American Standard Version (1901)
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
Micah 7:3
86 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament
ASV Byzantine Text
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
Asang Khongca Bible
Ban loe kahoih ai hmuen sak han kop, ukkungnawk loe tangqum to hnik o, lokcaekkungnawk doeh bokhaih phoisa to caak o; kalen kaminawk loe koeh ih hmuen to hnik o, nihcae loe to tiah nawnto toksak o.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
A kut rhoi tah boethae dongah lohna coeng. Mangpa loh lai sahnah ham a bih tih lai a tloek. A hinglu loh talnah thui hamla haam tih amah neh tingtong uh.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
A kut rhoi tah boethae dongah lohna coeng. Mangpa loh lai sahnah ham a bih tih lai a tloek. A hinglu loh talnah thui hamla haam tih amah neh tingtong uh.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
Hana hewa ikaika hoi lakou me na lima; Noi aku ka luna, a me ka lunakanawai i uku: A o ke kanaka nui, oia ke hoike aku i ka makemake o kona naau; Pela no lakou e huikau ai ia mea.
English Berean Standard Bible
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Yo tout pase mèt nan fè sa ki mal ak de men yo. Chèf yo ap fè egzijans. Jij yo ap mande lajan anba pou regle zafè pou moun. Grannèg yo menm mande sa yo vle. Se konsa yo tout yo fè yon sèl bann ansanm.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
Malum manuum suarum dicunt bonum: princeps postulat, et judex in reddendo est; et magnus locutus est desiderium animæ suæ, et conturbaverunt eam.
Bible in Basic English
Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
les deux mains sont prêtes au mal, afin de le bien faire ; le prince exige, et le juge [est là] pour une récompense, et le grand exprime l’avidité de son âme ; et [ensemble] ils trament la chose.
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
Co zlého oběma rukama páchají, to aby za dobré počteno bylo. Kníže žádá, a soudce z úplatku soudí, a kdož veliký jest, ten mluví převrácenost duše své, a v hromadu ji pletou.
Kosraean Bible
Elos nukewa mwet na pisrla in oru ma koluk. Mwet fulat ac mwet nununku soano in oasr mol nu selos meet liki elos fah oru ma kunalos. Mwet pweyen uh elos fahk ma elos kena kac, na mwet kol ingan insese nu kac ac tukeni orek pwapa lukma.
World Portuguese Bible
Suas mãos estão sobre o que é mau para fazê-lo de forma diligente. O governante e o juiz pedem um suborno. O homem poderoso dita o desejo maligno de sua alma. Assim, eles conspiram juntos.
Romanian BTF Bible
Pentru ca să facă răul cu amândouă mâinile cu zel, și prințul și judecătorul cer o răsplată; și omul mare, își rostește dorința ticăloasă; astfel încheie târgul.
Brenton English Septuagint
they prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a reward, and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul:
Burmese Common Language Bible
သူတို့သည်မကောင်းမှုကိုပြုလုပ်ရန်စိတ် အားထက်သန်ကြ၏။ အရာရှိများနှင့် တရားသူကြီးများသည် တံစိုးလက်ဆောင် တောင်းတတ်ကြ၏။ သြဇာရှိသောသူ၏ အလိုဆန္ဒကိုလိုက်၍ သူတို့သည်မကောင်း မှုကိုအတူတကွကြံစည်ကြ၏။-
Darby Translation
Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge [is there] for a reward; and the great [man] uttereth his soul's greed: and [together] they combine it.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Nach dem Bösen sind beide Hände gerichtet, um es wohl auszuführen. Der Fürst fordert, und der Richter richtet gegen Entgelt, und der Große spricht die Gier seiner Seele aus, und sie flechten es ineinander.
Dutch Bible 1917
Om met beide handen wel dapper kwaad te doen, zo eist de vorst, en de rechter oordeelt om vergelding; en de grote spreekt de verderving zijner ziel, en zij draaien ze dicht ineen.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
Hun handen deugen enkel voor kwaad. De vorst zuigt uit, de rechter is veil, De grote roept openlijk wat hij wil;
Italian Diodati Bible
Ambe le mani sono intente a far male a più potere; il principe chiede , e il giudice giudica per ricompensa , e il grande pronunzia la perversità dell'anima sua, ed essi l'intrecciano.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The evil of their hands they call good: the prince requireth, and the judge is for giving: and the great man hath uttered the desire of his soul, and they have troubled it.
Geneva Bible 1599
To make good for the euil of their hands, the prince asked, and the iudge iudgeth for a reward: therefore the great man he speaketh out the corruption of his soule: so they wrapt it vp.
Noyes Bible
Their hands are diligent for evil; The prince asketh a bribe, And the judge decideth for money! The great man giveth judgment according to his desire; They conspire to pervert justice.
Danish Bible 1931
Deres Hænder er flinke til ondt, Fyrsten kræver, Dommeren er villig for Betaling; Stormanden nævner, hvad han begærer; og derefter snor de det sammen.
Leeser Tanakh
For the evil of your hands you expect good? while the prince demandeth [bribes], and the judge acteth for pay; and the great man is only speaking the wilful pleasure of his soul: and so do they make a network [of wrong].
