Protestantism
English
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.1
- gain: Chaldee, buy
The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
The king hath answered and said, `Of a truth I know that time ye are gaining, because that ye have seen that the thing is gone from me,
The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the word is gone forth from me;
Then the King answered, and sayd, I knowe certeinly that ye would gaine the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing has gone from me.
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that you would gain the time, because you see the thing is gone from me.
The king made answer and said, I am certain that you are attempting to get more time, because you see that my decision is fixed;
The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.
The king answered and said: 'I know of a truth that ye would gain time, inasmuch as ye see the thing is certain with me,
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain time because ye see the thing is gone from my memory.
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
The king answered and said, “⌞Certainly⌟1 I know that ⌞you are trying to gain time⌟2 ⌞because⌟3 you have seen ⌞that this matter is firmly decreed by me⌟,4
- Literally “From a certainty”
- Literally “the time you are gaining”
- Literally “all because of that”
- Literally “that firm from me is the decree”
The king answered and said, For I know that you buy time, that on account of all, you see the thing is certainly gone from me.
The king answered and said, For I know that you surely want to gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.
The king answered, "I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.
The king answered, "I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.
The king answered, "I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.
The king answered and said, I know of a certain, that ye seek to gain time, because ye see that the word hath gone forth from me.
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.1
- gain: Chaldee, buy.
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
The king answered and said, Of a certainty, I know, that, time, ye, would gain,—merely because ye see that, unalterable, from me, is the word:
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.1
- gain: Chaldee, buy
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that all of you would gain the time, because all of you see the thing is gone from me.
Catholicism
English
The king answered and said: I know for certain, that you seek to gain time, since you know that the thing is gone from me.
The king answered and said, “I am certain that you are stalling for time because you know that the memory of it has slipped away from me.1
- 2:8Literally “tempus redimitis” means buying back time or recovering time, but the modern expression “stalling for time” is a fitting, slightly less literal, translation.(Conte)