Nehemiah 2:3 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

ASV Byzantine Text

And I said unto the king, Let the king live forever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchers, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

Asang Khongca Bible

Kai mah siangpahrang khaeah, Siangpahrang na hinglung sawk nasoe! Kam panawk aphumhaih, vangpui to amro moe, khongkhanawk hmai mah kang naah, kawbangmaw mikhmai sae ai ah ka om thai tih? tiah ka naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae manghai te, “Manghai tah kumhal duela hing saeh, balae tih ka maelhmai a thae pawt eh? A pa rhoek kah phuel im khopuei loh kaksap tih a vongka khaw hmai loh a hlawp coeng,” ka ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae manghai te, “Manghai tah kumhal duela hing saeh, balae tih ka maelhmai a thae pawt eh? A pa rhoek kah phuel im khopuei loh kaksap tih a vongka khaw hmai loh a hlawp coeng,” ka ti nah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A i aku la i ke alii, I ola mau loa ke alii; heaha ka mea e ole ai e inoino ko'u maka i ka wa e waiho neoneo ana ke kulanakauhale, kahi o ua ilina a ko'u mau makuakane, a o na panipuka no hoi ona ua hoopauia i ke ahi.

English Berean Standard Bible

and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen reponn li: -Mwen swete pou monwa viv lontan! Men, ki jan pou m' fè pa kagou lè lavil kote zansèt mwen yo antere a ap fin kraze, lè dife fin boule tout pòtay li yo?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

et dixi regi: Rex, in æternum vive: quare non mœreat vultus meus, quia civitas domus sepulchrorum patris mei deserta est, et portæ ejus combustæ sunt igni?

Bible in Basic English

And said to the king, May the king be living for ever: is it not natural for my face to be sad, when the town, the place where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, has been made waste and its doorways burned with fire?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et je dis au roi : Que le roi vive à toujours ! Pourquoi mon visage ne serait-il pas triste, quand la ville, le lieu des sépulcres de mes pères, est dévastée, et que ses portes sont consumées par le feu ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A řekl jsem králi: Král na věky buď živ. Kterak nemá býti smutný oblíčej můj, když město to, kdež jsou hrobové otců mých, zpuštěno jest, a brány jeho ohněm zkaženy?

Kosraean Bible

ac nga fahk, “Finsrak in paht moul lal Tokosra! Ac fuka nga in tia ngetnget in asor, ke siti se ma mwet matu luk pukpuki we uh musalla, ac mutunpot uh firiryak?”

World Portuguese Bible

Eu disse ao rei: “Que o rei viva para sempre! Por que o meu rosto não estaria triste, quando a cidade, o lugar dos túmulos dos meus pais, está em ruínas, e as suas portas foram consumidas pelo fogo?”

Romanian BTF Bible

Și am spus împăratului: Veșnic să trăiască împăratul, de ce să nu fie înfățișarea mea tristă, când cetatea, locul mormintelor părinților mei, șade risipită și porțile ei au fost mistuite de foc?

Brenton English Septuagint

and I said to the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be said, forasmuch as the city, even the home of the sepulchres of my fathers, has been laid waste, and her gates have been devoured with fire?

Burmese Common Language Bible

``အရှင်မင်းကြီးသည်ထာဝစဉ်သက် တော်ရှည်ပါစေသော။ ကျွန်တော်မျိုး၏ ဘိုးဘေးများအားသင်္ဂြိုဟ်ရာမြို့သည် ပျက်စီးယိုယွင်းလျက်မြို့တံခါးများ သည်လည်းမီးလောင်ကျွမ်းကုန်ပြီဖြစ် သဖြင့် ကျွန်တော်မျိုးသည်အဘယ်သို့ လျှင်မျက်နှာမညှိုးငယ်ဘဲနေနိုင်ပါ မည်နည်း'' ဟုပြန်လည်လျှောက်ထား၏။

Darby Translation

And I said to the king, Let the king live for ever! Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und ich sprach zu dem König: Der König lebe ewiglich! Warum sollte mein Angesicht nicht traurig sein, da die Stadt, die Begräbnisstätte meiner Väter, wüst liegt, und ihre Tore vom Feuer verzehrt sind?

Dutch Bible 1917

En ik zeide tot de koning: De koning leve in eeuwigheid! Hoe zou mijn aangezicht niet treurig zijn, daar de stad, de plaats der begrafenissen mijner vaderen, woest is, en haar poorten met vuur verteerd zijn?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

en sprak tot den koning: De koning leve voor eeuwig! Hoe zou ik niet treuren, daar de stad ligt verwoest, waar de graven van mijn vaderen zijn, en daar haar poorten door het vuur zijn verteerd?

Italian Diodati Bible

e dissi al re: Possa il re vivere in perpetuo; come non sarebbe la mia faccia mesta, rimanendo la città, che è il luogo delle sepolture de' miei padri, distrutta, e le sue porte consumate dal fuoco ?

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I said to the king: O king, live for ever: why should not my countenance be sorrowful, seeing the city of the place of the sepulchres of my fathers is desolate, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire?