JPS TaNaKH 1917
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.
King James Version
¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
King James Version + Apocrypha
¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Tay chúng nó chăm làm sự dữ. Quan trưởng thì đòi của, quan xét thì tham hối lộ, còn người lớn thì nói sự ưa muốn dữ của lòng mình; vậy thì cùng nhau đan dệt.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, The prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; And the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: So they wrap it up.
Revised West Version
Koeʻuhi ke nau fai fakamātoato ʻi he kovi ʻaki ʻae ongo nima ʻosi pe, ʻoku ʻeke ʻe he houʻeiki, pea ʻeke mo e fakamaau ki he meʻa foaki; pea mo e tangata māʻolunga ʻoku ne fakahā hono loto kovi pea pehē, ʻoku nau ʻufiʻufi ia.
French Ostervald Bible
Quant au mal, il y a des mains pour le bien faire: le prince exige, le juge demande une rétribution, le grand manifeste l'avidité de son âme, et ils ourdissent cela ensemble.
Esperanto Bible
Por pravigi malbonan faron, la estro postulas donacon kaj la juĝisto pagon; la altrangulo parolas, kion li volas, kaj konfuzas la aferojn.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
Leurs mains sont habiles à faire le mal: Le prince a des exigences, Le juge réclame un salaire, Le grand manifeste son avidité, Et ils font ainsi cause commune.
German Luther Bible 1912
und meinen, sie tun wohl daran, wenn sie Böses tun. Was der Fürst will, das spricht der Richter, daß er ihm wieder einen Dienst tun soll. Die Gewaltigen raten nach ihrem Mutwillen, Schaden zu tun, und drehen's wie sie wollen.
LXX2012 U. S. English
they prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a reward, and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul:
British English Septuagint 2012
they prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a reward, and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul:
Majority Standard BIble
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
Webster Bible
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man , he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
Their hands know well how to do evil, the officer and judge demands a bribe, the high official decides as he pleases and they conspire to pervert justice.
Open English Bible (US)
Their hands know well how to do evil, the officer and judge demands a bribe, the high official decides as he pleases and they conspire to pervert justice.
Revised Version
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the mischief of his soul: thus they weave it together.
Italian Riveduta Bible
Le loro mani sono pronte al male, per farlo con tutta cura: il principe chiede, il giudice acconsente mediante ricompensa, il grande manifesta la cupidigia dell’anima sua, e ordiscono così le loro trame.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Leurs mains s’appliquent avec ardeur à faire le mal. Le chef et le juge réclament un pot-de-vin. L’homme puissant impose le désir pervers de son âme. Ensemble, ils trament leurs complots.
Reina Valera 1909
Para completar la maldad con sus manos, el príncipe demanda, y el juez juzga por recompensa; y el grande habla el antojo de su alma, y lo confirman.
Spanish BLL
Sus manos son expertas para hacer lo malo. El gobernante y el juez exigen sobornos; el poderoso solo dicta lo que su ambición le pide, y así todos se ponen de acuerdo para el mal.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
Sus manos son diestras para hacer el mal; el príncipe y el juez exigen soborno. El poderoso manifiesta el deseo de su alma, y así traman todos juntos la conspiración.
Croatian Bible
Njihove ruke za zlo su sposobne: glavar traži dar, sudac sudi prema poklonu, velikaš po svome hiru odlučuje.
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Da čine zlo obema rukama što više mogu, ište knez; i sudija sudi za platu, i ko je velik govori opačinu duše svoje, i spleću je.
German Textbibel
Auf das Böse sind ihre Hände aus, es eifrig zu verrichten. Der Obere fordert, und der Richter richtet für Bezahlung, und der Große redet seines Herzens Gelüste frei heraus, und so flechten sie es zusammen.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
they prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a reward, and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul:
Hebrew OT (WLC)
עַל־הָרַ֤ע כַּפַּ֨יִם֙ לְהֵיטִ֔יב הַשַּׂ֣ר שֹׁאֵ֔ל וְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖ט בַּשִׁלּ֑וּם וְהַגָּד֗וֹל דֹּבֵ֨ר הַוַּ֥ת נַפְשׁ֛וֹ ה֖וּא וַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃
World English Bible
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
World English Bible (Catholic)
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
World English Bible British Edition
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
World English Bible Classic
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
World English Bible Updated
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
World Messianic Bible
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
World Messianic Bible British Edition
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
Young's Literal Translation
On the evil [are] both hands to do [it] well, The prince is asking — also the judge — for recompence, And the great — he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.
