2Co 2 Corinthians, chapter Second Epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 9

A little precaution

—μή πως, ἐὰν ἔλθωσιν σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους, καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς (ἵνα μὴ λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς) ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ τῆς καυχήσεως.

2 Corinthians 9:4 in different translations

Ancient Greek

TR μήπως, ἐὰν ἔλθωσι σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους, καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς — ἵνα μὴ λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς — ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ τῆς καυχήσεως.

SRGNT μήπως, ἐὰν ἔλθωσιν σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους, καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς—ἵνα μὴ ⸂λέγωμεν⸃ ὑμεῖς—ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ ⸋τῆς καυχήσεως.⸌

English

KJV (66 books) Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

KJV (Cambridge) lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, you) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

AFINT (Exp US) Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to mention you—would be put to shame in this confident expectation.

AFINT (Lit US) lest somehow, if Macedonians come with me and find you unready, we—not to mention you—would be put to shame because of this confidence.

ASV lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence.

BSB Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we — to say nothing of you — would be ashamed of having been so confident.

DRA Lest, when the Macedonians shall come with me, and find you unprepared, we (not to say ye) should be ashamed in this matter.

EMTV lest perhaps if some Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed of this confident boasting.

FBV This is just in case some Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared. We, not to mention you, would be really embarrassed if this project failed!

GNV Lest if they of Macedonia come with me, and finde you vnprepared, we (that wee may not say, you) should be ashamed in this my constant boasting.

LSV lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find yöu unprepared, we may be put to shame (that we do not say—yöu) in this same confidence of boasting.

MSB Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we — to say nothing of you — would be ashamed of having been so confident in our boasting.

NASB otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to mention you—would be put to shame by this confidence. NASB 2020

NIV (US) For if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to say anything about you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.

NMV Lest perhaps (maybe) if they of Macedonia [extended land] come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, you2f) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

OJB Lest perhaps if some Macedonians should come with me and they find you unprepared, we should have bushah, to say nothing of you, in this situation.

TCENT Otherwise, if any of the Macedonians were to come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you) would be ashamed of this confident boasting.

T4T When I come, if any of the believers from Macedonia come with me, I do not want them to find that your gift is [MTY, EUP] not ready. If that were to happen, I would be very ashamed, and you yourselves would be even more ashamed.

WEB (US) lest by any means, if anyone from Macedonia comes there with me and finds you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) would be disappointed in this confident boasting.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) и чтобы, когда придут со мною Македоняне и найдут вас неготовыми, не остались в стыде мы, — не говорю «вы», — похвалившись с такою уверенностью.

РСП (юбил.) и чтобы, когда придут со мной македонцы и найдут вас неготовыми, не остались в стыде мы, — не говорю «вы», похвалившись с такою уверенностью.

НРП Ведь если македонцы придут со мной и найдут, что вы, о ком мы говорили с такой уверенностью, не готовы, то нам будет стыдно, не говоря уже о вас.

Заокская (Кулаков) иначе, если придут со мной македоняне и найдут, что вы еще не готовы, как стыдно будет нам за свою уверенность в вас, не говоря уже о вас самих.

СП (БЛ) Иначе если кто-либо из македонцев отправится с нами и застанет вас неподготовленными, то нам будет стыдно, не говоря уже о вас, потому что мы были так уверены в вас.

Десницкий а не то, когда к вам вместе со мной придут македоняне, они застанут вас не готовыми, и будет нам стыдно за былую уверенность, не говоря уже о вас.

Кассиан с тем что, если придут со мной Македоняне и найдут вас неготовыми, не были бы посрамлены в этой уверенности мы, не говорим: вы.