New International Version
As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, "Your servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me with a captive and said, 'Guard this man. If he is missing, it will be your life for his life, or you must pay a talent of silver.'

New Living Translation
As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, "Sir, I was in the thick of battle, and suddenly a man brought me a prisoner. He said, 'Guard this man; if for any reason he gets away, you will either die or pay a fine of seventy-five pounds of silver!'

English Standard Version
And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’

Berean Study Bible
As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’

New American Standard Bible
As the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man; if for any reason he is missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'

King James Bible
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and said, "Your servant marched out into the middle of the battle. Suddenly, a man turned aside and brought someone to me and said, 'Guard this man! If he is ever missing, it will be your life in place of his life, or you will weigh out 75 pounds of silver.'

International Standard Version
As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and told him, "Your servant went out into the middle of the battle, and a soldier turned aside, brought a prisoner to me, and told me, 'Guard this man. If he turns up missing for any reason at all, you'll pay for it with your life or be fined one talent of silver.'

NET Bible
When the king passed by, he called out to the king, "Your servant went out into the heat of the battle, and then a man turned aside and brought me a prisoner. He told me, 'Guard this prisoner. If he ends up missing for any reason, you will pay with your life or with a talent of silver.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the king passed by, the disciple called to him. "I went to fight in the battle. A man turned around and brought a prisoner to me. He said, 'Guard this prisoner. If he gets away, you will pay for his life with your own life or be fined 75 pounds of silver.'

Jubilee Bible 2000
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king, and he said, Thy slave went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside and brought a man unto me and said, Guard this man; if by any means he should get away, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

King James 2000 Bible
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall your life be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.

American King James Version
And as the king passed by, he cried to the king: and he said, Your servant went out into the middle of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall your life be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.

American Standard Version
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And as the king passed by, he cried to the king, and said: Thy servant went out to fight hand to hand: and when a certain man was run away, one brought him to me, and said: Keep this man: and if he shall slip away, thy life shall be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

Darby Bible Translation
And as the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me and said, Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

English Revised Version
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

Webster's Bible Translation
And as the king passed by, he cried to the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he shall be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

World English Bible
As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, 'Guard this man! If by any means he be missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass -- the king is passing by -- that he hath cried unto the king, and saith, 'Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle, and lo, a man hath turned aside and bringeth in unto me a man, and saith, Keep this man; if he be at all missing, then hath thy life been for his life, or a talent of silver thou dost weigh out;

1 Konings 20:39 Afrikaans PWL
Soos die koning verbygaan, roep hy uit na die koning en sê: “U dienskneg het uitgegaan in die middel van die geveg en let op, daar kom iemand eenkant toe en bring ’n man na my toe en sê: ‘Bewaak hierdie man; as hy vir enige rede wegraak, sal jou lewe in die plek van sy lewe wees, of anders moet jy ’n talent silwer betaal.’

1 i Mbretërve 20:39 Albanian
Kur po kalonte mbreti, i thirri dhe i tha: "Shërbëtori yt u fut në mes të betejës, kur dikush u tërhoq mënjanë dhe më solli një njeri, duke më thënë: "Ruaje këtë njeri; në rast se vritet, do ta paguash me jetën tënde ose do të paguash një talent argjendi".

ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻮﻙ ﺍﻷﻭ 20:39 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
ولما عبر الملك نادى الملك وقال خرج عبدك الى وسط القتال واذا برجل مال واتى اليّ برجل وقال احفظ هذا الرجل. وان فقد تكون نفسك بدل نفسه او تدفع وزنة من الفضة.

De Künig A 20:39 Bavarian
Wie dyr Künig vorbeikaam, rief yr n zueher: "Also, i bin eyn n Krieg dyrbeigwösn. Daa brang myr öbber aynn Gfangnen her, auf dönn wo i aufpässn solln haet. Er bot myr non auf: 'Laaß n ja nit auskemmen, sunst kost di dös ys Löbn older zmindest ayn Buess von vierydreissg Teger Silber.'

3 Царе 20:39 Bulgarian
И когато минаваше царят, той извика към царя и рече: Слугата ти отиде всред сражението; и ето, един човек, като се отби на страна доведе едного при мене и рече: Пази тоя човек; ако побегне някак, тогава твоят живот ще бъде вместо неговия живот, или ще платиш един талант сребро.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
王從那裡經過，他向王呼叫說：「僕人在陣上的時候，有人帶了一個人來，對我說：『你看守這人，若把他失了，你的性命必代替他的性命，不然你必交出一他連得銀子來。』

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
王从那里经过，他向王呼叫说：“仆人在阵上的时候，有人带了一个人来，对我说：‘你看守这人，若把他失了，你的性命必代替他的性命，不然你必交出一他连得银子来。’

列 王 紀 上 20:39 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
王 從 那 裡 經 過 ， 他 向 王 呼 叫 說 ： 僕 人 在 陣 上 的 時 候 ， 有 人 帶 了 一 個 人 來 ， 對 我 說 ： 你 看 守 這 人 ， 若 把 他 失 了 ， 你 的 性 命 必 代 替 他 的 性 命 ； 不 然 ， 你 必 交 出 一 他 連 得 銀 子 來 。

列 王 紀 上 20:39 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
王 从 那 里 经 过 ， 他 向 王 呼 叫 说 ： 仆 人 在 阵 上 的 时 候 ， 有 人 带 了 一 个 人 来 ， 对 我 说 ： 你 看 守 这 人 ， 若 把 他 失 了 ， 你 的 性 命 必 代 替 他 的 性 命 ； 不 然 ， 你 必 交 出 一 他 连 得 银 子 来 。

1 Kings 20:39 Croatian Bible
Kad je kralj prolazio, on povika: "Tvoj je sluga bio izišao u boj, kadli iz bojnih redova jedan istupi i dovede mi nekog čovjeka govoreći: 'Čuvaj ovoga čovjeka! Ako nestane, tvoj će život biti za njegov život, ili ćeš platiti srebrni talenat.'

První Královská 20:39 Czech BKR
A když král pomíjel, zvolal na něj a řekl: Služebník tvůj vyšel do bitvy, a hle, jeden odšed, přivedl ke mně muže a řekl: Ostříhej toho muže, jestliže se pak ztratí, budeť život tvůj za život jeho, aneb centnéř stříbra položíš.

Første Kongebog 20:39 Danish
Da Kongen kom forbi, raabte han til ham: »Din Træl var draget med i Kampen; da kom en hen til mig med en Mand og sagde: Vogt den Mand vel! Slipper han bort, skal du svare for hans Liv med dit eget Liv eller bøde en Talent Sølv!

1 Koningen 20:39 Dutch Staten Vertaling
En het geschiedde, als de koning voorbijging, dat hij tot den koning riep, en zeide: Uw knecht was uitgegaan in het midden des strijds; en zie, een man was afgeweken, en bracht tot mij een man, en zeide: Bewaar dezen man, indien hij enigszins gemist wordt, zo zal uw ziel in de plaats zijner ziel zijn, of gij zult een talent zilvers opwegen.