Jos Joshua, chapter Book of Joshua, chapter 8
And when the men of ‘Ai [Heap of Ruins] looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
Josua 8:20 in verschiedenen Übersetzungen
Englisch
KJV (66 books)
And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
BSB
When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.
DRA
And the men of the city, that pursued after Josue, looking back and seeing the smoke of the city rise up to heaven, had no more power to flee this way or that way: especially as they that had counterfeited flight, and were going toward the wilderness, turned back most valiantly against them that pursued.
FBV
When the men of Ai looked back they saw the smoke rising up into the sky from the town. They had nowhere to run to, because the Israelites who had been running away towards the wilderness now turned on their pursuers.
GNV
And the men of Ai looked behinde them, and sawe it: for loe, the smoke of the citie ascended vp to heauen, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: for the people that fled to the wildernesse, turned backe vpon the pursuers.
LSV
And the men of Ai look behind them, and see, and behold, the smoke of the city has gone up to the heavens, and there has not been power in them to flee here and there—and the people who are fleeing to the wilderness have turned against the pursuer—
NASB
When the men of Ai turned back and looked, behold, the smoke of the city ascended to the sky, and they had no place to flee this way or that, for the people who had been fleeing to the wilderness turned against the pursuers. NASB 2020
NIV (US)
The men of Ai looked back and saw the smoke of the city rising up into the sky, but they had no chance to escape in any direction; the Israelites who had been fleeing toward the wilderness had turned back against their pursuers.
NIV (UK)
The men of Ai looked back and saw the smoke of the city rising up into the sky, but they had no chance to escape in any direction; the Israelites who had been fleeing towards the wilderness had turned back against their pursuers.
OJB
And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, hinei, the ashan HaIr (smoke of the city) ascended up to Shomayim, and they had no way to flee here or there; and HaAm that fled to the midbar turned back upon the pursuers.
T4T
When the men of Ai looked back, they saw smoke rising from their city. But they could not escape, because the Israeli troops stopped running away.
WEB (US)
When the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way. The people who fled to the wilderness turned back on the pursuers.
Deutsch
Luther
Und die Männer von Ai wandten sich und sahen hinter sich und sahen den Rauch der Stadt aufgehen gen Himmel und hatten nicht Raum zu fliehen, weder hin noch her. Und das Volk, das zur Wüste floh, kehrte sich um gegen die, so ihnen nachjagten.
ELO (1905)
Und die Männer von Ai wandten sich um und sahen, und siehe, der Rauch der Stadt stieg gen Himmel empor; und sie hatten keine Kraft, dahin noch dorthin zu fliehen. Denn das Volk, das nach der Wüste hin geflohen war, wandte sich um gegen die Nachjagenden.
ELO (modernisiert)
Und die Männer von Ai wandten sich um und sahen, und siehe, der Rauch der Stadt stieg zum Himmel empor; und sie hatten keine Kraft, dahin noch dorthin zu fliehen. Denn das Volk, das nach der Wüste hin geflohen war, wandte sich um gegen die Nachjagenden.
TKW
Als nun die Leute von Ai sich umwandten, sahen sie, wie der Rauch von der Stadt zum Himmel emporstieg. Da hatten sie nicht die Kraft, weder hierhin noch dorthin zu fliehen; dazu wandten sich auch diejenigen, welche nach der Steppe zu geflohen waren, gegen die Verfolger.
NeÜ
Als die Männer von Ai zurückblickten, sahen sie den Rauch aus ihrer Stadt zum Himmel aufsteigen. Doch sie hatten keine Möglichkeit zur Flucht, sie konnten weder vor noch zurück, denn die Truppen, die zur Wüste hin geflohen waren, kehrten um und wandten sich gegen ihre Verfolger.
Russisch
РСП (66 кн.)
Жители Гая, оглянувшись назад, увидели, что дым от города восходил к небу. И не было для них места, куда бы бежать — ни туда, ни сюда; ибо народ, бежавший к пустыне, обратился на преследователей.
НРП
Воины Гая оглянулись и увидели, как дым от города поднимается к небу, но не могли никуда бежать, потому что израильтяне, которые бежали к пустыне, обратились на своих преследователей.
Заокская (Кулаков)
Оглянулись воины Ая и видят: дым над городом поднимается до небес. И не знали они, куда им бежать: вперед или назад. А израильтяне, что отступали к пустыне, вдруг повернули против своих преследователей.
ВП
Воины Гая оглянулись и увидели, как дым от города поднимается к небу, но не могли никуда бежать, потому что исраильтяне, которые бежали к пустыне, обратились на своих преследователей.
ВП-Т
Воины Гая оглянулись и увидели, как дым от города поднимается к небу, но не могли никуда бежать, потому что исроильтяне, которые бежали к пустыне, обратились на своих преследователей.
СП (БЛ)
Жители Гая оглянулись и увидели, что их город горит и дым от пожарища поднимается к небу. Храбрость и сила покинули их, и они перестали преследовать воинов Израиля. Те тоже остановились и, повернув назад, стали сражаться против жителей Гая, у которых не было безопасного места, куда бы они могли бежать.