2 Samuel 18:20 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

Joab replied to him, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but today you aren’t taking good news, because the king’s son is dead.”

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

And Joab said to him, “You shall not take the news this day, for you shall take the news another day. But today you shall take no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“No,” Joab told him, “it wouldn’t be good news to the king that his son is dead. You can be my messenger another time, but not today.”

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

“You are not the one to take the news today,” Joab told him. “You may take the news another time, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

And Joab said to him, “You are not to carry news today. You may carry news another day, but today you shall carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Joab replied to him, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but today you aren’t taking good news, because the king’s son is dead.”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

But Joab said to him, “You are not the man to bring news this day, but you shall bring news another day; however, you shall bring no news this day, because the king’s son is dead.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

But Joab said to him, “You are not the man to carry news this day, but you shall carry news another day; however, you shall carry no news today because the king’s son is dead.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

But Joab said to him, “You are not the man for the good news this day, but you shall proclaim the good news another day; however, you shall not proclaim the good news today because the king’s son has died.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

But Joab told him, “You are not the man to carry news [to King David] today, but you shall carry news another day. On this day you shall carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

But Joab said to him, "You will not be a bearer of good news today. You will bear good news some other day, but not today, for the king's son is dead."

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

And Jo'ab said to him, "You are not to carry tidings today; you may carry tidings another day, but today you shall carry no tidings, because the king's son is dead."

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

and Joab saith to him, 'Thou art not a man of tidings this day, but thou hast borne tidings on another day, and this day thou dost not bear tidings, because the king's son is dead.'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a bearer of news to-day, but thou shalt carry the news another day; but to-day thou shalt carry no news, because the king's son is dead.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Yo'av said to him, You shall not be the bearer of news this day, but you shall bear news another day; but this day you shall bear no news, because the king's son is dead.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

ad quem Ioab dixit non eris nuntius in hac die sed nuntiabis in alia hodie nolo te nuntiare filius enim regis est mortuus

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَأَجَابَهُ يُوآبُ: «لا، لَسْتَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَحْمِلُ بِشَارَةً فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، دَعْهَا لِفُرْصَةٍ أُخْرَى إذْ لَا بِشَارَةَ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ لأَنَّ الْمَيْتَ هُوَ ابْنُ الْمَلِكِ».

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו יֹואָב לֹא אִישׁ בְּשֹׂרָה אַתָּה הַיֹּום הַזֶּה וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ בְּיֹום אַחֵר וְהַיֹּום הַזֶּה לֹא תְבַשֵּׂר כִּי־על בֶּן־הַמֶּלֶךְ מֵת׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ιωαβ οὐκ ἀνὴρ εὐαγγελίας σὺ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ καὶ εὐαγγελιῇ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἄλλῃ ἐν δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ οὐκ εὐαγγελιῇ οὗ εἵνεκεν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ βασιλέως ἀπέθανεν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَقَالَ لَهُ يُوآبُ: «مَا أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ بِشَارَةٍ فِي هذَا الْيَوْمِ. فِي يَوْمٍ آخَرَ تُبَشِّرُ، وَهذَا الْيَوْمَ لاَ تُبَشِّرُ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ ابْنَ الْمَلِكِ قَدْ مَاتَ».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a messenger of glad tidings this day; thou shalt bear them another day; but on this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y respondió Joab: Hoy no llevarás las nuevas: las llevarás otro día: no darás hoy la nueva, porque el hijo del rey es muerto.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Respondió Joab: Hoy no llevarás las nuevas; las llevarás otro día; no darás hoy la nueva, porque el hijo del rey ha muerto.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

約押對他說、你今日不可去報信、改日可以報信、因為今日王的兒子死了、所以你不可去報信。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Joab le respondió: --No serás tú quien lleve las noticias en este día. Las llevarás otro día. No llevarás las noticias en este día, porque el hijo del rey ha muerto.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

요압이 저에게 이르되 너는 오늘 소식을 전하는 자가 되지 말고 다른 날에 전할 것이니라 왕의 아들이 죽었나니 네가 오늘날 소식을 전하지 못하리라 하고

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Joab lui dit: Ce n'est pas toi qui dois porter aujourd'hui les nouvelles; tu les porteras un autre jour, mais non aujourd'hui, puisque le fils du roi est mort.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Joab aber sprach zu ihm: Du bringst heute keine gute Botschaft. Einen andern Tag sollst du Botschaft bringen, und heute nicht; denn des Königs Sohn ist tot.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Но Иоав сказал ему: не будешь ты сегодня добрым вестником; известишь в другой день, а не сегодня, ибо умер сын царя.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y respondió Joab: Hoy no llevarás las nuevas; las llevarás otro día; no darás hoy la nueva, porque el hijo del rey es muerto.

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