2 Samuel 18:3 Multilingual: But the men said, 'You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city.'

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New International Version
But the men said, "You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It would be better now for you to give us support from the city."

New Living Translation
But his men objected strongly. "You must not go," they urged. "If we have to turn and run--and even if half of us die--it will make no difference to Absalom's troops; they will be looking only for you. You are worth 10,000 of us, and it is better that you stay here in the town and send help if we need it."

English Standard Version
But the men said, “You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city.”

Berean Study Bible
But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you support us from the city.”

New American Standard Bible
But the people said, "You should not go out; for if we indeed flee, they will not care about us; even if half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that you be ready to help us from the city."

King James Bible
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must not go!" the people pleaded. "If we have to flee, they will not pay any attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not pay any attention to us because you are worth 10,000 of us. Therefore, it is better if you support us from the city.""

International Standard Version
"No way!" his army responded. "If we have to retreat from the battle, Absalom's men won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care about us. But you are worth 10,000 of us. The best thing you can do for us is to remain in the city."

NET Bible
But the soldiers replied, "You should not do this! For if we should have to make a rapid retreat, they won't be too concerned about us. Even if half of us should die, they won't be too concerned about us. But you are like ten thousand of us! So it is better if you remain in the city for support."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You're not going [with us]," the troops said. "If we flee, they won't care about us, and if half of us die, they won't care either. But you're worth 10,000 of us. It's better for you to be ready to send us help from the city."

Jubilee Bible 2000
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth, for if we flee away, they will not care about us; nor if half of us die, will they care about us; but now thou art worth ten thousand of us. Therefore, now it is better that thou help us out of the city.

King James 2000 Bible
But the people answered, You shall not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now you are worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that you support us from out of the city.

American King James Version
But the people answered, You shall not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now you are worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that you succor us out of the city.

American Standard Version
But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people answered: Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not much mind us: or if half of us should fall, they will not greatly care: for thou alone art accounted for ten thousand: it is better therefore that thou shouldst be in the city to succour us.

Darby Bible Translation
But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth, for if we should in any case flee, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us; for *thou* art worth ten thousand of us; and now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

English Revised Version
But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succour us out of the city.

Webster's Bible Translation
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou shouldst succor us out of the city.

World English Bible
But the people said, "You shall not go forth; for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city."

Young's Literal Translation
And the people say, 'Thou dost not go out, for if we utterly flee, they do not set their heart upon us; and if half of us die, they do not set their heart unto us -- for now like us are ten thousand; and now, better that thou be to us from the city for an helper.'

2 Samuel 18:3 Afrikaans PWL
Die manne het egter gesê: “U mag nie uittrek nie, want as ons moet vlug, sal hulle nie oor ons omgee nie; selfs al sterf die helfte van ons, hulle sal nie oor ons omgee nie, maar u is tien duisend van ons werd; daarom is dit nou beter dat u gereed is om ons van die stad af te help.

2 i Samuelit 18:3 Albanian
Por populli u përgjigj: "Ti nuk duhet të vish, sepse po të na vënë përpara, nuk do të na jepnin rëndësi; edhe po të vdiste gjysma jonë, nuk do të na jepnin rëndësi; por ti vlen sa dhjetë mijë nga ne; është më mirë të rrish gati të na ndihmosh nga qyteti".

ﺻﻤﻮﺋﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ 18:3 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فقال الشعب لا تخرج لاننا اذا هربنا لا يبالون بنا واذا مات نصفنا لا يبالون بنا. والآن انت كعشرة آلاف منا. والآن الاصلح ان تكون لنا نجدة من المدينة.

Dyr Sämyheel B 18:3 Bavarian
Aber dös war ien nit recht: "Nän, tue dös lieber nit; denn wenn mir angnummen fliehen müessnd, naacherd wär s kain Hengl. Older wenn d Hölftn von üns sturb, was jucket dös? Aber du bist so vil wie ünser zöhentauset. Ausserdem wär s bösser, wennst üns von dyr Stat daa aus hälffst."

