Judges 18:19 Multilingual: And they said to him, 'Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?'

◄ Judges 18:19 ►

New International Version
They answered him, "Be quiet! Don't say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest. Isn't it better that you serve a tribe and clan in Israel as priest rather than just one man's household?"

New Living Translation
"Be quiet and come with us," they said. "Be a father and priest to all of us. Isn't it better to be a priest for an entire tribe and clan of Israel than for the household of just one man?"

English Standard Version
And they said to him, “Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?”

Berean Study Bible
“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”

New American Standard Bible
They said to him, "Be silent, put your hand over your mouth and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?"

King James Bible
And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They told him, "Be quiet. Keep your mouth shut. Come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or for you to be a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?"

International Standard Version
They told him, "Shut up and keep quiet. Come with us and be our spiritual father and priest. It's better for you, isn't it, to be a priest to an entire tribe and family in Israel than to be priest to the home of one man?"

NET Bible
They said to him, "Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser and priest. Wouldn't it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man's family?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They told him, "Keep quiet! Don't say a word! Come with us and be our father and priest. Is it better for you to be a priest for one man's house or for a tribe in Israel and its families?"

Jubilee Bible 2000
And they said unto him, Silence, lay thy hand upon thy mouth and go with us to be our father and priest; is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family of Israel?

King James 2000 Bible
And they said unto him, Hold your peace, lay your hand upon your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

American King James Version
And they said to him, Hold your peace, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

American Standard Version
And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said to him: Hold thy peace and put thy finger on thy mouth and come with us, that we may have thee for a father, and a priest. Whether is better for thee, to be a priest in the house of one man, or in a tribe and family in Israel?

Darby Bible Translation
And they said to him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for thee to be a priest for the house of one man, or to be priest for a tribe and a family in Israel?

English Revised Version
And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said to him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: Is it better for thee to be a priest to the house of one man, or that thou shouldst be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

World English Bible
They said to him, "Hold your peace, put your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?"

Young's Literal Translation
and they say to him, 'Keep silent, lay thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for a father and for a priest: is it better thy being a priest to the house of one man, or thy being priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?'

Rigters 18:19 Afrikaans PWL
Hulle sê vir hom: “Bly stil, sit jou hand oor jou mond, kom saam met ons en wees vir ons ’n vader en ’n priester. Is dit vir jou beter om priester te wees vir die huis van een man of om priester te wees vir ’n stam en ’n familie in Yisra’el?”

Gjyqtarët 18:19 Albanian
Ata iu përgjegjën: "Hesht, vëre dorën mbi gojë, eja me ne, dhe do të jesh për ne një atë dhe një prift. Ç'është më mirë për ty, të jesh prifti i shtëpisë së një njeriu të vetëm apo të jesh prifti i një fisi ose të një familjeje në Izrael?".

ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎﺓ 18:19 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فقالوا له اخرس. ضع يدك على فمك واذهب معنا وكن لنا ابا وكاهنا. أهو خير لك ان تكون كاهنا لبيت رجل واحد ام ان تكون كاهنا لسبط ولعشيرة في اسرائيل.

D Richter 18:19 Bavarian
Sö gantwortnd iem: "Bi staet! Gee halt mit +üns mit als Leermaister und Priester! Older was ist bösser: däßst ayn Priester von aynn ainzignen Man bist older glei von aynn gantzn Stamm z Isryheel?"

Съдии 18:19 Bulgarian
А те му рекоха: Мълчи! тури ръката си на устата си, та дойди с нас и бъди ни отец и свещеник. По-добре ли ти е да бъдеш свещеник на дома на един човек, или да бъдеш свещеник на едно племе и на един род в Израиля?

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
他們回答說：「不要作聲，用手摀口，跟我們去吧。我們必以你為父，為祭司。你做一家的祭司好呢，還是做以色列一族一支派的祭司好呢？」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
他们回答说：“不要作声，用手捂口，跟我们去吧。我们必以你为父，为祭司。你做一家的祭司好呢，还是做以色列一族一支派的祭司好呢？”

士師記 18:19 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
他們回答說：不要作聲，用手摀口，跟我們去罷！我們必以你為父、為祭司。你作一家的祭司好呢？還是作以色列一族一支派的祭司好呢？

士師記 18:19 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
他们回答说：不要作声，用手捂口，跟我们去罢！我们必以你为父、为祭司。你作一家的祭司好呢？还是作以色列一族一支派的祭司好呢？

Judges 18:19 Croatian Bible
Šuti, odgovoriše mu. "Stavi ruku na usta i hajde s nama. Bit ćeš nam otac i svećenik. Zar ti je bolje biti svećenikom u kući jednog čovjeka nego da budeš svećenikom jednog plemena i roda u Izraelu?"