Geneva Bible 1599

And I said to the King, God saue the King for euer: why should not my countenance be sad, when the citie and house of the sepulchres of my fathers lieth waste, and the gates thereof are deuoured with fire?

Danish Bible 1931

og jeg sagde til Kongen: “Kongen leve evindelig! Hvor kan jeg andet end se modfalden ud, når den By, hvor mine Fædres Grave er, ligger øde, og dens Porte er fortæret af Ilden?”

Leeser Tanakh

And I said unto the king, May the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth ruined, and her gates are consumed by fire?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And I said unto the king: 'Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?'

King James Version

And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

King James Version + Apocrypha

And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

bèn nói với vua rằng: Nguyện vua vạn tuế! Lẽ nào mặt tôi không buồn, khi cái thành, là nơi có mồ mả của tổ phụ tôi, bị phá hoang, và các cửa thành bị lửa thiêu đốt?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

and said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

Revised West Version

Pea naʻaku pehē ki he tuʻi, “Tuku ke moʻui ʻae tuʻi ʻo taʻengata: ʻe ʻikai te u mata tangi nai ko e hā, lolotonga kuo tuku liʻaki pe ʻae kolo, ko e potu ʻoe ngaahi tanuʻanga ʻo ʻeku ngaahi tamai, pea ko hono ngaahi matapā kuo tutuʻaki ʻae afi?”

French Ostervald Bible

Et je répondis au roi: Que le roi vive à jamais! Comment n'aurais-je pas mauvais visage, quand la ville, lieu des tombeaux de mes pères, demeure désolée, et que ses portes ont été consumées par le feu?

Esperanto Bible

kaj mi diris al la reĝo: La reĝo vivu eterne; kiel mi povas ne aspekti malbone, kiam la urbo, kiu estas la tomboloko de miaj patroj, estas dezertigita, kaj ĝiaj pordegoj estas forbruligitaj per fajro?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

et je répondis au roi: Que le roi vive éternellement! Comment n’aurais-je pas mauvais visage, lorsque la ville où sont les sépulcres de mes pères est détruite et que ses portes sont consumées par le feu?

German Luther Bible 1912

und sprach zu dem König: Der König lebe ewiglich! Sollte ich nicht übel sehen? Die Stadt da das Begräbnis meiner Väter ist, liegt wüst, und ihre Tore sind mit Feuer verzehrt.

LXX2012 U. S. English

and I said to the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be said, forasmuch as the city, even the home of the sepulchres of my fathers, has been laid waste, and her gates have been devoured with fire?

British English Septuagint 2012

and I said to the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be said, forasmuch as the city, even the home of the sepulchres of my fathers, has been laid waste, and her gates have been devoured with fire?

Majority Standard BIble

and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

Webster Bible

And said to the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchers, lieth waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?

Revised Version

And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

Italian Riveduta Bible

e dissi al re: “Viva il re in eterno! Come potrebbe il mio aspetto non esser triste quando la città dove sono i sepolcri de’ miei padri è distrutta e le sue porte son consumate dal fuoco?”

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Je répondis au roi : « Que le roi vive toujours ! Comment ne pas avoir l’air triste, alors que la ville où se trouvent les tombeaux de mes ancêtres est dévastée et que ses portes ont été brûlées ? »

Reina Valera 1909

Y dije al rey: El rey viva para siempre. ¿Cómo no estará triste mi rostro, cuando la ciudad, casa de los sepulcros de mis padres, está desierta, y sus puertas consumidas del fuego?

Spanish BLL

Pero le respondí al rey: “¡Que viva el rey para siempre! ¿Cómo no voy a estar triste, si la ciudad donde están las tumbas de mis antepasados está en ruinas y sus puertas han sido quemadas?”

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y dije al rey: «¡Viva el rey para siempre! ¿Cómo no ha de estar triste mi rostro, cuando la ciudad, casa de los sepulcros de mis padres, yace desolada y sus puertas consumidas por el fuego?»

Croatian Bible

i rekoh kralju: “Neka uvijek živi kralj! Kako mi lice ne bi bilo tužno kad je grad gdje su grobovi mojih otaca razoren, a vrata mu ognjem spaljena?”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I rekoh caru: Da je živ car do veka! Kako ne bih bio lica neveselog, kad je grad gde su grobovi mojih otaca opusteo i vrata mu ognjem spaljena?

German Textbibel

Und ich sprach zum Könige: Der König möge immerdar leben! Warum sollte ich nicht schlecht aussehen, wenn die Stadt, die Begräbnisstätte meiner Väter, wüste liegt, und ihre Thore vom Feuer verzehrt sind?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וָאֹמַ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְעוֹלָ֣ם יִחְיֶ֑ה מַדּ֜וּעַ לֹא־יֵרְע֣וּ פָנַ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָעִ֜יר בֵּית־קִבְר֤וֹת אֲבֹתַי֙ חֲרֵבָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ אֻכְּל֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ ס