2 Царе 18:3 Bulgarian
Людете, обаче, отговориха: Да не излезеш; защото, ако ние се обърнем на бяг, няма да ги е грижа за нас; ако щат умре и половината от нас, [пак] няма да ги е грижа за нас; а ти си като десет хиляди от нас, затова сега е по-добре ти да си готов да ни помагаш от града.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
軍兵卻說：「你不可出戰。若是我們逃跑，敵人必不介意，我們陣亡一半，敵人也不介意，因為你一人強似我們萬人。你不如在城裡預備幫助我們。」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
军兵却说：“你不可出战。若是我们逃跑，敌人必不介意，我们阵亡一半，敌人也不介意，因为你一人强似我们万人。你不如在城里预备帮助我们。”

撒母耳記下 18:3 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
軍兵卻說：你不可出戰。若是我們逃跑，敵人必不介意；我們陣亡一半，敵人也不介意。因為你一人強似我們萬人，你不如在城裡預備幫助我們。

撒母耳記下 18:3 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
军兵却说：你不可出战。若是我们逃跑，敌人必不介意；我们阵亡一半，敌人也不介意。因为你一人强似我们万人，你不如在城里预备帮助我们。

2 Samuel 18:3 Croatian Bible
Ali se narod usprotivi: "Ne smiješ ti ići. Jer ako mi i pobjegnemo, neće nitko na to obraćati pažnju, ili ako nas i pola izgine, neće se na to obraćati pažnja; ali ti sam vrijediš kao nas deset tisuća. Osim toga, bolje je da budeš pripravan da nam iz grada pomogneš."

Druhá Samuelova 18:3 Czech BKR
Ale lid řekl: Nikoli nepotáhneš; nebo jestliže bychom i utíkali, nebudouť na to velmi dbáti, aniž, by nás i polovici zbili, budou toho velmi vážiti. Ty sám zajisté jsi jako z nás deset tisíců, protož lépe bude, abys nám byl v městě ku pomoci.

2 Samuel 18:3 Danish
Men de svarede: »Du maa ikke drage med; thi om vi flygter, ænser man ikke os; ja, selv om Halvdelen af os falder, ænser man ikke os, men du gælder lige saa meget som ti Tusinde af os; derfor er det bedst, at du holder dig rede til at ile os til Hjælp fra Byen.«

2 Samuël 18:3 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Maar het volk zeide: Gij zult niet uittrekken; want of wij te enen male vloden, zij zullen het hart op ons niet stellen; ja, of de helft van ons stierf, zij zullen het hart op ons niet stellen; maar gij zijt nu als tien duizend onzer. Zo zal het nu beter zijn, dat gij ons uit de stad ter hulpe zijt.

Swete's Septuagint
καὶ εἶπαν Οὐκ ἐξελεύσῃ, ὅτι ἐὰν φυγῇ φύγωμεν, οὐ θήσουσιν ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς καρδίαν, καὶ ἐὰν ἀποθάνωμεν τὸ ἥμισυ ἡμῶν, οὐ θήσουσιν ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς καρδίαν, ὅτι σὺ ὡς ἡμεῖς δέκα χιλιάδες· καὶ νῦν ἀγαθὸν ὅτι ἔσῃ ἡμῖν ἐν τῇ πόλει βοήθεια τοῦ βοηθεῖν.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָעָ֜ם לֹ֣א תֵצֵ֗א כִּי֩ אִם־נֹ֨ס נָנ֜וּס לֹא־יָשִׂ֧ימוּ אֵלֵ֣ינוּ לֵ֗ב וְאִם־יָמֻ֤תוּ חֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙ לֹֽא־יָשִׂ֤ימוּ אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ לֵ֔ב כִּֽי־עַתָּ֥ה כָמֹ֖נוּ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה אֲלָפִ֑ים וְעַתָּ֣ה טֹ֔וב כִּי־תִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֥נוּ מֵעִ֖יר [לַעְזִיר כ] (לַעְזֹֽור׃ ק) ס

WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמר העם לא תצא כי אם־נס ננוס לא־ישימו אלינו לב ואם־ימתו חצינו לא־ישימו אלינו לב כי־עתה כמנו עשרה אלפים ועתה טוב כי־תהיה־לנו מעיר [לעזיר כ] (לעזור׃ ק) ס

