2Sa 2 Samuel, chapter Second Book of Samuel, chapter 2
Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Should the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that it will be bitter in the end? So how long will you 2:26 Lit not tell the peoplerefrain from telling the people to turn back from pursuing their kinsmen?”
2 Samuel 2:26 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
BSB
Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
DRA
And Abner cried out to Joab, and said: Shall thy sword rage unto utter destruction? knowest thou not that it is dangerous to drive people to despair? how long dost thou defer to bid the people cease from pursuing after their brethren?
FBV
Abner shouted to Joab: “Do we have to keep killing each other forever? Don't you realize that if we go on it'll only get worse? How long are you going to wait before you order your men to stop chasing their brothers?”
GNV
Then Abner called to Ioab, and said, Shall the sworde deuoure for euer? knowest thou not, that it will be bitternesse in the latter ende? howe long then shall it be, or thou bid the people returne from following their brethren?
JPS
Then Abner called to Joab, and said: 'Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?'
LSV
and Abner calls to Joab and says, “Does the sword consume forever? Have you not known that it is bitterness in the latter end? And until when do you not say to the people to turn back from after their brothers?”
NIV (US)
Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”
NIV (UK)
Abner called out to Joab, ‘Must the sword devour for ever? Don’t you realise that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?’
NMV
Then Avner [my father is a lamp] called to Yo’av [Yehovah is father], and said, Shall the sword devour forever? know youi not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, before youi bid the people return from following their brethren?
OJB
Then Avner called to Yoav, and said, Shall the cherev devour lanetzach (forever)? Knowest thou not that it will be marah in the latter end? Ad mosai shall it be then, until thou bid the people return from pursuing their brethren?
T4T
Then Abner called out to Joab, saying “Are we going to continue to fight forever [RHQ]? Do you not realize that if we continue fighting, the result will be very bad [RHQ]? We are all descendants of Jacob. So we should stop fighting each other ◄How long will it be until you tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us?/Tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us.►” [RHQ]
WEB (US)
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
И воззвал Авенир к Иоаву, и сказал: вечно ли будет пожирать меч? Или ты не знаешь, что последствия будут горестные? И доколе ты не скажешь людям, чтобы они перестали преследовать братьев своих?
НРП
Авнер закричал Иоаву: — Вечно ли будет разить меч? Разве ты не понимаешь, что конец будет горек? Сколько еще пройдет времени, прежде чем ты прикажешь своим людям прекратить преследовать их братьев?
Заокская (Кулаков)
Авнер обратился к Йоаву с такими словами: «Вечно ли меч будет пожирать людей? Разве ты не знаешь, как горько будет потом? Когда ты наконец велишь твоим людям прекратить гнаться за своими братьями?»
ВП-Т
Абнир закричал Иоаву: — Вечно ли будет разить меч? Разве ты не понимаешь, что конец будет горек? Сколько ещё пройдёт времени, прежде чем ты прикажешь своим людям прекратить преследовать их братьев?
СП (БЛ)
Авенир закричал Иоаву: «Будем ли мы вечно сражаться и убивать друг друга? Ты же знаешь, что последствия будут печальные. Скажи своим людям: пусть перестанут преследовать своих братьев».