Protestantism
English
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.1
- held…: or, was as though he had been deaf
But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
and the sons of worthlessness have said, `What! this one doth save us!' and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.
But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.
But the wicked men saide, Howe shall hee saue vs? So they despised him, and brought him no presents: but he held his tongue.
But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.
But certain good-for-nothing persons said, How is this man to be our saviour? And having no respect for him, they gave him no offering.
But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.1
- MT and LXX; One DSS manuscript includes Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had viciously oppressed the people of Gad and Reuben, gouging out the right eye of each Israelite dwelling there. He would not allow anyone to rescue them, and there was no Israelite east of the Jordan whose right eye had not been gouged out. But 7,000 men had escaped from the Ammonites and settled in Jabesh-gilead.
But certain base fellows said: 'How shall this man save us?' And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he was as one that held his peace.
But the sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him and brought him no presents. But he pretended not to notice.:
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
However, some ⌞worthless men⌟1 said, “How can this man deliver us?” So they despised him and brought no gift to him, but he kept silent.2
- Literally “sons of wickedness”
- The Dead Sea Scrolls contained a nearly complete scroll of 1 and 2 Samuel, the oldest Hebrew manuscript extant. There is a story therein that provides a setting for the acts of Nahash in 1 Samuel 11, which otherwise seems to occur obtrusively. This story may be translated: “Now Nahash, king of the Ammonites, harshly tormented the Gadites and the Reubenites, and he gouged out all their right eyes, and struck terror and dread in Israel. No Israelite beyond the Jordan remained whose right eye was not gouged out by Nahash king of the Ammonites, except for seven thousand men who had fled from the Ammonites and entered Jabesh Gilead. About a month later …” This early text leaves off with 11:1 at this point
But the sons of worthlessness said, How can this one deliver us? And they despised him and did not bring a gift to him. But he was as one keeping silent.
But the sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him and brought him no present. But he was silent.
But certain worthless fellows said, "How shall this man save us?" They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace. [Nahash,1 king of the Ammonites, was oppressing the Gadites and the Reubenites. He put out the right eye of all of them, bringing on Israel fear and trembling. Not one was left of the Israelites beyond the Jordan whose right eye Nahash, king of the Ammonites, did not put out, except for seven thousand men who had escaped from the Ammonites and went to Jabesh Gilead.] 2
- Nahash means "serpent" in Hebrew
- DSS Josephus (Ant. 6.68-71). MT omits "Nahash king of…Jabesh Gilead"
But certain worthless fellows said, "How shall this man save us?" They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace. [Nahash,1 king of the Ammonites, was oppressing the Gadites and the Reubenites. He put out the right eye of all of them, bringing on Israel fear and trembling. Not one was left of the Israelites beyond the Jordan whose right eye Nahash, king of the Ammonites, did not put out, except for seven thousand men who had escaped from the Ammonites and went to Jabesh Gilead.] 2
- Nahash means "serpent" in Hebrew
- DSS Josephus (Ant. 6.68-71). MT omits "Nahash king of…Jabesh Gilead"
But certain worthless fellows said, "How shall this man save us?" They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace. [Nahash,1 king of the Ammonites, was oppressing the Gadites and the Reubenites. He put out the right eye of all of them, bringing on Israel fear and trembling. Not one was left of the Israelites beyond the Jordan whose right eye Nahash, king of the Ammonites, did not put out, except for seven thousand men who had escaped from the Ammonites and went to Jabesh Gilead.] 2
- Nahash means "serpent" in Hebrew
- DSS Josephus (Ant. 6.68-71). MT omits "Nahash king of…Jabesh Gilead"
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.1
- held…: or, was as though he had been deaf.
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
But, abandoned men, said—How can this one save us? So they treated him with contempt, and brought him no present,—but he was as one that was deaf.
But the worthless men said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.1
- held...: or, was as though he had been deaf
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.
Catholicism
English
But the children of Belial said: Shall this fellow be able to save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents; but he dissembled as though he heard not.