Soudců 18:19 Czech BKR
Kteříž odpověděli: Mlč, vlož ruku svou na ústa svá a poď s námi, a budeš nám za otce a za kněze. Což jest lépe tobě, knězem-li býti v domě jednoho člověka, či býti knězem pokolení a čeledi v Izraeli?

Dommer 18:19 Danish
Og de svarede ham: »Stille, læg Fingeren paa Munden og følg med os og bliv vor Fader og Præst! Hvad baader dig vel bedst, at være Præst for een Mands Hus eller for en Stamme og Slægt i Israel?«

Richtere 18:19 Dutch Staten Vertaling
En zij zeiden tot hem: Zwijg, leg uw hand op uw mond, en ga met ons, en wees ons tot een vader en tot een priester! Is het beter, dat gij een priester zijt voor het huis van een man, of dat gij een priester zijt voor een stam, en een geslacht in Israel?

Swete's Septuagint
καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ Κώφευσον, ἐπίθες τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπὶ τὸ στόμα σου, καὶ δεῦρο μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν καὶ γένου ἡμῖν εἰς πατέρα καὶ εἰς ἱερέα· μὴ ἀγαθὸν εἶναί σε ἱερέα οἴκου ἀνδρὸς ἑνός, ἢ γενέσθαι σε ἱερέα φυλῆς καὶ οἴκου εἰς δῆμον Ἰσραήλ;

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ לֹ֨ו הַחֲרֵ֜שׁ שִֽׂים־יָדְךָ֤ עַל־פִּ֙יךָ֙ וְלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֔נוּ וֶֽהְיֵה־לָ֖נוּ לְאָ֣ב וּלְכֹהֵ֑ן הֲטֹ֣וב ׀ הֱיֹותְךָ֣ כֹהֵ֗ן לְבֵית֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד אֹ֚ו הֱיֹותְךָ֣ כֹהֵ֔ן לְשֵׁ֥בֶט וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמרו לו החרש שים־ידך על־פיך ולך עמנו והיה־לנו לאב ולכהן הטוב ׀ היותך כהן לבית איש אחד או היותך כהן לשבט ולמשפחה בישראל׃

Aleppo Codex
יט ויאמרו לו החרש שים ידך על פיך ולך עמנו והיה לנו לאב ולכהן הטוב היותך כהן לבית איש אחד או היותך כהן לשבט ולמשפחה בישראל

Birák 18:19 Hungarian: Karoli
Azok pedig mondának néki: Hallgass, tedd kezed ajakadra, és jõjj el velünk, és légy nékünk atyánk és papunk. Melyik jobb, hogy egy ember házának légy papja, vagy hogy Izráelben egy nemzetségnek és háznépnek légy papja?

Juĝistoj 18:19 Esperanto
Sed ili diris al li:Silentu, metu vian manon sur vian busxon; kaj iru kun ni kaj estu por ni patro kaj pastro; cxu pli bone estas por vi esti pastro por la domo de unu homo, ol esti pastro por tribo kaj gento en Izrael?

TUOMARIEN KIRJA 18:19 Finnish: Bible (1776)
He vastasivat häntä: ole vaiti ja pidä suus kiinni, ja tule meidän kanssamme, ja ole meidän isämme ja pappimme: onko se parempi, ettäs olet pappi yhden miehen huoneessa, kuin koko sukukunnassa Israelissa?

Juges 18:19 French: Darby
Et ils lui dirent: Tais-toi, mets ta main sur ta bouche, et viens avec nous, et sois pour nous un pere et un sacrificateur. Vaut-il mieux pour toi d'etre sacrificateur de la maison d'un homme seul, ou d'etre sacrificateur d'une tribu et d'une famille en Israel?

