New International Version
But Jacob said, "My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow."

New Living Translation
But Jacob replied, "My son will not go down with you. His brother Joseph is dead, and he is all I have left. If anything should happen to him on your journey, you would send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave."

English Standard Version
But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

Berean Study Bible
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”

New American Standard Bible
But Jacob said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should befall him on the journey you are taking, then you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow."

King James Bible
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Jacob answered, "My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow."

International Standard Version
But Jacob replied, "My son isn't going back with you, since his brother is dead and he's the only one left. If something should harm him as you travel, then it'll be death for me and my sad, gray hair!"

NET Bible
But Jacob replied, "My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If an accident happens to him on the journey you have to make, then you will bring down my gray hair in sorrow to the grave."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jacob replied, "My son will not go with you. His brother is dead, and he's the only one left. If any harm comes to him on the trip you're taking, the grief would drive this gray-haired old man to his grave!"

Jubilee Bible 2000
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; if some disaster should befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring my gray hairs with sorrow down to Sheol.

King James 2000 Bible
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in which you go, then shall you bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

American King James Version
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which you go, then shall you bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

American Standard Version
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to hell.

Darby Bible Translation
But he said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; and if mischief should befall him by the way in which ye go, then would ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

English Revised Version
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief shall befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

World English Bible
He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, 'My son doth not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he by himself is left; when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my grey hairs in sorrow to sheol.'

Genesis 42:38 Afrikaans PWL
Hy sê egter: “My seun sal nie saam met julle afgaan nie, want sy broer is dood en hy het alleen oorgebly. As hy enige iets oorkom op die pad wat julle sal gaan, dan sal julle my grys hare met smart laat afgaan na Sh’ol.

Zanafilla 42:38 Albanian
Por Jakobi u përgjigj: "Biri im nuk ka për të zbritur me ju, sepse vëllai i tij vdiq dhe mbeti vetëm ky: po t'i ndodhte ndonjë fatkeqësi gjatë udhëtimit, do të kallnit në varr pleqërinë time të dhembshme".

ﺗﻜﻮﻳﻦ 42:38 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فقال لا ينزل ابني معكم. لان اخاه قد مات وهو وحده باق. فان اصابته اذيّة في الطريق التي تذهبون فيها تنزلون شيبتي بحزن الى الهاوية

De Bschaffung 42:38 Bavarian
"Nän", gsait yr, "mein Sun zieght nit mit enk mit. Denn sein Brueder ist schoon toot; grad er yllain ist myr non blibn. Wenn iem auf n Wög öbbs zuestoesst, naacherd seitß ös d Schuld, wenn i in meinn Öltter aus Verdruß stirb."

Битие 42:38 Bulgarian
А Яков каза: Син ми няма да слезе с вас, защото брат му умря, и само той остана; ако му се случи нещастие по пътя, по който отивате, тогава ще свалите бялата ми коса със скръб в гроба.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
雅各說：「我的兒子不可與你們一同下去。他哥哥死了，只剩下他，他若在你們所行的路上遭害，那便是你們使我白髮蒼蒼、悲悲慘慘地下陰間去了。」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
雅各说：“我的儿子不可与你们一同下去。他哥哥死了，只剩下他，他若在你们所行的路上遭害，那便是你们使我白发苍苍、悲悲惨惨地下阴间去了。”

創 世 記 42:38 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
雅 各 說 ： 我 的 兒 子 不 可 與 你 們 一 同 下 去 ； 他 哥 哥 死 了 ， 只 剩 下 他 ， 他 若 在 你 們 所 行 的 路 上 遭 害 ， 那 便 是 你 們 使 我 白 髮 蒼 蒼 、 悲 悲 慘 慘 的 下 陰 間 去 了 。

創 世 記 42:38 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
雅 各 说 ： 我 的 儿 子 不 可 与 你 们 一 同 下 去 ； 他 哥 哥 死 了 ， 只 剩 下 他 ， 他 若 在 你 们 所 行 的 路 上 遭 害 ， 那 便 是 你 们 使 我 白 发 苍 苍 、 悲 悲 惨 惨 的 下 阴 间 去 了 。

Genesis 42:38 Croatian Bible
Moj sin neće s vama! - uzvrati on. - "Njegov je pravi brat već mrtav, a on je ostao sam. Ako bi ga na putu na koji ćete poći snašla nesreća, u tuzi biste otpravili moju sijedu glavu dolje u Šeol."

Genesis 42:38 Czech BKR
I řekl: Nesstoupíť syn můj s vámi. Nebo bratr jeho umřel, a on sám pozůstal; a přihodilo-li by se mu co zlého na té cestě, kterouž půjdete, uvedli byste šediny mé s bolestí do hrobu.

1 Mosebog 42:38 Danish
Men han sagde: »Min Søn skal ikke rejse derned med eder, thi hans Broder er død, og han alene er tilbage; tilstøder der ham en Ulykke paa den Rejse, I har for, saa bringer I mine graa Haar ned i Dødsriget med Sorg!«

Genesis 42:38 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Maar hij zeide: Mijn zoon zal met ulieden niet aftrekken; want zijn broeder is dood, en hij is alleen overgebleven; zo hem een verderf ontmoette op den weg, dien gij zult gaan, zo zoudt gij mijn grauwe haren met droefenis ten grave doen nederdalen.