאות׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

قُلْتُمْ: عِبَادَةُ ٱللهِ بَاطِلَةٌ، وَمَا ٱلْمَنْفَعَةُ مِنْ أَنَّنَا حَفِظْنَا شَعَائِرَهُ، وَأَنَّنَا سَلَكْنَا بِٱلْحُزْنِ قُدَّامَ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ؟

Old Persion Version Bible

گفته‌اید: بی‌فایده است که خدا را عبادت نماییم و چه سود از اینکه اوامر او را نگاه داریم وبحضور یهوه صبایوت با حزن سلوک نماییم؟

Judson Burmese Bible

ထာဝရဘုရား ၏အမှု ကို ဆောင်ရွက်သော်လည်း အကျိုး မရှိ။ စီရင် ထုံးဖွဲ့တော်မူချက်ကိုစောင့် ၍ ၊ ကောင်းကင်ဗိုလ်ခြေ အရှင် ထာဝရဘုရား ရှေ့ မှာ ညှိုးငယ် စွာ ကျင့်ကြံ ပြုမူခြင်းအားဖြင့် အဘယ် ကျေးဇူး ရှိသနည်း။

Korean Bible 1910

이는 너희가 말하기를 하나님을 섬기는 것이 헛되니 만군의 여호와 앞에 그 명령을 지키며 슬프게 행하는 것이 무엇이 유익하리요

Japanese Freedom Bible

あなたがたは言った。『神に仕えることはむなしい。神の命令を守り、万軍の主の前で嘆きながら歩んでも、何の益があるだろうか。

World Chinese Bible

你们说：‘事奉上帝是徒然的，’又说：‘我们遵守祂的吩咐，在万军之耶和华面前悲哀而行，有什么益处呢？

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

你们说：『事奉 神是徒然的，遵守 神所吩咐的，在万军之耶和华面前苦苦斋戒，有什么益处呢？

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

你們說：『事奉上帝是徒然的，遵守上帝所吩咐的，在萬軍之耶和華面前苦苦齋戒，有甚麼益處呢？

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Vós dizeis: É inútil servir a Deus; pois que proveito temos tido em guardarmos seus mandamentos e andarmos lamentando diante do SENHOR dos exércitos?

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Mashi Bible

Munaderhe mpu: «Bunguke buci rhwakuzire mulibyo; kuli busha oku­ rhumikira Nyamuzinda, rhwashimbire amarhegeko gâge, rhwanakazija omu magashânize g’emishîbo g’okuhûna obwonjo bwa Nyakasane w’Emirhwe, ci kwône ntà bunguke rhwabwîne»,

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Ihr habt gesagt: «Es ist umsonst, daß man Gott dient, und was nützt es uns, seine Ordnung zu halten und vor dem HERRN der Heerscharen in Trauer einherzugehen?

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Ustedes han dicho: No sirve de nada adorar a Dios: ¿qué beneficio hemos obtenido al cumplir sus órdenes y al vestirnos de luto ante el Señor de los ejércitos?

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Dijeron: Por demás es servir a ʼElohim. ¿Qué provecho tiene el guardar su Precepto, y que andemos afligidos delante de Yavé de las huestes?

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

Ye have said: Avod Elohim is vain; and what profit is it that we have been shomer over His mishmeret, and that we have walked as mourners before Hashem Tzva'os?

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