Juges 18:19 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Ils lui répondirent: Tais-toi, mets ta main sur ta bouche, et viens avec nous; tu nous serviras de père et de prêtre. Vaut-il mieux que tu serves de prêtre à la maison d'un seul homme, ou que tu serves de prêtre à une tribu et à une famille en Israël?

Juges 18:19 French: Martin (1744)
Et ils lui dirent : Tais-toi, et mets ta main sur ta bouche, et viens avec nous, et sois-nous pour père et pour Sacrificateur. Lequel te vaut-il mieux, d'être Sacrificateur de la maison d'un homme seul, ou d'être Sacrificateur d'une Tribu et d'une famille en Israël?

Richter 18:19 German: Modernized

Richter 18:19 German: Luther (1912)
Sie antworteten ihm: Schweige und halte das Maul zu und ziehe mit uns, daß du unser Vater und Priester seist. Ist dir's besser, daß du in des einen Mannes Haus Priester seist oder unter derer einem ganzen Stamm und Geschlecht in Israel?

Richter 18:19 German: Textbibel (1899)
Sie aber erwiderten ihm: Schweig still! Lege die Hand auf den Mund, geh mit uns und werde uns Vater und Priester! Willst du lieber Hauspriester eines einzelnen Mannes sein oder Priester eines Stammes und Geschlechts in Israel?

Giudici 18:19 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
Quelli gli risposero: "Taci, mettiti la mano sulla bocca, vieni con noi, e sarai per noi un padre e un sacerdote. Che è meglio per te, esser sacerdote in casa d’un uomo solo, ovvero esser sacerdote di una tribù e d’una famiglia in Israele?"

Giudici 18:19 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
Ed essi gli dissero: Taci; mettiti la mano in su la bocca, e vieni con noi, e siici per padre, e per sacerdote; quale è meglio per te, esser sacerdote a una casa d’un uomo, ovvero esser sacerdote a una tribù, e ad una nazione in Israele?

HAKIM-HAKIM 18:19 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Maka sahut mereka itu kepadanya: Diamlah engkau; tekapkanlah mulutmu dengan tanganmu; pergilah serta dengan kami dan jadilah bagi kami akan bapa dan imam; entah baik mana engkau jadi imam bagi isi rumah hanya seorang jua; atau imam bagi genap sesuku bangsa orang Israel?

사사기 18:19 Korean
그들이 그에게 이르되 `잠잠하라 네 손을 입에 대라 우리와 함께 가서 우리의 아비와 제사장이 되라 네가 한 사람의 집의 제사장이 되는 것과 이스라엘 한 지파, 한 가족의 제사장이 되는 것이 어느 것이 낫겠느냐 ?'

Iudicum 18:19 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Cui responderunt : Tace et pone digitum super os tuum : venique nobiscum, ut habeamus te patrem, ac sacerdotem. Quid tibi melius est, ut sis sacerdos in domo unius viri, an in una tribu et familia in Israël ?

Teisëjø knyga 18:19 Lithuanian
Jie atsakė jam: “Tylėk! Užsidenk ranka burną ir eik su mumis. Būk mums tėvu ir kunigu. Ar tau geriau būti kunigu vieno vyro namams, ar visos giminės Izraelyje?”

Judges 18:19 Maori
Ano ra ko ratou ki a ia, Whakarongoa, kopania atu tou ringa ki tou mangai, a haere mai tatou, hei matua hoki koe mo matou, hei tohunga. Ko tehea te mea pai? kia waiho koe hei tohunga mo te whare o te tangata kotahi, kia waiho ranei hei tohunga m o tetahi iwi, mo tetahi hapu hoki o Iharaira?

Dommernes 18:19 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
De sa til ham: Ti, legg din hånd på din munn og kom med oss og vær far og prest for oss! Hvad er best for dig, å være prest for en manns hus eller for en hel stamme og ætt i Israel?

Jueces 18:19 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Y ellos le respondieron: Calla, pon la mano sobre tu boca y ven con nosotros, y sé padre y sacerdote para nosotros. ¿Te es mejor ser sacerdote para la casa de un hombre, o ser sacerdote para una tribu y una familia de Israel?

