| NETBible | The young advisers with whom Rehoboam 1 had grown up said to him, “Say this to these people who have said to you, ‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.’ 2 Say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father! 3 |
| NIV © |
The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Tell these people who have said to you, ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter’—tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist. |
| NASB © |
The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall say to this people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, now you make it lighter for us!’ But you shall speak to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins! |
| NLT © |
The young men replied, "This is what you should tell those complainers: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist––if you think he was hard on you, just wait and see what I’ll be like! |
| MSG © |
The young turks he'd grown up with said, "These people who complain, 'Your father was too hard on us; lighten up'--well, tell them this: 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist. |
| BBE © |
And the young men of his generation said to him, This is the answer to give to the people who came to you saying, Your father put a hard yoke on us; will you make it less? say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father’s body; |
| NRSV © |
The young men who had grown up with him said to him, "Thus you should say to this people who spoke to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must lighten it for us’; thus you should say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins. |
| NKJV © |
Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’ ––thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist! |
| KJV | And the young men <03206> that were grown up <01431> (8804) with him spake <01696> (8762) unto him, saying <0559> (8800)_, Thus shalt thou speak <0559> (8799) unto this people <05971> that spake <01696> (8765) unto thee, saying <0559> (8800)_, Thy father <01> made <03513> (0) our yoke <05923> heavy <03513> (8689)_, but make thou [it] lighter <07043> (8685) unto us; thus shalt thou say <01696> (8762) unto them, My little <06995> [finger] shall be thicker <05666> (8804) than my father's <01> loins <04975>_. |
| NASB © |
The young <3206> men <3206> who <834> grew <1431> up with him spoke <1696> to him, saying <559> , "Thus <3541> you shall say <559> to this <2088> people <5971> who <834> spoke <1696> to you, saying <559> , 'Your father <1> made <3513> our yoke <5923> heavy <3513> , now you make <7043> it lighter <7043> for us!' But you shall speak <1696> to them, 'My little <6995> finger <6995> is thicker <5666> than <4480> my father's <1> loins !<4975> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ elalhsan <2980> V-AAI-3P prov <4314> PREP auton <846> D-ASM ta <3588> T-NPN paidaria <3808> N-NPN ta <3588> T-NPN ektrafenta <1625> V-PPPNP met <3326> PREP autou <846> D-GSM oi <3588> T-NPM paresthkotev <3936> V-RAPNP pro <4253> PREP proswpou <4383> N-GSN autou <846> D-GSM legontev <3004> V-PAPNP tade <3592> D-APN lalhseiv <2980> V-FAI-2S tw <3588> T-DSM law <2992> N-DSM toutw <3778> D-DSM toiv <3588> T-DPM lalhsasi <2980> V-AAPDP prov <4314> PREP se <4771> P-AS legontev <3004> V-PAPNP o <3588> T-NSM pathr <3962> N-NSM sou <4771> P-GS ebarunen <925> V-IAI-3S ton <3588> T-ASM kloion {N-ASM} hmwn <1473> P-GP kai <2532> CONJ su <4771> P-NS nun <3568> ADV koufison <2893> V-AAD-2S af <575> PREP hmwn <1473> P-GP tade <3592> D-APN lalhseiv <2980> V-FAI-2S prov <4314> PREP autouv <846> D-APM h <3588> T-NSF mikrothv {N-NSF} mou <1473> P-GS pacutera {A-ASFC} thv <3588> T-GSF osfuov <3751> N-GSF tou <3588> T-GSM patrov <3962> N-GSM mou <1473> P-GS |
| NET [draft] ITL | The young advisers <03206> with <0413> whom <0834> Rehoboam had grown up <01431> said <0559> to him, “Say <0559> this <03541> to these <02088> people <05971> who <0834> have said <01696> to <0413> you <0859> , ‘Your father <01> made us work hard, but now lighten <07043> our burden <05923> .’ Say <01696> this <03541> to <0413> them: ‘I am a lot harsher <05666> than my father !<01> |
| HEBREW | yba <01> yntmm <04975> hbe <05666> ynjq <06995> Mhyla <0413> rbdt <01696> hk <03541> wnylem <05921> lqh <07043> htaw <0859> wnle <05923> ta <0853> dybkh <03513> Kyba <01> rmal <0559> Kyla <0413> wrbd <01696> rsa <0834> hzh <02088> Mel <05971> rmat <0559> hk <03541> rmal <0559> wta <0854> wldg <01431> rsa <0834> Mydlyh <03206> wyla <0413> wrbdyw (12:10) <01696> |
| NETBible | The young advisers with whom Rehoboam 1 had grown up said to him, “Say this to these people who have said to you, ‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.’ 2 Say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father! 3 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 tn Heb “Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter upon us.” 3 tn Heb “My little one is thicker than my father’s hips.” The referent of “my little one” is not clear. The traditional view is that it refers to the little finger. As the following statement makes clear, Rehoboam’s point is that he is more harsh and demanding than his father. |