Aleppo Codex
ג ויאמר העם לא תצא כי אם נס ננוס לא ישימו אלינו לב ואם ימתו חצינו לא ישימו אלינו לב--כי עתה כמנו עשרה אלפים ועתה טוב כי תהיה לנו מעיר לעזיר (לעזור) {ס}

2 Sámuel 18:3 Hungarian: Karoli
De a nép monda: Ne jõjj; mert ha netalán mi megfutamodunk is, velünk nem gondolnak, és ha felerészben meghalunk is, velünk semmit sem gondolnak; de te [teszesz] [anynyit], mint mi tízezeren: jobb azért, hogy te a városból légy nékünk segítségül.

Samuel 2 18:3 Esperanto
Sed la popolo diris:Ne iru; cxar se ni ecx forkuros, ili ne tre atentos nin; ecx se duono de ni mortos, ili ne tre atentos nin; sed vi estas kiel dek mil el ni; tial estas pli bone, ke vi helpu nin el la urbo.

TOINEN SAMUELIN KIRJA 18:3 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Mutta kansa sanoi: älä mene; sillä jos me joudumme pakenemaan, ei he meistä tottele: jos puoli kuolee meistä, ei he siitä pidä lukua; sillä sinä olet niinkuin kymmenentuhatta meistä. Se on parempi, ettäs tulet meille avuksi kaupungista.

2 Samuel 18:3 French: Darby
Mais le peuple dit: Tu ne sortiras point; car quand nous viendrions à fuir, ils ne prendraient pas garde à nous, et quand la moitie d'entre nous mourrait, ils ne prendraient pas garde à nous; car toi, tu es comme dix mille d'entre nous; et maintenant il est bon que, de la ville, tu nous sois en secours.

2 Samuel 18:3 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Mais le peuple dit: Tu ne sortiras point! Car si nous prenons la fuite, ce n'est pas sur nous que l'attention se portera; et quand la moitié d'entre nous succomberait, on n'y ferait pas attention; mais toi, tu es comme dix mille de nous, et maintenant il vaut mieux que de la ville tu puisses venir à notre secours.

2 Samuel 18:3 French: Martin (1744)
Mais le peuple lui dit : Tu ne sortiras point; car quand nous viendrions à prendre la fuite on n'en ferait point de cas; et même quand la moitié de nous y serait tuée, on n'en ferait point de cas; car tu es maintenant autant que dix mille d'entre nous, c'est pourquoi il nous vaut mieux que tu sois dans la ville pour nous secourir.

2 Samuel 18:3 German: Modernized
Aber das Volk sprach: Du sollst nicht ausziehen; denn ob wir gleich fliehen oder die Hälfte sterben, so werden sie sich unser nicht annehmen; denn du bist, als wenn unser zehntausend wären; so ist's nun besser, daß du uns aus der Stadt helfen mögest.

2 Samuel 18:3 German: Luther (1912)
Aber das Volk sprach: Du sollst nicht ausziehen; denn ob wir gleich fliehen oder die Hälfte sterben, so werden sie unser nicht achten; denn du bist wie unser zehntausend; so ist's nun besser, daß du uns von der Stadt aus helfen mögst. {~} {~} {~} {~}

2 Samuel 18:3 German: Textbibel (1899)
Die Leute erwiderten: Du darfst nicht ins Feld ziehen! Denn falls wir die Flucht ergriffen, wird man sich um uns nicht kümmern; auch wenn die Hälfte von uns ums Leben käme, wird man sich um uns nicht kümmern, denn du bist wie von uns zehntausend. Auch ist es jetzt besser, wenn du uns von der Stadt aus zur Hilfe bereit bist.

2 Samuele 18:3 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
Ma il popolo rispose: "Tu non devi venire; perché, se noi fossimo messi in fuga, non si farebbe alcun caso di noi; quand’anche perisse la metà di noi, non se ne farebbe alcun caso; ma tu conti per diecimila di noi; or dunque è meglio che tu ti tenga pronto a darci aiuto dalla città".