Jueces 18:19 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Ellos le respondieron: "Calla, pon la mano sobre tu boca y ven con nosotros, y sé padre y sacerdote para nosotros. ¿Te es mejor ser sacerdote para la casa de un hombre, o ser sacerdote para una tribu y una familia de Israel?"

Jueces 18:19 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Y ellos le respondieron: Calla, pon la mano sobre tu boca, y vente con nosotros, para que seas nuestro padre y sacerdote. ¿Es mejor que seas tú sacerdote en casa de un solo hombre, que de una tribu y familia de Israel?

Jueces 18:19 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Y ellos le respondieron: Calla, pon la mano sobre tu boca, y vente con nosotros, para que seas nuestro padre y sacerdote. ¿Es mejor que seas tú sacerdote en casa de un hombre solo, que de una tribu y familia de Israel?

Jueces 18:19 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Y ellos le respondieron: Calla, pon la mano sobre tu boca, y vente con nosotros, para que seas nuestro padre y sacerdote. ¿Es mejor que seas tú sacerdote en casa de un hombre solo, que de una tribu y familia de Israel?

Juízes 18:19 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Ao que lhe replicaram: “Silêncio! Põe a mão na tua boca e segue-nos. Serás para nós um pai e sacerdote. Pensai no que é melhor para ti, seres um sacerdote da família de apenas um homem ou servir como sacerdote de toda uma tribo e um clã de Israel?

Juízes 18:19 Portugese Bible
E eles lhe responderam: Cala-te, põe a mão sobre a boca, e vem conosco, e sê-nos por pai e sacerdote. Que te é melhor? ser sacerdote da casa dum só homem, ou duma tribo e duma geração em Israel?

Judecatori 18:19 Romanian: Cornilescu
Ei au răspuns: ,,Taci, pune-ţi mîna la gură, şi vino cu noi; să ne fii părinte şi preot. Mai bine este să fii preot la casa unui singur om, sau să fii preotul unei seminţii şi unei familii din Israel?``

Книга Судей 18:19 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
Они сказали ему: молчи, положи руку твою на уста твои и иди с нами и будь у нас отцом и священником; лучше ли тебе быть священником в доме одного человека, нежели быть священником в колене или в племени Израилевом?

Книга Судей 18:19 Russian koi8r
Они сказали ему: молчи, положи руку твою на уста твои и иди с нами и будь у нас отцом и священником; лучше ли тебе быть священником в доме одного человека, нежели быть священником в колене или в племени Израилевом?

Domarboken 18:19 Swedish (1917)
De svarade honom: »Tig, lägg handen på din mun, och gå med oss och bliv fader och präst åt oss. Vilket är bäst för dig: att vara präst för en enskild mans hus eller att vara präst för en hel stam och släkt i Israel?»

Judges 18:19 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
At sinabi nila sa kaniya, Pumayapa ka, itakip mo ang iyong kamay sa iyong bibig at sumama ka sa amin, at maging ama at saserdote ka namin: magaling ba kaya sa iyo ang maging saserdote sa bahay ng isang lalake o maging saserdote sa isang lipi at sa isang angkan sa Israel?

ผู้วินิจฉัย 18:19 Thai: from KJV
คนเหล่านั้นจึงตอบเขาว่า "เงียบๆ ไว้เอามือปิดปากเสีย มากับเราเถิด มาเป็นบิดาและปุโรหิตของเรา จะเป็นปุโรหิตในบ้านของชายคนเดียวดี หรือว่าจะเป็นปุโรหิตของตระกูลหนึ่งและครอบครัวหนึ่งในอิสราเอลดี"

Hakimler 18:19 Turkish
Adamlar, ‹‹Sus, sesini çıkarma›› dediler, ‹‹Bizimle gel. Bize danışmanlık ve kâhinlik yap. Bir adamın evinde kâhinlik etmek mi iyi, yoksa İsrailin bir boyuna, bir oymağına kâhinlik etmek mi?››

Caùc Quan Xeùt 18:19 Vietnamese (1934)
Chúng đáp rằng: Hãy nín đi, lấy tay bụm miệng lại, và đến cùng chúng ta, làm cha và thầy tế lễ cho chúng ta. Ngươi làm thầy tế lễ cho một nhà, hay là làm thầy tế lễ cho một chi phái, một họ hàng trong Y-sơ-ra-ên, điều nào khá hơn?