1 Samuel 2:1 (ESV)

1 Samuel 2:9 - “He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
for not by might shall a man prevail.

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Translations for 1 Samuel 2:9

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the wicked shall be silent in darkness.

“For by strength no man shall prevail.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“He will protect his faithful ones,
but the wicked will disappear in darkness.
No one will succeed by strength alone.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails;

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
for not by might shall a man prevail.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

He guards the steps[fn] of his faithful ones,

but the wicked perish in darkness,

for a person does not prevail by his own strength.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“He watches^H8104 over^H8104 the feet^H7272 of His godly^H2623 ones^H2623,

But the wicked^H7563 ones^H7563 are^H1826 silenced^H1826 in darkness^H2822;

For not by might^H3581 shall a person^H376 prevail^H1396.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

“He keeps the feet of His godly ones,
But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;
For not by might shall a man prevail.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“He keeps^H8104 the feet^H7272 of His holy^H2623 ones^H2623,

But the wicked^H7563 ones^H7563 are^H1826 silenced^H1826 in darkness^H2822,

For not by power^H3581 shall a man^H376 prevail^H1396.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“He guards the feet of His godly (faithful) ones,

But the wicked ones are silenced and perish in darkness;

For a man shall not prevail by might.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one's own strength that one prevails.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

"He will guard the feet of his faithful ones; but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might shall a man prevail.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

He will keep the feet of his holy ones;

But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness;

For by strength shall no man prevail.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

pedes sanctorum suorum servabit et impii in tenebris conticescent quia non in fortitudine roborabitur vir

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

هُوَ يَحْفَظُ أَقْدَامَ أَتْقِيَائِهِ، أَمَّا الأَشْرَارُ فَيَنْطَوُونَ فِي الظَّلامِ، لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِالْقُوَّةِ يَتَغَلَّبُ الإِنْسَانُ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

רַגְלֵ֤י חֲסִידָיו֙ יִשְׁמֹ֔ר וּרְשָׁעִ֖ים בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יִדָּ֑מּוּ כִּֽי־לֹ֥א בְכֹ֖חַ יִגְבַּר־אִֽישׁ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

διδοὺς εὐχὴν τῷ εὐχομένῳ καὶ εὐλόγησεν ἔτη δικαίου ὅτι οὐκ ἐν ἰσχύι δυνατὸς ἀνήρ

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

أَرْجُلَ أَتْقِيَائِهِ يَحْرُسُ، وَالأَشْرَارُ فِي الظَّلاَمِ يَصْمُتُونَ. لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِالْقُوَّةِ يَغْلِبُ إِنْسَانٌ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

granting his petition to him that prays; and he blesses the years of the righteous, for by strength cannot man prevail.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

El guarda los pies de sus santos, mas los impíos perecen en tinieblas; porque nadie será fuerte por su fuerza.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

El guarda los pies de sus santos, Mas los impíos perecen en tinieblas; Porque nadie será fuerte por su propia fuerza.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

他必保護聖民的腳步、使惡人在黑暗中寂然不動、人都不能靠力量得勝。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

"Él guarda los pies de sus fieles, pero los impíos perecen en las tinieblas; porque nadie triunfará por su propia fuerza.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

그가 그 거룩한 자들의 발을 지키실 것이요 악인으로 흑암 중에서 잠잠케 하시리니 힘으로는 이길 사람이 없음이로다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Il gardera les pas de ses bien-aimés. Mais les méchants seront anéantis dans les ténèbres; Car l'homme ne triomphera point par la force.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Er wird behüten die Füße seiner Heiligen, aber die Gottlosen müssen zunichte werden in Finsternis; denn viel Vermögen hilft doch niemand.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Стопы святых Своих Он блюдет, а беззаконные во тьме исчезают; ибо не силою крепок человек.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

El guarda los pies de sus santos, mas los impíos perecen en tinieblas; porque nadie será valiente por su propia fuerza.

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