Good News Translation
But the Lord will always be merciful and keep all his promises. He will never destroy the descendants of David, whom he chose and who loved him. So for Israel's sake he allowed David's family to survive.

New Revised Standard Version
But the Lord will never give up his mercy, or cause any of his works to perish; he will never blot out the descendants of his chosen one, or destroy the family line of him who loved him. So he gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David a root from his own family.

Contemporary English Version
But the Lord will continue to have mercy; he will never abandon those he has chosen and who love him. And so, the Lord has kept alive a few of David's descendants for the sake of Israel.

New American Bible
But God does not withdraw his mercy, nor permit even one of his promises to fail. He does not uproot the posterity of the chosen, nor destroy the offspring of his friends. So he gave to Jacob a remnant, to David a root from his own family.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,

Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,

Sirach 47:20
Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead,

Sirach 47:21
And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection.

Sirach 47:23
That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule.

Sirach 47:24
But God will not leave off his mercy, and he will not destroy, nor abolish his own works, neither will he cut up by the roots the offspring of his elect: and he will not utterly take away the seed of him that loveth the Lord.