SEPTUAGINTA
ἐπὶ τὸ κακὸν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἑτοιμάζουσιν. ὁ ἄρχων αἰτεῖ, καὶ ὁ κριτὴς εἰρηνικοὺς λόγους ἐλάλησε, καταθύμιον ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ἐστι. καὶ ἐξελοῦμαι τὰ ἀγαθὰ αὐτῶν
Brenton Septuagint
ἐπὶ τὸ κακὸν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἑτοιμάζουσιν· ὁ ἄρχων αἰτεῖ, καὶ ὁ κριτὴς εἰρηνικοὺς λόγους ἐλάλησε, καταθύμιον ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ἐστιν· καὶ ἐξελοῦμαι τὰ ἀγαθὰ αὐτῶν
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Мыниле лор сунт ындрептате сэ факэ рэу: кырмуиторул чере дарурь, жудекэторул чере платэ, чел маре ышь аратэ пе фацэ че дореште ку лэкомие, ши астфел мерг мынэ-н мынэ.
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
На лихе у всїх готові руки без угаву; князь дарів вимагає, і суддя судить за гостинцї, а вельможі виявляють без сорому ледачі забаги душі своєї і перекручують справу.
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
На лихе у всїх готові руки без угаву; князь дарів вимагає, і суддя судить за гостинцї, а вельможі виявляють без сорому ледачі забаги душі своєї і перекручують справу.
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Да чине зло обема рукама што више могу, иште кнез; и судија суди за плату, и ко је велик говори опачину душе своје, и сплећу је.
Russian Synodal Bible
Руки их обращены к тому, чтобы уметь делать зло; начальник требует подарков, и судья судит за взятки, а вельможи высказывают злые хотения души своей и извращают дело.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
עַל־הָרַ֤ע כַּפַּ֙יִם֙ לְהֵיטִ֔יב הַשַּׂ֣ר שֹׁאֵ֔ל וְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖ט בַּשִּׁלּ֑וּם וְהַגָּדֹ֗ול דֹּבֵ֨ר הַוַּ֥ת נַפְשֹׁ֛ו ה֖וּא וַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
על הרע כפים להיטיב השר שאל והשפט בשלום והגדול דבר הות נפשו הוא ויעבתוה׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
اَلْيَدَانِ إِلَى ٱلشَّرِّ مُجْتَهِدَتَانِ. ٱلرَّئِيسُ طَالِبٌ وَٱلْقَاضِي بِٱلْهَدِيَّةِ، وَٱلْكَبِيرُ مُتَكَلِّمٌ بِهَوَى نَفْسِهِ فَيُعَكِّشُونَهَا.
Old Persion Version Bible
دستهای ایشان برای شرارت چالاک است، رئیس طلب میکند و داور رشوه میخواهد و مرد بزرگ به هوای نفس خود تکلم مینماید؛ پس ایشان آن را به هم میبافند.
Judson Burmese Bible
ဒုစရိုက် ကို ကြိုးစား၍ပြု ခြင်းငှါ အသင့်ရှိကြ၏။ မင်း သည် လက်ဆောင်ကို တောင်း တတ်၏။ တရားသူကြီး သည် တံစိုး ကို စားတတ်၏။ သူတပါးထက်ကြီး သော သူသည် မတရားသော လောဘ ကို ထင်ရှား စေတတ်၏။ ထိုသို့အမှု ကို ရှုပ် စေခြင်းငှါပြုတတ်ကြ၏။
Korean Bible 1910
두 손으로 악을 부지런히 행하도다 그 군장과 재판자는 뇌물을 구하며 대인은 마음의 악한 사욕을 발하며 서로 연락을 취하니
Japanese Freedom Bible
彼らは両手を使って、熱心に悪を行う。 支配者も裁き人も賄賂を求める。 権力者は自分の悪い欲望を押し通し、 彼らは結託してそれを実行する。
World Chinese Bible
他们的双手忙于行恶。 统治者和审判官索要贿赂。 有权势的人说出心中的恶欲； 他们就这样一同图谋。
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
他们双手作恶； 君王徇情面，审判官要贿赂； 位分大的吐出恶意， 都彼此结联行恶。
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
他們雙手作惡； 君王徇情面，審判官要賄賂； 位分大的吐出惡意， 都彼此結聯行惡。
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
Suas mãos são habilidosas em fazer o mal; o príncipe dá ordens e o juiz julga por propina; e o grande fala o mau desejo de sua alma, e colaboram com ele.
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Mashi Bible
Ebijiro amaboko gâbo galengeha okujira ganali mabî gônene. Omurhambo adwîrhe alinga ecituliro; n’omucîranuzi adwîrhe alinga empyûlo lyo atwa olubanja. Omukulu adwîrhe aderha ebigalugalu n’oku omurhima gunamuhire.
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
Zum Bösen brauchen sie beide Hände, um es ja recht gut zu machen; der Fürst fordert, und dem Richter ist es um den Lohn zu tun; der Große sagt, wie er es haben will, und darnach drehen sie's!
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
Sus manos están preparadas para hacer el mal; el gobernante solicita dinero y el juez busca una recompensa; y el gran hombre toma decisiones a su gusto, y juntos lo traman.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
Con respecto al mal, ambas manos lo hacen bien. El príncipe pide soborno y también el juez. El grande habla de la codicia de su alma. Así lo entretejen juntos.
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
That they may do evil with both hands skillfully, the sar and the shofet asketh for a bribe; and hagadol uttereth the evil of his nefesh (soul); so they weave it.
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