2 Samuele 18:3 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
Ma il popolo rispose: Tu non uscirai; perciocchè, se pur noi fuggiamo, essi non ne terran conto; ed avvegnachè morisse la metà di noi, che siamo pur ora intorno a diecimila, non ne terrebbero conto; ora dunque meglio è che tu ci dia soccorso dalla città.

2 SAMUEL 18:3 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Tetapi sembah segala rakyat itu: Jangan apalah tuanku keluar serta, karena jikalau kiranya patik sekalian lari sekalipun, tiada diindahkannya, bahkan, jikalau dari pada patik sekalian matilah separuhnya sekalipun, tiada juga diindahkannya kelak, melainkan tuanku juga sekarang bagaikan selaksa patik ini. Lagipun sekarang terutama tuanku membantu patik dari dalam negeri.

사무엘하 18:3 Korean
백성들이 가로되 `왕은 나가지 마소서 우리가 도망할지라도 저희는 우리에게 주의하지 아니할 터이요 우리가 절반이나 죽을지라도 우리에게 주의하지 아니할 터이라 왕은 우리 만명보다 중하시오니 왕은 성에 계시다가 우리를 도우심이 좋으니이다'

II Samuelis 18:3 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
et respondit populus : Non exibis : sive enim fugerimus, non magnopere ad eos de nobis pertinebit : sive media pars ceciderit e nobis, non satis curabunt : quia tu unus pro decem millibus computaris : melius est igitur ut sis nobis in urbe præsidio.

Antroji Samuelio knyga 18:3 Lithuanian
Žmonės atsakė: “Tu neisi su mumis! Jei mes turėsime bėgti arba pusė mūsų žus, jie mūsų nežiūrės. Tu vertas dešimt tūkstančių mūsų. Būtų geriau, jei teiktum mums pagalbą iš miesto”.

2 Samuel 18:3 Maori
Na ka mea te iwi, Kaua koe e puta ki waho: ki te rere hoki matou, e kore ratou e whai whakaaro ki a matou; ahakoa ko te hawhe o matou i mate, e kore ratou e whai whakaaro ki a matou: tena ko koe, e rite ana koe ki nga mano kotahi tekau o matou; n o reira he pai ke ko koe hei awhina ake mo matou i roto i te pa.

2 Samuel 18:3 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
Men folket sa: Du skal ikke dra ut; for om vi flykter, bryr ingen sig om oss, og om halvdelen av oss faller, bryr heller ingen sig om oss; men du er så god som ti tusen av oss, og nu er det bedre at du er rede til å komme oss til hjelp fra byen.

2 Samuel 18:3 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Pero el pueblo dijo: No debes salir; porque si tenemos que huir, no harán caso de nosotros; aunque muera la mitad de nosotros, no harán caso de nosotros. Pero tú vales por diez mil de nosotros; ahora pues, será mejor que tú estés listo para ayudarnos desde la ciudad.

2 Samuel 18:3 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Pero el pueblo dijo: "No debe salir; porque si tenemos que huir, no harán caso de nosotros. Aunque muera la mitad de nosotros, no harán caso de nosotros. Pero usted vale por diez mil de nosotros; ahora pues, será mejor que usted esté listo para ayudarnos desde la ciudad."

2 Samuel 18:3 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Mas el pueblo dijo: No saldrás; porque si nosotros huyéremos, no harán caso de nosotros; y aunque la mitad de nosotros muera, no harán caso de nosotros; pero tú ahora vales tanto como diez mil de nosotros. Será, pues, mejor que tú nos des ayuda desde la ciudad.

2 Samuel 18:3 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Mas el pueblo dijo: No saldrás; porque si nosotros huyéremos, no harán caso de nosotros; y aunque la mitad de nosotros muera, no harán caso de nosotros: mas tú ahora vales tanto como diez mil de nosotros. Será pues mejor que tú nos des ayuda desde la ciud

2 Samuel 18:3 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Mas el pueblo dijo: No saldrás; porque si nosotros huyéremos, no harán caso de nosotros; y aunque la mitad de nosotros muera, no harán caso de nosotros; mas tú ahora vales tanto como diez mil de nosotros. Por tanto, será mejor que tú nos des ayuda desde la ciudad.

2 Samuel 18:3 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Os soldados, entretanto, ponderaram ao rei: “Tu não deves partir em nossa companhia desta vez, porque, se formos obrigados a recuar, não nos darão atenção, e se morrer até a metade de nós, também não nos darão atenção, ao passo que tu és como dez mil homens dentre nós! Portanto, é melhor que sejas o nosso socorro pronto a vir da cidade.

2 Samuel 18:3 Portugese Bible
Mas o povo respondeu: Não sairás; porque se fugirmos, eles não se importarão conosco; nem se importarão conosco ainda que morra metade de nós; porque tu vales por dez mil tais como nós. Melhor será que da cidade nos mandes socorro.

2 Samuel 18:3 Romanian: Cornilescu
Dar poporul a zis: ,,Să nu ieşi! Căci dacă vom lua -o la fugă, luarea aminte nu se va îndrepta asupra noastră; şi cînd vor cădea jumătate din noi, nu vor lua seama la noi; dar tu eşti ca zece mii dintre noi, şi acum este mai bine să ne vii în ajutor din cetate.``

2-я Царств 18:3 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
Но люди отвечали ему: не ходи; ибо, если мы и побежим, то не обратят внимания на это; если и умрет половина из нас, также не обратят внимания; а ты один тоже, что нас десять тысяч; итак для нас лучше, чтобы ты помогал нам из города.

2-я Царств 18:3 Russian koi8r
Но люди отвечали ему: не ходи; ибо, если мы и побежим, то не обратят внимания на это; если и умрет половина из нас, также не обратят внимания; а ты один то же, что нас десять тысяч; итак для нас лучше, чтобы ты помогал нам из города.

2 Samuelsbokem 18:3 Swedish (1917)
Men folket svarade: »Du får icke draga ut; ty om vi måste fly, aktar ingen på oss, och om hälften av oss bliver dödad, aktar man icke heller på oss, men du är nu så god som tio tusen av oss. Därför är det nu bättre att du står redo att komma oss till hjälp från staden.

2 Samuel 18:3 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
Nguni't sinabi ng bayan, Huwag kang lalabas: sapagka't kung kami man ay tumakas, ay hindi nila kami aalumanahin, o kung ang kalahati man namin ay mamatay, ay hindi nila kami aalumanahin: nguni't ikaw ay may halagang sangpung libo sa amin: kaya't ngayo'y lalong maigi na ikaw ay maghanda na iyong saklolohan kami mula sa bayan.

2 ซามูเอล 18:3 Thai: from KJV
แต่พวกพลเหล่านั้นทูลว่า "ขอพระองค์อย่าเสด็จเลย ถ้าข้าพระองค์ทั้งหลายจะหนีไป เขาทั้งหลายก็ไม่ไยดีอะไรหนักหนา ถ้าข้าพระองค์ทั้งหลายตายเสียสักครึ่งหนึ่ง เขาทั้งหลายก็ไม่ไยดีอะไร แต่พระองค์มีค่าเท่ากับพวกข้าพระองค์หนึ่งหมื่นคน เพราะฉะนั้นขอพระองค์พร้อมที่จะส่งกองหนุนจากในเมืองจะดีกว่า"

2 Samuel 18:3 Turkish
Ancak askerler, ‹‹Bizimle gelmemelisin›› diye karşılık verdiler, ‹‹Çünkü kaçmak zorunda kalırsak düşmanlarımız bizi umursamaz; yarımız ölse bile umursamazlar. Sen bizim gibi on bin adama değersin. Sen kentten bize yardım et, daha iyi.››

2 Sa-mu-eân 18:3 Vietnamese (1934)
Nhưng dân sự thưa rằng: Vua chớ đến, vì nếu chúng tôi chạy trốn, thù nghịch sẽ không lấy làm hệ trọng gì, và dẫu đến đỗi phân nửa chúng tôi có chết đi, thì chúng nó cũng không chú ý đến; còn vua, vua bằng một vạn chúng tôi. Vậy thà vua ở trong thành chực sẵn tiếp cứu chúng tôi thì hơn.